08 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
1
A three alarm blaze from the cellar of a six tenement three story building at 19 and 21 Harvard street Somerville drove six families to the street. Damage was about 20000 dollars. Mrs Ellen M Brown 78 was rescued. Mrs Edward J Ackroyd alerted residents after discovering fire in the elevator shaft.
Two firefighters George Shea of Ladder 2 and Lieutenant George Bridges of Hose 7 were injured. Bridges was partially overcome by smoke on a ladder and fell ten feet, but his crew helped him up and he stayed at his post despite being dazed and lightly cut and bruised.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer said discharged Boston naval yard workers have no winter reinstatement prospects and should seek nongovernment jobs. Congressmen Curley and Roberts had urged changing last Saturday's discharges to furloughs, but Meyer maintained no work could be supplied.
The Chronicle reports the discovery at Wesleyan headquarters in London of manuscripts by John Wesley. The collection includes many letters and a complete diary covering the last ten years of Wesley's life, written in shorthand.
Snow slides in the Cascade mountains completely blocked the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line today. Milwaukee overlans trains were routed over the Northern Pacific mountain division and Great Northern Chicago trains. Five feet of new snow fell at the summit since last night, making snow depth 19 feet in the mountains.
Miss Maryie Welter was killed when an elevator dropped on her at the Oliver Building, 141 Milk Street, yesterday afternoon. Operator Francis J. Walsh was arrested on the charge of manslaughter after the incident, which began with her hat dropping as she stepped from the fifth floor.
Francis J. Walsh, elevator operator, attempted to rescue Miss Welter as the car descended to the third floor. He halted the car and brought it to the street level, where her body lay atop the car. The 22 year old Roxbury High School alumna and insurance worker at Henry J Ide died from a likely back injury caused by the fall.
John Casey of 19 Washington Street Brookline fell asleep while smoking in the cellar of his home late last night. He was badly burned and taken by police ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital after his son, returning from coal for the fire, found him and smelled burning clothes.
The source quotes Foss declaring opposition to limiting voters rights to choose a U.S. Senator. He asserts he has spoken and that the people should decide the issue themselves.
Democrats plan to force a preferential vote in the Legislature on the next Wednesday ballot for the United States Senate. Mayor Fitzgerald backs party discipline on some ballots before moving to a progressive Republican. Eliot backs McCall while a McCall Guild alliance is denied. A 94 vote caucus is needed for nomination. Representative Meaney may move to suspend rules to record support for a people’s preferential vote.
The move is expected to force every Legislator to go on record on delaying the election until a special election allows the people to indicate their choice.
About 350 waiters cooks and bussboys in Albany hotels and restaurants walked out to demand cleaner living conditions improved working hours and higher pay. The action involved main downtown establishments as workers sought immediate concessions and labor stability.
Titusville Florida January 7 news arrives that the yacht Huntress en route from New York to Miami exploded near Cape Canaveral. Three crew members were killed and bodies not recovered while Mr and Mrs F W Chesebrough of New York and four crew members survived in a small power boat. The yacht valued at $90,000. Chesebrough is the youngest son of Robert A Chesebrough a New York manufacturer.
New Haven clerks vote 750 ballots with 90 percent favoring a strike unless their demands are met. Demands include eight hour day, five percent wage rise, and a minimum wage. officials to be notified tomorrow.
Charles Cooper an 86 year old Somerville resident was struck by a coupe on Tremont Street in front of King's Chapel. The car driven by Fritz H Cutter Medford caused contusions to his left leg and body abrasions. He was taken to Relief Hospital and later transferred to City Hospital due to shock.
A winter freeze from San Bernardino to Los Angeles has destroyed nearly every acre of oranges and lemons in the Pomona region. Officials say only a fifth of the crop may be salvaged, risking a total loss near 40 million dollars on about 150000 acres.
The Weather Bureau warns the worst of the cold spell is over but warmth could ruin remaining fruit. growers fear further loss would wipe out the citrus harvest valued at about 50 million dollars. Pomona reports 80 percent damage and San Bernardino county faces the heaviest toll with 90 percent ruined and losses between 9 and 11 million dollars.
In Birmingham Alabama the thermometer hit 73 at 1 PM on January 7 breaking all January heat records. The reading underscores an unusually warm spell for the period. The observation came from a local weather station in the city.
On this date Venus sets at 8 10 p m Mars rises at 6 59 a m Jupiter rises at 6 08 a m Saturn sets at 3 31 a m and light auto lamps begin at 4 59 p m One year ago a heavy snowstorm disrupted shipping along the Northeast coast.
Forecast notes rain or snow for Boston and surrounding area. Wednesday and Thursday bring precipitation with growing northeast winds then a shift to west by Thursday as skies clear and temperatures fall. In Washington the New England forecast calls for rain or snow Wednesday, brisk northeast winds, and colder conditions Thursday.
Medical Examiner Dr. Du rell reports Mildred Donovan died of asphyxia with no poison found and no violence marks aside from a nose abrasion. Police cite two witnesses seeing a man matching James Brandon Jennings near the Holy Cross Cemetery fence by the roadside where the body lay January 1.
Witnesses say they saw a man around a certain diagonally opposite point on Lynn street where the body was discovered while they walked together down Eastern avenue toward Broadway and between two in the area.
Maurice B Flynn the Yale varsity fullback and star back, expelled following his marriage to Irene Leary the Winter Garden actress. The loss weakens Yale football prospects for next season as the team faced a heavy blow to its already strained roster.
Director Russell Chittenden of the Sheffield Scientific School says a marriage by a student under certain conditions can lead to dismissal, while noting some cases like Lefty Flynn's marriage were not grounds for expulsion. Flynn, a standout Yale football figure, reportedly married amid controversy and is said to be honeymooning in New York as classmates await updates.
Maurice B. Flynn popularly known as Lefty marries Irene Leary of Holyoke widowhood and divorce rumors swirl as Mrs Flynn’s Christmas visit reveals a prior marriage to J H McDonald of New York a stock broker. The bride formerly worked at the Whiting paper mill and later boasted of wealth after moving to New York.
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