23 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
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The defendant delivers a sweeping denial of all knowledge of the murder. She asserts she never left her house and was in bed when the shooting occurred. She states she did not know Mrs. Bailey and was not in the doctor’s office.
War brief notes German forces retreating toward Ostend and Middelkerke on the North Sea coast. Reports claim Belgian French and British defenses holding. Other items mention German setbacks near Warsaw and across northern fronts, plus naval bombardments and ships firing on German positions.
London reports from Amsterdam say the destructive fire of the British fleet in action off the Belgian coast has driven invaders from Middelkerke, about five miles southwest of Ostend, according to sources regarded as authentic.
Oct 22 City Hall turnout reached 1200 as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered his first political rally address in two years. He criticized Democratic policies and Wilson administration while discussing the merchant marine and neutrality. He urged the United States to avoid buying ships from belligerents.
Frederick A. Taylor, claiming U S citizenship though unable to prove it, was detained at the port after British authorities deported him from London for possession of maps and secret information. The case prompts a three city probe with U S secret service aid to establish his right to enter the United States. if not, he faces return to Britain for a possible long prison term or death as a spy.
In a rally speech Senator Lodge criticized buying ships from belligerent nations and urged strict neutrality. He cited the presidents suggestion to buy German ships in New York Harbor and warned against aiding any belligerent through such purchases. Samuel W. McCall, the Republican candidate for Governor, joined other speakers at the event.
Taylor, a passenger not listed on the ship’s manifest, appeared with a note 'deport' beside his name. He claimed to have been arrested in London and found with a bag of maps and documents said to be stolen from the British government, saying he received the bag from another with no knowledge of its contents. Deportation order followed.
Through the sudden death at Buckeye Texas of Mrs Richard Crouse the Cambridge girl formerly Miss Bery J Grogan is revealed to have died by her own hand Relatives received the information Her marriage was unknown in Cambridge except to a few intimate family acquaintances Her body will likely lie beside her father Richard H Grogan Jr in Cambridge cemetery, whose 1900 death followed a sensational Massachusetts murder trial.
The obituary notes the 22 year old woman who recently married Richard Crouse, a 40 year old cotton plantation manager, in July. It cites a sequence of civil and court trials beginning with her father's death. The reported direct cause for her suicide by paris green has not yet been learned.
Manchester police pursued a report that Mildred Sullivan of Houston Maine might be found in East Manchester. After a raid on a house a young woman was taken away in an ambulance and several people were arrested. Chief Healy declined to confirm but hinted developments may come.
Mexico City report says former President Diaz of Mexico died today in Madrid, an unconfirmed dispatch received here tonight. The notice cites no official confirmation and lists no details on circumstances or timing.
In Mineola New York on October 22 Mrs Florence Carman’s murder trial paused as dialogue turned to the installed dictagraph. George Levy counselor for Mrs Carman asked how long court would sit and Justice Kelley offered a half hour to finish the day’s testimony.
Ambiguous OCR note records an event at 2:00 with Portland, mentioning 24 minutes and 238 meters earlier, but lacks clear subjects or outcomes. The readable fragment suggests a timing reference and distance, likely a sports or track item.
Sun rises 6 05, sets 4 52, Gloucester 26m, Newport moon four days old. Moon phases Oct 25 first quarter, Nov 2 full, Nov 10 last, Nov 17 new. Best day of autumn. Venus and Jupiter visible, Saturn rising later. Auto lamps at 5 22, other vehicles 5 52. Anniversaries Adlai Stevenson born 1833. Greece throne declined by Prince of Wales. Texas battleship trial trip halted a year ago today by valve stem accident.
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions Friday and Saturday with moderate northeast to east winds. Washington reports New England will be fair on Friday and Saturday with similar conditions across the region.
Scenic 30 mile foliage ride advertised on the Boston and Worcester Trolley Line. Promotes Park Square departures with inviting wording and brief call to action. Local transit ad highlights leisure excursion and seasonal color.
Washington reports that more than 140,000 individuals have evaded the tax by failing to pay their share under the income tax law. The figure arises from experts who calculated the taxables during Congress deliberations.
Secretary of the Treasury releases figures showing 857,598 income tax returns for the year ended. Estimates had predicted 425,000 taxable incomes with gaps across brackets. Notably, $5000 to $10,000 class shows the largest discrepancy. Detailed counts include 44 returns over $1,000,000 and 1,241 in the $100,000 to $250,000 range, with many brackets far from estimates. Married women filing separately total 6,682. total returns by all married persons 278,835.
Curtis Guild was the guest of honor and principal speaker at a Republican banquet in Royal Arcanum Hall East Natick on October 22. About five hundred Republicans attended to hear the candidates for office.
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