Fire at Hanover Street stable endangers hotel residents
A four story brick building housing Spiller Bros livery on 2 Hanover Street caught fire at 2 AM. Frank Smith and Daniel Devlin died from burns. about 90 horses were evacuated with officers and firemen aiding the panic-stricken residents of the adjacent Parmenter Hotel and 242 Hanover Street. Damage estimated at $6000.
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Hanover Street
Spiller Bros
Frank Smith
Daniel Devlin
Devlin
Smith
Parmenter
Donnelly
Brown
Cook
Kelliher
McNeil
Randolph
Cayman Islands Hit by August Hurricane and Aftermath
A Kingston report describes a devastating August hurricane in the Cayman Islands with Georgetown largely demolished, crops and trees destroyed, and fears of famine. Seven schooners wrecked. news from Cayman Brae and Little Cayman incomplete while Jamaica may send relief. In New York, Shamrock III is dry docked for rivet checks and remeasurement ahead of the next race.
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Kingston
Jam
Cayman Islands
Georgetown
Grand Cayman Island
Jamaica
Cayman Brae
Little Cayman
Great Britain
Grand Cayman
Daring double rescue at the wharf as two boys drown and are saved
Joseph Ruogusse, 11, and Megalia Demaro, 6, fall into the slip at T wharf while playing. Ruogusse dives to save Demaro but both nearly drown until Charley Marcum and three longshoremen pull them to safety. An onlooker, Mr. Cowen, later rescues Demaro from deeper water after she sinks again. Demaro recovers with medical care.
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Joseph Ruogusse
Megalia Demaro
Charley Marcuri
Demarro
Sun Court Street
Ruogusse
Atlantic Avenue
T Wharf
Demaro
North Square
Daring rescue saves Celia Conroy at Nantasket Pier
Charles A. Cowen of 144 Dorchester Avenue South Boston rescued Miss Celia Conroy of 7 Poplar Street West End at Nantasket Pier around 5 pm after she sank and appeared doomed. The quick act saved her life and prevented a final drowning.
Flag Half Mast for Drowned Boy in Harbor Tragedy
Captain Sorensen of the steamer Phila delphia salutes his son Freddie who drowned at Chel sea Friday. The ship’s flag flew at half mast as it moved through the harbor reflecting the captain’s personal loss. Freddie’s funeral is held today from the captain’s Somerville residence.
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Sorensen
Philadelphia
Freddie
Chelsea
Somerville
Boston Area Forecast Calls for Cooler Start This Week
Fair and cooler conditions are expected in Boston and surrounding areas on Monday and Tuesday with light westerly winds.
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Boston
East Boston Man Tries Suicide in Police Cell
Samuel F. Moskowitz, 24, of 96 Porter Street, East Boston, jailed on assault charges, attempted to end his life in his Station 5 cell by tying a necktie to an iron bar and strangling himself. An officer intervened and cut him down just in time.
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Samuel F. Moskowitz
Porter Street
Boston
Station 5
Pilot Roche Endorses Father John's Medicine for Colds
Pilot P. K. Roche of the fireboat New Yorker in New York City praises Father John's Medicine as unequalled for colds and for building up the body.
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Pilot Roche
New Yorker
N. Y. City
John
Veteran father touts Father John’s Medicine cure claim
Patrick F. Fitzgerald of Haverhill Massachusetts says his son suffered hip disease and six running ulcers. He credits Father John's Medicine as a tonic and body builder that made him well and strong.
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Patrick F. Fitzgerald
Haverhill
Mass
John
Panic on Southbound Elevated After Fuse Burns On Car
A fuse failure on a southbound elevated train near Castle and Dover streets caused a mass panic among 400 to 500 passengers. Guards opened gates to avoid crush injuries as some passengers sought the street 20 feet below. Julia Henneberry of Roxbury described the scene with women fainting and crowd chaos before the train reached Dover Street Station.
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Castle
Dover
Dover Street
Julia Henneberry
Montrose Street
Roxbury
Post
Wait and Dennessy
Division 5
Miss Henneberry
Castle Street
Collision in Malden injures motorman Foley
A collision on Salem Street in Malden between a Boston Elevated car and a Boston & Northern Revere Beach car left Michael Foley a motorman for the Boston & Northern with a crushed foot. He was treated at Malden Hospital. no other injuries were reported among passengers.
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Malden, Auge
Boston Elevated
Revere Beach
Michael Foley
Boston & Northern Railroad
Malden Hospital
Salem’ Street
Boston & Northern
Foley
Arrests in Chapin case likely today
Inspectors Rooney and Wolf with the Credit Reporting Company plan to seek at least six warrants as a prelude to numerous arrests in the Chapin conspiracy. They investigated hotel district records and identified about twenty accomplice named girls. Department stores may be asked to assist. Providence and Worcester police are to locate stolen property. Two Worcester men are under surveillance and a jeweller tied to wholesale stolen silverware must explain dealings with Chapin.
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Chapin
Rooney and
Wolf
Credit Reporting Company
Boston
Providence
Worcester
Freight brakeman charged with larceny of shoes
Oliver C. Tappen a 38 year old former Concord New Hampshire police officer was arrested at his Somerville home on a warrant charging the larceny of two pairs of shoes from a freight car at South Sudbury. He is employed by the railroad as brakeman.
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Oliver C. Tappen
Concord
N. H
Chester Avenue
Somerville
South Sudbury
Tappen
Railroad
Two Drownings at Narragansett Pier Rescue of Third Man
Three men rowed from Narragansett Pier when their boat capsized. Two drowned, one Swede and J. Stoughton from New York. The third man, also a Swede, was rescued.
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Narrangansett Pier
R. I
J. Stoughton
New York State
Death by Own Action of an Ashland Man
Milo W. Spring aged 49, manager of the Olmstead Tuttle properties, shot himself in the head with a revolver last night and died within an hour. He had been suffering from a kidney disorder.
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Ashland
Milo W. Spring
Olmstead &Tuttle Properties
Spring
Attempted wreck of two Missouri Pacific trains near Quindaro
A dynamite blast was set under the engine of a St. Joseph bound train and an open switch prepared for an outbound run near Quindaro Kansas. The attacks failed as the engines withstood the blast and the switch did not derail either train.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Quindaro
Kan
St. Joseph
Voter Registration Surges Slightly at Police HQ
Last night marked the first Sunday open for voter registration at police headquarters. Only 14 registrations were recorded, led by Ward 16 with five. other registrants came from Wards 9 4 3 6 and 15.
Brother Killed by Brother in Philadelphia Quarrel
In Philadelphia during a quarrel late last night Frank Engle , of this city, was killed by his brother Nathaniel 18. The incident occurred in the city noted as the City of Brotherly Love.
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Philadelphia
Frank Engle
Nathaniel
Ice picker accident blinds driver at Ell Pond
Angus McEckron, driver for Fells Ice Company, fell on an ice pick while loading ice at Ell Pond. The wound pierced his eye and he was taken to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary where doctors say he will lose sight in that eye.
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Mr. Cowen
Meelrose
Angus McEckron
Fells Ica Company
Ell Pond
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Vesuvius Erupts Again With Fresh Activity Tonight
Naples reports a renewed eruption of Mount Vesuvius following Professor Krull’s prediction. Frequent explosions shattered, hot stones thrown up to 600 feet, and a light earthquake was felt as the crater rumbled.
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Naples
Krull
Munich
Vesuvius
Two Robbers Arrested After Chelsea Hold Up
Henry Weinstein aged 29 of 45 Barton street and Adolph Harriman aged 20 of 99 Chambers street were arrested at Joy street station on robbery charges. They allegedly held up Henry Burrows of Chelsea on Poplar street, one throttling him and the other stealing his watch chain and charm. Citizens and patrolmen Norton and Parmenter pursued and captured them after a mile chase. At the box both resisted arrest and were subdued with clubs.
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Joy Street
Henry Weinstein
Barton Street
Adolph Harriman
Chambers Street
Henry Burrows
Chelsea
Poplar Street
Burrows
Santy
Shamrock Remeasurement Underway At Sandy Hook
At Sandy Hook the Shamrock is to be remeasured after John Scully brought racing committee and observers to review sails and gear. Sir Thomas Lipton notes no fault with current setup while Shamrock heads to the dock. Reliance and tender tour the area amid crowds and receptions aboard Plymouth.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
John Scully
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Fife
Cruizer
Erie Basin
Barr
Reliance
Sir Thomas
Erin
Plymouth
Shamrock
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Mbegalia Demaro
New York
Shamrock I
Sir Thomas Toook
Sea Gate
Commodore Tod
Thistle
North River
Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury
Grant
Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
J. C. Bates
Corbin
Celia Conroy
Charles Cowen
Macular Parker Company
Washington Street
Thompson's Spa
P. K. Roche
Malden
Narragansett
Vesuvian
Police Club
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