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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
1
An Essex county inquiry and Ipswich police investigate the death of Arthur Hicks, a Hotel Agawam employee lodging at 35 High Street in a boarding house run by Mrs. Mary Rutherford. The incident, occurring last Friday, raises suspicions of criminal involvement.
Summary of yesterday’s performances compared to course records at multiple local routes. Names and initials indicate athletes and finishers, with times and dates implied from fragmentary notes noting course pairs such as Ashland and Natick, Wellesley, Newton Lower Falls, Coolidge Corner and Boulevard Welton, finishing with Ryan in 1912.
W H Steele of Portland Maine was probably fatally injured and three other men from Portland were seriously hurt when an automobile owned and operated by John McDonough collided with a Stoneham bound Bay State street railway car at Main street and Wyoming avenue Melrose shortly after midnight.
London reports harsh British reaction to the sinking of the trawler Vanilla by a German submarine in the North Sea. The Fermo crew tried to rescue survivors but the submarine fired on them, allowing the fishermen to drown. Crew numbers on the Vanilla were not yet confirmed, typically 18 to 30 on similar trawlers.
District Attorney Michael A. Sullivan ordered an autopsy by Medical Examiner Guy G. Bailey after Hicks death drew inquiry. The body was moved to Clark's undertaking rooms for examination while agents questioned many, including insurance men, as investigators looked into related Ipswich deaths. Hicks had worked for E. F. Southwick.
The Supreme Court held Georgia denied Leo M. Frank due process in his death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder. The ruling upheld the denial of habeas corpus relief, with 30 days for rehearing and a possible pardon as the last option.
National league games include Boston defeating Brooklyn 7 to 2 and 6 to 4 in two games plus Philadelphia 3 over New York 0 and Cincinnati 4 over St Louis 1 while Chicago beat Pittsburgh 8 to 7. American league results show Washington 4 over Boston 2 and New York 11 over Philadelphia 6 with Detroit 6 over Chicago 1 and St Louis 7 over Cleveland 2. Federal league notes Kansas City 4 over Pittsburgh 2 and Newark 138 over Baltimore 2 with Brooklyn 10 over Buffalo 5 and Chicago 8 over St Louis 1.
Mike Ryan, who won the 1912 Marathon, tried five races before victory. Edouard Fabre also triumphed on his fifth effort, illustrating the old tale of perseverance until the end.
Edouard Fabre of Montreal won the 19th annual American Marathon in 2h 31m 41.5s, missing the course record by 10 seconds. The long pursuit of this goal kept him grinding through five years of close finishes from Ashland to Boston, with past trials finishing third, eighth, fifth, then near victory.
Steele suffers concussion and multiple internal injuries after a high speed collision at Wyoming avenue. John A Hazard is at Melrose Hospital and expected to recover. The electric car struck the rear of the auto after braking failed, tossing Hazard to the sidewalk and pinning Steele under the vehicle.
The admiralty confirms that yesterday a German submarine torpedoed and sank the trawler Vanilla. The trawler Fermo tried to rescue the crew but was fired upon and driven off.
Protestants opposed to the photoplay The Birth of a Nation gathered in force last night to prevent disturbances as they awaited a court action on a warrant. After meeting with Governor Walsh, leaders urged calm until the courts decide, and the production proceeded without incident.
An unidentified watchman died in a fire at 3 this morning that damaged a building at Franklin and Oliver streets. The body was found on the third floor. a second watchman was missing. Gasoline tanks reportedly exploded as the blaze started in the watchmen's office. damage estimated at $300.
Jury panel for the Roosevelt Barnes suit includes twelve members with a mix of professions and party affiliations. Foreman Henry Hoag and others like Irving Mills, Walter Zuill, Franklin Rhoades, Leonard Hungerford, F W Pierce, Warren Somers, Ray Tanner, John Brown, George Boshell, Edward Burns, and Peter Beneke are listed amid ongoing legal motions and cross‑party dynamics.
In Syracuse on April 19 a jury of seven Republicans three Progressives and two Democrats is named for William Barnes $50,000 libel suit against Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The case hinges on whether a July publication accused Barnes personally corrupt or merely attacked bad government. William M. Ivins leads Barnes' defense.
The page lists moonrise and moonset times for Newport, along with moon phase dates including first quarter on April 22 and full moon on April 29. It notes planetary morning stars Venus and Jupiter, Saturn as the evening star, and daily auto lamp times. Also included are historical anniversaries such as Bacon's Rebellion and the Siege of Boston with a brief line about a recent labor clash.
Forecast for Southern New England and Eastern New York calls for fair weather on Tuesday and likely Wednesday with little temperature change and moderate westerly winds. Northern New England also expects fair skies Tuesday and Wednesday.
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