22 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
1
Reading shows Sunday collections taken yesterday totaling 1,174.92 with afternoon 340.01 and evening 834.91. Previous collections total 17,763.34, grand total to date 18,938.26, and per-city comparisons include Boston 1,174.92 Philadelphia 958.66 Detroit 1,080.20 Kansas City unknown Baltimore unknown Syracuse 1,042.47.
Franz Joseph I, ruler of Austria Hungary for decades, dies in Vienna at 86 after long ill health. Archduke Karl Franz Joseph succeeds to the dual monarchy amid mourning and transition of power within the Habsburg realm.
Mill owners in New England and United States Steel announce 10 percent raises affecting over 300000 workers. Textile workers across New England and affiliated mills gain higher pay, with $30 million more annually in wages. Rates take effect December 4 for textiles and December 15 for steel.
A fire station chemical truck smashed into a crowd on Rantoul and Home streets. A four year old girl died, her mother and another daughter were seriously hurt, and four others suffered critical injuries. Police reported the tragedy occurred this afternoon in Beverly.
Baltimore dispatch reports the American Federation of Labor pledging full support to four railroad brotherhoods in the looming Adamson act crisis. The move unites organized labor with the railroad unions as talks turn to potential strikes and wartime workforce strain.
During a heated session the four brotherhood leaders Stone Lee Carter and Shepherd pressed their cases as Gompers proclaimed unity and warned railroads against overreaching. Delegates roared approval as Orrigson helped steady the crowd and the chiefs prepared to return to Washington to continue deliberations.
A chemical truck crash on Rantoul Street near Home Street injures several children and adults and leaves Eva Bovanna dead at Beverly Hospital. Lena Bovanna, Mary Fovauna, Joseph Mensale, Michele Mercaldo, and firefighters Dexter Howard and Timothy Brown suffer serious injuries. Driver David F. Lynch aids victims as ambulances rush the wounded to hospital.
San Francisco reports the Democratic State central committee finds no path for Wilson to lose California after checking all precincts. The tally shows the lowest Democratic elector trailing the highest Republican by 1200 votes, while the top Democrat leads the top Republican by 2500 votes.
Attendance figures show 22 000 for the day and 216 000 prior total. A later line notes 238 000 as total attendance to date. The fragmentary text confirms overall crowd counts across the period.
Paul Waitt reports Sunday drew about 17 000 people to the Tabernacle with 40 minutes of preaching, 8000 rising to their feet in enthusiasm. The audience was largely working women from stores offices factories and mills.
Berlin dispatch reports Gottlieb von Jagow resigns as German foreign minister due to health reasons. Dr Alfred Zimmermann, deputy, is expected to succeed him. Tageblatt rumor ties Jagow to Vienna ambassadorship.
Craiova fell to General von Falkenhayn's army at noon, a strategic railway hub in western Romania and the heaviest loss for King Ferdinand's forces since Romania joined the Allies. The city now lies in a steel vise with exit into swamps, threatening Wallachia's breadbasket and the Balkan region.
From Craiova the German advance cuts western rail lines and presses toward Bucharest. Romanians south of the Transylvania Alps near Orsova face possible isolation, with a desperate stand or surrender looming unless a miracle stops the German push. The race for the railways shapes northwestern Romania, as the Teutons seize critical routes via the Jiul and Metru valleys.
Carnote Knote, 21, was sentenced to the Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord after pleading guilty to manslaughter for kicking Louis Diorio, 10, in the stomach. Knote chased the boy on Oct 23, believing he tampered with his harness, the boy later dying in hospital three days after the incident.
A typewritten statement from the American Woolen Company, the nation’s largest textile maker, declares a 10 percent wage rise to take effect in all its plants on December 4, 1916, stamped with the Shawmut Bank Building Boston address.
Petrograd reports 314 dead and 667 wounded from the Bakaritza harbor explosion. Debris clearance raised deaths to 314 and injuries to 49 officers and officials, 437 soldiers, 181 civilians, 25 women. British merchant crews: 27 killed, 2 injured. Explosion occurred during dinner hour.
A requiem high mass will be celebrated for the repose of the souls of Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, the Manchester martyrs, in St. Mary's Church Charlestown at 9 o'clock Thanksgiving morning. The mass is under the auspices of Division 63 AOH and Board of Erin. Members of John Boyle O'Reilly Club, AOH, and St. Mary's parish are invited.
Archduke Karl Franz Joseph heir and 29 year old commander takes reins of the dual monarchy amid sorrow and tragedy. He is nephew of the emperor and leads the army at the front in a reign marked by history’s longest rule.
Emperor Franz Joseph I aged 86 died in Vienna at 9 last night after a period of illness. Reports from Berlin and Geneva had indicated rising fever and that the last rites were administered last Saturday, with dispatches reaching Lowdon via Amsterdam.
Analysis suggests the Emperor's death may influence the war, though precise impact hinges on Archduke Karl Franz's reaction as heir. Observers weigh potential shifts in strategy, alliances, and morale amid ongoing hostilities.
A brief page item lists St. Cecilia’s Day observance and recalls a fatal collision near Columbus Ohio from a year ago, noting over 20 persons killed. It references times and events tonight and anniversaries.
Fair weather in Boston and vicinity with unsettled conditions Thursday as temperatures rise. Northern New England expected to stay fair Wednesday and Thursday with warmer Thursday. southern New England to see fair Wednesday and increasing clouds and warmer Thursday.
Temperature data show yesterday’s highs and lows with a mean around 29 degrees. The record compares yesterday to the same date last year with notable differences in daily values and averages.
The German merchant submarine Deutschland departs New London for Bremen with a $2,000,000 cargo and imperial mail aboard. Her prior attempt failed after sinking a convoy tug, forcing a port return for minor repairs.
Skipper Paul Koenig altered tactics sailing the Deutschland from the harbor in daylight without convoy before a tense scene at the Race where a fatal collision last week claimed five lives. The tug Alert trailed the sub, Willehad loomed as mother ship, and authorities prepared for departure amid guards and crew signaling to watchers.
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