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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1905

Page

5

Auto crash injures Forbush family near Belmont

Belmont November 12 A West Newton grocer Mrs W J Forbush and Dudley Cate son of Rev J E Cate were fatally injured when a touring car driven by Forbush veered on Concord avenue hill overturned and hurled them over an embankment into an iron fence. Douglas Forbush suffered minor injuries. Mrs Forbush faces likely death from internal injuries and broken ribs. Ambulances and doctors treated the injured at Newton Hospital and nearby offices.

Belmont W. J. Forbush West Newton Dudley Cate J. E. Cate Concord Avenue Hill Forbush Douglas Newton Hospital Forbushes Mrs. Forbush Waltham Newton

Remarkable Cape Cod schooner crash leaves missing ships

Two schooners collide off Highland Light Cape Cod leaving the two masted William Mason heavily damaged and the three masted William B Hilton towed to Gloucester. Another schooner possibly sunk with crews adrift. Ellen C Burke reports Mason wreck and aids. Mary T Fallon tows Hilton after jibboom loss. Coast guard and tugs scour the area for the missing vessels and crews.

Cape Cod William Mason William B. Hilton Gloucester Highland Light Cape Brittain Ariel William D. Hilton Tuckerton N. J Bangor Boston Mary T. Fallon Boston Light

Injuries in Cambridge Auto Collision Involve Wilson Party

Mrs. H F Wilson of Ballardvale and chauffeur Paul Haeber were injured when the Wilson touring car was struck on a sharp Cambridge turn at Harvard and Prospect streets by an unknown auto. H F Wilson escaped unharmed. Haeber received a scalp wound. Both were taken to Relief Hospital. The other vehicle fled the scene.

Harvard Prospect Streets Cambridge H. EF. Wilson Ballardvale Paul Staeber H. F. Wilson Paul Haeber Haeber H. Nf. Wilson

Fire alarm mishap injures driver as truck crashes in city

A Fire Department aerial ladder truck collided with cobble stones at Kneeland and Washington while responding to a Box 53 fire. The assistant driver James Ikxelliher was thrown to the ground but survived with a minor head cut. The fifth floor of 85 Kneeland Street, home to a tailor, housed the fire, with smoke and water causing most damage. Damages are about 1200 dollars. The steering gear was damaged and the wrecking wagon towed the truck back.

Harrison Avenue Kneeland Washington Streets Box 53 James Ikxelliher TH. Levy Metropolitan Clothing Company Hub Manufacturing Company Merchant Club E. A. King & Co

Mrs Potter Injured After Fall From Car in Brookline

Mrs. W. L. Potter of 30 Davis Avenue Brookline was thrown from an outbound Oak Square car in Harvard Square Brookline last evening and suffered a severe shaking up. She was taken home by carriage after the incident. Her 6 year old daughter, who was riding with her, escaped injury.

W. L. Potter Davis Avenue Brookline Oak Square Harvard Square

Collision Injures Four Firemen on Atlantic Avenue

A Boston Elevated Company service car towing a brick-filled flat car collided with Fire Engine 7 at Atlantic avenue and East street. Driver John Perry sustained multiple injuries including a left arm fracture, while Captain James O Connor and others suffered bruises. The crash knocked the engine off the track and hurled firefighters several feet, with one man severely injured. The hose wagon narrowly avoided further harm thanks to the driver’s quick maneuver.

John J. Perry James J. O’connor J. W. O'Leary Frank Oresteen Boston Elevated Company Atlantic Avenue East Street Perry Engine 7 Dewey Square

Faxon badly scorched in hot water bottle accident

Quincy November 12 Henry H Faxon noted prohibitionist suffered severe scalding at home late Saturday when a hot water bottle burst in the bathroom He is reported ill and under physician care with his health already unsettled and condition fluctuating throughout the day He was resting at noon but worsened by nightfall prompting further medical attention

Quincy Henry H. Faxon Mr. Faxon Faxon

Two Barges Sink After Morning Collision Off Powhatan

In a dawn collision near Powhatan light the barges Ira A. Allen and Elhurah sank after being struck by the steamer Powhatan. Two men aboard the Allen and a man and woman aboard the Elhurah escaped in a small boat, later rescued by the tug H. A. Baxter. The Powhatan resumed its voyage to Norfolk with minor damage.

Providence R. I Powham Light Ira A. Allen Elhorah Allen Eldorah H. A. Baxter Charles Orlett Fred Norfolk

Hilton at Gloucester Towed In Damaged After Squall

The schooner William B. Hilton, towed into Gloucester after losing rigging in a squall near Cape Cod. Captain Nye reported a night collision leaving his stern damaged and his boat carried away. He waited for daylight while a fresh southwest wind drove the vessel leeward. a fisherman later towed her into port. The Mason was seen attempting to reach port with full sail and pumps racing.

William B. Hilton Nye Gloucester Mary T. Fallon Minot’s Highland Lights Ellen C. Burke Boston Eldredge Nickerson Mason Massachusetts Bay Hilton Ariel Cape Cod Highland Light

Dictionary and Atlas Offer Attracts New Readers

Public notice announces a Wednesday Post advertisement by J Q Adams Co offering Webster’s International Dictionary with Reference History of the World in American Russia leather binding and thumb index for $1 down plus small monthly payments. First 1000 buyers receive free 1905 Modern Atlas of the World valued at $3. Readers are urged to mail in or cut out a coupon to claim the deal.

J. Q. Adams & Co Russia Department of Knowledge

Chanted for Their Dead in Russia Relief Efforts Grow

Memorial services were held worldwide by Hebrew communities for Russian atrocity victims. Major U S and British cities report relief funds with Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore contributing. Jacob Schiff serves as national treasurer. Faneuil Hall event planned with noted speakers.

United States Great Britain New York Philadelphia Baltimore Andrew Carnegie Boston Russia St. Petersburg Warsaw Kishineff Jacob H. Schiff General Fund For the Relief of the Hebrews Faneuil Hall Edwin D. Mead Henry B. Blackwell Charles Fleischer Alexander Kahn Boston General Fund Committee For the Relief of

Boston Hebrews Hold Aid Meeting For Russia Massacres

A Baldwin Place Synagogue gathering in Boston raised funds and voiced protest for Russian massacres. Rabbis Eichler and Friederman led a crowd of mourners and donors as resolutions condemned the violence and urged united Hebrew action to aid Israel.

Boston Baldwin Place Russia M. M. Eichler Rabbi Friederman Samuel Shuman A. C. Ratshesky Isaac Rosnosky E. J. Bromberg Max Mitchell M. A. Slobodkin Israel Greater

Memorial service for Russian Jews in London draws mournful crowd

In Mile End hall a gathering of about 10 000 Hebrews mourns the Russian tragedy. The audience draped in black, many in mourning emblems, weeps during Lamentations. Rabbi Schenzik pleads for Christian aid and urges a month of mourning with self denial funds for Russian co-religionists.

London East End Mile End Russia Rabbi Schenzik

Carnegie Gives $10 000 for Russian Hebrews Relief

Andrew Carnegie contributing ten thousand dollars to aid Hebrew sufferers in Russia. The gift sent via a letter to Isador Straus in New York dated November 11 1905 expresses hope for humanitarian brotherhood and moral progress.

New York Andrew Carnegie The Hebrews Russia Isador Straus Mr. Straus Brotherhood of Man

Polish Deputation Demands Autocracy From Czar

Berlin notes prompt suppression of a threatened Polish insurrection is essential to prevent German and Austrian Poland from burning. A deputation of Polish nobles merchants and citizens travels to St Petersburg to press autocracy for Russian Poland. If rebuffed, Poland may rise en masse and sever allegiance to Russia.

Berlin Poland St. Petersburg Czar Witte Russia

Polish Independence Threatens Russian Empire War Plans

Enthusiasm grows in Finland as Emperor William lines up 20 000 troops with artillery and transport and prepares a reserve force to be moved by rail at multiple frontier points. German war maps claim Russian dispositions are to be aided, while Witte says Russia will reject Polish independence, arguing it would shatter the empire.

William Poland Russian War Department Witte

Philadelphia Charity Drives Russia Relief Amid Mass Meetings

In Philadelphia on November 12, five large Hebrew gatherings raised funds for suffering Jews in Russia. The Mercantile Hall session led by Judge Mayer Sulzerberger collected $20,000 in thirty minutes. A 25 member committee was appointed to canvass the city for more donations.

Philadelphia Russia Mercantile Hall Mayer Sulzerberger

Martial law announced in Russian Poland shocks Warsaw crowds

Proclamation of martial law across ten provinces shocks Warsaw causes panic and fear of anti Jewish riots. Hebrews arm themselves with knives revolvers and rifles amid unrest.

Warsaw Poland

Mass meeting aids Russian Jews in Cleveland crowd

About 1000 Jews gathered on Forest Street Lemple in Cleveland to donate 541 dollars for Russian Jewish co-religionists. City Solicitor Newton D. Baker stated that the resolution of the Hebrew problem in Russia rests with Rothschild bankers in Paris and warned that refusal to lend could jeopardize ties.

Cleveland Forest Street Russia Newton D. Baker Roth Paris Mr. Baker

Russian Jews relief fund drive in Baltimore raises over 10000

A large Baltimore meeting of the general committee for relief of Russian Jews subscribed over 10000 dollars today. The gathering aimed to gather funds to assist Jewish refugees and victims of persecution in Russia.

Baltimore Russia

Jewish aid drive raises funds for Russian Hebrews

In St. Louis on November 12 a mass meeting gathered to aid Russian Jews. Within under an hour donors subscribed 15496 dollars, and a second meeting contributed 1000 dollars.

ST. Louis Russia

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