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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1911
Page
3
Twenty two miners are entombed at Ott mine No 2 of the Davis Coal & Coke Co near Elk Garden West Virginia after an early morning explosion. Rescue efforts face days of digging through roof coal and slate and officials fear for survivors.
Fire log lists incidents with times 11:45 a.m. Box 93 Thomas Wal B 50 165 West Brookline Street loss reported. 1:34 p.m. Box 655 Stephen Mc Kenna 333 Eagle Street East Boston slight damage. 11:48 p.m. still alarm G T Vesselli 9 Westly Street East Boston loss $50. 7:46 p.m. Box 312 Massachusetts Avenue no fire. 8:40 p.m. Box 975 A F Mcintosh hen house loss $30.
The Aborn English Opera Company offered Verdi's Il Trovatore in English at the Boston Opera House. Soloists Edith Helena Leonora and Louise le Baron Azucena received praise, with Manrico as portrayed by Leonid Samoloff highlighted for warmth and fire. The audience was large and attendance growing in Boston.
The Cuban bound Norwegian fruiter Joseph Cuneo under Captain A A Mott arrived in Boston after a Saturday hurricane. The crew faced waves up to 50 feet, propeller repeatedly left water, and firesmen were thrown about while coal feeding was difficult. The storm shifted from southwest to northeast as it passed.
Otis residents mobilize in a 494 population town to begin laying a new street railway to Springfield and the Berkshires. Women shovel and pitchfork, hurrying to reach bargain counters more often. Postmaster James Clark, age 70, attends, hoping to finally ride the trolley after decades.
A 100 pound lump of ambergris, valued at 25 000 to 60 000 dollars, arrives at Howe and French in Boston. Experts peg market value at 10 to 15 dollars per ounce. The mass, found by the bark Bertha and the brig Viola crews off West Africa in December, is stored in a secure box at 101 Broad Street.
Back Bay circles buzz as Madame Vinelle Johnson joins the stage to portray a mulatto gal in Lucille LaVerne's play Ann Boyd. Friends have booked three lower boxes for Monday night and expect strong interest in her footlight debut. Johnson will sing Southern melodies using her cultivated voice within the production.
Reports say insurgents control rail lines and telegraph networks from the U.S. border toward Torreon. Chihuahua City faces possible attacks if peace plans fail, with seizure of districts and key towns like Chinipas and Parral amid growing insurgent authority.
The torpedo boat Westro yer Walke r was docked at Fore River shipbuilding yards after official tests on the Rockland course. It is to be delivered to the government in about 25 days after machinery examination. The boat achieved 82.21 knots with most nozzles active, exceeding government requirements by about three knots. Water consumption at high speed was one pound per horsepower below the guaranty, a result builders call satisfactory.
George S. Bowden won 12 of 14 votes to remain master of the Brown School after a heated meeting with opposition from Charles A. Kirkpatrick. Superintendent Charles S. Clark was unanimously re-elected, along with B. F. Maun and Jarius Maun as truants, per the Somerville School Board proceedings.
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