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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
2
Ancona dispatch reports the Italian submarine Concettina engaged and sank two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers after being chased off the Gargano peninsula. The message appears in the Stampa with dateline Turin via Paris.
Prominent Massachusetts Jews pressed Harvard to change or offer a separate date for the Sept 18 entrance exam, aligning with Yom Kippur. Leaders including May or Curley clergy and business figures urged flexibility, while Harvard officials declined citing inconvenience, prompting calls for alternative tests or postponements.
Harvard leaders debate exam date conflicts and admissions fairness amid protests. A Boston factory fire traps workers as flames sweep an elevator shaft, forcing rapid evacuations and ladder crews to rescue multiple employees.
Jewish residents in Boston express surprise and regret that Harvard officials will not grant their request. They accept the situation resignedly and vow not to let a college set exam dates without knowing the Day of Atonement, planning to avoid future conflicts.
Mrs Delia Kirby and her daughter Catherine suffer contusions and facial cuts while infant Eugene Kirby endures skull injuries and shaking up. Also injured are Minnie and Max Edelstein on Harrison Avenue. Firemen from Engines 15 and 3, Ladder 14, and crews were overcome by smoke with burns, gashes, and bruises as investigations follow.
Cool days ahead with half price sale on last season winter suits and overcoats. Sale ends Saturday night at Harrison Company located 662 672 Washington Street at the corner of Beach.
A paving hazard and wet street caused a runaway ladder truck to lurch toward a crowded sidewalk near Troy and Harrison. LeFavre regained control. Mrs Delia Kirby and two children were shaken but not seriously hurt. Edelsteins and others were assisted. Mrs Kirby admitted for fright.
A blaze roared through a dwelling causing heavy smoke and burns to firemen including Captain Edward Richardson and Lieutenant William Peterson. Firefighters, overcome by smoke, were treated as crews battled the flames with hoses, ladders, and a water tower. An ambulance crew returned from the hospital only to be pressed back into service as injured workers were revived with cold water and medical aid.
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