Walls Kill Fireman at Roxbury Fire 4 A.M.
A four alarm blaze destroyed the W. and A. Bacon store at 2175 Washington Street Roxbury and spread to nearby blocks. Fireman Joseph N. Hackett, driver for District Chief McDonough, was killed by falling walls. Four others injured as temperatures plunged to 10 below zero and traffic to Dudley Street was halted.
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Joseph N. Hackett
McDonough
Dudley Street
W. & A. Bacon
Washington St
Roxbury
Dudley St
Bacon
Washington Street
Ward After Ward Swings Into Line With Big Majorities
Democratic leaders score strong gains as Kenny’s supporters falter in their districts while Republican chairs report solid showings in key wards. Voters favor party alignment amid local contests and party-wide turnout surge.
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Ward
Kenny
Wall Collapse Kills Driver as Bacon Building Fire Spreads
Joseph N. Hackett, a driver for District Chief McDonough, dies in the Bacon building wall collapse. Engineman P. J. Ferrin and Hosemen James Collins and Charles Curran are seriously injured. James Donnelly is badly hurt and not expected to live. Fire reignites at 3 o'clock in the Bacon storehouse with flames growing fierce an hour later. A second fire alarm follows at 3 45 for the New Haven railroad round house in Dover street yards.
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Joseph N. Hackett
McDonough
P. J. Ferrin
James Collins
Charles Curran
Ruggies
Bacon
James Donnelly
Ruggies Court
Hackett
New Haven Railroad
Dover Street
Families flee as flames sweep into residential streets
Scores of families fled their homes during a night blaze that crawled from burning buildings into the residential area. They gathered a few belongings while bitter cold night air carried embers to nearby roofs.
Weather forecast for Boston and New England region
Fair and cold conditions prevail in Southern New England on Wednesday with fair conditions continuing Thursday. Temperatures rise slowly with Wednesday night and Thursday seeing warmer conditions as northwest winds ease and become variable. Northern New England stays fair and cold Wednesday with Thursday warmer and winds diminishing and turning variable.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Record Cold Grips New England With Fatal Toll
A frigid blast across New England drove temperatures to 10 below in Boston and 15 below in Brookline. The extreme cold, aided by a fierce northwest wind, caused widespread suffering and fatalities as stories of distress poured in from sea and land.
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Weather Bureau
New England
Boston
Coolidge Corner
Brookline
120 Drowned Aboard Liner Cobequid Off Grand Manan
A wireless distress from the Royal Mail steamer Cobequid reported the ship taking on water as it lay on Grand Manan ledges with 120 aboard. The vessel, en route from the British West Indies to Saint John, had Captain Hawson in command and a large crew. Passengers included W. C. Kenny and Captain Hicks of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, two Sisters of Charity, and the James sisters. The ship had battled hurricane seas all day. fate of the 120 remains uncertain.
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Halifax
Grand Manan
Cobequid
W. C. Kenny
Hicks
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Charity
Wallace Gallant
Marguerite
Dorothy James
James
R. H. James
St. Georges
Bermuda
St. John
Joseph A. Likely
Windsor
N. 5
Curley Wins Boston Mayor Election With 43 262 Votes
James M Curley was elected mayor of Boston by a 5720 vote margin after a total turnout of 80 559. He defeated Thomas J Kenny who was backed by the Citizens Municipal League and Good Government Association. The full results appear on page nine.
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James M. Curley
Boston
Thomas J. Kenny
Citizens’ Municipal League
The
Good Government Association
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