15 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
1
A census taker roams communities abroad with a pencil and schedule to record intimate history of residents and strangers. President Taft assures all answers will be treated as confidential under a public proclamation.
The president’s proclamation imposes penalties for nonresponse. Boston households receive thousands of census blanks ready for the call. A census family includes all who share a dwelling whether related, and counts boarders and lodgers as members.
In Salem a fire entailed serious injuries to eight firemen. George Wright sustained chest crush and head wound in critical condition. Charles Arnold suffered a broken left arm. Albert K. Woodbury had several broken ribs. S. John Reed had rib injuries and a leg wound. James Buckley was bruised and slightly burned. George Hutchins bruised and burned. William Annable sustained contusions and burns.
Miss Nellie Kelliher suffered burns to her hair and hands. Miss Lillian Willard was overcome by smoke. John Adriol from Ladder Company 1 sustained burns to his hands.
Fires in Salem Boston Charlestown and Cambridge injured at least ten people and caused extensive damage. Warehouses stores factories barns and residences burned with losses totaling tens of thousands of dollars. The blazes displaced twelve families along Western Avenue and prompted page six continuation.
The will of Professor Alexander Agassiz was filed for probate in Newport R. I. He leaves Harvard University all his scientific equipment and 100000 for the general uses of the Harvard museum of comparative zoology. The museum receives another 100000 to publish memoirs on several US Fish Commission expeditions including the Albatross and Blake voyages and the tropical Pacific and eastern expeditions.
The estate leaves $6000 to John Sullivan and $6000 to John Connor as income for the Zoology museum and for their heirs, with $2000 outright to each. Servants receive $1000 for ten years work or $300 otherwise. Thomas Z. Martland gets $2000 outright. Books go to the Lawrence Scientific School library. $50,000 each to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Elizabeth H. Clarke receives $25,000 plus $5000 life. a further $5000 life annuity is added. Rest and residue go to three Agassiz sons, with Harvard as chief beneficiary outside the family. Newport city gets $25,060 for school manual training.
President Taft addressed a convention of women suffragists in Washington and faced a chorus of hisses from the crowd after questioning their demand for votes. He urged restraint in government affairs and maintained his stance as thousands gathered, with hundreds turned away at the hall.
In Chicago on April 14 Lord Kitchener described food supply as a major peace factor. He cited the Panama Canal and abundant food lands in the United States as crucial for reducing unrest and tempering expansion desires. He praised Canada’s similar potential and called the canal a pivotal strategic and commercial asset.
Westerly Rhode Island April 14 the death toll from alleged whiskey poisonings rises to twelve with three new names in 24 hours Police theorize moonshine doctored with drugs and sold in local back kitchens A Westerly drugstore clerk may have mixed a poisonous prescription using wood alcohol by mistake as authorities investigate the case
One hundred thirty eight structural iron workers struck the elevator job on the Boston and Albany railroad docks in East Boston. They walked off at noon to protest hiring non union workers. Earlier 64 union carpenters bricklayers laborers and engineers struck over non union iron workers. The South Boston storage job strike over non union bricklayers remains ongoing.
The pet cow Mooley, a pure milk provider for the White House, died after grazing on oats meant for horses. Officials reported insufficient grass led to the mishap and a veterinary surgeon failed to save her. The White House mourns the loss of Mooley.
Baseball opened with near 150000 fans across eight major cities. Pirates beat St Louis as Wagner’s third inning triple produced two runs. Doves and Giants edged a 11 inning victory in Boston. Red Sox tied Highlanders 4 4 after 14 innings before darkness. Washington shut out Philadelphia while Cleveland beat Detroit 9 7. White Sox and Giants, Dodgers and Phillies also starred with four extra inning games and strong plays across leagues.
United States Steel Corporation reports substantial wage rises to take effect May 1 for most of its 225,000 workers. The move, led by Judge Elbert H. Gary, will raise annual payroll by about 9.9 million dollars, with final figures pending for some subsidiaries and potential delays for Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and transport firms.
Halley’s comet appears on the eastern horizon this morning at 3 43 and tomorrow at 3 38 am standard time. It should be faintly observable about 12 to 15 minutes later as dawn approaches.
Frederick D. Huntington of Leicester a Harvard class of 1912 Crimson editor was struck by a speeding auto at Boylston and Exeter. He was carried to the Hotel Lenox where doctors were summoned and remained in critical condition overnight.
A 19 member committee of striking motormen and conductors from Philadelphia Rapid Transit barns voted to accept a company mediated settlement via the AFL. Details are undisclosed, but reportedly include features of the March 29 proposal to rehire strikers and pay $2 per day until regular runs resume. The discharged 174 workers will be sent to arbitration.
Yesterday's average temperature was 57 with a high near 64 and a low around 56. Data includes multiple readings from 61 to 68 across various times, with regional values and a year-ago comparison showing 61.
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