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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
1
A series of 13 basement fires in seven hours in Waterbury Connecticut led to the destruction of City Hall with a 200000 loss. Mayor Reeves summoned three militia companies to guard streets as crowds gathered and one woman fainted in a small panic near a theatre.
The federal government offers friendly mediation after 50 railroads refuse an 18 percent wage increase. Engineers from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers threaten a strike that could halt about 52 percent of U.S. rail traffic east of Chicago and north of the Potomac within 36 hours. Chief Warren S. Stone warned the strike would begin if no agreement is reached.
About two thousand attend the Tremont Temple Taft rally where A P Gardner leads the attack on Roosevelt's past record and calls for a joint debate. Weeks and Lawrence urge Taft votes while Gardner's sharp critique draws prolonged cheers amid crossfire from the audience.
Clearing coast for Boston and vicinity with cooler conditions and brisk westerly winds. Forecast shows rain then cooler Tuesday and Wednesday with fair skies later. highs expected around 37 to 63 and varied AQ readings.
Believed remains of Col Astor and Maj Butt are among recovered bodies near the Titanic loss scene as the Mackay Bennett continues its cable retrieve near St Johns Newfoundland. New York officials study garbled spellings in list, speculating on names such as Archibald Butt and John Jacob Astor.
Senate hearing recounts J E Boxhall testimony that an unknown steamer, within five miles, passed obliquely by the sinking Titanic after rockets and signals failed to draw aid. Captain Smith and lifeboat capacity remarks highlighted the disaster’s tragic moments and insufficient lifeboats aboard.
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