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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
2
Mediators debated whether a minister with opposing views should become provisional president or if the United States should accept a constitutionalist successor. American delegates oppose the constitutionalist method and demand a trusted figure, while noting no single candidate yet.
A promotional note outlines a low price Summer Tour through Wyoming Montana Idaho Oregon Washington and California with optional stops at Yellowstone or Glacier National Park. It invites readers to request descriptive material and planning help from Alex Stocks of the Burlington Route.
The Senate approved a repeal of the tolls provision for Panamanian canal traffic by a 50 to 24 vote. Debate focused on toll limits for ships and adherence to the 1903 Panama convention, with motions to adjourn and substitute amendments defeated as the chamber pressed toward final action.
Brigadier General Funston said constitutionalist forces in Vera Cruz state about 9000 troops aim to sever rail lines between Mexico City and Vera Cruz and toward Puerto Mexico to trap Huerta and his cabinet if they flee the capital. General Aguilar commands with Colonel Manuel Perez Romero as chief of staff.
United States officials said mediators at Niagara Falls and American delegates were negotiating a new Mexican order with no decisive results. Carranza expected to issue further instructions soon as Sal tillo communications were restored, while an embargo on arms from U S ports remains in effect though actions on the Antilla cargo were not detailed.
London June 10 Miss Sylvia Pankhurst was not allowed to approach Westminster to interview Premier Asquith. She was to be carried shoulder high in a procession but was arrested after a mile and sent to Holloway jail for the eighth time since her six month Hyde Park sentence for inciting language.
A 10 000 strong suffragette procession from Bow and Poplar enters London with Miss Pankhurst carried on a litter. Sylvia Pankhurst is arrested after police cordon the march near the Strand. Lansbury deputation reaches Parliament but fails to meet Asquith.
John Gaw aged 38 of Clinton pleaded guilty to assault by shooting a Worcester police officer, William F. O'Toole, in Superior Court and received a three year State prison sentence.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce sent over 116000 letters to parents urging safety first during vacation. Lectures were distributed to Boston teachers outlining the campaign and Superintendent Franklin P. Dyer asked principals and teachers to promote safety first in schools and through the long vacation.
Governor Walsh Mayor Curley and ex mayor Fitzgerald back a chamber campaign to reduce summer accidents involving children on streets and streetcars. The chamber cites national and street railway statistics and calls parents to teach children street safety and to cooperate with railways and insurers supporting the safety drive.
Boston records an extraordinary temperature change as the day moved from 48 degrees at 4 PM to 88 degrees, illustrating New England weather’s volatility and leaving thousands uncomfortable.
A day of extreme heat leaves Boston reeling with one death and numerous heat prostrations. Temperature spikes from 56 at dawn to 77 at noon, then climbs to a peak before nightfall. People sleep on fire escapes and parks as heat lingers with no relief forecast.
New York records 80 while Boston lags at 82 degrees. Jacksonville reports 86 and Portland Maine amid high heat. Northfield Vermont hits 84 as Chicago also faces heat. St. Louis and Denver post high 80s to mid 90s. Several residents, including John W. Fleming and James Williams, die or suffer heat related illness. James Driscoll and David Coyne are hospitalized after heat exposure.
Two Wellesley College students canoeing on the Charles River near South Natick discovered the body of James Fair an 83 year old Natick man who had drowned after falling into the river. They did not give their names to police and alerted a passerby who called authorities. Harry Coles in a nearby boat house brought the body ashore before officers arrived.
Railway merger would be forced if the Jackson bill passes, Sullivan says. The combined Boston Elevated and Bay State roads would likely press for a union to streamline operations and governance.
The Bay State Street Railway and Boston Elevated Street Railway officials discuss a merger bill before the Legislature. General Bancroft, head of the Elevated, did not participate in merger conferences and may not take an executive role in a consolidated company. President Sullivan of the Bay State says the bill should pass as written. discussions on a lighter bill were not held.
A vintage advertisement urges carrying a box of Dys-pep-lets everywhere. It claims a quarter for a good-sized box at the druggist and describes the remedy as pleasant to take, quick in effect, and economical when the stomach is sour or hard to digest.
President Sullivan hinted at a receptive mood on the merger bill with the Elevated not opposing its passage, according to an authoritative Post source. The statement stops short of a firm endorsement but suggests favorable movement toward approval.
Oscar B McElkiney of 15 Elmwood Avenue Winchester sustained knee injury and general contusions when his wagon was struck by an automobile at Winthrop Street and the Boulevard Medford last night. The car belonged to James F Cox of 24 Falmouth Street Belmont.
Framingham selectmen granted four pony licenses at a night meeting. Five applications were received by the board.
Plymouth June 10. Harry J Williams and John E Endry, noted for long criminal records spanning much of the United States, were sentenced by Judge Callahan in Brockton for rifling gas meters. Endry received three to five years while Williams drew 21 2 to 41 2 years. They allegedly netted about $650 from the thefts.
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