12 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1893
Page
1
New Britain Connecticut July 11 St Mark's Episcopal Church votes unanimously to call the Rev Henry N Wayne of Westport Connecticut to the vacant rectorship.
The items were purchased to sell rise and Bt 40. with imperfect heads and one animal. Owing to the cold season and overstock, prices have been marked down.
The attorney general Pillsbury has emerged as a Republican governor hopeful. He has not spoken publicly, but reports say he will stay in the race through the convention and work hard if offered the nomination. Wolcott leads in strength, with Hart, Whiting, and Greenhalge as possible challengers.
The second day of the Post doctor's rounds notes fourteen new patients among a Festa day crowd of Italian families. A North Street visit finds tobacco stalks stripped, barefoot children, and workers shaping leaves while a doctor and artist ponder cigars from such places. A barber shop annex with numbered mugs is found in an upper room.
The Post reporter visits North Street stairwells and a dirty side court as health workers inspect ailing children. A neighbor tends two bright eyed siblings with a disfigured eye and a motherless girl, while measles and malnourished larder tales underscore a day of medical rounds and hygienic advice.
Fatal floods strike the Iuistein and Zillije districts in Tyrol. In Brixlégg at the Ripbach and Inn confluence, the village is partly devasted by the river push and debris. Ten villagers are confirmed drowned, with others missing and feared lost.
In London the House of Commons debated Clause 9 of the Home Rule bill on Irish representation. Sparring centered on Henry Seton-Karr's plan to reduce Irish MPs to 48, opposed by John Morley and others who argued the move was illogical. Sexton refused to withdraw insulting remarks toward Brodrick, prompting repeated orders from Chairman Mellor to withdraw. After a tumultuous scene with cheers from Irish MPs and protests from Unionists, Sexton finally faced the chair’s discipline, while the amendment was rejected 251 to 229 and the Speaker supported the chairman.
The Chicago World’s Fair cold storage building fire left twelve dead and two dying as debris piles rise. Officials discuss safety lapses, inspections, and a relief fund while workers salvage high rubble and pipe networks.
Bar Harbor Me July 11 Admiral Magnaghi hosted the season’s top social on the Indian flagship Etna during a reception from 9 to 12. Marquis Imperiali joined in greeting guests. The ship boasted bunting, flowers, and tropical plants as all local society figures and foreign ministers including Legaite and Desouza Rosa attended.
General and Mrs. Walliam Cogswell departed Salibom today for a ten days trip along the North Shore into New Hampshire and Maine. General Cogswell is expected to be on land at the early reassembling of Congress.
Chicago notes blame on World’s Fair managers for neglecting warnings about the cold storage warehouse fire risk. Officials withdrew guards after the operator refused to pay. Colonel Rice warned the council of administration that the building was a fire trap. Marshal Murphy reported dangerous construction and wind risk. Inquest on victims began at the morgue, with Coroner McHale adjourned until Thursday for a thorough inquiry with Chief Burnham and Fire Chief Sweenie to attend and assess construction plans.
Chicago July 11 A graphic account of the burning tower scene as Fire Marshal Murphy describes the peril faced by firefighters on the roof. He recalls ordering crews up a winding staircase, the rapid spread of flame, ropes burned away and men leaping to safety as the tower collapsed and an explosion drove them back.
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