Nurse Accused After Child Drowns in Hospital Tub
John F. Foren of Norwood files a suit in Suffolk Superior Court against Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. He claims hospital negligence led to the death of his 4 year old daughter admitted for scarlet fever on June 25 1915 and drowned July 19 after being placed in a hospital bathtub by nurse Ella A Harris.
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John F. Foren
Norwood
Suffolk
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Brighton
Ella A. Harris
Foren
Nurse Denies Foren Statements In Hospital Suit
Miss Harris denies Foren’s claims when questioned by a Post reporter. McKelleger alleges Edna Foren was ill and that a night nurse bathed her at 6:30 to 6:40 on July 19 before the child was found dead an hour later. Hospital officials defend nurse training and probation, noting no notice of suit.
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Foren
Miss Harris
Post
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Brighton
George F. McKelleger
Edna
McKelleger
Edwin Lewis
Pollock
West Department
Contagious Hospital
John Abbott
Fail to Sink Kearsarge in Fog Stalls War Game
Naval officials and crew at Charlestown Navy Yard and the battleship Kearsarge have suspended the planned war game after a week of fog and storm. Four submarines, sent to attack the Kearsarge, surfaced to find the target missing and returned to port. If weather clears, sinking attempts to resume today.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Kearsarge
Navy Yard
Unidentified 17 Year Old Shoots Self at South Station
An unidentified youth of 17, well dressed with a high school pin and signet ring inscribed O. S., shot himself in the wagon shed at the South Station with a .32 revolver. The body was sent to the South Mortuary.
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O. S
South Station
South Mortuary
Holt Sailing to New York on Oscar II
Frederick Holt, secretary of the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation, will sail for New York Friday aboard the steamer Oscar II en route to Detroit. He says Sweden and England have agreed on salt herring imports with 150000 barrels from South Iceland waters free passage and 150000 more via Norway. He notes theSwedish press shows appreciation and expects release of hides coffee and maize held in Sweden.
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Stockholm
London
Frederick Holt
New York
Oscar II
Detroit
Sweden
England
Holt
Iceland
Norway
Mr. Holt
Kaiser Ready for Trade War
Official dispatches from Washington report Germany is planning to rehabilitate its foreign and domestic trade in anticipation of a postwar trade conflict. Germany is said to be building fleets of ships and upgrading factories to operate at maximum efficiency as allied pressures loom.
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Washington
Germany
Dyer Works on School Schedule for Missed Time
Superintendent Franklin B. Dyer plans a makeup schedule as the city’s schools open later from September 11 to September 25 due to infantile paralysis. Several options were considered but a final plan hasn’t been chosen. He opposes lengthening the day or shortening December vacation, while shortening February or April breaks remains possible.
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Franklin B. Dyer
Dyer
Progress Report On US Mexico Border Talks In New London
American commissioners studied border data from the State and War Departments and questioned Special Agent James Linn Rodgers and Stephen H. Bonsal. Secretary Lane said hopeful signs emerged as conditions in Mexico show improvement and officials confirm the Mexican commissioners view.
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New London
Conn
Mexico
State and
War Departments
James Linn Rodgers
Mexico City
Stephen H. Bonsal
State Department
Lane
Quip About Landlords Highlights Boarding Battles
A witty exchange between two landladies contrasts keeping boarders longer with keeping them thin to stretch appearances. The humor hinges on housing life and perception of tenure.
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