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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
4
A dispatch from Vienna indicates no new information about the U S recall request for Austro Hungarian ambassador Dr Constantine Theodor Dumba beyond what Swiss French and German papers have printed. The note arrives by courier via London at 10 55 p m on Sept 15.
No report has reached Ambassador Penfield or Secretary Lansing on Dr. Dumba's recall. Austria remains cut off. news arrives via papers, suggesting a fortnight of waiting for any messenger message. Officials believe Dumba warned Austrians about risks of aiding munitions for the allies, and recall would not sever diplomatic relations.
A Vienna to Berlin dispatch dated September 12 reports Washington asked Dr. Dumba’s recall but Austrian papers had not published it. Vienna censorship remains strict, hindering telegraphs or letters between the cities and warning Vienna correspondents that any Dumba related dispatches will be blocked.
A Roxbury woman Miss Elizabeth Fay of 49 Smith Street endorses Plant Juice from Liggett Drug Co. claiming months of indigestion and pain eased after using the herbal stomach remedy. She says foods are now tolerable, sleep improves, and her general health is restored.
Polar bears Rosalie and Falsomie at Franklin Park Zoo vent anger about the heat with growls and snarls likely expressing discomfort on a hot day. Zoo officials note sustained high temperatures affecting animal behavior and exhibit routines.
Bears at the Franklin Park Zoo endure 93 degree heat with polar bears Josalie Falsomie and their companions avoiding play. The animals seek cooler water, refuse the pool ball, and keep to shade while visitors comment on the seasonable weather.
Lawrence, Sept. 15. The New England league season finale reveals Fred Ostergren former Red Sox recruit of 50 Fowler Street Dorchester marries Marie D. Cavanaugh of 896 Lowell Street. The couple plan marriage early next week.
Temperatures soared to 96 degrees as residents and animals sought shade and water yesterday. Bears at the zoo lounged in pool dens while trolley crews and hotel guests endured the heat. A water carrier aided horses around Copley Square as Amos Whipple fell ill from the heat. Open car rides offered cooling breezes and fashion shows endured in steamy streets.
The funeral of George Washington Jameson known as the hermit, who lived years in a three room cedar hut off Walnut street East Lexington, was held yesterday afternoon in the A A Marshall undertaking rooms at 488 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington.
An expert assesses the current status of oil stocks and whether they are a smart buy for investors. The article outlines risks, potential gains, and factors driving crude markets with guidance for Sunday readers.
Professor R. M. Johnson of Harvard warned that any U S force would struggle against a first class invading power and urged expanding the regular army to 250000 men and improving efficiency before the nation can deem itself safe. Adjutant-General Cole backed compulsory military training for all able bodied citizens federal control of the militia and abolition of militia officer elections.
Professor Johnson urges increasing regular army to 250000 and militia to at least 500000 under federal direction to deter invasion. He compares European armies, notes German efficiency, and proposes Massachusetts build a 12000-strong militia division with trained officers. References to Cape Ann coast defense, Plattsburg training, and boy scout methods.
The Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League urges support for Guy A. Ham in the primary for Lieutenant Governor. Through Superintendent Arthur J. Davis the group cites Ham’s temperance record and pro prohibition stance as reasons for backing him now. The headquarters committee met yesterday afternoon.
A crocodile seen in a Wakefield brook near James Riley’s home was revealed to be a longtime Wakefield resident, escaped from Franz Karbaum’s farm. Riley Jr., a young Wakefield boy, found the reptile, captured it with sticks, and brought it home.
Fresh ground fish arrivals were recorded with swordfish and mackerel among the loads. Prices at the market showed cod and hake in modest demand, while spikefish were noted as a new species. A crew member from the Stranger died at sea off Louisburg and an inbound British steamer Kansas carried heavy cargoes from Calcutta.
Shipping notices report arrivals of steamers including Largo Law Kellett Liver pool and Colombo Linklater Calcutta Nantucket McDorman Baltimore Newport News and Norfolk Grecian Pane Philadelphia Massachusetts Crowell Dimock Crowell New York Prince George McKinnon Yarmouth N 8 Governor with destinations and ports noted in British and American listings.
A dense ledger of ships and towing barges with names such as Nos. 12 7 20 and vessels including Abbie Bowker Lykens Thomasson and P N Co 20. Ports cited include Baltimore Portland Bangor and Portsmouth with numerous connections to Philadelphia New York and Lynn.
Max Mitchell and Jacob de Hass join a Boston committee to press Baron Reading lord chief justice of England to visit Boston as a guest of the New Century Club. He is asked to address leading Jewish professionals on Jewish questions and wartime implications in Europe.
A humorous note says Bob enlists Lady Bountiful's help for a lighthearted comic to appear in the next Sunday Post.
Brussels Sept 15 General Von Bissing the Belgium governor general issued an order forbidding boycotting blacklisting insulting or threatening Germans or those showing German sympathies or dealing with German firms The penalty for disobedience ranges up to two years in prison or a 10000 mark fine with possible five year terms if several persons act in collusion.
Manchester N H faced heat that hit 97 degrees the year's high and a September state record. After the opening hour the Franklin Street public school and St Agnes and St Anthony parochial schools were ordered closed with no serious prostrations reported.
A column of medical advice promotes tonic and tablet regimens for weight gain, scalp care, and body strengthening. It cites three grain endomene, hypo melane, and minyel as remedies, with user questions from Miss CG and others about weight, back pain, swelling, and dandruff.
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