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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
2
Five persons are known to be dead and many injured as a gulf storm of 86 mph sweeps New Orleans causing millions in damage. The gale struck at 6 pm demolishing buildings and roofing, leaving streets littered with debris and broken glass.
New Orleans and the Mississippi gulf coast faced a tropical hurricane with 90 mph winds. Levees broke near New Orleans, homes washed away, and at least two lives were reported lost in Mississippi. Biscay and Bay St. Louis suffered severe flooding and train service was halted. City in darkness as electric plants flooded and communications failed. Creole wireless link to New Orleans was lost and other stations reported extensive property damage with few details.
Weather Bureau special bulletin says Gulf coast storm will move northward but weaken quickly after leaving the coast. Communication with New Orleans has been lost since 2 PM.
Providence reports Mrs Elizabeth Mohr indicted as an accessory before the fact to murder of Dr C Franklin Mohr. She is held on 20000 bond while another 15000 bond covers an alleged assault with intent to kill Miss Emily Burger. Four defendants, including three men named Cecil Victor Brown Henry orge W Healis and three others, face related charges and await further pleadings.
Harvard officials weigh permit for 12 000 wooden seats at the Stadium amid legal questions on building limits. City officials including Mayor Curley and Commissioner O Hearn clash over whether temporary bleachers fall under building laws while Corporation Counsel Sullivan cites applicable acts and a Board of Appeal may resolve the issue.
Frank McGute, 50, a laborer, was seriously injured in Woburn yesterday afternoon when he stepped into the path of an automobile driven by Charles Chalifoux of Lowell as he worked on Main street. The incident was witnessed by nearby workers and authorities began an assessment of damages and medical care.
Philadelphia report from the Wistar Institute states there is no eugenic reason against first cousins marrying. conclusions are drawn from 20 generations of rats over four years of experiments conducted at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr Helen King at the institute argues that laws against intermarriage lack scientific basis. She claims inbreeding yields larger, healthier offspring and asserts higher type descendants could result from carefully selected close relatives. She links perceived human degeneracy to “degenerate races” and promotes intermarriage among related individuals.
A four story wooden warehouse owned by A. D. Hall & Son on Spice Street Charlestown suffered a $10,000 loss from an early morning fire. The blaze started on the second floor and was confined there after a second alarm. Patrolman Lombard spotted the flames and the building, amid surrounding wooden structures, sustained mainly smoke and water damage.
A Moscow prefecture proclamation urges residents to avoid gatherings after five deaths and several injuries from recent unrest. It states disorders began without police fault and denies any political motive, noting ruffians exploit crowds.
The Boston Port Directors awarded the Neponset River dredging contract at Milton Lower Mills to the Eastern Dredging Company after a bid by four bidders. Work will start in six days after the Governor Council approves the contract. The project involves 35,000 cubic yards.
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