East Boston Faces Major Fire Loss at Chelsea Conflagration
The Chelsea blaze devastated Standard Oil facilities and nearby yards in East Boston. Fireboats battled flames for hours, saving key oil works as barges and pumping stations burned. A skeleton found near the railroad bridge marked a grim late-night discovery with unclear identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Metropolitan Sewerage
East Boston
Chelsea
Ritchie
Boston
Chelsea Bridge
Standard
Standard Wharf
Beacon Yards
Standard Oil
Pope and
Curtis
Parker
Fred Seavey
Mystic
Saratoga Street
Dundon
Wadsworth Street
J. McMahon
Byron and
Bennington Streets
the Post
Curtis Street
Curtis Streets
Maverik Oil Works
Mullen
Standard Works
Lamp Black
Probate notices for Boston estates in 1908
Multiple probate citations and executorship notices from Suffolk Probate Court announcing administration petitions for William W. Wesselton Jr John R Campbell Florence Ada Lie Hamilton Otto Carl Breiding Bertha Brfeeding Henry W Swasey Joshua Seaver and related executrices and executors with dates in March and April 1908 and required bond and notice provisions for heirs creditors and next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Herman
Sophia Herman
South Boston
Boston
Eighth Street
Thomas M. Moseley
Murphy
William Sullivan
Patrick Timmins
South Boston Savings Bank
Edward H. Barton
Michael K. Murphy
Walter M. Wilson
Suffolk
D_ street
Baxter
Blake
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Elizabeth Douglas
Angus Douglas
Mary E. V. Smerdon
Boston Post
Robert Grant
Esquire
Arthur W. Dolan
Register
William W. Hesselton
William W.wesselton, JR
Braintree
Norfolk
John C. Bradley
John R. Campbell
David Hamilton
Florence Adalie Hamilton
Otto Carl Breiding
Charles Breiding
Charles C. Breiding
Testate
Bertha Brbiding
Bertha Brbiding, Executrix
Arm Street
Roslindale
John H. Swasey
Standish
Maine
Henry W. Swasey
George R. Swasey
Court’ St
Roaston
Rose A. Root
Arthur FE. Root
Admr
Dudley St
Charlotte C. Seaver
Joshua Seaver
Zeigler Street
Andrew Corcoran
Catherine O'Donnell
Superior Court
Sibyl Wilbur O'Brien
Josemi Edmund O'Brien
New York
Washington
District of Columbia
Joseph
Newbury Street
Blagden Street
Massachusetts
Joseph Edmund
Joseph Edmund O’brien
Ss. Superior Court
Joseph Edmund O'Brien
County of
Francis A. Campbell
George P. Drury
James B. Pickett
Thomas E. Major
Eugene J. Hadley
Catharine OC
Pickett
Catharine W. Pearson
Carrie A. Henry
George W. Hiscox
Lake Street
Worcester
Mass
Louisa A. Dondero
Philip F. Dondero
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Mary Sullivan
William M. Strong
Haddock
Winifred
Sadie M. Nunan
Metacomet
Liverpool
Queenstown
Theamore
Warren Line
Cunard
Glasgow
Moville
Lackawanna Marine
Herreshoff Co
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
New England
East Bostop
Common Street
Harvard Hill School
Harvard St
Charlestown
Boylston Street
Trades Unions
R. Clipston Sturgis
Thomas A. Mullen
James BL. Noyes
Metropolitan Improvements Commission
Beacon Street
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Benjamin N. Johnson
Sylvester Baxter
Eve
Guy's
Canal St
Mason Financial CO
Milk ST
CIA
Pawn Tickets
City Loan CO
Washington St
Mioney Free
Colonial Loan CO
Dewey & Co
State St
First Bank of Boston
Kilby Investment CO
Kilby ST
Legal Loan CO
Tremont St
Strong & Company
Devonshire St
Quick Salary
National Loan Coq
Bromfield St
Main
Briccs & May
S. R. Briggs Co
Wash’n St
National Loan Co
Franklin Loan Co
School St
Commercial Investment CO
D. H. Tolman
Tucker
Summer St
WM. Lynch
Water St
Workingmen’s Loan Association
Robert Treat Paine
Treas
Beacon St
P. O
Harmon Loan
A. W. Harmon
Scott Moneay
Chelsea Investment CO
Chestnut St
Federal Investment CO
McNamara
McNamara & CO
Fremont St
Eastern Steamship Co
William T. Cobb
Calvin Austin
Bangor Division
Rockland
Camden
Belfast
Searsport
Bucksport
Winterport
Hampden
Signal
Bangor
Dark Harbor
South Brooksville
Sargentville
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Brooklin
Southwest Harbor
Northeast Harbor
Seal Harbor
Bar Harbor
North Haven
Stownee West Tremont
South Blue Hill
Blue
Portland Division
Union Wharf
Portland
International Division
Eastport
St. John
Lubec
Eae
Ivernia
London
Paris
Sylvania
Saxonia
Liverpoo
Lusitania
Mauretania
Caronia
Etruria
Gibraltar
Genoa
Naples
Slavonia
Carpathia
Pannonia
The
Cunard Co
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd
Chas
Round & CO
Eliot St
Diamonds
Suffolk Supply Co., Inc
Fort Hill
Lenox Jewelry CO
Lenox Jewelry Oco
Washington Ist
Court St
Scollay Sq
Compton and
Tremont Sts
Castle Sq
Frei Crew
Lawyer Hill
Lamson
C. H. Hobart
Blackstone St
Hanover
Albee's
James Bailey & Co
Joseph F. Appleton
E. A. Jones
Eastern Dept
Lewis J. Bird CO
City OF
Manning Tailoring CO
Brighton Ave
Ward
John A. Rooney
van Dam
GEO. H. Champlin & CO
Sohmer
Miller
Emerson
Hallet & Davis
Ivers & Pond
Tremont Street
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano CO
Boylston St
Fine Frazer
Blue Hill Ave
Roxbury
Berry
Blue_ Hill ave
Rox
McPhail and
W. A. Haw
Jordan Marsh CO
People's Credit Company
Cor. Winter
Boston Telegraph Institute
People’s Palace
Howard St
Otis 8. Neale Company
Howard Seenae
Sapna Eeene
Chapin Farm Agency
A. D. Jennings
Winchester
N. H
Northfield
Massachi
Lincoln Associates
Atkins
Elm St
Woodlawn
Everett
d&Su
People’s Credit Company
Cor
Aew
Herrison Ave
Boston Auto School
Market
Call
Federal St
Lockport
N. Y
Dunn
George’s
Alex T. Dunn
Boston School of Telegraphy
Haverhill St
James Coyne
M. E
Laine Iva Saimsie
Shawmut Ave
Alberts
Union
U.S. Marine Corps
Sanath Ma
People's Palace
George
West 34Th St
George's Taylor
Keezer
Cambridge
Max Keezer
Bow St
Harvard
Raskind & Shuman
Dover St
Benj. Bunshoft
Albany St
CS Dubinsky & Malamo
Lowell St
Haymarket
Deitch & Gelman
Wiliams
D. Bonner
Broadway Ext
Walnut St
Esterman & Powerman
Northamp
Daly
L. Hoffman
Leverett
Spizer & CO
Billerica St
A. S
Green St
Stokell
Heinemann
Bay State
Washington St. Mon
Thur
Park Square
Dewey Square
Remington
Densmore
Hammmond
Barlock
Franklin, Oliver and Smith
Cutter-Tower CO
Lypewriter Exchange
Bromfield
Uttertower CO
Wellington
Wellington Typewriter
Warren St
Will Selds
Putman Ave
Somerville Ave
Union Sq
Deer Ed
Royston St
St. Cecelia’s
Webster St
Ins
Shorey
Payson’s
Portland St
Invalids Board
M. H. Ainslee
Mt. Meetee
Hale ST
H. Gray
Kansas City
E. DE Camp
Hotel Pelham
Vacuum Cleaner CO
Missouri
Cregmoore Orchard Co
St. Louis
Peerless Cigar CO
Toledo
Ohio
Astrology
Kaleastro
Columbus
Guez
Park Chem, CO
Houston
John W. Allston
Arthur L. Griffin
J. W. Allston & Company
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