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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1916

Page

12

Arrest of William Morrison alias Count Delaney in New York

After a long police search, William Morrison alias Count Delaney was arrested in New York on a larceny charge for $9482. The complainant is Wesley A. Gove & Co., formerly at 67 Milk Street Boston. Morrison was located by police in Beaver Street, New York where he ran a brokerage business.

William Morrison Delaney New York Wesley A. Gove & Co Who Milk Street Boston Harrison Beaver Street

Rubber Found in First Class Mails Detentions

In Falmouth a Dutch steamship Hollandia carrying mail from Buenos Ayres to Amsterdam had 1265 parcels of raw rubber removed from first class mail. Another detained ship Gelria on a South America voyage yielded 13 parcels of rubber.

London Hollandia Falmouth Buenos Ayres Amsterdam Gelria Farmouth South America

Trains Run by Caution Signal in Milford Crash Inquiry

Testimony at a joint ICC and utilities panel hearing claims extra No. 5 ran past a caution signal before colliding with the stalled Connecticut River Express in Milford. Witnesses describe speed near 45 to 50 mph, three men in the engine cab, and signals sometimes failing or showing false clears since installation.

New Haven New York, New Haven & Hartford Milford Interstate Commerce Commission State Public Utilities Commission W. R. Curtis McGinnis John W. Heath Woodmont Curtis Heath W. M. Spalding C. C. Elwell J. E. Sheehan

Schooner explosion kills two and injures six at Commonwealth Flats

A schooner carrying ninety gallons of gasoline exploded beside the Cromwell Oil Company hulk on Commonwealth Flats. Flames leaped as two men were lifted from the blaze and others were cast into the sea, leaving two dead and six injured.

Santos Cromwell Cromwell Oil Company Commonwealth Flats

Tragic Explosion Sinks Schooner Near Provincetown

In Provincetown a schooner exploded and sank in 25 feet of water near the new fish pier. Peter Bent and John Fisher were killed while Manuel Madero died at Carney Hospital. Joseph Lewis is missing. Five men were rescued despite icy, burning waters and injuries as fireboats battled the blaze.

Valerie Manuel Sousa Santos Jesse White James & Ella Francis Ragusa Guardian Captain Perry Eaton Manuel Madero Carney Ferdinand Sousa Frank Manuel Grata Joseph Combrema Provincetown Mary C. Santos Manuel Santos Peter Bent John Fisher Carney Hospital Joseph Lewis New Fish Pier

Elevated Tie-Up Delays Brookline Transit Late Night

An inbound Chestnut Hill Ipswich street car derailed at Washington Street and Brookline Avenue, halting service to the elevated and subway for about an hour. Miss Katherine Kelly, 164 Chestnut Hill Avenue, fractured her right forearm in the crush while alighting a stalled car. A half mile of cars queued until 10:30 p.m. No Brookline Village to elevated or subway service for the hour. Park Street and Boylston stations saw thousands delayed as theatres emptied. By around 11 p.m. cars resumed and normal service returned near midnight.

Brookline Transfer Chestnut Hill- Ipswich Street Washington Street Brookline Avenue Katherine Kelly C. A. Morse Chestnut Hill Avenue Brookline Village Park Street Boylston Street Brookline

Former Editor Edwin M Bacon Dies at 71

Edwin Munroe Bacon, 71, veteran author and former editor of the Post, died at his home after a lingering illness. A Boston journalist from the city’s “golden age,” he worked at the Boston Daily Advertiser, Illustrated News, Times, Globe, and Post, authoring several Boston history volumes. He is survived by a wife and daughter.

Edwin M. Bacon the Post Pinckney Street Edwin Munroe Bacon Boston Providence Philadelphia James L. Stone Foxboro Boston Daily Advertiser Charles Hale Chicago News Thomas Nast Time The Hour New York Springfield Republican New England Connecticut River Valley Connecticut Post

New Mill Planned for New Bedford by Manumet Mills

A new textile mill costing about 1 000 000 dollars will be built in New Bedford as part of the Manumet mills owned by William Whitman of Boston. The plant will employ about 1500 workers and operate 126 000 spindles.

New Bedford Manumet Mills William Whitman Boston

Personally Conducted Parties to California

A Boston advertisement promotes the C B and Q Railway Personally Conducted Parties to California. It emphasizes safety comfort and low cost for women traveling alone or with children and invites inquiries at 264 Washington Street Boston. Alex Stocks New England Passenger Agent endorses the service.

California Alex Stocks New Wingland Washington ,St Boston

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