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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1917
Page
3
Four men were killed and two injured in explosions at the King Mills Powder Company plant in Kings Mills Ohio. The blasts occurred along the Powder line as four tons of blasting powder released, triggering further explosions in two adjacent buildings. An official inquiry was planned, with possible government involvement.
About 100 North End children were taken to Middlesex Fells for an outing organized by Mrs. A Lincoln Filene in memory of her mother Mrs Charles Weil. A special car left Washington North and Cooper streets at 9 am and entertainment plus refreshments were provided.
Bridget Corrigan described as a lifelong pickpocket was arrested in Park Street subway station after mistakenly stealing a spectacle case believed to be a purse. The case belonged to Violet Morse of the Warrenton Street Y W C A. Special Officer William Appleton and Inspector Burke witnessed the incident.
Miss Thelma Rice daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hubert Rice of 48 Wallingford road Brighton married Howard K Jackson Brown 09 son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Jackson Woonsocket R I The Rev Alfred J Wilson of the First Parish Brighton officiated The bride was attended by Miss Cora Crawford Miss Barbara Thayer Miss Gladys Lott and Mrs Wallace Currier The newlyweds left for a wedding trip to Washington.
A general alarm sent firemen to Seaver & Company’s three story bone-black factory on Hawthorn and Marginal streets in Chelsea. Firefighter Fred Armstrong of Engine 2 was slightly injured and several others suffered smoke effects. Damage quoted at 25 000 dollars.
An explosion at about 2 pm sent workers fleeing from a wooden factory on Hawthorn Street. Fire Chief Hudson ordered a general alarm and called in help from Everett, Revere, and East Boston. A fireboat from Boston aided in dousing flames that spread across the third floor and damaged the building and roof, with water as the main damage to the plant.
Leo Barrett, an operator for a private detective agency, was identified by three men as the gunman in the South End case but police concluded he was not the suspect. Barrett was questioned, then released without arraignment after the matter was reviewed by the lower court.
The Rev Dr Alexander Blackburn urged the G A R to back and cheer young soldiers bound for foreign soil to defend democracy. At the eighth joint banquet and 51st reunion of the Massachusetts Cavalry Veterans Association held at the Revere House 150 veterans wives and children attended. General George Byron Loud of New York was toastmaster and Mrs Laura McNear of Easton Penn spoke.
Seven and eight cent fares sparked confusion as a six months trial of higher rates began on the Middlesex and Boston lines. The fare depends on earning capacity of the line. Patrons traveling from Somerville to Concord faced three rates with five cents from Somerville to Arlington Heights, seven cents to Lexington Park, and eight cents from the park to Concord.
Secretary Daniels chaired a conference with over twenty shipbuilders and engine makers to assess expanding U S destroyer production. Officials reviewed capacity to add hulls while engines and equipment pose the main bottleneck. The effort aims to place the United States first in destroyer output and boost sea lane safety.
Governor McCall asks Public Safety Committee to intervene in Lynn shoe trouble ongoing since April 19 as local officials seek state help to calm a dispute impacting the town.
Mrs Edith Fuller of Medford confessed to a four month Boston area daylight housebreaking spree, saying she entered homes with a false key. She implicated robberies at Mrs Judith Cotton of West Somerville and listed other targets with police noting 17 Roxbury and 20 Medford breaks.
Clarence M. Fuller, who told police he was a bookkeeper for the Suffolk Brewery Company, protested innocence of knowledge of his wife’s involvement in the case.
Local sealers urged to prosecute sellers of short weighed wrapped bread. State Commissioner Thure Hanson, citing H B Endicott, demands strict enforcement of false or insufficient weight laws and immediate reweighing and reporting of noncompliant packages.
Miss Katherine Herrick daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert F Herrick of Milton married Lt Houghton Pierce Metcalf son of Mr and Mrs Stephen O Metcalf of Providence yesterday at St Michael's Church Milton in a ceremony attended by family.
Fifty-one makers have raised prices since January. Former $1200 and $1400 cars now cost $300 to $400 more than a month ago. No racing aims. emphasis on endurance and dependable, low-maintenance service for day to day use. Hudson claims unmatched endurance and long-term reliability.
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