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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1915
Page
1
Madman query sparks letters among Lawson Foss and Fitzgerald figures. Lawson warns ex-Governor against harming families, questions liquor conduct. Feeney plans municipal court arrest warrant request against the ex-Governor with Dennis PD as complainant.
A detachment of the Twelfth Cavalry clashed with four Mexican bandits twelve miles north of Brownsville. One bandit was killed and three captured. no U S troops were harmed. Prisoners sent to San Benito. Earlier, Mexican fire from the Rio Grande area hit an American aeroplane and a guard squad. no casualties reported.
Hing ham police chief Washington I James aged 64 was mauled with iron hammers before pursuing automo bile bandit James Harmon. After a bloody chase he shot Harmon dead and collapsed from wounds joined by Dr Charles Whalen. The chief and his companion Robert Williams survived the ordeal.
A head on collision between two jitneys on Belmont Hill injures six. Among the injured are Mrs. Delia Gleason 23 of 100 Albany Street with a fractured skull and serious head wounds. she is listed on the dangerous list at City Hospital.
Herbert Gleason 26 and Walter Souda 18 on dangerous lists with facial and head injuries. Eli Boosha jitney driver suffers scalp wounds. Leslie Storer 32 and John R Kimball 32 hurt with scalp wounds and a fractured skull. Both jitneys carried five passengers. collision near Lake Quinsigamond occurred about 11:45 p m when wheels locked.
A rapid pursuit unfolds as electric railway workers free the police chief and blast the jail door. Two bandits flee through Hingham streets toward Plympton estate where a gunfight injures Chief James and harms William Connell. The chief, wounded, asks Connell for the fugitives’ whereabouts.
Announcement from Standard Oil Company of New Jersey states an eight hour day for about twenty five thousand workers, effective September 15, following a board of directors decision announced in New York.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey announces a shift from an average 19-hour day to an eight-hour day. The policy aims to keep wages and conditions in line with comparable workers and will take effect September 15 after necessary changes in plant operations. Notices have been posted at all works.
A committee appointed by Postmaster General Burleson investigates the pneumatic tube system in the Boston postal district. The seven miles of tubes contract expires June 380 next and will be renewed for ten years. a report on current condition and service quality is requested before renewal.
The widow of Dr Mohr claims a conspiracy between the slayers to avenge her husband and herself. She attends the funeral as chief mourner insisting on her absolute innocence and facing an arrest she calls a frameup.
A senior British official signaled no peace while warning any settlement must come from an allied move. The public stance stresses unity with Allied powers and warns against unilateral steps that could delay or derail negotiations. Authorities emphasize coordinated action and sustained pressure.
In Rome on September 3 Pope Benedict expressed hope that peace efforts by Europe and the United States would end the war, stating his prayers and church support would back any person or country undertaking the noble mission. In London on September 3 officials denied peace rumors and said no government statements supported them, with the Associated Press authorized to publish the denial.
A high official, not named, says Germany may move toward peace while England will not concede beyond Asquith’s Guildhall terms of November 9. Belgium must be restored, France protected, and small nations’ rights assured. Continued on Page 14-Sixth Col.
A basement fire at the Dudley drug store at Dudley street and Massachusetts avenue in North Cambridge caused an estimated $5000 in damage. Origin of the blaze was unknown and the fire confined to the store basement in a one story flatiron building that had recent fire damage.
Providence dispatch reports Dr. C Franklin Mohr and his wife Elizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr deny plotting her husband s murder. They allege three accusers planned to ambush the doctor for a reward after police grilling. Counsel Arthur Cushing suggests a not guilty plea on Sept 16 with murder forged in jealousy.
The note tracks lunar phases from new moon on Sept 9 to new moon on Oct 8 with full moons on Oct 22 Nov 21 and Dec 21. It marks day 247 of the year and 400th day of war, lists long days decreasing since June 22, morning stars Saturn Venus Jupiter, sunset and lamp times, and anniversaries noting Tripoli Harbor battle 804 and Morgan death at Greenville Tenn 1864. It mentions Geronimo surrender May and a German crossing the Marne a year ago.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Boston and surrounding areas. Expect moderate temperatures with north winds shifting to fresh at times Saturday and Sunday.
Unitarians in Boston ban the hymn The Son of God Goes Forth to War from their hymnal, citing Harvard President Emeritus Dr. Charles W. Eliot. He argues the hymn promotes medieval war imagery and motives, while Onward Christian Soldiers remains a favored Protestant hymn.
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