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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1912
Page
1
A spectacular blaze gutted the Clarendon Street Baptist Church at Montgomery and Clarendon streets shortly after 9 o'clock last night. Firefighters battled stubborn flames for an hour and a half, fighting from the street to prevent roof and steeple collapse before finally entering the building.
Lawrence March 11. The large textile strike in this city, wavering for days, may flip to prolonged conflict as injunctions seek to bar Industrial Workers of the World representatives from using funds sent to support the strike. Picketing is heavy, arrests are few.
The Senate approved the direct presidential primary bill by 18 to 15, with Republicans joining Democrats. It will make voters on April 2 elect two delegates per district and eight delegates at large, and indicate presidential and vice presidential preferences. Governor Foss is expected to sign despite opposition to party enrolment.
Fire began in the upper church near the main entrance on Clarendon Street likely from faulty wires. It spread rapidly through rafters to the roof and steeple, with about 30 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor members in the basement at discovery. Firemen battled flames from a large stained glass rosette window as ladders and a deck gun were used to reach the blaze.
Atlanta March 11. Statements attributed to Mrs Grace, held for wounding her husband, hint at a rival for the young builder Eugene Grace without naming names. The remark suggests a possible romantic rival connected to the case.
Mrs Grace formerly Mrs Obie of Philadelphia denies writing two letters sent to her in Newnan Georgia that claimed her husband abandoned a trip to Philadelphia and that a friend would stay with him while she was with his parents. She vows she did not shoot her husband and hopes to prove her innocence while awaiting a preliminary hearing. Grace says he may divorce her after recovery but offers little to aid a criminal case.
A special committee of the Boston Central Labor Union circulated a letter to Greater Boston trades unions asking whether they favor turning out en masse for a Labor Day parade to celebrate labor’s holiday.
Strike leaders allege rival interests of the American Woolen Company back threatened injunctions. They say the move aims to block a settlement of the dispute. William E. Trautmann, second to William D. Haywood in the I W W hierarchy, asserted the leadership is certain about the force behind the actions. He stated the organization knows the power at work.
The Mayor and City Council discussed proposed salary raises for police and fire department members and potential staff increases. He plans to introduce special appropriations and consult with Police Commissioner O Meara and Fire Commissioner Cole before summer.
President Taft notified the Legislature he will address both branches on March 18 at 3 p m. His letter accepting the invitation to speak at the convention of members arrived yesterday afternoon. Committee of arrangements includes President Greenwood Speaker Cush ing Representatives White Benn Witt Mulveny and Griffin.
In London on March 11 Premier Asquith pledged that Ireland’s home rule bill will be introduced in the House of Commons on April 9 or 10. He said the date has long been intended and that the bill’s magnitude requires thorough parliamentary discussion.
Washington March 11 The United States Supreme Court handed down a far reaching decision affecting nearly every line of business and practically all household supplies It holds that the owner of a patent may legally control every article used in connection with it
Chief Justice White warns of untold evils from the ruling as the majority broadens patent power to cover items in every American home. Justice Lurton’s side argues for restraint while Justice Day sits out. potential rehearing and broader antitrust implications loom for Keystone Watch and Shoe Machinery cases.
In Coronado the famed Texas Tommy routine performed by Miss Eleonora Sears and Lord Herbert sparks a hallway escapade during a polo banquet at the Hotel Del Coronado. A chorus of jeers interrupts as spectators doubt the pair’s claimed identities.
At 4:30 pm a burning fishing auxilary schooner Leo of Boston was found 12 miles southeast of the Isles of Shoals. Crew of 11 were rescued by another schooner. Life savers from Shoals and Salisbury Beach aided through rough seas. Leo built 1908 in Essex, Mass, 37 gross tons.
William McManus, 35, of 77 12 Smith Street Roxbury employed at Burkhardt brewery fell from the third floor into an elevator well while moving malt on a truck, dropping 45 feet and dying at the plant last night.
In San Salvador a state dinner honored Secretary of State Knox. He urged closer intercourse among republics and cited the Panama canal opening as cutting the Acajutla to New York sea route by about 10,000 miles. He predicted growing trade with Caribbean neighbors as Central American products gain US markets.
Charles F Gettemy leads Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor. Rev Henry Clay Sheldon of Boston University. Robert H Stevenson, manufacturer, VP Provident Institution of Savings. Henry H Clayton, Canton, meteorologist. Great Fenian meeting at Faneuil Hall 1866. Jacksonville taken by Federal forces 1862. Earthquake in Massachusetts 1761.
Boston and vicinity expect rain or snow Tuesday. Wednesday turns colder with moderate westerly winds then variable. Washington reports New England forecast: rain or snow Tuesday and Wednesday with south and southeast winds, increasing Tuesday night.
A garbled OCR fragment references Thompson's Spa and scattered data such as temperatures, times, and codes. It mentions yesterday and a prior year’s weather with a note that Tuesday was clear, but readable specifics are limited. The text includes stray numbers, annotations, and references to various codes without a coherent event.
Arizona and New Mexico Mexico travel details through April 4. A tourist sleeper is personally conducted without change. Berth price nine dollars. Washington Sunset Route references 12 Milk and 362 Washington streets for advance bookings.
The bill clearing eight delegates at large prompts a fierce Senate clash as Roosevelt forces win a decisive point. Senator Chace switches to support the measure amid accusations of machine connivance by both parties. National figures Taft and Lodge loom over the outcome, with Weeks also in doubt for delegate consideration.
Northampton March 1 LeRoy Richards 19 died at a local hospital tonight from scalds suffered when a Boston and Maine locomotive with his father the fireman toppled over an embankment Thursday night. The boy was not known to have been injured at the time.
Charlies Hes, 70, killed himself at his residence 56 Nashua Street in Manchester this afternoon. Neighbors found him hanging from a rope tied to a rafter in a shed. he had been dead for several hours.
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