Explosion at Cambridge market wrecks store and injures two
An underground gas leak ignited by foreman Thomas Trenchard caused a basement explosion at the Manhattan Market Cambridge yesterday. Two injured include Mrs. Margaret Pierce and Trenchard. The blast blew floors, walls, and front windows, ruining stock and damaging adjacent premises. Losses run into thousands, with separate damage to neighboring apartments and fixtures. The market, leased from Theodore H. Raymond, faces substantial claims.
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Fruit Department
Manhattan Market
Cambridge
Thomas Trenchard
Margaret Pierce
Charles H. Thurston
Trenchard
Cambridge Hospital
Pierce
Masschusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Massachusetts Avenue
William A. Cox
Fire Twice at McCarthy Mattress Factory Sparks plc Alleged Arson
Eugene McCarthy 70 Fulton street saw two fires this week at his mattress factory. Tuesday's $6000 blaze remains under mystery while last night’s fire, starting after 6, is alleged incendiary. McCarthy suspects a crowd of mischievous youths and urged a thorough police investigation. A 7 year old boy named Tony allegedly sparked the latest blaze, but reports from witnesses conflict. Patrolman Sullivan and Lieutenant Swan questioned youths and released them without names.
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Eugene McCarthy
Fulton Street
Division 1
McCarthy
Sullivan
Excelsior and Feathers
Mr. McCarthy
Tony
Joseph Vesta
North Street
Vesta
Lieutenant Swan
Charges Filed Against Chelsea Officer in Salary Dispute
Chelsea inspector of plumbing and health officer Frank E. Winslow faces charges of drawing excess salary and stamping payrolls with a facsimile signature. A hearing is set with Mayor Edward E. Willard next Monday at 10 AM. Winslow, 3 months in office, denies the allegations as clerical and vows full investigation.
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Board of Health
Guild
Frank E. Winslow
Chelsea
Edward E. Willard
Winslow
Post
William W. Schofield
Willard
Eli W. Veazie
Mt. Bellingham M. E
Bates
Republican City Committee
Miles’s Rush East Mystifies Washington
Washington June 6. The so called latest Miles affair has stirred War Department circles. Reports claim Miles rushed to Washington amid alleged threats of court martial for disclosing army secrets and statements about West Point exercises. Chicago dispatch says Miles denied being ordered to Washington and refused further interviews. The arrival expected tomorrow to clarify the mystery.
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Washington
Miles
War Department
Arnold
Edwards
Culberson
Philippines
Kansas City
Chicago
West Point
Pennsylvania Road
Boston Area Weekend Forecast Sees Warm Temperatures
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for a fair Saturday with warmer conditions and light southwest winds. Sunday may bring partly cloudy skies with possible local thunderstorms and warmer southwest winds. Forecasts from Washington on June 6 note unsettled weather through New England and eastern New York with local rains, cooler Sunday, and brisk south winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Grand Banks
East Boston Firemen Fight Two Blazes on Decatur Street
Three alarms answered by East Boston firefighters for two rapid fires on Decatur and Border Street areas. A kerosene lamp explosion caused $500 damage at 46 Decatur Street. A second blaze at 139 Border Street and 150 Liverpool Street damaged phonoharps worth $2,500 and stock, with total damage under $4,000. Lieutenant Jordan injured by broken glass. All insured.
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Decatur
Liverpool Streets
Boston
Decatur Street
John Logan
Rosa Buchanan
Border Street
Liverpool Street
Jordan
Combes Forms New French Cabinet in Paris
Senator Armand Combes accepted the task of forming a new French cabinet and, after conferring with allies, announced a semi official list: Combes premier interior public worship. Valle justice. Delcasse foreign affairs. General Andre war. Marvejouis marine. Chaumie public instruction. Pelletan public works. Domergue colonies. Trououillet colonies. Mougeot agriculture. Decrees will be in the Official Journal next Sunday. The declaration will stress taxation reform, railroads state purchase, and the law on associations.
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Paris
Combes
Senate
M. Combes
Valle
M. Delcasse
General Andre
Marvejouis
Brisson
Chaumie
Pelletan
Domergue
Truouillet
Commerce
Mougeot
Agriculture
Shooting closes Stanton colliery in Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Penn. June 6 Last night s shooting sobered the valley as Stanton colliery closed. Coal and iron police quit, four remained on guard. Deputies sworn in to turnout to court as Charles McCann, 13, remained in serious condition. Strike action by engineers firemen and pumpmen cited by President Mitchell.
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Wilkiesbarrde
Penn
Wyoming
Stanton
Coal and Iron Police
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
New York
Philadelphia
Charles McCann
Albert Jacobs
Court House
Mitchell
Colonel William A. Gaston Favorite for Governor
Boston Democrat Col William A Gaston is favored for the party nomination by a majority of Democratic Senators and Representatives in a photograph captioned image by Purdy.
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William A. Gaston
Purdy
Col
Boston
North End boy killed by wagon in Boston street
Hyman Ross aged 56, son of Isaac Ross of 60 Prince street, was run over and killed by a wagon owned by E. G. Tutein of Revere and driven by Charles E. Hazelwood of 154 Falcon street East Boston. The child was playing with others on Prince street when the wagon struck him. Hazelwood waited until help arrived and was released by Station 1 after facts were learned.
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Hyman Ross
Isaac Ross
Prince Street
E. G. Tutein
Revere
Charles E. Hazelwood
Falcon Street
Boston
Hazelwood
Swan
Gaston Favored for Massachusetts Governorship by Democrats
A Post canvass of 77 Democratic legislators finds strong backing for Colonel William A. Gaston of Boston as the most available gubernatorial candidate. Hamlin also has support, Olney mentioned by one, and some members have no preference. Leaders and ward dynamics shape a likely Gaston nomination with debates continuing in Boston wards and state towns.
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House
Senate
William A. Gaston
Boston
Charless. Hamlin
Richard Olney
Gaston
Hamlin
Democratic Party
Collins
Josiah Quincy
Congress
New
Ward 11
McNary
State Committee
Post
W. T.A. Fitzgerald
Oote
Henry S. Fitzgerald
M. J. Sullivan
Charles 8. Sullivan
Massachusetts
John T. Sparks
Edward Seaver
John A. Sullivan
Hiamlin
John R. Thayer
Samuel Roads, Jr
Marblehead
Thomas I. Davis
Salem
Essex County
Thomas Donahue
Fall River
Mark N. Skerrett
Worcester
George A. Schofield
Ipswich
Eugene Marchessault
Spencer
Thomas P. Larkin
Williamsburg
Daniel J. Sheehan
John Quinn, Jr
Bos
Pelee Erupts Once More Sending Cloud Over Fort de France
Mont Pelee erupts again at 10 16 in Martinique sending a gigantic volcanic cloud toward the south while detonations continue. The sea recedes and later water returns unevenly as observers plan a possible ascent of the Soufriere with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and the United States Geological Survey.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
St. Vincent
Edmund C. Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Thomas Augustus Jaggar
United States Geological Survey
George C. Curtis
Eruption Fears Rise Near Soufriere Volcano
Vessels off Martinique report rough seas hinting at submarine eruptions between Martinique and St Lucia. In St Vincent glowing steam plumes from the Soufriere crater now rise since May 16, with nightly flashes of flame and renewed ground vibrations heightening alarm of renewed volcanic activity.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
Nce
Martinique
St. Lucia
Borough to sue over water supply cut off by coal company
Mining superintendents report no change in general conditions. Water continues to accumulate in lower mine levels while coal company officials show indifference to flooding. Nanticoke plans to sue Susquehanna Coal Co. to stop cutting water supply to the borough. The company provides power for pumping into the reservoir. when workers quit, pumps shut down.
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Coal Company
Nanticoke
Susquehanna Coal Company
Everything is off strike directs 29000 miners
Wilkesbarre Penn six six 1920 President Mitchell says 29000 miners are in the anthracite field with 18000 to stop work tomorrow and the rest soon to follow He denies any negotiations for peace or settlement with Civic Federation or any other body while asserting the strike remains in effect under his direction from Wilkesbarre Two sentences.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
West Virginia
Mitchell
Associated Press
Civic Federation
Eruption Darkens St Lucia Harbor as Eden Passengers Alarmed
Royal Mail steamer Eden, arriving at St Lucia from Fort de France, reports Mont Pelee erupted at 10:15 AM. A dense volcanic ash cloud caused near total darkness by 11:30 AM and again at 2:00 PM, hindering harbor entry three miles offshore. Captain Down notes passengers were startled by the event.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Royal Mail
Eden
Captain Down
Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Storm Darkens St Christopher as Detonations Echo
At St Christopher in the British West Indies on June 6 the morning grew very dark by 10:15 o'clock and lights were required. Very loud detonations were heard from the southward, signaling a significant disturbance in the area.
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Basse Terre
St. Christopher
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East Boston Firemen
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ST. Christopher Affected
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