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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1916

Page

7

Two Men Dying After Brockton Car Crash

Two men are dying at Brockton Hospital after a head-on collision between their car and an approaching electric vehicle near the Avon line. Vincent Tilten of Norfolk Downs drives. Robert Cranshaw of Quincy is critically injured with skull fracture and internal injuries.

Brockton Brockton Hospital Vincent Tilten Norfolk Downs Robert Cranshaw Quincy Tilten Avon Line Cranshaw

Auto crash toll rises with multiple bereaved across several towns

Dozens are listed as dead or injured in a series of motor vehicle mishaps in Massachusetts. Victims range from children to adults across Taunton Holyoke Quincy Billerica Woburn North Reading East Boston Lawrence Newburyport Charlestown Revere Brockton and Everett with numerous residences and locations noted.

Nathan Weiner Quincy Michael E. Martin Hingham James A. Grignon John Brown James Roach George Cardello East Boston Lawrence Dominic Marchissi Ida Duchesne Amanda Duchesne Philip H. Doherty Woburn Winchester Patrick Cauley Holy Newburyport John McTigue Boston Boylston Street Antonio Calgro Chelsea Charlestown Nathan Greenberg Everett Vincent Tilton Brockton Robert Cranshaw Encyclopaedia Britannica The Britannica

Tragic Auto Accidents Leave Three Dead and Twenty Nine Injured

A collision on a Taunton street killed 10 year old Nannah Cohen who darted into traffic. In North Reading a seven passenger car hit by a trolley left two dying and five with severe injuries. A separate incident involved a man named Bushey taking a boy to hospital after minor injuries.

Nannah Cohen Samuel Cohen High Street Taunton Winthrop Street New State Boulevard North Reading

Tragic Street Fatal in Billerica Woman Killed by Car

Mrs Toomey daughter of Katherine Toomey of Call street was killed in a traffic crash at Talbot avenue and Elm street North Billerica. James F P Meaney of Call street owned the car and surrendered on a manslaughter charge after taking the body to the Toomey home. Witnesses called the incident unavoidable. Survived by mother sister and two brothers.

Billerica Toomey Katherine Toomey Call Street James FP. Meaney Meaney Talbot Avenue Elm Street North Tm Street Miss Mahoney Miss Toomey

Four year old girl killed in Holyoke auto strike

Mihalina Starczuk of 00 Mountain street died after being run over on Lyman street by a seven passenger touring car driven by Cornelius Leary of 8 Dwight street. Autopsy cited ruptured affect pending investigation while Leary is detained at police headquarters. A second incident involved Patrick Cauley of 2 Mast street struck by a vehicle owned by A J Bushey of Northampton in East.

Holyoke Mihalina Starczuk Mountain Street Cornelius Leary Dwight Street House of Providence Hospital Lyman Street First Level Canal Stanley ©. Cox Jung Leary Tie Starczuk Leary Michael J. Mahoney S.C. Con Vis. Sturley Peter Manning Patrick Cauley Mast Street A. J. Bushey Strong Avenue Northampton

Harvard Student Arrested After Carriage Collision in Boston

Miss Irene Wood 18, daughter of William M Wood, escaped injury when her horse drawn carriage collided with a car driven by Harvard student John George Heinz. The driver John McTigue was severely bruised, Heinz charged with driving under the influence.

Irene Wood William M. Wood American Woolen Company John George Heinz Harvard Brooklyn N. Y Boylston Fairfield Streets Heinz Miss Wood Wairfield Street Whud John McTigue Wood MeTigue

Arrest of Heinz to face arraignment this morning

Heinz a resident of Westmoreland street Cambridge was arrested and will be arraigned in the Central Court this morning.

Heinz Westmoreland Street Cambridge Central Court Senate of United States House of Representatives Bethlehem Steel Company

Two Die as Electric Car Hits Stalled Auto on New State Blvd

A car on the Boston and Lawrence division struck a stalled auto on the State road near the Andover line in North Reading injuring five and killing two. The private ambulance Rammed to hospital with patients faced police delays en route to Choate Memorial Hospital Woburn.

New State Boulevard North Reading Choate Memorial Hospital Woburn George Hopwood Springcourt Edward France Arlington Street Boston and Lawrence State Road Andover Reading Ernest T. Richmond

Tragic Auto Crash Kills 10-Year-Old Hannah Cohen

Hannah Cohen, 10, of High street Taunton, was fatally struck on Winthrop street this afternoon by an automobile owned and driven by Charles Lee of Somerville. Police detained Lee. the child darted into the road and into the path of the car, suffering a fractured skull.

Taunton Hannah Cohen Samuel Cohen High Street Winthrop Street Charles Lee Eliot Street Somerville

Quincey Men Injured When Auto Hits Steam Roller

A car carrying Michael E. Martin James A. Grignon John Brown and James Roach crashed into a steam roller on Lincoln street Hingham. All were thrown from the vehicle with two knocked unconscious and treated by Dr D B Reardon. Five injured in a separate head on on Revere Beach boulevard including a baby.

Quincey State Road Lincoln Street Hingham Michael E. Martin Rustic Place Quincy James A. Grignon Willard Street John Brown Whitwell Street James Roach Washington Street D. B. Reardon

Mayor's Chauffeur In Auto Collision In Jamaica Plain

Thomas J. McCormick, driver for Mayor Curley, was severely shaken after his car collided with Albert J. Carpenter's vehicle at Greenville and Dudley streets yesterday afternoon in Roxbury/Jamaica Plain.

Thomas J. McCormick Burr Street Jamaica Plain Curley Albert J. Carpenter Dunreath Street Roxbury Greenville Dudley

Missing Girl Case Ties Clark to Absent Hazel Ainsworth

Parents suspect Hazel Ainsworth is detained by Clark in Boston after she disappeared from a Wipworth League meeting. A telegram and letters suggest she planned to disappear to avoid Clark who allegedly pursued her. Clark was arrested in Quincy after claiming she went to Paris Illinois. bail set at 500 dollars pending further letters.

Illinois Clark Boston Hazel Mark

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Aki Margaret V. Toomey North Billerica Samuel Rich of Revere Solomon Rossman Fannie Taylor Bushey Mr. Bushey Driver East Amanda, Duchesne Ida Weare Street Dominic Marchessi Paul Ouillette Robinson Street North Andover South Broadway Cardello Marchessi Ouillette Lawrence General Hospital Chelsea Street Porter Street Senate Committee On Naval Affairs England France Germany Japan Chas. M. Schwab Eugene G. Grace Revere Beach Oak Island Point of Pines Amos I. Breed Ivy Street Brookline Samuel Rich Walnut Avenue Athintic Avenue Trove Street Jaby Breed Fot Antos George Washington Encyclopaedia New World America New Republic Washington New York City George Cambridge University W.B. Clarke CO Tremont St Sears, Roebuck and Co Chicago Post Office
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