29 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1916
Page
1
Czarist forces drive toward Lemberg as Austro German front lines fall near Lutsk. West of Lutsk first lines broken with heavy losses for the Teutons. About 9000 prisoners and 46 guns captured, signaling major Allied progress and strategic gains.
General Carranza was informed that the Washington government will submit to a joint international commission to seek a solution to border problems. The de facto government proposes a commission and wants its powers broadened beyond the July 12 Mexican note. Agreement is expected. American members would be appointed and the commission convened in the United States soon.
Acting Secretary Polk informs Eliseo Arredondo that President Wilson and his Cabinet approved a note acknowledging a July 12 communication. The text mentions a real trip and a summer vacation, and references a Rocky Mountain Limited rail service with low fares and superior service, with travel info at Mock Island Travel Bureau in Boston.
Officers in Oak Bluffs determine Henrietta McLeod of Milton died by her own action after her body was found in Farm Pond. Two suitcases and her outer clothing were found in bushes where she had camped, and authorities believe she tore off her skirts and jumped into the pond while deranged. She had worked as a domestic at a Boston dentist's summer home and disappeared over a week ago.
A 12 year old girl Minnie Aberous of 45 Compton Street was hit by an automobile driven by Thomas Owens of 190 Eustis Street Roxbury near Shawmut Avenue and Compton Street. Owens took her to City Hospital where bruises were found.
The Moxie Co founder F. M. Archer uses a limousine and a female escort to invite physicians and other health leaders to its New York plant to witness cleanliness and quality control. The author praises the approach as smart advertising and notes Moxie’s history as a bitter sweet tonic with strict process control and no subletting of bottling.
Judge Hopkins rules Marion P. Smith sane and capable of managing her property in Massachusetts. Removes Charles C. Paine as conservator. Dismisses Grandmother Coburn’s petitions to have the girl adjudged insane, debauched, and a spendthrift.
In Barnstable Probate Court Judge Raymond A. Hopkins ruled in favor of Marion Pomeroy Smith discharging Charles C. Paine as her conservator and declaring her sane. The judge dismissed petitions to deem her insane or a spendthrift from her grandmother Roanna Pomeroy Coburn.
A pale haggard figure named Marion hears words signaling a complete victory and stands stunned as the scene suggests a turning point. The report ends with a note that continuation occurs on Page 7 Fifth Column.
London reports the execution of Captain Fryatt of the British steamer Brussels by Germany. Officials describe the act as a Franc-tireur crime against German naval forces, following Fryatt's attempted ram of a submarine after an attack on his vessel. This event sparks widespread indignation, second only to Edith Cavell's execution.
Admiralty officers condemn Captain Fryatt’s execution as unlawful and unprecedented at sea. A naval officer notes that German submarines ram and fire on ships but are treated as prisoners of war, contrasting with Fryatt’s fate. The Brussels, carrying refugees and a British crew, was halted after signals by a supposed American passenger. Fryatt, known as a pirate dodger, had eluded subs before and received a gold watch from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for a prior exploit.
British war secretary David Lloyd George expressed optimism about an eventual settlement of the Irish question despite a recent failure to reach agreement on implementing the Home Rule Act. He noted progress in bringing Nationalists and Ulster Unionists to a handshake rather than a confrontation.
Mr. Lloyd George, acting as arbitrator in the Irish dispute, had mollified opposing factions to a measurable distance from agreement. Today he spoke with regret that fate intervened, halting progress as reported in Irish affairs.
Mrs William Applebaum was cited in Municipal Court for letting her 3 month old baby ride in a carriage on the sidewalk in front of 36 North Anderson West End as temperatures neared 90 degrees. Judge Sullivan placed the case on file amid public indignation in the city.
Excessive heat is believed to have caused 56 deaths in Chicago over the last 24 hours as a midwest hot spell continues. The city saw many prostrations with a government bureau reading 97 degrees and street thermometers at 100.
British troops report occupying Longueval and Delville Wood. Russian forces push ahead with great gains capturing Bracy railway junction and Brody, threatening Lemberg. In the north they break the front west of Lutsk, taking 9000 prisoners, two generals, and 46 guns.
The fall of Brody threatens Lemberg as General Sakharoff's rapid and successful advance menaces the Austro German line from north to south, potentially disrupting communications and supply.
An annular sun eclipse is mentioned as invisible in New Ropes. The item notes Today’s anniversaries including Booth Tarkington born in 1869 and a 1914 event with Belgrade, Serbia, occupied by Austria as the British fleet sailed with sealed orders.
Forecasts for Boston and vicinity call for fair skies Saturday and Sunday with rising temperatures on Sunday. Winds remain from the east to southeast and temperatures warm across southern New England, with interior warming in northern New England and the east Maine coast staying milder.
Average yesterday's temperature reported as 71 with a 78 to 70 range. One year ago's average was 73 with a 9 to 24 range. The record notes 67 for the 21 to 24 window and 12 M 12 mid values.
National: Boston 2 Chicago 1 Brooklyn 9 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburg 2 New York 3 Cincinnati 2 across 10 innings. American: Boston 3 Cleveland 2 Detroit 3 Washington 0 New York 5 Chicago 8 St Louis 8 Philadelphia 6.
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