Bayonne Oil Tank Inferno Devours Dozens of Vessels
A massive oil tank explosion at the Intandera Oil plant in Bayonne New Jersey ignited more than thirty tanks and spread fire toward the Kill Von Kull. A nine year old boy William Mahon and five laborers suffered severe and serious burns as Standard Oil tugs evacuated fifty ships. Vice-President Alexander coordinated trenching to halt the blaze and save nearby plants and docks.
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New York
Intandera Oil»Company
John Feathers
Charles Bauer
John Rook
Bayview Hotel
Kill von Kull
Standard Oil
Bay
Bayonne Fire Department
Tidewater Oil Company
Kalbfleish Chemical Company
Bayonne Chemical Works
Borgenort Chemical Company
Orford Copper Works
Port Johnson Coal Docks
Pacific Coast Barge Company
Alexander
Standard Yards
Columbia
French Oil Works
Nahant Fire Claims Life of Walter I. Wiley
Thirteen buildings burned in Nahant at 3 30 am. Walter I. Wiley, owner of one destroyed shed, died after returning to the structure to ensure his employees escaped. Four workers—P Sherin D McDonald W Massey and O Shaffey—jumped from windows in night clothes to flee. Wiley, a 27 year old master plumber from West Lynn, perished in the flames while alerting others.
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LNW
Latii
Nahant
Walter I. Wiley
Wiley
P. Sherin
D. McDonald
W. Massey
O. Shaffey
West Lynn
A. W. Dick
Elmer Hoyt
James Tufts
Frank Deshon
T.T. Robson
Peter Green
Robert Smith
John J. Eee
Paul Yr
Fitchburg B and M Overhaul Rules Adopted
Boston and Maine officials plan a thorough overhaul of Fitchburg property. Rolling stock and stations will be upgraded and mileage ticket exchange rules broadened across lines formerly operated by Fitchburg.
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Mtdhburg
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroads
Ooo Oe
M. Hurt
Presoy
Neral
Passen
Eal Waneaae
George Rae BB Bryem
Eighty Victims Buried in Hoboken Pier Fire Funeral
The Hoboken pier fire victims funeral processional moved through streets lined with mourners and flags at half staff. A massive crowd gathered at the morgue and cemetery as the archbishop led prayers and ships banded together to honor eighty dead with black draped hearses and floral tributes. The procession ended at a grand burial site with an estimated twenty thousand in attendance.
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New York
Hoboken Pier
Hoboken
Jeayrey
St. Paul's
Yoeeren
Tate
Phenicla
Hamburg-Americam Line
At Line
Roomerman Lloyd
Boston wool dealer Robert Berryman faces debt insolvency
Robert Berryman of Boston a wool dealer is reported to have assigned with liabilities of 63833 and assets of 1159 Most of the liabilities are for loans from Canadian and Boston banks.
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Robert Berryman
Boston
Officials Fooled In a Freak of Jealously
Five customs inspectors rushed to inspect baggage on the Oceanic pier believing the passenger was Mrs. Marcus Hanna. The woman turned out to be Mrs. May Harrington Hanna, divorced wife of Daniel R. Hanna, son of the senator. The incident caused embarrassment as no valuables were found and the officials later learned the mistaken identity.
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New York
United States
White Star Line
Oceanic
Marcus A. Hanna
Section H
Mark Hanna
May Harrington Hanna
Daniel R. Hanna
Lease In Peril Change In Legislative Sentiment On Beacons
The Boston and Albany lease dominates Massachusetts Legislature debate as amendments await disposal. A Monday vote is anticipated after attorney general responses are digested. Mellen of Worcester criticizes Boston capitalists and Vanderbilt interests while urging public interest over private gain.
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Boston & Albany
Massachusetts
Mellen
Worcester
House
Beacon
Bennett
Saugus
Mr. Mellen
Schofieeld
Boston
Vanderbilt
Washington
Blood
Fitchburg
Albany
White
Somerville
Morse
Belchertown
Horgan
Jealous husband arraigned over alleged murder attempt
Louis Goldstein of 363 Grand Street was arraigned in Essex Market Court on a charge tied to an alleged killing plot against his wife. The article details chronic jealousy, acts of violence including ripping a gown, tearing a hat, and destruction of a bird display, with the wife escaping and the suspect arrested.
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New York
Louis Goldstein
Grand Street
Essex Market Court
Serecera
Webster Hall
Death by Own Action in Charlestown Miss Nellie Fisher
The body of Miss Nellie Fisher who died by her own action in Charlestown Tuesday was moved to Malden yesterday. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the home of her aunt Mrs Ellen Q Cushman at 17 Auburn street Malden. She left a will and funeral instructions to Mrs T O Nichols of Malden with $1000 from uncle Elbridge Waite in trust. $200 has been spent. She wished an expensive black broadcloth casket with silver trimmings and a costly gown and provided for a lot in Forestdale Cemetery and a suitable monument.
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Nellie Fisher
Charlestown
Malden
Ellen QO. Cushman
Auburn Street
T. O. Nichols
Lancaster Man Ends Life After Joking Farewell
Frank Heiser of Farmersburg Indiana shot himself in Lancaster Pennsylvania after a night with Miss Gertrude Randt. Heiser fired blank cartridges earlier and told Randt she could plant flowers on his grave tomorrow. He died at her gate from a pistol wound despite aid.
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Lancaster
Penn
Frank Heiser
Farmersburg
Fenn
Gertrude Randt
Heiser
Fourth Tragedy Man Slain as Roslindale Man Faces Court
Edward W. Jordan of Roslindale appeared in West Roxbury court yesterday charged with manslaughter after he fatally shot Herman Hettinger eight years old, son of Carl F. Hettinger, during Fourth of July celebrations.
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Edward W.jordan
Roslindale
West Roxbury
Jordan Pemcenealy
Herman Hettinger
Carl F. Hettinger
Alger's Son Sustains Serious Firework Accident
Russell A. Alger Jr. suffered a severe injury when a bomb exploded while he was lighting fireworks at a Fourth of July celebration in Grand Mere Quebec. The blast blew off his right hand and seriously injured his arm.
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Montreal
Que
Russell A. Alger, Jr
Grand Mere
Mr. Alger
Youth Arrested in Lincoln Larceny Case at Percival Jewellers
Joseph F. Stevens aged 19 from 162 Salem Street was brought from Lincoln Missouri by a Boston officer. He formerly worked for David C Percival & Co Jewellers on Washington Street. The warrant cites larceny of property from the firm and additional thefts including forty one watches, seven chains, a diamond locket, four diamond pins, a diamond ring, an opal ring and a scarf pin valued at unspecified total. Much of the property has been recovered.
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Joseph F. Stevens
Salem Street
Lincoln
Boston
Ecro
Steve
David C. Percival & Co
Washington Street
Tailor James Kidd Tried to End His Life at Fort Point Channel
James Kidd a 68 year old tailor and city resident leapt from Broadway extension bridge into Fort Point Channel around 10 o clock. He survived with a skull injury avoided by recently dumped rip rap and recovered quickly after hospital attention.
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James Kidd
Fort Point Channel
Broadway Extension
Kidd
Callender Street
Dorchester
Byfield Man’s Child Believed Lost in Newburyport River
John Leavitt of Byfield visited Newburyport with family over the Fourth. After drinking, he slept on a wharf and awoke to find his child missing. The missing child’s body was later found in a river near the wharf area.
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Newburyport
John Leavitt
Byfield
Leavitt
Cambridge man charged in assault at East Cambridge
Walter Everett connected with a merry-go-round in East Cambridge was charged in Cambridge Police Court yesterday with assault on William Butler. Everett became involved in an altercation with Butler early yesterday and struck him on the head with a sledge hammer.
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Walter Everett
Cambridge
William Butler
Mo Everett
Butler
Death of Nathaniel F. Ryder Former Governor's Council member
Middl esboro July 6 The Hon Nathaniel F Ryder longtime member of the Governor's Council from the first district died at his home at 7 yesterday morning aged 56 5 He had Brights disease for a long time Ryder served four terms under Governors Greenhalge and Wolcott retiring last January.
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Middlesboro
Nathaniel F. Ryder
Bright
Ryder
Greenhalge
Wolcott
Fire Destroys Stable in Everett Residents Rescued
A fire at a stable near the Chelsea line in Everett yesterday morning destroyed the frame building along with two horses and supplies. Smoke filled nearby Applebaum residence, and two asleep children were pulled from danger unconscious by Chelsea Reserve Officers Gaffney and Bartley.
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Everett
Chelsea Line
Applebaum
Gaffney and Bartley
Chelsea Force
Plucky Bride Weds World Traveling Cyclist in Lynn
Helene Isabella Aytoun, a Scot of Edinburgh Castle birth and Australian upbringing, marries Arthur F. Carey the globe trotter and designer in Lynn after nursing him back to health in Melbourne. Carey, famed cyclist and draughtsman for Professor Elihu Thomson, plans to settle in Lynn briefly. The couple met during Carey's world tour and their romance culminated in a simple July wedding.
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Lynn
Helene Isabella Aytoun
Arthur F. Carey
Australia
Cape
Antipodes
Aytoun
Mr. Carey
Carey
San Francisco
Japan
China
Italy
Spain
France
England
Tasmania
Melbourne
Elihu Thomson
Globe
Somerville Pastor In China Face Threats From Hostile Forces
Somerville pastor James Gardner Tewksbury, father of Rev Elwood G Tewksbury, reports from Tung Cho dated May 31 that danger increased with threats to burn the mission. He notes United States soldiers were requested but not yet sent, with a prediction of a possible attack postponed to June 8.
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James’ Gardner Tewksbury
Somereville
Elwood G. Tewksbury
Tung Cho
United States
Conger
Tien Tain
Baker Arrested After Tin Can Strikes Child in Shop Window
George Kerrighan a baker of 2 Arnold street threw a tin can through a shop window at the corner of West Canton and Washington streets yesterday afternoon striking five year old Isabella Harjiman and causing a scalp wound. Officers from Station 6 arrested him on the charge of assault and battery.
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George Kerrighan
Arnold Street
West Canton
Washington Streets
Isabella Harjiman
Washington Street
Kerrighan
Sagamore Chief Engineer Falls Through Hatchway
Cornelius Griffin, chief engineer of the Warren line steamer Sagamore, fell 35 feet through an open hatch into the hold yesterday afternoon. He suffered severe head and back injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Cornelius Griffin
Warren Line
Sagamore
Massachusetts General Hospital
Man Charged in Adams Street Fatal Accident
Thomas Forest arraigned on manslaughter charge after a collision on Adams Street near Field's Corner that killed 3 year old Viola McPherson. John Crowley was discharged. Forest held in $2,000 bond for next Wednesday court appearance.
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Thomas Forest
John Crowley
Adams Street
Field’s Corner
Viola McPherson
Crowley
Forest
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