Fire destroys Thiel & Co. wholesale liquor house on Atlantic
Five story Thiel & Co wholesale liquor building at 545 Atlantic avenue and 252 Congress street burned at 5 15 yesterday area fire caused $60 000 damage. Alcohol on second floor sparked flames reaching into street threatening Atlantic avenue wholesale district. Thirteen female and two male employees escaped unharmed aided by owner August Thiel. Bowker Bartlett and Ane Brothers warehous es suffered smoke damage. Firefighters from multiple districts fought massive flames with 12 streams, power shut off later, building gutted. Losses include stock 35000 building 15000 and smoke 10000. owner insured partly. Miss Minne Boyce and Miss Alice Bresnahan among workers.
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August Thiel & Co
Atlantic Avenue
Congress Street
Thiel
Ane Brothers
Bowker & Bartlett
Thiel Place
Boston Common
Fort Hill Square
South
Boston
Mullen
Charles D. Daly
Wolf's My Clothier Offers Stamp Book Redemption
A notice announces $2.50 in merchandise or $2.00 in cash for filled Legal Stamp books at Wolf's My Clothier located at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Man Found Dead Near Poison Bottle Near Shirley
A badly decomposed man was found beside an empty Paris green bottle in a field off Leominster road by Howard A. Perri of Fitchburg while blueberrying. Medical Examiner Herbert B. Priest said the man likely died two months ago from poisoning but murder could not be ruled out without a full identification. A black derby hat carried the name James Finigan of Boston and shoes bore D F Sullivan of Fall River. a nickel and four pennies were on the body. Authorities seek identification amid uncertainty of the death.
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Shirley
Paris Green
Leominster Road
Howard A. Perri
Fitchburg
Herbert B. Priest
Groton
James Finigan
Washington Street
Boston
D. F. Sullivan
Fall River
Embroidery Made Easy Designs Feature Tea Apron Decoration
The embroidery made easy design shows a decoration for a tea apron. The design transfers with simple soap and water. The same page presents sketches of the newest hats seen in Paris shops.
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Paris
Double stamps with every Wolf's morning purchase
Customers receive double stamps with each purchase at Wolf's My Clothier located at corner and Portland streets until 2 oclock noon.
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Wolf's
Clothier
Corner
Portland
Three-Door Dorchester Fire Destroys Homes and Injures Residents
A pre noon blaze in Dorchester damaged about 25 000 dollars destroying a new Normandy street apartment and a skeleton of another building. Twelve houses along Seaver Hewins Washington and Columbia roads burned at once with residents and horses escaping amid crowds and alarms. Mrs Newcomb Mrs Weir and others were overcome and carried to safety as Hose 21 fought the flames. Fire caused by a plumber torch spread rapidly before two alarms brought aid.
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Dorchester
Franklin Park
W. H. Newcomb
Normandy Street
Seaver Street
Hewins Street
Washington Street
Columbia Road
A. 8
Weir
Hannah Axe
Walsh
Mullen
Mr. Newcomb
William Paine
Willam O'Shea
P. A. Riordan
Max Brown
Jonas’ Klein
Maurice Axe
Alice J. Mulligan
J. E. Weir
Alex Wight
H. E. Stevens
John Keene
Edward Gallagher
Mt. Bowdoin
Meeting House Hill
Harvard Street
Newcomb
Lawson Discovered by Bear While Vacationing in Oregon
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson, missing from dinner after fishing near Prineville, Oregon, is found on a log over Wawawai Creek bound to the log by a bear encounter. He is described as pale and exhausted with hat and shoe lost, awaiting aid from friend Thomas Sharp and a hired man.
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Seattle
Wash
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
West
Lawson
Thomas Sharp
Columbia River
Oregon
Prinerville
Prineville
Sharp
Wawawai Creek
Wall Street
T. W. Lawson
Bear in the Woods Delivers Trout Feast Near Log Stump
A bank near a leaning log hosts a large black bear devouring trout Lawson had thrown to lure it away from Hin. Lawson, a five hour prisoner, claimed to have caught 500 pounds of trout for Bruin, who still demanded more. A failed rifle shot by Sharp ends the scene.
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Lawson
Hin
Bruin
Sharp
King George thanks Erin for Irish reception
King George expresses joy and affection for Dublin’s reception to the Queen and himself. He pledges to visit again soon and to tour other parts of Ireland, sending best wishes for prosperity and happiness to the Irish people.
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Ireland
Dublin
Dorchester Fire Spurs Call for New Fire Laws
Principal Assessor Edward G. Richardson urged immediate action after a fatal Dorchester blaze. He warned existing rules on constructing three and six family wooden dwellings risk future disaster unless laws ban such buildings as currently built.
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Dorchester
Edward G. Richardson
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Charlestown
Atlantic Avenues
Bowker & Bartlett Company
Henry Choate
Minne Boyce
Alice Bresnahan
Fort Hill
Dewey Square
Rowe's Wharf
Larz Anderson
Summer Street
Oxford
Summer St
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Providence
Sunday Post
Charge Gibbs
F. Gray CO
Oswego Mills
Washington and
Hanover Streets
Hannah Oxfords
Sheinwald
W. L. Douglass
Crockett
Barry
Ladies
Oxfords
Patent Colt
Regal Oxfords
Land Oxfords
Goodyear West
Owen
Siglie
Goodyear Welt
Douglas Custom Shoes
Horsford's
King George
Erin
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