31 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
1
Wilson refutes charges that the Lusitania note was altered or toned down prior to release. He asserts no postscript or amendment was written or contemplated, except paragraphs he added to strengthen the document. Public informed arbitration was suggested but rejected.
The steamship Marina was sunk by a German submarine without warning. This incident widens the submarine crisis, presenting the gravest situation since the Sussex sinking and bringing the United States to a tense stand with Germany.
Reports received require confirmation by the investigation started by Washington officials. Further details follow on Page 7 Sixth Column.
Berlin October 30 field marshal von Hindenburg told a Vienna Neue Free Presse representative at headquarters that the allies could not break through the western front in 30 years even with enough men to sustain attacks. General von Ludendorff was present.
The speaker described the current状 as as good as possible and expressed confidence that everything will be well in the future. The remark framed optimism about forthcoming outcomes and stability.
Mayor Curley urged President Wilson to attend a large Democratic rally Friday night Nov 8. A telegram requested Wilson travel to Tremont Street area and address a mass meeting on imminent victory for national and state tickets. Symphonic Hall and Arena were unavailable due to race preparations. National Theatre was sought as an alternative.
At a Boston City Club dinner four hundred leading merchants heard eight national figures discuss Billy Sunday. The event promoted his evangelistic work with the call to join the Billy Sunday band wagon and support Sunday’s mission from multiple perspectives.
The Washington street traffic committee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce chaired by Louis K. Liggatt advises Mayor Curley to eliminate street car traffic from Washington street between Franklin and Essex streets. They propose keeping the section car free for two weeks before Christmas to relieve congestion.
Petrograd dispatch via London reports Russian Serbian and Rumanian forces in Dobrudja have begun an offensive, according to the Odessa correspondent of a semi official news agency.
New York, Oct 30. Three men stand out in the American political world Wilson Hughes and Roosevelt. They differ in style but share a new-fashioned idealism and distinct self-consciousness.
Anniversary note recalls Nevada’s admission to statehood on October 31 1864. The brief item marks a historical milestone with emphasis on the date and significance for the state.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies and moderate temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday with variable winds. Northern New England may be partly overcast, while southern New England and eastern New York expect mostly fair, mild conditions on the same days.
Fragmentary notes show times and temperatures with references to Thompson’s Spa and scattered digits. The readable lines include temperatures around 54 degrees and averages for yesterday and a year ago, but most data are garbled and no coherent event or outcome is clear.
Shadow Brook, the second largest private residence in the United States, was sold today in Lenox by Spencer P. Shotter of Savannah to Andrew Carnegie. The estate, the town’s finest, likely exceeded 400000 dollars, though the exact price was not disclosed. The property belonged to Mr Shotter since Anson Phelps Stokes died. Stokes had built the mansion about twenty years ago.
The article describes Shadow Brook as a famed Mass show place built by New York millionaire Stokes for his family and later owned by the Carnegie era, with vast grounds and 150 guest rooms. It notes Anson Phelps Stokes Jr and J. Graham Phelps Stokes living there, and Rose Harriet Pastor linked by marriage.
Geneva dispatch quotes the National Zeitung Basel claiming both Bremen and Deutschland were lost either captured or sunk. Bremen did not reach the United States or return, while Deutschland vanished on a September voyage under the Weser name. U 53 searched for them but found no trace. official confirmation awaited.
President Wilson telegraphed Walter Lippmann denying Senator Lodge of Massachusetts’ charge that he considered adding a weakening postscript to the Lusitania note. He states no postscript or amendment was written or discussed in cabinet and no resignation threat occurred. He notes any suggestion of arbitration was not adopted as it undermined the note’s purpose.
William J. Bryan says there is no truth in reports that a postscript to the Lusitania note urged Germany not to take the strong language seriously and that it was later withdrawn. He notes his resignation timing and defers to the President on the case.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge visited George R. Wallace in Fitchburg and declined to reply to the president's denial of his Lusitania note postscript. He said he would likely issue a full reply tonight and would not comment further on the controversy with the President.
In City Hall Lodge reads a letter from a Boston friend confirming the author of the second Lusitania note postscript. The letter identifies John Temple Lloyd Jeffries of 105 Marlboro Street as the writer the senator quoted, adding weight to Lodge’s statement.
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