24 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
1
Mrs Margaret FE McDonald was killed by her husband on Broadway near St Agnes Church Arlington as she left Easter mass. The attack occurred while three children and a niece tried to avert the assault.
Throngs spill from St Agnes church as McDonald strikes his wife Mrs McDonald on Broadway near her home at 65 Broadway. He fled after the deed, pursued by others, and was captured and turned over to police. Mary, the eldest daughter, spoke to him as he approached.
March 23 report of a terrible wind storm across Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Indiana wrecking telegraph lines. Initial death tolls include 15 at Yutan and 50 injured with many more feared as reports remain fragmentary from Omaha Marshalltown Ashland Woodbine Carroll Terre Haute and Aberlin.
A six hour blaze at Malden High School yesterday morning damaged the principal’s office and nearby library room. Fire officials say faulty wiring originating in a closet triggered the fire, destroying office furniture and hundreds of dollars worth of books and furniture upstairs.
Rome reports Pope Pius is in very grave condition as physicians acknowledge the illness but avoid predicting an immediate danger. The pontiff's advisers refuse to admit an imminent crisis despite the unfavorable outlook.
Vatican bulletin reports the Pope showing improvement but not celebrating Mass this morning as a precaution. Mgr. Bressan administered and presided at Mass in the Papal apartments. A large collective audience planned for Tuesday is now unlikely as the Pontiff remains closely watched by physicians.
John Dean Browne, 75, long time president of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, died suddenly at his Hartford home from apoplexy after 33 years in the post and a leading city figure.
Dr. Charles W. Eliot has refused the assignment as ambassador to the Court of St. James in England. He told a Post reporter he regrets unable to serve and that his decision was not due to age. President Wilson pressed him to consider the role seriously.
Dr. Eliot would not disclose reasons for refusing the United States ambassadorship to London. He denied age as a factor and cited the expense of an ambassadorial tenure, noting his preference to remain out of public life. He suffers a history of illness and favors home life in Cambridge while continuing literary work.
Over 25 witnesses are summoned to Plymouth this morning as the grand jury weighs the Eaton case. Rumor says two individuals may be indicted. Mrs. Eaton weeps at services.
Six persons were injured when a City Point car turned from Dartmouth Street into Columbus Avenue and struck a Franklin Park car headed for the subway. Quarantine physician Dr. Francis X. Crawford suffered a lacerated tendon but continued to Deer Island quarantine station. Dr. Charles R. Moyer treated the injured at 335 Columbus Avenue.
Doctors to test Mrs Jennie May Eaton in a grand jury inquiry into the Rear Admiral Eaton poison case. More than 25 witnesses summoned as District Attorney Barker and Chief Justice Aiken drive the insanity angle. A former family physician alleges Mrs Eaton urged commitment to an asylum and spoke of poison throughout his visits.
Motorman John Cleary was cut by flying glass as the City Point car collided head on with the Franklin Park car near Columbus avenue. Several riders including Frank S. Davis and Honora Smith sustained injuries but none were serious enough for an ambulance. The Franklin Park car dragged the City Point car and jumped the track twice before power was shut off.
Courtenay Guild brother of ex Governor Curtis Guild and US ambassador at St Petersburg says no confirmation of reports he is ill or under specialist care for abscesses. Letters show him in good spirits though Mrs Guild has health concerns. Reports cite slow progress due to climate and mention pain during the Romanoff tercentenary and at the Mariinsky Theatre.
A fire at a barn behind 29 Webster avenue East Cambridge destroyed the building used as a storehouse. Three horses perished in the blaze causing an estimated loss near $5000 to Hyman Piltch.
The physician testifies that Mrs Eaton repeatedly urged him to have Admiral Eaton placed in an insane asylum, though he found the admiral sane and drugs unlikely. He says he dropped the family from his patient list due to Mrs Eaton's mental condition and coercion.
Portland tide rise noted with sun and moon details. The day records a 12 hour daylight, evening stars Venus and Mars events, and a 6 31 lamp extinguish time. Anniversaries include Rhode Island purchase from Indians in 1658 and the 1815 capture of the Penguin by the Hornet.
Unsettled weather with occasional rain and warmer temperatures in Boston and vicinity on Monday and Tuesday. Moderate southerly to westerly winds. Forecast also notes rain and warmer conditions for New England and East New York Monday, followed by clearing and colder Tuesday with strong south winds.
Fragmented OCR notes show scattered numbers and phrases about yesterday's temperature readings at Thompson's Spa with inconsistent values and unit markers. The text lacks coherent structure and several lines appear corrupted or out of context making exact figures uncertain.
Harvard sophomore William Penrose Hallowell Jr. was found dead in his Hampden Hall dorm room in Cambridge. Medical examiner says death due to sedative overdose with sleeping powders found in the room, suggesting possible self administration amid insomnia.
PD Cy Josephs of Newport and R B Parker of Ipswich were absent. The body of Hallowell was found by Malcom M Mitchell who notified Dr Charles Feeley and Medical Examiner Swan. Death appeared to come after a sedative induced torpor. family and university officials expressed shock and withheld final cause.
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