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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
5
William F. Crawford, living at 30 Railroad Avenue, was found dead in his room this afternoon. Mrs. Louis Boneventura, who roomed there, detected a gas odor and found gas cocks turned on. Crawford was married but long-divorced and leaves a son, Earl Crawford, in South Framingham.
Boston taxi drivers organized an Independent Auto-Cab Association at 14 Park Square with 80 members aiming to end private carriage stands by hotels and clubs. They propose making stands public to slash fares, seek legal rights on streets, and urge authorities to curb new licenses amid graft claims and hotel payments.
Melvin H. Couch a prominent Sullivan county lawyer and Republican figure was found dead in his Monticello office. Investigators including the district attorney and coroner are examining suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. Couch had twice served as county district attorney and was a close ally of Governor Odell.
A long advertisement claims a 42 year study on ruptured men from California, promoting the Clothe Automatic Passaging Truss as a superior breakthrough. It touts a 60 day trial, no cost if it fails, waterproof design, and endorsements from 5000 people including physicians, asserting it cures strains and muscle weakness behind rupture.
Dr. R Kendrick Smith opened a course on Physical Ideals at Huntington Chambers criticizing dirt as a disease source while a freight car carrying acetylene gas tanks exploded near West Cambridge freight yards at 4 50 am. Four nearby towns reported the blast as bright flames lit the night. no injuries occurred and two cars burned causing about 4000 in losses.
Beverly December 21 Allen H Bennett longtime Beverly resident died at Beverly Hospital after four days with heart disease aged 47 Funeral arrangements to be announced by the family in a forthcoming notice
Helen Barrett aged 20 freed herself from gag and ropes at her Fort Plain area home after an attack last night in which her father was murdered by a robber or robbers seeking money. The incident was discovered early this morning arousing the county.
John Barrett, 60, was clubbed and shot in his residence while his daughter Helen Barrett was bound and gagged in an adjoining room. The killer remains unknown as authorities search for clues with bloodhounds unused. The Barrett home area hosts state highway construction with many laborers nearby.
Cannibals in Neumecklenburg, an island in the Bismarck Archipelago, massacred Dr Deiniger and another German scientist along with 14 natives who were with them, near Brisbane dated December 21.
Dawson City patient G A Hatch with diabetes was near death until a friend described Fulton’s Diabetic Compound. Hatch reportedly recovered after taking the remedy, traveling to California for supply and later visiting Portland Maine. The notice urges purchase from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and requests a pamphlet from John J Fulton Co San Francisco.
More than 500 attendees including leaders from Jewish organizations and laymen gathered at Knights of Pythias hall in Boston to launch Harry Cabbit lodge the 20th lodge of the Independent Order Sons of Israel. The group is mainly composed of druggists doctors and lawyers.
The lodge honors Harry Cabbit, a prominent West End druggist, who was elected president of the new organization.
Funeral services for Frank J Rand bursar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be held at his home 1574 Beacon Street Brooksline today at 10 o clock A second service will be held at the cemetery chapel in Lowell where interment will take place The 1 o clock train will carry mourners from Boston to the service in Lowell
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