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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1915
Page
1
President Wilson urges the nation to ready itself for arms against any foe. He outlines plans for a large trained reserve army and an efficient navy and calls for citizen support to build national defense capabilities.
Suffragists celebrate a victorious defeat for votes in Massachusetts as Bay State voters approve the suffrage cause. At Faneuil Hall last night leaders including Alice Stone Blackwell and Mrs Gertrude Halladay Leonard spoke to a packed audience praising the campaign's success and plans ahead.
Rises 6 21 tonight with sun set 4 35. Moon events list new and full phase dates through December. Jupiter and Saturn visible at dusk with Mars rising near 11 pm. urban lighting times listed as 5 05 and 5 35. Days left in year and days till winter noted.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Friday showers then clearing with warmer highs. Saturday turns fair and cooler with brisk southwest winds fading to the west. In northern New England interior snow possible with coastal rain Friday and cooler Saturday. Southern New England expects showers Friday then fair Saturday.
A fragmentary OCR item shows scattered sports scores and weather data. Mentions include Whigs and Sed's with several numeric scores like 72 50 and 60 45, along with temperature figures and time stamps.
The head of the British enlistment bureau urged Kitchener to volunteer for war, arguing the outcome rested on strong leadership and timely mobilization amid the Greek monarch’s stance.
A letter from Corporal Fred Clark of the Military Mounted Police recounts a futile two mile gallop to fetch a doctor for King George after he was knocked down. Officers placed the King on the ground for about ten minutes before staff moved him to an automobile.
Residents across the Bay State Street Railway district plan protests as the Massachusetts Public Service Commission weighs a proposed tariff hike from five to six cents. The company also seeks zone changes that could raise long distance riders’ costs, with hearings expected to run for weeks.
London dispatch reports the Greek Chamber of Deputies ousting the Zaimis ministry and prompting the king Constantine to weigh war with the entente. Public sentiment opposes his pro German ties and could threaten his throne if he persists.
The king can act immediately or delay intervention by at least two months depending largely on allied positions. The decision hinges on allied powers and may unfold depending on their stance.
Henry W. Farnsworth a 25 year old Harvard graduate from Beacon Street Boston and member of a prominent family was killed fighting with the French Foreign Legion during a German assault in Champagne A letter from D W Thorn who witnessed the death recounts the events and Farnsworths brave end in battle
East Braintree bleacheries suffered a $70,000 loss as fire destroyed three buildings and $40,000 worth of cotton and machinery. The blaze, investigated for cause, spread two miles and drew help from Weymouth Hingham Hull and Quincy. One bystander, Herbert Caldwell, was killed by a car driven by Dr. L Paul Chapin who surrendered to police.
Commemorations include Guy Fawkes Day in England from 1605 discovery of the gunpowder plot. Columbus arrival in Cadiz dated 1509. Poetic figure Ella Wheeler Wilcox born 1858. Woodrow Wilson elected president in 1912.
Mrs Eldora Olive Gragg of 99 Babcock Street Brookline leaves a $41 000 estate with a condition that cuts off heirs shares if certain actions occur and names the affected beneficiaries.
A notice states that before 1935 they marry, Marion Elizabeth and Florence Gragg will not lose any portion of their inheritance. Continued on Page 16 Seventh Col.
President Wilson urges national defense and unity at a New York banquet. He advocates enlisting and training 400000 citizen soldiers over three years, stressing liberty, independence and righteous peace while vowing readiness to defend the nation and its hemispheric partners.
The President outlines a plan to train a citizen army of 400,000 in three years, 133,000 annually, alongside a larger standing army and the National Guard. Navy expansion is planned with a definite policy toward eventual consummation. Equipment, supplies, and mobilization of national resources in emergencies will be studied.
Unpublished details of a six year traffic war between Joy Steamship Co and the New York New Haven Hartford affair surfaced at the trial of William Rockefeller and ten former directors. They face Sherman Act charges over the 1905 acquisition by the New Haven.
New Haven executives wrote more than twenty letters read into the record by government attorneys detailing steps taken to crush a competitor before the city finally absorbed it. The correspondence outlines actions by city leaders to undermine the rival’s operations and market position.
Continued on page 11 Fourth col Nevada finishes 12 hour endurance test after racing 19 knots along the New England coast yesterday slipping into Boston harbor last night. Officials issued no official statement about the Nevada's performance.
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