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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
4
Boston records extreme heat with highs near 111 as 6 more deaths are linked to heat. Prostrations flood hospitals across the city and nearby towns. Thermometer tops 98 in August records while parks and beaches fill with crowds seeking relief and public notices of heat dangers follow.
Advertisement says Mr D J Lane of 682 Lane Pidg St Marys Kansas discovered a home remedy for asthma and hay fever. He will mail a $1 bottle postpaid to anyone who writes for it and reports its effect within ten days. No money needed up front.
An eight pound Orthagoriscus washed up at 1230 Atlantic Avenue after Captain Joseph Sclafani and his brother battled it for two hours off Cohasset. The unknown creature, with a submarine hide and shark fin features, was brought to Pier Fish Company and identified as a basking shark or sunfish.
A thunder storm last Friday dropped an inch of rain and slowed recruiting in Boston. Headquarters have been idle for three days as heat and rain hinder trench fighting talk.
Aug 1 Holyoke reports five heat deaths including Frederick Raaz 67 of 622 Main Street and Thomas Jackowski 40 of 145 High Street. Timothy Maloney 55 of Willimansett also perished. Raaz found dead at home. Jackowski died en route to hospital. Medical examiners cite heat exposure as the cause.
A severe thunderstorm struck the Augusta Waterville area causing heavy damage. Telegraph and telephone lines were cut for hours as the storm began near nine and lasted over an hour. Trees uprooted and crops damaged across the region.
Two deaths and a long list of prostrations were reported as extreme heat hit Lawrence and surrounding areas. Local officials urged residents to stay indoors, keep hydrated, and avoid strenuous activity during peak temperatures.
Hot spell leaves New York City with 101 deaths and hundreds prostrated. A brief thunderstorm eased the heat temporarily but humidity rose again by night. Mayor Mitchel stations doctors in the Municipal Building subway station as crowds flood to seashores and parks.
Ten persons died from the excessive heat in Newark New Jersey today and many others were hospitalized after collapsing in the streets as a heat wave swept the city.
In Chelmsford seven year old Albert Howard drowns in the Merrimac River after wading too deep while bathing with brothers near the Tyngsboro Road. Police comb the river as heat records fall and mills close due to extreme temperatures.
Funeral services are planned for Mrs Mary Holland the oldest resident of Lexington. The notice indicates a funeral for the longtime local figure and elder member of the community with services at a Lexington church.
A heat wave in the Berkshires peaks at 98 degrees in Pittsfield. Nine year old Henry Rob dies after mowing his lawn, with several others prostrated as the town endures extreme temperatures despite later clouding and a breeze.
On August 1 Manchester reports a deadly heat wave with 131 in sun and 100 in shade. Alfred Prudette, 24, drowns in Cohas Brook, a man named Romeo Lemay, 40, collapses with ice delivery, hospitalized in serious condition. Heat shuts Amoskeag and F H Hoyt plants, releasing 20 000 workers.
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