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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1914
Page
2
State Department received important despatches from Mexico including a consular message from Aguascalientes that leaves officials unsure of the situation in the southern republic. The report hints at evolving conditions but provides little clarity on current events or actions taken.
General Gutierrez, named provisional president by the convention, requires General Carranza to retire as first chief of the constitutionalists within a 24 hour limit.
Consul Siliman in Mexico City reports brighter prospects for a peaceful settlement between Carranza and Aguascalientes leaders. Blanco, commanding Carranza forces in the capital, favors an agreement to end hostilities with both sides, while Gutierrez threatens a general move if demands go unmet by Sunday night. Officials question whether Carranza received the ultimatum in time.
Despatches reaching the State Department indicate a suspension of hostilities between Carranza and Villa forces until November 20. The note outlines a tentative ceasefire in the ongoing Mexican conflict.
Refugees crowd Vera Cruz as Villa faction objects to U S evacuation of the city. Hotels overflow with displaced families many ruined by war fear remaining behind without funds to flee abroad. Local notices urge passage support while public concern centers on safety and future prospects.
Rappaelle Caruso 21 of 2 Hilton Street South Framingham was found with a bullet wound in his right hand and a smoking 32 calibre revolver at Custom House and India streets around 9 30 p m Six shots were heard by Patrolman Farrell who found Caruso about 75 feet away He said he was robbed of 150 by two men one of whom shot him He was taken to Relief Hospital where doctors said a bullet passed through his palm He denies self inflicted wound and police pursue leads
Paris dispatch recounts General von Kluck’s uneasy Sunday September 6 as his staff abandons Coulommiers and withdraws toward Paris. Von Kluck’s troops faced English resistance near Rosey en Brie while gas worries and hostage threats marked a chaotic retreat ending with the general’s cautionary move away from the capital.
London reports the Official Press Bureau released three casualty lists from Nov 4 6 and 7 detailing 656 officers killed 108 wounded and 47 missing. Notable names include Lieutenant Colonel C A C King Captain the Hon Douglas Arthur Kinnaird Major the Hon Hugh Dawnay and Captain the Hon Richard George Morgan-Grenville among the wounded.
Bernhard Steinberg cantor of Temple Beth El New York appeared in Symphony Hall with Edith Lougee Marshall Bertha Cushing Child and others in a program of Jewish music. The concert featured Hashkivelnu Unesane Tokef Kol Nidrei and Hatikvah with organ cello and choir and received strong audience appreciation.
Memorial services honoring deceased Philadelphia labor movement leaders were conducted by the American Federation of Labor during its 34th annual convention week. Samuel Gompers lauded J. P. Maguire, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, as other leaders were eulogized, with sermons stressing lawful means in labor struggles.
Union Hatco promotes an Advance Winter November Big Bargain Sale on Monday and Tuesday with broad discounts on men’s fur band caps gloves and stockings. The ad lists prices from 47c to 4.98 and features jackets vests trunks and suitcases with a call to mail orders.
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