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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
1
London November 3. Physicians report King George, injured last week at the French front by a horse fall, had a better night and improved condition. He is still in some pain but now able to take solid food.
Public concern grows as reports indicate King George endured more severe injuries than initially stated. Officials reportedly toned down initial news to avoid public alarm.
New details reveal the King’s condition is worse than earlier reports. He required rapid return home for expert medical care and was too weak to sit up from the ambulance couch. The official bulletin notes a bad night and no solid food since the accident, though Lancet confirms no internal injury.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, secretary of war, received one of Lord Derby's invitations to join the army this week. Derby disclosed the blunder at a meeting of recruiters, noting an invitation had also been sent to the minister of war.
Five year old Grace Lillian O'Brien daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin O'Brien was struck by an electric car while crossing tracks in front of 778 Boylston Street Chestnut Hill. She died later at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Motorman Thomas Carnes of Newton was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
A Heath School pupil was struck by a heavy sedan while crossing a street. The car passed over her legs, local residents and medical staff attempted aid, but the girl died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Mr. O'Brien, a Brookline town employee, is her father.
Officials of the railroads and committees of striking freight handlers continued conference sessions today. Prior progress toward averting a general strike of teamsters and freight clerks remained unclear. The Boston Central Labor Union executive board and other unions held a secret meeting with strikers’ committees, with no details released. Authorities warned a general strike could be called if an agreement is not reached.
Two thousand Winchesters filled Town Hall to honor Governor elect Samuel W. McCall and Mrs. McCall. They received a large ovation as he offered a brief expression of thanks. A band led a parade with red lights to the McCall residence on Myopia Hill.
The election results show McCall leading for governor with a plurality of 1,235,918 to 1,229,312, a margin of 6,606. Coolidge leads for lieutenant governor by 47,674. Langtry leads for secretary of state by 64,721, Burrill Bowles leads for treasurer with 80,400 more votes than rival. Woman suffrage support and opposition tallies are listed.
A delegation entered the hall while Mr. McCall and his wife with their three daughters rode back to the Town Hall in a parade. The Governor-elect stood with Lewis Parkhurst and shook hands with many attendees before McCall spoke briefly praising Winchester and thanking supporters.
Democracy remains undaunted after a Tuesday defeat as supporters rally for Governor Walsh against Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Democrats vow revenge on liquor interests and prepare for the city election. Winchester marks McCall’s victory with a celebratory outpouring in his hometown.
Democratic leaders praised Governor Walsh after a small plurality victory and eyed a no-license swing in Boston next month to punish Iquar men for the Governor's defeat. Republicans called Walsh’s vote a strong tribute and noted the narrow loss amid broad admiration for his performance.
By the will filed at Dedham yesterday the three daughters of Mrs. Elder Olive Gragg of Brookline are instructed that all must remain unwed for 20 years or all must marry if they are to receive income from a trust fund.
Judge James H. Flint approves the Dedham will of Mrs. Gragg. It allocates about $40,000 income to the remaining single daughter or daughters if any marry before 1935. If all three daughters Florence Elizabeth and Marion Gragg marry before that date they receive shares decided by trustees. The estate includes $35,000 in personal property and $6,000 in real estate. The daughters serve as executors and bond for $70,000 each. Mrs Gragg leaves all household effects and personal property to husband Isaac Paul Gragg.
Commissioner O'Meara announced by special order that the Boston police night stick, in service since 1863, is out of use after an exhaustive equipment study. He said the club proved little use to officers and was cumbersome, noting arrests sometimes ended with assailants seizing the implement.
Colman HALOON 44 was struck while in the cellar of his house at 29 Ash Street Chelsea. He was taken to Frost Hospital on the dangerous list as police search for a man who formerly boarded with him.
Bridgewater police report the arrest of Jack Brown a deserter from Company 140 Coast Artillery Fort Greble on charges of murdering William Herbert McFadden. The case ties to the housekeeper death and implicates another girl the Post identified as the daughter of a Bridgewater merchant. McFadden's body was found Sunday under the Skimmilk bridge in West Bridgewater.
John Brown charged with the murder of McFadden arrived in Brockton in custody of Bridgewater Chief Harry W. Swift and West Bridgewater Constable Henry O. Davenport. They carried the murder warrant issued by District Attorney Albert F. Barker. He will be arraigned in Brockton Police Court and remanded to Plymouth jail for grand jury action in February.
John L. Sweetland alias John Lewis drank bichloride of mercury after a Cambridge constable served a Superior Court arrest warrant at 89 Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury shortly after midnight. He was taken to City Hospital. condition not considered dangerous. He claimed 22 Fallon Street as his home.
Chief Surgeon Perrenon of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, an interned German naval officer, died at the Norfolk navy yard. Heart failure is suspected as the cause. He held the rank of captain in the German navy.
An old advertisement touts a liniment product available in three sizes. It markets quick relief for aches and pains with simple application instructions implied by the brief copy.
Liverpool report says one of Germany latest super submarines, 250 feet long with four large calibre guns, was captured after leaving its base and caught in a British patrol trap in the German Ocean.
London dispatch notes England and France speed aid to Serbia while Saloniki troop landings continue. A larger invasion at Kavala on the Greek coast near the Bulgarian frontier could cut the Nish Constantinople railway, threatening Austro German forces advancing to the Golden Horn.
Continued on page 11 column lists moon phase dates for November and December, rise times for Jupiter Saturn Mars and Regulus, plus a note on twilight, day length, and nighttime star positions. It also includes a time cue for lighting lamps and vehicle lights.
Today marks Dayton Ohio founded in 1798 and recalls John Old Benbow the famed admiral who died in 1702. Sailors sing of his death with a stanza about a wounded figure on the quarterdeck. The note mentions, a year ago, Russian troops in Turkish Armenia and the German cruiser Yorck sunk by a mine.
Forecasts show fair weather in Boston and vicinity with little temperature change. Thursday and Friday bring fair skies and moderate westerly winds for Southern New England and Northern New England with warmer conditions on Friday. Yesterday's temperature readings from Thompson's Spa report varied by location.
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