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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1910
Page
4
City endures heavy snow and 38 mile gale as the storm shuts down streetcars and rails. The liner Marquette is two days overdue amid wreckage fears while several schooners seek shelter and tugs assist tangled vessels. Deaths and injuries mount with slips and falls reported.
A raging northeasterly gale leaves Boston harbor and approaches perilous as the Christmas gale. The Davis Palmer wreck is recalled while the Gresham reports 57 mph winds and a fearful sea. The Frances Whalen runs aground near George’s Island as pilots seek shelter.
Jan 14 Cape Cod endures the worst storm in years with rail lines blocked roads impassable wires down and roaring seas. A Reading tug and barges ride out the gale while government lines repair and patrols cover beaches from Falmouth to Chatham. Nantucket boat stalled at Wood’s Hole. Cape Cod ship canal work halted. clam digger Nahant ashore. fishing tied up. harbors thawed. inland drifts hamper travel and freight today.
The ad claims a few doses of Pape's Diuretic banish backache and kidney misery. It urges readers to try the fifty cent treatment, asserting direct action on kidneys and bladder with quick, thorough results from a Cincinnati medical firm.
New York faced the heaviest winter storm of the season as 12 inches of snow fell from last night through today. A northeast wind chilled streets and temperatures plunged from 38.1C above zero to 20F above, while three locals died from exposure. The St. Louis liner was detained in the harbor and not expected to clear until Sunday.
Lightship Nan tucket Shoals battles extreme easterly gale and heavy snow, bucking two hours of blizzard. Captain Frank S. Doane keeps crew of 15 and two wireless operators at station, heaving to to ride out the storm. Nearby rescue is unnecessary as weather bureau warnings keep ships inshore.
Cambridge crowd cheers as Raymond Duncan lectures on modern music and Greek folk songs by his wife. The couple, dress in unusual outfits, ignore the storm and depart in a waiting auto amid Harvard cheers. Isadora Duncan’s sister mentioned, with plans for dance teaching in Philadelphia and Harvard.
Brockton’s entire electric tram system stopped after 10 p.m. as a blizzard dumped deep snow. Neponset and Mattapan lines suspended due to heavy drifts. street tracks blocked while New York New Haven Hartford trains ran largely on time.
Scituate Massachusetts January 14 a severe northeast snow storm assaults the wrecked schooner Nantasket on Cedar Point beach driving seas high over the hull and threatening to break it apart amid continued wrecking. Wreckers have stripped the vessel leaving a small loss while high seas roll along the shore with no shipping disasters reported.
A northeast wind and heavy snowfall transform Nantucket into a fierce blizzard surpassing Christmas Day and rivaling the Portland gale of 1898. Weather officials place Nantucket at the storm's center as the island is buried under deep drifts.
The east coast storm at Highland Light delivers heavy precipitation and high tides, with snow likely to reach its greatest level in years. Winds 20 mph rising, then easing, causing drifting in sparse Cape Cod towns as beaches and bluffs erode past year levels.
Vineyard Haven reports a brutal northeast gale trapping a dozen vessels in harbor. Snow, heavy seas, and high winds prevented any passenger or mail steamers from arriving, but no disasters were reported by nightfall.
Washington dispatch reports a peace move among Republican factions in the House with White House and Rep Dwight statements. Hayes indicates no agreement yet and the matter may be deferred. Insurgents in Gardner's room say an understanding was reached about caucus attendance for the investigating committee. Democrats plan a caucus Saturday to name minority members amid possible cross party alliance.
In Providence Illinois a 52 year old woman, Mrs Charles Donnan of 37 Willow street, died after struggling through heavy snow. She collapsed near her home after a day of shopping as the storm battered the city.
Florence Morely twenty two of 109 Chestnut street Waltham broke a compound fracture of the right leg when she slipped on an icy pavement during yesterday's blizzard. She was carried to a nearby drug store for treatment and later returned home.
An advertisement touts Birt's Head Wash made from refined soap white of eggs glycerin coconut oil and salicylic acid. It claims to cleanse the scalp loosen dandruff soothe and heal the scalp and keep pores open to nourish hair follicles.
London report on day one results in the third Parliament election showing Unionists ahead three to nothing with Chamberlain winning Birmingham West though ill and unable to sit. Hills and Guinness also elected. campaign focuses on tariff reform, budget dispute, and naval threats amid vivid campaign posters and cross party statements.
In the first general election since 1906 the Liberals expect losses and Unionists gain, with many seats uncontested. London constituencies and industrial centers like Manchester Birmingham Bolton and Wolverhampton vote tomorrow, shaping the national mood. The struggle is framed as class privilege versus democracy with pressure to limit peer powers and doubts about home rule.
Secretary Dickinson comes back to the department desk after a voyage on the Mayflower visiting Porto Rico Santo Domingo and Cuba.
In court Christy is labeled a wife beater as witnesses allege abuse by him and a driver. Mrs Christy cries out in court while others recount years of a troubled marriage and the couple’s child Natalie in a tearful, somber session.
At 2:30 a.m. a still alarm reported for 511 Sleeper Street South Boston by L Speidell with a loss of 300. At 2:34 p.m. box 2122-i15 Garden Street belonged to William Goldberg with a loss of 8500. At 4:53 p.m. box 213 Hampden Street Roxbury reported by Wolf Geldman with a loss of 0. At 6:14 p.m. box 1231-1177 H Street South Boston reported by Joseph Tobin with no loss.
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