Scores in Peril Dead in Roxbury Fire
A deadly blaze in Roxbury leaves one dead and many firemen and tenants hospitalized amid a fire emergency. Fire units battle the blaze as residents evacuate and medical crews treat injuries.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1907
Page
1
Four Alarm Blaze Destroys Tremont Street Store Block
A four alarm fire at 1:15 this morning devastated the Hunt Brothers department store block at 1269 to 1277 Tremont Street. One man Jacob Gold died, five firemen were injured, five residents injured, and 100 people were displaced as the fire burned into 3 a.m. Fire started with a hot air explosion, large flames spread, and more apparatus were summoned to prevent a wider conflagration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gold
Tremont Street
Hunt Brothers
Roxbury Fire Engulfs Block With Rescue Under Way
A fierce blaze roared through a Roxbury block after a sharp explosion drawing aid from Roslindale and downtown. Fire crews fought ice and deep snow as five residents were hospitalized by 2 AM while presumed accounted for. Nearby resident N. J. Quinn reported waking to smoke odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Roslindale
Fearful Cold in Northwest Continues in Minnesota
Frigid weather dominates the Northwest with 17 days below zero and 22 degrees below in the Twin Cities. North Dakota reports 30 below as blizzards rage, bringing widespread hardship and travel disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Four sailors rescued from wrecked barge Woodbury
Highland Light Feb 5 The crew of four aboard the barge Woodbury, part of the Paoli tow, were saved from the surf in a breeches buoy by Pamet River life savers near Cape Cod. Capt Orrin McVey Stanley McVey cook Oscar Anderson and Harry Almy were hauled ashore nearly unconscious but revived. The tug Paoli and barge Radnor whereabouts unknown tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Light
Woodbury
Paoli
Cape Cod
Cape Shore
Radnor
Orrin McVey
Stanley McVey
Cook
Oscar Anderson
Harry Almy
Staples Coal Company
Taunton
Fall River
Mass
Boston
South Amboy
Three British Noblemens Deaths Reported in London
London reports the deaths of Baron Thring born 1818 Sir Godfrey Lushington born 1882 and Sir Archibald Alison born 1826 in 今日 wire service style notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baron Thring
Godfrey Lushington
Sir Archibald Alison
Facts and Figures of the Big Storm
Report details total snowfall up to 10 pm at 122 inches and a highest wind velocity of 32 miles per hour. It notes train delays, snow removal costs of 325000 dollars, and numbers of men, teams, and equipment used by city and railroads.
Blizzard paralyses Boston with record snowfall and closed transit
A ferocious blizzard hit Boston causing 13.7 inches on the ground with drifts measured by yards. Officials estimate costs to be around a third of a million as trains, street cars, and shipping faced severe disruption. Thousands worked through the night clearing downtown streets while workers report large delays and some cancellations across the rail network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Federal Building
New York
New Haven
Doyle
Matthew Cummings
Unknown Ocean Liners In Distress Off Ketch Harbor
Two unidentified steamers, one possibly the Mystic of the Dominion Coal fleet, lie in dangerous surf off Ketch Harbor near Halifax amid a fierce snowstorm. Distress signals and gunfire persist as tugs and the government steamer Aberdeen standby. a life boat rescue attempt by local fishermen failed in the breakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Ketch Harbor
Mystic
Dominion Coal Company
Boston
Sambro Island
Halifax Harbor
Aberdeen
Lawyers in a quarrel over Thaw defence
In New York on February 5 lawyers for Thaw demand Gleason resign or they quit. Delmas leads the ultimatum blaming Gleason for bungling the defence and warns that others will withdraw at tomorrow's session. Gleason refuses to retire, saying he acts per Thaw’s wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thaw
Delphin M. Delmas
John B. Gleason
Gleason
Delmas
Charles C. Wiley
Pittsburg
Jerome
Mr. Delmas
McPike
Lumber Yards Worker Seriously Injured at Lucas Mills
John Riley of 70 Smith Avenue, 45, husband and father, was seriously injured at Newton West when a lumber pile toppled and trapped him at the Lucas Mills lumber yard this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton West Newton
John Riley
Smith Avenue
Lucas Mills
Rene
Insanity Expert Grilled in Thaw Trial
In New York on February 5 the defense pressed to prove insanity by heredity and mental stress in Harry Thaw’s case for the Stanford White killing. District Attorney Jerome cross examined Dr. C. C. Wiley for three hours, forcing evasive replies and prompting the expert to protest he was not prepared as an expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
C. C. Wiley
Pittsburg
Dr. Wiley
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John Dooley
John Wholey
John Flynn
Allen Patt
John Hickman
Kendall Street
Edward Featherstone
City Hospital
N. J. Quinn
Columbus Avenue
Hunt Block
Colteumn
Wildey
Boylston Street
Massachusetts
Trixie Friganza
Nellie
Volta
Kaufmann
Mrs. Gidney Drew
Linda
Marco Twins
Jack Wilson
Grace Hazard
Madison
Aerial Smiths
Washington Street
Boston Harbor
Portland ,St
Richard Hapgood
Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
Stteamers
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