Four die in Montgomery Street sweat shop fire tragedy
A June morning blaze at Nos 10 and 12 Montgomery Street sweat shop clothing factory trapped 200 workers, mostly Hebrews. Four died from jumping or suffocation, with many injured as fire escape access failed and crowds jammed the stairwell. Fire damage and stock loss estimated at 16009 dollars.
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New York
Montgomery Street
Augustus Augustorsay
George Greenhaus
Samuel Grocapp
Alice Neddleston
Gussie Ogalonski
Meyer Hermans
Annie Katzman
Siegel Morris
Cronin
Cecilia Davis
Gouverneur Hospital
Chambers Street
Waldoboro Blaze Destroys Sixteen Houses
Fire in Waldoboro Me last night destroyed sixteen buildings including the Exchange Hotel stable and Willet furniture store. Loss estimated at 40000 with 20000 insured. Firefighting capacity poor with two hand engines. Aid from Bath Warren and Rockland arrived as the Medomak House and several dwellings burned.
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Damariscotta
Jackson
Exchange Hotel
Waldoboro
Willet
Cooper's Mills
Bath
Kennebec
Warren
Thomaston
Rockland
Howard & Sons’ Agency
Creamer & Farrington
Medomak
S. W. Jackson
Stage Company
J. K. Willet
Achorn
Frank Waltz
C. J. Linbaugh
J. P. Walker
Rawson
S. S. Marble
White & Simmons
Walker Bros
Weather Forecast for New England and Nearby States
Forecast for Wednesday covers Maine interior fair with a chance of showers on the western coast and easterly variable winds. New Hampshire and Vermont expect fair skies and slightly cooler temperatures with easterly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut: interior fair with possible coastal showers and warmer in eastern Massachusetts, easterly winds. Eastern New York remains generally fair with easterly winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Assault on Charles Street Wounds Two Costellos
John Costello aged 30 and Patrick Costello aged 26 were attacked by a colored man near Mt. Vernon street at 9:45 PM. Both received severe scalp wounds from a razor and were treated by Dr. Cilley at Station 3 before returning home to 54 Auburn street. The assailant was with a colored woman and both suspects fled. No motive was given.
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John
Patrick Costello
Charles Street
Mt. Vernon Street
Costellos
Cilley
Station 3
Auburn Street
Post Theatre Party Welcomes 100 Boston Newsboys
The Park Theatre hosts a Post theatre party for 100 newsboys from Boston who sell Penny Morning Daily. They march from the Post office at 7 30 PM to enjoy the performance of The Golden Wedding and offer candid audience criticism.
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Park Theatre
Post Theatre
Boston
Fred Miller
Washington Street
The
Post
Man Injured by Debris at South Boston Boat Yard
Joseph A. Haley of London street was cutting at Sheldon’s boat yard when a wood fragment struck his groin severing an artery. He was rushed to City Hospital for treatment.
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Joseph A. Haley
London Street
Sheldon’s
South Boston
City Hospital
American Wringer Co Catalog Ad at Broadway Extension
The American Wringer Co at 13 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired and orders by mail promptly attended to.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Experts Testify With Unanimity In Borden Trial
Four medical experts on the stand backed the government, fixing the time of Mrs. Borden's death and the weapon's features. They agreed the body was visible from stairs, Lizzie was upstairs when Borden arrived, and the hatchet blade matched the handleless tool. A juror fainted and an artist was ejected in separate interruptions.
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New Bedford
Moody
Bridget Sullivan
Lizzie
Mr. Borden
Adams
Mrs. Borden
New York
Hodges
Taunton
Foreign and Domestic Fabrics Trouser Sale Highlights
Trousering's offers trousers made from fine foreign worsted and Scotch trouserings plus American mill woollens. Materials bought at low cash prices enable high value, durable fabrics, cut in latest mode by skilled tailors. Sale in Gentlemen's Pantaloons Dept Thursday June 15.
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Washington St. Cor Kneeland
F. C. Garmon
Bailey
Chute & Bacloe
Walthala Street
R. L. Casey
Corinthian
Black
Eton
Washington St
Winter St
Simon Gorkopp
Arms Boos
Morris Neddleston
L. A.W
G. W. Simmons & CO
North Street
Oak Hall
John L. Stevenson & CO
Faneuil Hall Square
Doliber-Goorals CO
MAS
Percale, Gingham, Lawn and
Uslin
Summer ST
McKenney
Waterbury
Franklin Street
Congress
Jesicnens. Wholesalers
Post Theatre Party
R. Hollings & CO
KR. HW. White & CO
Lizzie Borden
Max DeLipman
Court House
DeLipman
Bristol County
Draper
Andrew J. Borden
DR. Cheever
Harvard
Loon Department
A.shuman
Clothiers and Outfitters
Afurman
Lace News
St. Gall
Saxony
Paine’s Furniture Company
Old Franklin Race Course
Franklin Park
Mass
Jas. O. Gray
Arch St
W. Ff. Adams
Na‘w’et Life Ins. CO
J. T. Phelps
State Agt
Lov Dev
South Side
Boston & Maine Depot
King’s Bohemian
Longwood Avenue
Roxbury 128
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