Confusion in Roxbury Fire Dept over Weston Street blaze
District Chief Grady defends handling of the July 3 tenement fire at 54 Weston Street. Fire officials say Engine 23 briefly returned to the blaze after being sent home, amid accusations from outsiders and a Herald report. Fire Marshal Whitcomb’s team found the fire started in a second floor closet due to rats and matches, with flames spreading through an open attic space. The district chief asserts proper orders and criticizes the Herald for misstatements while residents praise the firemen’s work.
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Grady
Herald
Weston Street
Post
Whitcomb
Charles Clark
Engine 13
Gaylord
Chemical Engine 10
Engine 3
Engine 3'S Line Up Into the Garret
Engine Company 18
Garret
Engine 14
Hussey
Company 23
Johnson
Boston Ladies' Charity Club Hosts War-Time Cottage Visit
The North Shore reports the Ladies' Charity Club of Boston, led by Mrs. Micah Dyer Jr., visiting Dr. Washburn Paige in Winthrop. The event featured songs, orations, a cottage christening named Here You Are, flag-raising, and a debt note of 1300 dollars prompting public aid. A long guest list from Boston and surrounding towns is listed with many Ladies' Aid Society members attending.
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Ladies’ Charity Club of
Boston
Micah Dyer, Jr
Winthrop
Washburn Paige
F. P. Whitney
A. B. Robinson
Roxbury
Louise Mackintosh
J. Sewall Reed
Dora Bascom Smith
The
Hospital Fund
J. M. Cropley
Marblehead
J. H. Page
Horace Goodwin
Paige
Whitney
Cambridge
Ladies’ Aid Society
Soldiers’ Home
L. A. W. Fowler
Judge Wentworth
Addie B. Gardiner
John Turner
B. D. Smith
Chelsea
Brookline
J. Henry Page
A. A. Andrew
J. G. Moseley
Imma Toussaint
George P. Smith
St. Paul
Josiah A. Capon
Jamaica Plain
W.S. Dame
J. Sevwall Reed
Ashmont
M. A. Gleason
M. A. Hinckley
Dorchester
C. L. Buxton
G. B. Brown
Albert Brown
Boston Highlands
Susie A. Parker
Samuel Thompson
William Perkins
Brockton
A. Maud Smith
F. M. Holbrook
Albert BK. Proctor
East Boston
W. D. Mc Kessick
G. L. Ogier
E. A. Gill
L. Goodwin
F. D. Sampson
M. J. Reilley
Allan Mackintosh
D. Spence
Bebe Mackintosh
8. W. Robinson
B. O. Lewis
R. Cushing
Commissioners to bar outsiders from fire stations
H M Jarrett of the Notification Company denies involvement in the Engine 23 return to the fire scene. Commissioners vow to trace the affair and likely issue an order excluding outsiders from fire stations going forward.
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H. M. Jarrett
West Roxbury Man Ends His Life in Tragedy
Charles Anderson of 138 Boylston avenue West Roxbury died yesterday morning by cutting his throat with a razor. He left behind three children after losing his wife and three kids in six months. He worked eight years at Sturtevant Blower Works Jamaica Plain and had asked a friend early that day about the best way to die, which was not pursued. The body was taken to Burke's undertakers and a doctor was summoned too late.
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Charles Anderson
Boylston Avenue
West Roxbury
Anderson
Sturtevant Blower Works
Jamaica Plain
Murphy Named Wire Commissioner and Fire Board Reorganization Debate
Mayor plans to install John R. Murphy as commissioner of electric wires within a year and bury overhead lines in the first year starting in the business district. Murphy, eight year fire board veteran, says no successor will be appointed to the fire board.
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Murphy
Matthews
Fire Department
West End
Boston Electric Light Company
Board of Fire Commissioners
Mara Nova Tonic Blood Purifier Ad Appears
An old advertisement urges war preparedness through health, promoting Mara Nova Tonic as a blood purifier to maintain organ nutrition, prevent disease, and boost immune strength. It invites readers to try a sample bottle, listing 19 Tremont Row and noting sale by all druggists.
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Tremont Row
Reduced winter ocean rates boost early travel to ship lines
Winter level fares from White Star to Liverpool and Red Star to Antwerp go into effect this month with a further cut after July 15. Travel demand rises as passengers delay until low rates return, and FE A Adams & Co New England agents report first cabin bookings this year exceed 1893 by about two and a half times. They advise visiting 115 State Street to arrange passages and note their Adams Cable Codex, now in use by over 40,000.
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Great Ocean
White Star Line
Liverpool
Red Star
Antwerp
Messrs. FE. A. Adams & Co
New England
Storewide sale at Almy & Co. Washington Essex corner
E C Almy & Co announces a storewide sale at their Washington Street corner Essex location to clear the entire stock regardless of value. The sale aims to reduce current inventory and make space for fall goods.
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E. C. Almy & Co
Washington
Essex Street
Distinguished Bar Harbor Guests Arrive Expected Leaders
Bar Harbor Maine on July 6 hosts Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill and the Hon Chauncey M Depew expected to arrive tomorrow enhancing social prominence in the seaside resort community.
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Bar Harbor
Meé
Lord
Lady Randolph Churchill
Chauncey M. Depew
River Lumberman Drowns at Brentwood in Exeter
Joseph Hall, a 59 year old river lumberman, was drowned at Brentwood today after working on the river. He resided in Exeter and was known in the local lumbering trades. The incident occurred during a day of high water and strong currents. Local authorities reported the accidental death and notified his family.
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Exeter
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Joseph Hall
Brentwood
Camille D Arville in The Grand Duchess at Boston Theatre
The Boston Theatre opens next Monday with Pauline Hall in La Belle Helene its 300th Hall performance in the city. The cast includes William Pruette Fred Frear Alf C Whelan Julie King G H Rolland Barney Riley and others. Gowns and stage settings are praised and the venue promises comfort.
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Boston
Offenbach
Fitchburg Fast Express Seeks Saratoga Run Details
The Fitchburg railroad introduces a fast express service between Boston and Saratoga with an arrival at 3 30 PM from Boston and a 12 35 AM return from Saratoga. Passenger trains run 11 30 AM to 7 33 PM and 7 0 AM to 3 10 PM with several express options and late evening arrivals.
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Fitchburg Railroad
Saratoga
Boston
Along the Water Front
The schooner Sylvie captained by E Saxton sails at noon with a party led by Samuel Chickering for a two week cruise along the eastern coast stopping at Eastport and harbor towns. The ocean tug Scranton captained by Nulty departed yesterday afternoon with barges Tobyhanna Cohocton Shickshinny and Canisteo bound for Hoboken N J the long tow from Boston tests the captain’s skill to keep the line steady. A forthcoming Graham Meyer torch signaling invention will be exhibited at the waterfront for marine use. The Vigilant crew received the largest pay in years but most sailors left for New York seeking vessel opportunities.
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E. Saxton
Samuel Chickering
Eastport
Dodge
Scranton
Nulty
Tobyhanna
Cohocton
Shickshinny
Canisteo
Hoboken
N. J
New York
Foston
Do You Want a Quaker
Howard W. Spurr & Co. promote the celebrated Quaker cigar as superior to any Londres cigar in New England or the Middle States and invite consumers of the popular brand to judge for themselves.
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Howard W. Spurr & Co
New England
Middle States
A Seat for Two Confidante Furnishings At Paine’s
A new piece of furniture called the French confidante is now on display at Paine's furniture wardrooms on Canal Street. It is designed for drawing rooms to provide a quiet semi private conversation space and is described as not being expensive in price. The device has quickly become popular.
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Maud K. Williams
Rozalie
Davy Jones
Boston Museum
Paine
Canal Street
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