Live Wire Tragedy Clutches Bettman Family in Jamaica Plain
Lawrence Rettman eight is fatally burned after a live Edison Electric line broke and dangled at 2 Amory avenue Jamaica Plain. His father Joseph C Bettman and younger brothers Henry and Lewis receive shocks while rushing to help. The family is taken to New England Hospital. Lawrence is not expected to recover.
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Lawrence Rettman
J. C. Rettman
Bettman
Amory Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Edison Electric Company
Trimont Manufacturing Company
Lawrence
Henry
Lewis
Joseph C. Bettman
Edison Elecny Company
Columbus Avenue
New England Hospital
Shuman Building Decorated for Taft Visit and NEA Meeting
Boston’s Shuman & Co. adorns its Shuman Corner building with a large Welcome message for President Taft and the National Educational Association. A huge American Eagle and bunting flank the sides as national flags hang below, celebrating public spirit and civic welcome in a long-standing Boston business landmark.
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Shuman
Taft
Boston
National Educational Association
A. Shuman & Co
Shuman Corner
Thes
Our Republic
Washington
Summer Street
Shuman & Co
Flows of Disaster Strike Winslow and Horace Mann Floats
A Fourth of July parade in Everett saw two school floats collapse injuring 6 children from Winslow and Horace Mann schools. Edna Driscoll and Rena Nelson suffered broken legs, while others endured bruises and sprains as spectators aided the injured and ambulances arrived.
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Winslow School
Horace Mann School
Broadway
Taft
Maiden Street
Reynolds Avenue
Mann School
Myrtle Rice
Prescott Street
Liberty
Mann
Coleman Joel
Locust Street
Helen Currier
Helen
Coleman
Esther
Everett
Lena Menghi
Pearl Street
Helen Mittel
Hildur Johnson
Fourth of July Parade Delights Cambridge Crowds
Citizens of Cambridge from many nationalities joined a 400 child and adult parade that dwarfed prior events. Floats from Chinese, French, Armenian, German, Polish, Lithuanian, and other communities highlighted a safe and sane celebration. Mayor Brooks reviewed the marchers at Rindge School then at Washington Elm, where W. F. Davis read the Declaration and ex Mayor Augustine J. Daly spoke.
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Washington Elm
America
Cambridge
East Cambridge
Brooks
Rindge Manual Training School
W. F. Davis
Augustine J. Daly
Rindge
Captains’ Island
Body of Missing Salesman Found in East River
The U S S Yankton crew recovered a body from the East River believed to be Charles H Davenport missing salesman of Springfield Mass who disappeared from the Murray Hill Hotel on February 14 and had a water soaked envelope with the name Charles H Davenport.
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New York
U. S. S. Yankton
East River
Charles H. Davenport
Springfield
Mass
Murray Hill
Blazing Power Boat Catches Fire Off Block Island
The power boat Bashi Bazonk of New York with seven aboard caught fire five miles off Block Island Rhode Island on July 4 and was quickly destroyed. All hands escaped by a small dinghy. a local fisherman rescued them at Block Island. Four men stayed in the water clinging to the rail until help arrived.
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Block Island
R. I
Bashi Bazonk
New Yor
Fixve
Jumpig
Motor Boat Breaks Leg Of Boy Diver
Frederick Donella aged 14 of East Boston was injured while diving near the East Boston docks. A passing motor-launch struck his right leg causing a fracture as he and companions watched others perform water stunts. He was taken to East Boston Relief Hospital after being lifted from a dory by fellow youths.
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Miss Rice
Liberty
Frederick Donella
Sumner Street
East Boston
Rejfief Hospital
Donella
Auto breaks hip in field day accident
Waltham July 4 Edward Bird 28 stepped in front of a automobile driven by Thomas A Tracey across a field at St Charles parish field day. His hip was fractured.
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Waltham
Edward Bird
Thomas A. Tracey
St. Charles
Arisheld
Holyhood
Murphy
Watertown
Patrick J
Ellen Murphy
Arsenal Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Murtha
Charlestown
Michael Murtha
Catherine
Warren Avenue
Stephens
South Boston
Marguerite
Joseph Stephens
Broadway
Woodlawn
Whitcomb
Chelsea
Alice
Ellen
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Whidden Hospital
Edna Driscoll
Ferry Street
Rena Nelson
Villa Avenue
Nelson
Driscoll
Gertrude Finkelstein
Francis Street
Bernice Guptill
Cottage Street
Gertrude Callian
Villalayvenue
Driscoll and
Melen Stip
TEL
Rena Poel
MyVertre
Oe feeSe
Annie Holburk
SELTA
Gertrude Calla An
Margarel Wooods
Rose
Gladys Murraxp
Ywarson Folburn
Plufoford
Lie Davis
Post
Estinee
TORS
Tailor
Ingrni Concerny
Earth
le Talitors
Washington Street
Ames
Oriental
India
Ecru
Temple Place
Krfane &E
Auto
Hunyadi
Janos
E.H. Smith Co
Temple PI
R.H. Stearns & Co
Wilson Bros
Scollay Square
Big Kettle
Rogers’ Waltham
Boyden
South Walpole
Elbridge
P. Boyden
Carby
Nellie
Charles F. Garey
Patrick
Nora Coleman
Lehan
St. Rose Church
Taunton
San Francisco
A. O. HL Dee
Mt. Auburn
Thomas W
Mary Galvin Dee
Sarah and
Patrick Dee
United States Navy
Brattle Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
John A. Andrew Post
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