Auto fire wrecks cars and stalls business losses
After a long blaze, car owners and managers surveyed the scene as losses mounted. The New Haven railroad lent officers to guard the ruined district and metal salvage, while C. F. Whitney faced theft of five Stoddard-Dayton and Berlier demonstration cars moved to his Boston Park Square garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven
C. F. Whitney
Boston Park Square
New England
Stoddard-Dayton
Berlier
Fire destroys Park Square auto station complex in Columbus avenue blaze
A massive factory fire swept the Park Square Auto Station and connected garages on Columbus avenue, burning nine work areas and destroying 175 cars and many motorcycles and bicycles. Firefighters battled gusting winds for hours, saving the main station and Winter Garden while many workers escaped with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
Piles Cure Claim With Pazo Ointment Guarantee
An advertisement promises cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with Pazo ointment or money refund. Trial offer stated at 50 cents.
Million Dollar Loss At Park Square Station Fire
Fire at the old Park square station caused an estimated loss over 1 million dollars. About 400 automobiles were destroyed with an average value near 2 000 dollars each, totaling about 800 000. Buildings and other property losses are itemized, with most insured except Rambler Company and several small firms.
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Park Square
Concord Auto Company
Jeffery’s
Rambler Company
Ieee
Eae
Aecewers
Boston Auto Company
Bela
Mills Transportation Company
Old Park Square
Mapes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
T. B. Jeffery
Savery Saves Two as Fire Breaks at Garage
Walter J. Savery, a night garage employee, acted quickly to save two men trapped in smoke. He initially escaped through a rear window, then reentered the blaze to rouse and reach others on the second floor before forcing open doors.
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Walter J. Kennedy
Rexbury
Park Square
Mr. Kennedy
Walter J. Lavery
Kennedy
Post
Malms Castorine Company
Chief Mullen
Mullen
Union Park Street
Sherman
Walter J. Savery
Savery
Red Eyes and Weak Eyes Need Marine Eye Venice
The fragment mentions eye discomfort and a product name or brand, Marine Eye Venice, implying a health or eyewear aid. It lacks clear context about people, places, or events to form a fuller news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye
Venice
Escape From Fire By Jumping From Window In Boston Blaze
A man escaped from a two story fire by leaping from a second floor window and was bruised. Rumors of a missing chauffeur proved groundless. Many prominent Boston residents lost automobiles in the blaze including Mabel Taliaferro and Frederic Thompson. Vehicles valued up to $15,000 disappeared, with several Sight-Seeing Palace cars and two Shawmut Bank wagons destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Motor Company
Boston Motor Concern
Fiat Repair Shop
New England
Mills Transportation Company
Auto Car Repair Shop
Lavery
Littford
Boston
Mabel Taliaferro
Colonial Theatre
Frederic Thompson
Luna Park
Thompson
Gray
Frank Daniels
Palace
Shawmut National Bank
Lewando Cleansing Company
I. O. Iasigi
S. 7. Burr
Tyler
S. M. Hedges
A. A. Thorndike
B. F. Shuman
Thomas Allen
B. B. Conrad
E. C. Fiske
E. M. Brown
Edward Jack
Dr. Warren
F. J. Goselin
C. I. Hanson
Joseph Howe
George Tripp
J. H. Fay
George Mahoney
W. E. Edward
Frederick A. Smith
Park Square site eyed for new Boston City Hall
City Hall possibilities loom as the Park square 200000 square foot tract, formerly part of the New Haven yard, is debated by city leaders and railroad executives after a devastating fire. Boston officials advocate securing the Park square land for a modern City Hall and city departments.
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Timothy E. Byrnes
New Haven Road
Boston & Albany Railroad
Hibbard
Boston
Park Square
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston & Albany
South Station
Huntington Avenue
J. H. Hustis
New York Central
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Touraine
Accidents to Spectators at Fire Event
Crowds watching a fire caused pushing and crowding leading to several minor injuries among spectators. The report notes the most serious of these incidents occurred during the blaze.
Boston car dealers discuss rapid deliveries after showroom fire
News of a major garage fire in Boston reaches New York during the automobile show at Madison Square Garden. Boston dealers, staying in hotels, huddle with manufacturers to arrange quick delivery of cars privately owned and damaged by the blaze.
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New York
Boston
Madison Square Garden
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Gilmore
Smith
McKay
Walker
Wills
Cameron
Mulien
Elmer Collins
O'Lalor
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Wells & Donlin
Rambler Car Company
T. RB. Jeffery
Matthew Cummings
John Donnelly
Cummings
Chelsea
Providence Street
Mathews Coal Company
Robert Newman
A. C. Lawrence
W. J. Kennedy
Vichy
City Hall
Providence Station
Catherine Slattery
Minton Street
Dorchester
Church Street
City Hospital
Ingraham
David J. Ingraham
Eminent Eye
Mees
Munyon
J. S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated Undertakers
Washington Street
Dudley Street Terminal
George H. Waterman
Frank S. Waterman
Roxbury
Marconi
Bowen
Margaret
James H. Bowen
James E. Bettys
Tremont Street
Mission Church
Coleman
Chestnut Hill
Brooklin
James F
Dennis Algary Coleman
Boyston Street
Brookline
St. Lawrence Church
Kelley
Medford
Andrew Kelley
Touro Avenue
Lynn
McCormack
Joseph A
William
Minnie McCormack
Duncan Street
Potter
George M. Potter
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Ward
Franklin St
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