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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
16
Everett, March 2 The Wellington avalanche death toll may reach 84 as rescuers work to uncover two trains buried in snow. Only eight passengers and nine railroad workers are confirmed dead, while 38 passengers and 29 employees are missing and believed unlikely to survive if entombed.
Rescue parties labor to reach buried coaches after a snowslide at the Cascade tunnel mouth. One woman freed after 12 hours, several crew escaped with bruises, and missing Mrs. M. A. Covington is sought. Injured cared for at Wellington and Scenic. telegraph lines down hinder reports.
Floods sweep valleys from Washington to Idaho as snowmelt floods rivers and washes out tracks and bridges. Rail lines in Seattle and Idaho face closures, with six transcontinental trains marooned and irrigation works under construction damaged. Centralia and Caldwell face severe inundation as rivers rise and power plants fail.
Information from the Southern Pacific indicates the overland train halt in Nevada may end soon. General Manager E. E. Calvin, en route from New York, has taken charge of repairs aboard a train at Elko. Eight trains were stalled at Winnemucca, six at Imlay, and six at Golconda while passengers pass time with improvised entertainment.
Ad vances from Milan report the east bound Oriental Limited wrecked today. Fireman Miller and a tramp were killed and three passengers injured. Four baggage and mail cars burned with all mail destroyed except two registered pouches.
Baltimore Maryland March 2 trains could halt as President Lee of the Brotherhoods of Railway Conductors and Railway Trainmen warned a strike would be called unless the railroad accepts higher wage scale in its counter-proposal.
In Utica New York on March 2 dynamite from four crews opened a narrow channel in the Herkimer ice jam, allowing West Canada Creek water to flow. Ice blockage remains a risk upstream, as towns along the river prepare for possible further flooding and relief efforts raise funds and supplies.
Ohio rivers exceed 1898 records as flood rages in March. About 4000 people homeless, widespread plant closures, 1 million dollars plus in damages. Water works power plant may shut, large employers paused. 900 fed by city, tracks under seven feet of water, Warren gorge menaces Main street, Defiance bridge worth 50000 swept away.
A New York birth notice reveals Evelyn Francis claims Lawrence Perin, a wealthy Baltimorean recently committed to Bloomingdale Asylum, is the father of her two-year-old daughter. The suit faces questions, as Perin is adjudged insane and his estate reportedly just covers asylum expenses.
Brookline voters elected the old board three selectmen and two caucus nominees. Major John A. Curtin led with 1670 votes, while Albion F. Bemis was defeated. In school committee Franklin Hobbs and Dr. Carleton Francis fell short, with Michael Driscoll leading the contest. The tree planting panel elected Emma Cummings, Ernest Dane, and D Blakely Hoar. License question defeated 778 yes to 1602 no.
Paul Starck, 4, and Alfred, 19 months, marked the Melrose household of Swain's Pond avenue as they cry for their mother who has been missing since last Friday. The distraught father has turned to newspapers and police to aid in finding his wife.
A taxi caught fire in front of 470 Columbus Avenue at six last evening. Firefighters responded with several pieces of apparatus to a still alarm, extinguishing the blaze. The taxi was damaged by about $300. no occupants were inside. investigators suspect a cigarette or cigar stub as the cause.
In a tumultuous session, 23 Democrats voted to depose Louisville city attorney Clayton Blakey while 21 opposed. Filibustering marked two hours as acting President Conn Lynn faced clashes, and Lt Governor Cox briefly wrested the gavel from Lynn. First Lady Mrs Cox stood beside her husband in the chamber. Governor Wilson reportedly plans a veto.
Dr Thomas F Harrington of Boston public schools addressed the National Education Association in Indianapolis on health and education. He warned against out of school work for children under 12 and limited hours for those under 16, citing risks to health from overwork and indoor labor.
Free-Double Legal Stamps offered with every purchase until noon at Wolf's "My Clothier" corner Hanover and Portland streets. After noon stamps return to single. The promotion highlights a time-limited incentive at a local shop for morning shoppers.
Customers filling Legal Stamp books at Wolf's on Hanover and Portland receive either two dollars in cash or merchandise worth two fifty. The offer is advertised at the corner store.
Helpers to oppose any agreement or rule that would eliminate plumbers' helpers in Boston. A special meeting scheduled Sunday at 2 p m at 1 Anderson Place West End. Committee members Louis Miller Jack Kasden and Ralph Kettleman report about 800 helpers in the area. Union officers say aims to remove helpers have been discussed but no injustice will be done to anyone.
Officials of the Florida East Coast Automobile Association announced a $10,000 match between Barney Oldfield in a 200 horsepower Benz and Ralph De Palma in a 200 horsepower Fiat. The best two of three races will occur in Daytona March 22 to 24 at distances of one and five miles, moved from Los Angeles.
Congressman Augustus P. Gardner told the Beverly Republican Club that Taft would favor Cannon’s retirement to prevent a party split. The speech, delivered at the club's annual banquet in Beverly, drew cheers and howls from about 200 attendees. Gardner was presiding as chair, having been asked to by Speaker Cannon.
A speaker criticizes Mr Cannon as capable but unsuited to House leadership. Insurgents aim to retire Cannon and curb speaker power, arguing for martial law style controls in crisis. Mayor Howard warns party overreach and predicts a Democratic landslide in Massachusetts and beyond without policy shifts.
At the New England Country Church Association session Rev. Asher Anderson argued the modern high school drains rural districts by financing and diverting students from farms. He linked high costs and education away from farms to national rural problems, calling for school and trust reforms.
Delegates to the Central Labor Union and other trades vote to call a sympathetic strike of 125 000 workers at midnight Friday. Business leaders urge arbitration with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as rioting flares in the city and Mayor Reyburn rejects arbitration.
Anxiety grows in Halifax as word circulates that the British schooner Grace led by Captain Jackman, with a five man crew, sailed from St John’s February 8 for Halifax with a cargo of fish and has since vanished in ordinary seas.
John Corbin, literary director of the New Theatre in New York, admits his resignation effective at season's end around June 1. He declined to discuss his reasons.
Edward Payson Weston arrived at Chapellel New Mexico tonight, traveling 46 miles from Lamy Junction since the morning. He continues his extended trek across the region, marking another leg in his arduous journey.
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