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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1913
Page
3
A fire discovered in the forecastle of the Maine steamship City of Bangor at Foster's wharf was contained before a serious blaze. The blaze started in a blankets pile likely from a lighted pipe or cigar while the ship was being loaded for a 6 o'clock departure. Officials opened an investigation. no Neatinics were aboard and there was little excitement.
Frederick E Small formerly of Yerett was arrested in Arizona on an indictment for mail fraud. He appeared before Judge Dodge in the United States District Court and was held on $15,000 bond. The case alleges he and A Calvin Cruchet of Marblehead manipulated Brooklyn Arizona Mining stock defrauding New England investors of about $500,000. Cruchet, the company treasurer, is also under a $15,000 bond.
More than 100 Louisiana Elks members from New Orleans visit Boston after the Rochester convention. Phineas Moses leads the party which is welcomed on Beacon Hill and hosted at Elks headquarters. An auto tour to Cambridge and Concord precedes a Sunday ocean cruise with Boston Elks, then a trip to New York before returning home.
In Los Angeles a car carrying Carl Huffman his wife and three children and his aunt Miss Missouri Huffman was hit by a locomotive near the old San Gabriel mission. The crash killed all six occupants. a fourth child escaped with minor injuries after leaping free.
Governor Foss says he will wait for troubled waters to subside before announcing a stance on a fourth term. He is greeted by a friend in the Hotel Bellevue lobby as the next Republican Governor of Massachusetts.
The governor jokes about a fourth term as mass public interest grows. State officials announce a Massachusetts exhibit push for education, commerce, and industry at the Panama Pacific Exposition with 5000 manufacturers invited to participate. The Democratic legislative campaign committee also outlines district committees for a major fall drive to gain a Democratic majority.
Mayor John F. Hurley of Salem will auction the former police headquarters at 15 Central Street. The sale occurs at 3 p.m. with the mayor recounting its history and boasting the 18 728 bricks in the 2 1 2 story building as part of the bid intrigue.
The land for the building was purchased in 1859 and construction followed shortly after. Purchasers may not occupy until Aug 1 due to the police department needing time to move in. The seller vows to entertain the crowd with a few funny stories before selling.
James Douglas of 9 Presley Street Malden was found unconscious and suffering morphine poisoning after a bottle on his table carried a warning to take one pill every three hours and not the third. Police could not confirm whether the pills were taken in a crisis or heedlessly. He was taken to Malden Hospital.
A terrific storm sweeps Italy causing widespread crop destruction and damage. Rome reports noon temperature under 60 degrees Fahrenheit, an unusually cold July occurrence not seen since 1313.
Extraordinary rains and hail flood the area around Naples for two days. Mud and ash from Vesuvius inundate Gulf of Naples villages. A north wind brings near freezing temperatures and snow in the Alps. A hurricane storm near Messina causes massive damage. Crops destroyed and refugees leave huts from prior earthquakes. Peasants near Cosenza endure two days of earthquakes and underground rumblings.
Reserve Officer Thomas Connolly of the Hyde Park police resigned at roll call amid pending charges of neglect of duty. Police circles say he failed to pull several duty calls on the Fourth of July. Captain Grant, in charge of the Hyde Park station, filed the charges after about 18 months of service.
Edgar Pierce, president, denies rumors of a luxury hotel being built by the J R Whipple Company at Arlington and Newbury streets. He says the land will be used for future development but nothing is definite or imminent within a year or two. The Ritz Carlton group from New York remains interested in acquiring a Boston site for a Ritz Carlton hotel.
Former New York State Senator Stephen J. Stilwell of the Bronx and John R. Anhut were disbarred from practicing law by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Stilwell was convicted of bribery linked to stock exchange legislation. Anhut was convicted of bribery tied to trying to secure Harry K. Thaw’s release from the Matteawan Insane Asylum.
John R Early, long quarantined over leprosy questions in Washington and New York, reportedly went insane amid mounting official wrangling. He remained at Diamond Point quarantine station after multiple deportations and a later divorce by his wife.
Colonel Timothy J. Sheehan civil war veteran and Indian fighter died at his St. Paul home aged 78. He commanded during the 1862 defense of Fort Ridgley, Minnesota, when the fort withstood an eight day siege.
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