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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
4
An eight story grain elevator worth 700000 dollars at the northern city end along Burlington tracks was blown into the Mississippi River by a severe wind storm. The Bryan Hill public school in the North End also collapsed during the same storm.
Two women died from fright, third death in the storm. West End North Side and St. Louis county suffer heavy damage with hail over two inches, smashing greenhouses and breaking park plants. The American league game with Cleveland halted as winds toppled a steel flagpole and forced players from the diamond. North Side factories lose windows.
The schooner Ottawa lies wrecked in Lake Superior off the Algoma shore with seven crew members confirmed dead. Efforts to verify details continue.
The licensing board ruling allows open market bids for fourth class licenses permitting sale of liquor not to be drunk on the premises. Applicants must physically separate first class on site from the fourth class outlet. Bids are anticipated to be high for these licenses.
The Licensing Board limits liquor sales to 1000 places, 986 active with reserves for events. Firms may legally operate two separate licenses in adjacent premises with physical partitions and distinct exits, a shift praised by liquor dealers. Costs for compliance range from 300 to 1600 dollars as firms split bars and bottle shops to meet the two-license rule.
At the Boston Art Club dinner on Newbury Street ex Governor John D. Long blasted certain statues of famous men. The event, presided by Charles T. Gallagher, drew 262 members and guests who also heard witty talks from ex Governors John L. Bates and J Q A Brackett and others. Ex Governor Eben Draper attended but stayed silent.
Brady’s Civil War photos from Sumter to Appomattox are rediscovered after decades. Shot under Pinkerton protection with Lincoln’s permission, the images show blue and gray soldiers, field actions, and grim aftermath, preserved for the semi centennial of 1861.
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