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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
Thomas Forey, 18, a well known East Boston youth, was shot and killed at the Boston Cold Storage Company wharf around 9 pm when Lawrence W. James, the company watchman, fired as Forey advanced, prompting James to claim he feared an attack.
A Boston watchman, 26, shot and killed Forey after confronting a suspected burglar at a wharf. Forey died at East Boston Relief Hospital from a chest wound. James was arrested for manslaughter. Forey’s parents live on Border Street, East Boston, and James resides on Pleasant Street, Charlestown.
Worcester, Dec 17 The engagement of Austin P. Cristy editor and proprietor of the Worcester Telegram to Miss Katherine V. Horan a stenographer for a local Insurance company was announced today by P H. Horan proprietor of a Mechanic street bowling alley and brother of the bride to be Cristy is 62 and a widower Miss Horan 27 He has three children and is reputed a millionaire He left the practice of law in 1884 to found the Telegram and made his fortune in newspapers His recreation has been horse racing and he owns one of the finest stables in Worcester county.
Fifteen worshippers at St Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Fall River fainted from coal gas during services. They were carried outside and revived by physicians after police found drafts on two furnaces not properly adjusted following coal addition.
Ex Representative John H Casey aged 66 of Lee died at home after a long life of public service. He joined Company M of the 17th Massachusetts Volunteers at 16 and was wounded in the Wilderness battle May 6, 1864. He served in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1900 and 1901 and was a friend of Governor Walsh. Funeral at St Marys Church Saturday at 9 AM followed by burial in St Marys Cemetery.
A human rescue chain formed on thin river ice along the Charles River near River ton pulled two men from the frigid water after they fell in while skating near the shoreline.
Four inmates at the Merrimack county jail in Concord New Hampshire escaped by cutting a ceiling hole during a guard's absence. They climbed to the attic then the roof and slid 40 feet to the ground on a rope woven from blankets.
Robert King 24 and John H Halfrey 80 were saved after breaking through ice on their skate from The Charles to Riverton. Frank Hallfrey Samuel Halfrey and Walter Arsenault aided, pulling them to safety near Metropolitan Park Brighton then to Newton Centre homes. all unharmed.
A brief notice announces a clever sketch titled Marubushu San by John Luther Long known for Madame Butterfly to appear in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
United press report notes Russian retreat and Galician front gains, British protectorate status for Egypt, and the German raid on English coast towns. London declares England must defend the island while recruitment surges and public fear grows of invasion.
Four inmates escaped from the old section of the jail around 5 PM using a roof descent. A rope of tied blankets and improvised clothing aided the exit as posses from the region scour the countryside. Three men, larceny sentences, Jared Miller, Ernest Hartford, John Donovan. the fourth Paul Snow awaiting trial for breaking and entering.
A chaotic scene unfolds as six lions burst from cages during a theatre performance. They charge into the audience causing a panic while several attendees are attacked by the bears? (Note: source text mentions lions and audience attack. details on injuries and exact location remain unclear.)
A bank robbery suspect, dubbed an auto bandit, robs multiple banks before police confrontations end in the suspect’s death. Authorities describe it as a violent crime spree ending with the officer involved shooting.
Cincinnati reports the life of Frank G. Hohl ended after a three hour crime spree that included robbing two banks stealing a car and a pistol duel with police. Thirteen thousand one hundred dollars vanished and authorities suspect a female confederate aided the bandit before his death.
A report notes that Hohl's last outlawry began just after 10 o clock this morning with his entry into the scene. Further details continue on page 4 second column.
Howard Robbins, of 7 Minton street, Dorchester, pulled 12 year old Alice Fouhey from in front of an electric car on Savin Hill avenue near Pleasant street. He climbed from the vestibule to the fender, snatched the girl to the platform, and held her until the car stopped.
Six lions escape from a theatre cage and rush into the audience causing a stampede. Lioness Alice moves into a street, then an apartment house where police shoot to stop the animals. One officer is seriously wounded. another may die as bullets and claws injure several others.
Five animals remained loose in the theatre as the audience fled to safety. Spectators scrambled for exits and left behind various items in the panic while crews secured the building and pursued the errant creatures.
Rear Admiral Fiske told the House naval committee that the United States Navy lags five years in key skills. He cited deficits in aircraft, mines, scout cruisers, destroyers, submarines, mine sweepers, and trained officers and men, urging action to reach maximum readiness.
Committee members focus on Admiral Wiske views about enemy forces bombing U S cities. He cites a 600 to 660 mile range for airship sorties off the coast and compares foreign navies, noting American gunnery lags only due to lack of practice. He warns defeats could expose the Panama Canal and discusses mines and submarines.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Friday and Saturday with a slight warming trend. Winds from the moderate southwest and west.
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