19 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1904
Page
1
The Sunday Magazine launched as a new feature of the Boston Sunday Post highly successful across New England. Dealers report large demand and stock shortages while production cost neared $1,549.67 for manuscripts and sketches, plus over $1,000 for stock and labor. The reception signals readers want the best in Sunday newspapers.
The Hotel and Railroad News Co raised orders over 3500 copies amid widespread reports of sold out Sunday Post sales. News dealers from Newton to Brockton reported strong demand with gains of 10 to 30 percent, many noting all sold out by noon and large increases over the prior Sunday.
Paris dispatch reports Italy in deep unrest with Rome ministerial reserves mobilized to bolster authorities. Giolitti postpones Racconigi trip after crown prince birth. At Porto Novo crowds halt trains. one dies and several injured as troops fail to restrain them.
A false fire alarm at Beth Israel in Baldwin Place caused a 15 minute stampede as about 150 worshippers rushed for exits. A 10 year old girl cried Fire and the alarm spread. no injuries occurred though one woman fainted. The rabbi cantor and sexton urged calm while fire apparatus arrived nearby.
A terse note warns that many fine ships may never be heard from again. The brief reflects concern over unreported vessels and the risks faced at sea. Names, dates, or places are not provided in the readable text.
Reports show more than sixty ships damaged by the New England gale with six vessels total losses. A seaman drowned from the battleship Missouri, the worst single loss. Abandoned schooner F H Gibson and yacht Brentwood among notable wrecks near New York and Maine. Halifax and Cape Cod areas suffered major fire and property damage, with unroofed homes along Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The toll of missing remains feared to rise.
The snippet hints at a cultural moment in New England, noting anticipation for The Sunday Magazine. It implies regional appreciation and sets up expectations for a feature or section to follow, suggesting a promotional teaser rather than a full event.
A major dock fire at Black Bros warehouse in Halifax, Nova Scotia, began in the tarhouse and spread to adjoining wharves. Explosives stored on site caused violent blasts that forced fire crews back, with a total loss estimated around 40,000 dollars as flames raged from 10 p m to 3 a m.
A catalog of marine disasters north of Montauk Point lists vessels and damages. Ships include the Agatha ashore at West Head, the Joseph Church smashed on Peaked Hill Bar, Georgie Doud wrecked east of Boston, Emily F Swift off Outer Block Island, and others with sails broken, anchors lost, or hulls damaged. Continued on Page 2 Fourth Column.
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