22 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
1
Thirty six infants treated as health work keeps busy with many nurses and physicians. The article describes scenes in noisome alleys where the poor live and mothers who do not know how to treat sick babies. It notes the Post's doctors visited and many cases illustrated.
The Post appeals for funds to build a Free Doctors' Corps for sick babies in Boston tenements. Two physicians and a nurse are already working in the North End, with a larger corps needed to cover a wide area. Funds cover prescriptions milk and supplies. urgent support requested from readers.
In three days of work in the North End the Post's sick baby fund team made about 130 calls and enrolled 36 ill children. The effort targets families ignorant of free medical aid, with doctors and nurses visiting house to house to reach those in need.
Campbell's barge Rufus crashed into a building at Carver street foot after a breeching hook broke. Nine aboard, including Philip Campbell and the Dillaways, Wallace family, Stone and Smiths, sustained various injuries. Drs Dailey Moore treated them as passengers were removed to homes and rail. The horse escaped the wreckage after a chaotic plunge through the street and shop window.
In New Haven on July 2 an explosion in the Winchester Repeating Fire Arms shell loading department killed six workers and fatally injured another. About 150 workers, including many women, were in the room when the blast blew a large section of the building apart. the cause remains undetermined but over-powdering in the loading machines is suspected.
Somerville boards debated a proposed municipal lighting plant with a joint special committee discussed but failed to pass. Residents urged sewer improvements on Concord Avenue and Springfield Street due to health concerns. Mayor Perry cautioned a multi year, high cost project while City Engineer Bailey pegged repairs around $100000. Mystic Water Works sought $25000 for urgent cement pipe repairs. referred to finance committees.
A wry quotation contrasts women in politics with a stereotype about naps in hot weather. It hints at gender bias in a lighthearted newsroom voice. The line captures a cultural joke reflecting public attitudes of the era.
Greenfield July 21 testimony in the McCloud murder draws a chain of circumstantial evidence. John ONeil appears calm in court as relatives recount last sightings, store transactions, and a ten dollar bill linking him to the crime.
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