28 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
1
Dozens of watchers along Boston Harbor in foggy conditions speculated on the fate of the German submarine Bremen. Anticipation and anxiety ran high among sympathizers hoping the craft would surface within the three mile limit as visibility improved.
Miss Marion A. Perkins a 16 year old Melrose High School student jumped from a rowboat into Ell Pond yesterday afternoon and rescued two boys from drowning. One boy was pulled to safety with ease while she fought to save the second before bringing him to shallow water. She returned home exhausted and the boys recovered at home without naming themselves.
Marion Perkins waded into the pond near Melrose Boulevard to rescue two boys struggling beyond their depth. She pulled one free, guided him to a lifeboat, then returned to save the second, while lifeguard Forrester Pierce assisted. She credited her father for teaching her to swim fully clothed.
The Boston Harbor and Massachusetts coast are under a five day search for the German submarine. Vessels including the US destroyer Henley, coastguard cutters Gresham and Winnisinmet, the neutrality patrol Dreamer, and the harbor police Watchman patrol in dense fog to locate the submarine while officials weigh optimistic and cautious views on its position.
Smoky Joe Wood refuses Cleveland contract terms after protracted talks with President Lannin. He demands removal of the ten day clause and a $7500 next season salary, or purchase of his Boston release for $10,000 which Lannin rejects. Wood departs New York. Pennock sold to Buffalo under an optional agreement.
British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice told Acting Secretary Polk he would take up with the foreign office the detention of Kelly and Smith who have been excluded from Great Britain.
The ambassador outlined the charitable object of the visit at the embassy before departure. Telegrams and letters protest detentions flood the White House and State Department. President Wilson receives a message from John D. Moore of the Irish relief fund calling 500000 American contributors to press for the Kelly party release. Moore accuses the British government of insulting the American nation by refusing their passports.
The city council voted to grant pay increases for Judge Edward L. Logan of South Boston Judge Albert L. Hayden of the Roxbury Court and four court attaches but Mayor Curley blocked the raises citing uncertain funds. The dispute centers on available city money to cover the higher salaries.
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a superior summer drink option, claiming it outshines limes or lemons in flavor and satisfaction. It markets the product as a refreshing beverage suitable for warm weather.
Marion Pomeroy Smith, described as a psychopathic heiress, and Maurice Phinney testified in Barnstable County Probate Court as her grandmother seeks to prove insanity and spendthrift behavior while Marion aims to remove Charles Paine as her conservator. The session drew a crowded, emotional crowd as Marion’s tale ended abruptly at 4:15 pm.
In a voice strained by emotion, a young heiress recalls a life of hardship. She describes losing her mother in infancy, never meeting her father who remains alive, and being cast out to strangers as a baby. Her first friend she found at 21 was Maurice described as baby-blue eyed.
Otis Williams, a farm hand, was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of his employer Joseph Felch of Wall River. Felch's widow faces separate trial in September. Williams' counsel plan an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
Albert H. Hines a 57 year old contractor of Somerville died yesterday afternoon at the H. P. Hood building 486 Rutherford avenue Charlestown after being overcome by extreme heat and humidity while making alterations. One death and five prostrations were reported from the heat in the city yesterday.
Hines was seen to fall unconscious and died upon arrival of Dr. F P Silva at 206 Main street. Death caused by heart failure induced by heat. An east wind ended the Boston heat wave, bringing cooler temperatures and humidity figures around 93 to 96 percent yesterday.
Colonel Frank A. Graves of the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment investigates charges that C Company of the Ninth attacked Mexicans to gain prominence during disputes over defence funding.
Washington reports that an amendment allowing border soldiers to vote in the field during the November elections was removed on a point of order before the army appropriation bill passed. The Senate approved the army bill with nearly seven hundred million dollars for national defence in fiscal year 1917, about three hundred fourteen million dollars in the bill.
The grand total for preparedness will likely revise as the army bill follows the naval bill into conference where reductions are likely despite President Wilson backing Senate liberal defence. The funding totals include Army and Navy appropriations and fortifications with a combined total around 685 million dollars, Senate action shows the army surpassing House appropriations by over 131 million.
In Plattsburg July 27 F Leland Catton of Melrose Mass was sent to the post hospital after an overstrain in military tactics and extreme heat. He tried to cram four years of West Point training into a month and behaved so as to endanger tent mates. Despite this he was regarded as a fine soldier and would have become a permanent corporal today.
An investigation is ordered by Brigadier General E Leroy Sweetser into remarks alleging that C Company Ninth Massachusetts Regiment fired last Sunday night to gain notoriety. General Gonzales protested to General Bell via former Mexican Consul Garcia regarding the incident and its context.
An officer stated C Company men sought limelight in General Sweetser and Colonel Logan’s presence. Logan resented the remark and demanded an inquiry.
Lightning entered the basement of the Church of the Unity parsonage on North Main street in Randolph. It broke a gas pipe and started a fire this afternoon. Carpenters George McAllister and Frank McCauley, working on the roof, saw smoke from a basement window and held the fire with a garden hose until the department arrived.
National league action in 11 innings Boston tied Chicago 2 to 2 and New York beat Cincinnati 4 to 3. Philadelphia edged Piscataway 5 to 4 and Brooklyn defeated St Louis 4 to 2. American results include Boston 7 over Cleveland 6 Detroit 7 over Washington 4 St Louis 3 over Philadelphia 2 and New York 8 over Chicago 6. Eastern New London swept Springfield 4 1 then 4 2 in a double header. Bridgeport blanked Lawrence 4 0 New Haven beat Lowell 1 Portland 7 Lyon 2 Hartford Worcester Ratin listed.
On the British front at Pozieres a furious engagement raged all day as German reinforcements arrived overnight. The fight stretched along a five mile front from Pozieres to Longueval with heavy artillery, machines guns and other weapons as both sides pressed to seize the Ba paume highway and extend their lines.
The gains favored the British, modest in area but pivotal as a step toward future moves. Military observers view the progress as important beyond the immediate land amount, signaling strategic momentum for subsequent operations.
Fan nie Rubin, 11, of West End, was bitten on the left leg by a small black dog during a Hebrew Industrial School picnic at Marine Park City Point. A woman hurried the dog away. police seek the owner. Rubin was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and is not seriously injured.
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