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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
5
President Wilson’s inaugural address urges a united American role in global affairs and war, embracing armed neutrality while seeking peace. He stresses national unity, liberty, and justice, and calls for steadfast cooperation with nations and restraint from revolution, aiming toward broader world stability.
Prof F J C Hertzog of Philadelphia writes that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a helpful household laxative. The ad warns against harsh purgatives and promotes a mild, non narcotic remedy sold for fifty cents with a free trial bottle offer and authenticity tips.
The Swedish ministry quit on March 5 at 9 02 p m in Stockholm. At King Gustav’s urging ministers stayed in office to arrange a crisis. Parliament defeated the government on a 15 vote margin a 30 million crown neutrality appropriation was denied. Premier Hammarskjold argued the sum was needed.
President Wilson spoke of armed neutrality and world citizenship as American ideals. He warned against conquest and urged a peaceful, selfless role while linking the event to a broad, cosmopolitan crowd and strong patriotic display.
The president began speaking at 12 45 and by 1 10 was seated in his carriage for the return led at the head of the parade. Never before was a president so guarded with secret service and police lines along the avenue. At the White House the party rested 20 minutes before proceeding to the reviewing stand where for over two hours he acknowledged salutes. Tonight he and his family watched fireworks over the Washington monument grounds to close the ceremonies.
Women suffragists secured a senate delay on a constitutional amendments voting bill pending Supreme Court opinion on whether women are people. The House had rejected the measure while Senator Hobbs steered the delay. The same session killed a $100,000 memorial fund proposal for George Washington with a recommendation to refer to the next General Court.
London reports the American schooner John G. McCullough captured on charges of attempting to run the blockade and taken to Falmouth for prize court cargo removal. New York dispatch says the steamer left Dec 10 for Gothenburg with general cargo including wax. it paused at the Azores for storm damage, and was listed on a British admiralty blacklist before officials say it was examined and removed from the list, with no word of capture or cargo removal for prize.
Seattle March 6 Thomas H Tracy faced trial in Superior Court in the first murder case linked to the I W W free speech expedition to Everett last November. Five men aboard the Verona and two deputies on the dock were killed as authorities tried to stop the visitors from landing.
In Olympia Washington March 5 both houses of the Legislature adopted a resolution pledging men and resources to the federal government amid the foreign crisis.
John Hunter alias John Hunt known to police as a confirmed panhandler was before Judge Parmenter charged with begging at North station. He was sentenced to the State farm and appealed, with $306 bail set for the Superior Court.
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