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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
1
George Inman of Brookline, a longtime official of United Fruit, departs in haste as experts arrive to examine the books. He leaves the office without his hat amid a hurried departure and cash discrepancies reportedly found during the audit.
Mrs Helen Lynch Becker, widow of Char left grief stricken as the corpse returned from Sing Sing. She stood still then moved forward with her brother as the cloth was drawn back and whispered Poor Charley.
A bereaved wife clings to her husband’s innocence as pallbearers prepare a burial. Charley’s body lies shrouded, while the Becker family remains in mourning and asserts his lack of guilt despite public scrutiny.
Three iron workers fell forty feet into a Lynn Gas and Electric Company water tank when staging collapsed. James Flynn of Somerville suffered serious injuries while Daniel Mc Donald of Medford and Joseph Brown of Cambridge were bruised and burned. A hoist was used to lift Flynn from the tank and bring him to the ground.
Former Governor Foss told Becker Milling Machine Company strikers’ committee that prohibition has economic value and that eight-hour days depend on changes to administration and tariff laws. He signaled willingness to better wages under certain limits, and warned Readville Sturtevant Blower Works machinists may strike if Becker dispute isn’t settled by Tuesday.
C L Preble presented to Becker plant President Foss a petition demanding 45 cents an hour minimum for pattern makers. Foss refused, stating current pay meets earnings. Earlier this week wages were raised from 35 to 38 cents an hour, a three cent increase.
Reports from the eastern front indicate Warsaw is being evacuated as Russian forces withdraw to a new defensive line. Military experts believe Grand Duke Nicholas anticipated the retreat and has prepared to move armies safely amid German and Austrian pressure on three fronts.
Berlin reports a major breakthrough by Field Marshal Von Mackensen south of Warsaw forcing the abandonment of Russian positions between the Vistula and the Bug. Russians hold other sectors, aiming for an orderly retreat while Warsaw begins civil evacuation and removal of heavy guns from the citadel.
Baseball scores recap with results from American League games including Detroit 7 Boston 6 Chicago 6 New York 4 Washington 3 St Louis 0 Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 3 and their 10 innings. National League highlights show Cincinnati 6 Boston 3 New York 3 Chicago 2 first game and Chicago 4 New York 0 second game. Brooklyn 3 Pittsburg 2 and scattered results in New England and Federal leagues with Brockton 8 Springfield 2 New Haven 4 Pawtucket 2 Hartford 3 Worcester 4 Manchester 3 Fitchburg 15 Lowell 10 and other small notes.
United States Senator John W Weeks told a Springfield crowd that national issues would dominate the coming elections. He forecast sweeping Republican victories in both national and state races and spoke at the Springfield city committee gathering ahead of tomorrow’s big event.
Alice Craig 22 of Cambridge Massachusetts nearly drowned at North Beach Hampton Beach New Hampshire. Frank Griffin also of Cambridge and other men pulled her from treacherous quicksand after Griffin left her to find a path beside the railroad.
Two American sailors died during an attack by Haytian natives on Port au Prince as Rear Admiral Caperton's force of 400 men from the cruiser Washington held the city. The assault was repelled and only the outskirts were touched. Dead sailors were William Gompers of Brooklyn and Cason S Whitehurst of Norfolk.
Reinforcements ordered to Hayti before fighting word arrived. The battleship Connecticut will sail from Philadelphia tomorrow with a regiment of marines numbering 5 men. The navy transport Hancock is currently being overhauled at Philadelphia.
The Cologne Gazette reports the American steamer Portland owned by Globe Grain and Milling of Los Angeles was seized by British authorities in June while bound from San Francisco to Stockholm with barley beans and dried fruit. It arrived at Stockholm July 8 and may have been held by German authorities for cargo investigation.
Discovery of a shortage in the United Fruit Company accounts followed the hurried departure of cashier George S. Inman of Brookline. Rumors placed the loss anywhere from four thousand to one hundred twenty eight thousand dollars, but company officials said the loss is not large and that experts are reviewing the books to determine the exact amount.
The departure of Inman from the State street offices occurred hastily without his hat as experts prepared to audit the books. A United Fruit official cites a cash shortfall signaled by an "7. O. U." entry for 3000 to 4000 dollars in the cash drawer, implying the cashier owed that amount. Treasurer Charles A. Hubbard resigned earlier, a separate development without direct link.
The entry records the year's full moons on Sept 23, Oct 22, Nov 21, Dec 21 and moon phase dates from Ang 2 to Sept 7. It notes the 212th day of the year, 40th of summer, 65th of war, with morning stars Saturn Venus and Jupiter. It mentions a June 22 decline and traffic lamps tonight. It also recalls an anniversary and wartime hopes via czar emperor king George negotiations.
Forecast shows Boston and vicinity partly cloudy Saturday with Sunday fair and little temperature change. Washington notes New England cloudy Saturday and likely fair Sunday with light variable winds.
President Wilson instructed the State Department to demand the release of Paul Hudson publisher of the Mexican Herald who is under arrest in Mexico City under Zapata orders. He warned Zapata that Hudson’s safety must be assured under all circumstances as relatives push for action.
President Wilson monitors ongoing relief efforts for Mexico City as Secretary Lansing presses Carranza Villa and Zapata to open the Vera Cruz to Mexico City railroad. The president approves humanitarian aims over politics and awaits daily reports while letters protest federal investigations of the Eastland disaster.
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