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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
9
Butte Montana September 3 Major BR Donohoe commanding the militia named Lieutenant Arthur A. Daker as news censor enhancing local censorship efforts.
Major Jesse J Roote presiding over a new summary court tried all arrested today. Four of seven IWW members were found guilty of vagrancy and fined 100 dollars each, with sentences suspended if they leave Butte within 12 hours. Mackie McDonald and J E Bradley sought but could not be reached. seven leaders of the new union face trial tomorrow. Western Federation of Miners supporters celebrate arrests. A note cites a George Wharton James piece in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
Advertises low cost Personally Conducted tours to California by Burlington Route. Claims expert supervision from Boston agent Alex Stocks and comfortable, worry free travel with baggage handled and points of interest explained. Emphasizes cheerful companions and organized itineraries.
Fifty steerage passengers and three crew members were killed on the German liner Bluecher in the harbor of Pernambuco as passengers believed war had not been declared in Europe. The report was brought to New York by the Brazilian liner Sao Paulo arriving from South American ports.
Passengers on the Sao Paoli report a deadly riot after officers refused to leave Pernambuco. Bodies were tossed into the harbor as a German butcher led the attack in steerage amid gunfire and hand to hand fighting. Cadets from a Brazilian training ship helped halt the carnage.
A note highlighting Ginger Pop as one of the funniest comics, showcased in the upcoming Sunday Post.
Seven German and Austrian reservists were detained by United States Deputy Marshal Cameron in Boston on desertion charges. They had deserted British merchant ships and sought work locally, facing mistreatment and barroom incidents after disclosure of their nationality. They will be kept as witnesses while captains face prosecution. the men receive a dollar daily while jailed at East Cambridge.
Mrs. George Spinney of Roxbury Mass died after being struck while crossing Maine Central tracks near Baring station Calais. Her companion Mrs. Fred Rox saved her friend but was fatally injured attempting the rescue, later suffering a broken arm and bruises.
Washington reports Turkey refused U S request to move the cruiser North Carolina through the Dardanelles to Constantinople to deliver 140000 dollars in relief gold. The grand vizier cited mined waters and warned it could set a dangerous precedent for foreign warships.
Milan dispatch reports the Russian right south of Lublin victorious at Zamosce and furious against Austrian troops. The Austrian press laments the collapse of military plans and urges Italy to remain neutral for its own interest.
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports fresh fighting near Malines Belgium with ongoing clashes that afternoon.
Florence dispatch reports arrivals from Leipzig claim a mob burned British and French vessels with damage spreading to local port facilities. No further details provided on casualties or exact locations.
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