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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1910

Page

11

Amesbury Fire Destroys Express Office Damages Several Blocks

A severe blaze in Amesbury destroyed the American Express office on Elm Street and damaged the Worthen and Union blocks. Damage estimated at $10,000. Fire started in the express office with an explosion sending embers to adjacent buildings. Firemen faced falling wires, with several men hurt by smoke, timber, and glass.

Amesbury American Express Company Worthen and Union Express Company Elm Street I. C. Irish Worthen Union Rogers & Hoyt Samuel S. Hooper Amos Morrill Odd Fellows Ancient Order of Hibernians E. S. Woodman S. S. Beloff New England Shoe Company

Man Killed in Harrison Avenue Grocery Shop Shooting

John R. Burchill reported a revolver in the grocery at 228 Harrison Avenue shortly after 7 am. He found proprietor Max Sorokien on the floor dying from two bullet wounds in the breast. A 32 caliber revolver with three empty chambers was nearby. Sorokien, 47, died en route to City Hospital. His son Michael doubts it was suicide, citing a troubled personal period and poor business.

John R. Burchill Harrison Avenue Max Sorokien Sorokien Burchill Michael Sorokien Dugan Watters Samuel

Brookline Faces Tax Strain as Wealth Gaps Grow

Captain William Humphreys, longtime resident, argues Brookline's wealthier status masks rising poverty. He urges a $31,000 school to serve more pupils, warning pricey new buildings and apartment growth shift tax burdens to wealthier real estate owners as public services costs climb.

Brookline United States William Humphreys Captain Humphreys

Boyfriend Bottle Attack May Endanger Child’s Eye

Little Margaret Coyne, 5 Fifth Street, South Boston, may lose sight after her father Peter Coyne allegedly hurled a heavy glass bottle at her head injuring her face. Police say he was intoxicated and charged with drunkenness at Station 6.

Margaret Coyne Peter Coyne Fifth Street Place Boston Coyne

Rainy weather cuts groundfish landings at Boston wharf

Waterfront reports very little groundfish caught with only the Richard J. Nunan and the Diana among fishermen delivering sizable hauls. Swordfish were landed by the Emily Sears and Frances V. Sylvia while the seining fleet faced misfortune including a broken seine and poor luck offshore. The Boston bark Benjamin F. Hunt faces sale prospects, the Boylston denies sale reports, and the turbine Belfast is repaired after a propeller issue. The Massasoit arrived after engine trouble en route from Eastport and Bath with fish and merchandise.

Richard J. Nunan Diana Emily Sears Frances V. Sylvia Sears Sylvia New Bedford Seining Boston Nellie Dixon James Ellis Commercial Dixon Chatham Haddock Ellis Benjamin F. Hunt Charles Hunt & Co State Street Hunt Turks Island National Dock River Plate Newburyport Boylston Green’s Yard Chelsea John S. Emery & Co Belfast Foster’s Wharf Bangor East Boston Simpson’s Drydock William Sprague Maine Coast Line Massasoit North End Wharf Eastport Vinal Haven Bath

Shipping News Mini Almanac Highlights Arrivals and Departures

A long list records ships arriving and sailing including the cruiser Chicago and the U S revenue cutter Gresham at Hampton Roads. Vessels include steamers Boston Simms Digby Prince Arthur Kinney Governor Dingley Nantucket Dizer and many others sailing from and to ports such as New York Belfast Portland Norf o lk and Gloucester with tugs barges and scows noted in transit and at anchor.

Dominion Atlantic BY. S. S. Line Washington ST Yarmouth Boaton Nova Scotia Prince George Prince Arthur Digby Boston Long Wharf J. F. Masters N. E Chicago Sticht Hampton Roads U. S Gresham Aberoth Simms Kinney N. S Dingley Mitchell St. John N. B Nantucket Dizer Norfolk Indian Hillary Philadelphia Harvard Crowell New York Belfast Sawyer Bangor Ransom B. Fuller Stront Portland City of Bangor Colby Bath City of Gloucester Linniken Gloucester Cape Ann Godfrey Cto Massasoit Pray Eastport Etc City of Everett Sandburg Emelle New Bedford North America Nelson Maywood Okland Stroudsburg Edgewater Pibla Sandwich Mary Wardman Baltimore Rebecca M. Walls MccLean Patuxent River

C T A U Convention Preparations Led in Boston

Edwin Mulready presided over a reception committee meeting for the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America convention in Boston. The event starts in a week at Faneuil Hall and lasts three days. Delegates from about 40 societies will converge, with the Wilkes-Barre regiment the first to arrive Sunday at 7 am.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Commonwealth James M. Ballard Boston Joseph B. Crocker George VII Crocker Boston Post Robert Grant Esquire Arthur W. Dolan Edwin Mulready Total Abstinence Union of America Faneuil Hall Wilkesbarre Penn Total Abstinence Regiment

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