Freight Engine Sets Cape Cod Fires Amid Drought
Aug 15 Cape Cod fires burned about 1500 acres of woodland along 20 miles from Brewster to Yarmouth, blamed on a faulty New York New Haven Hartford freight locomotive that sent sparks across the drought weakened landscape. South Wellfleet saw fire threaten homes and the Marconi plant but remained unscathed. Women joined men in firefighting. shifts in wind and prolonged drought left residents on edge awaiting heavy rainfall.
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Hyannis
Cape Cod
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Cape
South Wellfleet
Marconi Telegraph
Brewster
Yarmouth
Cape Towns
Barnstable County
Outing of Massachusetts Home Furnishers Assn at Nantasket
The Massachusetts Home Furnishers Association held its annual Nantasket outing at Rockland House with 176 members on the books, a 45-member gain since February. President C. E. Osgood opened the meeting, B A Atkinson acted as toastmaster, and Paragon Park passes were provided. Members heard reports, elected E W Osborne as auditor, and enjoyed a large 175-cover dinner with music and speeches from notable furniture figures.
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Massachusetts Home Furnishers’ Association
Rockland House
Nantasket
C. E. Osgood
C. E. Osgood Company
James Ellis
James Ellis Company
E. W. Osborne
Osborne Furniture Company
West Somerville
Alonzo E. Yent
Yont
Osgood
Dick’’ Curtiss
W. S. M. Howes Company
Dave Harrington
Cambridge
Henry Schofield
W. J. English
Henry Siegel Company
James Googin
Lowell
J. M. L. Towse
New York
J. L. Robertson
Robertson Company
Frank Ferdinand
Boston
F. R. Luce
Holmes, Luce & Co
A. E. Yent
H. B. Schofield
Plympton Hervey Company
Osborne Company
George J. Bicknell
Atkinson Company
M. A. Wood
R. E. Warner
Household Furniture Company
New Bedford
G. L. Hersey
J. W. Hersey & Son
Springfield
Hugh McLean
McLean, Bros
Holyoke
B. A. Atkinson
Frank Verdinand
George J. Bick
Quincy
M. J. Sullivan
Buckley & Sullivan
Lawrence
E. E. Dodge
Dodge Furniture Company
Worcester
Co. E
Clemence
C. E. Clemence & Co
Lynn
The
C. L. Phillips
Phillips Bros. & Co
O. C. Moller
C. B. Moller
H. S. Martin
Livermore
Struck man fined after assault on woman in South Boston
Herbert F. Green, 36 Sixth Street, South Boston, was fined 50 dollars for assault and battery on Annie Leonard after a brief chase. Green claimed the woman knew of a 250 dollar wallet, but her snatching led to the confrontation as officers caught him at Oak and Tyler streets. He appealing and is held in 200 dollars.
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Herbert F. Green
Sixth Street
South Boston
Annie Leonard
Green
Noanet
Washington
Officer Healy
Station 6
Oak
Tyler
Leonard
Boy Impaled on Pitchfork in Clayton Delaware
Theodore Pastorelli of Boston was seriously injured when he fell onto a pitchfork in a hayloft behind St. Joseph's Catholic Industrial School for Colored Orphans in Clayton. One prong pierced his arm and shoulder and the other entered his chin through the roof of his mouth. His tongue was punctured and he cannot speak. He is visiting relatives for the occasion.
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Wilmington
Theodore Pastorelli
Boston
Clayton
Del
Father Pastorelli
St. Joseph’s Catholic Industrial School For Colored Orphans
Barroom Gospel Appeal Haunts Malden Church
In Malden on August 15 Rev John Norberry of the Pentecostal Mission Church receives a postal card from J O Brien of Boston seeking the cost to paint his Beach Street barroom in holiness colors and have the pastor and his recruits do the job. Norberry plans to return from vacation and may conduct services in the bar or in the street.
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Malden
John Norberry
Pentecostal Mission Church
J. O’brien
Boston
O’brien
Beach Street
Norberry
Pope Plant to Stay Open Under Receiver Action
Westfield August 15 Acting Manager Stephen F Floyd says appointing a receiver for the Pope Manufacturing Company will not shut the local plant. The factory with 300 to 400 workers will continue operations as usual. Manager EB Hinsman is away on vacation and not due back for about ten days.
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Westfield
Stephen F. Floyd
Pope Manufacturing Company
EB. E. Hinsman
Longworth Laughs at Wife's Misfortune in Yellowstone Pit
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth fell head first into a large clay pit in Yellowstone Park during a trip with Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Tillman. Congressman Longworth reportedly laughed and did not offer aid, leading to her embarrassment as other party members escorted her to the note.
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Aus
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Congressman Longworth
Yellowstone Park
Fairbanks
B. R. Tillman
Longworth
Three Misses Plan Savings Through The Green Bird Scheme
Three of the prettiest girls in The Green Bird chorus plan to study art in Boston after saving $200 each. Miss Josephine Davenport Miss Flora Bizzell and Miss Adele Wilburn, widows of missionaries, will contribute $5 weekly to a private pool toward a 40 week season totaling $200 each. Davenport and Bizzell are Boston natives while Wilburn hails from Denver.
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Josephine Davenport
Flora Bizzell
Adele Wilburn
Miss Davenport
Miss Wilburn
Miss Bizzell
Boston
Denver
Quiet Day at Courthouse After Tumultuous Sessions
Courthouse scenes were calm with no notable hearings or motions as City Council activity faded. Even Mr. Moran left early, and the criminal end of the building felt like a half holiday for all involved.
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Mr. Moran
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Home Furnishing Association
Paragon Park
Dodge
Atkinson
Johnny Maguire
Charles E. Spratt
New York City
Sam Williams
Williams Furniture Company
A. E. Yont
Boy Impaled
Pitchfork
Washington and
Essex Streets
Henry Siegel Co
Kuppenheimer
Essex Street
Will
Pastor Norberry
Regent, Burt & Packard
Geo. C. Snow
Oxfords
Russia
Joseph Daly
Cluett Peabody
America
Cc Henry Siegel Co
Essex St. Side
Marceau
Davenport
Bizzelu and
Wilburn
Clinton Market
City Square
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