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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
5
A late night wirelessed distress sent to a revenue cutter reports the schooner Warner Moore floundering off Handkerchief light in four inch ice. The vessel is helpless and its navigation is paralyzed above deck, prompting urgent rescue efforts.
The Warner Moore crew of six huddled in a cabin as the schooner neared Handkerchief Shoals. The H M Whitney relayed distress to the cutter service while the Gresham and Androscoggin sped to the scene. A 75 mile gale battered the vessel leaving her deck ice bound and impassable.
Mayor elect Curley heads back to Washington with campaign issues foregrounded. He plans to address city concerns and outline policy priorities, aiming to establish his leadership and steer early actions for the upcoming term.
Mayor-elect Curley plans a month long rest in Asheville North Carolina with a brief ten day trip in total. He vows to press pre election aims including removing Building Commissioner Everett and reforming the downtown real estate assessment while seeking support from Washington on immigration and naval supply ship contracts. Scion Thomas Curley and other supporters saw him off at South Station amid a crowd of admirers.
A 92 year old woman Mary Connolly of 11 West Fifth Street South Boston was severely scalded when boiling water spilled on her while she carried a pail to thaw frozen cellar pipes. She was hospitalized at City Hospital.
John Ryan a 51 year old married bicycle shop proprietor on Emerald street South End was sentenced by Judge Chase in the Suffolk Superior Court to five to eight years in State prison on the girls complaint.
A jury yesterday convicted a man of mistreating young girls. The verdict concludes a trial detailing alleged abuse and harmed victims, with prosecutors arguing misconduct and the defense challenging credibility.
James Keefe, conductor of an inward bound Highland avenue car, was struck by an automobile on Highland. The incident left him injured and prompted a local inspection of traffic signals and pedestrian safety. Authorities are investigating the exact sequence of events and any contributing factors.
In Somerville last night a man received a bad cut on the back of his head and was shaken up after an incident opposite Prescott street. He was taken to Somerville hospital. Keefe was struck while alighting from the car to enter a store for change.
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