Had Warning Before Explosion Kills 16 at Ice Plant
A boiler explosion at an ice plant killed 16 and injured 23 as safety devices failed. The gauge and 80 pound safety valve malfunctioned on an old boiler. Inquests will probe blame among engineer, ice plant, inspectors, and valve makers while relief efforts raised thousands for victims.
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MacInnis
United States
W. Murray Crane
Senator Crane
Arthur N. Cooley
Kk. B. Miller
Red G. Crane
Zenas M. Crane
W. M. Crane, Jr
John M. Stevenson
Marshall Crane
Charles K. Crane
Morewood Lake Ice Company
White
Henry Tower
House of Mercy
Tower
Ward
Allen
Dunn
Raymond
Galle- 30
Subscriptions for Families of Men Killed and Injured
Various donors contributed to a relief fund totaling over 2500 dollars. Notable gifts included 500 from Senator Murray Crane and 500 from Arthur N. Cooley, with others such as Zenas M. Crane Kelton B. Miller and W. M. Crane Jr giving smaller amounts.
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Murray Crane
Fred G. Crane
Zenas M. Crane
Arthur N. Cooley
Kelton B. Miller
W. M. Crane, Jr
Z. Marshall Crane
Charles K. Crane
Hoxsey Flies Over Mount Wilson in Record Flight
Arth Hoxsey of Pasadena, holder of the world altitude record 11 474 feet, flew over Mount Wilson in a Wright biplane reaching 10 005 feet with 4200 feet to spare over the crest. Lieutenant Vernon Boller and army officers witnessed, noting potential for mass troop transport across mountains. The 34 mile flight lasted 1 hour 20 minutes.
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Los Angeles
Nev
Arth Hoxsey
Pasadena
Cal
Mount Wilson
Orange Belt
Vernon Boller
Hoxsey
Man Fined for Delaying Boston Elevated Railway Train
Morris Koercher of 24 Billerica Street was arraigned in Cambridge District Court yesterday on charges of obstructing the tracks of the Boston Elevated Railway with a team he was driving. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to pay a fine.
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Morris Koercher
Billerica Street
Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Heiress Weds Chauffeur in Lebanon Mass
Miss Florence M. Wilcox of Athol and Robert Lindsey of Petersham Mass were married in Lebanon by Rev. John W. Barbour. The bride, daughter of Joseph Wilcox a wealthy comb maker, becomes Mrs Lindsey after a romance born on automobile rides. Lindsey formerly chauffeured for the bride's father. The bride graduated from Fitchburg Normal School and parental blessing was reported.
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Lebanon
N. H
Florence M. Wilcox
Athol
Mass
Robert Lindsey
Petersham
John W. Barbour
Athol Unitarian Church
Joseph Wilcox
Lindsey
Wilcox
Fitchburg, Mass
Defrauding U S Over Sugar Duties Reported in New Orleans
Grand jury in New Orleans disclosed that the federal government was defrauded of more than a million dollars in import duties due to false weights and improper sugar grading. The two week investigation neared holidays when unofficial information surfaced.
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New Orleans
Grand Jury
Army Appropriation Bill Set at 92 Million
Washington Dec 29 The army appropriation bill totaling 92 million dollars, 3 million less than the estimates, will be ready to report to the House next week.
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Washington
House
Engagement of Dorothy Binney to George Putnam Revealed
Stamford dispatch reports Miss Dorothy Binney in Rocklyn with fiancé George Palmer Putnam of Bend Oregon son of J Bishop Putnam of Rye New York. The couple met in 1908 during a Mt Whitney mountain climbing party and plan a 1910s wedding. Dorothy, Wellesley graduate, led campus arts and athletics. Her father Edwin Binney heads Binney and Smith.
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Stamford
Conn
Edwin Binney
Rocklyn
Sound Beach
Dorothy Binney
George Palmer Putnam
Bend
Ore
J. Bishop Putnam
Rye
N. Y
Putnam
California
Mt. Whitney
Miss Binney
Mr. Putnam
Wellesley College
Harvard
University of California
Wellesley
Shakspere Club
Glee Club
Eewin Binney
Binney & Smith
New York
London
North Carolina
Col Goodrich of the Old Ninth Dies
Henry J. Goodrich of Chicago Illinois pioneer and first Mayor of Hyde Park died today at 71 He was born in Massachusetts and served in the Civil War with the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers where he was mustered out as colonel at war’s end He held civic leadership in Hyde Park and Chicago.
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Chicago
Henry J. Goodrich
Illinois
Hyde Park
Mr. Goodrich
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Volunteers
Fire Rescue Strips Beds From Upper Floor Of Bangor Fire
Bangor Maine December 29 two invalid women Mrs Emmt J Veazie and Mrs C Percy Southard were carried on beds from their apartments on the upper floor of a four story building at 96 Main street by police rescuers. The blaze started near the basement furnace and caused heavy smoke damage to the J C White Co dry goods store on the street level and to M Andrews music shop nearby. Building owned by Frederick W Hill. Total damage estimated at 10000 dollars.
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Bangor
Emmt J. Veazie
C. Percy Southard
Main Street
Burig
J. C. White Company Dry Goods
M. #. Andrews
Frederick W. Hill
Boston Train Drops 30 Feet Wreck Near Rotterdam Junction
Train No. 19 of the Boston and Maine from Boston to Rotterdam Junction derailed near the junction early today, the rear coach leaving the tracks and rolling 30 feet down a bank. Express and baggage men suffered bumps. The same train and crew were wrecked at the same spot a year ago on Election Day in a collision.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Boston & Maine
Boseton
Rotterdam Junction
Another Year of Opera in Chicago
Chicago will have another season of grand opera. The Chicago Grand Opera Company directors voted to continue the company’s efforts. Andreas Dippet will continue as manager and Cleofonto Campania as musical director.
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Chicago
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Andreas Dippet
Ager
Cleofonto Campania
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