26 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
1
New York reports that John J. McGraw the Giants leader and idol will retire next week despite the club notching the season's longest streak of 21 without a defeat. The team and city celebrate this unprecedented major league achievement.
The Giants won two games guiding a crowd at Brush Stadium as Bill Rariden caught Chief Wilson’s high pop up for the final out. They claimed consecutive victories and tied a one game by one run mark. Providence Jays previously held the record since 1884. The day's scores were 1 to 0 and 6 to 2.
Results show Boston beat Cleveland 2 0 and 5 0 in two games. Detroit 5 Chicago 5 and New York 1. Pittsburg swept by Boston 0 5 and 2 3 in two games. Philadelphia blanked Cincinnati 4 0. Chicago topped Brooklyn 7 4 and 2 4. New York defeated St Louis 1 0 and 6 2 in two games.
Franco British forces smash German positions along a 15 mile front capturing three fortified villages and extensive trench systems. They also seize prisoners and war materials, signaling a significant advance in the sector.
Petrograd bulletin claims a major Russo Romanian victory in Dobrudja with 25 000 prisoners taken. Details are sparse and the report lacks further specifics.
Voters face a single column vote with straight-ticket rule as Charles H. Cole and Frederick W Mansfield vie for the Democratic nomination for governor. Cole counts strong local backing from Fitzgerald and Lomasney, while Mansfield runs an active Boston campaign likely boosting his city tally.
The contest focuses on Auditor Alonzo B. Cook seeking renomination against Joseph B. Brown of Brookline. Voters are reminded that crosses must align with a single ticket to count. The ballot lists 10,498 candidates, including 6041 Republicans and 4136 Democrats.
A small band attempted a meeting near Sacred Heart Church in North Square last night. About 500 people joined a riot lasting 15 minutes. pistols and knives were brandished. Two policemen were attacked and three alleged ringleaders were arrested after officers rushed from Hanover Street station.
A confrontation as Patrolman Galliano encountered a 500 plus crowd of Italians in North Square. The crowd seized a man denouncing authorities, then attacked Galliano before police intervened. Several arrests followed including Mario Buda, Frederico Carrì, and Raphael Schiavino.
Miss Catherine Hughes daughter of Charles F E Hughes Republican candidate for President registered as a freshman at Wellesley College last evening. She was assigned to Leighton House the freshmen dormitory on Leighton Road after meeting many new classmates.
Mrs. Jessie Fox testified at the East Cambridge trial that Albert J. Roper told her 16 days before the florist murder in Tewksbury about his father's death and funeral details. She said he borrowed money days before the murder and gave her a $20 bill for rent and a $10 gold piece the morning after, revealing a long intimate relationship with the accused known as Bert.
Testimony describes Albert J. Roper borrowing $2, later found on him, and a series of visits to Mrs. Fox at her home in 1915. Witnesses include B. Fred Lynch, Herbert Harnden, and Ernest C. Gale corroborating events and timing tied to Roper’s movements, his father’s illness, and a death notice.
Mrs Maria Bartola of 21 Tremlett Street Boston carried a baby across Main Street Woburn last evening when an approaching car threatened to strike her She threw the child several feet to save it and the infant escaped with contusions The machine owned by Harold Myer of Sheffield Road Winchester ran over the woman She was taken to Choate Memorial Hospital with a fractured left arm lacerations to head and face and possible internal injuries Police questioned Myer before releasing him.
Two young deer caused excitement as they ran through sections of Waltham and Newton yesterday. One appeared near the police station in Waltham and crossed Main Street and the common before swimming the Charles River. The pair later moved through Elm Street and the Italian colony on Border Street, with one entering the Eddy Coal Company yard and a barn. after a struggle five men helped crate and move the animals to Franklin Park Zoo.
The report states that Eleftherios Venizelos has gone to Salonika to spearhead a revolution aiming to place Greece on the side of the Allies in the war.
A Star despatch from Athens reports former Greek Premier Venizelos has traveled to Saloniki likely to lead the revolutionaries, as widely believed.
Reuters reports in Athens that former prime minister Venizelos, with Rear Admiral Condouriotis and supporters, may travel to Crete and Saloniki to join a revolutionary movement. Crete is under insurgent control with 30,000 armed fighters, and major towns report rebel governance. Only 11 of King Constantine's guard remain loyal as disbandment spreads.
An official dispatch reports hostile airships crossing England's coasts last night with bombs dropped in northern and midland counties and no casualties. Separately, Franco British forces resume a major Somme offensive with a 15 mile front and repeated breakthroughs, attacking three fortified villages and trenches as artillery bombardment previously peaked.
The note records a continuation on page 4 second column with rise at 5 55 and set at 6 05 and a brief line about lighting all vehicles ton.
Today's anniversaries note the first water admission at Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal in 1913. It also recalls Russia troop movements at Przemysl in 1914 marking early World War I events.
Fair for Boston and vicinity on Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Moderate westerly winds noted as the forecast covers New England and Eastern New York with fair skies and rising temperatures.
The yesterday’s temperature at Thompson's Spa was reported with figures showing 57 to 64 degrees in a mixed reading. Averages list yesterday’s high and low near 58 and 24 with a noted one year ago average of 58 and 12.24.
In Baltimore on September 25 President Wilson spoke to the Grain Dealers Association, stressing support for the tariff commission the federal trade commission and the ship purchase law. He aimed to reassure business interests highlighting banking reforms foreign branches and government ships as new opportunities, while downplaying the eight hour law.
The tug Westerly of the Westerly Towboart Company sailed from Westerly Rhode Island on a mission linked to a German submarine arrival. Captain Frank H. Robinson, under instructions from T. A. Scott Wrecking Company of New London, would not confirm details or reveal destination, while T. A. Scott has supplied tugs to Eastern Forwarding Company for German undersea liner work.
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