City to curb second class construction after Melvin blaze
Boston officials condemn second class construction after the Melvin apartment fire. Mayor Curley and Building Commissioner O Hearn push for stricter laws and outside fire escapes while noting inside stairs failed to save seven residents. They cite Riverview and Hemenway street fires as precedent.
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O’hearn
Philadelphia
Melvin Apartments
Boston
Curley
Sullivan
O’hearne
Allston
Riverview Apartments
Hemenway Street
Riverview
State Police Probe Fire Origin and City Building Rules
Officials say a fire started near the rear of a building and spread via the elevator shaft. Investigators and Deputy Chief Go State police review the blaze as Mayor and officials propose citywide fire safety rules including height limits and wired glass protections for openings in exterior walls.
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Go State Police
Grady
Thomas T. Welles
Wedger
Joseph I. Ste
City of
Boston
Actress Missing After Allston Fire Death Toll Reaches Seven
Seven people died in the Melvin Apartments fire in Allston with one woman, Miss Eileen Hazle, missing. Victims include James Raymond Power his wife and baby their maid Edith Bemis and Bemis's sister Bertha Beharrell Shackford and Mrs. Hartwell and daughter Frances. Rescue efforts continued as authorities blamed a late fire alarm for delays.
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Melvin
Allston
James Raymond Power
Mary Cuddahy
John Power
C. L. Shackford
Eileen Hazle
Bemis
Beharrell
Shackford
Miss Hazle
Arthur G. Hartwell
New York
Mrs. Hartwell
Frances
Miss Hartwell
McDonough
Frank Shaughnessy
Brighton
Commonwealth Avenue
Commonwealth Realty Company
Stewart
Realty Company
Chamber of Commerce backs fire prevention bill over Allston disaster
The Lipston Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee says Senate Bill 313 would have prevented the Allston fire with seven deaths. It cites rubbish removal to fire proof vaults, sprinklers for elevator wells and vertical openings, and stronger inspection penalties. The committee urges public support for quick passage.
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Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Allston
Lipston Chamber of Commerce
Mall Blaze Damages Synagogue Above West End Apartments
Smoke filled the Ein Jacob Synagogue at 15 Poplar Street West End after a small basement fire started shortly after Passover services. Women and children in the apartments above fled to the street as two boys nearby spotted the blaze. Firefighters contained the fire with slight loss.
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Ein Jacob
Poplar Street
West End
Irish Brigade Romance At Tournay And Fontenoy Tale
A spirited romance about the Irish Brigade exiles amid the battles of Tournay and Fontenoy. Handsome Shea, a bold Irish soldier, wins love with a brave heroism that appeals to readers of romantic fiction. Published by A. C. McClurg.
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Tournay and
Fontenoy
France
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Jordan Margy Company
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