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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1915

Page

2

Ford's Man Says War's End Is Near

Stockholm crowds cheer a peace hopeful meeting at the Academy of Music as delegates report progress toward negotiations. Louis Lochner hints Ford plans and a crusade team reports belligerents may seek peace. Norwegian delegate Haugerud joins, Inez Milholland Boissevan plans to depart, Danish writer Caret-Etlar en route with a peace plan. A wireless from Ford says he is feeling better and wishes luck.

Stockholm Academy of Music Louis Lochner Lochner Ford Executive Committee Moses Red Sea Aked Harold Haugerud Inez Milholland Boissevan Mme Inez Caret-Etlar Ford

Pilgrim Shortcomings Highlighted by Lochner Remarks

Mr. Lochner noted that many crusaders lacked European political training for peace terms. He said experts from the belligerents would be invited to conferences. M. P. Arnoldson, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, expressed doubt of the ex-

Lochner M. P. Arnoldson

Hanna Quits Ford Expedition Amid Illness

Copenhagen dispatch reports North Dakota Governor L B Hanna severed ties with the Ford expedition and is very ill, probably with typhoid, per Exchange Telegraph.

London L. B. Hanna North Dakota Exchange Telegraph Company Copenhagen

Romance Started On Island For The Lepers

A romance born at the Penikese Island leper colony culminated in a marriage between Melvin A. Nason and Edith Huntress. The ceremony took place at Newton Junction, New Hampshire, after they met on the island in Massachusetts.

Osborne to be ousted as Sing Sing warden

Governor Whitman orders an inquiry and a conference with the Prison Superintendent to decide a successor after charges against Osborne's character. He asserts he knows nothing of the evidence, while the prison office notes no automatic temporary replacement exists. Osborne served since late 1914 and previously studied penology at Auburn.

Riley Osborne Governor Whitman Executive Mansion Whitman Superintendent of Prisons Sing Sing Auburn Prison Tom Brown

Osborne Indicted on Perjury and Prison Misconduct

Westchester grand jury returns two indictments against Thomas Mott Osborne warden of Sing Sing. One charges perjury in testimony to the State Prison Commission inquiry and the other lists six counts accusing failure to perform duties, allowing prisoner fights, failing to prevent felonies, failing to report immorality, allowing visits to the death house, and improper relations with inmates.

White Plains N. Y Thomas Mott Osborne Sing Sing Westchester County Grand Jury Rudolph Diedling State Prison Commission Osborne Charles Becker

Sing Sing Warden Osborn Indicted Amid Conspiracy Claims

Warden Thomas Osborne of Sing Sing arrives in New York and faces indictment by Westchester County grand jury. He denounces the proceedings as a conspiracy and says he will not post bail, expecting to await trial in jail. He accuses corrupt political elements and prison officials of profiting from vice and privilege.

New York Thomas Osborne Sing Sing Prison George W. Kirchwey Columbia University Westchester County Grand Jury White Plains

Five Children Die From Christmas Candy Tragedy

Reported deaths follow a Christmas candy incident with five children among the victims. John E. Lillis, age 2 years 7 months, was buried from the family home yesterday. Additional deaths have been recorded in Brighton and one in Cambridge.

Lillis John E Brighton Cambridge

Illness and deaths linked to mystery candy exposure in Boston area

Robert Sullivan and several children from Cambridge and Brighton die or fall seriously ill after a mysterious illness. Dr Fred Lyons and other physicians report multiple cases in Greater Boston with few clues on origin. Parents suspect candy from a church or school event may be involved.

Robert Sullivan Garrett Sullivan Reservoir Street Cambridge Boston Sullivan Francis Patrick Kelly Parson Street Brighton Miriam Helen MacDougall Horace G. MacDougall Bigelow Street Fred Lyons Fairbank Street Gordon Lyon Fred Fred MacDougall Washington Street Miriam Donald Coughlan Charles Coughlan Hobart Street Greater

Candy poisoning blamed for Cambridge and Brighton deaths

An acidosis outbreak linked to Christmas candy sickens several children in Cambridge and Brighton. A 3-year-old, Francis Kelley, dies after severe stomach cramps and vomiting, with others including two sisters affected. doctors caution the illness is not contagious and may involve multiple families.

Horace G. MacDougall Sullivan Cambridge Robert Brighton Post Francis Albert Kelley Patrick J. Kelley Parsons Street May Gertrude Little Francis Francis

Stricken Child in Cambridge Dies Amid Epidemic

Robert Sullivan of Cambridge reports his son Robert G Sullivan fell ill Thursday afternoon and died at the hospital Sunday night as the epidemic swept the area. The boy had been bright and healthy until the onset of illness as other children in the Sullivan family battled the same ailment.

Robert Sullivan Cambridge Garrett Sullivan Reservoir Street Robert G. Sullivan

Puzzled Father Speaks on MacDougall Baby Death Case

Mr and Mrs H G MacDougall of Brighton describe their 19 month old Miriam’s sudden illness and death from acidosis. Dr Morse and Dr Lovett Morse note acid intoxication not linked to poison, food, or contagion. Families in Brighton and Cambridge report similar illnesses among children closely connected by proximity and kinship.

H. G. MacDougall Bigelow Street Brighton Miriam John Lovett Morse MacDougall Frederick Lyon Cambridge Starton Dr. Lyons Frederick MacDougall, Jr Frederick MacDougall Donald Coughlan Charles Coughlan Hobart Street Children’s Hospital Boston Somerville

Burial permits held for probe into children deaths

Medical Examiner Magrath orders burial permits held pending police investigation into the children's deaths. Cambridge officials will take similar action as the probe continues.

Magrath Cambridge

Three year old Robert dies after illness at home

A three-year-old boy, Robert, fell ill at home after eating candy and drinking milk. Doctors gave no clear cause and he died at the hospital. The boy’s family includes seven children. Mr. Sullivan works at Blake & Knowles Pump Works.

Robert Sullivan

Acidosis Linked to Brighton Illnesses With Two Fatalities

Dr Henry S Rowen reported an acidosis outbreak in Brighton and Cambridge with two confirmed deaths and multiple nonfatal cases since Friday. The first patient was Catherine Lillis age 17 Etna Street and her brother John E Lillis died a day later at age two years seven months. The cause remains uncertain and candy is not yet ruled out.

Henry S. Rowen Brighton Catherine Lillis Etna _ street Michael Lillis John E. Lillis Bowen Cambridge

Poison Candy Suspected in Five Child deaths

Doctors say acidosis from potent acid in Christmas candy may have caused five child deaths. Possible links to school or church events being investigated. concern over glucose substitutes and careless manufacturing raised as factors.

Doctors report Brighton cases of acute acidosis in children

Dr. John Lovett Morse of Back Bay said he learned of 11 or 12 Brighton cases with similar symptoms this morning. A child died recently from the same ailment at Children's Hospital in Boston, and Morse diagnosed the McDougall child as acidosis after ruling out other causes.

John Lovett Morse Back Bay MacDougall Brighton Children's Hospital Boston Morse McDougall

What Acidosis Is and How to Treat It

Acidosis is described as an acid condition of the blood caused by highly acidic candy. It alters blood pH, hindering nourishment delivery. Doctors treating Brighton and Cambridge children recommend large sodium bicarbonate and glucose doses, plus alkaline injections into the digestive tract and subcutaneous injections into the chest.

Brighton and Cambridge

Tug Daniel Villard Believed to Be Lost

Havana December 28. The captain of the American molasses tank barge Detroit aboard towed by the Cuban steamer Regina said today that the American tug Daniel Villard is believed lost with a crew of 20 after being torn from its anchors during a Gulf of Mexico hurricane last week.

Havana Daniel Villard Gulf of Mexico Detroit Regina

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