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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
7
The mayor announced raises for numerous city officials across departments including buildings health fire park water and wire. Increases range from 800 to 3000 dollars with several staff listed by name and department.
Two cars collided at the corner of Exeter street and Commonwealth avenue yesterday afternoon. One car owned by A. J. Hoe of 152 West 86th street New York was badly smashed. the other lost one spoke from its forward left wheel. All occupants escaped injury.
A Hoe party traveling to the Harvard Yale game collided with a car led by W A Bacon of Cloister New Haven on Commonwealth Avenue near Exeter Street. The Bacon machine swerved to avoid impact but both autos skidded to the curb. Hoe car suffered a smashed front wheel and guard with occupants including Mrs Hoe and E L Ostendorf.
Franklin Indiana Nov 23 S A Sandefur aged 77 reversed the usual flow of gifts by presenting five of his seven children with $4000 each after a noon meal at his home. The gesture surprised the family and highlighted a generous birthday observance.
Hundreds gather at Sacred Heart Church East Boston for a solemn high mass opening three days of celebration for the 40th anniversary of the cornerstone laying on Brooks Street. Rector Rev James H O Neil leads events with Rev Patrick J McCarthy deacon and Rev John M Burke sub deacon as Rev Father Noon preaches in Washington DC. The land was bought in 1869, ground broken 1873, church completed Easter 1784 and dedicated to the Sacred Heart. the parish now has about 8000 members of many nationalities.
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs William Ray, fell thirty feet from a porch window in Middletown New York today and struck his head but was not seriously injured according to reports.
In Red Wing Minnesota on Nov 23 Leonard Bergsland narrowly escaped severe injury when a rifle fired by a companion discharged. The bullet pierced his right hand through three fingers and lodged in his little finger, a position that prevented it from entering his abdomen.
Governor-elect Walsh plans to urge the Legislature to authorize state aid for electric railways in western Massachusetts. He will ask the Public Service Commission to develop a state loan plan, citing precedents from 1837 and 1860 and arguing it matches harbor development funding. He will align his inaugural address with the Democratic platform.
More than 1200 attended the Associated Subordinate Lodges Encampments and Cantons I O O F union service at Eliot Congregational Church Roxbury. Parade from Odd Fellows Hall attracted about 5000 spectators. Alpha-Warren double quartet sang during the service.
Congressman Curley releases a statement defending campaign conduct and praising Mayor Hig Honor while referencing a Boston press dispute over a 24 to 48 hour decision window. Curley vows to uphold dignity and avoid personal attacks in the race.
In Lee on the open deer season, a farmer’s herd wore white blankets with big black letters reading Don't shoot me I am a cow. The unusual warning helped keep the cows safe as none were harmed during the week.
Clarence Mitchell of Rochester wrote and sealed his name and address in a bottle during a flood in March and tossed it into Beaver River. Two weeks ago Frank Worthing of Glasgow, Scotland, found the bottle on the Scotch coast and wrote back.
Crowds packed the Tremont Theatre for a benefit in East Boston for vaudeville favorite Davie McLaughlin. Management announced at the City Hospital that the sick performer was dying, ending the night with tragedy.
A terse item reports the actor’s sudden death amid late events. No specific names or locations are given in the readable fragment, but it notes a fatal incident surrounding an entertainment figure and a quick end to a performance.
A theatre benefit for Davie McLaughlin, a 25 year old East native and consumptive, turns tragic when he dies amid plans to send him to the Adirondacks. The box office reported $1375 raised for his wife and child as crowds learned he was near death.
Clean Food Club demands egg price fall to 32 cents before agreeing to break a shell for two weeks. Wholesalers, eager to unload stocks before Christmas, see the abstinence as a warning to the trade.
Four United States soldiers and a civilian chauffeur were killed and another soldier seriously injured when their car was struck by a Galveston Harrisburg and Henderson passenger train at Texas City Junction. The auto tried to outrun the train and hit the center of the tracks.
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