Firemen Fail to Contain Whiskey Fire Across Hanover Street
Eighteen women two babies and seven nurses fled Maternity Hospital and were housed at City Hospital. A typhoid patient moved to City Hospital. A massive whiskey blaze on 24 Aanover Street lofts hurled burning material across, engulfing eastern buildings as flames roared and walls collapsed. Merchants moved books offices and wagons to safety while Adams Express urgently deployed extra staff and gear. A C Meyer and Carrollton Chemical removed explosive boxes to distance from the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swambard Street
Aanover Street
Hanover Street
Sid
Adams Express Company
A. C. Meyer & Co
Carrollton Chemical Company
Exhortation to Judge Emmons on Curbing Thugs in Boston
Rev. C. A. Crane urges Judge Emmons to empower police to stop prize fights and curb thieves and thugs in Boston. He argues the sport attracts criminals and calls for swift legislative tools to remove the pest from the city. He claims wide silent support for strict enforcement of laws and cites a jailable warning to convey his insistence. The message references a store loss at R. M. Sutton & Co. Dry goods and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Crane
People’s Temple
Emmons
Boston
Chas. A. Crane
Fire Rages Through Baltimore Financial District
Fire crews battle a massive blaze spreading from downtown Baltimore affecting the Daily Herald and Record buildings on Fayette Street. Flames reach the Continental Trust 14 story tower as workers evacuate. Associated Press and Western Union offices relocate under fire from sun lit skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Street
Daily Herald
Fayette and
St. Paul Street
Record
Calvert and Equitable
Baltimore
Baltimore Street
Evening News
Continental Trust Company
American
Herald
Sun
Financial
Buildings wiped out by Baltimore fire
A sweeping blaze devastated commercial structures in Baltimore including Roxbury Rye Distilling Allen & Sons and Stein & Co while several warehouses and offices such as American Cigar Co and various dry goods firms suffered heavy losses. Major buildings housing banks hotels and firms like the National Exchange Bank Merchants and Manufacturers Association Hopkins Savings Bank and Carrollton Hotel were reportedly dynamited or damaged amid the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury Rye
Allen &Sons
Feathes Seiseir & Shear
Stein & Co
M. Friedman & Sons
Crockin & Co
Chwarz Toy, Co Climatiy
Wialin Hotel
Urgunder Bros
Maas & Ketipae
Wis & Lowergier Cox, Eds
Newburger & Byo
Sauber
Hecht J., & Co
Daniel Miller & Sons
Stanley & Brown Drug Company
R. M. Sutton & Co
Diggs, Curran & Co
Can’s
Davidson
F. Schleunes & Co
Oppenheimer, Koshland & Co
Silberman & Todes
Thalheimer Bros
Florence W. McCarthy Company
Fusselbaugh-Blake Company
Rasch & Garner
R. Jandorf & Co
James Robertson Manufacturing Company
Peter Rose & Sons
B. Kohn
Nations
N. P. Reetfelder
Jebr Murphy Company
Altimore News Company
the Cushing Company
Fergecard Ear Rubber Company
Berwanger & Co
Clothiers
The
Welsh Bros. Co
the Consolidated Gas Company
Oehms Acme Hall
W. J. C. Dulany Co
William Knabe
Carrollton
Baker’s Hotel
Paul’s Hotel
Kesapeake. & Potomac Telephone Co
Aryland Trust Co
Alexander Brown Banking Co
Daniel Miller & Bons
Hurst
Mass & Kempér
Baltimore Street
Hopkins Place
Hopkins Savings Bank
National Exchange Bank
John Fh. Hurst & Co
Hecht, Jr. & Bons
William Koch Importing Company
Roxbury Rye Distilling Company
Allen Soné
Mests & Co
Messrs. @igat & Shear
William M. Taylor Dies Sudden in Boston
William M. Taylor a prominent Boston trade unionist and Building Trades Council member died unexpectedly of heart disease at his Broadway home in South Boston. A London born labor leader active with the Central Labor Union and state labor commissions, he left a widow and five children. the union issued a solemn resolution praising his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. ‘Taylor
Boston
The
Building ‘Trades Council
Broadway
Aylor
Ten Central Labor Union
Fanaull Hall
Taylor
Central Labor Union
Boston Building Trades
Rade
Jar Taylor Was
London
Boston Central Labor Union
William M. Taylor
Garpet
Kee
Les Hie Associates
American Trade’' Union ‘Nove Nit
Baltimore Fire Engulfs Doomed City Blocks and Hotels
A massive blaze sweeps central Baltimore with wind driven flames. Fire spreads across 30 warehouses and shops from Hopkins Place toward Liberty and Baltimore streets. The Mullin’s Hotel and nearby buildings are destroyed as fire engines arrive from Washington, Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Police and fire crews battle the inferno amid falling debris and cinders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oehms Acme
Baltimore’ Street
Mullin
Liberty Street
Baltimore
Hopkins Place
Hurst's
Hurst
Washington
Philadelphia
Howard
Ante Arundel
Hartford
German, Liberty, Sharp
Baltimore Streets
Baltimore Street
Sharp
Massive Gambling Raid Hits Haverhill Club
In Haverhill on February 7 police broke into the Booker T. Washington Club rooms and seized policy slips dice playing cards and other paraphernalia. Thirty men were arrested for presence at the gambling operation and later a separate raid yielded a wagon load of liquor and arrests for liquor nuisance. Names of those arrested in the liquor raid were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Booker T. Washington Club
Winnisimmet Republican Club Elects Officers
The Winnisimmet Republican Club of Jalitee held its annual election naming officers including resident Alderman William M. Robinson as president and vice presidents Alderman Raymond Alley and John F. Bushey. Also elected were recording secretary Alderman Elmer H. Bassett financial secretary J Rufus Long treasurer Alderman Edgar E Strout with W L Jenkins chosen as executive committee chairman and L D Packard as membership committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnisimmet Republican Club of
Jalitee
William M. Robinson
Raymond Alley
John F. Bushey
Elmer H. Bassett
J. Rufus Long
Edgar E. Strout
W. L. Jenkins
L. D. Packard
James E Hayes Council Hosts Entertainment Night
James E Hayes Council Knights of Columbus entertains at St Rose Hall Worcester Street this evening with hosts D F Carpenter H H O Connor William B Leary and D L Pandergast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Hayes
War on Gambling Raids Hit Shawmut Club and Rail Yard
Police charged multiple suspects after raids on the Shawmut Social and Literary Club at Tremont and Sterling Streets yielded arrests for gaming. Sixteen well dressed Chinese men were detained at 21 Shawmut avenue, along with several others from various addresses. Railroad workers from the New York New Haven Hartford line were also removed from a “quiet game” at the Mattapan freight yard, with names Callie Goodrow, James Cannon, Walter N Williams, Felix Jacobs and Walter Costillo listed. Officers led by Sergeant O Neill and Patrolman Angell conducted the actions around 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut
Tremont
Sterling Streets
Station 10
O'Neil
Angell
Liberty
William B. Brown
Shawmut Avenue
Thomas F. Bevins
Lambert Street
Andrew F. Corcoran
Ruggles Street
William Kelley
Highland Terrace
Richard Kelley
Rockingham Place
John Booker
Hampshire Court
Daniel A. Silvary
Park Terrace
John J. Smith
Calumet Street
Phlip Finneran
Terrace Street
Joseph Grottendeeck
Lamont
James Dunning
John H. Neal
Cabot Street
David Truesdale
Columbus Avenue
George Kenney
Patric Mulkeen
James Welsh
Washington Place
Metacenes Manning
Goff
Broadway
Francis O’brien
William J. Kiley
John Griffin
George A. Buchanan
James F. Currier
William Green
John Maher
George Malone
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Mattapan
Callie Goodrow
James Cannon
Walter N. Williams
Felix Jacobs
Walter Costillo
New York Engines Depart for Jersey City on Early Run
New York dispatched engines early this morning for Jersey City to connect with trains bound for Baltimore. Each engine crewed by seven men, fully equipped and ready, began their run shortly after 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
Baltimore
Winchester Man Killed by Train Near Woburn Shop
Michael Fitzgerald, 43, of Winchester was fatally struck by a moving train this morning near the Woburn shop of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Authorities investigate the accident as a sole casualty with no further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Michael Fitzgerald
Woburn
Boston & Maine Railroads
Guards Kill Coal Miners in Tennessee Clash
Four men were killed and three wounded in Coal Creek Tenn during a labor trouble clash. Three victims died at the hands of guards from the Coal Creek Company while one deputy sheriff was killed by a guard he had gone to arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Coal Creek Company
Boston Labor Notes Show Unity and Ongoing Strife
Boston Team Drivers' Union approved a scale plan with the Master Mechanics' Association covering wages and conditions for 1904. The vote followed threats of a three week strike and a surge in union membership. Central Labor Union debates election cycles while scheduling a Worcester Buildin Trades Council convention with H W S of St. Louis as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mnsters’ Association
Ubion
Faneuil
New Hall
Boston Central Labor Union
U of Police
William M. Taylor
Frank J. Foster
Hyen J. Kneeland
H. Joseph Quinn
Thomas M. Olan
Buildin Trades Councils
Pmabenc
Central Labor Union Hall
Worcester
H.W. 8
St. Louis
National Building Trades Council
Lyon Councl
Orcester
Lynn
Eton
Gloucester
Holyoke
Marlboro
Springfield
Taunton
Salem
James S. Barrell Dies. Cambridge Schoolmaster Buried
James S. Barrell, veteran Cambridge schoolmaster, died after a long illness. Met at Shepara Memorial Church by Dr. Alexander McKensie who delivered a touching eulogy. Funeral attended by educators. buried at Mt. Auburn Receiving Tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Barrell
Campidgé
Shepara Memorial Church
Alexander McKensie
Barpell
Mt. Auburn
Pennsylvania Railroad Sends Engine Toward Baltimore
Altoona dispatch reports the Pennsylvania Railroad Company sent an engine and hose wagon to Baltimore to protect its interests. The distance is 239 miles and the train is expected to reach Baltimore in about five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore
McCutcheon Cartoon Highlights Roosevelt and Fairbanks Features
The Saturday Evening Post prints John T. McCutcheon’s cartoon with distinct features of public men. Roosevelt is identified by his eyeglass and mouth while Fairbanks is noted for his hair. The piece coincides with Fairbanks' surge as a prospective Republican vice presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Saturday Evening Post
John T. McCutcheon
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Parade Planning Meeting At Conant Hall For Division 48
Division 48 members and other divisions met at Conant Hall with Captain William Henders on presiding. Eleven applications received and March 17 parade details confirmed. James McNeil named staff rep for chief marshal. Roxbury Division 3 president John Dolan spoke on the parade. Division 44 expected to shine. P J Clements chaired. A smoke talk is set for February 21 at Independence Hall with ex Mayor McNames of Cambridge among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
P. J. Clements
Suffolk County
Independence Hall
McNames
Cambridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baltimore, Md
John E. Hurst & CO
Hopkins, Place
John E. Hurst
Pastor Crane
R. M. Sutton & CO. Dry Goods and Nations
Sutton Street
Associated Press
Western Union Company
Guy Street
WM. M. Taylor
Notons
Sharp Streets
Hanover
Charles Street
Consolidated Gas Company
Liberty and
City Hospital
Sisters of Mercy
Winnisimmet Club
James S. Barrell
M’cutcheon
Hibernians
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