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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1916
Page
1
A Wellesley College senior wed a Yale junior in New Hampshire five weeks ago. The bride left New Haven after the Harvard Yale game and did not return to resume studies, citing a wedding trip in a note to her dormitory head.
Boston poultry dealers and retailers clash over Thanksgiving turkey prices. Retailers refuse to buy at wholesale levels, warning higher costs will leave Boston with scarce turkeys for the holiday. The stalemate risks a turkey short Thanksgiving as buyers reel from price battles.
The foreign office informed Ambassador Page that no safe conduct will be granted to Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow, newly appointed Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States. Washington officials express shock and displeasure at Britain led allied decision, despite prior rumors.
Michael Eagan former Framingham police chief now penniless after his wife and her family allegedly seized his fortune. At 60 he plans to file for a conservator in East Cambridge while his wife returns to a New York telephone operator job.
Miss Catherine C Carlisle of Watertown New York and Fred Taylor Yale 1918 also of Watertown were wed October 21 in New Hampshire after a five week courtship. They returned to college separately and only revealed the marriage days before traveling to the South in Taylor's car.
Samuel Goldstein a 27 year old tailor was shot and killed near his West Haven home. Three shots hit him in the head arm and back as police seek three men likely involved. Authorities say motive unclear though a substantial sum of money on Goldstein remained untouched.
The Cupid motif hits Cambridge teachers as many resign to marry, with resignations paid from Sept 1 to their effective date. Next year the board rules pay will be limited to days actually on duty, even if school starts Oct 9.
Worcester dispatch reports a race riot on November 27 when about 200 Armenian and Turkish residents clashed at Summer and Union streets. Reserve patrols were needed as armed combat raged for nearly an hour. 20 arrests and numerous injuries were recorded at the central police station and hospital.
Police sweep targets dope dispensers as Joy Street station raids Mrs Elizabeth Sullivan at 76 Myrtle Street West End finding morphine. Sullivan age 27 and occupant Thomas Moore age 22 arrested for idle and disorderly conduct.
An injunction prevents Ralph G. Carpenter Jr. from leaving New Hampshire as Marguerite Paul Carpenter of Boston seeks to regain custody. The 9-year-old boy is with his grandparents at Wolfeboro amid a Magnolia kidnapping case and a lengthy divorce battle. Justice John Kivel issued the order restricting travel beyond this state.
Friday at 11 o clock a hearing will decide if Mrs. Carpenter may have her son over the Christmas holidays while a final decision is pending.
Clarence J. Bodfish, general agent of the Worcester division of the American Woolen Company, was honored at funeral services held yesterday from his Cambridge home. Burial is planned for Ellington, Connecticut, with Rev. Raymond Calkins officiating. many prominent woolen trade figures attended.
The London foreign office issues a terse note condemning the refusal to recognize the new ambassador's diplomatic privileges. It suggests that even if international law barred such a refusal, the act would still be seen as discourteous to Austria and potentially disrespectful to the United States.
Peter Fagan, rumored to plan marriage with Miss Helen Keller in Montgomery, was found in Tampa and denied the engagement. He said Miss Keller is not his fiancée and is likely in Lake Placid. The visiting Rev. Dr. Paul B. Blanchard refused to discuss the matter.
Today at the Tabernacle Billy Sunday preaches on Compassion at 2 p m and Backsliders at 7 30 p m A 3 p m Bible class with Miss Grace Saxe, 4 p m girls meetings in West Roxbury and Charlestown, 7 45 p m Saxe Bible study in Newtonville, and a 7 30 p m mass meeting for high school girls at Park Street Church with special music
Federal Reserve Board warned American bankers to avoid tying up funds in treasury bills issued by foreign governments with long term obligations. The notice emphasizes risk in loans to allies and cautions against seeking high yields at the expense of liquidity.
The board warns member banks to avoid investing in British treasury bills despite available liquid funds for American merchants manufacturers and farmers. Officials view the move as a key stance amid Morgan firm talks to have U S banks buy such bills. The warning cites risk of inflation from rapid gold imports and urges caution on short term investments likely to renew.
Puffalo N Y Nov 27 Charlotte Case widow of actor Charles Case died this afternoon following her husband's sudden death from a self inflected shot. Her physician said shock over the tragedy contributed to her death.
A year after renewed interest in the marriage, townsfolk focus on the alleged destitution of former police official Eagan. He was found destitute in New York's Grand Central Station, taken to Blackwell's Island, then brought home to the poor farm by funds raised by friends. Claims of wealth loss range from fifteen thousand to forty thousand dollars. The wife and relatives deny any wealth, while she admits being fooled and penniless.
El Paso Tex November 27 Villa moves northward from Chihuahua City per a despatch from General Trevino to General Gonzales at Juarez who was ordered to concentrate forces there.
A private message indicates Villa advances north and controls Chihuahua City while General Trevino is said to have abandoned moving south. Trevino plans to unite with General Murguia and then recapture Chihuahua.
Richard F. Yourell receives a $2000 bequest from the will of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Marshall who employed him as coachman for many years. Mrs. Marshall died at the Hotel Brunswick on November 22. The residue of her estate is to be split equally among five charities: the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem, the Milk and Hygiene Association, the New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children, the Roxbury Home for Aged Women, and the Robert Bent Brigham Hospital.
Berlin claims victory north of Monastir as Field Marshal von Mackensen moves toward Alexandria. Troop actions are reported along three advance routes, signaling a broad push by German forces in the campaign.
The official report confirms a fresh air raid on England’s northeast coast with bombs dropped in multiple northern counties, casualties not yet reported. Meanwhile German forces push toward Bucharest as rumors say Russian reinforcements may aid Romania, but Bucharest capture looms if aid stalls.
Allied forces of Teutonic origin push forward from three directions leveraging coordinated maneuvers. Reports indicate multistrike pressure aimed at narrowing gaps and widening territorial grip across contested fronts.
A grass fire on the grounds of Cushing Hospital Roxbury Parker Hill avenue threatened the institution yesterday afternoon. Nurses and physicians fought the blaze for an hour with brooms and sticks. Two or three people were overcome by smoke. fear surged among 50 patients. the laundry was damaged before the fire was put out.
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