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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
8
A tale of abduction and coercion centers on Pancho Villa holding Don Luis Terrazas as payment extorted from the Terrazas family. Villa demanded five days to pay a massive ransom, threatening Don Luis’s life, while Terrazas pressed for a settlement amid aroused public demand for restitution.
Boston travel agent advertises Burlington’s Personally Conducted Parties to California. Low fares and comfortable Waliman Tourist sleeping cars with a representative guiding travelers and explaining points of interest. Contact Alex England, Boston office, 264 Washington St, Tel Main 4387.
James Pollard 51, an employee at Magee Furnace Chelsea, and his bull terrier were found dead in a first floor room at 14 Wharf street Chelsea. Police say gas cocks were turned on full after a leak odor drew a neighbor’s attention. Pollard was unmarried. his brother Thomas lived in Everett.
The Benton and Bauch probe begun at Juarez by a three man Mexican commission under General Carranza drew little interest on the American side of the border. An Anglo American panel, whose efforts were hindered by rebels, is likely to dissolve though Charles A C Perceval of the British consular service remains in El Paso.
In Vera Cruz on March 5 passengers aboard the Ward liner Monterey bound for Havana and New York were told they could not take foreign gold coin aboard. Six travelers with American gold coin were forced to ashore to exchange it for currency. Mexican law bans export of gold and silver coin, though it had not applied to American gold before.
General Joaquin Maass, commanding the Mexican district where Clemente Vergara was lured across the border, wired that he has ordered the arrest of the persons named in Texas' requisition. He did not indicate if surrender to Texas would follow.
General Venustiano Carranza and a large staff left Nogales Sonora by train for Naco then proceed toward Chihuahua likely stopping at Agua Prieta opposite Douglas Ariz and reaching Casas Grandes on the Juarez line with a heavy guard.
After 49 years of service and a dispute over a salary cut, Chief Mullen resigns as Boston fire chief. Deputy Chief Grady assumes command. Mullen notes injuries and rescues, praising colleagues while recalling landmark fires and two fatalities among his men.
Chief John A. Mullen shaped Boston fire tactics with the creed to jump in and belt fires to pieces. His approach, opposed to Civil Service ideas, brought daring risk and many personal mishaps but left a lasting mark on how fires are fought in the city.
Lieutenant Governor Ed ward P Barry introduced Street Commissioner James A Gallivan at the Ashmont garage dedication where Gallivan spoke to 500 people. He also spoke to the Boston Retail Cigar Dealers Association at Hayward place with 100 present, introduced by John A O Conner.
Washington March 5 Debate over woman suffrage continued in the Senate with no final vote on the constitutional amendment. Senators from Mississippi Ohio and California voiced support or opposition, citing state realities and calls for federal versus state voting rights.
The exceptions of Stephen R. Dow a stockbroker found guilty over 250000 in stock transactions have been allowed and are being presented to the Supreme Court. Dow faces eight to twelve years with the Supreme Court appeal as the last resort. His 400 page bill of exceptions covers testimony closing arguments and numerous court rulings.
Boatswain M. J. Wilkinson First Officer L. H. Cutting Chief Engineer J. C. Hines and 29 crew members of the American tug Potomac, marooned in ice off Newfoundland, travel to New York after abandoning ship. Five frostbitten sailors stay at Bonne Bay awaiting recovery in a few days.
Florencio Constantino, once a Metropolitan Opera favorite now with the Boston company, drew over 9000 fans at Madison Square Garden. The Spanish tenor sang arias from Rigoletto Mefistofeles La Gioconda and Manon, receiving four encores at the carnival of music benefiting the Wage Earners Theatre League.
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