This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1912
Page
2
A quart of blood from her father John E. Scott saved 18 year old Viola Scott in a serious appendectomy at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors say the patient will recover and the father returned to work in a Lynn shoe factory.
Delegates from the New Bedford textile strikers appealed to the Boston Stationary Engineers Union 16 for financial aid to support their strike for higher wages and better conditions. The engineers voted to donate assistance and form a committee to investigate, reporting at the next meeting.
A cablegram from Commander Charles N. Atwater confirms the training ship Ranger will reach Gibraltar on Thursday August 8. The消息 names Atwater as superintendent of the school and notes the arrival event at the port.
President Eliot outlines a long voyage for the Carnegie Endowment, detailing stops in Colombo Ceylon Singapore Hong Kong Canton Shanghai Tien-Tsin Pekin and Pao-Ting-Fu He describes audiences with Sun Yat Sen and Yuan Shi Kai and notes China faces a difficult transition to a republican government He comments on immigration policy race mixing and the need for careful global cooperation in recognizing the republic.
The Becker Milling Machine Co in Cambridge with Governor Foss as a major stockholder signed a contract with striking moulders and caremakers granting a minimum of 3.50 dollars per day an increase of 2 cents. The Sturtevant Blower Workers where Foss is treasurer also awarded the raise to iron steel and brass moulders and caremakers.
A train wreck injures and kills several passengers and crew. Engineer William Tirrell Jr. and Fireman Frank Campbell die, while Elizabeth Bowditch and Stella Davie perish on the dangerous list. Surviving patients improve. many sent home or to hospitals as crews assess the crash at Braintree and nearby towns. Names and addresses of the injured and hospital updates are provided.
Investigations by the railroad commission the Boston Criminal Bureau and the New Haven road seek the wreck cause. Officials report possible obstruction on the rail may have derailed the engine and coaches near a Dorchester avenue curve.
Miss Blanche Drinkwater 29 of 327 Elm Street Braintree and Mrs Daniel J Griffin 29 of 36 Adams Street Braintree sustained multiple injuries at the Relief Hospital and Grace Hospital respectively according to the latest casualty notices.
The New Haven train wreck fatalities near South Boston increased to eight last night with the death at City Hospital of Mrs. Fannie Wilde of 214 Billings Street Atlantic at 9 o'clock. Earlier deaths included Mrs. E J Ethier of Stamford Conn and Miss Stella Davie of Cedar Cliff Road East Braintree.
District attorney Whitman traced Lieutenant Becker’s finances, linking deposits of about $3000 a month to multiple Manhattan and New Jersey banks. Records show $21,000 in deposits across Manhattan and Jersey towns, with possible accounts in Rochester under an alias. Police inspectors’ accounts are being reviewed as part of the broader probe.
An official notes a field manager led a tempting scheme that generated about $62,000 in under a year. Investigators traced the activity through records and identified the key operator behind the operation.
Auction listing for Shetland and Welsh ponies with 100 animals typically offered. B. Quick of 250 Forest Street Medford is the contact.
A store proclaims daily bargains far surpassing any prior offers, asserting wide public testimony to its value. The notice emphasizes steady year round discounts and urges customers to compare prices with other retailers. It presents a bold promotional claim without listing specific products or prices.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.