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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
8
Flames ripped Parliament Hill after a blast in the reading room triggered a tower of fire. Members and guests fled through smoke filled halls as fire crews and police battled the blaze and aided rescued victims, with several deaths reported among gallery spectators.
Ottawa February 4 A reporter in the House press gallery recalls panic as a fire broke out during a session. M Sevigny occupied the speaker's chair while W S Loggie discussed fish trade. Frank Glass rushed in gasping Run for your lives the building is burning.
Ottawa reports two explosions sparked a fire in the Library Reading Room of the House of Commons as Mayor Martin of Montreal describes flames spreading through the east reading area. He rushed to warn members and urged evacuation via Room 16 while smoke filled the corridor.
Historic Ottawa centerpiece on Parliament Hill featured 19 buildings in Italian Gothic style built 1859 65 at over 5 million dollars. Noted for cream sandstone and red Potsdam dressings, central 225 foot tower, Senate and Commons chambers, vast library with 800000 volumes, and a public viewing platform offering panoramic city views.
The ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an easy gentle laxative for age related constipation. It cites Dr. Caldwell of Monticello Illinois and Mrs Rachel Allen of Galesburg Kansas who praised the product. Druggists sell it for fifty cents a bottle and a free trial bottle is offered by writing to the Monticello address.
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