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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
1
Four victims die in Brighton with one death in Cambridge and other children in grave condition. Authorities suspect acid in candy as the cause while a child named Shevlin nears death amid pneumonia concerns.
Thom as L. Shevlin, Yale football coach and millionaire lumberman, lay near death in St. Paul from pneumonia contracted while coaching last fall. Dr B W Sippy rushed from Chicago, and partner H C Clark said Shevlin had a fighting chance to live as his condition worsened since Thursday.
Investigators initiate tests to identify who produced a candy containing powerful acid. Names and ages include Francis Kelley three years seven months from 234 Parson Street Brighton John Lillis two years seven months 17 Etna Street Brighton Katherine Lillis one year five months 17 Miriam Helen MacDougall one year eight months 73 Bigelow Street Brighton and Robert Sullivan three years nine months of Cambridge parent details listed.
Washington reports Austria will refuse disavowal of the submarine attack on the Italian liner Ancona and will not punish the submarine commander. Vienna’s reply expected within 48 hours. delivery in Washington may take two days due to communications. London says a partial conscription bill will be laid before Parliament next week to address war burdens.
Officials expect a cautious reaction to the note with no clear forecast from Ambassador Penfield. State Department and embassy circles foresee Austria offering strong guarantees for the future, shaping ongoing diplomacy and responses on the matter.
Data includes astronomical times for Portland Gloucester and Newport, moon phases, and daylight information. It also records anniversaries such as William E. Gladstone born 1809 and Andrew Johnson born 1808, plus historical events and ships.
Fair on Wednesday for Boston and vicinity then rain with rising temperatures and increasing east to south winds. Thursday brings rain and warmer temperatures then clearing and colder air in the afternoon and night. Washington forecast notes southern New England cloudy Wednesday with possible rain or snow and snow or rain on Thursday then clearing. northern New England cloudy with rain or snow at night and Thursday.
Data shows average temperature yesterday at 39.9 degrees with range from 24 to 24 degrees. Comparison indicates average yesterday was 12.0 degrees higher than the previous year.
Elmer R. Getchell of Medford High School arrived in East Boston aboard the Leyland liner Etonian wearing a decoration awarded to the few survivors of the Eighth Irish Regiment. He spent three months near the German front lines in the Arras region and spoke of harsh war experiences.
The narrator recalls lost friends from the trenches, calling them brothers despite not sharing blood. He notes many died while defending him during bayonet charges and mourns the shared agony of trench life.
Mrs. Mary Doran, 102, an inmate of the city farm, died at 7 30 tonight from burns suffered earlier when she accidentally set fire to herself with a match or coal while sitting in the farm house sitting room. Matron Mrs. Ernest Cook sustained severe burns trying to beat out the flames.
Miss Bessie Lukanoff, a Socialist nurse tied to a 1913 Worcester State Hospital investigation, attempted suicide by pistol and poison in Medford. She was later hospitalized in Malden in critical condition with a bullet wound and poisoned internal injuries at age 28.
Four Middlesex Fells park police officers responding to cries from 184 Sheridan Avenue found Miss Lukanoff on the floor in a blood pool. A revolver and a half emptied box of bichloride tablets were within reach as officers transported her to the station while summoning Dr. Padward Barrett.
Former Yale coach Shevlin returned from California to Minneapolis last Wednesday with pneumonia. Dr. Sippy then made a rapid Chicago to St Paul to aid him. Four attending physicians met at his home as Shevlin’s health failed. he had weighed less after training and, though rested, faced a fatal decline. He held $1,500,000 in life policies.
Patrick O Malley 21 of 54 Shirley street Winthrop was shot at his job in the New Haven Freight House 5 on Congress street South Boston by an unidentified man. He is in Massachusetts General Hospital with a flesh wound to the hip. Police say the shooting may stem from family trouble and O Malley will not speak. He was unloading a car when a man stepped from between two cars and fired three shots.
Concord New Hampshire December 28 jurors in the Morrison A Peaslee murder case visited Henniker the town where Howard W Peaslee was shot a new clue obtained by the defense hinted at identifying the shooter Shirley Peaslee Boston younger son of the late man delivered the clue racing a horse and light buggy to the hotel door as attorneys and officials waited for a train.
Witnesses say Judge and attorney Nathaniel Martin with George W. Hill fled in a buggy after a hurried exodus. A whispered consultation preceded their swift return toward Henniker Junction under escort.
Mrs Elizabeth Janson of Somerville pressed contempt charges against Fritz Janson for failure to keep alimony payments. Judge McLaughlin ordered an execution for $165 against Janson based on real estate valued over $10 000 in which he holds a full interest.
Albany N Y Dec 28 Thomas Mott Osborne the millionaire warden of Sing Sing prison will be removed from office as soon as a successor can be named This action probably will be taken tomorrow John B Riley state superintendent of prisons announced after learning specifications in the indictment returned by the Westchester county grand jury against the Sing Sing executive
Superintendent Riley asserts that no man under indictment should remain in wartime office, signaling a stance on accountability and leadership during crisis. The quote underscores calls for integrity in top defense roles amid ongoing legal scrutiny.
Copenhagen dispatch says no official reception for the Ford peace mission. The Danish peace association will not participate in a reception and the government will urge expedition members to hold meetings in private.
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