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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1889

Page

2

Tenement Fire Kills Woman and Infant in No 8 Norfolk Street

A June New York blaze in a crowded six story tenement at No 8 Norfolk Street kills an elderly woman named Mrs Kirschman and her one year old granddaughter Esther Goldberg. The building valued at ten thousand dollars housed twenty two poor Hebrew families. Fire started from an oil stove on the first floor and spread through the air shaft. Firemen rescued about sixty residents by lowering them from upper floors. a baby was saved after being dropped from a second story window.

New York Norfolk Street

Promotion Day Brings Chauncy Hall Honors and Diplomas

Chauncy Hall school held a promotion day with an exhibits hall filled for recitations and declamations by students led by William R. Hill and others. Honors were awarded across multiple classes for Latin German French and Greek, with diplomas and commissions granted to notable students and staff.

Chauncy Hall School William R. Hill W. A. Winslow Madeleine L. Bacon Edward B. Staples Grace E. Stone W. H. Sayward, Jr H.C. Quinby Alice L. Haffenretter Eric A. Knudsen Hazel Burton Joseph M. Hanson Harry M. Martin Morton ©. Mott-Smith Robert G. Pray Maurice G. Sellers Arthur E. Tenney Gwendoline Woodbury Howard Clapp Ruth Horton May H. Mott-Smith Flora J. Smith Edwin B. Spargo Morton Herbert H. Page Bessie V. Palmer Candace E. Quimby Clarence A. Tenney Elizabeth N. White Louisa B. Frothingham Bruce Wyman Lucy C. Daniel Charles W. Bradlee Germany Lewisa Frothingham Alice D. Hart Kund Bendix Alfred C. Andrews George C. Colburn William N. Decker Lyman Hapgood Oswald C. Hering Lena M. Twombly Martha Wellington Edward ‘. Hoisington Alice M John H. Gregory Leavitt W. Bates Theodora Beard Henry H. Johnson Arthur P. Almy Emily A. Daniell Lizzie M. Carvill George T. Hill, Jr Joseph H. Vogel, Jr Grace L. Holmes Helen T. Niver Elizabeth H. Cushing Thomas C. Paige Margaret 8 Putnam Ernest F. Russ Samuel E. Sewall Herbert L. Shattuck Robert M. Tenney Fred H. Twombly Grace E. J. White Margaret 5 Annie A. Warren Thomas Cushing Fred. H. Clay Louise M. Endicott Gordon M. Keating Harold M. Mott-Smith Adam Owens Harry C. Quinby William A. Sayward, Jr Harry C. Walker Winslow A. Wilson George FE. Barstow Warren E. Brooks Walter V. Brown Harry R. Callender Philip G. Carter John C. Clapp Sterling G. Cousins Charles F. Derby Benjamin H. Dillon Franklin Bb. Dowd William R. Hawkins Levi ©. Hayden Charles BR. Hoyt Harry C. Wilson Harry D. Wintri

Ripley marble property sold to Vermont Marble Co

Rutland Vermont June 14 confirmation of the sale of the Ripley marble property at Centre Rutland to the Vermont Marble Company. The reported price is 350000 dollars and includes all property on the site of the late burned mills. The Vermont Marble Company will start rebuilding the gang marble mill and hire 100 more men.

Rutland Ripley Centre Rutland Vermont Marble Company Proctor United States

Havre Market Decline Boosts New York Coffee Trade

New York on June 14 saw a sharp Havre market decline of 70 to 75 cents below yesterday. About 123 060 bags changed hands, the largest daily volume in months, lifting excitement in the city coffee market.

New York Havre

Elevator accidents prompt call for safety and insurance

Three Cambridge workers were injured or killed in elevator incidents this week. Timothy Mulloy of Chadwick Lead Works suffered multiple injuries and neared death at City Hospital after a three story fall. William Hubbard of Steven Baldry & Co. died in an elevator at 50 South Market Street. John Hayden of Smith Doolittle & Smith was crushed when rolling barrels on an elevator at 143 Federal Street. The piece argues for Employer's Liability Insurance Corporation policies to cover such personal injury claims and defend insureds in lawsuits.

Timothy Mulloy Chadwick Lead Works City Hospital William Hubbard Steven Baldry & Co South Market Street Cambridge John Hayden Smith, Doolittle & Smith’s Federal Street Liability Assurance Corporation Samue Appleton Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate touted for tobacco relief

Advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate relieves ill effects of tobacco use. It presents the product as a remedy for tobacco related complaints and promotes its health benefits without medical endorsement.

Corner Stone Laying for Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women

A large audience witnessed the corner stone ceremony for the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women in Longwood. Dr George C Shattuck presided with Mayor Hart Rev E A Horton and Mrs Abby Morton Diaz speaking on charity and reform. A silver trowel from the Woman's Charity Club was presented to Mrs Micah Dyer Jr who led the event.

Massachusetts Home George C. Shattuck J. Philip Rinn Binney and Smyrna Streets Longwood Gertrude May Lufkin Board of Managers Micah Dyer, Jr Christopher R. Eliot William T. Chase Hart E. A. Horton W. E. Griffis George L. Perin Caleb D. Bradlee Miss EK Tovey Massachusetts Women’s Christian Temperance Union Julia Ward Howe J. W. Hamplton A. P. Robinson Massachusetts Mary Russell Charpiot Charity Club

Boston Visitors Highlight Social Round At City Hotels

The article notes John Morrill arrival and a Boston welcome at United States Hotel. Harvard Pi Eta held a dinner at the Tavern with twenty members. Young's hosted a complimentary dinner for Massachusetts Legislature doorkeepers and pages. Harvard Medical School Class of ’87 and Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Union held events at Young's. P T Barnum and family arrive at Vendome with a long list of prominent guests from various cities and organizations.

United States John Morrill Boston Mr. Merrill A. Shuman & Co Harvard College J. D. Merrill Young Massachusetts Thomas J. Marsh Edwin B. Callender Joseph L. Sargent Harvard Medical School Young’s J. M. Jackson Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Union Young's I. Hi, Johnson Ludig Sanders Fierbag Hamburg Germany Charles Mortimoore Philadelphia Brunswick Thomas Whitndge Baltimore William F. Read George W. Peirce Denver Col Pendleton A. FE. Biddle John Biddie Porter J. N. Blake WN. Y L N. Richards Chicago John 8. Fillmore E. C. Jackson F. T. Proctor Utica N. Y Lewis T. Wolfe Omaha M. R B. Norton Washington Edmund Parsons New York Revere John S. Hada Portland John Roach Troy C. W. Coffin Nashua N. H F. L. Pope J. H. Simpson, Jr A. F. Holbrook G. W. Charlton Chesham C. 8. Spencer Bridgeport Conn J. Hall Samuel J. Nichols, Jr Vieth D. J. Winkle Windsor C. B. Carlisle Northampton R.T. Allison Detroit Mich J. Benedict Wife Worcester C. A. Adams Providence R. L B. B. Barton J. N. Barton Norwich

Local Canoe Meet Sets Sail Toward Pettick's Island

City canoeists from South Bostons Sagamores and Puritans gather for a two day meet anchored by Pettick's island with races paddling and sailing plus a short South Shore cruise. unattached paddlers welcome to camp and join fireside gatherings. The Puritans plan to send a delegation to the A C A Springfield elections. Meanwhile G W Simmons sells Vests at 125 and suits for 18 from Crombie tweeds imported.

Rob Roy Pettick’s Island Springfield Pettick’s Crombie Millner Athlone G. W. Simmons & Co North Street

John Gilbert Reported Stable After Recent Illness

Mr. John Gilbert spent a comfortable day yesterday with his general condition described as the same as the past two or three days.

John Gilbert

Johnstown Flood Relief Fund Totals Expanded

The Cambridge fund for Johnstown sufferers has reached 7399 dollars. A telegram from Johnstown acting Mayor William H. Baldwin thanks donors. A note mentions clothing remaining and warns against dangerous substitutes for Pearline.

Johnstown Penn William H. Baldwin Boylston Street Boston Tom A. J. Maxham Cambridge Fund

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