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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
16
George H. Richards, a retired lawyer and longtime friend of the late Louis Cabot, testified in Superior Court before Justice Hardy and a jury that there was never any indication Cabot’s mind was unsound.
Witnesses describe family ties and rumors around the late Cabot while Dr. Henry P. R. Bigelow is cross examined over a will contest. Deposition notes Cabot hiring from a livery stable and social ties to Lord Minto, Kipling, and others.
A witness recalls a meeting between Cabot and Rudyard Kipling during a Grand River journey. He describes Cabot’s recognition of Kipling without introductions, Cabot’s strict fishing rules, and Woodward’s weather predictions. Cross-examination covers Cabot’s mental state rumors, family dinners, and a disputed remark about breaking Cabot’s head.
The annual concert at St Ann’s Hall Neponset was held last evening under the auspices of the L C B A with help from the Holy Name Society. Mrs Francis Dolan chaired the arrangements committee and Miss Mary McConaty directed the musical programme.
Paris reports the French foreign office plans to purchase the cotton cargo of the steamship Dacia seized by a French cruiser and brought to Brest. The $750,000 cargo is to be handled by a prize court, with France noting its neutral status in wartime and the ship’s change of registry from Hamburg-America to American.
Overseas News Agency reports that the American bark Pass of Balmaha ran ashore near Sylt in the North Frisian Islands. Seven crewmen were saved by a coast patrol life guard station while several others died. The ship, of about 165 tons, was bound from New York to Bremen with a cotton cargo.
The Anchor Line steamer Cameronia arriving Liverpool from New York on March 15 says it was chased by three German submarines in the Irish Sea. A submarine surfaced near the liner, but Cameronia sped away while extra precautions were taken, including an extra crow’s nest and provisioned boats, and all lights were extinguished at night.
Thousands line the streets as 12,000 marchers join a civic and military parade in South Boston. The celebration, with clear open houses across private homes and clubs, honors Evacuation Day amid crisp skies and patriotic festivity. Notable figures include Governor Walsh, Congressman Gallivan, Executive Councillor Wright, Speaker Cox, Mayor Curley, and Lt. Governor Cush ing in attendance.
A lengthy procession marking Evacuation Day moved along East Fourth Street to Broadway with Gov. Walsh, Mayor Curley, and officials watching from the reviewing stand. Military units, veterans associations, and civic groups participated, including the Ninth Regiment Veterans, Coast Artillery, Navy Yard marines, and St. Vincent's Brigade, as a variety of bands and color guards, plus numerous clubs, lit up the route.
A group of Americans in Austria aim to obtain a cargo of provisions from the United States aboard an American ship. They petition Secretary Bryan to take action ensuring the vessel's safe passage.
London reports casualty lists for March 10 to 14 during Neuve Chapelle and St Eloi show 112 British officers killed or died of wounds and 193 wounded or missing. German losses were estimated at 17,000 to 18,000 by Field Marshal Sir John French. one Canadian officer was killed and three wounded.
William Good of 84 Tudor Street South Boston was assaulted by two footpads on the Dover Street Bridge near midnight. He was beaten unconscious with a head injury including brain concussion and is in serious condition at City Hospital. A citizen found him collapsed.
Rear Admiral William J. Grogan fell overboard from his ship and drowned according to a British admiralty announcement. Grogan, who had retired seven years ago, re entered active service at the war start. The ship’s name was not disclosed.
Dr William Muller Imperial German consul and his secretary B M Schulz were served with arrest notices at the Seattle consulate. They face charges of conspiracy to corruptly influence John Murdock an employee of the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company to sell business secrets of his employers.
Consul Muller and his secretary face State of Washington charges of offering Murdock cash for information supporting Ambassador von Bernstorff's claim that a Seattle corporation shipped knockdown submarines to Britain via British Columbia. Dan Tarnisasky, a detective, is charged as a co conspirator. Muller denies any agreement to buy information or to have papers stolen from the construction company.
Mayor Curley received a sprig of real Irish ivy from Blackwater Village in Kerry. J J Sullivan, fellow member of Division 9 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, sent the ivy along with shamrocks as the best remembrance of the day.
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