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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
3
A fire yesterday afternoon at 237 Savin Hill avenue destroyed the attic and house after the occupant, Elsie Bellevue, failed to use the fire alarm box. She was alone at home in the residence of Parke Snow when a loud report warned her of the blaze.
A fire started with the upper part of a house in flames within minutes. An alarm box in front failed to trigger until a bystander who understood the mechanism activated it. Firemen arrived to find the home gutted, loss set at 3500 dollars. cause unknown. Miss Bellevue claimed she was away from the upstairs all afternoon.
Lloyds reports the Italian steamship Unione torpedoed. The Eastern City sinking was announced yesterday and its crew landed. The Eastern City was sunk by a submarine. Three Italian steamships named Unione exist, the largest at 2397 tons, trading between Italy and South America.
Pa Van Loon answers the seasonal cue in a brisk note to readers inviting attention to springtime events and upcoming features in the next Sun day Post.
Commissioner Edward F. Murphy of the public works department will be the star witness in the hearing before Judge Churchill. Assistant Corporation Counsel Lyons will refute charges by three of 17 men released from the department in January who allege political dismissal by order of Mayor Curley and claim the economy reorganization harmed the department.
The mayor said he sees no reason to testify and that the matter is in Commissioner Murphy’s hands. Assistant Corporation Counsel Lyons cross examined Frank A. McInnes, division engineer, who discussed plans, pipe sizing, hydrant counts, and the roles of experts William J. Sando, John J. Quinn, and Clarence Goldsmith in the city’s high pressure water project.
Massachusetts Women’s Christian Temperance Union delegates from 14 branches denounce Watch and Ward Society tactics in Boston cafes, urging preventive reform and cautioning against employing students as detectives. Resolutions urge Gillette bill passage and US action on Ellen Stone ransom. Taunton hosts next state convention.
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