13 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1914
Page
1
Charles Sumner Bird sends a telegram from Oak Bluffs Massachusetts praising the Boston Post for publishing his full statement on his candidacy. He commends fair treatment and non partisan journalism noting other papers printed selective remarks.
Celia Coleman the Freeport maid now jailed in Mineola will testify for the State against Mrs. Edwin Carman. She has altered her account of the June 30 shooting of Mrs. Louise Bailey and is described as the State's strongest witness for an indictment attempt by the grand jury.
Horace H. Lurton, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, died suddenly yesterday in a hotel in Atlantic City. The event ends a long career on the high court and reverberates through national government circles.
Associate Justice Horace Harmon Lurton of the United States Supreme Court died suddenly in Atlantic City at a hotel. He collapsed from heart failure caused by cardiac asthma. He was 70 years old.
The Justice who arrived July 1 as Chief Justice White and other associates attended preliminary tributes. He fell ill after a midnight walk and died at 5 AM. His wife and son Horace H. Lurton Jr of Nashville were present at his bedside. Funeral plans focus on Clarksville Tennessee with services in the city where he practiced law for two decades.
Burdett Business College announces its opening and enrollment for September 8 at 18 Boylston Street. Prospective students are urged to enroll for courses and career training in business fields.
A store safe at the Berlin Credit Company on Market Street Lynn was blown open just before 3 am. Robbers escaped with 247 dollars in cash several diamonds and a gold watch. Patrolman Donough frightened them away and no arrests have been made. Gloves left behind and a three foot jimmy are key clues. Police note the robbers were experienced and had planned the break not finished their search.
East Rochester reels after a deadly crossing crash that killed five Free Baptist Church young people and Eddie Deveney of Blackington Massachusetts. Several others suffer serious injuries in yesterday afternoon disaster. The town mourns as investigators probe what happened.
Acute sorrow grips East Rochester as mourners gather for the Free Baptist Church community. The dead, known for leadership among youths in the village and city and for talents in music and elocution, are recalled amid widespread mourning.
Moon phases noted from last quarter on July 15 to full on August 5 with daily timing. Historical anniversaries include the Battle of the Pyramid in 1797, the 1863 New York anti-draft riot, and the 1866 Great Eastern starting the Atlantic cable. Also recalls a yacht Alberta incident a year ago in Boston harbor.
Forecast for southern New England calls for partly cloudy skies Monday with likely local showers Monday night or Tuesday. Northern New England can expect similar conditions with a mix of sun and possible showers and scattered thunder showers.
Fragmentary weather data listing temperatures and times for yesterday across several readings. Includes repeated digits and unclear labels such as MBB and Ts, with highs around mid 70s to low 80s and evening values.
National results include Boston 12 over St. Louis 5 and New York 7 over Chicago 2. Philadelphia 7 defeated Cincinnati 4. Federal action features St. Louis 4 over Kansas City 1 and Chicago 6 over Indianapolis 5 in the first game, with Indianapolis Chicago 2 in the second game.
Belfast July 12 Nationalists and Unionists clashed at Kilven County Derry during Boyne Day celebrations. Revolver shots and stone throwing occurred as crowds gathered under an Orange arch. Police intervened halting the melee and rescuing a severely mauled Nationalist.
Unionists fired revolvers and shouted for rifles as crowds gathered. Prominent Unionists urged followers to stay calm while police persuaded Nationalists to depart. Local priests marked the day as Orangemen's holiday and urged restraint to prevent disturbances.
Ulster marks the Boyne anniversary with a large demonstration at Drumbeg near Belfast where Sir Edward Carson will speak. The actual anniversary day saw quiet religious observances in Ireland and Orange demonstrations in Scotland leading to four arrests.
Giant hailstones nearly two inches diameter smashed hundreds of panes of glass and damaged gardens two miles wide. Elm trees fell and a hen yard lost over 2000 chickens while residents endured cyclone like winds and a 100 to 30 degree plunge. Roger J. Sherman collected hail in his racing car and touted canning the first hailstones in the country.
A foggy collision off Round Shoal north of Nantucket sinks the schooner George P. Hudson. Captain Thomas, aboard Cambridges manned vessel, perishes with his ship while Captain John Thomas helps others to escape. Two unknown sailors die. Middlesex steamer bound from Boston to Norfolk collides amid thick fog.
London auction houses reveal a Robert Louis Stevenson letter collection with a moving poem for his wife who died in 1887 after seven years of marriage. The verse asks what can be promised to make her happier in the coming year.
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