Cambridge Fire Destroys Damon Kendall Buildings
A massive fire in Cambridge gutted the Damon company building and damaged Kendall’s shop, with losses estimated at $200,000 for Damon and up to $100,000 for Kendall. Somerville and Boston aided with engines and hoses as flames spread, water from the river aiding fight efforts. several injuries occurred among firefighters, and insurance coverage is listed across multiple companies.
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Cambridge
Main Grovet
Boston
East Cambridge
Craigie’s Bridge
Somerville
C. H. Hersey
Damon Company
Mr. Damon
Mr. Kendall
Damon
Kendall
John v. Paige
Suany
Harvard Dry Plate Company
Hose Company
Chemical Company
Webber
James
Casey
Cheswell
Hopkins
Engine 1
Boston Safe Deposit Company
First Street
Main Street
John C. Paige
Edward Kendall & Sons
American
N. J
Ins. Co
N. Am
First National
National
Hartford
Queen
Eng
Weatchester
Concordia
City of London
That
Commercial
Lumberman’s
Phila
California
People’s
Pittsburg
Michigan
Firemen’s Fund
S, N
Norwich Union
New York
Springfeld
Eee
Phenix
England
Firemen’s
Sun
Equitable
Western Toronto
Niagara
N. Y
Lion
Ming
Merchants
Providence
Wash
Reliance
Philo
Damon Safe & Iron Company
George L. Damon
Scull & Bradley
Royal
Paul German
London
Liverpool
Globe
Lancashire
Ohio
New Hampshire
Granite State
Boylston
Union of
Venn
United Fremen's
Newark
N.J
Damon Sate & Iron Works Company
Lanca
Continental
Springfe
Penn
Sylvania
People’s of
Liverpool Hampshire
Tna
Eos
Scottish Union
Hamburg-Bremen
Phoenix
Cguardian
National of
New York Bowery
Illinois
Provi
Mechanics and Trad- National
N. E
Missouri
G500
Firemen’s of
London & Lanca- Meriden
Eees
Girard
St. Paul German
Commercial of
New London Assurance
Mtnaseeesree
Jacksonville’s Greatest Fire Hits City With Explosives
A massive blaze swept Jacksonville today starting at R. D. Knight’s crockery house and spreading to the Hubbard Block Seminole Club house and Smith Building. A dynamite explosion exploded in the Smith Building causing shattered plate glass, flying embers, and hundreds of injuries. Fifty five structures burned in a square bordered by Church Ashley Laura and Main streets with a total loss around half a million dollars and no lives reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
R. D. Knight
Crockery House
Hubbard
Seminole Club
Smith
Church, Ashley, Laura
Main Streets
Knight’s Crockery Store
Seminole
Smith Building
Matter House
Freedman’s Bureau
Tremont
Polo at Newport opens annual Westchester Cups series
The Myopias and Newport Clubs met in a polo match at Newport on August 18, as the first game in the annual Westchester Cups series. The event showcased early action for the coveted cups, with teams from Newpork and local clubs competing in a bid for the season’s prize.
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Myopias
Newport
Newpork
Westchester Polo Club Match Between Myopias and Newports
Westchester Polo Club hosted a polo game between the Myopias of Boston and the Newports. The older Myopias with handicaps matched the younger Newports, and both teams finished tied at 8 goals apiece after a long twilight final interval. Attendance from cottagers was light due to other attractions, though spectators watched without Dead Head Hill.
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Westchester Polo Club
Myopias
Boston
Newports
A. P. Qaidner
R. L.agassiz
F. Parker
R. M. Appleton
W. R. Thorne
C. Baldwin
H. Whitney
M. Taylor
Piazza
Dead Head Hill
Thorne
Agassiz
Cous Myoplas
Eseeeses OM
Whitney
Esees Newpots
Seeeree Lm
Appleton
Hitmey
Ccs
Tine
Interva
Nowdolis
Baldwin
Aes
Gardner
Myonias
Ewwports
Appleton Lyopias
Gardner Lyopias
Ballwin
Newdotis
Baltimore Post Office Scandal Faults Roosevelt Report Describes Patronage Abuse
Washington dispatch highlights a Roosevelt inquiry into Baltimore post office practices revealing patronage tied to ward bosses. It cites attempted ballot-box interference, threats to primary judges, and mass removals inside and outside civil service. The piece questions President Harrison’s likely actions toward federal insiders.
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Washington
N. F. Evening Post
Baltimore Post Office
Roosevelt
Johnson
Harrison
Baltimore
New York
Tammany
Post Office
Custom House
Marshal
Artist's Retreat at Asbury Park Home of War Sketcher Theodore R Davis
In Asbury Park New Jersey on the beach near Sixth avenue stands Theodore R Davis short of a studio on piles. The veteran war artist known for Harper's Weekly Civil War cartoons lives in a cottage by the sea with cabinets full of sketches and designs including the White House dinner service with historic scenes. Davis works on an elaborate Deal Lake drawing with Interlaken at center as his daughters mold clay models of the wrecked ship New Era to be bronze cast for a Bradley monument. He entertains guests with tales of art and history while preserving relics and views from a life in illustration.
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N. ¥. Times
Asbury Park
N.J
Sixth Avenue
Theodore R.davis
Harper’s Weekly
Davis
Neptune
White House
Washington
Deal Lake
Interlaken
New Era
Gotls
Bradley
Patient Dies After Hospital Discharge Confusion
A City Hospital clerk told heart patient Henry Joelg he would be discharged, citing his name on the discharge list. As Dr. Wolf spoke, Joelg asked for confirmation, then collapsed and died. Joelg had been a former German army officer once stationed in Africa.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
City Hospital
Henry Joelg
Joelg
Dr. Wolf
Juely
Africa
Races Off Newport Between Marguerite and Huron
A match race on the Newport course saw schooner Marguerite outfooting the sloop Huron. Skippered by an unnamed crew, Marguerite led from start to finish in steady winds, with Huron unable to close the gap before the finish line.
Mineola Wins First Leg In Manhattan Yacht Club Race
In the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club event at Newport R I Mineola beat Jessica by time and won the first leg for the Manhattan Athletic Club gold cup, with a 3 47 59 corrected time to Jessica's 3 49 40. Marguerite defeats Huron in a separate 2500 side match, while Marguerite and Turon race again tomorrow on a ten mile course to Brenton's reef lightship.
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Newport
R. 1
Cherry Diamond
J. C. Summers
Idlewild
Brenton’s Reef
Jessica
Mineola
Point Judith
Eereeesee
Manhattan Athletic Club
Marguerite
Turon
George Stewart
Boston
Huron
Wuron
Troquois
Brenton
Feef
Beatrix
Oweene
Sayonara
New London
Avira
Gloriana
Finest in the country at Columbia College grounds
The New York Times describes Columbia College Athletic Association's nearly completed athletic grounds at Williams Bridge Harlem Railroad. The 20 acre site cost 85000 dollars, features a quarter mile track, a 286 by 40 grand stand with seating for over 2000, tennis courts, lacrosse and football fields, and a Japanese styled grand stand on stone foundations with multiple entrances for college and public spectators.
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Columbia College
William’s Bridge
Columbia College Athletic Association
Woodlawn
Harlem River
John Y. Colyer
Gunhill Road
Vntiela
Construction plans for grand stand and team rooms at fall games
Building notes describe a grand stand with access to bathrooms and college team rooms, a separate entrance to the women’s waiting and toilet room, three locker rooms at the eastern end with 300 rockers, adjoining showers, sixteen baths, and a large toilet room. The goal is to finish the work in time for the fall games.
Affairs in Japan Reflect Turmoil and Foreign Tension
A long letter from a resident in Japan describes a volatile climate with frequent cabinet changes and police crackdowns on radicals. It notes fears of Russian intervention, growing hostilities toward foreigners, and talk of a treaty that would restrict residence and trade to Japanese nationals.
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N. ¥. Times
Japan
Soshi
Czarowitch
Otsu
Russia
England
Viscount Aoki
Hari-Kari
New York Bath House Opens For the Poor
The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor opened the first bath house patterned after English models at No 9 Centre Marketplace near Broome Street. It charges 5 cents per bath but plans to provide tickets to charitable groups, aiming for self sufficiency with about 25 thousand dollars raised. Over 750 people can bathe daily, with 30 minutes per session, and hours from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sundays. R E Taylor administers male facilities and Mrs Vath oversees the women’s baths, with 25 compartments including three tubs and spray baths.
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N. Y. Evening Post
New York Association For
England
Scotland
No. 9 Centre Marketplace
Broome Street
Europe
R. E. Taylor
Bath House
William G. Hamilton
Eminent Women Smokers Reported by Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette notes high society women who smoke heavily. Empress of Austria reportedly uses thirty to forty Turkish cigarettes daily, with a silver desk box and gold ash tray. Czarina smokes in her boudoir echoing a refined Alhambra room.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Tribune de Geneve
Austria
Alhambra
Marguerite
Italy
Spain
Nathalie
Servia
Roumania
Comptesse de Paris
Havana
Portugal
Dresden
Bennington Vermont Welcomes President Harrison
President Harrison visits Bennington Vermont with a quiet reception at North Bennington residence after a busy day in Troy and Bennington. Crowds cheer as the train arrives, governors and dignitaries receive guests, and local organizations prepare a public event schedule for the following day.
Canoe Contests Result At Wetrsporo Point NY
Paul Butler of the Vesper Club won the six miles unlimited sailing race in 1 hour 3 minutes at Wetrsporo Point New York. Joseph Axholm of Yonkers Club finished second in 1 hour 7 minutes 17 seconds and Ford Jones of Brockville Club took third in 1 hour 8 minutes 753 seconds. W. E. Parsons of Springfield Club won the remaining event.
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Wetrsporo Point
N. Y
Paul Butler
Vesper Club
Joseph Axholm
Yonkers Club
Ford Jones
Brockville Club
W. E. Parsons
Springfield Club
F. E. Moore
Knickerbocker Club
H. D. Murphy
GS Muntz
Argonaut Club
M. F. Johnston
Toronto Club
J. H. Carnegie
Toronto
Portey
L. B. Palmer
Lanthe Club
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Theodore Davis
William's Bridge
N. Y. Times
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Troy
Joseph B. Carr
Carr
Albany
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General McCullough
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Underwood
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Stark Lodge
Vecsone
Delaware
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Sorcrall
Fitchburg
Athol
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Arnot
Governor Russell
S. P. Smith
H. M. Burleigh
Charles Field
George D. Bates
L. B. Morse
W. D. Lucy
Miller’s River National Bank
Samuel Lee
Charles Bates
Converse Ward
Guard OF Honor
New England & Western Road
Saratoga
Mutual Life Endowment
Edwin J. Morse
Tremont Street
Tarnz
Johnson & CO
Chas. Winfield Scott
M.D
Ninth International Medical Congress
Union Park
Col. Tremont St
Stonington
Park Square Station
Washington Street
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J. W. Miller
CUAS
F. Conn
C. H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
Agt
Nien
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Suffolk
Joseph W. Cushing
George Z Adams
Hoston
Market National Bank of Boston
Otis Kimball
Massach Susetts
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Hannah Priest
Watertown
Insaid County
George E. Priest
Camnbridge
Hoston Post
George M. Brooks
S. H. Folsom
Asst. Register
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Soston
Boston Fest
Sail Boston
Joan W. McKkim
Eliwah George
Commonwealth OF Massachia
Thomas Dean
Lingston
Joan W. McKim
Anguat
Elva George
Massachuseits
John Brogan
Nicholas J. Brogan
Sufolk
Boston Post
Jolly W. McKim, Esquire
Elijah George
Sarah Anne Deacon
Isleworth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William P. Blake
Said Osion
Jolly W. McKim
Esquire
Register
Au Eiolk. A
Heaton
Gard
Ledhem
Norfolk
Witheas
GranGe Waite
Holliston
Green
Elizabeth Wake
Sala Holliston
Georrge M. Brooks
J. H. Tyler
Massachu
Law
Ann Shambert
Annie E. Shambert
Anna E. Shambert
Anna G. Schambert
Said County
John Lang
Jonin W. McKim, Esquire
Elliah George
Ommaonwealth
Jioston
J. Willard Keyes
Sioux Falls
Minnesoba
Territory
Dakota
Henry B. Metcalp
Pawtucket
Minnesota
Houston Post
W. McKim
Pro C
Massachaww Setts
Mary Anna Smith
Mary Annie Smith
Melrose
Albert M. Smith
Senate
Ommon Wea H
Elijah Beach
Henry H. A. Leach
Beston Post
Sata Boston
Jons W. McKim, Esquire
Christovhr Ungl Mach
Kathrina Ungemach
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