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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1907

Page

1

Six Hurt In Car Crash

A car crash left six people injured. Harry Clark of Beverly suffered multiple injuries and may die, Augustus Yuhill, also of Beverly, sustained abdominal rupture and internal injuries, Ernest S. Woodman of Danvers had head injuries, Fred Bradstreet of Salem had head contusions, Mrs. James Goodwin of Salem had body bruises, and Charles Coas a motorman from Essex suffered brain concussion with internal injuries and may die.

Harry Clark Beverly Augustus Yuhill Ernest S. Woodman Danvers Fred Bradstreet Salem James Goodwin Charles Coas Essex

Use guns on house breakers urges Boston police chief

Chief Parkhurst of Somerville says courts too often place burglars on probation leaving citizens justified to defend homes with firearms. He cites many recent break-ins across Greater Boston. Judge Wentworth declined to discuss the statement.

Parkhurst Somerville Greater Boston Wentworth Chief Parkhurst

Somerville Police To Train On Revolver Use At Headquarters

The Somerville chief announces new training for patrolmen and officers to become adept revolver marksmen. He urges residents to keep loaded revolvers at home to deter burglars, clarifying legal permits apply to carrying on the person not storing at home. He states cops will shoot burglars and seeks citizen cooperation while critiquing court actions.

Somerville

Estate Goes Ten Crown as Carter Death Grants English Bounty

New York Nov 17 Two landed estates in England a third in Scotland and a Bank of England sum once worth five million dollars mark the bounty falling to the English crown after the death of Dr George Sullivan Carter at his Tarrytown home Saturday.

New York England Scotland Bank of England George Sullivan Carter Tarrytown

American family rejects British title in Kendall estate story

The Carter family refused to renounce their loyalty to the United States for a British peerage. John Henry Carter fought in 1812 and settled in Medford Massachusetts. His son George Sullivan Carter declined his claim saying he was too American to be a British subject. George died of heart failure, ending the Kendall line and returning the estate to the crown.

England Lord Kendall John Henry Carter Medford Mass Boston George Sullivan Carter Kendall

Princeton Man Bets Auto At Yale Princeton Game

A Princeton graduate, now in New York business, attended the Yale Princeton football game in a $3000 automobile and during intermission argued with a Yale student who wagered his car against $600.

NEW Waven Princeton New York

Collision on Boston & Northern line injures six

At Hamilton on November 17 a signal mix up caused a passenger train to collide with a freight car. Six people were seriously hurt, two possibly fatally. The vestibule car was wrecked and fire broke out as passengers and crew, including Ernest S. Woodman, faced injuries and panic. Motorman Charles Coas and workers Harry Clark and Augustus Yuhill were trapped under debris.

Hamilton Boston & Northern Road Charles Coas Harry Clark Augustus Yuhill Ernest S. Woodman Boston & Maine

Dorchester Main Bursts Floods Geneva Avenue

A water main burst on Geneva Avenue near Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester just after 1 am. Residents were awakened by a roar and a torrent three inches deep flooded cellars and doused furnace fires. City water workers arrived within 20 minutes but could not stop the leak until after 3 am.

Geneva Avenue Blue Hill Avenue City Water Department Tlw

Germany Now Likes England as Emperor Visits England

Berlin officials see the German Emperor’s trip to England as ending a decade of estrangement and fostering goodwill. The favorable view notes Edward VII’s courtesies and suggests the journey will have enduring value for Anglo German relations.

Berlin Germany Great Britain England Edward

Fair and unsettled Boston forecast stretches to week

Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday fair with Tuesday turning unsettled and likely rain. Winds will be light to fresh and variable, turning east, with similar patterns in New England and Eastern New York.

Boston Vicinity Washington New England New York

Temperature readings from Thompson's Spa noted yesterday

The thermometer at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street recorded a series of temperatures yesterday with various figures and garbled segments. Only a few readable values suggest readings around mid 80s and 40s, buts the text is largely indecipherable.

Thompson's Spa Washington Street Meecee Escenee

Fire destroys fifteen cottages at Long Beach colony

Fifteen summer cottages at Long Beach between Rockport and Gloucester were burned, with an estimated loss of about $22 500. Firefighters lacked equipment due to marshy ground and used a bucket brigade and hand grenades aided by Gloucester rescue crews. A separate blaze at Babson Farm caused further damage.

Rockport Long Beach Gloucester John T. Hale Rockport and Gloucester Seth Griffin Rockport-Gloucester Turk’s Head Inn Rockeport Rewe Bucket Brigade

Secretary Cortelyou unveils large Panama bond relief plan

In Washington on November 17 Secretary Cortelyou announced a relief measure to ease the financial strain. The Treasury will issue 50 million dollars in Panama bonds and 100 million in certificates of indebtedness, one year maturities at 3 percent interest. President Roosevelt approves, following White House conferences on the situation.

Washington, D. C Cortelyou Treasury Roosevelt White House

Cortelyou Promotes Panama Bonds for Relief and Cash Circulation

Secretary Cortelyou says Panama bonds will provide substantial relief by expanding national bank circulation. He notes certificate proceeds can reach urgent points, aid crop movement, and accelerate relief with immediate financial returns. He cites safety of bonds and certificates and says relief measures won’t withdraw public funds from banks.

Cortelyou Panama Ile

Kennedy Urges Probe Of Winehan Declarations By Labor Delegates

John F. Kennedy urged Boston Central Labor Union delegates to appoint a special committee to probe charges by Senator Frank J. Winehan about Deer Island visits and discussions with Atlas Construction's Frank J. Conroy over potential remuneration for silence. Kennedy, a Sheet Metal Workers unionist, asked via a friend that delegates consider the matter, with the executive board to review it Friday at Wells Memorial.

John F. Kennedy Boston Central Labor Union Frank J. Winehan Deer Island Finance Commission Frank J. Conroy Atlas Construction Company Sheet Metal Workers

Miss Agnes Davin Credits Father John's Medicine

Miss Agnes Davin of Lyn credits Father John's Medicine with saving her life saying it healed her throat and lungs. The claim appears in a local advertisement promoting the remedy's health benefits.

Agnes Davin Lyn John

Captain and Boy Save Crew After Mystery Wreck

Freeman Himmelsman captain J. E. Turner mate Morris Randall cook John McGill William Plant and Fred Nowick survive a bitter sea struggle after a mysterious wreck. The crew, saved by their own actions, endure peril while the ship sinks into troubled waters.

Captain Boy

Hurley Praises Yale Speed and Defense in Yale Princeton Game

Dan Hurley, Harvard captain of 1904 and 1905, writes that Yale showed speed and precision in attack and solid defence after observing the Yale Princeton clash. He rates Tad Jones ahead of Carlisle’s Mr. Pleasant in speed and elusiveness and notes Harvard ends may null Burr’s long kicks if misses occur.

Dan Hurley Harvard Princeton The Post Yale Tad Jones Mr. Pleasant Carlisle Burr Crimson

Five crew rescued after floatilla storm on Vinita voyage

Captain Freeman Himmelman and five crew members of the coasting schooner Vinita were left adrift for two days and nights in a brutal gale. They were found unconscious and rescued by the fishing schooner Mattakeesett about 19 miles southeast of Thatchers Island on Saturday afternoon.

Freeman Himmelman Vinita Mattakeesett Thatchers Island

Vinita Sinks Off Cape Cod in Five Minutes Stranding Six Men

Six men aboard the Vinita faced a sudden sinking twenty miles northeast of Cape Cod on Thursday afternoon. They escaped in open boats as the ship went down in minutes. The Mattakeesett rescued them at T wharf on Saturday noon. William Plant was taken to Relief Hospital in critical condition. The ordeal involved extreme suffering and heroic acts among a group of strangers who formed a strong bond.

Vinita Cape Cod Mattakeesett T Wharf William Plant

Fire Scare at Rexford hotel on Bulfinch Place

Fire discovered on the fourth floor of the Hotel Rexford caused guests to flee the stairs in haste. Engine 4 responded to a still alarm as flames were quickly extinguished. Sparks from a parlor match set a lace curtain alight. damage was slight.

Rexford Bulfinch Place Engine 4

Yale and Princeton Clash In Tight New Haven Game

A Saturday crowd in New Haven witnessed a strong Yale performance against Princeton. Yale's defense stiffened and offense grew more varied in the second half, breaking through Princeton’s line after a close first half battle. Continued on Page 4.

Vale Princeton Yale Tigers

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