Fire engines crash through crowds as parade fans flee
Thousands watched the Knights of Pythias parade in Scollay square panic when a fire started at Markell's drug store. Fire engines from multiple units raced through crowds, injuring some spectators while the blaze was fought and quickly put out.
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Knights of Pythias
Markell
Scollay Square
Tremont Street
Box 717
Chemical 1
Bulfinch Street
Engine 25
Ladder 14
Fort Hill
Postoffice Square
State Street
Knights
Mason Street
Young Girls Rescue Child in Daring River Swim
In Lee on Aug 4 two 13 year olds Hannah Mooney and Josephine Boyne saved 8 year old Ethel Dowd from drowning in the Housatonic River. The trio were aboard a boat near Shore Island when Dowd fell in and, after a 30 yard swim, the girls retrieved the unconscious child with assistance from two men in a boat.
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Dowd
Shore Island
Miss Boyne
Miss Mooney
Bank employee shoots self in New York bank
Charles W. Westerfeld a 22 year old assistant bookkeeper at the Produce Exchange Bank shot himself in the head in the book room as two $20 checks he signed were presented. Bank officials call him a model employee with no known bad habits or reason for the act.
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New York
Charles W. Westerfeld
Produce Exchange Bank
Westerfeld
Chicago widow declares fortune from occultist roots
Jessie M Smiley of Chicago a widow and occult devotee announces she inherits 20 000 000 from her mother Lady Catherine Laird The Laird estates are tied to three brothers James George and Frederick in Scotland Her sister died in Cannes and her late father a Lynn Mass shoe maker died ten years ago She plans to fund occultism projects including a proper building on Chicago's West Side to house occult sciences.
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Chicago
Ill
Jessie M. Smiley
James
Kincardineshire
Scotland
George
Frederick
Explosion Kills Three at Hazleton Stone Plant
Three workmen were instantly killed by a premature blast at the stone crushing plant of Charles Kehoe on the outskirts of Hazleton.
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Hazleton, Penn
Charles Kehoe
Hazleton
Fels-Naptha Washing Cuts Time and Fuel Needs
The promotion urges washing with Fels-Naptha in cool or lukewarm water to avoid fire risk and fuel costs. It claims easier, gentler cleaning without boiling or hard rubbing, saving time and preserving clothes while leaving them cleaner, sweeter, and fresher.
Rastus Goes Fishing
A vintage rural scene shows Rastus delaying chores to fish on washday. Anty Drudge notes Melissa does not need him. she praises Fels-Naptha soap for quick one person washing and warns against substitutes.
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Henry
Rastus
Melissa
Marie Henry
Anty
Alden Descendants Hold Reunion at Historic Duxbury House
Descendants of John and Priscilla Alden gather today at the 1653 Alden homestead in Duxbury to celebrate their Puritan forebears. The Alden Kindred Association now owns the property with about 500 members and thousands of descendants nationwide. The meeting features ceremonies, poems, speeches, and a shore dinner after a business session.
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New World
John
Priscilla Alden
Duxbury
Hardy Pilgrim
Alden
Alden Kindred
John Alden
Priscilla Molines
Bates Meeting at Hingham in Old Ship Church
Governor Bates presided over the Bates Association's second annual meeting in Hingham at Old Ship Church with about 100 attendees. Officers elected include Frank A. Bates as president and William C. Bates, Albert C. Bates, Phildander Bates as vice presidents, Rev Newton W. Bates as secretary and treasurer.
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Hingham
John L. Bates
Bates Association
Old Ship Church
Louis C. Cornish
Frank A. Bates
South Braintree
William C. Bates
Cambridge
Albert C. Bates
Hartford
Philander Bates
Cohasset
Newton W. Bates
Austinburg
Ohio
Cornish
William Co. Bates
N. W. Bates
Divorcee Annie MacInnes Remarries in Worcester
Annie M. MacInnes a Worcester divorcee quietly wed Walter Rose of Worcester formerly of Beverly New Jersey on July 36. The marriage was performed by Rev William H Ceckham and became public when a marriage license was returned to City Hall amid ongoing legal action by her former husband Perley E Eames who had filed a $10 000 suit for alleged wrongdoing.
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Worcester
Annie M. MacInnes
Walter Rose
Beverly
N. J
William H. Ceckham
City Hall
Perley E. Eames
Helpful Hints for Business Helpers by Fra Elbertus
A collection of aphorisms on work faith and self improvement. It contrasts labor with rest and champions practical effort, memory, self control, and personal growth while warning against envy fear and pessimism.
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Elbertus
Mapl-Flake Breakfasts for Summer Health
An ad touts Mapl-Flake whole wheat cereal as ideal for hot weather. It describes a 96 hour process to create fully digestible flakes, toasted for flavor, and argues the longer method yields a “all food” that digests completely, with children preferring its taste and asking for it often.
One Package Free Maps Flake Free Offer
An offer promises a free full size package of Maps Flake to any recipient who sends a coupon now. The ad claims the product converts eaters, guarantees satisfaction, and urges immediate action to redeem at their grocer.
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Hygienic Food Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wheat Candied in Maple Syrup For Children
A note states the plan to cook wheat in pure maple syrup chiefly for the children.
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Fe Guesi
Jei-Guit
Anty Drudge
Andrew G. Stanhope
Eames
Nisi
MacInnes
Bates
El-Bart Dry Gin
Weston Raumty Bores
Battle Creek, Mich
U.S. A
St. Address
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton CO
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