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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
1
Henry Beach Needham, an American writer and Canadian hero figure, dies as a passenger when the aircraft plunges 500 feet near Paris. The tragedy follows a perilous incident in flight, with Needham among those killed in the sudden crash.
During the 140th Bunker Hill anniversary parade in Charlestown a broken beer bottle brick and missiles were hurled from a four story tenement at Governor Walsh Mayor Curley and other city and state figures. The attack startled spectators as pebbles and sand struck horses and riders including Troop C and Councillors MacDonald and Watson.
Passengers aboard the inbound Machigonne were frightened when the Tacoma sailing vessel collided with her in thick fog near Sound Point Deer Island. The impact ripped off the bow sprit of the Tacoma and tore a 40 foot section from the steamer’s side forward of the gangway on the port side.
Italian outposts have arrived in sight of Trieste as a clash across the front reports gains along a 600 metre line near Souchez. Paris and Berlin confirm heavy losses yet ongoing French advances include the Chateau de Carlend park and the Souchez cemetery with Hill 119 gains.
Hans Halle and Charles Sommers were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to ship explosives via a common carrier without proper package marking. Sommers posted a $1000 bond while Halle could not obtain bondsmen.
In the Souchez sector near Neuville the line is fiercely contested as a 20 000 strong German force attacks French positions. French counterattacks press three fronts while heavy shelling totals near 300 000 by both sides. Altenhof and Steinbruck in the Vosges have fallen to French forces and Metzeral is burning.
U S military orders push three cruisers to the west coast of Mexico and authorize landing an expeditionary force if needed. The Colorado sails with three Marine companies under Major W N McKelvy, followed by the Chattanooga and Raleigh as radio orders from Admiral Howard come through.
Lieutenant Reginald A. J. Warneford V C famed for destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium died when his aircraft crashed at Buc France. Passenger and American writer Henry B. Needham also perished in the accident.
Lieutenant Warneford and Needham died when their aircraft fell from 500 feet after an in air explosion near Paris. Warneford had just earned the Legion of Honor for destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium. Needham, a magazine and New York newspaper correspondent, had been abroad four months. his wife accompanied him earlier in the trip. Reginald Warneford, a Canadian Royal Navy sub lieutenant, became famous for wrecking the Zeppelin on June 7.
London June 17. Official despatch from Rome reports that the Italian submarine Medusa, 241 tons built in 1911, was torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian submarine.
A brief obituary notes the death of Mrs Dana Attae while she was bathing. The item mentions her status and connection to royal circles, with emphasis on the unexpected nature of the death and its timing.
Mrs. Jessie Halladay Dana, who wed Edmund Trowbridge Dana in Cambridge three years ago in a noted ceremony, died while bathing at Nantucket. Her body was found near the harbor jetty at noon. officials believe heart failure caused the death.
The couple, visiting for weeks with their two year old son, wed on Richard Henry Dana's Cambridge estate. They met at a socialistic school in England. Bride Miss Halladay, once a royal portrait painter, moved to join Dana, a grandnephew of Longfellow and later a Boston Post reporter. The ceremony omitted obey and was jointly written by both spouses.
Michael Breen aged 55 of 185 Highland Avenue Malden fell eight feet from his front piazza railing shortly before 10 p m. He suffered a fractured skull and spinal injury and is listed on the Malden City Hospital dangerous list.
In Philadelphia at Independence Hall on the anniversary of Bunker Hill a new organization formed the League to Enforce Peace American Branch. Former President Taft served as permanent president with a large slate of prominent citizens named as permanent vice presidents. An executive committee was chosen to promote the league’s aims and take necessary measures.
Swedish Minister W A F Ekengren filed a formal notice with the State Department reporting that United States mail pouches bound for Sweden were broken open in England and contents tampered with and asked for action.
The former President urged adoption of the resolutions report representing league objectives and expressing hope that the historic building would send a message to help the world again.
Continued on Page 11 Fifth Col for Business and Pleasure. Use the Boston and Worcester trolley for Worcester and intermediate points. Express and accommodation service.
A government letter delivered to Secretary Lansing cites World Postal Convention violations and other treaties. It alleges mail interference with Sweden including broken seals opened and censored letters and a retained registered unit. The letter mentions two cases, one involving mails sent on the Ameri-
Subpoena served on Carl H. Chandler a Special Treasury Agent formerly of Boston, prompts a witness grilling in New York as investigators pursue links to the Rae Tanner Oliver James Osborne case. Chandler denies knowledge of Rae Tanzer and other figures, amid speculation the episode is a joke on him.
An afternoon probe failed to prove Chandler summoned as Oliver by the Slades in the Rae Tanzer obstruction case. A subpoena for Chandler’s appearance at the Slades’ trial was served by Val O’Farrell’s detective. Chandler and Special Agent Peter J. Sullivan met with U S Attorney Marshall and aides to discuss the summons.
An attempted attack on Governor Walsh triggered a dramatic parade disruption. Cavalry charged streets surrounding the governor's residence as police stormed the building. Hoodlums fled from the roof to adjoining properties, escaping amid a spectacular chase.
A fragmented item notes anniversaries from the Battle of Waterloo a century ago and England's early 19th century conflicts with the United States in 1812. It mentions un II and a claim of becoming Emperor of Germany on an unclear date.
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with moderate variable winds. Washington reports forecast for New England matching the same conditions.
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