Fire destroys Cole Sprague coal tower in South Boston
A big fire at the Cole Sprague Coal Company on Land First streets South Boston destroyed the tower and coal pocket. The loss is about 10000 dollars. Watchman Joseph Donahue sounded the alarm at 12 53. Firemen struggled to reach the top amid smoke while keeping the blaze from spreading to the waterfront. The adjacent wharf owned by Faison Electric Illuminating Company also burned. Neighbors awakened by the blaze rushed outside in fear of a larger waterfront fire.
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Cole-Sprague Coal Company
Land First Streets
Boston
Joseph Donahue
Cole- Sprague Company
Faison Electriclluminating Company
Immeasiate
Melrose Athlete Rescues Three Girls From Water
Alvin B. Deiter captain of the Melrose High School baseball team and Miss Mildred Howe of Malden saved three girls from drowning at Foster's pond in Andover. Their canoe capsized as they reached the struggling swimmers, but Deiter swam ashore with two victims and guided the third to safety with Miss Howe assisting from the canoe.
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Andover
Foster's Pond
Alvin B. Deiter
Melrose
Mildred Howe
Malden
South Boston
Deiter
Miss Howe
Avater
Mark of Teeth On Slain Girl Delays Inquest
The inquest into the death of Alice Crispell is postponed as marks on her body are believed to be from a man's teeth. Coroner James Marley is expected to conduct tomorrow morning at the Oneonta Hotel facing Harvey's Lake, where the body was found Monday in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Alice Crispell
James Marley
Oneonta Hotel
Harvey’s Lake
Teeth Imprints on Dead Girl Point to Suspect Johns
The right hand and arm of the dead girl bear imprints suspected to be from teeth. Authorities plan to compare marks to Herbert Johns as the key evidence. District Attorney Bigelow abandons third degree interrogation pending dental comparison. Coroner Marley sees no clear murder motive. Autopsy pathologist Higgins will have a dentist assess Johns teeth if marks match. Johns denies killing the girl and discusses marriage with her. he remains in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Johns
John H. Bigelow
Johns
Bigelow
Marley
P. J. Higgins
Former Boston Society Girl Sued for Divorce
Henry Pratt McKean, a prominent Boston society figure, filed for divorce in Norristown, citing desertion. His wife, once Marian Shaw of Boston, left him two years ago and has lived at 238 Beacon Street. Her inherited estate near two million dollars was a focal point in the case.
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Henry Pratt McKean
Marian Shaw
Norristown
Penn
Boston
McKean
Beacon Street
Philadelphia man seeks divorce from Boston socialite wife
Henry Pratt McKean of Fox Run Farm Penllyn seeks divorce after wife deserted him around July 1 1910 and went to Boston. They married June 3 1889 Brookline Mass and lived amicably for about 20 years. The couple have two sons with both parents active in society and clubs.
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MckKean
Fox Run Farm
Penllyn
Boston
Brookline
Mass
McKean
Henry Pratt McKean
Thomas McKean
George Mifflin Wharton
Philadelphia
Radner Hunt
Germantown Cricket
Sons of the Revolution
Agassiz
McKeans
Henry Pratt McKean, Jr
Beth Perkins Lee
Not Surprised Divorce Filing Upends Pride’s Crossing
Mrs. Marian Shaw McKean of Boston and Philadelphia, summering at Pride’s Crossing, showed no surprise when informed her husband Henry Pratt McKean filed a divorce libel in Norristown. She dismissed the news, saying she does not care, suggesting possible friendly understanding.
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Pride’s Crossing
Marian Shaw McKean
Boston
Philadelphia
Henry Pratt McKean
Norristown
Penn
McKean
Beacon Street
Henry Pratt McKean, Jr
Elizabeth P. Lee
Brookline
Quincy A
Mayors Host Argentine Visitors at Palm Garden Dinner
Mayor Fitzgerald entertained Dr. Romulo S. Naon minister of the Argentine Republic and officers of the visiting training ship Presidente Sarmiento at Paragon Park. Mrs Fitzgerald and the mayor's daughters helped host the informal dinner followed by lawn dancing.
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Nantasket
Orelock
June Brides Fill Cambridge With Record Weddings
Dan Cupid broke June records in Cambridge with 200 marriages in the past month. The city also saw 182 marriage intentions filed, the highest count for a single month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Cambridge
Little Blind God
Cambridge Bride Record Breaks in June License Rush
City Clerk’s office reports a rush of 14 marriage license filings on May 31 as couples flock for June weddings. Frank Zocano and Sarah Calamara sparked the day, with Zocano obtaining a waiver to beat the five day rule and ensuring a timely Cambridge wedding seen in a 200 June brides record.
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Edward J. Brandon
Thomas J. Conrick
Tom Conrick
Dan Cupid
Conrick
Michael Neilon
Frank Zoccano
Otis Street
Sarah Calamara
Cambridge Street
Frank
Sarah
Charles J. McIntire
Middlesex
East Cambridge
City Hall
Cambridge
Wealthy Brookline resident appeals divorce support ruling
George L. Mayberry of Boston representing William J. Sullivan of Winslow Road Brookline filed an appeal in Dedham court from a recent matrimonial decision. The court ordered Sullivan to pay his wife a lump sum of 1200 dollars and 150 dollars a month. Sullivan had been granted a Nevada divorce in 1910. his wife contends the divorce is valid, she asserts it does not, while Sullivan argues the Nevada decree precludes the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Mayberry
Boston
William J. Sullivan
Winslow Road
Brookline
Dedham
Sullivan
Nevada
Malden pair elope wed in Portland
A Malden girl Mildred Follin aged 18 and Edgett Hammond from a New Hampshire town secretly married in Portland Maine a few days earlier. Hammond had lodged with Mrs Hollein and faced her objections to the match. The couple plans to reside in Malden and the bride formerly worked at Joslin and Co. in Malden.
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Malden
Portland
Cupid
Mildred Follein
Salem Place
New Hampshire
Edgett Hammond
Boston
Hammond
Joslin & Co
Circus Leads to Desertion in Haverhill Bride Flight
Hollis Cotton of Plaistow deserted his wife of two months after she refused to attend a circus. He is 30, a shoe worker. his wife, a widow before marriage, has three children. Police aid sought as he failed to return. The piece also notes upcoming menus and canning hints in the Post.
Bride of 15 seeks freedom from runaway marriage
Ida Beatrice Louise Bodin aged 15 daughter of Adolf F Bodin of Harvard Observatory Cambridge files at East Cambridge court house for an annulment of her runaway marriage to Oscar Maceo of New York city said to have taken place on March 19 in Cambridge Massachusetts City.
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Ida Beatrice Louise Bodin
Adolf F. Bodin
Harvard University Observatory
Appleton Street
Cambridge
East Cambridge Court House
Oscar Maceo
New York City
Parents challenge underage marriage in Boston case
The girl's father sues in Middlesex Superior Court claiming the marriage license was obtained by misrepresenting age and the girl, aged just over 15, married without parental consent. Ida Bodin’s father declined to comment at Harvard Observatory. The case slated for the first Monday in August. Oscar Maceo, the husband, must appear.
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Boston
Ida Bodin
Oscar Maceo
Captain Knew Ship Doomed Fore Knowledge of Mt Oswald Loss
A Board of Trade inquiry into the Mt Oswald loss reveals Captain Stannard wrote his wife before departure from Baltimore on February 17 1912. The letter recounts 12 feet of water in the fore peak and a wish to dock in New York, with the ship never heard from again.
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Newcastle
Eng
Baltimore
Hamburg
Stannard
Board of Trade
Chesapeake Bay
New York
Theatrical Outing Through Middleboro Farm Visit
A delegation of theatrical folks led by John Evans visited Evans Farm in Middleboro yesterday for an annual farm life outing. Attendees included Sally Greenbury Tukesbury Charley O'Brien and Fred Doherty of the Howard Atheneum. They dined with Mrs. John Evans then toured the State Farm at Bridgewater Taunton and nearby towns. The trip, by auto, was deemed a success with generous welcomes from locals.
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Evans
Middleboro
Sally Greenbury
Tukesbury
Charley O'Brien
Fred Doherty
Howard Atheneum
John Evans
Bridgewater
State Farm
Taunton
Auto
South Boston Rector Leaves Estate Worth 6486.21
The late Right Rev. Monsignor Denis O Callaghan, rector of St. Augustine's Church in South Boston, left an estate of 6486.21 per an inventory filed by special administrator Thomas F. Waldron in Suffolk Probate Court. The estate includes savings deposits life insurance and personal effects from the library and pictures.
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Denis O'Callaghan
St. Augustine’s Church
South Boston
Thomas F. Waldron
Suffolix Probate Court
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