Chelsea Massachusetts A Densely Populated Port City
Chelsea Massachusetts a dense port city near Boston settled in 1630 became a town in 1739 and city in 1857 with first mayor Francis B. Fay. Population 37 289 in 1905. Major industries include Magee furnace Emery mahogany Bartols Thelan shoe Revere rubber Forbes lithographing and Atwood McManus box works. Public institutions include several hospitals and homes plus five banks. Chelsea plans to annex to Boston were explored in 1907 but met stiff opposition.
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Isea
Francis B. Fay
Boston
Great Magee
George D. Emery
Bartols & Thelan Company
Revere Rubber Manufacturing
Forbes
Atwood & McManus
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital
United States Naval Hospital
Soldiers’ Home
Rufus S. Frost General Hospital
Old Ladies’ Home
Children’s Home
Chelsea Savings Bank
Chelsea Trust Company
County Savings Bank
Provident Co-operative Bank
Y. M. GC
Masonic
Chelsea
Harvard College
State Armory
Academy of Music
Boston & Northern
Tar
Nervura Claim by Dr. Greene for Stomach Troubles
For stomach troubles and indigestion the advertisement attributes the cause to disordered nerves and impure blood. It claims Dr. Greene's Nervura strengthens nerves purifies blood and improves appetite and nourishment. It notes Dr. Greene a medical lecturer can be consulted at 34 Temple Place Boston or by mail free.
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Greene
Maps Flake Costs 15 Cents For Full Digestible Wheat
An advertisement extols Maps Flake as fully digestible wheat product. It explains a 96 hour process including steam cooking six hours, curing, ultra-thin flaking, and 4000 degree toasting to make starch soluble and digestible.
Flames Draw Crowds To View Chelsea Fire From Elevations
Bowdoin described as offering excellent vantage points as thousands gathered to watch the Chelsea blaze. An estimated 10 000 saw the fire from Dorchester and many more observed from Thomas Park South Boston Center Hill Winter Hill Somerville and other suburban eminences. The massive smoke plume over the harbor created a dramatic scene suggesting wide destruction.
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Bowdoin
Chelsea
Dorchester
Thomas Park
South Boston
Centre Hill
Winter Hill
Somerville
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Boston
Sisters Help Save Polish Catholic Church Fire
At 12 45 o clock the steeple of the Polish Catholic Church on Chestnut Street caught fire. Firemen fought flames as wind drove water away. Sisters Conrad Lucy Elizabeth and Margaret of St Francis Convent directed rescue and saved valuables before the church was a total loss valued around 75000 dollars.
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Chestnut Street
Georgesg. Jaskolski
Bethel
City Hall aids after blaze as officials marshal shelter aid
Acting Governor Draper and Mayor Hibbard with Boston leaders coordinate relief for fire victims at City Hall. Services offered include shelter for 100 to 500 at Salvation Army Palace, 40 to 50 at Bay State House, 0 to 0 at Wayfarers Lodge, 100 at Temporary Home for Women and Children, and hospital beds for 20 sick or five men. Hospitals, homes, and charitable groups pledge nurses and supplies. school janitors ordered to ready rooms for cots. armories to open for housing.
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Hibbard
Draper
Storrow
H. F. Denny
Lake Shore
Sharon
Sister Gabriel
Salvation Army
St. James
Bowdoin Square
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Dixwell
Haymarket
Wallace L. Pierce
Bay State House
Hanover Street
Wayfarers' Lodge
Pebluth
Dennison House
Parker Memorial
Appleton Street
Boston School
Fires From Chelsea Blaze Across Nantasket and Cohasset
Embers from the Chelsea fire drifted northwest over the harbor causing multiple small blazes in Nantasket and Cohasset. Nantasket firefighters worked through the afternoon, extinguishing minor fires with no major damage reported. Debris blanketed the harbor from Chelsea’s flames.
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Chelsea
Nantasket
Cohasset
Malden Manager Announces Benefit for Chelsea Fire Sufferers
Malden April 12 Manager Samuel Cook of Hathaway's Theatre says benefit performances will be held Wednesday April 15 to aid Chelsea fire victims.
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Malden
Samuel Cook
Hathaway's Theatre
Chelsea
Fire Origin Traced to Pile of Old Rags at 265 Second Street
A large blaze near the Everett line began in a dump behind 265 Second Street among rags and junk stored by Jewish dealers. Wet rags from a previous fire and sun-warmed chemical action are blamed for spontaneous combustion, spreading via a northwest wind to the Boston Blacking Company and neighboring structures.
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Second Street
Everett Line
Isaac Rubens
Boston Blacking Company
Winthrop Forms Relief Committee of 100 for Chelsea Emergency
Winthrop Selectmen appoint a relief committee of over 100 citizens to aid Chelsea after a fire. Efforts to reach Chelsea Mayor Beck failed. a mass meeting likely Tuesday night to plan relief. Brandon Keenan chairs the committee along with selectmen and clergy members.
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Chelsea
Winthrop
Selectmen
Beck
Brandon J. Keenan
Board of
Dreamland Theatre to Aid Chelsea Fire Sufferers
Epstein proprietor of the Dreamland Theatre announced from the stage that on April 15 he would donate 75 percent of gross receipts to the Chelsea fire sufferers. Fire scenes and special music will accompany the event and the fund will be turned over to Mayor Hib bard.
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Dreamland Theatre
Chelsea
Epstein
Cobb and
Washington Streets
Hibbard
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Powder Horn Hill
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TEKOL
Riker-Jaynes
Lewis & Co
Hougston & Dutton Co
Knight's Pharmacy
Court Ne
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Union St
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Washington ST
R. H. Whitte
Birdseye
POV
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Mt. Ida
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Vermont
Bilicious Health
Aerestimme
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Attle Creek
Mich.usa
Messrs
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OLD South Theatre
HUB
Boston City Hall
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Harbor
Winthrop Names Relief Committee OF
William Sandy
Wesley A. Gove
E. L. White
Edgar H. Whitney
Henry J. Cook
E. B. Newton
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John J. Concannon
William H. Barter
John J. Gibbons
HE. B. Slocum
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