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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1914
Page
16
Traffic stopped for 15 minutes after a short circuit at a Boston Elevated cable pole near Hanover and Portland Streets. Sparks displayed caused a crowd to gather as fire apparatus responded to the alarm and limited service in the area last night around 10:90 o'clock.
The German Relief Committee of Boston appeals to German Americans and friends for funds to aid widows and orphans of fallen soldiers. Contributions support the German people in a war described as a life and death struggle. send to Dr. Rudolf Hutz at 82 India Street Boston or to committee members. Checks payable to German relief fund. Every gift welcomed.
In West Fairlee Vermont on October 15 two 14 year old boys Harold Whitney and Gordon Bell were found dead in a field with revolver wounds. They were returning from bringing home cows with a dog when they vanished after an all night search. Police say the youths had told companions they planned to commit death by own action.
Funeral services for Elbridge G. Davis, pioneer in local ice cream, were held yesterday at his Broadway residence in Somerville with Rev. B. L. Jennings and Rev. William M. Crawford officiating. Harvard Male Quartet performed selections. burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Boston plans a Twilight Sleep maternity hospital opening November 1 with 30 beds at 197 Bay State Road. Dr Eliza T Ransom, a Boston neurologist, will lead the facility using the anesthetic to deliver pain free births. Early Boston use at the Homeopathic Hospital reports all 20 cases successful and warns the method remains experimental and requires careful case selection.
Boston reports the nine months from January to October show the city’s death rate at 15.88 per thousand, the lowest in history. Infant deaths numbered 1497 with an infant death rate of 99.80 per thousand births, down from 113.37 last year, sparking belief the yearly rate will also set a record.
A 10 year old boy Theodore F. of Dorchester was badly burned on October 13 after finding a bomb at Franklin Field near a fireworks display. Mrs Mary E Penovan reported to police. the boy is in City Hospital as investigators suspect the device was one of several brought for the event but failed to explode.
A strong earthquake at night was followed by Lassen Peak erupting for the 16th time today in Redding California. The event marks continued volcanic activity after shaking earlier in the day.
Those in charge of the British Imperial relief fund of New England report progress in organizing the fund across New England societies. Aimed at securing donations, committees will be appointed by member organizations. The Scots Charitable Society endorsed the effort at a quarterly meeting. Contributions include 100 dollars from the Caledonian Club of Boston and 20 dollars plus silver proceeds from the Women’s Auxiliary Board to the Scots Charitable Society. A fundraising event is planned for November 3 at the Hotel Somerset.
Dr Sherman had been stationed for the last few months at the artillery camp at Tobyhanna Pennsylvania near here.
Rev. Thomas Sherman, chaplain in the United States army and son of General William T. Sherman, was badly injured in Scranton when a horse he rode slipped on a wet street and fell. Authorities reported he sustained multiple injuries but his condition was not immediately known. The incident occurred today as he rode near a local hotel, drawing sympathy from bystanders and military officials.
The murder case of Mrs. Bailey returns to court next Monday with Dr. Carman denying the prosecutor’s claim that he stood in view of a shooter. A potential six reel motion picture deal for the case is reported, offering up to 100000. The defense challenges a hidden witness Lynn Smith of Freeport who says a 28 caliber revolver was in the Carman home before the killing.
A Democratic rally is set for Tremont Temple tonight under the state committee. Sherman L. Whipple and Governor Walsh will preside with several principal speakers including Donahue, Mansfield, Pope, Boynton, Mayor Curley and ex-Mayor Fitzgerald. The event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and aims to be the temple’s largest rally yet.
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