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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
3
A July heat wave from July 1 to 5, 1911, caused over 500 deaths across the United States, with 431 heat deaths and 80 drownings. Cities from the North Atlantic coast to the plains reported numerous prostrations and fatalities, the death toll and heat illness figures still fragmentary but alarmingly high.
Albany reports no tetanus cases linked to the Fourth of July celebration, the first time in state health history. The prior year saw 18 cases.
The Lehigh Valley railroad fined 40,219 by Judge Holland for granting illegal concessions or demurrage charges on freight rates to Bethlehem Steel. Bethlehem Steel, convicted of receiving the concessions, paid a similar fine recently.
Thomas Duffy, 32, of 7 Hanson Street, stabbed Mrs. Josephine Middleton at 15 Davis Street, then cut his own throat. After failing to kill himself he fled through Albany Street, jumped onto the Broadway bridge parapet, and dived into the river headfirst from about 30 feet, as bystanders watched in horror.
A man wounded in the throat leaped from a dive, laughed at rescuers, and swam toward a boat with four boys nearby. Draw tenders pulled him from the water and he was taken to City Hospital. The stabbed woman, Mrs Middleton, lay bleeding upstairs and was later moved to City Hospital. The assailant, Daniel Jordan, gave a false name at first, was identified later, and had lived on Cedar Street, recently out of work and drinking heavily.
Four young men traveling from Bridgeport to Boston in a car wrecked when it hit a tree along Commonwealth Avenue Newton. Dr. Cowles at the wheel and passengers Muchmore Rance and Williams describe the crash, noting the heat and slow speed of about 18 to 20 miles per hour and stating the accident could not have been avoided under the circumstances. Williams sustained internal injuries. Muchmore broke his arm.
Dr. Edmund AL. Cocks a leading US dermatologist died at his Rockaway Park summer home after being overcome by heat during a Harlem Hospital clinic. A 66 year old author and international dermatology figure, he contributed to major journals and addressed the 1898 London congress.
A single bottle of Adamson's Cough Balm claims to cure almost any cold. The advertisement asserts fast relief and broad effectiveness, targeting readers seeking simple home remedies.
New York July 5 The Appellate Division rules a woman may break a marriage promise without liability when fraud induced the agreement Justice Seabury notes marriage promises are unique and fraud may justify withholding performance Hochstein countersues for damages claiming expense and anguish from Gross’s conduct
Sophia R Wetterling wife of Siegfried Wetterling sues Ida Budin trained nurse for $15000 alleging alienation of her husband’s affections. Wetterling, living with Carl Solberg’s Melrose family, claims Miss Budin caused marital strain and lodging disputes amid disputed rent and letters.
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