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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1915
Page
1
Berlin dispatch reports German troops occupy Kraguyevatz Serbia’s arsenal town as Bulgarian and Austrian units advance through the mountains toward Nish. Allied positions deteriorate as the central powers tighten pressure on Serbia’s strategic war center.
In the gubernatorial contest Walsh and McCall run close as Shaw’s vote may tilt the result. Prohibition candidate Shaw likely to influence outcomes while Clark's three per cent could sustain the party. Also noted are woman suffrage, the Curley recall versus Fitzgerald, and races for Lieutenant Governor Coolidge versus Barry and Suffolk sheriff Quinn against Graves.
Noted German American editor Herman Ridder of the New York Staats Zeitung died yesterday. He rose from errand boy to a powerful newspaper position while preserving loyalty to America and sympathy with Kaiser amid his career.
New York editor Herman Ridder died today from arterial sclerosis and heart trouble. A German American press pioneer, he had warned that peace would come soon and spoke those words to his family before death. Continued on Page 10 Third Col.
Pr Josef Neven du Mont proprietor of the Cologne Gazette died today in an accident. He was 459 years old.
A roster lists Henry Abrahams and Arthur Adams among leaders of labor and finance groups, with many bank presidents and corporate officers from Boston to Worcester. The ballot asks if the proposed constitutional income tax amendment, granting exemptions, should be approved. Malcolm E. Nichols of the Massachusetts Tax Association urges a YES vote.
The Boston Elevated report a $250,000 loss as fire razes Eagle street car barns and 22 semi convertible cars. Three men injured, two snow plows burned, and 40 conductors and motormen lose clothing. Sparks reach gas tanks and nearby tenements as five alarms sound.
Secretary Lansing announced the note to Great Britain on interference with neutral trade and American cargoes would be made public the day after delivery in London. Publication to be simultaneous in the United States and Britain. Arrival date of the messenger carrying the note from London is uncertain. State Department officials would not discuss contents.
Washington reports officials are displeased by Britain's seizure of the American ship Hocking and expect a formal protest to the foreign office within 48 hours. Officials say the registry transfer was granted with authority from Secretary Lansing and the State Department will press that the ship's nationality remains valid.
The item lists moon phases and yearly lunar changes with dates, plus a brief weather forecast for Boston, New England and Washington. It notes daylight timings, sunset, moonrise, and upcoming quarter phases, along with a general forecast of fair weather and moderate temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday in New England.
Readable data notes average temperature yesterday 61 degrees with 9 24. One year ago yesterday 67 degrees. Logged at Thompson's Spa with partial text fragments and numbers.
Voters face a record turnout as Governor Walsh seeks re election against ex Congressmen McCall while Massachusetts weighs women suffrage and recalls in Boston. Ballots include income tax amendment acceptance homestead provision old age pension plan and related civic questions.
The notice notes that seven states including New York Maryland and New Jersey will hold elections a day ahead of a broader voting period, with continued coverage continuing on page eight.
General Villa launched a long expected attack on the Carranza garrison at Agua Prieta. Within hours machine gun fire and shell fragments crossed into American territory wounding Louis F. Taylor a restaurant waiter and threatening U S troops in trenches two miles east of Douglas Arizona.
Taylor was shot in the back near the United States customs house as more than 70 machine gun rounds sprayed a crowd including Mexican civilians. General Davis warned Mexican commanders to halt fire. Across the line, Villa forces bombarded Agua Prieta defences with shelling killing and wounding several, while Villa artillery disabled a field piece.
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