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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1915
Page
1
Germany insists it will not admit liability for the loss of American lives over the sinking of the Arabic. The German government agrees the submarine captain erred but rejects formal disavowal and any settlements beyond that. President Wilson demands a formal disavowal and will pursue other actions if necessary.
The report of the Committee on Armenian Atrocities states that Turks are carrying out a policy of race extermination against Armenians in Turkey, with brutal tortures, rapine, pillage and starvation. The committee says the investigation was careful and the sources are trustworthy.
The report lists members including Charles R. Crane Samuel T. Dutton Cleveland H. Dodge Arthur James Stephen S. Wise Frank Mason North John R. Mott Stanley White James L. Barton William Sloane William J. Haven George A. Plimpton Karl Davis Robinson Frederick Lynch Norman Hapgood Edward Lincoln Smith Bishop David H. Greer William W. Rockwell Oscar S. Straus and others representing American interests in the Turkish empire.
An Athens dispatch to Reuters claims the Austro German attack on Serbia will begin Oct 6 and 7 from Vienna. Russia orders Bulgaria to expel Teutonic officers within 24 hours if Sofia fails to break with Germany. Sofia cabinets debate Entente Macedonian proposals amid diplomatic hesitation.
Jewels valued at over 75000 dollars owned by Mrs James McMillan of Detroit widow of Senator McMillan were stolen from the family summer home Eagle Head at Manchester-by-the-Sea Massachusetts Detectives were baffled by the Inside Job claim and police were not notified immediately New York reports.
The Aug 7 robbery at the MacMillan country home drew two detective agencies into a months long inquiry now showing possible arrests or dismissal per family request. Noted valuables include a $13,000 pearl necklace, a $6,000 diamond watch chain, two $4,000 diamond solitaire rings, a $4,000 sapphire and diamond ring, and a diamond and platinum piece. Mrs. Preston Gibson, visiting for a divorce suit filed last May, is grandmother to Mrs. McMillan and was present during the incident.
New York Oct 3 Mrs Edward Kelly faces a court appearance for her 20 year old heiress daughter Eugenia Kelly charged in an incident at the Hotel Belmont yesterday afternoon where orangeade was mentioned but not acknowledged by Mrs Kelly during arraignment.
Miss Kelly told a reporter after drinking the orangeade that she could not tell how Mrs. Kelly would react to the situation. The remark followed a remark on incorrigibility before the magistrate last May, leaving the full context unclear.
A distressed speaker accuses a mother of believing a girl could vanish after walking Broadway. She claims the mother aims to do good by saving many girls and ridicules the charity notion, insisting charity starts at home. The passage captures tensions over safety and social judgment.
Washington reports Germany did not disavow the sinking of the Arabic nor accept liability. After a White House meeting between President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, the German ambassador Count von Bernstorff presented a note, but no formal disavowal was announced. The issue remains unresolved with Bernstorff able to influence but not settle the dispute.
Daily sky report notes moon phase and celestial positions with times for lights and visibility. It lists anniversaries including Wellington’s forces in 1815 and Rutherford B. Hayes born in 1822, marking Peace Sunday observances.
Forecast for southern New England calls for fair skies Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change and moderate easterly winds. Northern New England should see fair weather with a rise in temperatures Monday and Tuesday and warmer interiors.
Yesterday's average temperature listed as 49 with range 21 to 24 and a 3 a.m. reading of 2.2. The entry also notes 53 and 40 with scattered numbers, giving a snapshot of local conditions and a daily average nearby.
National League games saw Pittsburg 5 Cincinnati 11 and Chicago 7 St. Louis 2. American League contests had Detroit 6 Cleveland 5 and Chicago 6 St. Louis 2.
Nine workers entombed in Foster Creek tunnel of Lehigh Coal at Coaldale were brought out alive at 4 25 PM after flooding from an abandoned working caused a large roof fall blocking escape. They are in Coaldale hospital in guarded condition with reports of possible full recovery as of night.
The rescued men are Elmer Herrins Peter Lemmick Joseph Murphy Joh McAndrew Dominick Hotcheck John Bononus Michael S Bodsidy Joseph Lagunis and Charles Matchakis. Two fellow miners William Watkins and George Holleywood escaped from the underground prison after crawling through holes in fallen rock and coal. The rescue came after 200 workers and company officials battled six days amid choked gangways and a three foot water flow from an adjoining working, kept at bay by constant pump operation.
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