Nahant Fire Destroys Barn and Cottage at Bass Neck Hotel
A large barn and a cottage owned by T. J. O'Connor proprietor of the Bass Neck Hotel were destroyed by fire about 3 30 this afternoon. Two firemen were injured and the blaze lit the sky so bright that Lynn residents feared the entire summer area was burning. Thousands from Lynn traveled by trolley, carriage, auto and on foot to view the blaze.
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Nahant
T. J. O'Connor
Bass Neck
Lynn
Atlantic Avenue
Rossmore
Broad Street
Quincy House
James Anderson
Beacon Street
Whittier
Fire destroys barn on Spring road. two firefighters hurt
A large fire on Spring road engulfed a barn as sparks flew toward nearby street car barns. Two Nahant firefighters were injured, one with an axe wound and another struck by an iron spike, both taken to Nahant Hospital unconscious. Origin blamed on spontaneous combustion. damage estimated at 6500 dollars.
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Spring Road
Frederick Leavitt
Edwin McDonald
Nahant Hospital
Lynn
Nahant
O’connor
Ripley Woman Swerves Car to Shield Ice Cream Wagon
Mrs E C Ripley of 1247 Commonwealth Ave Boston swerved a large touring car to avoid an ice cream wagon yesterday afternoon in Quincy. She crushed 20 feet of a wooden fence and was cut on hands and face, while Mr Fred eric H Ripley and Miss Grace Ripley, both at the same Boston address, were uninjured.
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E C. Ripley
Frederic H. Ripley
Longfellow School
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Quncy
Mr. Ripley
Grace Ripley
Mrs Ripley heroically averts crash after street collision
On Han cock street Mrs Ripley driving toward Quincey square swerved to avoid a Boston Ice Cream wagon driven by John J Irwin. The car struck the curb and fence near Colonel Packard estate. Mrs Ripley and Miss Ripley were injured by shattered glass but helped others from the car and returned to the city.
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Mrs. Ripley
Miss Ripley
Mr. Ripley
Thugs murder a revenue lieutenant in Boston
Assistant Engineer Roach and three men argued after a behind the ear blow. Lieutenant Whittier died from a brain injury after medical help arrived. Farwell and Gleason claimed no provocation. Captain Daniels leads a board of inquiry as Boston memorializes the fallen officer.
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Roach
George H. Farwell
Whittier
Farwell
Driscoll
George Farwell
Frank Gleason
George M. Daniels
Androscoggin
Atlantic Avenue
Gleason
Daniels
North Berwick
Frank Whittier
Boston
Pope Pius II Intended Mass Postponed by Doctors
Rome report says Pope Pius planned to celebrate mass this morning but doctors advised postponement to preserve strength. He is visited by physicians twice daily to ensure careful care. Doctor Petacci also planned a Vatican garden outing but weather prompted a delay.
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Rome
Pius
Petacci
Vatican Gardens
Maniac Waving Gun Captured After Night Siege
New Brunswick New Jersey reports George Smith a former insane asylum inmate armed with a double barrel shotgun two revolvers dynamite and 200 rifle cartridges captured after wounding a deputy. He wore a belt containing 2540 dollars.
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New Brunswick
N. J
George Smith
Smith
Six-Year-Old Sutherland Drowns in Spicket River
Lawrence police report six-year-old Andrew Sutherland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Sutherland of Hampshire Street, reached for driftwood on the Spicket River andfell in. His body was recovered.
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Lawrence
River Lawrence
Andrew Sutherland
Mortimer Sutherland
Hampshire Street
Dolphin Dragged Seaman Aboard Massasoit
John Haywood, able seaman aboard the schooner Massasoit, arrived at T wharf claiming he was dragged a mile by an enraged dolphin. He said the ordeal was the worst sea experience of his life and nearly cost him his life.
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John Haywood
Massasoit
T Wharf
Flying fish, a failed swordfish grab and a dramatic plunge
A sailor recalls a wild voyage chasing a swordfish that turned out to be a playful dolphin. The escapade ends with the narrator being knocked from the pulpit, swimming beside a keg buoy, while over the Atlantic a record-setting aviator continues a cross-country race with plan to reach New York and then pursue a Los Angeles to New York crossing this autumn.
Incendiary Fire Damages Two-Story Apt House
In Dedham on Pine near Bridge Street an incendiary is suspected after a partly built two story frame apartment house owned by Samuel Levy burned shortly after 7 pm. Damage is estimated at 3000 dollars. Fire officials including Chief Engineer Hari Harrigan and Fire Marshal Neal ordered investigations as flames erupted from all sides.
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Dedham
Samuel Levy
Pine
Bridge Street
Hari Harrigan
Neal
Death of Gamaliel Bradford in trolley accident and political recall
The elderly reformer Gamaliel Bradford was killed by a trolley car after a family tragedy in South Framingham. The story recalls his early political campaigns, opposition to imperialism, and devotion to government study. He was nearly 70 and previously a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
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Gamaliel Bradford
Kendall
South Framingham
Elizabeth Corcoran
Mr. Bradford
Bradford
Ile
State Committee
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republic
Beleves
Massachusetts
Beachey Sets World Altitude Record In Curtiss Plane
Lincoln Beachey soared to 11 578 feet in a Curtiss biplane during the international aviation meet near Chicago, a new world altitude record. Major Raeber verified the barograph measurement, with a possible slight future adjustment from vapor pressure pending weather bureau corroboration.
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Chicago
Lincoln Beachey
Association
Weather Bureau
Samuel W. Raeber
Beachey
Aviators triumph and labor turmoil roils nations
H F McCormick of Chicago circled the field in a Sopwith monoplane as aviation prizes were awarded with C P Rodgers taking the grand prize of 10 000 dollars on a 31 1 2 hour total. European strike unrest spread from Dublin to Llanelly with deaths and troop deployments as railway and dock disputes threaten further disruption.
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H. F. McCormick
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Sopwith
St. Croix Johnstone
William Badger
Pittsburg
C. P. Rodgers
Rodgers
Eugene Ely
Earle Ovington
Ovington
Dublin
Northeastern Railway Company
Manchester
Northeastern Company
Strikers Return to Work Across United Kingdom
London Aug 20 railway men across the United Kingdom are returning to work and plans to restore normal transit systems are underway. Following a Saturday night decision to permit a commission to settle differences, there is hope of ending the Liverpool dockers strike with workers soon resuming duties.
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Llanelly
Wales
George
Asquith
Liverpool
Celtic
Caronia
Queenstown
Philadelphia
New York
Carmania
Plymouth
Lancashire
Blackpool
Preston
Blackburn
London
United Kingdom
Wrecked Bertha Floated Off Sow and Pigs Reef
In New Bedford Aug 20 wreckers refloated the bark Bertha which ran aground on Sow and Pigs reef Friday while returning to port after a 16 months whaling voyage. Tasco towed the vessel, now moored in Cuttyhunk harbor.
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New Bedford
Bertha
Tasco
Cuttyhunk Harbor
Rockefeller to Remodel Pocantico Hills Estate
John D. Rockefeller plans a major overhaul of his Pocantico Hills residence this week. Scaffolds are up as roof work begins to add two new guest suites costing about 100000 dollars each. The project totals around 1000000 dollars and will take two years, with the Rockefeller family living at the Kent homestead during construction.
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Tarrytown
WN. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Kyk-Uit Hill
Rockefeller
Kent Homestead
Deaths in the Boston Area Aug 19 20 21 1920s Obituaries
Death notices from Melrose Chelsea South Boston Winthrop and surrounding areas honor Mrs Anna Adams Michael Barrett Thomas Cleary Ephraim Cohen Mary Reedy Elizabeth Reedy Hannah Mullen and others with funeral from homes and churches, requiem masses, and interments scheduled Aug 21 23 with relatives invited to attend.
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Adams
Melrose
Anna ‘Adams
James Adams
Charlestown
Mass. A
Mary Fuller
Main Street
St. Mary’s Church
Holy Cross
Malden
Barrett
Chelsea
Michael
Mary Barrett
Neerrr
Broadway
St. Rose Church
Mattie J. Connors
Williams Street
Roxbury
St. Francis de Sales Church
Vernon Street
Halifax
N. S
Faelten
Adele
Carl Faelten
Crawford Street
Lavandier
Boston
Annie G. Lavandier
Sumner Street
Church of the Assumption
Feelbey
James F
Edwards
Rose McFeeley
Charter Street
North End
Mulhern
Dorchester
Catherine L
Thomas H. Mulhern
Oakley Street
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Mullen
East
Hannah
James Mullen
Brooks Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Reedy
Elizabeth
William Reedy
Providence
R. I
Frederick
Walker
Winthrop
Harriet E. Walker
William F. Walker
Court Road
KR. B
L. R. BR
Winthrop Centre Station
Watson
Myrtle Street
Elizabeth O. Watson
Westcott
Alice H
John FE. Westcott
James Street
Yarmouth
Wyckoff
Jamaica Plain
Frank F. Wyckoff
George
Sarah A. F. Wyckoff
Algaham Lincoln Camp
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John T
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Procter & Gamble
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John D
Morton
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
Rogers
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J. S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated
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Pres
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