Fire at Burbank block claims Mrs. Sarah Kittredge
Lowell reports a blaze at 3 am in the Burbank block injuring six and killing Mrs. Sarah F. Kittredge a 60 year old newspaper correspondent who paused for her bicycle. Others cut by smoke include R T Chase Hatlie Hill Louis Labelle and family. Building valued at 20000 with 30000 loss to adjacent cotton goods.
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Lowell
Burbank
Sarah F. Kittredge
R. T. Chase
Hattie Hill
Louis Labelle
Michael
Margaret Labelle
Massachusetts Mill Company
Everyonie
Kittredge
Astor to Receive City Settlement for Waterfront Land
William Waldorf Astor will get 467974 dollars from New York City as a settlement of an old claim for land taken during waterfront improvements. The payment accompanies the city’s long standing negotiations over coastal property and compensation.
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W. W. Astor
New York
William Waldorf Astor
City of
Patrolman M'Cusker to Be Retired Tonight
Patrolman John McCusker of Division 11 will be retired on half pay at roll call tonight. He served 28 years in the department and is 67 years old, requesting retirement.
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John McCusker
Division 11
Sugar Ship River Faloch Reaches Quarantine After Harsh Passage
The British full rigged River Faloch transporting 2200 tons of sugar for the American Sugar Refining Company arrived at Quarantine after a 156 day voyage from Samarang and Barbadoes. Captain Ballantyne described extreme weather off Cape of Good Hope and through the Indian Ocean with heavy gales, hull damage, and lifeboat losses before docking for quarantine.
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River Falloch
Samarang
Barbadoes
American Sugar Refining Company
Storm King
Ballantyne
Java
Straits of
Sunda
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Cape of Good Hope
Falloch
South Shoal
Boston
Winter street enveloped in heavy smoke on warm summer day
Pedestrians blocked both ends of Winter street as black smoke rolled from Tremont to Washington streets for 15 to 20 minutes. Shopkeepers lit up or managed in dim light while the sooty odor lingered, prompted by south wind and tall buildings. Officials urged preventing a repeat now that coal supplies have improved.
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Winter Street
Boston
Tremont
Washington Streets
Lowell Wife Missing After Alleged Elopement
Eugene Smith reports his wife left home with a young man who had been sleeping in the lower part of the house on a mattress. She left two children aged 3 and 4 with him. the missing man is also unaccounted for.
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Lowell
Eugene Smith
Smith
Dog Jumps 75 Feet From Roof in Malden Chase
A large dog on the Kimball block roof in Malden leaped 75 feet to the street when chasing a cat. The dog suffered a minor leg injury but recovered and pursued the cat several blocks until the feline sought safety in a tree.
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Malden
Kimball
Pleasant Street
Davenport Finds Lost Cat For Ton Of Coal
Beverly tale reports Arthur H Davenport, Cabot Street grocer, who offered a ton of hard coal for his missing cat, found the pet on his store step this morning and expressed joy at its return along with the coal prize.
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Beverly
Arthur H. Davenport
Cabot Street
Mr. Davenport
Small Amendments to City Appropriation Bill
The joint session of the aldermen and Common Council approved the Mayor’s appropriation bill totaling 16.6 million dollars. Amendments moved 100 dollars from bath department funds to a handball court on L street and 500 dollars from cemetery funds to purchase a lot for Spanish War veterans in Mt. Hope cemetery.
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Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Bath Department
L Street
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Laws Tangle Over Coal Dealers Indictment Plans
Officials debate methods to prosecute coal dealers, with options including Chicago-style indictments and involving district attorneys. SchoField suggests common law may suffice, while advocates anticipate lobbying battles as a report nears. An unrelated medical ad promotes Cuticura soap and ointment for skin conditions.
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Schoffield
Schofield
State House
Lawson Horse Wins at Somerset Fair for James A. Roberts
James A. Roberts won the Lawson mare Gorgeous Regina at a Somerset fair raising funds for the School for Crippled Children. Roberts bought two $1 tickets after a friend urged him, becoming owner of the Kentucky mare bought for 1200. He is a 24 year old bachelor with ties to Old Colony Trust Company and Copley Square Trust Company.
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Lawson
Somerset
School For Crippled Children
James A. Roberts
Chance
Jim
Revere Children's Ball Draws Large Turnout in 68th Year
The Revere Citizens Association hosted the 68th annual children's ball at Town Hall with 150 couples in the grand march led by Floor Director Fred A. Osgood and Miss Catherine Crowell. The event included 16 aides, a decorated hall, and an orchestra garden setup. Selectmen Andrews Stowers Clifford Ferland attended. a banquet concluded the evening at 1 o'clock.
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Revere
Chelsea
Fred A. Osgood
Catherine Crowell
Andrews
Stowers
Clifford
Fernald
Mandigo Confined By Severe Pneumonia Illness
E R Mandigo of Clark's Hotel is dangerously ill at his home 56 Gay Head street after a severe pneumonia attack. Fellow residents hope for his speedy recovery as neighbors are cared for during his sickness.
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E. R. Mandigo
EF. R. Mandigo
Clark's Hotel
Gay Head Street
Orangeiie Time Saver for Headache Relief
Mrs. Paul Kennicott of Wood Lake Nebraska says Orangeiie has become a regular time saver by nipping in the bud what used to be all day and all night headaches.
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Paul Kennicott
Wood Lake
Neb
Earl of Rosslyn denies love affair with Thaw family member
Through his counsel A H Hummel the Earl of Rosslyn denies he first made love to Miss Thaw's niece or that he laid siege to the heart of any family member.
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New York
A. H. Hummel
Earl of
Wage Increase Sparks Communiques From Boston & Northern Line
Motormen and conductors at Washington avenue carhouse and Broadway station Division 1 sign 32 and 106 letters thanking E. C. Foster and H. C. Page for a March 1 wage raise. The messages pledge cooperation and support for the new pay scale and classification system among Boston & Northern Street Railway employees.
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E. C. Foster
Old Colony
Boston & Northern Street Railways
Washington Avenue
Broadway Station
Boston & Northern Railroad
H. C. Page
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Division 1
Fitzpatrick Maguire Wedding at Church of Our Lady Newton
John Edward Fitzpatrick and Miss Alexander Maguire united in an evening ceremony at the Church of Our Lady Newton with Rose Maguire as maid of honor. The reception served to 300 guests from Newton Boston New York and Montreal. The couple will reside on Derby Street East Newton after a Washington trip.
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Church of Our Lady, Newton
John Edward Fitzpatrick
West Newton
Boston
Alexander Maguire
Newtonville
Rose Maguire
Mae Angela
Isabelle Maguire
Bertha Kinsella
Mae Stanley
Henry” George Fitzpatrick
James O’donnell
James Jones
Edward Costello
John Y
Cros Street
Newton
New York
Montreal
Washington
Derby Street
East Newton
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Mrs. Kittredge
M’cusker
Channing Church
Amherst
John B. W. Day
Unity Church
East Cottage Street
Dorchester
corWe
Washington Street
Bos
R. H. Kite Co
Oxford
U. 8
H. W. Grove
Legislative Coal Investigation Committee
Lawrence
Apshy
Drinkwater
Chicago
Senator Gore
Revere Children’s Ball
Rosslyn
Fitzpatrick—Maguire
Ron Peenpreucion
Munyon’s Witch Hazel
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