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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
14
Former Governor-General Smith informs the War Department that despite a cholera resurgence in Manila raising daily cases to about 20 on the 12th, effective measures are in place to prevent an epidemic. He does not consider an imminent danger to Manila.
Mayor Hibbard issued an order to all city department heads to discharge immediately employees who participated in any political contest other than voting. The directive targets workers involved in political campaigns or activities beyond casting ballots.
Waterbury report says Morris Tafel, a local contractor, died when his car plunged over an embankment and he was thrown from the vehicle, dying instantly at the scene.
A forest fire six miles long and three miles wide sweeps west of Lisbon and Lewiston, threatening about 20 homes. About 200 workers from Lisbon and Brunswick battled the flames as lumber and wood cargoes were destroyed. Fire started from locomotive sparks on the Maine Central line and wind fanned the blaze.
Schoolhouse Commissioners Sturgis and Bell arrived at City Hall to meet the City Council committee on schools but found no one present. Clerk Dever said he had heard nothing from the mayor's office about the meeting. The commissioners offered to return when summoned again.
Thomas Frost of Gloucester, a crew member of the Alice R. Lawson, drifted for ten days in a dory after leaving his ship on July 22 in fog. He survived by drinking salt water and chewing his clothing. on the tenth day a gale forced him toward the Norwegian ship Normanvic, which rescued and treated him.
City health officials inspected fish at the Booth warehouse amid reports of long storage. Samples were taken for bacteriological testing and Dr. J. F. Biehn reported finding ash from fish stored for 16 months.
St Petersburg reports 305 new cholera cases and 115 deaths in the 24 hours to noon. City officials face sharp criticism for alleged inefficiency in hospital, ambulance, and sanitation preparations. Officials warned of a possible spring recurrence.
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