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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1915
Page
1
The United Order of Pilgrim Fathers asks members to adopt a new financing plan to wipe out a debt of 150000 dollars or more. Supreme officers say funds are due to beneficiaries of deceased members and a call has been sent to all members stressing the duty to support the organization.
Governor George F. Bradstreet and Supreme Secretary Emma D. Jaqua, Jr., met with William O. Richardson to discuss a new financing system that would raise member assessments by about 50 percent. The insurance chief warned that existing rates fail to cover mortality claims, with a growing deficit from 1914 and 1918 figures totaling about 149 thousand dollars, prompting calls for change.
Treasury officials issued a firm denial that Secretary McAdoo had suffered a relapse. They said he rests easily at home after being moved from Providence Hospital and that his condition is satisfactory. Doctors postponed surgery to wait for the cancer to advance less, acknowledging a longer recovery than if done earlier.
The Mallory Line steamer Denver found itself in a sinking condition about 1300 miles from New York as liners rushed to aid. Passengers and crew were transferred to the Manhattan for safety and evacuation.
In Suffolk Superior Court Mrs. Alice M. Callahan administrator for Edward H. Callahan sues Paul H. Jacot for damages. The trial focused on a beefsteak throwing incident at Jacot's restaurant on Boylston Street and a waiter’s alleged assault on Mr. Callahan.
Mrs. Jacot testified that on the night of August 15, 1908, three men and a woman dined at a restaurant table. A man named Perry claimed his money was gone, then two men and a wife were involved as a steak was thrown and a scuffle erupted with a waiter, Calahan, and others. witnesses noted a post-incident exchange and a missing watch.
The Mallory Line steamer Denver, leaking and in danger of sinking, was rescued 1800 miles from New York by the Atlantic Transport liner Manhattan after being found by the rescue steamer St. Louis.
The Denver reported leaking and in distress on a wireless call Monday afternoon while en route from Bremen to New York. The St. Louis Manhattan and other liners rushed to aid, three boats were lowered, crew and passengers transferred to the rescue ship, and the Denver is being brought to New York. The Denver carried 6 crew, commanded by Captain Avery, and had delivered cotton cargo at Bremerhaven before sailing March 16.
A German court martial executed seventeen Belgians at daybreak in Ghent barracks for espionage in support of the Allies. Most victims were young peasants, the Amsterdam despatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports.
The social welfare committee reported favorably a bill raising maximum annual pensions for Boston school teaching and supervising staff from 600 to 1000 dollars. The move expands retirement benefits for educators in the city.
Pedrick's salary bill was referred to the next General Court after request to deny. A 150000 appropriation bill to reimburse livestock losses from foot and mouth disease was favorably reported. The L road stock petition was turned down. All 15 amendments to the working men's compensation act were given leave to withdraw. A railroads bill transfers county powers to the Public Service Commission. Sectarian bills not acted on due to quorum. proceedings delayed amid committee pressure.
Washington March 23 An American warship will carry 625000 in currency from Galveston Texas to Mexico to finance the movement of the sisal hemp crop. The money will fund hemp growers needed for binding wheat in the United States this year. No safe transport plan had been found yet.
Report says a vast force surrendered at Przemysl garrison amid starvation thousands ill and a death list. No medical help and no sustenance except food brought by aeroplanes. Russians claim the total prisoners reached 119,600.
Frank Ferdinandson 75, head of the Roxbury furniture firm bearing his name, married Anna I Andersson 26, daughter of Hotel Clarendon owner, yesterday at 458 Audubon Road. Rev. Charles L. Page of Dudley Street Baptist officiated.
Petrograd reports 117000 Russian prisoners taken at Przemysl after siege. General Kusmanek cites nine generals 93 staff officers 2500 officers and officials among captured, plus 117000 enlisted men. Guns and matériel capture totals are being calculated by the war office.
In the wedding party were Mrs Elizab eth F Avery of Brookline, Mr Ferdinand s sister, and Mrs Andersson the brides mother who gave her daughter in marriage. A small company of relatives and close friends attended the wedding breakfast. In the late afternoon Mr Ferdinand and his bride began a long honeymoon with a plan to visit the Panama Pacific exposition.
Alderman Abbott B. Rice, serving his third term, agrees to run for mayor this fall after solicitation from Newton citizens across the city.
An advertisement notes opium patients received treatment at Givens Sanitarium in Stamford Connecticut. It outlines care options and facility contact details for prospective attendees.
Firemen broke into a fifth floor sleeping room in a five story brick block at North and Clark streets and found 86 year old Andrew DeVito dead from flames. The building owner kept a shrine with burning tapers above his bed and four door locks. Seven occupants were present and helped to the street as the fire crew fought the blaze. Estimated building loss is 500 dollars.
Snowstorm crippled telegraphs around Przemysl and left the garrison with dwindling rations. Typhoid and scurvy afflicted about a quarter of the troops, while only a few officers knew starvation loomed. An aviator shot down near Austrian lines disclosed the crisis, triggering mutinous grumbling among defenders.
The notice lists moon phases from March to April 1983 with dates for quarters and full moons, including Easter Sunday April 4, and mentions celestial bodies Saturn Venus and Jupiter. It also notes sunrise and sunset times, nautical positions, and anniversary references such as Rhode Island beads purchase in 1638 and the USS Hornet capture of Penguin.
Forecasts for Boston and vicinity call for fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures on Thursday and moderate westerly winds. Northern New England expected fair Wednesday with Thursday fair east and cloudy west, while Southern New England should remain fair on both Wednesday and Thursday.
Average temperature yesterday was 42 11 24 with a 33 15 24 average for the same day last year. The note lists various times and readings such as 6 p m 36 50 and 9 p m 35 46, reflecting a daylong temperature log.
Washington March 28. Attorney General Gregory directed the United States District Attorney of Porto Rico to file libel against the German steamship Odenwald for attempting to leave San Juan harbor without clearance papers. The vessel may be held by a marshal pending a decision on its forfeiture under a new joint congressional resolution.
Treasury and Justice officials confront the Odenwald situation with ports in Porto Rico and New York under scrutiny. Secretary Daniels, Admiral Fletcher, and coast guard plans prompt two cruisers and the Algonquin to San Juan while a bond option for release is discussed. Officials warn of possible neutrality violations as ships depart New York for sea.
Readable fragments indicate La Carolina cherries and tobacco growers in Cuba are mentioned with references to crop origin and production. The text hints at imported produce and agricultural links but lacks complete details on events, dates, or entities.
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