Three Die in Heat Wave Officials Say Temperatures Soar
Officials report three deaths linked to a heat spell as temperatures climb across the region. Emergency crews warn residents to seek shade and stay hydrated while cooling centers open citywide.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
1
Heat claims three lives as city endures near 90 degree day
Manuel Silva aged 50 and Russell Curtis died after collapsing while unloading freight in Chelsea and on Warren Avenue near Boston Latin School. An unidentified man on Warren Avenue also died. Two others, Daniel McCormack and a second unnamed victim, linger at risk as 16 prostrations strain hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Silva
Commercial Street
Russell Curtis
State Street
Chelsea River
Revere
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Warren Avenue
Boston Latin School
City Hospital
Boston
Roxbury
Daniel McCormack
Broadway
South Boston
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Advertisement Ties to Nervous Ailments
An old classified style ad promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic for nervous disorders insomnia mental exhaustion and lassitude encouraging readers to keep a bottle on hand. The copy reflects period advertising language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Think Beach Victim Slain Probed by Police
Police investigators probing the death of a young woman found in the water at the head of Locust Street Winthrop last Thursday consider murder after joint State and metropolitan inquiry. Further details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Street
Winthrop
Metropoli
Winthrop Beach
Night Sky Notes and Historical Anniversaries
The entry lists celestial events and daily times including Last quarter on July 15 and full moon on Aug 5. It notes evening stars Venus and Mars, morning stars Saturn and Jupiter, and auto lamp schedule at 8 18. It also mentions anniversaries such as Rose Hartwick Thorpe born 1850 and a China event a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
U. S
Constitution
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Fort Wagner
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Weather Forecast for Boston and New York Area
Fair Saturday cooler at night Sunday fair with seasonal temperatures. Fresh westerly winds. Also forecast for Washington on July 17 calls for fair weather breezy and cooler nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Shington
Will File New Haven Suit Soon
Washington July 17 Negotiations between the New York New Haven Hartford railroad and the Department of Justice to dissolve the system peaceably ended today. The government will file its Sherman lawsuit to force a dissolution next week. The bill against the New Haven is nearly complete and will be finished immediately. Attorney General McReynolds will confer with President Wilson before filing for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Department of Justice
New Haven
McReynolds
Wilson
Rearranging the New Haven Case Seeks Negotiated Resolution
Mr. McReynolds resists court action but sees no other path to untangle the New Haven. He favors further talks with railroad officials, though department officials say the New Haven has rested its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McReynolds
Loth
New Haven
New Hampshire Bishop Engaged to Marry Isabel Goodrich
The Right Rev Edward M Parker bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire and Miss Isabel Goodrich, daughter of the late Rev James T Goodrich of Concord, are engaged. No wedding date is announced. Public notices advertise travel planning by Raymond and Whitcomb Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Edward M. Parker
Episcopal Diocese of
New Hampshire
Isabel Goodrich
James T. Goodrich
Giants Edge Pirates in 21-Inning Great Game
In Pittsburg on July 17 Captain Larry Doyle of the New York Giants delivered a decisive home run as the Giants defeated the Pirates 3 to 1 after 21 innings, the longest contest of the year and a dramatic late-night victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Doyle
Giants
New York
Pittsburg
New York Giants
Titan
Pittsburg Pirates
Larry
Doyle Delivers in Late Rally for Pirates
Bescher walked and Doyle sprinted to the plate as Adams faced the pressure of a pivotal moment. McGraw, watching from his seat, had seen Adams falter after Bescher’s single, and he gave Doyle the signal for action in a crucial inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bescher
Doyle
Babe
Adams
Pirates
McGraw
Rates on Brunswick fish shipments suspended by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed higher carload rates on fish from Brunswick Georgia to Philadelphia New York and Boston. The increases would have ranged from 10 to 17 12 cents per hundred. The suspension lasts until November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brunswick
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston Beats Detroit 8 to 2 in American League
Boston overwhelms Detroit 8 2 as Cleveland tops Washington 8 1 in a rain affected schedule. Philadelphia and Chicago game halted by rain, while New York and St. Louis also affected by rain delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
National League Scores: Boston Beats Cincinnati 1-0
Baseball results show Boston defeating Cincinnati 1 to 0 and Chicago topping Brooklyn 3 to 2. St. Louis won 8 to 4 over Philadelphia while New York edged Pittsburg 3 to 1 in 21 innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburg
Baseball scores from two leagues Tuesday night
Federal League games end in close fashion with Kansas City beating Chicago 3 to 2 in 14 innings. Indianapolis defeats St Louis 8 to 2 while Pittsburg wins 6 to 4 over Brooklyn and Baltimore upsets Buffalo 4 to 3. New England League sees Lynn 5 over Lowell 4 and Worcester 11 over Lewiston 3, with Fitchburg top Haverhill 6 to 5. Colonial League results include Woonsocket 2 Fall River Taunton 5 Brockton 3 New Bedford 3 Pawtucket 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Buffalo
Lynn
Lowell
Worcester
Lewiston
Lawrence
Portland
Fitchburg
Haverhill
Woonsocket
Fall River
Taunton
Brockton
New Bedford
Pawtucket
Philadelphia Man Luke Dillon Heads for Boston
Luke Dillon, a Philadelphia man released after 14 years in a Canadian prison, is staying in Atlantic City with his family for a few days before continuing to Boston in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Luke Dillon
Philadelphia
Boston
Cummings visits Dillon and highlights Irish supporters
Boston figure Matthew Cummings, former national Hibernian president, visits Dillon believed kidnapped by British agents for a Canadian trial on dynamite conspiracies. Cummings plans to take Dillon to Boston and promises a cordial welcome. he also visits O Donavan Rossa and his ill family, thanking Boston Post for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Cummings
Boston
Mr. Cummings
Hibernian Order
Order
Dillon
Hibernians
Clan-na-Gael
Philadelphia
Welland Canal
Cummings
Lberty
O’donovan Rossa
Boston Post
Florence Carman Breaks Silence in Manslaughter Case
In Freeport New York Mrs. Florence Carman, pale and composed, meets reporters at her residence to present her side of the manslaughter case surrounding the death of Mrs. Louise Bailey. She defends the grand jury and asks for quiet as she speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Corby
Florence Carman
Louis E. Bailey
Castle Square Hotel Specials in Tremont area cafes
Daily specials offer planked sirloin steak with potatoes and salad for two, whole planked spring chicken with asparagus and watermelon, fancy tenderloin on casserole with spring vegetables, fresh mackerel with sides, and broiled spring chicken with strawberries, all served for two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Chandier
Berkeley Streets
Mass Mine Clash Ends With Fire At Mammoth Veith Mines
In Fort Smith Arkansas on July 17 a daylong battle at the Prairie Creek mines of Mammoth Veith Coal Company involved hundreds of striking miners and guards. The guards were routed and three mine tipples were destroyed by fire and dynamite, with property damage pegged at about 200000. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Prairie Creek
Mammoth Veith Coal Company
Two Women and Three Children Drowned in Naticook Lake
In Manchester New Hampshire two women and three children drowned at Naticook Lake also known as Reed's Pond when Annie Burrans attempted to climb over the side of an old mud scow where others were rowing. Relatives nearby narrowly avoided drowning while they tried to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Naticook Lake
Reed’s Pond
Annie Burrans
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Mills Family Residents Listed in Local Notice
Mrs Minnie Mills widow of William R Mills of 4 D street South Boston and her two children Evelyn six and Marjorie three years old. Miss Annie Burrans sister of Mrs Mills twenty years old. Dorothy Burrans daughter of Mrs James Burrans four years old of Utica New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Mills
William R. Mills
D Street
Boston
Evelyn
Marjorie
Annie Burrans
Mills
Dorothy Burrans
James Burrans
Utica
N. Y
Tragic Lake Accident Claims Mills and Burrans Family
Mrs Mills and child die in a lake accident near Merrimack Nashua isolated area. Mr Burrans and Miss Burrans were swimming nearby when a mudscow overturned. Sam Burrans saved his brother Fred after a long struggle. both families were devastated as rescuers searched for victims. Continued on Page 4-Sixth Col.
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Giants Victors
Marquard
Lake Naticook
Mrs. Carman
P. Msc
Castle Square Hotel
Tremont, Chandler and
Berkeley Sts
Boston Hotel CO
Back Bay
BL & A. RR
Berry’s Hygienic
C. Berry & CO
Leverett ST
Surfside Reef
North Shore Drive
Gloucester
Fred L. Hall
Think Beach
A. M
Newport
Anc
Brigham
Srron
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
India Wharf
Washington Street
Eastern S.S. Corporation
N. Hampshire
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Anquet
Hibernian
Samuel Burrans
Mra
Miss Burrans
Fred
Sam Burrows
Sam
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