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First Hot Day Kills One Prostrates Ten in Boston Heat
A scorching first hot day left one dead and eleven prostrated in Boston. Victims include Catherine Cotter 665, 222 Wellington Street who was run over near Columbus and West Springfield, and Mary Corbett 22 Dorchester collapsed at Broadway and Dorchester. Others listed include Martha Smelia 22 Cross Street and John Sorenson 58 Blue Hill Avenue among those hospitalized or sent home. Thermometer reached 93.5 at 1 45 PM near the post office, marking the hottest May 26 in 34 years as humidity surged and city hospitals reported multiple heat-related cases.
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Catherine Cotter
Wellington Street
Columbus Avenue
Springfield Street
City Hospital
Mary Corbett
Holmes Avenue
Dorchester
Broadway
Dorchester Street
Martha Smelia
Cross Street
S Brattle Street
John Sorenson
Blue Hill Avenue
Dunragh Street
George H. Weston
Woolson Street
Boston
Rocky Mountains
Michael Doherty
Waterford Street
South End
Washington and
Groton Streets
John Galbralk
Billerica Street
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
Causeway
Washington Street
Relief Hospital
West Springfield Street
Ashton Hamilton
Haverhill Street
Brockton
Hamilton
Dunreath Street
John C. Sullivan
Pine Street
Shawmut Avenue
Oscar Hedlund
Broad Street
Washington and Water Street
George Kenny
Oak Street
John Reed
South Cedar Place
Carver Street
Pleasant
Charles A. Frawley
Slater Street
Attleboro
St. James Avenue
Arlington Streets
Brattle Street
Atlantic Avenue
Theresa Noonan
Neponset Avenue
Anchor
Freeport Street
W. H. Kelley