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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1915
Page
1
Reports say Cracow and Silesia are defended as Prussian territory braces for invasion. Budap est faced grave danger with Przemysl surrendering after a siege of over six months. Allied headlines hail a turning point as nine generals 300 officers and 50 000 soldiers capitulate.
The Athens Daily Mail correspondent reports that operations at the Dardanelles were suspended by weather yesterday. Allied forces remain sufficient to continue, with most reinforcements in place and a French squadron likely arrived. Weather permitting, the attack will resume with greater fleet strength.
Death followed by a post mortem exam revealed Albert Beaudoin of Williamansett as a woman named Florestine Albertine Beaudoin. For two decades she posed as a man and worked as one, earning neighbors' respect. The death was due to a heart condition, with Medical Examiner John H C Gallagher noting the circumstances. Miss Beaudoin was 45.
In Holyoke a mill hand who lived as a man dies after collapsing beside a delivery wagon in Williamansett. Neighbors note the sister Beaudoin hid her sex for years while doing masculine labor, with minimal facial hair and feminine store behavior observed by locals.
Portland 24m, Gloucester 26m, Newport 8h 38m earlier. Times reflect a sequence of events at maritime ports with staggered starts. Specific ships or vessels not named in accessible text.
The record lists lunar phases from March through April with full moons on March 31 and April 29 and the phases through April 14, plus Easter on April 4. It notes Saturn as the evening star and Venus and Jupiter as morning stars, and marks anniversaries including Franklin petitioning Congress in 1790 and the 1901 Aguinaldo event.
Forecasts for Boston and nearby areas call for unsettled conditions Tuesday with possible local snow, then fair Wednesday and little temperature change. Other notes from Washington on March 22 predict unsettled weather in New England and Eastern New York with possible snows Tuesday and a fair Wednesday.
Yesterday's temperatures are listed by Thompson's Spa with hourly readings and averages. The data show daytime highs around the upper teens to mid thirties and a range of values across several hours, along with an average yesterday and from the previous year.
Rae Tanzer sues James W. Osborne for 50 000 alleging breach of promise while Osborne, once New York assistant district attorney, faces a counter charge of mail fraud. Federal grand jury, circuit court, Supreme Court branch, county clerk office and U S Attorney Marshall's staff handle civil and criminal phases today.
Oliver Osborne, a figure of mysterious origin, did not appear tonight as authorities halted their investigations. The claim he is the Osborne who entered Miss Tanzer's life last fall remains unverified amid ongoing inquiries.
Henry Clark Coe Jr a missing Standard Oil salesman of 1200 Commonwealth Ave Allston has not appeared since news of a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Coe Saturday Ainslie the mother in law says the family hoped for his return to lead the household Mrs Coe and the baby are doing well
Natick reports W H Pfeiffer son of William F Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer & Co. races to reach Coldwater Florida before his father, 87, succumbs to acute illness. Another son Charles F Pfeiffer arrived at Lincoln Street home as doctors warned of impending death.
Salem March 22 The condition of former Mayor John F Hurley confined to his home with an acute attack of the grip was reported tonight as not improved The septuagenarian has been confined to his home for several days.
Authorities recover more than $4000 in currency bank books and diamonds from the clothing of Thomas R. Tighe a former Charlestown man whose body was shipped from St Johnsbury Vermont to Charlestown for burial The total value of the found wealth exceeds $25000 suggesting a hidden hoard in his residence or belongings.
The body was sent after a woman described as Nellie O'Brien formerly Mrs Tighe and her sister Mrs Charles Sullivan visited St Johnsbury. The man was found dead Saturday in a room of the Merchants Bank building where he had lived alone since moving there. Judge Sullivan refused to comment on the case.
Severe laws have made drug sale hard and costly for users yet the Neal Treatment promises relief from morphine and other habits. It claims to be pain free so withdrawal cannot be felt, with no consultation charge and confidential dealings. Neal Institute 304 Newbury St Boston Back Bay 3970.
Mrs Marie Hanson testified she could not positively identify Dr Augustus W Turner as the physician who visited Irene Richardson at 282 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge. The trial in the Superior Court questioned whether the visiting doctor matched the defendant on trial for performing an illegal operation.
Mrs Hanson testified after reading of an alleged dying declaration by Dr. Edward C Stickney. At Miss Richardson's bedside, Dr Webb and hospital matron Mrs Brown heard the dying admission. Webb said Richardson was told she was about to die and she named a man, then exonerated him before continuing.
George Slasson and Sergeant Rutherford failed to identify Peter Melba and Bernard Montvid as Merrill’s killer. Krakus and Montvid, on trial in Brookline, are linked to separate crimes, with Krakus facing a life sentence and confessing to other robberies and a Connecticut homicide.
The New Haven railroad Boston express leaving New York at 4 PM bound for Boston at 9 PM derailed seven miles east of Bridgeport at 5 50 PM. Three cars left the tracks and were nearly toppled into an embankment beside the Housatonic River as a barge passed. No deaths reported.
Fireman Bubee, a crew member aboard a large Pacific type engine from Springfield Massachusetts, was severely hurt when he jumped from the train and fell 30 feet into a field. He was rushed to New Haven by passing car. believed to have internal injuries and severe head and arm lacerations. No passengers were harmed.
Opium patients receive treatment at Givens Sanitarium in Stamford Connecticut. Records note medical staff and facilities aiding withdrawal and care for residents. The facility operates under local health regulations and reports ongoing recovery support.
Paris March 22 The French battleship Jaureguiberry with two 12 inch and two 10.8 inch guns was ordered to join the squadron operating against the Dardanelles. It will replace the damaged battleship Gaulois hit along the waterline by Turkish fort shells.
The Italian government halted all railway freight traffic with Germany via Switzerland. Przemys fortress in middle Galicia surrendered to Russians ending a six month siege. Russia’s advance opens west into Germany and south into Hungary with Cracow in sight and about 500000 Russian troops ready for massing.
Washington March 22 President Wilson studied today the draft of a note to Great Britain and France outlining the U S government views on the blockade of commerce between Germany and neutral nations. Officials confirmed the note would be sent within days and indicated strong objections to the blockade citing lack of precedent in law or history.
Some officials say the attitude of the United States toward the blockade issue would resemble Civil War policies. They note a perceived public misconception since the recent exchange of notes with Great Britain.
Berlin March 22 Emperor William awarded the Iron Cross second class to Dr Karl Helfferich secretary of the Imperial treasury. The decoration honors the success of the new war loan and recognizes his financial leadership for Germany.
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