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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
13
A basement fire in a three story Worcester tenement at 27 29 31 Orchard Street sparked a mass panic. Mothers flung nearly a dozen children from third story windows as smoke filled staircases, with firemen catching the infants and rescuing the families without injuries.
A rapid blaze trapped multiple residents as women hurled babies from second story windows and firefighters pulled two children and Mrs. Louis Bishop and her 11-year-old son to safety. Firemen used life nets and overcoats to save victims. 15 minutes later no injuries were reported and losses hovered below $500.
Joseph W. Fountain of West Warren was killed by a bullet fired by William W. Caldwell of Fall River who mistook Fountain for a raccoon in the East Palmer woods. The same shot pierced Fountain’s coat sleeve and swept by Arthur Howarth without harming him.
Caldwell surrendered and faced a hearing after he said a raccoon call led him to a slope. He and two companions allegedly fired when they saw movement. Inspector Rooney said Fountain fell and Howarth retrieved the bullet from his sleeve.
At the 124th Boston Paper Trade Association meeting held at the Exchange Club, officials used motion pictures to show the militia’s needs and how it operates in the field. Congressman Allen T. Treadway and Captain H. Dwight Cushing led discussions on Congress and modern National Guard training.
Assistant District Attorney Daniel V. McIsaacs spoke for the Boston Retail Credit Men's Association at its monthly dinner at the Hotel Thorndike. He presented an address titled The Administration of the Criminal Law.
Edward Mott Woolley tells in depth how driven individuals rise to prominence as recounted in a Sunday Post Magazine feature.
An old Boston Daily notice extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the leading kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims thousands of successful cases and urges immediate treatment with a gentle healing vegetable preparation. Advertisement encourages samples for ten cents from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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