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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1915
Page
1
In London on November 26 members of the Women's Social and Political Union revolted against leader Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. A largely attended gathering chaired by Mrs Elinor Penn Gaskell unanimously approved a long indictment against Mrs Pankhurst.
Indictment alleges Mrs Pankhurst acted without authority by using the Women's Social and Political Union name for political purposes and failed to seek member consent. It accuses her of hoarding funds and expelling dissenters to stifle opposition, risking the disbanding of the WSPU as a national body. It demands a public accounting of postwar expenditures and Christabel Pankhurst’s resignation or return.
Eight year old Mildred Meehan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thaddeus Meehan of 14 Stiles street, Cambridge, was struck and killed by N P Hallowell of Milton, a Harvard Union trustee, on the Cambridge Parkway while en route to a trustees meeting. Police say she darted from behind a parked car into his path. Hallowell reported the crash and police decided he bore no blame after investigation.
A Dorchester Fields Corner fire scare saw two alarms in under an hour from nearby boxes. A falling lamp ignited a tablecloth on the third floor at 56 Ashmont Street and a lamp explosion in a suite at 593 West Park Street, home to Christina Hanson, required a second response.
Three United States soldiers were wounded and one died later as Villa troops evacuating Nogales Sonora clashed with U S forces across the border. Reports say a score of Mexican fighters were killed as Carranza forces under General Obregon advanced nearby.
A quarrel with a Villa soldier sparked trouble as General Obregon moved to Nogales to quell looting and rioting. Two American soldiers were reportedly killed but unverified. Villa officials Randall and Acosta remained under guard at a local hotel after crossing the border during evacuation. Major-General Funston was to arrive to assume command. Soldier Stephen Littles died from a head wound. Herbert L. Cates was gravely wounded.
The Public Service Commission asks the Governor and council to use the Governor's extraordinary fund for an additional appropriation to finance the investigation into Bay State Street Railway Company's request to raise fares to six cents.
British War Secretary Earl Kitchener arrived in Rome from Athens to press Italy to send an army to the Balkans. He met Premier Salandra and Foreign Secretary Sonnino and dined with Italian ministers, then conferred with General Porro. In London, reports warn of a Teuton Bulgarian push against Serbia, aiming to overwhelm Franco-British forces in Southern Serbia.
Reports hint at significant Bulgar military developments along the Varda River as observers await further details and confirmation on continuing fronts. The article suggests ongoing operations may unfold and impact regional stability.
The Hamburg American line case in New York on November 26 centers on Dr. Karl Buenz and associates. The government seeks to prove another vessel sailed from American waters to aid German cruisers with supplies beyond what defendants admit.
The government says the vessel Marina Quesada sailed from Newport News on December 16 bound for Valparaiso with coal and supplies. Witnesses, led by ship's engineer John Olsen, testified of conversations with Captain Hans Suhren and alleged undeclared dynamos on the manifest.
Boston officials consider one day off in three for firemen if Curley approves. Mayor Curley also eyed a future two platoon system with 12 hour shifts to cut the around the clock duty to a two in three pattern.
Mayor Curley supports a three day off cycle for firemen as a step toward a 12 hour shift. He cites Chicago and other cities where this plan has shown benefits and says the fire commissioner can implement it with his approval, pending official ordinances.
Mrs Beatrice L Mitchell files a $50 000 attachment against Miss Minnie Sawyer of 6S Marshall Watertown as the first step in an alienation of affections suit. Attorney E Mark Sullivan, former Boston assistant U S district attorney, says the suit alleges Miss Sawyer influenced Frederick H Mitchell the traveling traffic man.
A jury in Middlesex County Criminal Court found Harry Hinds, a Cambridge resident, guilty of murder in the first degree for allegedly setting fire to his Grigg Street home killing his two young daughters Martha aged 4 and Barbara aged 2. The verdict came at 9 55 p m after deliberations from noon. The trial spanned almost two weeks.
The Rev Clarence E Campbell and Miss Grace Alden Copeland of Paulding Ohio were married quietly on Thanksgiving Day in Paulding. Campbell recently left Paulding to lead Water Street Presbyterian Church Quincy and will host a reception today. Copeland is a New England Conservatory of Music graduate and active church worker.
Councillor Hagan refuses to answer Mayor Curley and denounces the mayor’s undignified attack on the Good Government candidates for the City Council. He says replying would demean himself and would be undignified.
A man with auto industry ties faces potential prison under a new law after plans tied to Ford drew hostility. He is alleged to have orchestrated a scheme prompting officials to tighten scrutiny. Women advocates press the president to back efforts linked to the trip.
Mrs. Ford advocates a strong funding effort, pledging ten thousand dollars daily to finance telegrams urging the president to pursue peace. She states she will spend heavily to secure or buy a ship and lead the party regardless of passports.
Henry Ford arrives in Washington to pressure President Wilson to intervene for peace. He presses ahead despite refusals from prominent figures to join his peace voyage. Mrs. Henry Ford funds telegrams from women nationwide urging White House intervention for peace.
Unofficial reports say Mr Ford’s peacemaking moves irritate the White House as $10,000 daily telegraphs loom. Capitol officials view the affair with suspicion amid Mme Schwimmer’s prominence as Austrian suffragist.
The note lists celestial timings and phases including the Moon’s cycle from Nov 21 to Dec 29, Jupiter as evening star and Saturn as morning star, plus Mars visible late evening. It marks anniversaries such as the 1898 Portland steamer sinking, Mary Anderson's debut in 1875, and President Wilson’s 1916 air bomb protest.
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