Mayors order on hotel fire escapes sparks fatal blaze probe
Reported Oct 24 order by Boston building department required fire escapes on the Arcadia lodging house eight street side with openings on upper floors. Owner Moses H Gulesian and lessee Joseph G Lyons disputed responsibility claiming the duty lay with the owner. Authorities link failure to comply to 28 deaths and begin grand jury work.
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Laconia Street
Arcadia Lodging House
Building Department of
Boston
Building Department
Washington Street
Moses H. Gulesian
Joseph G. Lyons
Mayor Fell in Union Lodging House Collapse At City Fire Site
Mayor Fitzgerald collapsed while inspecting the Union lodging house at 1057 Washington Street after Arcadia fire comments. He fell headlong from a fourth floor hallway, was saved by aides and reporters, struck his head, and was taken home to Dorchester for medical care. Police cleared a crowd as medics arrived. Continued on Page 11.
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Arcadia
Fitzgerald
Union Lodging
Washington Street
Union House
Edward Moor
Dorchester
Father Johns Medicine Cures Cough Says Mrs Madsen
Mrs. O Madsen of Mentvale Road Woburn Massachusetts proclaims Father Johns Medicine cured her cough in an advertisement claiming relief after use.
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John
Earthquake Reported Again in Peru Near Chalhuanca
A strong quake struck near Chalhuanca in Apurimac on December 4. The region had seen a wave of quakes about a month earlier that leveled many villages and killed over 200 people. Authorities warned of aftershocks as rescue and relief efforts began.
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Lima
Peru
Chalhuanca
Aymarcas
Apurimac
Woman Drugged by Needle in Theatre
Mrs. Marjorie H. Graff, newlywed, was jabbed with a hypodermic needle in a Newark theatre box. She fainted, was treated, and named a stranger behind her as the attacker. Police detained Armand Megaro on assault charges. no needle was found. Similar incidents have been reported in New York and neighboring cities with a theory linking white slavery rings to the attacks.
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New York
Marjorie H. Graff
Newark
Armand Megaro
New Jersey College of Pharmacy
Megaro
Graff
Brooklyn
Fire Wrecks Emerson and Merrimack Corner in Haverhill
A early morning blaze destroyed the building at the Emerson and Merrimack corner in Haverhill causing about 15000 dollars in losses. The fire began under the E Chardis fruit store and spread through the structure damaging the lobby of the new theatre. The Bicknell estate of Lawrence owns the property.
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Haverhill
Emerson and
Merrimack Streets
E. Chardis
Bicknell Estate
Lawrence
Fresno Dan Sure to Get 190000 Says Will Names Heir
Russell estate spent 300000 in failed suits over Dakota Dans claim leaving 300000, while the will identifies Fresno Dan as the heir and confirms his identity.
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Russell
Dakota Dan
Fresno
Wife Sues Shaw for Divorce Over Drug Habits
Mrs Acrata von Shrader Shaw filed for divorce from Arthur Hunnewell Shaw heir to Robert Gould Shaw fortune. The suit cites confirmed intoxication with opium and other drugs with a Europe visit preceding the bid for divorce. Testimony by Mrs Shaw and her father Otto A von Shrader noted as not sensational. Case taken under advisement by Dedham Court.
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Acrata von Shrader Shaw
Otto A. von Shrader
St. Louis
Arthur Hunnewell Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw
Commonwealth
Back Bay
Wellesley
Dedham Court
Shaw
Europe
Paris
Vienna
Otto A. von Schrader
Washington
Young Shaw
Young Shawn
Mr. Shrader
Divorce Suit Sheds Light On Boston Elite Shaw Family
Gossip swirls as Mrs. Shaw sues for divorce filed April 4, revealing the Shaw family’s Boston connections and rumors about the marriage of Robert Gould Shaw Jr to Acrata von Shrader. Testimony cites drug use, morphine, and a trip to Europe with claims of a cure during a Sanatorium stay.
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Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw
Shaws
Boston
Young Shaw
Harvard
Acrata von Shrader
Girl Sues G G Peters for 50000
Miss Etta Bent former secretary to William Bancroft of the Boston Elevated Railway Company files a 50000 attachment against George Gorham Peters Harvard 81 globe trotter and sportsman. Bent refuses to comment by phone from Beverly home of her sister. Peters has longtime ties to the Bent Prince family. Bent planned winter travels in California.
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Etta S. Bent
Beacon Street
Brookline
William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Suffolk
George Gorham Peters
Harvard
Globe Trotter and Sportsman
Miss Bent
Frank S. Prince
Beverly
Peters
Denver Snowbound as Thousands Marooned in City
Denver is snow bound with 20 to 24 inches fallen by 7 p.m. The Weather Bureau warned of no early relief for about 10 hours. Downtown traffic halted, thousands stranded. suburban trains delayed three to eight hours and overland trains four to 10 hours late with no trains being dispatched.
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Denver
Col
United States Weather Bureau
Fresno Russell Will and Estate Split Sparks Dispute
Fresno Dan, accepted as William C. Russell’s brother, claims about 150000 of the Melrose estate will go to him. He says the estate totals about 300000 with a Boston office building worth 300000 mortgaged 150000 and a Melrose home about 40000. He notes real estate dominates the estate amid ongoing litigation over claims.
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William C. Russell
Melrose
East Cambridge Court
Fresno Dan
Russell
Daniel Russell
Dakota Dan
Boston
Wills Mention Almy as Heir in Russell Estate
In the wills of William C. Russell and Dakota Dan, the man who claimed four years to be William Russell's brother was not mentioned. Ferdinand B. Almy, William Russell's cousin, is left $25,000 and is named as trustee.
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William C. Russell
William Russell
Ferdinand B. Almy
Astronomical Notes and Miscellany From Portland Edition
The column lists sun rise and set times for Portland Gloucester and Newport with moon phase and celestial mentions. It notes the 339th day of the year and 74th of autumn, remarks 19 days to Christmas, and records anniversaries including Martin Van Buren born 1782 with a Mexico Vera Cruz evacuation line.
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Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Martin van Buren
United States
Vera Cruz
Canada
England
Fair Forecast For Boston And New England
Fair today for Boston and vicinity with unsettled but generally fair Saturday. Temperature change is minimal and winds light to moderate. In Eastern New York and New England expect fair Friday and Saturday with west to northwest winds. Yesterday's temperatures were reported at Thompson's Spa with averages around 41 degrees.
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Boston
New York
New England
Thompson's Spa
Meneses
Flood assaults Brookline streets after 56-inch main break
A 56 inch water main burst near Dean and Clinton roads sending a geyser 25 feet high. Water flooded 40 cellars along a mile and a half stretch from Chestnut Hill Reservoir toward Clark Road, causing extensive road damage and power outages. Residents helped police form dikes to divert the flood.
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Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Dean and
Clinton Roads
Four Nights to California via Washington Sunset Route
Travel note outlines a faster option to California using the Washington Sunset Route with four nights travel and limited daily service. Mentions no extra fare and a car service under the November schedule with 12 milk and sta details.
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Washington-Sunset
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Atwood & Bacon CO
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G. G. Peters
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C. Berry & CO
Leverett
Fears
Almy
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