Brick eight story collapse on West Broadway ends in multiple injuries
A section of an unfinished eight story brick building at West Broadway and Third Street collapsed today in New York City. Firefighters and ambulances removed several hurt workers, while a larger toll remained uncertain as rescue efforts continued. Dozens may be dead or injured, with several workers reported missing. Builders Parker and Sellick faced preliminary charges but were released on bail.
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New York
West Broadway
Third Street
St. Vincent's Hospitals
Hey
William Fox
John Clune
James Kinney
Neil Guiders
Frank Mazzoconi
William Frank
John Kelly
Charles Bihlheimer
James Farrell
Michael Fahey
Edward Hanley
John Murphy
John Maguire
Michael O’hare
Christopher O'Rourke
Charles Reilly
Charles Peterson
Henry Thomas
Peterson
John H. Parker
Parker
Jefford Sellick
John Burke
North End gas house nuisance eyed by Board of Health
The Board of Health has assigned two inspectors to probe the North End gas house nuisance. A report expected today could trigger further action. Bay State Gas Company may be required to eradicate the nuisance or relocate. West End residents complain of a separate power house disturbance by Boston & Maine at Lowell street, urging relocation to Prison Point. The Board’s stance shows support for North End residents’ grievances.
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Board of Health
North End
Bay State Gas Company
West End
Boston & Maine
Lowell Street
Prison Point
Reserves Made Regulars in City Police Force
Order No. 285 issued by the Board of Police last night promoted eleven reserve officers to the permanent force. Attached to Division 16, they received assignments in divisions 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16. Recipients include John Flynn, Matthew Kingston, Patrick J. ONeil, George L. Fenderson, Charles B. Ryan, Frederick Heath, Jeremiah J. Haggerty, Thomas McTiernan, William J. Noonan, John W. Doherty, and John J. Smith. The change took effect at roll call last evening.
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Board of Police
John Flynn
Matthew Kingston
Patrick J. O'Neil
George L. Fenderson
Charles B. Ryan
Frederick Heath
Jeremiah J. Haggerty
Thomas McTiernan
William J. Noonan
John W. Doherty
John J. Smith
President Cleveland Trout Fishing Trip at Maple Springs
President Cleveland, visiting Buzzard's Bay as guest of Colonel C. P. Horton, went trout fishing. He received a telegram announcing the death of Justice Jackson in Nashville, Tenn., a sudden loss he called keenly felt nationwide and said the deceased was highly respected in his profession.
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Buzzard's Bay
C. P. Horton
Maple Springs
East Wareham
Cleveland
Nashville
Striking Mill Children Halt Boston Plant Operations
In Waltham on August 8 a strike by forty six child workers at the Boston Manufacturing Company mill threatens a shutdown of some 1300 workers. The doffers and back boys led the walkout over wages, with 14 to 18 year old boys and girls refusing to return without terms. Management delays wage raises until formal hearing and may replace strikers if they do not return by Monday.
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Waltham
Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
Bailey
Mob Law Enforces Spring Valley, Ill. After Street Riots
Aug 8 reports from Princeton Illinois describe Spring Valley under mob rule as Italian and black residents clash over work and safety. Mayor Delmargo orders special police, while Sheriff Clark refuses rifles without local backing. Militia consideration follows protests and threats to protect lives and property.
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Princeton
Ill
Spring Valley
Martin Delmargo
Court House
Clark
Delmargo
Seleded
Dalzell
James O’connor
Seatonville
Secrets of Arcadia Case Deepens on Mrs Gardner
Reporters describe Dorothy Mansfield’s flight from Arcadia with Landers and a hidden plan. Mrs Gardner’s hostility to Landers grows, a four inch knife is found, and letters feared to reveal more may be mailed via Mr Swan. Norwich letters and a trunk marked Dorothy Mansfield link the escape to St Albans Vermont.
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Landers
Mrs. Gardner
Mr. Swan
Anders
Sheltering Arms
St. Albans
Troops Requested as Riots Erupt in Seatonville
Representative Buckner of Chicago in touch with expelled black residents at Seatonville sent a telegram to the Governor requesting troops. The Seatonville mayor sworn in 10 special policemen and issued a proclamation urging calm and the preservation of law and order.
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Spring Valley
Ill
Buckner
Chicago
Seatonville
New Somerville Electric Cars Replace Horse Car Line
Electric cars will soon replace the old horse car route from Temple Place to Union Square in Somerville, signaling a shift to modern urban transit. The change aims to improve speed and reliability for daily riders.
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Temple Place
Union Square
Somerville
Obituaries and births from Roxbury and Winthrop notices
Grace H Robbins aged 29 years 5 months 4 days of Roxbury. Hannah M Hennessy aged 88 years of Boston. Funeral at St Joseph Church Roxbury Cir cuit street at 10 a m. Mabel Ward aged 10 months 3 days infant daughter of Joseph Z and Margaret B Ward. Funeral at 25 Magazine Street Friday Aug 12 at 2 p m. Friends invited to attend.
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Magazine Street
American Wringer Co. Advertises Home Goods Repair
The American Wringer Co located at 18 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. Repairs offered for all kinds of wringers and sweepers with prompt mail orders and Tremont 764 telephone service.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Mystery Surrounds Mrs Gardner in Cross Country Chase
In Norwich and New York a new trunk appears and an old trunk is sent to St Albans. Landers and Mrs Gardiner sit silent as the couple heads for Chicago aboard the Empire Express. The husband seeks answers, aided by the simple Landers whose money influenced the move.
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Norwich
St. Albans
New York
Landers
Gardner
The Gardner Mystery Ends As Missing Wife Reunites With Husband
Newspaper reports detail the long mystery of Mrs Annie M Gardner of Arcadia Nebraska who vanished in Boston. The Post printed an exclusive portrait on Aug 1 aiding identification by Maud Ransom of South Boston and clarifying that Mrs Gardner sought to deceive her husband about her death. The case drew wide public attention as police traced letters mailed from South Boston, and Mrs Gardner was later located in Norwich and reunited with Edward Gardner. The Boston papers credit the Post for key clues, prompting renewed coverage and public reaction.
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Arcadia
Landers
Congregationalist Church
Michigan
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Mrs. Gardner
Gardner
Neb
M. J. Brown
Post
Mr. Landers
Boston
Globe
The
Clarence Hallett
Broadway
South
Miss Ransom
the Post
Annie M. Gardner
Christian Endeavor
James W. Landers
South Boston
Norwich
Herald
Globe and Journal
M. T.E
Gardener Arrives in Chicago After Boston Disappearance
Mrs Anna M Gard ner the Christian Endeavor delegate who vanished from Boston and was found in Norwich Donn arrived in Chicago tonight in custody of J W Gardner.
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Chicago
Anna M. Gardner
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Norwich
Donn
J. W
Scab Cigars Conference Opens Second Day
The cigarmakers conference in Springfield reviews reports from cities battling scal goods, noting progress in limiting non union cigars and aiming to boost the blue label. Detroit strike details expose factory practices using child labor, while officers and next convention are announced in Boston and Hartford.
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Cigarmakers’ Conference
John N. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Committee On Constitution
New England
Detroit
Boston
L. W. Weeks
Lowell
Eli Brunell
Hartford
Conn
Destructive Two Alarm Fire on Boylston Street
A five story brick building at 23 and 27 Boylston Street sustained about $20 000 damage after a two alarm blaze started in the upper floor. Fifteen year old Sammy Prince reported the fire. Several crew injuries occurred including Ladder Truck 15 crew and Captain Leary. Occupants include Hub Engraving Co Massachusetts Bicycle Suit Co Orpheus Musical Society Fisk & Goff and the Benjamin F Reed estate. Officials suspect incendiary origin.
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Boylston Street
Sammy Prince
Seneca Street
Regan
Gloucester Street
Boylston
Ladderman Thompson
Rogers
Captain Leary
Engine
F. J. Munster
Hub Engraving Company
Wallace & Dempsey
Wallace
Massachusetts Bicycle Suit Company
Maurice F. Ascher
Ascher
Joseph
Mona Rosnosky
Solomon Ascher
Maurice
Orpheus Musical Society
Fisk & Goff, Clothiers
Benjamin F. Reed
Stevenson Says Cleveland Won't Seek Third Term
Winnipeg dispatch reports Vice President Stevenson asked about Cleveland's 1896 candidacy. He replied with emphasis that Cleveland would not seek renomination and would decline to let his name be used as a candidate. He said Cleveland has no desire for a third term.
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Winnepeg
Man
Stevenson
United States
Cleveland
Ex-Mayor Matthews Denies Boston Mayor Run
Former Boston mayor angrily rejects a report he would seek renomination. He told a reporter to record his words verbatim that he will not be a candidate for mayor under any circumstances.
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Matthews
Boston
Fire destroys Boston Revere Lynn repair shops
Fire at Orient Heights leveled the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad repair shops, four locomotives, and all contents, totaling about 500 yards from Saratoga street. Total loss estimated at $50,000 as fire spread before water could reach, started by a worker’s discarded match. Nearby engines rushed but city hydrants were distant, leaving Island Ward coverage reduced.
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Orient Heights
Winthrop
Saratoga Street
East Boston
Boylston Street
Regan
Island Ward
Defender Wins in Class 1 Sloops at Newport Race
Races at Newport Rhode Island show Defender winning by nine minutes over Jubilee on a 21 mile course as wind shifts from light to southeast. In Class 2 schooners Emerald narrowly beats Marguerite by about 1m 11s after time corrections. The report notes sail mishap and light dialogue from a poem-like insertion at the end.
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Newport
R. I
Jubilee
Emerald
Marguerite
Defender
Three Killed in Plymouth NH Collision Between Train and Freight
At Plymouth near Dickey's cut a Cannon Ball passenger train collided head on with a special freight from Concord. Three crew members on the Cannon Ball were killed while two engineers escaped with injuries. Freight brakeman Arthur Austin was badly hurt. Passengers were unharmed. Investigators point to freight crew negligence amid fog and a sharp curve obscuring view. The wreck occurred around a sharp curve in Dickey's cut north of the wreck site.
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Plymouth
N. H
R. A. Bennett
Concord
Frank Stevens
George Merrill
Lakeport
Henry Glines
Laconia
Moses
Coburn
Arthur Austin
Dickey
Mysterious Clothes Bundle Found on Boylston Bridge
Cambridge police seek clue after a shabby wardrobe left on the Boylston street bridge. A note in the pocket, signed Charlie Mandosie of New York, hints at danger or a temperance lesson. No body recovered, suggesting a possible practical joke.
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Cambridge Bridge
Cambridge
Boylston Street Bridge
Charlie Mandosie
East Twenty-third Street
New York
University City
Patchen Defeats Robert J in Buffalo Heat
Patchen defeats Robert J in Buffalo New York on August 8 during a third win this year. The track is in fine condition with a moderate headwind on the home stretch. Village Farm money backed Robert J as favorite at 3 to 5, while Patchen was 4 to 6.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Joe Patchen
Robert J
Village Farm
Patchen
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