Wharf collapse at Commercial wharf kills one, injures six
A massive 500 ton coal shed at the International Steamship Company coal yard collapsed on the Commercial wharf trapping seven workers. One man, Michael Driscoll, died. six others were seriously injured but later expected to recover. Rescue efforts, led by Captain Cain, involved fire brigade and ambulances. The dead man leaves a widow and five children. The accident is blamed on rotten piles and heavy strain with ownership noted as the Commercial Wharf Corporation lease to the steamship company.
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International Steamship Company
Michael Driscoll
Thomas McGraith
Hanover Avenue
James Downey
Revere Place
Martin Hines
Henchman
Commercial
Richard D. Best
Havre Street
Boston
William Driscoll
Michael
Salutation Street
David Smith
Travers Street
International Steamship Line
Jennie Hall
Cain
Driscoll
Hines
North Grove Street
M. J. Murphy
Hanover Street
St. Stephen’s Church
Sensation Shirt Waists Offered At Bargain Prices
A sale of 4000 elegant shirt waists in several styles including serpent ine shapes with large sleeves and vivid patterns. Sizes vary and textiles were formerly priced at 1.00, 1.25, and 1.50. now offered at reduced rates.
Early mail order waist prices advertise sale items
The notice promotes mail order purchases with specifics on bust measure and color and adds ten cents for return postage. It highlights attractive Shirt Waists at 9 1/2 cents and Silk Waists described as beautiful, offered at half price or less.
Unsafe Boston wharf blamed for repeated near collapses
Gilchrist and Co. pairs claim the wharf is safe for ordinary business and not leased for coal handling. J Emery Jr, director of Commercial Wharf Corp, and W F Day, wharfinger, dispute this, warning repairs are neglected. The piece notes rotten foundations and fragile piles, predicting more accidents if owners fail to invest.
Electrified street car crash injures man in Revere
An urgent report from Beach street Revere details an electric car speed spree that left the sidewalk and orchard fences demolished. Tailor Jacob Jackson of Boston sustained serious injuries and conductor Murphy suffered minor harm while motor man Fury is noted for fast runs. Also noted: Sophemia B Young faces contempt charges in Chelsea for purported letter bribery. Martha A Hanscom known as Mattie Hanscom dies after Crescent Beach residence years of operation. a Crescent Avenue cow poisoned at Beachmont. local clubs prepare spring and summer events including yacht cruises and a July concert schedule at Winthrop hotels with numerous registrants listed.
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Beach Street
Revere
Crescent Beach
Boston
William Janviner
Jacob Jackson
Jackson & Son, Tailors
Washington Street
Murphy
Marion F. Hall
Jackson
Strathmore Hotel
Superior Court
L. Carver
H. B. Jones
William W. Butler
C. van Wagonne
Martha A. Hanscom
Mattie Hanscom
Lowell
Gleason House
Broadway
Nelson S. Burbank
Gleason
Charles Chisholm
Crescent Avenue
Beachmont
Mills
Saugus
Paris Green
Leighton House
Winthrop Highlands
Clarke Pillsbury
Winthrop Yacht Club
Marblehead
Winthrop
Portland
Boothbay
Belfast
R. J. Jose
Graham Concert Company
New Winthrop Hotel
Parker Hall
Hotel Pines
William T. van Nostrand
Wakefield
H. G. Walker
W. F. Leonard
A. Boynton
New Haven
H. W. Hall
Burlington
Carrie C. Hall
S. E. Kendall
Newburyport
W. Wilkins
Worcester
S. Lawton
New London
South Framingham
C. J. Hassett
T. F. Power
W. F. Dodge
Leominster
W. V. Olney
New Orleans
Work Not Fight Hurts East Somerville Ditch Strikers
Strikes on the metropolitan sewer project Section 85 at Mystic Avenue in East Somerville spark labor unrest and gang activity. Workers demand higher pay while hoodlums rob passing teamsters and pedlers, with incidents of violence and mud baths reported. Italians face hiring tensions as contractors replace striking workers.
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Metropolitan
Mystic Avenue
East Somerville
Heath
Jam Heath & Son
Medford
Mystic Flats
Sons of Italy
Dwyer
Charlestown
Dream book raid nets slips and two dream books
Officers from Division 3 raided the policy shop at 4 Stoddard Street with a warrant at 7 30 pm capturing a large stash of policy slips manifold books and two dream books. Charles P Chase 63 and Joan B Wilson 28 were detained on charges of presence where gaming implements were fo.
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Division 3
No. 4
Stoddard Street
Charles P. Chase
Joan B. Wilson
Alcoholism Cited as Cause of Somerville Man Death
Medical Examiner Durell and Dr Cahill ruled John Stone of Somerville died Monday morning from alcoholism rather than foul play. Blood on the floor likely from a fall hitting a broken tumbler. Mrs Stone, charged with drunkenness, pleaded not guilty but admitted drinking a glass from the shared quart. Funeral arrangements follow as neighbors note Stone’s hemorrhage history.
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Durell
Somerville
Cahill
Cambridge
John Stone
Stone
Medford Street
Post
Rafferty
Body of Samuel Oakes Identified in Rhode Island
The washed ashore body at Middletown Rhode Island is confirmed as Samuel Oakes of Cambridge. Initial misidentification as John Patterson of Amesbury is corrected by clothes and a Cambridgeport dated letter. The case is suspected to be self-inflicted drowning after a May 19 trip on the Fall River steamer, with relatives sought since June. A January separation from his wife followed by her disappearance and a Frenchman’s vanishing are noted. The wife later ran a boardinghouse under an assumed name, while the Frenchman also resided there, actions thought to have distressed Oakes and contributed to his death.
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Middletown
R. I
Samuel Oakes
Cambridge
John Patterson
Amesbury
Mass
Cambridgeport
Oakes
Fall River
Norfolk Street
Columbia Street
Boy Hit By Team Near Warrenton Street Home
Three year old William Shay of 108 Warrenton Street was playing on the street at 6 last night when a team driven by Arles J Baxter ran him down. He was led home and Dr Williams found slight internal injuries after attending him.
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William Shay
Warrenton Street
Arles J. Baxter
Dr. Williams
Possible Boston mail staff increase eyed for fall
Postmaster Coveney said no official notice yet though a larger Boston office carrier staff is expected in the fall. The plan calls for eighty seven new men drawn from substitutes and the eligible list of over six hundred. If approved, service to residential areas will get special attention while business district routes improve. Townsend to dedicate new town hall with a banquet, speeches, and a concert by Herbert Johnson's Quintet Club of Boston.
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Coveney
Post
Washington
Boston
Massachusetts
Townsend
Townsend Soldiers’ Memorial Association
New Hall
Elmer H. Capen
Tufts College
Anson D. Fessen
Herbert Johnson
Quintet Club
Russell Orchestra
Fitchburg
Bat Shea Is Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Troy New York July 1 Bat Shea who murdered Robert Ross at the election riots in this city was this morning sentenced to die in the electric chair at Clinton Prison Dannemora in the week beginning Aug 21.
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Troy
N. Y
Enterprise Arrives at Falmouth from Massachusetts Nautical School
The Massachusetts nautical schoolship Enterprise has arrived at Falmouth on July 10, bringing a shipboard crew and cadets to continue training and related official duties.
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Enterprise
Falmouth
Massachusetts Nautical Schoolship
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CG. H. Buek & CO
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