14 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
1
Secretary Lansing distributes a letter from a German minister in Mexico to the Imperial Chancellor. The note asks Kaiser to confer the Order of the Crown on the Swedish chargé as a reward for obtaining news from the hostile camp and acting as a German secret messenger.
Wilson wins victory on a $10,000 maximum. Single policy caps set at $10,000 for all, with officers and men and their dependents to share equal benefits. Rate about $8 per $1000. Nurses in both services included. First year cost about $176 million, second year $2 billion. Benefits range $40 to $100 monthly.
The administration soldiers and sailors insurance bill, amended to equalize allowances for dependents of enlisted men and officers, cleared the House 319 to 0. Representatives Platt of New York and Hersey of Maine reversed their earlier votes amid loud applause.
An opinion piece argues Boston Elevated deserves relief at current price arguing it is underpriced given $100 plus per share value versus a 50 cent on the dollar market price. It warns of higher fares, rising costs, credit loss, deteriorating service and growing accident risk if relief is not granted.
American guns boom in France under observation balloons with planes tracing each shell. Training aims to prepare gunners for actual battle conditions and to beat infantry to the front by using their weapons against occupied German trenches behind enemy lines.
The statement notes that while concrete plans of American commanders remain undisclosed, it would be logical from a military perspective to infer possible actions. The commentary weighs likely moves and implications for broader operations and outcomes.
The War Department ordered all U S soldiers to salute the flag at dawn on tomorrow to mark the Star Spangled Banner birthday. Mrs Nat S Brown of St Louis president of the Children of America Loyalty League reported 107000 St Louis school children would salute the flag and sing the anthem at nine o clock.
Charity ball tonight at Winthrop Armory in Cambridge supports the Fisher Folk Fund. The fundraiser aims to raise funds for the fisher community with a dance party featuring local entertainers. Nearly $19,000 has been raised so far toward the goal.
Subscriptions to aid Provincetown families of missing fishermen are sent to John J. Martin in Boston. The Post will acknowledge all contributions. Total receipts reach 18932.44, excluding 1300 from the Fitzgerald fete in Hull, with further gifts from Colonial Theatre and local donors.
A terse note outlines 89 months to fund warm clothing and 89 dollars to cover winter needs, with figures tied to keeping humble fishing cottages warm. The item frames a period-of-hardship concern facing households.
Petrograd dispatches note General Korniloff will surrender on General Alexeiff arrival at Mohilev this evening. Officials announce Korniloff revolt completely quelled and anticipate improved political conditions in days ahead.
Official reports say Korniloff’s headquarters surrendered and he seeks conditional surrender to authorities. Government demands full capitulation while deserters return to the government fold. Kerensky is confirmed as army commander in chief with Alexieff as chief of staff and new military officials to be appointed in Petrograd.
A Weymouth almshouse fire in the early morning killed Mrs. Mary Rosa, 85, who died in her bed after a blaze ignited by smoking in bed. Sixteen residents, all aged and infirm, narrowly escaped a similar fate as the building burned to the ground.
Representatives of the packing industry presented proposals to limit profits to Food Administrator Hoover and these were accepted in principle. Regulating the plan will take time and require frequent conferences between food administration officials and the packers committee.
Gray Co will sell boys school suits for ages 4 to 10 at 1.98 dollars and handsome 10 to 17 year old suits at 2.90 dollars with extra pants suits at 3.90 dollars. One whole floor, largest in Boston, IF Gray Co Washington corner Hanover Street.
Miss Ida Davis age 55 and Miss Nellie Noyes age 6 appear in a local notice. An advertisement promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a healthful tasting remedy for an aching head, continuing on another page.
German intrigue in neutrals surfaces as Lansing reveals von Eckhardt letter. Folke Cronholm, Sweden’s charge in Mexico, supplied information to Berlin and was to be rewarded with a secret imperial order. The Cologne Gazette labels this Wilsonian pressure and the theft of dispatches as a new tactic in neutral meddling.
Salem founded in 1628 and Mexico City’s capture by American forces in 1847 highlight the region’s early history. President McKinley’s death in 1901 led to Theodore Roosevelt’s oath as president. A year ago the passenger steamer Congress burned near Coos Bay, totaling the loss though all lives were saved.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions Friday and Saturday with light variable winds. In New England the outlook is fair Friday and Saturday with little change in temperatures.
Philip P. Tyler, 21, son of Frank J. Tyler, shot his mother Isabel Tyler in their Brighton home on Sidlaw Street and then killed himself with a shot to the temple. Mrs Tyler was wounded but not seriously hurt as terrified onlookers watched.
A young man named Tyler. after an exam stress period, bursts into hallway with two revolvers. He fires at fleeing relatives wounding Mrs Tyler, then dies in the corridor. Neighbors and police respond. Dr. Joseph Stanton treats the wounded woman.
F Gray Co promotes a sale on men’s suits priced at 7.90 each, with many medium weight suits including blues and blacks. Located at Washington and Hanover streets, the promotion advertises an upcoming clearance of $16 value suits.
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