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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
1
Washington protests the submarine commanders policy as a potential pledge to spare merchant ships and ties future relations to the Kaiser keeping his promise. Officials call the note tone a stump speech aimed at German audiences and warn of consequences.
President Wilson wrote to Senator Culberson urging the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court. The move, long resisted by some, has faced several postponements as the judiciary committee weighs the nomination and may report to the Senate without recommendation.
Rev. Vincent Ravi of Cambridge petitions Middlesex County Probate Court to renounce his American citizenship and request the right to use his mother’s surname. He argues the United States fails to protect naturalized citizens from foreign aggression, while Britain offers protection abroad.
Born in Italy to an Italian father and Scotch mother, Dr Ravi became a naturalized American. He renounces allegiance to the United States to protest the State Department rule, and seeks British citizenship for his children to gain consular protection worldwide.
General Pershing reports American scouts have located Pancho Villa and that U S soldiers are closing in on the bandit leader somewhere in Mexico. The dispatch to General Funston says Villa is located and expected to be captured, but does not specify the exact location.
From San Antonio General Pershing voices plans for dispersing forces after visiting Namiquipa. Talks on Mexican situation await General Obregon as General Scott and Obregon prepare for a next meeting. Lieutenant-Colonel Michie met Obregon in Juarez this morning and returned to El Paso.
The manslaughter indictment against Charles H. Lucas of Somerville charging him with killing his stepfather Silas Milroy with a baseball bat on November 21 last year was not pressed by Middlesex District Attorney William J. Corcoran. The DA said Lucas acted in self defence and protected his mother from a brutal assault.
Dublin officials report four rebel prisoners were shot this morning after death sentences by court martial. The men executed are Joseph Plunkett Edward Daly Michael O Hanrahan and William Pearse. Fifteen others had their sentences reduced to ten years penal servitude.
The official statement reports four prisoners Joseph Plunkett Edward Daly Michael O Hanrahan and William Pearse were executed after confirmation by the commander in chief. Fifteen others were commuted to ten years penal servitude. Additional cases include John McGarry eight years Francis Fahey and Richard Davys ten years.
William Gannon of 182 Bow street Everett was struck Thursday night by a car driven by Arthur B. McMullen of 2 Summit Avenue Brighton and is in serious condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. McMullen, a bartender, was arrested early yesterday charged with assault and battery and knowingly running away, and was held in Malden Court in $1000 bonds until May 26 for a hearing.
London reports two German Zeppelins destroyed in 24 hours following the L-20 loss yesterday. One fell into the Vardar River after a Saloniki raid. the other was shot down by British warships in the North Sea.
Vice-Admiral DeRobeck states a Zeppelin approached Saloniki at about 2 30 this morning and was destroyed during the raid. Further details continue on the next column.
An Italian laborer and a 14 year old boy died when a stone crusher and its wooden surround collapsed on the State highway near Essex avenue Gloucester. Two horses also died in the accident and a second boy narrowly escaped death with only minor injuries.
After rapid but fruitless searches by 25 men for over an hour and a half, rescuers uncovered the bodies under heavy debris. The dead man is identified only as Frank, a teamster known to employers by that name, and the victim Austin Bray, residing at 194 Essex Avenue near the disaster site.
Washington reports indicate the Cabinet believes Germany’s assurances could be accepted if the text mirrors Berlin’s dispatches. President Wilson to study the official note before replying, awaiting evidence of submarine warfare changes. The note may avert a diplomatic break as Congress stays quiet and the White House weighs risks.
American League games extended to 13 innings with New York 8 Boston 4 and Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 3. St. Louis topped Detroit 5 4 while Cleveland beat Chicago 3 2. Rain affected Washington Philadelphia and a double header note mentions Philadelphia Brooklyn and rain. National League games included Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 3 and St. Louis 9 Cincinnati 7 with rain impacting Boston New York and Philadelphia Brooklyn fixtures.
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