Intense Cold Wave Paralyzes New England Coast
A brutal cold wave battered New England with deep freezes and ice packed seas. Two deaths were reported in Pittsfield and Woburn as vessels, including fishing schooners and tugs, were trapped by ice from Nantucket to Boston Harbor. Officials warned of continued bitter conditions and widespread exposure.
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New England
Massachusetts
Smith
Pittsfield
Woburn
Bergen
Frank Bastion
Boston & Albany
Pittefela
Delwyn M. Ginn
Anwin Ginn
Boston
Horn Pond Mountain
Vineyard Sound
Chatham
Handkerchief Shoals
Nantucket Island
Bass Rip
Anderton
Charles F. Mayer
Plymouth
Port Johnson
Vineyard Haven
Long Island Sound
Throgg
Georges
Josie
Phoebe
Elsie
T Wharf
New ‘York
Manhattan
East River
Throgs
Puritan
Fall River
Cold Wave Eases After Severe Eastern Freeze
A brisk warmup in the eastern United States partly relieves a deep cold snap that drove temperatures to record lows in several cities. Albany and Providence logged subzero readings while Canton New York remained the coldest spot at 22 below zero. Ice and snow hindered harbor and rail traffic, with lingering effects felt as upstate lines faced reduced service.
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New York
Albany
Buffalo
Portland
Providence
Canton
N. Y
Coldest Feb 11 on record at Portland Maine
Portland Maine February 11 record coldest Feb 11 in bureau history, nearly the coldest of the winter. Dry conditions prevail this month, marking the driest period since the bureau began keeping records.
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Portland
Portland Weather Bureau
Weather’ Bureau
Fire Damages Newton Chapel Street Tenements
A morning fire in a four tenement wooden block at 52 to 58 Chapel Street Newton gutted one end of a two story building causing about 1500 dollars in losses. Chester F Miller aged 16 rescued 9 year old Margery Budrot from smoke, as others fled in night clothes. Mrs Landry and others in No 62 and Mr LeBlanc at No 84 awoke to alarm.
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Newton
Chapel Street
Chester F. Miller
Margery Budrot
Fred Landry
Abram LeBlanc
Landrys
Leather factory burns in Woburn fire destroys plant
Woburn fire levels W. C. Welch & Co. patent leather factory on Sheridan Street. Origin unknown. Employee Patrick Hickey first heard cracking, then saw flames. Boiler explosion caused debris. no injuries though several had narrow escapes. Plant 230 by 50 feet, two stories with three 75 foot ell additions. 1500 leather sides daily, 200 plus workers. Losses $40,000 to $45,000 for building and near equal for stock. insurance partial on building.
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Woburn
W. C. Welch & Co
Sheridan Street
Patrick Hickey
Welch & Co
Gas and Water Mains Burst Cause West Side Crisis
In New York on February 11 seven people were overcome by gas and 17 horses drowned after water and gas mains burst on the upper West Side. A basement stable flooded trapping horses, and nearby apartment houses were evacuated as police rescued residents and authorities shut off water and gas for hours to prevent explosions.
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New York
Upper West Side
One Dead In Buffalo Fire At Trunk Company Plant
A blaze gutted the Johann Trunk Company plant on Lower Terrace Buffalo New York and killed a firefighter while injuring six workers. Watchman Albert Jones is missing presumed dead. Firemen escaped by window ledges as flames spread rapidly on the fourth floor.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Tatany Hurt
Ioghaun Trunx Company
Albert Jones
Uliding
Bremen
Waver J. Murray
Cardinal Receives Silver Desk Set From Cathedral Choir
After the high mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, over ten choir members under director Pio De Luca met the cardinal in the rectory parlor. Matthew T. Birmingham spoke of gratitude for De Luca, presenting a ten piece desk set inscribed with the cardinal’s name. The cardinal thanked them and praised De Luca’s worth. Soprano Ellen A. McLaughlin read a poem she wrote, delivered on parchment and given to the cardinal.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Pio de Luca
Matthew T. Birmingham
A de Luca
Ellen A. McLaughlin
Lincoln birthday observances in Boston and Cambridge
Boston and New England mark Lincoln’s birthday with lectures and programmes. Mayor George R. Lunn of Schenectady and Colonel Edward Anderson head talks at Tremont Temple and American House smoker. Schools host exercises, veterans assist, unions plan banquets in Cambridge with Mayor Barry speaking.
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Tremont Temple
Longwood
Boston Socialist Club
George R.lunn
Schenectady
New Rk
Tancdin Clup
Boston
Edward Anderson
Lincoln’s
Charlies W. Anderson
New York City
Washington
Cambridge
Cambridge Catholic Union
J. Edward Barry
Morgan Gives Intimate View of Lincoln Lecture
James Morgan of the Boston Globe presented a Boston Public Library talk on Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Boy and the Man. He blended humor and pathos to offer a humanized portrait, calling Lincoln the most perfect ruler of men and noting his power, mercy, sympathy, generosity, and democratic spirit.
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Morgan
James Morgan
Boston Globe
Lincoln
Boston Public Library
Cambridge Schools Observe Lincoln Day Exercises
Lincoln Day exercises will be conducted in all Cambridge schools today. Special programs with Grand Army men as speakers will be held at Wellington School Cambridge High School and Rindge Technical School. H M Gerry of the Cambridge Y M C A will speak on Lincoln at the Wellington School.
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Cambridge
Lincoln
Wellington School
Cambridge High School
Rindge Technical School
H. M. Gerry
Cambridge Y._M. C. A
Two Raids in Malden Nets 13 Arrests for Gaming
Malden police conducted two gaming raids yesterday arresting 13 men. One search targeted 86 Henry Street in the afternoon, the other 191 Bryant Street last evening.
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Malden
Henry Street
Bryant Street
Haywood Speech in Chelsea Sparks Labor Tension
In Chelsea a rally featuring William D. Haywood drew attention as strife between mill workers and owners intensified. The crowd faced militia presence, police clashes, and calls for free speech while a collection was taken for striking workers amid accusations of selective force and class bias.
Manchester Strikers Take Oath to Continue
In Manchester New Hampshire February 11 Greek workers at the McElwain shoe factories ratified the I W W sanction and pledged to stay united under Fred Wolf organizer. A late afternoon meeting boosted the strike fund to five thousand dollars.
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Manchester
N. H
McElwain
Fred Wolf
Religion Unheeded in Strike Protest Sermon
Rev Joseph E Perry at Warren Avenue Baptist Church denounced industrial strike methods saying Harvard President Eliot called scabs heroes but churches in Lawrence miss a chance to inject Christianity into business and labor.
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Eliot
Harvard
Joseph E. Perry
Warren Avenue
Gallon
Lawrence
Perry
A Striker’s Plea on Feeding and Treating Workers
A speaker condemns business coldness toward workers in the Lawrence mill strike. He argues firms must feed and clothe strikers and treat them as equals before God and man, warning the cash gospel and profit motive without Christian humanity threaten society.
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Lawrence
Dr James W Moriarty Dies Sudden at Home in Cambridge
Dr James W Moriarty prominent Charlestown dentist and brother of Monsignor Edward J Moriarty of St Peter's Cambridge died suddenly at his home at Huron avenue and Appleton street Cambridge He was 45 born in East Boston Harvard dental school his office was in Monument square Charlestown and he had lived in Cambridge ten years He was a member of Ozanam Council Knights of Columbus Survived by Monsignor Edward J Moriarty and John Moriarty Funeral at St Peter's Church Tuesday at 10 AM with a solemn high Mass of requiem
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James W. Moriarty
Charlestown
Edward J. Moriarty
Cambridge
Huron Avenue
Appleton Street
Moriarty
Boston
Harvard Dental ‘School
Monument Square
Ozanem Council
K. of C
John Moriarty
St. Peter's Church
Internal Bath Portable System Promoted by Drug Stores
A promotional notice extols an internal bath device by J. B. L. Cascade, claiming it cleanses the system of impurities naturally without drugs. It urges readers to see the Cascade at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in New England and learn its principles from physicians.
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Ee Ee
B. L. Gascade
Nature
Riker-Jaynes
New England
Mas Bo
Toga
Deaths and Funeral Notices from East Boston and Surrounding Areas
Local death notices list Albert H Beamish of East Boston aged, with funeral from 136 Havre Street. Dorchester resident Jacob Bore aged 45, service at 18 Longfellow Street. Edward J Carty of Roxbury, late of 13 Street, mass at St Francis de Chared. Edward E Chessman of East Boston, service at 50 Prescott Street. Mary Colman of East Boston, funeral from 27 Meridian Street with mass at Most Holy Redeemer. James B Connolly of Dorchester, funeral from 25 Blanche Street, mass at St Ann's. William Dempsey of South Boston, husband of Mary Dempsey, funeral from 48 Thomas Park with high requiem at Gate of Heaven. Agnes Derome of East Boston, funeral from 4 Elbow Street with mass at Most Holy Redeemer. Richard Donovan of Roxbury, husband of Ada, funeral from 12 Dorr Street with mass at St Joseph's. Edward Hill of Brookline, son of Edward and Elisabeth Hill, funeral from 316 Boylston Street with high mass. A. I. Hopra of Boston area, infant son of J B Cole & Son, funeral to follow. Tallian Elley of Dorchester, daughter of Malachea Kelley, service details. William Knarr of City Hospital area, funeral Monday. Mary Farree Wesson of Somerville, widow of Alexander Martin. Bridget Boylan McCarthy of M Carthys, funeral from 28 Fore Street.
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Edward J
Patrick H
Catherine Carty
St. Francis de Chared
Chessman
Boston
Edward E
Prescott Street
Colman
East Boston
Mary
John Colman
Meridian Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Connolly
Dorchester
James B
Annie Connolly
Derome
Agnes
Charles E. Derome
Nee de Young
Elbow Street
Ulem
Halifax
N .S
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Donovan
Roxbury
Richard
Ada Donovan
Dorr Street
St. Joseph’s Church
North Weymouth
Quincy
Hill
Brookline
Edward H
Elisabeth Hill
Boylston St
Sonabe
J. B. Cole & Son
New Calvarg Ie
Knarr
Uiltian
Mera. Kaartz
Meater
City Hospital
Somerville
Mary Faree
Alexander Martin
M'Carthys
Bridget Boylan McCarthy
John Meecerthy
Fore Street
Daniel Mears
Mead Street
Charlestown
Salem
Maes
Moran
Watertown
Francis
Julia Moran
Maintreet
Pritchard
Walter Pritchard
Gainsboro Street
Robart
Windsor
N. Y
Re- Ryan
Eee Plain
Margaret
Jamaica
James
Catherine Ryan
Mark Ryan
Ballard Street
St. Thomas
Craig Shillady
Aervicen
Ppleton Street
Verett
S. m
Frend
Silva
Me Mahon
Bevoeu
Anthony
Margaret Silva
Olchester
Lyme
N. H
New Hampshire
Spillane
Eastston
Bennington Street
Mary Spillane
Shea
John Spillane
Wiliam Bosyan
Funeral notices from Boston area papers in February
Obituaries and funeral notices list residents from Charlestown Watertown Lynn East Boston and Mattapan. Entries name the deceased ages and addresses with funeral dates times and church services for Mc, Moran, Novak Flynn O Mealey Pritchard Robart Ryan Silva Spillane and others with relatives invited to attend.
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Annie R. Lewis
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Rhoda Holmes
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St. John’s
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Bell Island
Longsard
Newburyport
Life Paving Station
Newell B. Hawes
Merrimac River
Coast of
Labrador
Mystic
Everett
Revere Beach
L Street
R. R
Hartford, New Haven
Hartford
New Haven
Washington Street
Fort Hi
Sentral
Boston YU
Boston Rubber. Shoe CO
Parker, Holmes & CO
Leather Factory
Cardinal O’connell
Washington St
PPC
United States
Cardinal Portrait Dept
Boston Post
Ieoten
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Haywood
Chelsea
Galillac
David J
Ingraham
David J. Ingrahan
Winter
Wester
Nese
Matty
LENOX
Santa Clara
Ett
Peleppene
Phill
J. S. Waterman & Sons
Certak Akers
Dudley
Mlevatea
Frank S. Waterman
Joseph S
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