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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
2
Corning residents will see Santa arrive by aeroplane tomorrow afternoon. The Corning Business Men's Association hired an Bath aviator to fly over the streets and drop gifts to children as he passes low.
The Alaska Coast Company's steamer Jeanie, after striking a rock near Calvert Island in British Columbia Thursday night, was abandoned today by underwriters. The cargo of general merchandise valued at $15,090 will be a total loss.
In Brockton a car overturned, pinning Smith beneath the engine while Dr. Graustein became trapped and later freed himself. Smith died at the scene. Graustein, unharmed, recounted the grim incident and identified Smith as a Brockton resident and Swell Cooper & Co. printer. Both men, unmarried, were from the area.
A large Worcester department store suffered a $175000 fire that raged through multiple floors. Hoseman Meacham and firefighter Heally were injured by explosions while others were knocked down or struck as the roof collapsed. The blaze began after smoke was seen from a seventh floor annex window. Fire Chief Avery will investigate origin tomorrow.
Fifty five Copperfield residents in Baker county appeal to Governor West claiming the saloon element controls Salem’s municipal government and endangers their lives and families amid alleged lawlessness and threats.
A string of mixed terms includes place names such as London London and Cuba along with titles like Duke and Baron. The fragment mentions brands, items and possible products, with no clear event or narrative to tie them together. The passage reads like a catalog or draft notes for names, brands, and affiliations.
A brief hotel scene escalates when a man believed to be Mr. Snow is asked to leave, following a speedy trip to New York by her husband. The incident ends with hotel management ejecting the man.
Mrs Snow declares the Belmont Hotel entry proved her suspicions and she will pursue divorce. Accompanied by her sister she traveled from Newton Centre to New York after detectives of the Robert Burns bureau tracked her husband, a Boston real estate dealer, for weeks. The couple has one child.
Pittsburg December 21 Governor John K Tener president of the National league announced he would start the 1914 season with last year's staff of umpires. He said no man would be discharged on hearsay and all would be kept until proven incompetent under his administration.
Congressman Curley assails City Councillor Kenny in Roxbury and South End meetings. He labels Kenny an imprudent public official and a profligate spender of words, citing two proposed sales of city property as the only tangible cost-saving ideas during Kenny’s four years. He warns tariff-driven readjustments may cut jobs and hurt merchants.
Horace Benson, charged with fatally shooting Alec Cole in Burlington, was found exhausted 40 miles away between Milton and St. Albans after a 19 hour escape. Sheriff James Allen noted the remarkable long trek as Benson hid in a hotel barn after a dispute over a craps game near workers building a dam on the Winooski River. Cole died from his wound tonight.
Emil Mollenhauer conducted Handel and Haydn Society in Symphony Hall for the 128th Messiah. Soloists Grace Kerns Adelaide Griggs William W. Hicks George H. Downing. Boston Festival Orchestra was led by J. W. Crowley concertmeister with Walter Smith solo trumpeter and H. G. Tucker organist.
The annual Messiah by the Handel and Haydn Society stands as a premier winter event in Boston with high audience engagement. Mollenhauer leads with steady choral spirits, Hicks excels as tenor, Kerns Griggs and Downing deliver seasoned performances, and the hall remains at capacity with strong applause.
Opera star Farrar, twice ill with a cold and under Drs Curtis and Rice, failed to complete a Brooklyn Faust performance after singing Marguerite and attempting the church scene. She had earlier sung in Boston and Philadelphia, with Met appearances sporadically planned. The audience saw a disastrous aria outing and she retired from the cast.
The Avon set from Buenos Aires and battled a Brazilian pompano off the Brazilian coast. Sailor Ivan Marakoff dangled 40 feet above deck before freeing himself. After hours of furious squalls and blown sails, the ship struggled to the crests of massive waves and finally neared Boston Lightship after five weeks to Boston.
A 125 ton locomotive left the tracks in the Boston and Maine yard just west of the Nobles Island bridge, blocking all main line traffic on the Portland division.
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