Old Ocean House Sinks in Dorchester After Storm
Two families flee a three story wooden building at 157 Freeport Street Dorchester as the storm washes away the foundation causing the structure to sink three feet. Cecelia Ballou and seven children escape to the sidewalk with the Amrock family also exiting. Engine Company 17 aided the evacuation and both families found temporary lodging.
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Ocean House
Freeport Street
Dorchester
Cecelia Ballou
Robert Amrock
Percy Merrill Dies by His Own Hand in Newburyport
Despondent over his mother's death, Percy J. Merrill, 26, shot himself tonight in Newburyport.
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Newburyport
Percy J. Merrill
Four in One Grave In Chicago Tragedy
Four young people buried in a single grave in Chicago after drowning in the Mississippi at Galena. The deceased are Mr. and Mrs. Bert MacMaster and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mac Master.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Galena
Bert MacMaster
Archie MacMaster
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsement Ad
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe effective laxative. It promises gentle cleansing of internal organs without debility or dose increase, noting physician approval and urging purchase of the California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Boston Storm Deluge Drenches Streets And Subways
A violent thunderstorm in Boston flooded streets and stores within 40 minutes. Water entered buildings through open windows and subway entrances, delaying transit and injuring none. Fire alarms and lights failed as crowds sought shelter in department stores and stations.
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Battery Street
Back Bay
Brighton
Seollay Square
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Floods and Lightning Ravage Boston as Record Rain Falls
A historic storm drenched Boston flooding basements and crippling city services. Fires engines faced outages while sewers overflowed and transformers burned causing widespread damage to homes offices and street infrastructure across Roxbury Jamaica Plain and South Boston.
City Flood after Storm Drains Basements and Streets
A major rainstorm dumped 1.73 inches, flooding basements citywide and swamping streets including Water Franklin and Milk. Sewers backed up, cellars filled like cisterns, and several buildings suffered extensive damage as lightning struck the Common Public Garden and a Chelsea bound schooner.
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Water Street
Franklin Street
Milk Street
Washington Street
Cavein Imprisons Two Men On St Paul Street Storm
During a heavy rain yesterday on St Paul street near Fal mouth two men were trapped in a cave in while workers were connecting a water main for a new Christian Science building. John Cook of 8 Shawmut avenue was injured slightly and escaped as the earth collapsed.
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Dorr
Sewer Department
Cole
Maverick Street
Boston
Telephone Company
St. Paul Street
Falmouth
John Cook
Shawmut Avenue
Cook
Flooded basements flood numerous streets after Cambridge storm
A severe storm flooded basements across Cambridge Charlestown Roxbury and the North End. The Centre street pond caused a car to submerge and occupants nearly drown. Apartment and business districts reported water damage at many addresses including Prospect street Main Street Tremont Street and Washington Street area venues.
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Main
Middlesex Streets
Charlestown
Prince Street
North End
Tremont Street
Compton Street
Dock Square
Exchange Place
High Street
Purchase Street
Milk Street
Atlantic Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Beverly Street
Hanover Street
Portland
Hanover Streets
Parker Street
Roxbury
American House
Parker House
School Street
Vorenberg’s
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Endicote Street
Union Street
Hotel Bartholdt
Gainsboro Street
Elm Street
Kilby Street
Quincy House
Brattle Street
Federal Street
Globe Theatre
Washington Street
Harrison Avenue
Eliot and
Washington Streets
Leopold Morse
McPherson’s Hat
Hanover and
Elm Streets
Main Street
Eden Street
Prince and Market Streets
Fleishman’s
Stanhope Street
Columbus Avenue
Broad Street
Thatcher Street
Newbury Street
Kirkland Street
Corning
Preble Street
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Sudbury Street
Arlington Street
State Street
St. Botolph Street
Chardon Streets
Lagrange
Pleasant Streets
West Roxbury
Commercial
Fleet Streets
Faneuil Hall
Roland Street
Brookside Avenue
Cecil
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Cumberland Street
Province Court
Richmond
Commercial Streets
Wakulla Street
Commerce Street
Concord Square
Faneuil Hall Square
Thompson’s
Lightning Sweeps Through Somerville Causing Damage and Injuries
A powerful thunderbolt struck Franklin Park and streets around Somerville Avenue evoking injuries to a woman and a child, damaged houses on Allen Court and Park Street, toppled tree limbs, ripped shingles, flooded basements in Union Square, and halted an electric car and multiple streetcars during the storm.
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Somerville
Franklin Park
Somerville Avenue
Beach Street
Allencourt
Catherine Govani
Augusto
Charles B. Mongan
Allen Court
Park Street
Ei. Bidmead
Broadway Congregational Church
Sycamore Street
Union Square
Highland Avenue
Pythian Camp Flooded Amid Torrential Franklin Field Downpour
The Pythian Camp on Franklin Field was overwhelmed by a severe storm as tents flooded and ground disappeared under six inches of water. Knights and sisters sheltered in crowded tents while umbrellas failed and orders were relayed by splashing messengers. The Missouri Hussars’ camp fared better after trenches kept water out.
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Franklin Field
Brooks
Missouri Hussars
Begole
Floodwaters Swamp City Streets After Heavy Rain
A flood on Washington street under the Boston and Maine tracks trapped pedestrians for over thirty minutes. Water rose to three feet under the bridge as the drain failed to handle the surge. Subways under the Fitchburg line on Kent and Sacramento streets and at Thorndike street and the Arlington branch were flooded, making passage dangerous.
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Washington Street
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Kent
Sacramento
Thorndike Street
Arlington Branch
Conductor Injured After Lightning Jams Car
Michael Mulvahile 2d conductor on the Dedham Franklin street railway suffered a compound fracture of the right leg a fractured collar bone and internal injuries after lightning struck the rear car controller causing the lead car to surge and jam him between cars. He was removed to Massachusetts General Hospital in serious condition.
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Mulvahile
Massachusetts General Hospital
Murine Eye Remedy Promises Quick Eye Relief
Murine Eye Remedy is promoted to soothe red weak weary and watery eyes. The ad claims quick relief from eye pain with a familiar brand stance and directs readers to try the product for comfort.
Opposition to Gardner Fails as Republican Chair Named
No opposition will be made at the next meeting of the Republican executive committee to Augustus P. Gardner of Essex as chairman of the State convention. The opposition that emerged at a recent committee meeting has collapsed.
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Republican Executive Committee
Augustus P. Gardner
Essex
Lightning Strikes Four Chelsea Homes During Storm
Four Chelsea houses were struck by lightning in yesterday’s storm. Benjamin Berman at 49 Winnisimmet Street carried his unconscious wife to the street as Patrolman Burke fought a fire with water. A bolt also hit 331 Washington Avenue, damaging BE Cary’s roof and tearing off part of a chimney. the same strike touched 457 Washington Avenue, George Grover’s building, sending fire down the chimney into the house.
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Postoffice
East Broadway
South
Boston
John H. Adams
Scott Place
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Cedar Street
Columbus Avenue
Parker and
Tremont Streets
Penfield Street
Keyes Street
O. W. Brown
Green’s Wharf
Chelsea
Cunard Wharf
Captain Brown
Navy Yard
JL. Starr
Winter Street
Benjamin Berman
Winnisimmet Street
Berman
Burke
Washington Avenue
BE. Cary
George Grover
The Storm at Revere Strikes Bellevue Avenue Home
Lightning hit the vacant house of Mrs. Pearl Hansoon at 9 Bellevue Avenue in Revere thrice during the storm. Bricks were displaced as bolts ran down the chimney and into the furnace, nearly demolishing it. A cat fled the house in fright as neighbors reported a bolt exiting through a window by a stove. Five trees on Bellevue Avenue were uprooted by the wind.
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Pearl Hansoon
Bellevue Avenue
Revere
Belleevue Avenue
Permanent Cure Reported For Eczema By Cuticura Remedies
A nurse recounts treating a baby with severe eczema using Cuticura Soap Ointment and solvent. After painful months the child improved quickly and stayed well. The nurse notes several cured cases and endorses Cuticura for skin troubles.
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Elizabeth Howie
Grove St
Chelsea
Mass
Cuticura Remedies Advertise Skin Disease Cure
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as cures for disfiguring skin conditions such as eczema psoriasis and scalp disorders. It claims dramatic relief after other treatments fail and invites readers to obtain a Cuticura hook on Skin Diseases.
Miles Widow Levi Miles 80 Funeral Aug 8 Concord
At Concord Massachusetts on August 6 Mar R widow of Levi Miles aged 80 years 1 month. Funeral Saturday August 8 at 3 p m at the residence of S Edwin Wheeler Main Street Concord.
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Miles
Concord
Mass
Mar R
Levi Miles
S. Edwin Wheeler
Me Street
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H. Harrison CO
Washington St. Cor. Beach
Tottering
Percy Merrill
Boylston St
Massm
Houghton & Dutton
Pleasant Street
East Boston
Pearl Hanscon
Boylston Street
Mary Dawson
Mercer Street
City Hospital
Boylston
Park
Scollay Square
Adams Square
Haymarket
East Boston Tunnel
Sullivan Square
Dudley Street
Elevated
City Hall
King’s Chapel
City Messenger
Assessors
Myra Stearns
Lizzie Benson
Court House
William Gunning
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts Avenue
F. B. Clark & Co. and Co. GC. Whittemore
Union Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue
Louder’s Lane
Cavein
Centre Street
Cambridge
Prospect Street
James B. Forestal
Michael Mulvahile
West
Gardner
Chelsea Houses
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