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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
4
Governor Ferguson issued a statement urging Mexican residents in Texas to obey state laws and report leaders of any secret movement to foment trouble. He promised protection and a liberal gold reward for information on those seeking to incite Mexicans to arm against Americans or damage property.
Readiness at the mounted troops armory on Commonwealth avenue Allston as the First Squadron of Cavalry with four troops A Battery artillery A Company signal corps and field hospital and ambulance units prepare to ride to South Framingham at 11 this morning. Shortage of horses may delay mobilization but over 100 draft horses have been sourced from truckers and auction stables and 50 more were procured for artillery and hospital wagons.
In Portland on June 19 Carl E. Milliken of Island Falls and Frederick Hale of Portland won the Republican nominations for Governor and United States Senator after a fierce state primary. The race was intensely contested and the outcome was not settled until late at night.
The United States Senate race proved bitter with Fred Hale Bert M Fernald and Ira G Hersey vying before Hale won a narrow plurality by about 1000 votes. Milliken led by about 6900 as first district winner L T B Goodall of Sanford topped Horace Mitchell. Edward C Plummer of Bath held a narrow lead in the second district. Incumbents Johnson Curtis and McGillicuddy were renominated without opposition along with Peters and Guernsey in their districts.
The Boston School Committee considers a bitterly assailed report by the Board of Superintendents and educational experts advocating a streamlined chief who would oversee school administration. Dr. Franklin B. Dyer supports a St. Louis style system with defined department heads, while assistants decry the plan as revolutionary and retrogressive. The committee printed 2000 copies, and pensions were announced for several retiring staff members including Walter Parker and multiple school instructors.
Italian steamers Rondine and Tavolara and sailing vessels Francesco Padre Eva Antonia V Annetta and Adelia have been sunk, according to despatches to Lloyds.
At Rock Ledge in Belle Isle South Norwalk Conn fire destroyed the kitchen and home of James A Farrell president of United States Steel during a wedding breakfast for his daughter Mary Theresa who wed Joseph B Murray of Brooklyn earlier in the day. The loss is estimated at 150000 with 50000 worth of presents moved to safety as guests and servants evacuated. The newlyweds departed for their honeymoon after the blaze.
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