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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
1
Watertown man rescued from the Charles River at Brighton by Metropolitan Officer John F. Mulvihill yesterday. The incident ended with two skaters saved despite the fall.
Metropolitan police officer John S. Mulvihill saved two young men from drowning after they broke through the ice on the Charles River near the Stillman Infirmary. The skaters were Earl R. Evans aged 24 of 8 Hawthorne Avenue and Edward Barry aged 14 of 820 Mt Auburn Street Watertown.
Officer Mulvihill on duty near the bank crawled with a ladder to reach two men trapped on thin ice. The ice gave way as he reached the edge, throwing him in. He gripped ice and pulled both men to safety before returning to shore. They were sent to Cambridge Hospital. Evans was released last night and Barry remains hospitalized but progressing. Mulvihill suffered no serious injuries.
Edward J. Dunn assistant janitor at Marlboro High School rescued two young women Milas Esther Dacey and Miss Mary S&J Onge who had fallen through ice in the reservoir. He swam the first to safety and dragged the second to firm ice before heading home to dry his clothes.
David Knowles lies between life and death from a revolver wound at Emery Eaton’s South Seabrook home as police hunt Edmund Marshall of Salisbury Mass for the shooting. Local officials and residents from nearby towns assist in the manhunt ongoing January 10.
Mr Knowles and Mrs Knowles hosted Abraham Dow when Marshall arrived in a violent mood. Mrs Knowles fled through a window. Marshall shot Knowles in the right lung after entering a room. Knowles pursued Marshall as he fled toward Salisbury, Mass.
Patrick J. O’Neil age 23 of 82 Franklin Street Somerville and William Ahearn age 25 of 84 Franklin Street Somerville were arrested by Charlestown police for robbery with a dangerous weapon after they allegedly entered the Margaret Mealey shop at 79 Cambridge Street Charlestown Saturday noon. They demanded money while a revolver was held to the clerk and $2.70 in nickels was stolen. A third youth was released after being implicated but later cleared.
An excited citizen attempted to trigger three alarms for a small blaze at 115 Howland Street Roxbury around 7 45 last night. A fireman stopped the man before a general alarm was sounded as the rescuer wrestled with the fire box hook awaiting apparatus. The caller believed response was slow and repeatedly pulled the hook, though alarms were not dispatched.
Barcelona officials urge government to lay a direct cable between Spain and New York after delays to Spain U.S. cablegrams. The protest comes from the Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona via Paris reporting at 12:20 a.m. on Jan 11.
Tremont Chandler and Berkeley Sts European plan manager Chas E Sleeper Boston Hotel Co lessees near Back Bay stations. Private baths long distance phone in each room first class cuisine. 50 single suites 1.50, 100 double suites 2.00, 50 double suites alcove 2.50 to 3.00. Baggage transferred free. Club breakfast specials and varied seafood and entrees listed with prices. Guests may order until 11:55 p.m.
Marshall P. Wilder author and humorist died in a St. Paul hotel from heart disease with pneumonia. He had been in declining health two weeks and canceled a vaudeville engagement Friday. The body was sent to New York. his wife had died over a year ago and friends noted his sadness affected his health.
Marshall P. Wilder born in Geneva in 1859 became a famed humorist and vaudeville performer. He started young with penny shows, later entertaining in London for royal audiences and touring worldwide 1904 15. Wilder married Sophie Cornell Hanks in 1903. his wife died in 1913 leaving two children. He authored several books and edited a compilation of merrymakers. His home was Atlantic City.
In Marlboro the body of Mrs Timothy H Honen was found in the vestibule of the Immaculate Conception church after collapsing in her pew during Mass celebrated by Rev Father Lawless. The tragedy occurred as the service proceeded with congregants in attendance.
The aged mother of Jesse Pomeroy, the Charlestown life solitary prisoner, died of pneumonia at her granddaughter's home in North Weymouth. She had fought for over 30 years for his freedom. Pomeroy will learn of the death in the morning as news reached the prison after nightfall.
Governor Walsh delays action on allowing Jesse Pomeroy to attend his mother's funeral. Quarantine at the house of Mrs. Ruth M. Pomeroy restricts entry to clergy and undertaker only, requiring a sealed coffin and removal to an undertaker's room. Pomeroy, imprisoned for life for the murder of two South Boston children, had long sought a pardon aided by his mother’s persistent advocacy.
Dr Paul Sandfort of Flushing L I sues Fred Stark Pearson once a Boston and Maine agent now a prominent engineer and landowner in Great Barrington New York London Paris and Barcelona. Sandfort claims Miss Natalie Pearson owes him 5000 for services and seeks recovery through her father. He filed an attachment for 25000 against the Pearson estate in Great Barrington.
Back of his suit the doctor asserts there is one of the greatest sensations society has known for many years. Ralph H. Robb, the doctor's lawyer, is of counsel from the old South building.
The Times reports sixteen German aeroplanes seen over the English Channel on Sunday morning. Conditions forced the pilots to abort the England raid and redirect toward Dunkirk, with the craft turning back mid voyage.
German airships raided Dunkirk from Zeebrugge today, dropping about thirty bombs as residents faced terror. Despite the shelling, casualties were limited with several wounded and no deaths reported. property damage remains unlisted. The attack, third in as many days, underscores a determined raid campaign.
The official notices report Britain’s preliminary reply to the US protest over detention of US port cargoes. France and Germany clash at Nieuwport Soissons with French attempts repelled. A night French assault on Burnhaupt fails with 200 French prisoners and a machine gun captured. Soissons on the Aisne shelled as Germans fail to recapture trenches. French artillery bombards German trenches from Rheims to the Argonne. German attack on the Meuse Apremont heights checked by French fire. Hundreds of religious workers face starvation after Turkish expulsions from camps in Holy Land and Armenia.
Ad copy claims Father John's Medicine heals throat and lungs and aids colds. The promotion presents the product as best for respiratory relief.
Britain’s preliminary reply to the US note on shipping conditions was released in Washington and London. Officials say it concurs with US views that neutral commerce should only be interrupted when necessary and aligns with established international law principles.
Secretary Bryan released a brief statement saying the reply is preliminary and not complete, postponing further comment. The British note acknowledges American principles but cites shipper frauds and rising neutral trade as evidence that Germany and Austria may covertly obtain contraband through neutrals, while promising redress if the fleet exceeds lawful limits.
The item notes celestial events and calendar details: last quarter on January 8, new moon January 15, first quarter January 23, full moon January 30. It marks the 11th day of the year, 21st day of winter, and Day 9b with a 20m day length increase. Mentions Jupiter Saturn Venus Mars, and auto lamps times. References Alexander Hamilton born 1755 and Bayard Taylor born 1825. Alabama seceded in 1861. One year ago eruptions on Satsura Island Japan killed several hundred.
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in Boston and nearby areas, with a possible transition to rain or snow at night or Tuesday. Winds are expected to be moderate and variable, turning southeast later. Observations include reported temperatures and average figures from the previous day and prior year, with data labeled by Thompson's Spa.
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