16 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
1
At three o'clock this afternoon the battleship Maine sinks in Havana Harbor as America pauses. A nationwide call urges workers to stop from 3 to 3 05 to honor the dead with a silent tribute. Flags fly at half mast as the nation mourns the loss of the Maine.
New York March 15 United Mine Workers and a committee of 10 anthracite operators ended talks in deadlock. Miners demand a 20 percent wage hike union recognition and a shorter workday while operators seek a three year renewal of the current contract. If no agreement by midnight March 31, 180000 miners may strike. Both sides stand firm with no compromise seen.
In Hillsville Virginia on March 15 the Hillsville raid aftermath left five dead as Sidna and Floyd Allen, leaders of the gang, were captured wounded after the courthouse attack that killed Judge, Prosecutor, and Sheriff. Sidna Allen's wife died in a mountain gun battle while aiding her husband. Nancy Ayres, 19, also died, shot accidentally during volleys inside the courthouse.
A southwest gale battered the eastern New England coast yesterday, rivaling last month’s big storm. High winds crippled electric service, toppled trees and telegraph poles, and blocked shipping. Several people escaped serious injury as falling limbs and shattering plate glass caused danger in city streets.
The report notes that the storm in Boston and nearby areas brought wind and rain, with continued coverage and details carried on age 18 Fourth Colump.
Charles Loring Jackson, Erving professor of chemistry at Harvard, announced resignation after 44 years of teaching. He is among the oldest faculty members, having served as Erving professor since 1894 at Cambridge.
Kelcher began an 18 year prison term after stating he spent 23 600 to avoid legal entanglements from the National City Bank of Cambridge wreck. He claimed he acted to protect himself and named others as victims in his fake fare game.
Major Walsh and Colonel Sweetser visit Barre to review the strike at the Barre Wool Combing and Norway Worsted companies. Governor Foss defers militia action pending their report as 80 police, 7 state officers, deputy sheriffs guard the town amid ongoing talks with the strike committee and company agents.
In San Diego on March 15 a jury returned a verdict 10 to 2 in favor of George L. Patterson of Newcastle Pennsylvania, contesting the will that left $247000 to Katherine Tingley head of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society, nullifying the testament.
The gang, likely 18 strong, hides in the mountains near the North Carolina line armed and resolved. A storming of Sidney Allen’s house escalates as a posse encircles his cabin, with Allen barricaded inside and stocked with rifles and ammunition from a partner store. Continued on Page 15-Fourth Column.
A 1905 dispatch notes Tie Pass, 40 miles north of Mukden, captured by Japanese forces from Russians amid ongoing hostilities. The piece also cites President Roosevelt's 1904 ruling granting Civil War veterans aged 62 and over pensions and mentions the establishment of Van Point Military Academy in 1.
Forecaster notes Latincore fair but much colder in Boston and vicinity with brisk west winds diminishing. New England forecast calls for snow or rain Saturday with a cold night and strong west winds, followed by Sunday fair conditions.
Yesterday's temperature report lists evening readings around 42 degrees with a high near 42, a low near 40, and an average temperature of 40. The data references Thompson's Spa and mentions a dated time frame with some garbled notes.
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