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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1914
Page
2
Prison observers describe Easter death watch for the four gunmen Lefty Louie Gyp the Blood Whitey Lewis and Dago Frank led by Father Cashin. Nuns visit the death chamber as the condemned pray while a telegram reveals Governor Glynn refused clemency.
In Albany on April 12 Governor Glynn refused to intervene after two hours of final pleadings by C G F Wahle and H L Kringle for a stay of death for four New York gunmen. The governor’s decision was final, doom lingering over the condemned men as their attorneys prepared to inform families.
Relatives of condemned gunman Dago Frank Cirofici fail to gain audience with the Governor who has no plan to alter the sentence. Attorneys travel to New York as threats and a divinely inspired message prompt extra guards at the executive mansion.
An East Side Pedlers' Association petition asks Governor Glynn to intervene and stay the sentence for four gunmen until their innocence can be proven. Morris Leoperkoo signed for several hundred pedl ers at a public East Side meeting. Leoperkoo says they knew none of the gunmen but note local congestion and crime levels.
The Green Mountain express derailed near Harrison at 8:30 am. An electric locomotive and two mail cars left the tracks while two passenger coaches stayed on rails. Engineer William J. Murphy and mail clerk Jeremiah Hackett were injured. passengers continued on a special train after the wreck damaged a bridge and disrupted service for about three hours.
Mrs M A Ingerniggs of 15 Belmont Street Somerville and her husband suffered serious injuries yesterday afternoon when their motorcycle collided with an automobile on Sheffield road Winchester. The car, owned by Nathaniel G Hill of 45 Wilder street Winchester, remained uninjured and its occupants were shaken. The motorcycle was wrecked and a rear wheel torn from the auto.
A heavy windstorm swept Boston and suburbs, knocking a Lynn woman unconscious from a falling sign and damaging property. Downed poles and smashed windows darkened South Boston theatres as Worcester’s phone system failed. The scene prompted a dramatic legal exchange as an actor’s estranged husband discusses suits for separation and past divorces in a lengthy interview.
A gale starting about 5 o'clock reached over 50 mph, lifting dust clouds that coated passersby. Sparks ignited fires in Peabody and Arlington, burning woods across Salem, Lynn, and Swampscott for hours. Arlington fire on Mystic Street burned four hours and was controlled by 9 PM.
Worcester faced widespread damage from a wind storm that toppled 15 electric poles and snapped telephone cables along Illinois street. The blaze damaged a Kenilworth road house and uprooted an elm on Orchard street while electric signs, awnings, and windows suffered across the city. Sparks along rail lines started grass fires that burned more than 56 acres as firefighters battled blazes from mid afternoon into the night.
A severe windstorm in Wakefield and Melrose toppled about a dozen electric light poles in Wakefield and roughly six in Melrose. Guard lights failed on streets under construction, requiring street crews to ensure lanterns remained lit for safety. Boats in Quannapoit Lake were adrift after the gusts.
High winds caused a short circuit in West Broadway and South Boston disabling all electric lights. Drug stores and restaurants resorted to candles as stock ran low. At City Point the gale drove a heavy sea over Castle Island and Head House bridges.
A Lynn storm last night caused extensive damage as trees fell, electric wires tangled, and store signs broken. A 30 foot gate at the New England league grounds was torn away and swept toward the beach while two large trees on Walden street felled and ignited additional trees along the street.
Chandler declares he will fight the suit to a finish and will not submit when abused. He says Miss La Rue was a capable artist whose talent he helped promote, producing works that elevated her to a star who commands salary and leads her own company.
Poslam claims rapid improvement for raw and itching skin with immediate soothing action upon application. It states eczema and surface disorders improve, pimples acne barbers itch and scalp scale yielded, with free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York. Possum Soap markets skin health and new toilet size priced at 15 cents.
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