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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
2
During the King test the eight cylinder car ran two weeks on Sheepshead Bay Speedway. It is estimated the Champion spark plugs fired 109 500 000 sparks under extreme heat, a sterling performance.
Mrs Frances B Clark wife of Rodney G Clark prominent Allston resident wandered from 22 Saunders Street during an attack of despondency yesterday. She was found late in the afternoon in the North End and taken to Hanover Street station. Seven children notified their father who asked police for aid.
Troop trains carrying western Massachusetts National Guardsmen were sidetracked to allow a faster passenger train, causing a wreck near Rooodhouse Illinois where engine and cars piled up but no serious injuries were reported. The journey endured delays with storms of misfortune including a deadly accident in Higginsville Missouri and a sidelined unit at Slater Missouri. Lieutenant Arthur Curran was kept with the unit after a planned appendix operation was postponed.
Arthur Benson Homer died yesterday at his Prout's Neck summer home in Maine at age 75 or 76 from a shock. He lived on 76 Goffe Street in Quincy and his funeral is set for 2:30 PM tomorrow at Lowell Cemetery in Lowell.
Eager to return to El Paso and begin entrainment for home the men of the Second Massachusetts Infantry Brigade anticipate tomorrow’s arrival to complete their 11 day march and reach Camp Cotton.
Bay State infantrymen marching from Anthony New Mexico to Camp Cotton face a detour and sand obstacle as they near El Paso. A sand storm swept Sweetser camp as rain cooled the heat. Private William Sullivan of Everett nearly drowned in the Rio Grande but was rescued and revived by Ninth Regiment medics and Dr Mains.
The United States voices surprise at allied efforts to redefine international law on war and merchant submarines in neutral waters. It asserts no circumstances justify discarding existing rules and warns that belligerent submarines in American waters will be treated as appropriate, emphasizing neutral power obligations.
Last night the first in a series of meetings to organize Greater Boston dry goods clerks was held at Pilgrim Hall in Boston. R K Marshall stated many applications were signed and a large attendance, including women clerks, attended the session. A second meeting is set for Wells Memorial building next Tuesday at 8 o clock.
Miss Mary Maxwell, longtime Brookline Municipal Baths instructor, announced her engagement and forthcoming marriage to George Plett of South Boston, an optician. The wedding is set for Oct. 18.
Dr Francis Clark of the Christian Endeavor Society is declared out of danger by Dr Lund after a long illness starting with typhoid fever. He has worked in Japan Korea and China this past year, but his condition worsened until a successful operation was performed at Corey Hill Hospital.
In Providence on October 10, a quarrel at 66 Atwell Street between men led to multiple gunshots. Cosimo di Ruccio, proprietor of the restaurant, was killed. another man is believed wounded. The police are investigating the fatal incident.
Police recount that three visitors armed with pistols shot for two minutes after a quarrel began when they entered a rear room about 8 o clock. Di Auccio fell with multiple gunshot wounds and died en route to Rhode Island Hospital. Descriptions were sent to regional police.
Harry Nagle 25 of Salem died from a fractured skull and John Meigher 27 of this city was cut and bruised when knocked from a motor cycle on the Lincoln to Leominster highway by a car driven by Adam Poirier of Leominster. Poirier was held on an assault charge after claiming he veered aside to avoid another vehicle.
Lyde W. Benjamin of Sharon Heights died yesterday at his sister’s residence in Roxbury. A Boston lawyer with offices on School Street, he served nine years as librarian at Trinity Church under the late Bishop Grooks. He leaves a widow, a daughter, a son, a mother, a brother, and two sisters. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Baseball fans are urged to look for a dedicated World Series pictures section in the upcoming Sunday Post. The feature promises numerous action shots and key moments from the Fall Classic.
Arthur B. Brown fourteen of Rhine Street Arlington Heights was hit by a large sightseeing automobile on Massachusetts Avenue opposite Park Avenue. He was found unconscious and brought to Symmes Arlington Hospital with a fractured skull and a compound leg fracture among other injuries and was reported dying last night. Doctors Edwin P. Stickney and Harold R. Webb attended him.
Today begins a semi annual sale offering over 5000 suits and overcoats in about 150 new styles with patterns and color effects. Each Harko brand suit or overcoat is priced at 12.50, undercutting competitors offering similar items at 20 or 22.50. Sizes and models exist for all ages and tastes.
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