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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
Electric Storm Ravages Greater Boston In Severe Tempest
A powerful thunderstorm struck Greater Boston causing fires, shattered glass, toppled chimneys, uprooted trees, and damaged infrastructure. Lightning struck a church steeple and a shipyard crane while winds up to 32 miles per hour battered streets, cars, and telegraph lines across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Dangers at Coastal Beaches Reported After Storm
Swimmers were rescued from danger as many escaped near shore along the coast. Thomas S. Harrington, a life saver, saved two boys whose sloop capsized near L street. Mrs. Albert Winders of 72 Hancock street Quincy, 72, may die from shock after her home was struck. The hurricane struck Quincy as in Boston, with a man on Hancock street found near naked and injured, possibly struck by lightning. Victory plant windows ripped, and a lightning strike flooded Andrew Peterson’s Ocean street home bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Street
Thomas S. Harrington
Albert Winders
Hancock Street
Quincy
Boston
Quincy City Hospital
Victory
Squantum
Andrew Peterson
Ocean Street
Record Heat Wave Tops U S Observations
A brutal heat spell shattered all prior records across the Atlantic coast, with Philadelphia hitting 106 degrees, Atlantic City 104, New York 102, and Washington at 104.5 as storms began to roll in from the southeast, ending the string of extreme highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Coast
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
New York
Weather Bureau
Knights of Columbus Close Annual Convention in New York
Delegates wrapped up the Knights of Columbus convention in New York on the final day amid enthusiasm and patriotism, finishing their business early in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus Cements War Bonds Ties At Joint Closing
Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty will close the convention tomorrow at 10 AM with officers beside him. In New York and Paris crosses of Lorraine will be placed on Joan of Arc statues, honoring France and America. Delegates heard speeches from M Knecht and others including Ray mond R Fosdick and Alber Van Hecke. Messages of loyalty to Wilson Pershing Foch and Pope Benedict were read. The group discussed the $50 million campaign and next convention site while Hart was praised as Missouri state deputy winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Flaherty
Supreme Board
New York
Paris
France
America
Joan of Arc
Riverside Drive
Ninety-third Street
M. Marcel Knecht
French
High Commission
M. Borde D’arrere
Raymond R. Fosdick
Washington
Alber van Hecke
University of Lorraine
Wilson
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Jusserand
Pope Benedict
Fosdick
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare League
Payne
K. of C
Chateau Thierry
Boucher
Fall River
DeValli
New Bedford
Edward N. Hearne
Supreme Knight
Order
Daniel J. Gallagher
Boston
Luke B. Hart
St. Louis
Missouri
Board of Supreme Directors
Hart
Supreme Directors
New York Sees Heat Record 101 Degrees
The city hit 101 degrees at 3:30 PM exceeding the previous 100 degree mark set on Sept 7, 1881. By 6 PM the temperature fell to 99 with likely further drop overnight. At least six deaths were reported amid the extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Temperatures in Cities Range From Sixty to One Hundred Six
A list of city temperatures shows Los Angeles at 80 and several others like Montreal 102 Boston 82 New York 102 Chicago 106 Cincinnati 1006 Denver 76 San Francisco 58 Seattle 88 Washington 104 Kansas City 96 and Williston 80. The data appears as scattered readings across multiple locales with some OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aidranr
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
Montreal
Boston
Nantucket
Buffalo
New Orlea
Charleston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Denver
Portland
Des Moines
Ore
Eastport
San Francisco
Galveston
Seattle
Iva
Hatteras
St. Louis
Frogs i
Cab St
Paol Veldege
Jacksonville
Washington
Kansas City
Williston
Nightly Prostrations Rise as Ambulance Bells Ring
Report describes a long night with prostrations approaching one hundred and a constant clang of ambulance bells in congested districts as events continued into darkness.
Nurse Irene Flynn Dies of Pneumonia in France Hospital
Miss Irene Flynn, an American Red Cross nurse, died of pneumonia contracted in a soldiers' hospital in France. Word was received by her sister Mrs. James O'Brien of Southington, Conn. Flynn graduated from St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Flynn
Red Cross
Soldiers’ Hospital
France
James O’brien
Southington
Conn
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Unitarian
Audubon Crele
Beacon Street
Felice
Westminster Hotel
Neponset River
Murray & Tregurtha
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Harrison Avenue
Clarendon Street
Charles Street
Mt. Vernon
Silvio Pietro
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Morris Cohen
Irving Street
Cohen
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Dorchester Bay
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Mme
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Woolworth
Shaw-Walker Steel
Gosseniaie
Shaw- Walker
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Fort Hill
Brown-Howland Co
F. 1. Brown
Federal Street
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Pershing
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