26 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
1
A man crawled a mile through snow toward the Harvard line yard, moaning and leaving blood spots as hands and knees were torn from hardship. Railroad section hands near the Harvard line watched the struggle and recognized the figure as a man in extreme suffering.
Harsh winter ordeal ends with Harry Edwards carried to a box car and rushed to a town doctor as he fights for life after a falling tree crushes him near Robbins Pond Harvard. He had been employed cutting wood on contract for Edward A. McLaughlin of Harvard and lived nearby.
B B Johnson announces the world series will run eleven games instead of seven with lower prices. August Herrmann confirms National League owners accept the plan and set adoption for January meeting. Players’ share remains unchanged though they will receive from five games instead of four.
Mrs Hilda Larsen 43 of 39 Torey street Dorchester seized her 10 day old infant from its crib and threw it from a second story window. The baby landed in a clothes basket and was unharmed as police removed mother and child to Roxbury Psychopathic Hospital.
Mrs. J. G. Caswell an invalid was saved from a top floor of a burning lodging house at 51 Chambers street West End. George Wedge of Poplar street carried her to safety as flames raged. firemen from Fingine 4 Bulfinch street assisted, rescue followed a perilous time for all.
In a five story building a blaze began in a second floor bathroom. Mr Wedge rushed through smoke to reach Mrs Caswell and carried her down a stairway as firefighters arrived to remove her from the structure.
London dispatch reports a major Russian victory in Central Poland. The German force near Lodz is surrounded after retreating through five towns, with heavy fighting continuing as Russians press to north. Petrograd and Berlin officials confirm intensified actions across Poland and East Prussia amid broader war updates.
General Villa’s main army is trapped in Mexico City by Carranza loyalists while Zapata’s forces push forward. Reports from border sources say Villa may attempt to enter the capital tomorrow, as bandits loot streets and residents seek relief from chaos amid the siege.
Tonight at 6 47 sunset occurs with sun setting at 4 16 and moon rising 1 50 am. Moon phases include full on December 2 and new on December 16. The 330th day of the year is followed by reminders of winter and Christmas days. Venus and Jupiter appear in the evening sky while Saturn rises in the east. Auto lamps at 4 46 and other vehicles at 5 10. Thanksgiving Day is listed among anniversaries, along with historic notes on Ringgold and the 1868 battle and the 1898 Portland steamship voyage.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls fair weather Thursday and Friday with little temperature change and light southwest winds. In Washington, Nov 25, New England forecast notes fair conditions for Thursday and Friday.
Two armed men bound and gagged Mary Mager at 5 Haverhill Street shortly before midnight. They ransacked the room, found only $3, and fled after snatching a diamond ring. Lodger alerted police. suspects described as a 45 year old man, 5 feet 8, 150 pounds, dark complexion, dark clothes, beard. and a 25 year old man, 5 feet 8, 185 pounds, light complexion, pimples, light suit.
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