19 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
1
Nov 18 news reports the capture of Monastir by Servians who take three pashas including the commander and 50 000 troops with 47 guns. The city was a key Turkish stronghold in Macedonia, signaling Macedonia leaving Turkish control.
Representatives of Catholic men in Greater Boston and their companions welcomed Cardinal O Connor at a Copley Plaza reception hosted by the Catholic Union. The gala marked a highlight event for the society last night.
The event marked the first anniversary of his elevation to cardinal. It commemorated his milestone with religious and ceremonial observances reflecting his growing leadership within the church.
In a decorated ballroom the cardinal was greeted with applause as the Knights of St. Gregory escorted him to the receiving line. President Joseph H. O Neil led the welcome, praising the cardinal and outlining the Union’s aims with a comparison to the late Bishop Ketteler.
The Greek army reportedly marched to aid the Servians and may have cut off the Turkish southward retreat. Servians praise the victory, which outshines Saloniki’s capture and could influence future war dynamics. Constanti nople’s silence persists as cholera and typhus plague the army, while Bulgaria contemplates battlefield moves amid allied mediation hopes.
The record lists celestial events and daylight milestones for the day with rises and sets of sun moon and planets. It also notes light auto lamps at 4 49 and commemorates anniversaries for James A Garfield Fitzhugh Lee and the dedication of National Soldiers Cemetery at Gettysburg in 1863.
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday with rising temperatures and moderate west to southwest winds. Washington Navy section notes similar outlook for New England with warmer western areas and possible rain or snow at night or Wednesday in the north, but fair in the south with moderate northwest winds turning variable.
Yesterday’s temperature readings show an average of 35 while ranges indicate highs near 49 and lows around 30. No clear location data beyond a spa named Thompson’s is present in the fragment. weather notes include mention of cloudy conditions and a comparison to last year’s averages.
A wood shed blaze at 388 Main Street Charlestown killed one man and fatally burned two others in a four story wooden tenement. The fire started in the rear woodshed and raced upward to the roof trapping residents on the lower floors.
A blaze in a wooden Allston building mortally burns Morris Powers Jr 18 and Ellard Allenberg 238 while others escape. Patrick Hawes of the A W Perry steamer is presumed dead on the third floor. Mary Sullivan infant and two Powers girls reach safety after quick actions by Freddy Dolan a 5 year old. The structure owned by J S Miller is gutted with an estimated loss of 2500.
New York November reports Joseph Pulitzer late proprietor of the New York World left a gross estate taxable in New York State of 18 200 000. He came to America penniless and served as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
In Hamilton Bermuda on November 18 President-elect Woodrow Wilson rowed across the bay to fetch a missing extra bed for his rented seaside cottage. He went alone in a rowboat and returned within an hour with the dismantled bed secured in the stern for his family.
President-elect Woodrow Wilson and his family reached Hamilton Bermuda by the Bermudian. Alderman Black met the steamer on a private yacht and invited them aboard. Crowds cheered as Wilson appeared on the deck and later rode through city streets. He spoke with the mayor about strengthening U S British ties.
Twenty senior women at the Boston Normal School nearly were scalded during prescribed shower baths after gym class last Thursday.
Four female students were treated at the school hospital after an aquarium of hot water flooded the basement baths. The incident stemmed from plumbing failure and valve misoperation under supervision of Miss Dora Williams.
In New York City the Elsmere Hotel raid ends in the deaths of two, with five others badly wounded. Vogel, the shooter, killed his companion Lottie and killed himself after a dramatic exchange with private and city detectives. Sophie Brinkerhoff, linked to multiple robberies, was indicted and implicated Vogel. Detectives tracked Vogel to the hotel after a spree linked to the National Surety Company gang.
Cambridge physician Dr Charles W. Eliot is confined to his home by a mild cold. Reports say he is suffering from a slight illness.
fragment notes a standard or tourist timetable with daily personal conduct excluding Sunday and a berth service between Washington and Sunset Route with milk 22 Wash. ss. Adve.
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