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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1906

Page

5

Fresh eruption continues as Vesuvio devastates Italian towns

The Italian eruption disrupts Torre del Greco and surrounding areas for 30 hours. Rail and telegraph lines are down, lava flow resumes, and officials report extensive damage. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena donate 20 thousand dollars for relief.

Torre del Greco Torre Annunziata Naples Matteucci Victor Emmanuel Helena Sonnino San Giuseppe Cardinal Prisco Mt. Oliveto

Marteau Violin Recital At Chickering Hall

Henri Marteau performed a violin recital at Chickering Hall yesterday afternoon with pianist August Goellner. Marteau displayed extraordinary power and beauty of tone, while Goellner was sometimes too prominent at the piano.

Chickering Hall Henri Marteau August Goellner Marteau Mr. Goellner

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Presented as Quality Food

An advertisement extols Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer as suitable for the sick and well, claiming moderation supports health. It emphasizes purity and cleanliness in Milwaukee brewing, a unique eight day malt process, and the brand’s promise of improving digestion and appetite when paired with meals.

Pabst Milwaukee

The Last Days of Pompeii Description of Vesuvius

The passage describes Vesuvius erupting with a lurid glow and two twin demon shapes above a split summit. Rivers of lava descend toward the city while rock fragments rattle and flood the air with fire and red light from Bulwer Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii.

Hell Pompeii Edward Bulwer Lytton

Schooner Wreckage at Winthrop Signals Possible Loss of Life

Wreckage of a two masted schooner washed ashore at Winthrop during yesterday’s gale may reveal the fate of the crew. The dog found among tangled lines is the only clue the vessel saw service before it was wrecked. The wreck extends along the New England coast with details still unrecorded.

Winthrop New England

Storm Rips Coast as Vessels Beached and Wrecked

A westward storm drives ships ashore and sinks vessels near shore resorts as life savers heroically rescue crews. High winds snow and rain hinder early travel while telegraph lines fail and Boston area chimneys fall. Fifteen inches of snow in New Hampshire delays trains.

Boston New Hampshire

Wreckers Seek Salvage For Two Master Schooner Loss

Wreckers along the beach search for the bodies of a missing crew from a two masted schooner drifted ashore. A large collie found dead among wreckage suggests a deadly night storm, while only the letters RR. E. remain on a plank and no crew identity is found.

Race Horse Safe After Near-Shipwreck Off City Point

The two masted schooner Race Horse lies in Pleasant Bay near City Point after a Monday night storm. From Rockland Maine, the vessel rode out the gale, its anchor catching in mud near the Head House, initially believed abandoned. The captain plans to return to her former mooring once crew returns from liberty.

Pleasant Bay City Point Rockland Head House Boston

Tucker case statement from Rev Winslow cites no murder

The Rev. Mr. Winslow reports ex Chief Tarbox found Tucker not responsible for his wife’s death. He describes the drowning as the canoe overturning due to current and Tucker’s attempted rescue. He says Tucker denied murder and maintains his innocence despite church efforts to obtain confession.

Winslow Tucker Frederick A. Tarbox Newton Charles II Episcopal Church Mabel Page

Tucker's Appeal to Governor over Conviction

Cambridge letter from Charles L. Tucker dated April 9 1906 appeals to Governor Curtis Guild Jr Massachusetts arguing innocence in a crime for which he was convicted. He claims testimony and timeline contradictions and requests sentence commuted to life imprisonment while asserting he has sought proof of innocence.

Duchess of Aosta Market House Red Cross Society San Giuseppe Cambridge Mass Curtis Guild, Jr Massachusetts Page House Charles L. Tucker

Petition drive hits 130000 on Tucker death sentence protest

An avalanche of petitions reached 130000 last night as Protestants protest the Tucker death sentence. The Boston and Roxbury signatures included Mrs A Hallet 1446 Massachusetts Ave Boston Hulda Lasselle 19 Bainbridge St Roxbury Viscount de Valle La Costa 382 Manover St artist Louis Kronberg and others signed and took papers to circulate in various sections.

Tucker Kimball Building A. Hallet Massachusetts Avenue Boston Hulda A. Lasselle Bainbridge Street Roxbury Portugal Viscount de Valle la Costa Manover — Street Louis Kronberg Masury Charles L. Brown Main Street Everett Ernest W. Reynolds Reading Frank H. Hyatt Oxford W. C. Giton Jaques Street Somerville A A. Winship Lee

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