Fire scare at Riverside grounds nearly wipes out canoes
A wooden annex at Riverside recreation grounds Newton caught fire yesterday afternoon, likely from a locomotive spark. Canoeists spotted it and grounds staff extinguished the flames. Newton Weston and Wellesley fire crews faced access difficulties. damage was slight though the 100 foot long building housed 200 canoes and could have destroyed the grounds valued over 100000 dollars.
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Riverside Recreation Grounds
Newton
Wellesley
Weston
Bute
Woman Claims $5 Reward for Price Reduction Error
A shopper in the Tunnel Bargain Basement detected an erroneous automatic price cut on corset covers marked 29c after July 1. She reported the mispricing to the Information Bureau and received a $5 reward for exposing the flaw, as the system allowed quick gains.
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Jkc
Informaton Bureau
West End stockholders fight over books and audits
Boston elevated railway disclosure shows Harvey Chase & Co audited the Boston Elevated Railway for 12 months ending June 30 1911. The West End protective committee alleges lack of access to damages payments and audit rights while the carrier notes all books audited by certified accountants.
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William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
West End Street Railway Company
West End Stockholders’ Protective Committee
Protective Committee
Dudley Street
Sullivan Square
Atlantic Avenue
Mead
Stone & Webster
West End
Railroad Commission and Transit Commission
Joint Committee On
Chartered Accountants
Harvey 8. Chase & Co
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Railroad Commissioners
Harvey S. Chase
Cmpany
Cambridge Subway
Crose
Boston & Northern
Setvcb
Sesssecoee
City of Boston Tunnel
West End St. Ry
Boston
Miscl
Washington
E. B. Tun
Erereeeree
Fl. Ry. Co
T. Ry. Co
Boy Drowns Off Magazine Street Beach Cambridge
Francois Fenlon a 19 year old resident of 36 Beacon Street Somerville drowned while at play in a boat near the Magazine Street beach Cambridge Cambridge authorities reported the fatal incident.
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Francois Fenlon
Beacon Street
Somerville
Magazine Street Beach
Cambridge
Rough on Rats Exterminator Advertising Claim
An old advertisement promotes Rough on Rats as a 95 percent poison powder to mix with various foods for rats and mice. It claims effectiveness against roaches, ants, and bedbugs, with 15c 25c 75c box prices and cautions on household safety and usage.
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E. S. Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Man Charged With Robbery and Polygamy in City Court
James M. Smith twenty two of 339 Tremont street faces robbery and polygamy charges in municipal court. Harriet Stoddard twenty two of Hingham claims to be his wife number one while Alice Black Smith seventeen is his other wife. A witness says silk dress and coat tied to Smith led to the arrest by Officer Anderson. A hearing is set for next Tuesday as investigators pursue a prior marriage claim.
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James M. Smith
Tremont Street
Harriet Stoddard
Hingham
Smith
Alice Black Smith
Mary de Vore
Temple
de Vote
Officer Anderson
Station 4
Jim
North Revere
William L. Boycott
Cliftondale
Boy Drowns in Charles River as Onlookers Panic
Yesterday afternoon a young boy fell into the Charles River and drowned. A dozen playmates watched from the bank a few feet away and did not aid him in the water. Metropolitan police recovered the body with grappling irons.
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Charles River
Metropolitan Police
Nature's Way and Ours on Tea Leaf Freshness
The piece explains how Nature preserves fragrance by sealing leaves in a tiny wisp. Humans addressed the challenge of delivering fresh uncrushed leaves by filling canisters from the bottom and double sealing the top with air tight parchment to prevent crushing.
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Riverside
COT Eee
Hewson
Washington ST
Bancroft
Protective
Messrs. Stone & Webster
Chase Report
Trace Fares
Elevated Railway Company
West End Street Ry
Somerville Horse Railroad
West End Street Railway
Charles
Ford G. Long
the Press Publishing
iTimyp
Harriet Stoddard Smith
James Smith
Scott
Washington Street
Nature
Chase and Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn
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