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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1913

Page

11

Coast Swept by Great Storm Hits Atlantic Coast

The Oakland tug Paoli tried to rescue the sinking barge Sumner B. Mead but the crew refused. Across Cape weather, ships and tugs sought shelter at Vineyard Haven Nantucket and Eastport while life savers aided crews from multiple vessels including the Georgie Pearl Henry D May and Quannapoint. One fatality reported Captain Perry.

Oakland Paoli Sumner B. Mead Vineyard Haven Nantucket Sankaty Head Coskata Lifesavers Sankaty Tom Nevers Gresham Woods Hole Nottingham Cross Rip Henrietta A. Whitney Great Point Eastport Benson Gannet Rock Clisby Surfside Naustaff Stone Horse Shoal Henry D. May Philadelphia Windsor New York John Holmes Piedmont Kelley Monomoy Boston Pamet River Perry Scorton Beach

Barge Oakland Drifts Toward Shore Near Highland Light

Three hundred yards off Cape Cod near Provincetown the barge Oakland drifts with anchors dragging as enormous seas continually break over her. Captain Nickerson and three crewmen wave an American flag while life saving crews prepare to launch lines once she strikes.

Provincetown Oakland Highland Light Beach Nickerson Highland Light Pamet River Paoli Oliver Undercliff N. J Boston Sumner Rf. Mead Peterson Mead Cahoon’s Hollow

Bird and Flying Squadron Reach South Yarmouth After Tough Day

Charles Sumner Bird and his flying squadron end a grueling 12 hour stretch in cold rain during a whirlwind state tour. The day yielded smaller results than prior efforts as they reached South Yarmouth.

Hyannis Charles Sumner Bird South Yarmouth

Four Big Autos Lead Cape Cod Campaign in Cold Rain

The flying squadron begins a 170 mile day visiting 21 towns from South Yarmouth to Mashpee. In Dennisport the thermometer was 45 with northeast winds at 40 mph while crowds heard Mr Bird discuss immigration and political reform. About 460 of 644 voters listened despite harsh weather in this fall Progressive tour.

South Yarmouth Dennisport Yarmouth Colonial Club Mr. Bird Massachusetts Osterville Mashpee Cross Roads Commonwealth State House Cape Cod

Dr Quigley to Wed Miss Gilbride Today

At 10 o'clock this morning in St Marys Church Charlestown Miss Margaret B Gilbride of Monument Square will marry Dr William S Quigley of Monument Square The ceremony will be performed by Rev Michael C Gilbride and he will celebrate the nuptial mass afterward. The bride and groom are noted in Charlestown social circles and Dartmouth College alumnus Dr Quigley will be supported by a Symphony Orchestra performance.

St. Mary’s Church Charlestown Margaret B. Gilbride Monument Square William S. Quigley Michael C. Gilbride Notre Dame Academy Quigley Dartmouth College

Seven Candidates for Governor Listed by Party

Charles Sumner Bird of Walpole Progressive Alfred H Evans of Northampton Prohibition Eugene N Foss of Boston Independent Augustus P Gardner of Hamilton Republican Arthur E Reimer of Boston Socialist Labor David J Walsh of Fitchburg Democratic George H Wrenn of Springfield Socialist.

Charles Sumner Bird Walpole Alfred H. Evans Northampton Eugene N. Foss Boston Augustus P. Gardner Hamilton Arthur E. Reimer David J. Walsh Fitchburg George H. Wrenn Springfield

Nomination Papers Filed for Governor Foss in Massachusetts

The governor filed nomination papers for governor Eugene N Foss amid a pomp ceremony at the Massachusetts State House. Secretary Donahue acknowledged receipt as a Worcester Shrewsbury and Leominster paper was rejected for lacking state designation while other papers from Boston and Taunton appeared with hundreds of signatures.

Governor Foss Ward 8 Charlestown Daniel P. Stack Michael D. O'Brien William Scott Somerville John E. Bean Roland G. Kiley Timothy Donovan James E. Crawford William H. Morgan Parker Street Boston Warren A. Swift Taunton Louis Swig Thomas P. Sullivan John F. Coffey Dennis J. Collins Patrick J. Hartigan Richard J. Stack Jacob Hurley Sherman James M. W. Halil Cambridge Mr. Hall Harlow Donahue Eugene N. Foss The Commonwealth Secretary of the Commonwealth Vey the Commonwealth City Hall Democrats Worcester Shrewsbury Leominster Fall

Domestic worker killed by electric car in heavy storm

Bessie Moran a domestic for Mrs A Forbes Conant of 17 Arlington street Back Bay was struck and killed by an outward bound electric car at St James avenue and Arlington street during a blinding rain and snow storm yesterday She had been returning from an errand for Mrs Conant delivering a message to an employment bureau on St James avenue.

Bessie Moran A. Forbes Conant Arlington Street Back Bay St James Avenue

Reading Victim Not An Osteopath Corrected

A reader correction to the Morning Post states the Reading tragedy victim was not an osteopath or physician. The writer cites Massachusetts records showing the deceased authored an anti osteopathy pamphlet and clarifies strict medical board regulations prevent non physicians from practicing osteopathy.

American Osteopathic Association Reading Mass State Board of Medicine R. Kendrick Smith Boston

Herbert Kaufman’s “The Trojan Horse” in Sun Day Post Magazine

Herbert Kaufman, a prominent writer, presents a splendid story titled The Trojan Horse in the upcoming Sun Day Post Magazine.

Herbert Kaufman Post

Albany Railroad Reports Higher June Quarter Income

The Boston & Albany railroad shows operating income for the quarter ending June 30, 1913, up $25,000.08 from 1912. The 1912 figure was $984,382.02, while the 1913 quarter totals $1,009,402.19, per the financial statement filed with public service commissioners.

Boston & Albany Railroad Public Service Commissioners

Hearing Postponed in New York Bank Case

Hearings for Harry E. DeKay Orion P. Farrer and James F. Allen on charges of aiding misapplication of funds at the Atlantic National Bank of Providence Rhode Island were postponed until Friday at their request.

New York Harry E. DeKay Orion P. Farrer James F. Allen Providence R. I Atlantic National Bank

Mountain Club Back From Trip In Delaware Water Gap

Appalachian Mountain Club members return to Boston after an 11 day excursion in the Delaware Water Gap area of Pennsylvania. The trek included mountain climbing canoe trips walks and visits to falls and quarries for scenery and adventure.

Delaware Water Gap Pennsylvania Appalachian Mountain Club Boston the Gap

Miss May Donahoe to Be Bride Today

Miss May Z Donahoe of 2 Waldeck street Dorchester will wed Morris J Shallow of Roslindale at St Peter's Church Meeting House Hill this morning. She is granddaughter of Patrick Donahoe longtime Pilot proprietor and daughter of Patrick M Donahoe and his wife.

May Z. Donahoe Waldeck Street Dorchester St. Peter’s Church Meeting House Hill Morris J. Shallow Roslindale Miss Donahoe Patrick Donahoe The Pilot Patrick M. Donahoe

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Fast Relief for Cold and Catarrh

An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm as quick relief for clogged nose and head passages. It claims immediate opening of airways, reduced discharge, and eventual cure by morning, urging readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores.

Ely

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