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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
3
A blaze gutted the Revere Ice Company plant destroying nineteen horses and three barns. Two hundred tons of ice threatened by heat, with earlier rescue efforts sparing some horses as firefighters battled flames across the second and third barns. Officials urged prioritizing the third barn where the ice lay, but melt continued as the fire burned through hay and equipment.
Firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed the ice house storing over 200 tons of ice and spread to adjacent barns housing horses. Patrolman James McChristal first saw flames from the roof and activated the fire alarm after failing to awaken occupants. The cause remains unknown but may be spontaneous combustion.
Robert M. Grant of Hartford was elected commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans succeeding Colonel Newton J. McGuire. Frances M. Fox of Rochester was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary succeeding Mrs. Flora Staples Whitney. Los Angeles to host next encampment.
The defence for Police Lieutenant Becker facing Rosen thal murder and graft charges was punctured when James E. March told the grand jury there was no truth to claims he engineered Becker's stock dealings.
In Hartford Vermont Judge James I. Martin reprimands Samuel Gompers for replying to whether the AFL backed a prior boycott. The case involves D. E. Loewe & Co. Danbury Bethel hatmakers and a 1909 $222,000 damages ruling. The judge weighs if federation materials may reach jurors.
District Attorney Whitman reports possible hiding of "Lefty Louie" and "Gyp the Blood" near New York by police allies of Lieutenant Becker. Reports say they may testify against Becker about Rosenthal’s murder while eye witness Thomas Coupe vanished en route to Europe. Becker trial prep and John Doe probe set for September with Mayor Gaynor and Police Commissioner Waldo anticipated as witnesses.
In Haverhill on August 29 a 4-year-old boy named Wallace Gordon, dared by his boyfriends to set fire to a barn, touched a gate and ignited the building, destroying a barn, henhouse, carriage house, and the two story brick dwelling of Mrs. Mary E. Hazel tine at 60 North Broadway. Loss estimated at $8000.
In Pittsfield on August 29 two men died from heart failure. Emil Feistel, 40, a jeweller with Gerhardt and Feistel, collapsed at 9 AM while using a blowpipe in his workshop. John Colarmouro, 46, a laborer, collapsed at 2 PM as he prepared to shovel dirt in a ditch.
Judge Martin reprimanded Frank L. Mulholland and demanded concise responses as Presidents Gompers and Morrison gave lengthy explanations. The hearing, focusing on editorials in The American Federationist, aimed to determine if Gompers ordered boycotts, with Loewe and others under scrutiny as witnesses finished testimony.
Sheriff John Quinn gave his first campaign speech in Plummer's Hall Hyde Park drawing about 200 listeners. The hour long event covered general topics with other speakers including Richard Olney the second for Congress and local representatives Murray Grady and Ratigan.
Washington officials indicate the administration will not permit the dispute over the right to retrieve American shipping from Panama Canal tolls to be sent to arbitration.
Despatch from Escanaba, Michigan says United States Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin was struck with heart disease in the northern woods. A special train with doctors was sent to his assistance.
The Medford Board of Aldermen voted to add 25 000 to the existing 220 000 for an addition to the high school on Forest Street. Mayor Charles S Taylor sought 30 000 more, citing high material costs, but the request failed.
A young woman smuggled eight steel saws and muriatic acid to Reynolds Farnsby at the Tombs. The plan to escape to Canada unravelled after a saw fell in his cell, prompting questioning and her confession. She was turned over to a protectory.
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