Flames Sweep Towns Burn Forest Fires Near Mt Waldo Quarries
Northward blazes rage in West Schools and LaGrange while Bangor & Aroostook dispatches special trains and crews. A major fire between Winterport and Frankfort near Mt Waldo quarry burns fiercely but shows signs of gain control by day’s end. About 1000 workers battle fires within eighty miles of Bangor.
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West Schools
LaGrange
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Winterport
Frankfort
Mt. Waldo
Bangor
Massive Maine forest fire spreads 15 miles toward Misery
A large forest fire near Indian Pond, Kineo, Maine, rapidly expanded to cover 15 miles by sundown. An estimated 6000 to 8000 acres burned with losses exceeding 100000 dollars. Strong winds drove flames toward Misery, threatening more land as trains on the Somerset railroad were halted.
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Kineo
Indian Pond
Chase
Somerset Railroad
Fires Endanger Summer Colony in Kennebunk Region
Four forest fires raged around Kennebunk Maine with the worst near Parsons Beach. Sparks threatened valuable summer residences as patrols were deployed. a 20-man Boston and Maine crew fought a two mile blaze along the branch line after a night outbreak near the Kennebunkport turnpike. Fire on Sanford Road remained active and a York fire pushing toward Ogunquit continued.
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Kennebunk
Parsons Beach
Kennebunkport Turnpike
Boston & Maine Railroad
Kennebunkport
Sanford Road
York
Ogunquit
Heat Fueled Forest Fires Threaten Maine Towns
In Brunswick heat and a southwest wind revive forest fires near Cook's Corner and the New Meadows River. The Lewiston Augusta Waterville street railway was laid out of service by burning poles and wrecked rails. Fires advanced toward timber houses, with multiple structures including Cyrus Reiley and Charles Grover on Hamm's Mills Road at risk but saved after strenuous efforts.
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Brunswick
Cook’s Corner
New Meadows
Lewiston
Augusta
Thomas Road
Street Railway Company
Maine Central Railroad
Hamm’s Mills
Cyrus Reiley
Charles Grover
Hamm's Mills
George Walker
Rescued Men Tell Post of the 12 Hours of Fearful Suffering
Rescued men recount a prolonged ordeal at sea after a catastrophic explosion blew fuel tanks and toppled the craft. They describe a deafening roar, being hurled to the hull, and slipping into the water as flames spread.
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Messrs. Trull and
Beal
Drowning in the Bay After Exploding Launch Disaster
Survivors describe a night of flames and peril as the launch exploded scattering four dead or missing. Tarbell and Pecker clung to life buoys and swam toward shore while Worthington Dove with the blaze, later presumed drowned. Bowman rescued Tarbell and Pecker, delivering them to the Sippican Hotel for care as the community searched for others.
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Frank Bowman
Mattapoisett
Bowman
Sippican Hotel
Falmouth
Woods
Hole
Mr. Pecker
Mr. Worthington
Worthington
Pecker
Worthington Well Known Wealthy Boston Figure Passes
Roland Worthington a prominent clubman and real estate owner from Dedham dies at 50. He was son of the late Roland Worthington former Boston Traveler owner and port collector. He lived on Village avenue and belonged to clubs including Boston Athletic Association Tiffin Brookline Country Corinthian and Eastern Yacht Clubs.
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Boston Traveler
Roland Worthington
Dedham
Village Avenue
Grant
Worthington
Boston Athletic Association
Tiffin Club
Brookline Country Club
Corinthian Yacht
Eastern Yacht Clubs
State Street
Boston Society
Swell Back Bay
Edith L. Johnson
Pondville
Wrentham
Trulli From Woburn among Dolphin Explosion Victims
John T. Trulli, a 56 year old Woburn resident, was among four men lost when the Dolphin exploded in Buzzards Bay. A retired businessman born in Stoneham, he owned 604 Main Street, chaired local clubs, married Evelyn Davis, and left three children, with long ties to the David Nevins Company before its move to New York.
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Woburn
John T. Trulli
Buzzard’s Bay
Stoneham
Charles Trull
Hzra Trull
Charlestown
Trull
Main Street
Mishaw
Beal A Boston Man Joseph H Beal
Joseph H Beal of Boston and Milton died at 52 years of age. He lived most of his life in Boston and Milton and was well known in Milton. He worked in the office of Albert S Bigelow, a mining broker and company president who has an apartment in the Sears building. He is survived by his brother Alexander Beal and sister Elizabeth Beal who lived with him.
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Joseph H. Beal
Boston
Milton
Mr. Beal
Albert S. Bigelow
Sears
Alexander Beal
Elizabeth Beal
Savory Dies After Marion Disaster
Savory, a Marblehead machinist and Spanish-American War veteran of the Highth Regiment, Company Co, aged 29, was lost in the Marion disaster last night. He lived in Marblehead and left with Mr. Tarbell in the launch Dolphin to pick up friends at Marion.
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Marblehead
H. Savory
Marion
Highth Regiment
Tarbell
Pecker Known on Street Labeled Stock Broker Victim
Paward HB Pecker of 416 Marlboro Street identified as a Boston stock broker with EH Rollins Co offices at 21 Milk Street. A member of the Boston Stock Exchange, he survived the Dolphin disaster with Tarbell and is about four years old and married.
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Paward HB
Pecker
Marlboro Street
Mr. Tarbell
Boston
Milk Street
Boston Stock Exchange
Tarbell Yacht Owner Tarbell from Dolphin Disaster
Arthur P. Tarbell owner of the Dolphin and one of two survivors in the disaster is a wealthy retired Boston businessman with a Marblehead summer home. He resides at 31 Brimmer street and is a Corinthian Yacht Club member. He purchased the Dolphin from Herman W. Friend this season.
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Arthur P. Tarbell
Dolphin
Brimmer Street
Boston
Marblehead
Corinthian Yacht Club
Mr. Tarbell
Herman W. Friend
Miss Tarbell Feels Relief After Dolphin Rescue
Tarbell's sister Miss Sarah Tarbell, longtime invalid, learned at her Marblehead summer home that her brother Arthur Tarbell was saved after clinging to a life preserver three miles offshore. She had predicted some accident involving the boat and expressed relief once told he was safe. She said she would not be at ease until he returns home.
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Worthington
Trull
Beal
Savory
Marblehead
Sarah Tarbell
Dolphin
Neck
Miss Tarbell
Tarbell
Arthur
Dolphin A Noted Boat Built 1907 By Britt & Co
The Dolphin, built in 1907 at West Lynn by Britt & Co for Herman W. Friend of Brookline, was 40 feet waterline and 43 feet overall. It featured a roomy forward crew and engine compartment, a main saloon with collapsible berths, and a compact table, blending auto boat speed with cruiser comforts.
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Dolphin
Britt & Co
West Lynn
Herman W. Friend
Brookline
Marine Hye RBemedo Insures Mre Health Eye Comfort Hye Beauty
An item notes the involvement of Marine Hye RBemedo in insuring health and eye comfort products and beauty lines under the label Hye Beauty. The brief highlights branding and coverage details.
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Marine Hye
Fire on towboat Neponset causes near tragedy at Gove's wharf
A boiler overheated aboard the towboat Neponset at Hast Boston's Gove's wharf sparked a fire. An unknown rowing by roused James L. Sherlock and HE. W. Perkins, who with two hose lines fought the blaze and saved the vessel. The fireroom was gutted. damage about 1500 dollars. The boat to be towed to Atlantic Works for repairs.
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Gove'’s Wharf
Boston
James L. Sherlock
HE. W. Perkins
Sherlock
Perkins
Atlantic Works
Thieves Raid Closets At Bathhouse In Broad Daylight
Robbery at the street bath on L street reports four men taking money and watches within an hour around 5 to 6 pm. A worker lost 23.60. he cried in distress as his family waited at home. Bath patrons complain of a chaotic locker system and locker-key extortion by a clique that preempts long lines.
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L Street
Post
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Serts
Hungary
Hountten & Dutto
Miss Johnson
Trousseau
Bear
Lana
East Marion
Miss Crossett
Lewis Crossett
Rockland
Mr. Trull
Hack
Alfred S. Bigelow
AEN
New England
Ak Bretch
East Boston
Neponset
Chase & Sanborn
Seal Brand
Key System
Carters Wu
Jtese
J. S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated Undertakers
Washington Street
Dudley Street Terminal
Caspel
George H. Waterman
Franks
Waterman
Roxbury
Marconi
Blakeslee
Erastus Blakeslee
Avenue
O'Cl Duane
Eliza
Thomas J
Elizabeth A. Duane
U. S
Resolute
West Fifth Street
Relat
Kearins
Thomas
Ellen Kearins
Bip
East Second Street
Eaven Church
Houghton & Dutt
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