Boston’s worst cold spell of the winter grips the city
The blizzard and subzero chill left Boston shivering for 24 hours with readings near zero at most stations and a high of four degrees. Dorchester and Quincy saw deeper freezes while snowdrifts piled along tracks. Harbor ice floated, tides ran high, and the city anticipated several more harsh days as thousands shoveled paths and faced travel disruption.
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Boston
Thompson's Spa
Npper Row
Dorchester
Quincy
Weather Bureau
Weather Toll: Trains Delayed as Cold Hits New England
Record cold swept New England with Boston below freezing and Maine sinking to 35 degrees below zero. Shipping halted, rail services tied up, street lighting deranged, and heavy snowdrifts forced schedule abandonments across the region. Several deaths reported from exposure as utilities and transit struggled to operate in the brutal weather.
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Boston
Maine
New England
Life Savers Heroism Saved Neal's Crew at Allerton Bar
The schooner Belle J. Neal of Boston wrecked on Allerton bar during a nor'easter. Captain Frank J. Carter and crew, Joseph Luce, Joseph Gillis, John Anderson, John Powers, Samuel Dix, and Allen Blake, were rescued by Hull life savers led by Captain Osceola James with Andrew T. Pope Jr and others after repeated failed line shots and dangerous sea.
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Hull
Jax
Belle J. Neal
Boston
Allerton Bar
Newfoundland
Frank J. Carter
Joseph Luce
Joseph Gillis
John Anderson
John Powers
Samuel Dix
Allen Blake
Carter
Cohasset
Massachusetts Humane Society
Sparrow
Osceola
James
Ufe Savers
Andrew T. Pope, Jr
J. Leslie Lowe
William B. Mitchell, Jr
James F. Dowd, Jr
Eugene Mitchell
Andrew T. Pope
Jacob W. Smith
Louis F. Galiano
David Shaw
War Looms Between Russia and Japan Across Asia
Reports from Tokio Shanghai and Pekin indicate imminent hostilities with Japan ready to declare war on Russia. Coreas seizure in plan Chinese fleet preparing for war join forces with Japan and troops transport arrangements completed. Banks withhold funds as foreign legations note inevitable conflict unless Russia changes stance on Manchuria settlement.
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Tokio
Japan
Corea
Shanghai
Pekin
Russia
Manchuria
Explosion Wrecks Keasbey Hotel During Dance Anniversary
In Keasbey New Jersey a blast at the Galaida hotel and hall during a Keasbey celebration injured about 30 people. Exits were blocked sparking panic as walls blew apart and the building risked collapse. Galaida suffered head and facial burns. Gertrude Eilon lost an eye and suffered facial injuries. Michael Ponger severed his right arm at the elbow.
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Woodbridge
N. J
Joseph Galaida
Keasbey
S J. John’s Benevolent Society
Galaida
Gertrude Eilon
Michael Ponger
Harbor Ice Floe Snatches Men From Death
John Sullivan and William Harmon of Houghs Neck drifted three and a half hours in a small dory amid crushing ice in Quincy Bay. Rescue by the Guardian patrol boat saved them just before they reached Pig Rocks. They were towed to Nut Island and warmed after being drawn ashore.
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Neal
Quincy Bay
John Sullivan
William C. Harmon
Hough
Wat Il
Guardian
Sullivan
Hermon
Bay View
Pig Rocks
Nut Island
Obituary: John McNulty Died in Exertion after Pickup
John McNulty aged 60 a foreman at the Charles Town playground died of exposure at 10 last night while being taken to the Relief station in a police wagon. He was found seated against a fence near the Somerville line by George Lyfe who then carried him to John Lynch’s home. A small dog accompanying him was also taken to the hospital.
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John McNulty
Seaver Street
Charlestown
Division 15
McNulty
Somerville
George BE Lyfe
Roune Street
Harlestown
O. G 'Carr
Lyfe
John Lynch
Caldwell
Penderga
Tion
Blaze Drives Medford Family From Snowbound Home
In a raging blizzard in Medford, Lombard Williams and family fled a snowbound mansion as fire destroyed their residence and furnishings worth over 20000 dollars. Minnie Adams, the maid, survived a dramatic jump from a third floor window to a portico roof and back into the house before escaping. Olga Berglund, the cook, woke the family and assisted their escape. The Foran house rear fire was driven by officer Nagel at midnight, with a 400 dollar property loss.
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Medford
New England
Lombard Williams
Minnie Adams
Olga Berglund
David Nagel
Foran House
Newton Family's Escape From Fire
Newton residents recount how John Foran of 90 Orris Avenue barely escaped as his home burned after he dried firewood in the kitchen stove oven overnight. Firefighters fought the blaze, preventing spread to adjacent rooms and saving other interiors. No injuries reported as units contained the flames.
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Newton
John Foran
Orris Avenue
Weather Outlook for Boston and Vicinity
Forecast calls for Monday fair and continued cold with light westerly winds. Tuesday bright and warmer with likely fair skies and light variable winds.
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Boston
Exposure to storms and remedies of Father John’s Medicine
The notice claims exposure to Saturday storms causes pneumonia and consumption. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as preventing pneumonia and curing colds bronchitis throat and lung troubles while boosting strength. It asserts the product is not a patent medicine and offers a money back guarantee after 50 years in use.
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Father John
Clevenger Home Burned in Newton Centre Blaze
A fire at the corner of Pembroke and Arlington streets Newton Centre gutted the upper portion of Rev. Lorenz Clevenger’s home, minister of the Baptist Tabernacle in Boston. Delayed response due to signal service defect and icy streets, strong gale worsened the fire. Furniture saved, damage about 6000 dollars, partially insured.
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Newton
Pembroke
Arlington Streets
Newton Centre
Lorenz Clevenger
Baptist Tabernacle
Boston
Brookline Police Nab Alleged Check Worker Dr Edward Russell
Dr Edward Russell, dubbed the alleged bogus check man, was captured by Brookline police on Saturday. He kept investigators on the jump all day as crowds queued at the station to identify him, claiming to be a physician and swindling people out of money.
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Edward Russell
Brookline
Walpole Man Calvin Whittier Dies After Cold Night
An elderly man identified as Calvin J. Whittier of Walpole died from exposure after a cold Saturday night at the Washington and Bedford streets corner and later at the Relief station. The 60 year old was found unconscious and succumbed to the cold.
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Calvin Whittier
Walpole
Washington and
Bedford Streets
Calvin J. Whittier
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Belle
A. Neal
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Red Fox
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