Fireman narrowly escapes death in explosion incident
Fireman Alfred LeClair of Engine 15 in South Boston was knocked aside by a blast from a Babcock fire extinguisher during a fire under a Dorchester avenue car near the Federal street bridge. Inspector Patrick Banks was shaken by the blast as a nearby explosion occurred, leaving LeClair with chest contusions, possible rib fracture, a facial wound, and finger abrasions.
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Alfred LeClair
Engine Company 15
South Boston
Patrick Banks
Boston Elevated Railway
Babcock
Dorchester Avenue
Federal Street Bridge
LeClair
Fire Alarm Sparks Quick Response at Engine House 15
Inspector ands rushed to Engine House 15 a short distance away as a car caught fire. LeClair returned with an extinguisher to combat the blaze and prevent spread.
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Ands
Fire extinguisher blast injures firefighter LeClair
In South Boston 20 year department veteran LeClair suffered severe injuries when a fire extinguisher exploded under a car. Inspector Banks was knocked over and both were carried across the car tracks. Passersby and women on the street aided the injured. LeClair was taken to Dr. Daley’s office. Banks returned to duty after hours.
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LeClair
Inspector Banks
Mrs Hanna Granted Divorce and Custody of Child
Daisy Gordon Hanna was granted a divorce from Dan R Hanna by Judge Phillips in Common Pleas Court in Cleveland Ohio. The sole child was awarded to Mrs Hanna and alimony was privately agreed out of court. Grounds cited were gross neglect of duty and cruelty.
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Cleveland, CO
Daisy Gordon Hanna
Dan R. Hanna
M. A. Hanna
Phillips
Common Pleas Court
Mogul Plows Through Cars Rails Embankment Crash Westboro
A Boston and Albany express speeding toward Worcester at almost 60 mph crashed into a Springfield freight at Westboro, tearing through cars and plunging down a 10-foot embankment. The engineer James Adams escaped with minor injuries after a desperate push to stop the train. fireman Heath jumped clear. All other passengers were uninjured though shaken, and the wreck halted westbound traffic for hours.
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Westboro
Worcester
New York Express
Boston & Albany
South Station
Boston
Ams
Heath
Jim
Adams
Springfield
Wreck Investigation Yields Blame In Widespread Rumor
Reports discuss who bears responsibility for a wreck near a sharp curve. Rail officials refuse comment while employees stay silent. The missing flagman and possible time discrepancy are cited, as Adams and Heath depart Boston on a train. Engine 8517 is a new eight wheel mogul pulling the express.
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Adams and
Heath
Boston
Heat That Driving Men Mad Drives Man to Shore
After intense warmth, a man is helped into a boat and brought ashore. He then returns home with his son, continuing the ordeal described on the previous page.
Boston Man Dies After Fall From Elevated Structure
Patrick Scanlan, 29, of Boston Street South Boston, fell about 35 feet from an elevated structure in West Roxbury, cracking his skull. He died Thursday afternoon and passed away yesterday at City Hospital.
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Patrick Scanlan
Boston Street
Boston
West Roxbury
City Hospital
Local man 66 collapses after heat fall in South Boston
A V Carton, 66, of 629 East Sixth street South Boston, was overcome by heat yesterday and fell from a car at Dorchester avenue and Silver street bruising his head. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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A. V. Carton
East Sixth Street
South
Boston
Dorchester Avenue
Silver Street
City Hospital
Boy 15 suffers concussion after bicycle accident
Alex Abel of 15 Nelson Street fell from his bicycle at the corner of Morton and West Seldon streets and sustained a concussion. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Alex Abel
Nelson Street
Morton and
West Seldon Streets
City Hospital
Man in Heat Exhaustion After Wagon Fall in City Street
Thomas F. Reynolds aged 40 of 273 Bunker Hill street was driving a team in front of 9 South Market street when he fell from the seat into the wagon exhausted. He was taken to the Relief station suffering from heat.
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Thomas F. Reynolds
Bunker Hill Street
South Market Street
Rhinelander Accepts Chair at Harvard
The Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, from an old New York family, accepts the newly founded chair of history of Religion and Missions at the Cambridge Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was elected to the chair weeks ago and resides in Middletown, Connecticut.
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New York
Philip M. Rhinelander
Cambridge Theological Seminary
Protestant Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Mass
Rhinelander
Middletown
Conn
Test No. 5 Preview for Sunday Post Contests
Tomorrow's Sunday Post promises the full set of pictures for Test No. 5 with Know Boston Contests conditions and the winners announced from Test No. 4.
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Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Boston
Tragedy at South Bay Pool Roxbury Man 25 Dies
Enrico Ferario, 25, of 3819 Norfolk avenue, collapsed while swimming at South Bay near Willowcourt Roxbury after overheating. He cried for help, sank from view, and died before aid arrived. Police removed the body to relatives on East Cottage street. He was a laborer and single.
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South Bay
Willowcourt
Roxbury
Enrico Ferario
Norfolk Avenue
East Cottage Street
Chelsea woman 78 falls from train injuring hip at station
Sarah F. Gloyd of 11 Fourth street Chelsea aged 78 suffered a broken right hip when she fell from a south station train yesterday. She was taken to the Relief station where her husband, unable to cope, cried as he left with her baggage.
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Sarah F. Gloyd
Fourth Street
Chelsea
Heat illness shocks Frank A. Doane on the Common
Frank A. Doane, 24, of 16 Warrenton Street, collapsed from heat prostration while walking across the Common yesterday. He was revived at the relief station and sent home.
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Frank A. Doane
Warrenton Street
West Roxbury Fires Suspected From Youths
Two small blazes in the West Roxbury area yesterday caused 800 in damage. A fire near telephone poles off Rosemary Street Jamaica Plain threatened a barn and fence along the New York New Haven and Hartford tracks before being extinguished. Later a blaze burned bleachers at Billings Field Roslindale, with 100 in damage.
Malden White Sox to face Lowney Mansfield this afternoon
The Malden White Sox meet the Lowney Mansfield team this afternoon in a fast paced game expected to draw a solid crowd. Both squads bring strong hitting and defense, promising a competitive matchup.
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Malden White Sox
Lowney Mansfield
Harvard Class Day Draws Great Crowd
Harvard seniors celebrate Class Day with cheers and tree exercises at Holworthy Hall and Hollis Hall. The ivy orator lampoons history and politics while confetti battles erupt among graduates and students. Prominent spreads at Beck Hall and tables hosted by Hasty Pudding and several fraternities attract notable patronesses. Harvard Glee Club closes the day with a performance from Sever Hall steps.
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John D. Whiten
Utica
John Reynolds
Montclair
N. J
Hatherly Foster
Brookline
Holworthy Hall
Hollis Hall
Glidden Osborne
Molly
Roosevelt
Evert J. Wendell
New York
Hasty Pudding
Pi Eta
Delta Upsilon
Theta Delta Chi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kappa Gamhia
Beck Hall
Charles W. Eliot
Byron S. Hurlbut
Harvard Class Day News The Curtis Hansen Engagement
Harvard class day announces the engagement of Sidney Curtis class of 05 to Miss Christine Hansen daughter of H C Hansen Newton. Curtis an English instructor at Harvard faces surgery recovery at Stillman Infirmary Cambridge yet plans to wed. Their romance began three years ago when Hansen was a guest at a spread and they were introduced by a mutual friend.
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Harvard
Sidney Curtis
Christine Hansen
H. C. Hansen
Boston
Hunnewell Avenue
Newton
Stillman
Cambridge
Curtis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alumni Association
Beck Hall Spread Shines at Harvard Class Day Festivities
A brilliant Beck Hall spread marked Harvard Class Day with exclusive appeal. Grounds behind the hall were lush with palms pines and shrubs, while laurel ropes and multicolored electric lights and lanterns lit hundreds of guests in attendance.
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Harvard
Emmerson Crockett Case Halted Pending Commission Request
In Fredericton New Brunswick on June 21 Judge Landry heard William Pugsley seek a commission to exam two witnesses in England and Boston. He asked the Supreme Court to review his ruling on the defense plea. The judge set a Monday decision date, noting no evidence would be taken Monday if the reference is rejected.
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Landry
Pugsley
Household Surgeon Healing Oil Claims Fast Burns
Druggists refund price if Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil fails to heal a burn in a day. The advertisement claims rapid healing and offers a money back guarantee priced at 25e.
Lifesavers Rescue Three After Crab Causes Boat Capsize
A crab hooked by a fishing party off City Point capsized a rowboat with three men. Captain Hamilton and the floating lifesaving station crew pulled them from the water, delivering them ashore at City Point. Rescued were Z L Woodman 39 Whitney St Roxbury MA Jackson Harrison Park Dorchester MA J J Dolan 12A Pitman St Somerville MA.
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City Point
Hamilton
Z. LI. Woodman
Whitney Street
Roxbury
Doyle
Traynor
The
Arrow
Rescue at East Boston Aims for Unknown Drowning Man
Three youths playing near Wood Island heard cries and called for help. James Maroon of 675 Saratoga Street East Boston aided in the rescue with gymnasium employee support after a strenuous struggle. The rescued man refused to give his name or details and left after revival.
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Wood Island
James Maroon
Saratoga Street
Boston
James Maloon
Paris Street Gymnasium
Stabbing at Cheshire Academy Sparks Trustee Meeting
Cheshire Conn June 21 J W Harriman principal and nephew of Edward H Harriman traveled to New York amid expectations that the stabbing of Calvert O Freeman a Calvert junior by instructor Travers J Edwards will be reviewed by the school trustees Morgan a board member and academy graduate may attend Freeman is seen as the indirect result of fierce factional disputes within the trustees board.
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Cheshire, Conn
J. W. Harriman
Cheshire Academy
Edward H. Harriman
New York City
Travers J. Edwards
Calvert O. Freeman
J. Pierpont Morgan
Young Freeman
Cheshire Academy Turmoil Sways School Leadership
Residents allege discipline lax as Headmaster Mulford resigns and Doctor Woodbury takes charge. Board trustees see clerical figures like Bishop Brewster and Yale professor Phillips depart, Har riman loyalists gain control, mirroring St Paul’s School upheaval. Freeman improves. Medfield bound. Edwards uncertain on stabbing claim.
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Mulford
Woodbury
Brewster
Episcopal Diocese of
Connecticut
Bishop Lines
Newark
Phillips
Yale University
St. Paul’s
Garden City
Cheshire
America
Harriman
St. Paul School
Thieves at Work in Radcliffe Dormitory
Thieves gained entry to Bertram Hall at Radcliffe in Cambridge on Thursday evening and stole valuables from several students. Miss Pauline Sawyer lost a gold watch and seven dollars, Miss Matthews several rings, and Joseph P. Hurley of 50 Austin Street had a checked coat and trousers taken.
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Bertram Hall
Radcliffe
Cambridge
Pauline Sawyer
Miss Matthews
Joseph P. Hurley
Austin Street
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