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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1897
Page
3
Mrs Paine of Brookline died after a tooth extraction and heart disease complications. Dr Gustave P Wiksell of Hotel Pelham cites close ties to Dr Hemenway and explains Mrs Paine sought care after Mrs Kakas had an appointment with Hemenway on Wednesday at 1 30.
A vivid column mocks the heat wave as a playful yet dangerous intruder from the Ice King. It paints the weather as a bewitched character invading New England, noting public discomfort and the clash between meteorologists and crowds in the sweltering streets and cafes.
Mrs Paine died after a tooth extraction performed by Dr Hemenway with minimal anesthesia. Dr Payne and Dr Draper deemed the death due to shock from the procedure rather than the anesthetic. The event prompted notes on weather as heat worsened conditions in Boston that day.
The American steamer St Louis and Cunard liner Campania raced from Southampton and Liverpool to Quarantine. The St Louis finished in 6 days 10 hours 37 minutes, beating Campania by about three minutes amid enthusiastic passengers. Travel times spanned Fire Island to Sandy Hook as both ships maintained near 22 knots.
London July 9 The London Chamber of Commerce hosts a banquet for colonial premiers. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was absent due to illness. Speeches debated imperial representation with New South Wales preferring no minor voice at Westminster while Tasmania and New Zealand premiers urged direct and adequate representation.
Birmingham July 9 The Rudge Whitworth Company limited announces a price reduction on cycles. The move triggers a broad fall in shares on the London stock exchange and sparks general panic across the market.
The American Wringer Company operates a repair specialty at Arch Street between Summer and Franklin, Boston Massachusetts. Services cover garden hose lawn mowers oil stoves clothes wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with telephone access Boston 2690.
Between 6 and 7 last evening five heat prostrations were reported. Several workers in open air conditions were affected, with two men transported to City or Emergency hospitals and one Dorchester sewer worker in serious condition likely not to recover. Others recovered at home or shortly after treatment.
On a record hot day in Chicago, sixteen deaths occurred due to heat, with ten more critical and two individuals driven insane. Among the cases were suicides by self action or poison, a priest and another man found dying, and seven prisoners at Bridewell going insane. The night was the hottest Chicago has known.
In Brockton July 9 the hottest day of the year saw the shade temperature reach 93 degrees at 3 PM. Carpenters and painters endured extreme heat, seeking shade to avoid prostration. Foreman Ames Woodward of the Times building project was prostrated at noon and sent home, with expected recovery.
Charles Alley of Lexington Street, partner in Alley and Litchfield lumber merchants of Medford, suddenly went insane while near his Somerville home. He wandered along Main Street to the Congregational Church, entered the building and mounted the pulpit to preach to the empty church. A brother was summoned and he was taken to his home. Alley is 50 years old.
Frank Sexton, 45, working in an excavation on One Hundred and Fiftieth Street near the Harlem River, became overwhelmed by the heat and leaped into the river. His body was recovered. Police logged eleven prostrations and sudden deaths attributed to the heat as New York recorded a high earlier in the day with a cooling 74 degrees by night.
In Lynn today the average temperature reaches 89 with peaks at 94 in some areas. No prostrations reported yet but two sewer workers were dismissed due to the heat and Councilman E A Hubbard collapsed and was taken home unconscious.
Amesbury on July 9 endured a severe heat wave with noon shade readings marking the hottest temperature of the year. The extreme heat forced some factory workers to suspend outdoor labor during the day.
Louisville reports three deaths in the city and vicinity from the intense heat and four in the state, with hundreds of prostrations as the heat continues to rise. The morning maximum reached an unspecified degree at 11 o'clock.
West Medway July 9 Thomas Cogins a spinner for Taft Ur dock Co sustained a sunstroke while walking from Caryville about a mile away. He was taken to his home in Franklin and it is feared he will not recover.
Charles Riley aged 30, an unmarried worker unloading freight at the Exeter depot, collapsed in the heat and died this afternoon after being found by his assistant. The incident occurred near the Boston and Maine railroad depot in Ep ing. The death is reported as heat related with investigations ongoing.
In Holbrook on July 9, Daniel J Bresnahan a 65 year old laborer collapsed from heat while working in a field. He was carried home and remains in critical condition.
Dover New Hampshire on July 9 reports the first fatal sunstroke case of the season. James F Cook a well known painter collapsed while at Granite State Park and died later at the county farm in convulsions. He was 41 years old and had no local relatives.
Bright attendance marks July 9 events with multiple meetings across city churches. Speakers include Professor Herbert Willet, Rev. Jacob Knapp, Barton Peary, and W. H. McCoy. Topics cover The Christian Endeavor Pledge and Truth at a Glance, plus sessions on mothers and junior societies.
Worcester July 9 Patrick O Keefe a paver in the city street department collapsed from heat and died at his Southbridge street home after returning from work and eating supper A physicist said it was sunstroke He was 47 and survived by a wife.
Deacon George H. Goodwin of East Montpelier died after being stricken by the sun while working in his hay field. He was 60, well known in Washington and adjacent counties. All outdoor work in Montpelier was suspended today as prostrations were reported.
Augusta Maine July 9 The thermometer shaded today at noon reached the hottest mark in years with 130 in the sun No prostrations reported and many outdoor workers were forced to stop work The evening reading at nine was 82 degrees.
William Harriman a 68 year old farmer of West Plymouth was stricken by the sun while haying this afternoon and died almost immediately. He leaves a family.
Joseph El Hott of Walpole New Hampshire died after sunstroke endured days of illness He was 32 years old and unmarried The report notes the long suffering and fatal outcome from the sun exposure on July 9.
South Berwick Me July 9 Joseph W W Hasty aged 31 died this afternoon from sunstroke while haying. Several others prostrated faded, but most expected to recover.
In Watertown an unnamed man, 64 year old Thomas Coffee of Fayette Street, was sunstruck while working on Main Street. He died an hour later. He leaves a wife and five children.
Dayton authorities report three deaths from heat in Dayton Ohio on July 9 as temperatures rose, with officials urging residents to seek shade, stay hydrated, and check on vulnerable neighbors amid the heat wave.
In the House of Commons today Gerald Balfour outlines how the 500000 pounds from last year’s Irish estimates will be spent. Light railways will serve congested North Donegal, a Shannon steamer service opens August first, and steamers plus coaches link Killarney to Connemara. Nationalists then thank him for the broad, generous handling of the funds.
A crowd gathered at Maurice Daly's billiard parlor for the fifth night of the Kerkan Morningstar match. Kerkan led 1500 to 1201 with Kerkau averaging about .9 to Morningstar's .7, and Kerkau scored 800 to Morningstar's 233 that evening. Kerkau challenged Daly to a contest next week, which Daly may accept.
The article describes a planned broad coal strike effort in West Virginia with miners and operators urged to hold arbitration talks. Leaders like Dolan and Gompers reportedly plan fundraising to support strikers, while preparations for a potential sensational order and regional moves unfold across the Pittsburgh district and New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company mines.
Telegrams to the miners' office describe operators pressuring boarding houses to issue attachments against single men and warning of eviction for those with families who do not return to work. Green led meetings at Forty Foot cut Snowden, Peres and presided at Gastonville diggers where a unanimous strike backing was declared. Reports say Gastonville and Jumbo pits show mixed activity with several mines idle while others like Washington Coal & Coke in Stickles Hollow are operating and sending coal to Cleveland.
Colonial Read of Chicago and other operators push for arbitration of the mining controversy while a majority resist. No definite form of meeting or plan has emerged as efforts continue.
Dan R. Hanna of M. A. Hanna & Co announces every miner at the company's mines has walked out. The Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio is shut, and Cleveland Lorain & Wheeling traffic halted. Coal supplies to the city may fail, risking darkness, water, and factory operations without fuel.
The strike is reported complete in the district except for the pits of the New York and Cleveland company, four or five small mines and several others in the fourth pot. Officials struggle to mobilize miners in the upper river section, despite President Dolan's efforts this week. By yesterday, the city of Whittsett and West Newton are out.
Reports from Monongahela River districts indicate weakening miners and a rush to resume work at Tide Coal, Charles Jutte, Samuel ONeill at Fayette, and Jones mines. A Fayette City crowd could trigger a mass walkout led by a brass band, with officials planning a mass meeting in 48 hours.
No workers have quit at the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company mines. President W P Dearmitt says miners are content with pay and conditions. Some miners spoken to today will not join the strike, while leaders insist they will compel a walkout and claim eventual success.
Trouble is anticipated on the Wheeling division as payday approaches with an estimated forty thousand dollars in cash to be paid. Operators press for saloon closures at Finlayville amid fears of riots among intoxicated foreign miners. Rail traffic booms as coal from Fairmont floods Glenwood yards and exports to the lakes, while Pennsylvania railroad miners work at full capacity. Wholesale confiscations surge on western lines.
Pittsburg July 9 The joint scale conference of iron and steel sheet manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association adjourned without a settlement at 1230 pm After two days of talks the only sticking point was a 10 percent concession for rolling steel of 22 gauge and lighter The impasse affects 25 000 workers and suspends work across all U S sheet mills indefinitely
Indianapolis July 9 The State Labor Commission invites Governors of Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania to join Governor Mount and the Commission in Pittsburg to finalize plans to end the strike and select commissioners to arbitrate differences A meeting may be held tomorrow if arranged. otherwise a day next week will be chosen.
In Harrisburg Governor Hastings received telegrams from Joseph Bishop of the Ohio State Board of Arbitration and L P McCormack Indiana labor commissioner asking for cooperation with arbitration boards in Ohio Indiana and Illinois at a Pittsburg meeting to settle the miners strike. He also received a telegram from Governor Mount of Indiana and declined to act citing no request from Pennsylvania miners or operators.
Massillon Ohio July 9 President M D Ratchford of the United Mine Workers reports strong confidence in the strike movement. He notes no disturbances as forces organize and expand, with 125000 conservative members now and grow to 150000 to 160000 soon. Tennessee and Cincinnati Southern miners idle, segmer corps operating.
In Peoria New London area a 200 coal miners meeting in a Bartonville grove agreed to send delegates to a conference with operators a week from today. Meanwhile 50 men currently working will continue. They propose an 18 percent price increase.
Osage City Kansas July 9 A dispatch reports since the Geapacsh from this city detailing the destitute condition of coal miners most of whom have died since January. A new arrangement has begun with most men put to work in company mines and is likely to keep them employed for several months.
Toledo Yachting Association wins the Minneapolis trophy for pairs with Dayton second and Toledo third. Top three teams advance to the American Whist League. Hamilton trophy preliminaries wrap up tonight with Philadelphia Whist Club leading, Chicago Duplicate second, Minneapolis third. Finals scheduled Saturday afternoon and evening. American of Boston drops from first to third after the latest results.
Liverpool July 9 AP interview with Mrs. Andrew Christie widow of Captain Christie recounts the wreck of the British ship Traveller off Rodriguez Island in the Indian Ocean. Fever spread after leaving Java. deaths occurred including the Christie baby. Survivors endured weeks on a sand island with leaves for huts and scarce food before transfer to Rodriguez and Mauritius.
In Greenville New Hampshire a murder mystery surrounds Mrs. Hattie F. Woodward. A Russian suspect Joseph Borres is believed to be hiding or fled after failing to appear as promised. A safe tied to the home yielded a ring, with her watch still missing. Deputy Heath checked Boston pawnshops for leads.
James Bonner, a long time North End resident born in Ireland in 1844, died after a brief illness of pneumonia. Survived by two daughters, one a Brooklyn nun, and Mrs B Murphy. Funeral at 9 this morning from St Marys Church. He was a coal and wood merchant and longtime treasurer of the Home for Destitute Catholic Children and the St Vincent de Paul Society for 36 years.
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