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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1911

Page

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Fire Kills Two in Fitchburg Mill Complex Blaze

A blaze at a Fitchburg mill complex results in two deaths and extensive property damage. The Daily News building sustains about 10 thousand dollars in damage, largely due to water, with 12 thousand insured. Thompson bakery and Fitchburg creamery also suffer losses. Red Men societies and other groups incur about 3.5 thousand in damage with limited coverage. Cause unknown. investigators to probe possible spontaneous ignition as firemen Battle flames.

Daily News James L. Peden Thompson Fitchburg Red Men Societies Murnane

Girls Escape Flames In Dedham Fire At Cochrane Mill

A $125,000 Dedham fire gutted the main five story Cochrane Manufacturing Co building as 300 girls were panic stricken. Margaret Coulihan and Kate Franklin were injured while two women workers helped prevent a crowd rush from the doors.

Cochrane Manufacturing Company Dedham Margaret Coulihan Kate Franklin Thomas Grady Fred Lunt Cochrane Company Hyde Park Fire Department Cochrane Mill Hyde Park

Fire escape demand at Boston meeting memorializes New York tragedy

At Faneuil Hall a mass meeting of the Boston Shirt Waist Makers Union and allies urged stronger fire safety standards in city factories. Speakers including Helen Passoff and Mrs Sue Ainslee Clark cited the Triangle factory fire and a Boston mill blaze, calling for safer exits, stairs, rails, treads, buckets, water sprinklers, and enforcement. Attendees observed a moment of remembrance for the 142 lost in New York.

Faneuil Hall New York Boston Boston Shirt Waist Makers’ Union 48 Helen Passoff William H. O'Brien M. J. Murphy Central Labor Union Sue Ainslee Clark Women’s Trade Union League Marion Craig Wentworth Antoinette Konikow Dennis D. Driscoll American Federation of Labor Triangle

The Red Red Leaves by Waldo Curyea Walker

One of the top entries in the Sunday Post Magazine $10,000 short story contest will appear in next Sunday's issue. The piece is titled The Red Red Leaves and is authored by Waldo Curyea Walker.

Sunday Post Waldo Curyea Walker

Best Stimulant in the World

A testimonial from Wm H Hoff of Philadelphia praises Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the best stimulant and tonic he has used for over five years. He says he always keeps a bottle at home and hopes others in need of a healthful tonic will benefit from his experience.

Wm. H. Hoff iIt Duffy Amber St Philadelphia

Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted as Health Tonic

An advertisement extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a strength building tonic and digestive aid. It claims disease resistance, tissue nourishment, and vitality, noting it was taxed as medicine in the Spanish American war and sold for $1.00 per large bottle with a free medical booklet offer.

Duffy Duffy Malt Whiskey Co Rochester, N. Y

Butler Statue and Woman Suffrage Bills Are Lost

The bills were defeated 13 to 22 after Senators Hibbard of Lowell and Nason of Haverhill defended the general.

Butler Hibbard Lowell Nason Haverhill

Vote Drama and Woman Suffrage Dominate State House Debate

Senator Hibbard and Nason spar over General Butler memory while a statue vote splits lawmakers. Pro and anti suffrage lines emerge with Washburn, White, Morrill and others voting. A banner reading Votes for Women appears as women in gallery cheer but declare order, and a Supreme Court ruling clarifies jury verdict powers.

Hibbard General Butler Nason Butler Evans Russell Adams Barnes Blanchard Brown Chace Gates Greenwood Hoar Hunt Malley Mellen Mulligan Nash Pearson Ross Schoonmaker Stearns Tinkham Tolman Turner White Curley Denny Doyle Grainger Halley Hatton Lomasney Mack Murray Powers Timilty Bennett Newhall Washburn Underhill Morrill Newton South Boston Worcester Supreme Court Natick Bond Cambridge Hattie LeBlanc

Women Suffrage Defeated In House Vote 161 to 69

In a crowded session the house rejected the woman suffrage amendment 161 nays to 69 yeas, a net gain of 16 from last year. A lively debate filled the noon to afternoon hours as women supporters sang and debated, while lawmakers debated garish topics and a secretary of state candidate pledged a plank for equal rights.

Representative White Brookline Kansas California Ladies’ Home Journal Cox Boston F. L. Goddard Colorado Wood Cambridge

Mileage increases stir towns over Boston to Williams town

State engineers and railroad officials debate mile expansions on the Boston and Maine system. Fractional mile shifts appear at multiple stations from Boston to Rotterdam Junction with new schedules adding miles. Local civic leaders argue the mileage rise supports the Boston & Eastern line while Congress critics call for strict survey verification.

Boston Williamstown Rotterdam Junction Boston & Eastern Railroad Beverly and Peabody North Shore Lynn Beverly Railroad Commission Boston & Maine Railroad Mellen New Haven and Boston & Maine Hotel Touraine Ville N. Y

Freight rates unchanged on mileage plan phase

Boston area shippers report no change in freight rates under the new mileage schedule. Major firms including Chase & Sanborn, Houghton & Dutton, Jordan Marsh, Shepard Norwell, and White, Henry Siegel pay about two-fifths of a cent per 100 pounds per mile for outbound shipments. Officials say a formal raise is unlikely before July 1, with notices usually issued 3 to 6 months prior.

Boston & Maine New York New Haven & Hartford Chase & Sanb&rn Houghton & Dutton Jordan Marsh Shepard Norwell E White Henry Siegel Railroad Commission

Mileage Not Exaggeratedmont Belmont Mileage Change

The Post reports on the Boston and Maine railroad mileage adjustments, noting Belmont as a surveyed station. Under the old tariff Belmont was six miles from North Station, now listed as 6.64 miles following a Barrows and Breed survey.

Central Massachusetts Belmont Fitchburg Boston & Maine Barrows & Breed Post North Station Boston Mass the Post Boston & Maine Railroad

Obituary notices from Boston area April 1911

In Roxbury and surrounding towns during April 1911 many locals including Julia Carroll Joseph Cassin Mabel Dunbar Anna Crane Katherine Duffy Henry Haney Arthur Holmes Rose Lindsay and more are listed with funeral services at churches and homes across Dorchester Roxbury Cambridge and Chelsea. Masses and interments are noted along with residences and deceased ages and affiliations.

Abbott Boston Hiram P. Abbott Waterman Chapel Washington Street Roxbury Lewiston Cambridge Street East Cambridge Cot'ter Benjamin J. Cotter Seneca Street Cathedral of the Holy Cross Coveny John W. CoveRey Sacred Heart Church Sixth Street Cambridge Mgr. O’brien St. John’s Council KK. of C Crane Anna Tn Crane James Margaret Mabel T. Dunbar Humboldt Avenue Seituate, Mass Egan Waltham John J. Egan Fiske Street St. Mary’s Church Calvary Cemetery Waltham Council K. of C Division Royal Areaeee Waltham Lodge Ernst Needham Franz F Ernest Forest Hills Goodale Dorchester Marcus Morton Goodale George W Martha L. Goodale Boyden Street Norfolk Street Lauriat Avenue North Weymouth Haney Henry J. Haney Rose Haney Kane James F. Haney Church of the Sacred Heart Newton Centre Church Place Cabot Street St. Francia de Sales Vernon Street St. Joseph's Cemetery Hardy Mary Ann Hardy Nicholas M. Williams Higgins Annie Peter Mary Higgins Lyons Clifton Street St. Paul's’ Church Woodward Park Holmes Arthur W Sarah F. W. ‘Holmes Lexington Street Kauenhowen George H. F Annie M. Kauenhowen High Street Mt. Hope Kendricken Boothby Hospital Nora E Mary Thomas Kendricken Bowdoin Street St. Peter's Church Meeting House Hill Kent Chelsea Charles H Carries E. Kent Heard Street Lindsay Dorchester Avenue Rose Anna James W. Lindsay Channing Church East Cottage Street McGowan Jane Patrick McGowan Dorchester Street St. Augustine’s Church O’clocek al Malden Henry B. Meehan Fairview Terrace Jeremiah O’riordan O'Connor Cordis Street Charlestown Warren Street Quincy Brookline Elizabeth Salisbury George G. Quincy Borland Street Kingston Mass Cape Cod Stohlborn John Theo Stohlborn Newhall Street Forestdale Malden Gustaf Wasa Weber West Somerville Anselm Mary Gerhard Weber Cottage Avenue Chester Street North Cambridge Holy Trinity Church Shawmut Avenue Mt. Benedict Wilkinson Hannah Raymond John H. Wilkinson Wee Cary Avenue

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