29 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1914
Page
1
The report covers 400 000 sightseers viewing fire ruins as the body of the fifth victim is found. Governor outlines state aid while authorities blame negligence not incendiarism. Six thousand homeless families receive food aid with clothing badly needed in the stricken city.
The schooner Rex arrived late last night but is now missing after being caught in a dense fog off the Grand Banks. Crewmen include Andrew Strickling 45 Martin Blackden 35 Peter Lake 45 Joe Young 26 Peter Simmonds 24 from Newfoundland Frank Brousard 40 from Nova Scotia Joe Arsebault 40 and John Malcolm 48 from Boston.
The listing promotes 100 double suites with private baths for two at $2.00 per day reduced to $1.50, plus 250 double suites with alcove rooms and baths at $2.50 to $3.00 per day reduced to $2.00. Baggage transfer is free. First class cuisine and service with club breakfasts from 25c to 46c. Send postal for booklet.
After a devastating blaze in Salem, refugees endured hours of rain and cold with only canvas for shelter. Relief workers and medical staff distributed blankets while Governor Walsh visited to pledge care and employment as four hundred thousand visitors arrived and the search for victims continued, locating a fifth victim near St. Joseph's Church.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Duchess of Hohenberg are killed in Sarajevo. An earlier bomb attempt failed, and both assailants were captured. The incident shocks Austria and Europe, heightening tensions in the Balkans.
Inspector Edward O'Halloran of the Newton police pursued a suspect after a fatal shooting in West Newton. The officer was shot yesterday while attempting to capture the murderer in a dispute.
Vincent Paladino, 28, of Concord Hill Lexington, accused of previous homicide in Waltham, exchanged fire with Newton police yesterday afternoon on Pleasant Street West Newton. He fired at Inspector Edward O Halloran at point blank range as the officer ordered surrender.
A four foot shot grazed the inspector's chin as a bullet missed the Newton patrol and nearly hit the chauffeur. The inspector struck the assailant, wrested the weapon, and kept control after a brief scuffle.
Burdett Business College at 18 Boylston Street announces new enrollment for September 8 in a continued notice on page 11 Fourth Col.
On June 17 Miss Maud Finch a night telephone operator at the Woburn exchange and Arthur McClure a night operator at the Cambridge exchange were secretly married. They announced the marriage to friends last night and Mrs McClure displayed her wedding ring at the Woburn exchange.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne and the Duchess Hohenberg were killed in Sarayevo by a student as they toured the Bosnian capital during their annual visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The archduke was fatally shot in the face and the duchess in the abdomen and throat. both died shortly after at the palace.
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