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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1913

Page

1

Thaw Ex Governor Stone Arrives With Thaw Cash

Sherbrooke reports Thaw deportation plan to Norton's Mills Vermont with Guild Hall in Essex County as probable court scene. Sheriff Worthen arrival adds movement while Thaw's lawyers and New York officials prepare for extradition fight and potential Vermont retrial. Continued on Page 4 First Column.

Canada Norton’s Mills New York Stone Sherbrooke Que W. L. Shurtleff Harry K. Thaw Coaticook Thaw Vermont Guild Hall Essex County Montpelier M. H. Worthen St. Johnsbury Caledonian County Worthen Globensky Dominion of Canada United States Court House Mills Hornbeck Dutchess County Fie Pennsylvania W. A. Blakely Pittsburg Conger New York State

Man of the Woods recluse sighted near Horseshoe Pond

Wilbur Martin of Springfield Massachusetts reports seeing a half naked man in the forest around Horseshoe Pond whom he believes is Joseph Knowles the man of the woods. Knowles is a Boston artist who entered the wilderness naked three weeks ago to prove civilized man can survive as primeval man.

King and Bartlett Spencer Wilbur Martin Springfield Mass Horseshoe Pond Joseph Knowles Knowles Boston Great Forest

Fisherman dispute over forest denizen tale at camps

Guides at the camp and Kempshall camp on Big Spencer Lake question Martin's view and say the fisherman's description of the half naked forest inhabitant does not match Knowles account.

Kempshall Big Spencer Lake Martin Knowles

Portland Gloucester Newport Rd Weather Update

A brief weather note lists mileages: Portland 12 miles, Gloucester 30 miles, Newport Road 44 miles, with earlier times noted. The fragment suggests continuing details on page 7 first column.

A. M Portland Gloucester Newport Rd

August 31 Almanac with Birthdates and Local Notes

The note lists daily celestial events and anniversaries. It mentions Venus and Mars rising times, Jupiter and Saturn motions, a 7 01 evening lamp, and commemorates Elizabeth Poole Bret Harte and Edgar Nye with a Reams Station clash noted from 1864. It also recalls Boston’s record heat from a year ago.

Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Elizabeth Poole Taunton United States New Orleans Bret Harte Edgar Wilson Nye Bill Nye Ream’s Station Boston Mercury

Forecast for New England and Boston Area

Fair and cooler Monday across Boston and vicinity. Tuesday stays fair with light to moderate southwest to northwest winds. Northern New England sees showers Monday with cooler southern portions, then fair Tuesday. Eastern New York also fair Monday and Tuesday with light to moderate winds.

Boston Washington New England New York

Serious injury reported after Worcester street car crash

A Worcester collision injured eight people seriously or dangerously near Green and Spruce streets. Motorman Lewis Gaines and seven passengers were hospitalized with skull fracture, internal injuries, or broken bones. Excursionists from Lake Quinsigamond filled both street cars.

Lewis Gaines Worcester City Hospital John E. Burke Milbury Street Worcester City Hospital Peter Lambustes Conlin Court Louise Granberry Perry Avenue John Duggan Katherine Kane McCormick Court Bridget Flynn Elsworth Street Hannah McGrail Stone Street Katherine Wreen Ward Street Green and Spruce Streets Lake Quinsigamond Spruce Street

Old Taylorsport rescuer shot by saved man

In Taylorsport Kentucky William Zurelbery, noted as an elder resident, saved Lewis Phillips from drowning after a skiff capsized on the Ohio River. Phillips later returned to Zurelbery’s home, asked if he was the saver, and shot him through the heart before fleeing across the river amid a posse’s pursuit.

Taylorsport Lewis Phillips William Zurelbery Phillips Ohio River Zurelbry

Six Die as Train Hits Auto in Indiana

Six persons were killed and two injured when the Hoosier Limited passenger train struck an automobile at a grade crossing between Cedar Lake and St John s Indiana. The dead include George H Rubin his wife and child and Ona Cohen all residents of Chicago. The injured are Louis Rubin and Isador Schiller who are expected to recover. The crash occurred 12 miles south of Hammond and the train was halted with victims brought to Chicago.

Chicago Hoosier Limited Cedar Lake St. John's Ind George H. Rubin Louise Rubin Ona Cohen Louis Rubin Isador Schiller Hammond

Boiler Explodes at Rhode Island Drug Store Injuring Five

A boiler in Liggett's drug store on Weybosset street exploded this afternoon in Providence injuring Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Kennedy of West Roxbury and three others. The blast wrecked the store as pipes ran from the basement boiler around the storefronts near the cigar and candy counters. The cause was not determined but may involve a faulty automatic water system.

Providence R. I Hugh T. Kennedy Loretta Street West Roxbury Mass Liggett’s Weybosset Street Weybosset Mathewson Street

Soda shop boiler explosion injures several in Mathewson Street

At 4 35 a boiler explosion and pipe blast collapsed store fronts on Mathewson Street. Louise Nye a soda cashier was knocked from her cage by flying glass and bricks. Mr and Mrs Kennedy were struck by a torn brass sign and bruised but admitted to Rhode Island Hospital. Misses Dawson were cut by flying glass. Firemen found only surrounding woodwork burned and two gas tanks thrown but not exploded.

Louise Nye Mrs. Kennedy Mathewson Street Rhode Island Hospital Sarah Mary Dawson Thurber Avenue

Yesterday's Baseball Results Amid Close American Contests

In the American games Boston defeated Detroit 3 to 0 while Cleveland shut out New York 4 to 0. Philadelphia routed St. Louis 9 to 1 as Washington fell to Chicago 4 to 2. Detailed stories appear on pages 8 and 9.

Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Chicago NEW Old Colony Somerset ST Owen F. Farley, JR State St

Four rescued in Charles River basin near Weston Bridge

Two men a woman and a baby nearly perished when their canoe capsized in the Charles River near Weston Bridge. One man grabbed the infant and kept it above water until rescue teams arrived minutes later.

Charles River Weston Bridge

Moment of quick rescue on bridge saves woman and baby

A bystander on the bridge threw a life preserver to a woman swept under the bridge by a strong current. Officer Ryan of the Metropolitan police and Paul Andrews assisted in a boat rescue, bringing everyone to dry land. No serious injuries were reported and police did not release names.

Ryan Metropolitan Police Paul Andrews Westland Avenue Boston

Deaf Listen to Oil King at Euclid Avenue Church

John D. Rockefeller spoke softly to 200 deaf delegates at the 10th triennial convention of the National Association of the Deaf in Cleveland. His remarks were transmitted to the audience through the fingers of Mrs. Elmer E. Bates, the convention's honorary committee chair.

Cleveland John D. Rockefeller Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Forest Hill National Association of the Deaf Elmer E. Bates

Want Foss Offer Put In Writing Hyde Park Strikers Demand Written Pact

Nearly 1000 Hyde Park strike supporters crowded French's Opera House to press for Governor Foss to put the latest mayoral proposal in writing. A committee was sent to confer with Mayor Fitzgerald and return with a written offer for a vote at a special meeting Wednesday.

Hyde Park Governor Foss French Opera House Fitzgerald Foss

Strikers Reject Verbal Offer Pending Written Pact

The committee reported Governor Foss through Mayor Fitzgerald offered to arbitrate each striker's grievances if all returned to work on old terms. The strikers rejected the proposal, voting to wait for a written document signed by Governor Foss before deciding. Conference continued with discussion on next steps.

Foss Fitzgerald State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration Harold M. Stanley State Board

Policemen Kill Man After Picnic Incident in Providence

At a Consumers' Brewing Company picnic in Providence on August 24, police expelled a disorderly man. He returned to the grounds and killed Conrad Fueller, a brewer employed by the company, before officers could intervene.

Providence R. I Consumers’ Brewing Company Conrad Fuelner

Fatality at Cranston brewery picnic during brawl

At a Cranston brewery company picnic a drunken man fought police and assaulted a bystander named Fuelner, 43, who later died from a broken rib driven through his lung. The assailant fled and was not captured by late tonight. investigators warn of a likely homicide inquiry.

Brewing Company Cranston Fuelher Fuelner

Death of Mrs. Owen Wister at Saunderstown Rhode Island

The wife of novelist Owen Wister died today at Saunderstown Rhode Island soon after the birth of her fourth child, a daughter. Miss Mary Channing, a second cousin of her husband, she married Wister in 1898 and was active socially and educationally in Philadelphia.

Narragansett Pier R. I Owen Wister Philadelphia Saunderstown

Sea Lion Escapes at Boston Aquarium Tramples Woman

A sea lion escaped from the rotunda tank at Marine Park in South Boston yesterday scattering a crowd of onlookers. It toppled a middle aged woman as it charged toward the doorway, then dash back into the tank after staff and attendants wrestled it free.

Aquarium Marine Park South Boston Mowbray

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