19 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
1
President directs ambassador in Constantinople to seek cause of firing on the American flag but vows not to inflame Turks. Captains from Tennessee and North Carolina warned to act with caution in the tense situation.
In Jefferson, New Hampshire, 150 farmer-hunters from the Misha Mokwa Tribe of Red Men No 4 staged a unique Thanksgiving in Jefferson Hill. They organized the event two weeks after hunting, inviting natives to join a Beaver Moon celebration with varied arrivals from two-wheeled carts to hayracks.
Mrs. Anna Pedder, 66, of Fall River, was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire while lighting a stove. She died before reaching the hospital as the blaze damaged only minor property.
Last night marked the final Melrose city election registration with an unusually high turnout. The number registering exceeded 50 as eager voters swarmed the polls.
Reports from official sources describe German bombardments at Libau and Ypres, Russian bombardment of Trebizond, and Allied actions near Meuse and St Mihiel. The U S seeks explanation from Turkey for firing on the Tennessee at Smyrna while Navy orders caution. Detachments and advances are noted across the Western Front with mine explosions near Ste Marie aux Mines and French casualties in a continued page 7 continuation.
Miss Amelia Schultz awaited at St Joseph's Cathedral for her wedding when Timothy F Cronin was found frozen in a gully near West Manchester. The couple had been longtime sweethearts with elaborate wedding plans, the church ready and priest waiting as Cronin never arrived.
The bridal party waited in Manchester’s largest Catholic church for hours as the groom failed to arrive. The disappointed bride returned home in grief while Amense Belisle found a man’s prostrate body in a gulch near a field. The unknown man was taken to A. D. Gadbois undertaking on Bridge Street.
Ora Morningstar defeated Koji Yamada 200 to 101 in a Trenton billiards league game tonight.
Kipling memorial elegy honors Lord Roberts who died in battle smoke. He is praised for valiant bearing and steadfast spirit, touching soldiers and sword hilts, and for service spanning East, West, and North guns. The poem notes a new life springs from his death and that glory follows him home.
Boston paid tribute to Major Henry Lee Higginson at a testimonial dinner in the Copley Plaza Hotel marking his 80th birthday. Leaders from diverse fields praised his lifelong service and generosity.
Prominent men from church state business art music military education and social circles recounted the guest of honors four score years of life and deeds of civic service and kindness, then voiced the community’s appreciation. Deeply affected, the guest of honor with characteristic demeanor expressed gratitude.
Mary Smith a two year old lodger at 10 Milford Street is at City Hospital with mercury poisoning after taking bi-chloride by mistake early this morning She woke with a severe headache and mistook a headache tablets bottle Officials say it may take days to determine if the drug will be fatal.
Washington officials move to calm fears after a Tennessee crew report that a Turkish land force fired on a launch from the American cruiser Tennessee en route to Smyrna. Ambassador Morgenthau seeks an Ottoman explanation while Navy orders delay action awaiting Washington guidance.
Two days old times for Gloucester Newport. moon phases from new moon Nov 17 to full moon Dec 2. Evening stars Venus and Jupiter prominent. Saturn morning rise. Today’s anniversaries include James A. Garfield born 1831 and Jay’s treaty 1794.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions on Thursday with fresh south winds shifting to west. Friday expected unsettled with probable local rain. In Northern New England warmer Thursday with occasional snow flurries and Friday rain or snow. Southern New England also warmer Thursday with likely local rain Friday.
Yesterday temperatures at Thompson's Spe show a high near 80 and a low around 25 with varying readings through the day. The record notes morning and evening values and an average of 29 for yesterday, comparing to 51 last year.
General Francisco Villa leads troops toward the capital after capturing Leon, the first major railroad center south of Aguascalientes, without a fight. Rumors say provisional president Gutierrez and several Aguascalientes convention members may be under arrest.
Reports from American officials in Mexico describe Villa and Carranza loyalists massing near Querétaro and Guanajuato as rival factions of the convention and Carrera era threaten. Dispatches note intensifying hostilities, with Gutierrez named provisional president and Villa’s advance near Mexico City. a Villa commander Jose Carbajal was killed near Puerto Mexico.
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