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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
5
On Union street two boys placed several railroad torpedoes on street car tracks causing a car to pass over them. The explosions alarmed numerous women passengers who attempted to jump from the car amid loud reports and fear.
James O Connell aged 14 of 8 Union Place and John Nelson aged 12 of 19 Lincoln Street found about a dozen torpedoes on the railroad right of way. They placed eight on Union Street causing explosions as a trolley passed. Police located the youths. torpedoes found with Nelson. Parents notified instead of arrest.
A 266 foot well on the Demoret farm north of Atchison is flowing salt water. The stream from the well shows a salt coating an eighth of an inch thick and a half gallon of water yields two ounces of salt. Gas bubbles continue to rise from the well.
Philadelphia reports the first burial in 32 years at Mikve Israel the old Hebrew cemetery. Miss Josephine E Etting of Baltimore great grandniece of Rebecca Gratz was laid beside her famed relative whose Ivanhoe connection is noted.
John C. Clifford of Westfield Massachusetts died in New London after collapsing from an apoplexy while swimming off Ocean Beach. He had arrived for a week’s vacation with friends and dived from a chartered motor boat. two doctors in the crowd failed to revive him.
A mother cat in a six story loft at 14 West Seventeenth Street fought flames and smoke to shield her six kittens. Firemen carried her out limp and nearly suffocated but alive. All six kittens died, the mother continuing to struggle toward the front windows with two kittens in her mouth.
A coal-black cormorant named Phebe deserts her mate Ignatius to woo Keeper Frank Meier in Franklin Park. Phebe adores Meier,following him, whisper-kissing him, and preening beside him while Ignatius laments the loss of their former harmony.
The 20th anniversary of Bishop Lawrence’s consecration is observed October 6 with sermons across the diocese. A service will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral with all New England bishops present, followed by an evening meeting at Symphony Hall and a carved Irish oak desk and chair presentation.
In Windsor Vermont the first Salvation Army corps among prisoners east of Chicago was organized by Salvation Army officials. More than 50 inmates were sworn in as soldiers, pledging to follow articles of war, obey prison rules, live exemplary lives, and strive to be good citizens.
In Tarrytown on Aug 24 tourists visiting Washington Irving historic spots, notably Suny s ide, Irving's old home, were upset by its closure under owner Alexander Duer Irving. The mayors board of trustees will consider steps after complaints.
Colonel Everett C. Benton, a Republican gubernatorial hopeful, urged that Massachusetts’ executive chair race be limited to self made men at a Republican outing in New Bedford. He said Democratic candidate David I. Walsh and Progressive candidate Charles Bird are self made as well, including himself.
Colonel Benon capped a Sylvan Grove clambake for 400 Republicans with a call for self made candidates in November. He praised Walsh of the Democrats and Bird of the Progressive party, then urged a decent wage and college funding from earnings. Other speakers included W. R. Glidden, David L. Parker, and Rep. Andrew P. Doyle.
Charles Cornell a renowned Boston and Maine railroad engineer was found dead in his York Beach home from heart failure. A Portland native, he started railroading in 1871 with the Portsmouth Saco Portland line and later moved to the Boston and Portland freight before transferring to the York Harbor and Beach branch last year.
Bar Harbor and society have no summer horse show or grand outdoor pageant this year. Instead, daily turkey trots replace the planned festivities as society dances and occupants console themselves with nightly gatherings and simple entertainments.
In Juliaetta Idaho on August 24 Wilbur Morse and Ray Taylor fired a long range rifle when a bullet deflected and struck the home of A M Pickens. The bullet grazed Blanche Pickens Morse 20 who sat in a rocking chair in the north part of town.
Spot Pond and Wright’s Pond near Boston drew thousands yesterday as cars ferried passengers every few minutes. About 15 000 people enjoyed the shade around Spot Pond reservoir while hundreds bathed at Wright’s Pond and the shore bustled with visitors.
A mountain lion attacked the flock of J. L. Moss, postmaster at Mossville in Newton County, killing several sheep. The nocturnal visits continue as efforts to kill the animal persist. tracks are six inches long.
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