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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
8
Publication notices show Copyright 1914 by Press Publishing Co. with statement spelling ownership of the humorous item S Matter Pop title and rights retained. The brief line indicates standard copyright declaration on the periodical page.
Washington reports the United States was officially informed of a new Haitian government led by Davimar Theodore as president after an election held last Saturday. Haitian minister Selon Menos stated Theodore’s immediate assumption of executive power.
An old style advertisement extols Blood Will Tell and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for biliousness, liver issues, and blood purification. It claims the tonic builds flesh and strength, supports digestion, and guarantees satisfaction with money back if not fully effective. It also touts lung support and relief for coughs and bronchitis.
At Philadelphia the United Garment Workers clash with AFL over an investigative committee. The convention defeats a motion to appoint a panel to harmonize the union, reaffirming earlier stance against secession. Over 50,000 workers in New York Chicago Baltimore and Boston are affected. Mother Jones, 85, addresses strikes in West Virginia Michigan and Colorado. Socialists oppose Samuel Gompers for president.
Delegates have not yet announced their candidate name, with many believing Gompers faces no serious opposition for re election. They paused business to march in a parade in Philadelphia and nearby towns. Thousands joined, including about 2000 women workers.
Boston stores surge with yarn sales as women knit mufflers wristers socks and other items for wounded soldiers widows orphans and Belgian refugees. The Victorian League and British Charitable Society oversee funds to aid unemployed widows and Belgian families. Edith Manter and Mrs J W Smith serve as treasurers. A clothing depot at 5 Park Square, with Mrs T T Stokes on duty daily except Saturday afternoon.
Washington November 13 South Dakota officials appealed to the Supreme Court from a federal court ruling that invalidated the state tax on express and sleeping car companies doing business there.
Reinhold Bernberg, a Boston man under surveillance in London, is alleged to be a German spy. He faces possible execution by November 20 unless he can prove Amer can citizenship, according to letters received in the United States.
A Boston man and Harvard Law graduate detained in London for espionage faced a death sentence. Mayor Curley via secretary Standish Wilcox urged prominent Boston business leaders to seek immediate action from Secretary Bryan to halt the execution.
Mayor Curley and officials urge clemency steps to secure fair trial for Bernberg. A birth certificate listing January 1 1884 in South End was found at City Hall. Bernberg, Harvard Law graduate then studied in Bonn and Munich, fled wars, later arrested. local leaders insist on due process despite unknown evidence.
A large chorus of Belgian boys and girls from Boston public schools will sing at a Tremont Temple mass meeting for the Belgian Relief Fund on December 1. Mme Vanderville wife of the Belgian prime minister will speak. Motion pictures of refugees will be shown. The event is organized entirely by Boston women with volunteers from the Vincent Club assisting as ushers.
Finnish correspondents describe a picket boat rushing a mine to avert danger as a Russian cruiser neared it unwittingly. Six of seven crew died, one survivor severely wounded awarded St George. In Berlin, a British officer and a general staff companion were guarded by 24 bayoneted soldiers. an incident of striking a guard sparked a riot as prisoners were marched away.
Despatch from Dunkirk reports heavy bombardment at Ypres and a major bayonet countercharge by two regiments including Scottish and Guards units. German casualties cited as 106,000, with Arras thereafter under renewed pressure but less ferocity.
The London Daily Mail dispatch quotes a French aviator detailing a new air explosive. He contrasts it with dynamite bombs, noting the new device flattens targets in waves with minimal dust, causing men to fall and buildings to collapse like cards, while leaving little smoke.
An eyewitness recalls a bombing attack over German bivouac sites. He describes extreme cold and a massive blast flattening ground, noting at least thirty enemy soldiers killed by the instantaneous effects of the explosion and concussion.
A British barber notes that wars benefit him economically as German-owned shops nearby lose customers. He says within a quarter mile there were six German-run hairdressers and now all their clients come to him, implying the conflict is helping his business.
The article notes the long cordial ties between Portugal and England centered on Port wine. It explains that the Methuen treaty of 1713 enabled Oporto wine to enter England at two-thirds the price of rivals, boosting its popularity. Port remains the Englishman’s favorite wine and even teetotalers have sometimes loosened their pledge on it.
In the six months' season just closed the Thames yielded just under four dozen trout, and only one was landed on a fly. The tone remains hopeful about fishing prospects despite sparse catches and shy trout, urging anglers to persevere.
The article argues for enlisting women as army cooks to improve battlefield rations. It notes training troops face monotony with stew and suggests many women are ready to teach the army new cooking methods to ease hardship for soldiers heading to the front.
Harvard debating teams were selected for next week’s tournament to decide the championship. Senior team F T Smith R J White Barney Winkleman. junior H B Freiburg C Laporte 8 B McKinley. sophomore E C Davidson G W Wasser A R Whittemore. freshman L Bretano V A Kramer L M Swope W M Bilverman. First debate at Lever Hall on Wednesday Nov 18 at 7 o'clock features sophomore and freshman teams debating whether capital punishment should be abolished in the United States with the sophomores affirming and the freshmen negating.
War impacts Christmas pantry as Deucalion bound for Boston with figs is detained by the Turkish government at Smyrna. The hold threatens traditional holiday supply for the housekeeper’s list.
Richard Harrison, prisoner at the Tombs awaiting grand larceny trial, was stabbed in the back three times. Wounds are described as critical. A rigid investigation into the assailant and how the weapon was obtained has begun.
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