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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
2
A massive fire raged through eastern Hot Springs Arkansas destroying most of the South Hot Springs residence district. Officials estimated losses between six and ten million dollars as winds subsided around ten o clock.
A high wind drove a major fire through Hot Springs injuring no fatalities as flames destroyed key city structures. Fire departments from Hot Springs and Little Rock fought seven hours to halt the blaze, which started near Church street and Malvern Avenue and spread to hotels, the county courthouse, schools, and utilities. South Hot Springs was later threatened as dynamite helped divert the fire away from the main business district.
Washington dispatches report Manuel de Zamacona e clan, Huerta envoy, heads for Washington to pursue talks begun by John Lind. Officials have not decided to meet him unless he brings solid Huerta removal from the crisis and readiness to act on U S peace proposals.
Some Washington officials feel the United States has made its position clear through Lind’s parleys and Wilson’s address to Congress. They deem further negotiations useless and merely delaying. There is a willingness to receive Senor de Zamacona due to Lind’s courtesy. His main link with Mexico has been financial work, and his mission may push peace talks and urge a loan backed by the American government. He previously managed Mexico’s European finances and was ambassador to the United States in 1911, gaining diplomatic popularity.
A car steering from Plymouth toward Ashland collided with a bridge railing then plunged down a rocky bank into the river. Miss Lewis, 22, crushed beneath wreckage, died moments after rescue. Williams, 40, sustained fatal injuries and is unconscious at the Squam Lake House. The auto’s occupants, partners in a Bar Harbor trip, were Williams and Miss Lewis, nurses and companions since Mrs. Williams’s death.
Boston physician Dr James P Kelley recounts his world travels aboard the Cymric, comparing lands, climates, and cultures. He cites the Red Sea as the hottest place, Punta Arenas as the coldest, Buenos Aires as the finest climate, and Madrid as home to the most beautiful women while praising Irish and British homes as the strongest loyalties.
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