Lynn Fire Tragedy Kills Two at May Co Store
A boy with matches and firecrackers sparked a blaze at the L A May Company fireworks stand in Lynn on July 3. Two men, James H. Winslow and Harley F. Hicks, are missing and later feared dead among the debris after the store evacuated. Firefighters found Hicks’s charred body. Winslow remains unaccounted for as families await identification and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. May
Alphonso Simpson
Ix. A. May Company
Harry Tirrell
Walter Aveleth
Mr. Simpson
James Kelly
Maple Street
Fred Sutherland
Adams Street
Downing
Winslow
Hicks
L. A. May Company
Opera House
Blake Street
Haven & McGovern
Herbert F. Winslow
Harley F. Hicks
Maine
Post 5
Lynn
Washington
Mr. Hicks
Destructive Union Street Fire Destroys Sagamore Block
A major blaze on Union Street destroyed the Sagamore Hotel block, killing two and injuring eight. The L. A. May Co. and several tenants on the first floor were burned out, with total property loss near $125,000 and two thirds insured. Fire spread from a fireworks mishap and prompted a large emergency response as residents were rescued and officials assessed damages and insurance.
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Sagamore
Union and
Mulberry Streets
L. A. May Company
General
Suskie Jenkins
William Gilman
W. N. ‘Brown
More
L. A. May Co
L. A. May. Co
Mulberry
Gage H. Hawkes
Europe
Thomas Bogue
Susie M. Jenkins
Union Street
W. N. Brown
May
Sagamore Hotel
Opera House
Thompson
Fire rescue at hotel as flames trap occupants
Firefighters reach a hotel blaze trapping Mrs Barrett on the top floor near Quincy. A mother and two babies are carried to safety while Fireman Henry Brennan lowers Mrs Barrett down a ladder. Leslie White pulls John Sinclair from the rear entrance amid smoke and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney F. Creenwood
Mrs. Barrett
Quincy
John Sinclair
Sacramento
Cal
Charlies Wyman
Portland
L. A
Barrett
Henry Brennan
Leslie White
Sagamore
Cobpain Steamer Arrives at New London for Fourth of July
United States Despatch steamer Cobpain reached New London from New Haven and anchored off Pequot House for the Fourth. Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo is touring naval stations and will depart for Newport, with Boston on the itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
United States
Cobpain
New Haven
Pequot House
McAdoo
Newport
Boston
Yankee Clothing Co Offers Deep Holiday Stock Markdowns
Cut this out and come quick to 93 Summer St for unprecedented clothing sale. Men’s English case pants and Cheviot suits heavily discounted with prices shown, including boys wash suits. Sale runs Saturday and Monday nights, while moonlight lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Clothing
Summer St. Oren
Parade Feature Float Leads East Boston Civic Parade
The Little Red School House in East Boston will headline a two parade day with a 1 30 start for the main route along Meridian and White streets to Central square and beyond. Chief Marshal John Shaw and staff organize a float of a 14 by 7 by 9 foot New England schoolhouse as Uncle Sam stands at the door.
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Meridian Street
Central Square
Saratoga Street
Putnam Street
Princeton
Lexington Street
Prescott Street
Trenton
Eutaw
White Street
Carnival Association
Captain Irish
Foundation of
New England
Meridian
White Streets
Princeton Street
Trenton Street
Eutaw Street
East
Boston
John Shaw
George ©. Toner
John BE. Lowden
George Webster
D. F. King
William Corfield
John Branch
Levi Leman
A. L. Roberts
A. W. Locke
R. J. Kennedy
H. W. Gruber
Knights of Pythias
Orangemen
Odd Fellows and
Masons
Marshal Shaw
Arly
Sam
the Post
Bold robbery drugs victim and steals from Mrs Whittemore
Mrs Annie Whittemore of 411 Columbus avenue was drugged at her home by Miss Annie Church and her husband Dick Church after they shared wine. They took $609 in cash and jewelry worth 350, including three rings and earrings, while she was unconscious from about 3 to 6:30 p.m. The attackers were a female employee and her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Whittemore
Columbus Avenue
Dick Church
Atkinson Plans First Class Theatre on Boylston Street
Charles F. Atkinson of Bowdoin Square has closed negotiations to erect a first class theatre on the old Public Library site on Boylston Street. The plan includes leasing the property from the city for years with the option to purchase soon, and predicts a fine hotel nearby, signaling major improvements in Boston's dowtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Atkinson
Bowdoin Square
Boylston Street
Boston
Dowstown
Pre Holiday Accidents Reported In Two Cities
At Uayport George W. Dockam was shot in the abdomen by his brother Sumner with a 22 caliber pistol. The wound is feared fatal and the incident is described as accidental. In Manchester New Hampshire Charles Egin aged unknown was accidentally shot by a young lad with a 22 caliber revolver. the bullet entered between the sternum and sixth rib on the left, the injury serious though not necessarily fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uayport
George W
William Dockam
Sumner
Manchester
N. H
Charles Egin
You Lad
Tans
Foreclosure sale rumors swirl over New York & New England line
The New York and New England road faces a Tuesday foreclosure sale amid circulating reports of control by Morgan and Rockefeller interests. Speculation links Morgan and Rockefeller to the New York, New Haven and Hartford, with potential shifts of traffic from the Erie and Fitchburg lines and a push toward a New Haven monopoly in southern New York. A single bidder is expected, with clarity on ownership to come after next week’s directors’ selection.
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New York & New England
State Street
New York Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New England
Fitchburg Road
New England Road
Post
Morgan
Rockefeller
Europe
New Haven Road
Standard Oil
Vanderbilt
New Haven
Teapot Tempest in Everett School Board Feud
The Everett school committee debate centers on a letter from Mayor Cate referencing a quarrel with Albert W. Lewis of the School Board. The row highlights dignity concerns and authority over coal contracts as the board considers placing the mayoral letter on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett School Committee Board
Everett
Harris
Newton
A. W. Lewis
Chapman
Cate
John
Albert W. Lewis
Everett School Committee
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Chapman
Electric accident jolts Ex-Chief Ray near Beachmont depot
Ex Chief of Police Milton Ray of Revere narrowly escaped injury when his lumber team was shocked by electric rails at the Beachmont depot crossing of the Boston Lynn & Revere Beach and Orient Heights routes on Winthrop avenue. The frightened horse fell, was sent home, another horse later shocked with no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Ray
Revere
Mr. Ray
Beachmont
Boston, Lynn & Revere Beach
Boston & Lynn Street Railway
Orient Heights
Crescent Beach
Winthrop Avenue
Funeral of Edward Pender in East Boston Church
The funeral for Edward Pender was held yesterday at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in East Boston with large attendance. Floral offerings were many and magnificent. Mr. George Landrigan sang during the service. Interment followed at Healy Cross Cemetery in Maiden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Edward Pender
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Boston
George Landrigan
Healy Cross Cemetery
Maiden
New England teachers depart Boston for Denver convention
A large group of delegates heading to the national teachers' convention in Denver left Boston at 11 o clock aboard the Green Mountain Flyer. The party filled two Wagner coaches and were seen off in a lively send off. They will travel the Green Mountain route via Bellows Falls and Burlington to Niagara Falls, with a stop planned tomorrow to observe the Fourth of July. The journey resumes the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Union Station
Denver
Col
Boston
Green Mountain
Bellows Falls
Burington
Niagara Falls
Hot Fish Club Annual Spiel Ends Quietly in North End Hall
The Hot Fish Association hosted a late evening dance in Hanover Street’s pigmy hall drawing North End youth and guests. Police from Station 2 reported orderly conduct though revelers lingered beyond hours, with a mischievous atmosphere and few leaving promptly after the final tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Fish Association
Hanover Street
Station 2
Donovan
North End
Captain Donovan
Reports deny illness of Prince Bismarck
Vienna dispatch notes Prince Bismarck in good health after inquiry from the city. secretary Dr Chrysander says rumors of illness are unfounded and his condition is satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Chrysander
Prince Bismarck
Banister Tragedy Case in Roxbury District Court
Mrs Mary A Kerrigan was charged with causing the death of Francis J Sullivan by pushing him over the banisters at 1182 Tremont street Roxbury District Court heard testimony from Bertha M Pohl who cried out upon seeing Kerrigan push Sullivan and witnesses described the moment as Sullivan fell to the floor near the stairs Kerrigan was held in 4000 for the grand jury and Moran defended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Kerrigan
Roxbury
Francis J. Sullivan
Tremont Street
John BB. Moran
Bertha M. Pohl
Walter C. Mudge
Fourth at the Point of Pines Draws Crowds
Fresh breezes at the Point of Pines lure visitors to celebrate the Fourth with fish dinners dancing and a band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pines
Point of Pines
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James H. Winslow
Friend Street
Fremont
Mary A. Tripp
Reath
Unior Street
Blaketreet
Goldsmith, Moore & Co
Harwood
de Witt Upton
Upton
Mary Trainor
Nousekeeper
Peter Fenghery
Brewster
Girland
Tapster
Eter & Co
Wers
Dolphin
Little Red
Harly Day
The
East Boston A. P. A. Society
Ea New Theatre
Summer St
Ray of Revere
Edward Pender
B. L. Tobacco
HOT Fish Club
Bismarck
Banister
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