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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
4
Lowell March 16 After pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his son in law Nicholas Psyrannis Spyros Sarnidakes was sentenced to four to six years of hard labor in the State prison at Charles Town
Irish Nationalist MP T P O'Connor settled a coal passers strike in Liverpool within 24 hours. Strikers will receive an extra penny per week per beer, as reported by passengers aboard the steamer Philadelphia arriving in New York on March 16.
The coal passers demanded a shilling a day wage increase. Employers offered the raise if long standing beer advances were dropped. Workers rejected the condition and chose to keep old wages and the daily beer advance despite the change. Mr O Connor from London pressured resolution.
Swedens ambassador reports deplorable conditions in Mexico City after Zapata reentry and lootings of Swedish subjects. Brazilians note order seems fragile as Americans and others seek transport home through Carranza authorities, with efforts to arrange a safe rail transfer from the capital to the Vera Cruz line.
NG Niehng announces that Japan seeks secret Chinese concessions and exclusive rights to arms, mines, railways, and foreigners' control, challenging the Open Door principle. He argues American and allied powers must unite to protect equal trade and Chinese integrity amid Japan's wartime maneuvers.
Washington reports General Mateo Almarza, a Carranza commander, and his full staff have been court martialed for treason and executed at Torreon by Villa authorities, per a Villa agency report dated March 16.
The United States moves to protest Britain’s blockade-like order in council as officials compare British and cable versions. Ambassador Sharp in Paris reports France added contraband items similar to Britain, signaling broader war risk to neutral trade and American fleet operations.
Chevalier Van Rappard opens negotiations at the State Department to seek U S Netherlands action for betterment of conditions under the British order in council. Dr Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister, joins proceedings.
International law experts say the United States could cite a Supreme Court ruling to justify objections to a blockade. The Adula, seized at Guantanamo 17 years ago, was condemned as a blockade runner under admiralty law.
The article outlines the Allies' stance on the ongoing blockade issue, detailing strategic aims and diplomatic considerations. It notes negotiations and potential impacts on supply lines and regional stability as terms are debated among the allied powers.
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