Spectacular three alarm blaze destroys halls at Sudbury street block
Property worth about 50 000 dollars was wiped out when a three alarm fire swept the brass foundry of William A Hall Co Jock Smiths and heavily damaged stock of half a dozen other firms in the five story block 76 to 82 Sudbury street last night The entire top floor was consumed and flames broke through the roof and windows before firefighters checked the rapid spread
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hall & Co
Jock- Smiths
Sudbury Street
William McIsaac
Hotel Royal
Herman Shater & Co
Fierce two hour blaze at Hastings & Co building on Friend Street
The fire began around 8 PM at Hastings & Co 134 Friend Street and quickly spread, threatening nearby properties. Firefighters from Engine 27 and 25 battled intense flames for hours, with roof collapse and heroic work by Redmond Tobin Smith OBrien Coveny saving crews from collapse. Additional blazes at 72-74 Sudbury Street followed, causing further damage to a brass and copper foundry hall company and other firms.
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Protective Department
Hastings & Co
Sash and
Friend Street
John E. Redmond
J. F. Tobin
James Smith
Engine 27
O’brien
Hoseman Coveny
Hall Company
William H. Kelley & Co
Ericsson Electric Coma
Fair to Rain Forecast Hits Boston Area This Weekend
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather Saturday in Boston and vicinity. Rain or snow expected later Sunday with snow in northern parts and winds from the northeast.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
Crane Plans to Make W Murray Crane State Leader
A bipartisan effort in Massachusetts aimed to crown United States Senator W Murray Crane as the top political figure in the state. After adjournment the legislature heard promises of a near unanimous election by the partisan body next Tuesday through a coordinated "flying wedge" of Republicans and Democrats.
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United States
W. Murray Crane
House
Senate
Crane
Crane Republicans Plot Test Of Crane Grip In Massachusetts
The Crane camp pushes a senatorship strategy amid Republican divisions with Lodge factional rivals and Democratic courters lining up for Crane. Democrats discuss Albany lease links, but no formal caucus or official action occurred as lawmakers weigh individual votes.
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Lodge
Crane
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Senator Crane
Hear
William A. Gaston
John R. Thayer
House
Boston
Albany
Commonwealth
New York Central
Abandon Hope for Fishermen Near Provincetown
Provincetown Jan 11 All hope for the safe return of Captain Frederick Cahoun age 47 and Frank Bassett age 45 who left Wednesday in a motor boat for the fishing grounds has been abandoned. It is believed the men were lost when their craft capsized in heavy seas late Wednesday.
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Provincetown
Frederick Cahoun
Frank Bassett
Motor Boats Return After Harsh Sea Rescue at Provincetown
Boats leaving Provincetown for the fishing grounds faced brutal seas. One craft failed gasoline supply and had to be towed by Wood End life saving station. A second boat sheltered under Billingsgate Island then Wellfleet before returning home. Captain Cahoun and Bassett families noted.
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Provincetown
Wood End Lifesaving Station
Billingsgate Island
Wood End Life Saving Staion
Wellfleet
Cahoun
Bassett
Ponce Wreck Stranded Eight Days Seeks Safe Return
The steamship Ponce, sailing from Ponce Puerto Rico toward New York, was towed into Bermuda by the German steamer Elizabeth Rickmers after a propeller shaft failure left 52 crewmen and seven passengers at the mercy of winds and waves for eight and a half days. The vessel had been near its destination when the accident occurred, prompting a long perilous drift before rescue.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Ponce
Elizabeth Rickmers
Porto Rico
New York
Ponce Toward Bermuda After Sinking Shaft Break
The Ponce broke the tail end of its shaft on December 30 and drifted until January 7 when the German steamer Elizabeth Rickmers sighted it. The Rickmers towed the disabled vessel toward Bermuda. after lines failed in a gale, two new hawser lines were set and the ships anchored off Bermuda at 11 this morning. Passengers faced discomfort but received ample food and praised Ponce officers.
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Ponce
Elizabeth Rickmers
Watson
Philadelphia
Japan
Rickmers
Bermuda
Fight on the Gerrish Will Faces Probate Challenge
Heirs of Edward Gerrish seek to set aside a will valued over 150000 dollars filed in Middlesex Probate Court. The document bars relatives who contest terms from inheriting and disposes residuary rights. Aunts Anna Whidden and Rebecca Buzzell of Portsmouth New Hampshire oppose the allowance with a hearing set for February 18.
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Edward Gerrish
Cambridge
Middlesex
Anna P. Whidden
Rebecca Buzzell
Portsmouth
N. H
Rabid St Bernard Terrorizes Sullivan Square Incident
A large rabid looking St Bernard attacked three people in Sullivan Square Charlestown and prompted a desperate chase by police and bystanders. The dog was shot at many times and finally killed by Edward Madden of Roxbury, who struck it with a shovel and fractured its skull.
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St. Bernard
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Edward Madden
Roxbury
Boston & Maine Railroad
Madden
Coleman Wyden
John W. Riordan
John E. Budd
North Groveland
East Somerville
Budd
Heath Avenue
Thomas J. Johnson
Main Street
Rampaging mad dog prowls streets of Sullivan Square
Mary Welsh and bystanders flee as a large St Bernard roams the area attacking a small family dog. Police, a railroad special officer, and bystanders fire at the animal, finally killing it after a prolonged pursuit and multiple injuries to a passerby.
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Riordan
Rutherford Avenue
Harry Maddox
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cambridge Street
Raines Law Sandwich Hit by New York High Court
New York appellate division rules alcohol may be served at hotels on Sundays only when food designed in good faith for a meal is served. The decision strikes a blow at the so called Raines law sandwich, which allowed liquor service with a sandwich viewed as stage property.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Labor unions may not threaten or enforce fines on strikers judge rules
Judge Gaskill ruled that unions cannot fine members who do not quit during a strike and may not threaten fines to compel departures. The decision followed a petition by Wilcutt & Sons against Bricklayers and Stone Masons unions, with a mixed outcome for defendants. Reagan was restrained from threatening fines. other claims were dismissed.
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Gaskill
Superior Court
D. Wilcutt & Sons Company
James J. Reagan
Bricklayers’ Union
Eliot proposes new Boston government plan
President Eliot of Harvard outlines a reform: a seven member Boston board of selectmen plus a metropolitan fire and police system covering the city and 29 surrounding municipalities. The suggestion was made at an Economic Club dinner in the Exchange Club rooms yesterday evening.
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Boston
Eliot
Harvard University
Economic Club
Exchange Club
Old Town
Metropolitan Boston urged to adopt selectmen style urban governance
President Eliot argues for a metropolitan framework where a city like Boston is governed as a unified district. He praises regional water and sewer systems, notes fire and police coordination across 80 municipalities, and urges expert control with nonpaying directors.
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East
Cambridge
Boston
Philippines
United States
Spain
Special Prayer for French Catholics Ordered in Maine Churches
The Episcopal bishop of Maine, Robert Codman, authorized parish churches to offer a special prayer for the Roman Catholic Church in France. The prayer asks God to guide France’s church through persecution or hardship toward spiritual strength in the sacraments and family life.
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Maine
Portland
Robert Codman
France
Grand Jury Reports on Linehan and Fairbank Gases
District Attorney Moran faces inquiries from Senator Linehan about the Good Government Association and alleged criminal libel over Linehan contracts while on the Board of Aldermen. The grand jury also reports on Wilson H. Fairbank and Perkins linked to Moran’s gubernatorial campaign, with expectations of a sharp development today.
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Linehan
Fairbank
Moran
Frank J. Linehan
Good Government Association
Board of Aldermen
Grand Jury
Senator Linehan
Wilson H. Fairbank
James M. Perkins
Perkins
Grand
Ethel Riel
Massachusetts State Commission
Turner
Chapin
Provident Banking & Securities Company
Lorenzo Burlen
the Provident
United Shoe Machinery Company
James J. Breach
Linehan Faces Grand Jury Over G G A Charges
Senator Linehan faces grand jury action on charges tied to his ties with William J. Wallion and a city contract for a walk on the Common. The case marks a broader probe into the Good Government Association and alleged political maneuvering.
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Senator Linehan
Good Government Association
Linehan
William J. Wallion
Hallion
Counse
Haltian
Edmund Billings
Billings
Appleyard Pleads Not Guilty in Buffalo Larceny Case
Arthur E. Appleyard of Boston arrives in Buffalo to face arraignment before Justice John Woodward on an indictment for grand larceny in the first degree for allegedly defrauding a German bank of $48,000 with worthless securities. He pleads not guilty and is admitted to bail.
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Buffalo
Arthur E. Appleyard
Boston
John Woodward
Appleyard
Fred H. Williams
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Thompson’s Spa
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Sawaco
Bunker Hill
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Boston Linen
Franklin Nice Bost
Trey
Chickering
Sergt
John E Budd
Sullivan
Mary Welsh
Alford Street
Mrs. Welsh
Respondent Union
Reagan
Bill
Pres. Eliot
Linehan and Hallion
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