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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
7
In Nahant on July 1 two boys, Alfred Gauthier eight and Raymond Hanson four, were badly burned and knocked unconscious after handling fireworks on the Relay House lawn. They were taken to Lynn Hospital for treatment as the blast rattled the town.
In Nahant on a beach behind the Relay House two boys Gauthier and Hanson injured when they lit exploded powder from Silver Dynamite Powder packages. Hanson lost an eye and Gauthier suffered severe arm cuts. They were rushed to Lynn City Hospital after the blast drew hotel guests and bystanders.
Postmaster Mansfield receives 15 automatic stamp vending machines for hotels and the railroad terminal in Boston. Made in Germany and sent from Washington for trial, the tall metal boxes will soon be set up for public use. A cent is deposited in a slot and a one cent stamp drops into an aperture immediately.
Somerville introduces a cherry theft measure targeting young lads. A 10 year old was taken from Maple avenue to the station by Patrolman Johnson for a talk with Captain Perry. Parents learned of the arrest only when other boys told them.
An investigation into yesterday morning's blaze at 27 and 29 Ward Street Roxbury led to the arrest of three boys ages 15 to 16. They are charged with arson after a match set hay ablaze and a three story house burned, with damage estimated at 1000 dollars.
The Cambridge School Board refuses to confirm William Bradbury and Ray Huling, signaling a broader consolidation of Cambridge Latin School English High and Rindge Manual Training. The plan envisions one headmaster over three schools with sub heads, potentially eliminating the two veterans. John W. Wood Jr. might be retained. decision delayed by committee member Florence Whitman’s absence.
Mrs. William E. Crowell died at her Dorchester home 249 Park Street after a brief illness. She was married last October and formerly Henrietta McKenna of South Boston, an eight year teacher at the Franklin School.
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