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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
1
French submarine activity targets forts at the Dardanelles as naval bombardment progresses. No casualties reported in initial communications, with ships positioned to interdict Ottoman defenses and shell coastal fortifications.
Parkman Maine March 4 Constable E L Smart arrested Hibbard R Steeves alias Frank Grig ware once a life prisoner in Leavenworth for a mail train robbery near Omaha Nebraska. The arrest follows a wave of circulars from across the United States and ends a tumultuous idea of the community.
One by One. Smart dismisses most circulars as criminals are scarce in Parkman. A single circular captures his eye, showing a likeness of his son in law. He recalls his daughter Lucy and how wealth from Piscataquis county funded her education and comforts.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore writes to John Redmond praising his loyalty and urging Irish support for the government in the current crisis. He calls Redmond's words timely and golden, enhancing his esteem among right thinking men.
The article notes Vice-Admiral Carden, a Tipperary man and cousin of Sir Lionel Carden, commands the allied naval forces at the Dardanelles. It also reports the sinking of the German submarine U-8 by Dover flotilla destroyers, with crew captured, marking the Allies' first sub loss avenged.
President Wilson, returning to the White House from the Capitol, declared that a great Congress has closed its sessions and praised its work. He noted the wartime era tests, urged patriotic focus on peace and order, and called for measured judgment and cooperation worldwide. He also described testimony about Louis Cabot and family matters involving Dr. L. Vernon Briggs and Catherine Cabot.
Lillian May Cook, 17, was found dead in West Rock Park New Haven after apparently shooting herself. Virginius J. Mayo, a wealthy New Haven employer, admitted living a secret Brooklyn identity as James Dudley and fathering two children. A $500 reward had stood for her safe return.
Dr. Briggs testified he told Mr. Cabot modest earnings would not support the Cabot daughter and he would not struggle because she would inherit half of the Cabot millions. He spoke under questioning by Mrs. Briggs lawyer Sherman Whipple as she seeks to break the will alleging lack of mind at the time of making. The day featured sensational testimony from the witness under cross examination.
Worcester officials and citizens were stirred by the discovery that two inmates at the Worcester Home Farm have contracted what is believed to be foot and mouth disease.
Four thousand attendees heard Cecil Chesterton and Dr. Edmund von Mach discuss who started the European war. The crowd, largely German-leaning, gave Von Mach the warmest reception while interruptions were few and short. Hart of Harvard presided as Chesterton spoke first, then faced a 15 minute rebuttal followed by a 22 minute reply.
The disposal caused a clash among city departments over responsibility as Edward Drake and Anthony Galouchious, both ill with foot and mouth disease, were refused by City Hospital and police. They were later driven to Home Farm in a private car where they and 24 other inmates guard the herd of 2400 hogs that were culled after the ten day outbreak.
A gathering drew groups with bitter hearts amid a tense atmosphere. Organizers faced sharp questions as attendees voiced deep concerns about the direction of local affairs.
Mr Mayo who had posted the reward for the girl and claimed no knowledge of her disappearance stood at the scene when the body was identified. He had brought Miss Cook from Brooklyn to work in his Mayo Radiator Company office. About fifty school children gathered around the body as Mayo shielded his eyes and then returned to his car with Police Captain Wu.
The entry tracks moon phases from March 1 to March 28 and lists full moon dates, quarters, and a new moon. It notes daylight hours, a 217th day of war, and star positions with Venus Jupiter Saturn. It mentions auto lamp times and announces anniversaries including Boston Magnacre 1770 and a historical impeachment context of President Johnson from a year earlier.
Fair in Boston area on Friday with unsettled conditions and likely rain by Saturday Moderate north to northeast winds shift and increase Friday night in the New England forecast Snow possible in northern parts Saturday with snow or rain elsewhere A northern shift to northeast winds noted in both forecasts
The snippet records an old weather reference with average temperatures for yesterday at 81 and a comparison to last year 41.11.24. It also includes scattered figures likely from a market or business column showing prices or carat readings and initials, but the legibility is poor.
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