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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1914
Page
3
Conductor Michael Connerton was run over by his own trolley near Lowell after fleeing from Reading. He had both feet crushed under rear wheels and was taken to St. John's Hospital where doctors amputated his left foot and found his right leg broken above the ankle.
Norwegians gathered at Dudley Street Baptist Church in Boston to mark the birth centennial of Norwegian independence with a service, applause for President Wilson, and remarks by Rev. Charles A. Fulton. A concert at Hibernian Hall featured America and Ja vi elsker with speeches by Rev. A. M. Thelstad and ex congressman Samuel McCall highlighting Norwegian literary figures Ibsen and Bjornson.
A mysterious tip triggered a raid on the United Fruit steamer Carrillo on arrival from Cuba. Twelve customs officials searched the vessel for an hour and a half, but found no dutiable goods or stowed aliens, leading authorities to suspect a practical joke by unknown sources.
A man claiming to be George Melvin hired a large automobile in Concord New Hampshire yesterday afternoon. After a mountain joy ride he stayed at a hotel in Eppingham and left early this morning while the chauffeur slept, taking the car and all the chauffeur’s money.
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