19 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1906
Page
1
Flames raged for nearly eight hours in Rutland Vermont destroying six major business blocks. The blaze began before dawn and, though hundreds of residents crowded the streets in freezing weather, dynamite blows and fire walls finally halted the disaster. Losses reach about $750,000 with many narrowly escaping injury or death as families saved belongings amid screaming crowds and collapsing walls.
Police recount a famed jail break at the Charles street jail involving George H. Gaskell described as a polished gentleman criminal. He is noted for education and resourcefulness, making him a highly elusive figure in the nation.
The Sunday Post shattered sales records with 234,900 copies sold, a 49,150 rise from a year ago, as demand surged across New England. Early morning exhaustion, phone and telegram orders for extras, and premium prices in Boston newsboys’ stalls highlighted its massive popularity. The issue featured Mrs Nicholas Longworth’s White House wedding portrait and promises further Gibson drawings next week.
Circulation manager C A Bailey reports the Sunday Post circulation cleared out early in Wyoming on February 18.
Circulation manager vacancy noted for North Shore News Co on February 18 with R. S. Bauer listed as manager. The notice indicates unsold postSunday distribution status in Lynn Massachusetts and Marblehead Massachusetts.
Worcester edition reports a noon sellout with circulation manager position filled by a local official. Easton County notes indicate the publication was met with strong demand.
Circulation manager notes banner day at Salem with AIL sold out. Company A. F. Goldsmith & Co. reports strong demand and potential for more sales, dated February 18.
D. A. Maloney circulation manager notes all copies of the Post Sunday Posts sold today at Beverly News Company in Beverly on February 18.
Circulation manager reports the Boston Post sellout across the city at 11 a m marking the greatest newspaper sale Fall River ever had. DuCKETT reports from Fall River dated February 18.
Circulation manager reports pre noon sale of all Post-Every Sun copies. Urgent request sent for 50 copies to be dispatched to Pullman tonight from Portland Maine. J. W. Peterson listed.
Circulation manager announces the big sale through the entire territory. Sold out in Claremont New Hampshire Wilder Vermont Wind sor Vermont and by 11 o clock a.m. sold out in White River. R H Macneill White River Junction Vermont.
A terse ad notes a Boston Post offer ending at noon with a claim of potential sales up to 200 more. It mentions Eugene Sullivan & Co in Concord New Hampshire as the source or agent.
Southbridge records a clean sweep as Dakin leads in a Boston Post coverage. The event highlights local results and confirms Dakin as a key figure in the sweep.
A telegram from Providence by R. J. J. Hayden notes the Boston Post sent out 100 Sunday papers with Monday morning editions.
Dr. A Maloney circulation manager at the Boston Post announces the largest sale of Sunday Posts ever. Moses Bros Portsmouth New Hampshire reports a peak circulation milestone with strong demand for the Sunday edition.
In Rochester New Hampshire the Sunday posts to Boston were all sold. E S Smart reported a complete sale and noted the distribution to readers. The brief item confirms market activity and local engagement in the Rochester area.
J H W O Brien reports from St Johnsbury Vermont noting a sold out status bound for the Boston Post with emphasis on the turnout and local reaction.
Wellesley edition of the Boston Post notes all copies sold out early with circulation supervisor Flaggs reporting the effect on Sunday Post distribution.
The forecast calls for fair conditions today with mild temperatures. Monday remains pleasant with light variable winds. Tuesday should be slightly warmer, maintaining gentle breezes and dry skies.
Washington gossip centers on an alleged betrothal between Rep W Bourke Cochran of New York and Boston socialite Mrs. Gardner with ties to the Longworth-Roosevelt wedding. Hosts and society figures hinted the pair’s romance, sparked by Mrs Want Slater’s White House reception, may reflect in a formal engagement.
John A. Mc Call former president of the New York Life Insurance Company died at 5:35 PM at Laurel House in Lakewood New Jersey where he had been admitted three weeks earlier in hope of aiding his health after a breakdown two months before.
John A. McCall died after a long illness from liver enlargement. He remained unconscious most of the day, woke briefly to see his wife, and died peacefully with Rev Father Matthew Taylor at his bedside. Mrs McCall is under medical care. The body will be taken to the West Seventy second street home tomorrow.
Two men beaten and stabbed during a street confrontation in the North End last night. Giuseppe Raia, 29, of 282 North Street, suffers stab wounds including a punctured lung at Relief Hospital. Giuseppe Taluna, 35, of Quincy Court, has facial wounds. Luigi Reppucci, 43, of 40 Lewis Street, is under arrest for assault with a broom. A bloodied knife was found on Reppucci when taken for questioning.
Gaskell, held on larceny charges since June, was found missing at 7:30 am after entering a yard wall 19 feet high. A ladder and rope lay outside the wall. guards had recently tightened precautions following prior escapes. He had requested a suit of prison clothes and wore them in place of his usual garb.
A doctor from Stanley Kentucky urges physicians to prescribe Father John’s Medicine claiming it is guaranteed and effective for coughs and colds. The endorsement highlights the medicine as the quickest cure for lung conditions and related ailments.
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