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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
16
London reports Major Dieckmann issued a threat to Grivegnée residents near Liege ordering surrender of arms and explosives. The proclamation warns death or immediate execution for noncompliance unless proven not culpable.
The decree orders villagers to stay indoors at night with doors shut and threatens penalties for resistance. It details domiciliary visits, open rooms on summons, and severe punishment for opposition. Lists of held people will be updated daily, with hostages chosen from civilians and officials. Hostages risk detention durations if substitutes fail to appear. Civilians must remove hats and salute German officers, with penalties for noncompliance.
James E. Sweeney of Hyde Park invites Boston shoppers to The Continental Clothing House on Washington Street to view Hart Schaffner Marx and Kirschbaum suits. He touts guaranteed satisfaction and competitive prices from 15 to 40 dollars with advice around 25 dollars.
Turkish trousers appear in New York ballrooms as outer garments replacing the petticoat. They provoke discussion but are not immodest, and seem less revealing than many ball gowns of the past season.
John N. Eskesh, 42, of 9 Main Street, a New Haven railroad section hand, was killed when he touched a high voltage wire beneath the railroad bridge on Thomas street. He leaves a wife and four children who live in Austria.
Boston mayor Curley announced the winter home for Mollie Waddy and Tony the elephants to be built in Franklin Park. The contract for the building was signed, costing 24994 dollars not including extra amenities. Children from New England will be invited to inspect the new elephant house when finished.
The Polar Bear schooner, captain Louis Lane, which left Seattle in 1913 with scientists and hunters, arrived in Nome after a winter trapped in the Arctic near Flaxman Island. Most crew left last winter for Alaska ports, while Samuel J. Mixter of Boston representing the Smithsonian and Boston sportsmen George S. Silsbee and John Heard Jr. remained aboard and reached Nome.
Captain Lane, with Arctic experience, believes Vilhjalmur Stefansson and two companions who left Martin Point on March 22 heading north will not be heard from again. He hunted for cairns along Alaska and Siberian coasts but found no trace. The Polar Bear near Wrangell island arrived after Karluk survivors left in the King and Winge. The open water suggested another boat may have taken the men. Boston party plans Seattle trip after winter at sea. The Stefansson boats were frozen in sixty miles away and the Polar Bear crew fielded whales on their cruise.
M Aron, fashion dictator for Paris London and New York, declares Paris will lead world styles through 20 wars and that American fashions cannot origin in the United States. He speaks to Boston women about the latest Paris wrinkles shown at Vendome.
Aron declares Paris will remain the centre of fashion despite war. He argues French designers may relocate to London, with Paris retaining supremacy. American fashion will not originate here. The Franconia brings 1600 refugees to port, including notable New Englanders, with a rough crossing and many seasick passengers.
James W. Carr, personal messenger to Joe Maynard, surveyor of the port, has been promoted to inspector of customs at the Commonwealth pier in South Boston. The promotion, made by Collector Billings, was announced at the custom haus yesterday. Carr has worked there since 1910, succeeding Walter M. Chase who moved from inspectors' division to the clerical staff of the surveyor.
A city order by Police Commissioner Stennen O'Meara states that reserve officers John Kenney Thomas S. McNary and Michael J. Hayes were promoted to patrolmen. The action formalizes promotions in the police department.
Twins Juaura and Dora Ye gen survived when a German airship bombed Paris's St. Lazare station. The Franconia carried travelers including Joseph Walker of Brookline and his family, President Richard C. Maclaurin of Technology, and other notable figures like Edwin Mead, Adolph Leve, Edward Crocker, and Judge A. D. Bosson. The group described war impacts, mobility, and international concerns from London to Stuttgart and across the Rhine.
Peking reports China cannot defend neutrality after protesting Germany over Japanese troop landings in China. Government disclaims responsibility for the neutrality violation and says it is unable to defend it.
Rome dispatch reports travelers from Lebanico in Dalmatia say Austrian cruisers Maria Thamesia and Admiral Staun entered Bolzano badly damaged. Central News indicates the vessels fled to port seeking repairs after engagements.
The article portrays English women from all classes joining the war effort by learning rifle skills and supporting the military. Under Mrs Scott's coaching many men trained to shoot well, while other women also devote talents to this cause, as government seeks capable rifle handlers.
Mrs Balrol Scott, famed rifle shot, leads a large class of young men at the Byfleet Ladies' Rifle range. She has taken on responsibility to instruct accurate shooting, gaining usefully over a sphere beyond knitting.
Miss Alice Bishop wore a bridal veil as she married Chandler Freeman Bearce at the Copley Square Hotel in a formal ceremony last evening. The couple’s wedding drew local attention for its prominent society participants.
Mrs. Frederick Martha Patten wore a veil at her wedding thirty years ago that drew national attention in Rhode Island society and later wore it again in her friend Mrs Eu gene Jackson’s Brookline ceremony. The bride, daughter of Dr Heber Bishop and his wife of 350 Chestnut Hill Avenue Brookline, is connected to New England sports circles. Groom Chandler Bearce hails from Auburn as the son of a wealthy retired shoe manufacturer. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Dr Kidner of Trinity Church.
Early morning burglars hit W. E. Moore music store on Massachusetts avenue stealing a Victor victrola and popular records. They used a Boston bound trolley to haul the loot, rode with it between seats paying fares, and fled past Central Square after Officer Fabry spotted the car.
The Grimsby trawler Kilmarnock was sunk by a mine in the North Sea yesterday. Only three crewmen were saved as the vessel was blown in two and disappeared beneath the waves.
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