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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1914
Page
3
A dawn blaze destroyed the Lowell ball park grandstand early this morning, causing an estimated $15,000 in losses. The Lowell versus Lawrence game slated for today will move to Lawrence, with the grounds likely usable the next day despite the fire. The fire started at 2 am and was spotted by a nearby woman who alerted her son, who rang the fire alarm.
A fishing trip aboard the power launch Violet ends in tragedy when a dory capsizes after a steamer wash off Boston. Frank Procida and Frank Estella rescue the four survivors, while two bodies remain missing. the Bradshaws and Butterfield are identified among the rescued and missing. The victims are taken to Castle Island landing and City Point Life Saving Station for aid as police search continues.
Frank Ranigan and guests were rescued after their sailing dory capsized in a heavy squall off Moon Island head. Ranigan, from Norfolk Downs, had sailed from Quincy and returned from a smelting trip to Hingham. Mark H. Kenney of Somerville spotted the overturned boat and towed it to City Point after righting the vessel.
Prominent city club women hosted a Dutch Treat dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel under Miss Marion Howard Brazier to celebrate her birthday. A gold purse was presented, foreign dishes highlighted the menu, and each plate bore a souvenir with President Wilson's neutrality message.
The Rev Samuel Lindsay of Bristol Baptist Church goes to the front as a British army volunteer. The National Reform Association designates the second Sunday in September for a school prayer day with topics on Bible use in schools and Christian public education. Dr George W Truett preached again at Dudley Street Baptist Church. St Mark's Brookline reopens after the steamer closure. St Luke's Brookline opened yesterday.
Justice Clark approves postponement from October 19 to November 9 for the Siegel stores case. Henry Siegel and Frank E. Vogel of New York face charges tied to the Siegel stores failure. Trial to be held in Geneseo Livingston County New York.
Harold Goldberg, five, was struck by a car in front of his home at 2 Shannon Street Worcester this afternoon. He is in Local City Hospital in dangerous condition.
In Rome on September 6 Pope Benedict XV was crowned in the Sistine Chapel to a subdued wartime tone. The elaborate procession included the triple crown bearers and 60 cardinals as the pope received the pallium and adoration before mass and public acclaim.
The notice advertises a glass repair service claiming fast duplication using improved instruments. It invites customers to bring broken lenses for repair with no prescription required and promises eye examinations by registered optometrists. Open evenings at Wilson Pros Scollay.
The Wilson liner Runo struck a North Sea mine while sailing from Hull to Archangel, carrying 600 passengers. All aboard were saved except about 20 Russian refugees, with 200 later landed at Hull. Fishing trawlers, including Prince Victor, rescued survivors as the ship settled by the bow and then sank.
Rescue teams aboard trawlers saved several crew members including the steward and chief engineer of the Run. John Ray, American consul at Odessa, was a passenger on the Run and sustained a head wound in the accident.
A Rome despatch says King Victor Emmanuel suffered a leg contusion from a fall while riding. The injury is described as slight.
The Minister of Marine in Constantinople via London announces a larger forbidden zone at the Bosphorus entrance. It runs from Rumelt Light to Messarburnn near Buyuk Bere, about eleven miles northeast of Constantinople, extending the protected area by a notable margin.
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