Fire roars through Lynn lumber yard and tenements
In Lynn on June 23 a blaze gutted the B. Brett lumber yard and damaged the George W. Belonga shoe factory. Some 200 girl workers barely escaped as the fire spread to seven River street tenements, destroying two and forcing hundreds of foreigners from their homes. Damage exceeds $75,000. Three men E. T. Brett Fred Boyer and Augert Rolin escaped by leaping through flames and were burned.
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Lynn
B. Brett
George W. Belonga
River Street
E. T. Brett
Fred Boyer
Augert Rolin
Homes of Peter Marshall and Joseph Falcoski Listed
Readable text shows two residences linked to Peter Marshall at 7 River Street Place and Joseph Falcoski at 97 Continued On Page 4 Bifth Column, indicating a public notice style listing of addresses.
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Peter Marshall
River Street Place
Joseph Falcoski
Taft Visits Fall River for Century Cotton Celebration
President Taft inspects Fall River as the city marks 100 years of cotton industry. All 110 factories close while thousands of workers in holiday dress line a 14 mile parade route and greet the president with a record welcome.
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Fall River
Taft
President Makes First City Visit Amid Page 4 Continuation
The report notes the President's inaugural stop in the city with coverage continuing on Page 4 Second Column.
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Tit
Dozen Woburn Women Injured in Streetcar Collision
A dozen young women were seriously hurt when a Boston and Northern Street Railway special car carrying Wakefield factory workers to Stoneham and Woburn collided with a following Wakefield Stoneham car near Main and Lindenwood in Farm Hill Stoneham. Passengers escaped through windows and many fainted. several women listed with cuts bruises shocks and other injuries include Bridget McSeeley Mary Flaharety Mary Foley Lillian Gorman Lottie Doucette Agnes White Anna Mullanan and Mary Mulranan. May Cogan and others also sustained head back or shoulder injuries. The crash occurred around the cars had stopped to let a passenger alight and the impact occurred as the following car struck the stationary special.
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Stoneham
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Wakefield
Woburn
Main
Lindenwood Streets
Farm Hill
Wakefield- Stoneham
Panic breaks out as crash injures 50 women in special
The incident sparked a chaotic evacuation with many women leaping from windows and rushing doors. Fainting occurred amid flying glass and splinters, leaving several injured as reporters noted the scene. Continued on Page 4 Seventh Col.
Fire drives families from five story tenement in West End
Fire tore through the five story block at 37 and 39 Garden Street West End shortly before midnight last night. Several sleeping women and children were overcome by smoke and were carried to the street by firemen and policemen as members of about half a dozen families fled the flames.
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Garden Street
West End
Fire destroys basement blaze at No 37 injures child
A basement fire of unknown origin at No 37 spread via an air shaft to upper floors while the occupants slept. Mr and Mrs David Remis and their 1 year old daughter Helen were inside. The daughter closed the doors to save the halls. firefighters helped the parents escape while Helen, overcome by smoke, was carried to the street.
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No. 37
David Remis
Helen
Red Sox Rally vs Mackmen Sparks Boston Baseball Revival
Nearly 20 000 fans packed Huntington avenue to see the Red Sox sweep a double header from the Mackmen. The city roars back to life as Philadelphians fall in both games, proving Boston is baseball mad again.
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Huntington Avenue Grounds
Red Sox
Mackmen
Boston
Doubleheader Sparks Historic Batterymatch at Park
The text envisions Coombs, hero of the last world series, ousted from the mound while Eddie Plank, famed southpaw, endures a rare beating. It hints at a dramatic continuation on page 12.
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Mackmen
Coombs
Eddie Plank
Boston
Weather Outlook for Boston and New England
Unsettled forecast for Boston area with Saturday and Sunday unsettled and warmer conditions. New England forecast calls for generally fair in the north and unsettled conditions in the south with occasional showers and moderate north winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Weather Data Summary From Historical Report
The text notes daily temperatures and averages with figures such as 71 and 76 degrees. It references times and conditions on a previous date and compares to a year ago, indicating fair conditions on that Saturday and a recorded average. The passage mixes numeric codes with weather terms.
Harvard Triumphs Over Yale 4 to 1 in New Haven
Yale’s famed comeback fails as Harvard repeats Tuesday’s win at Yale Bowl. Captain McLaughlin caps his college career with a steady mound performance, holding Yale to four hits while Harvard scores four times at Soldiers Field.
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Yale
Harvard
New Haven
Sexton
Welsh Wins Over Baldwin in 20 Round Fight
Freddie Welsh of England defeated Matty Baldwin of Boston in a 20 round decision in San Francisco on June 23.
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Baldwin
San Francisco
Freddie Welsh
England
Matty Badwin
Boston
Boston Splits Pair as Red Sox Beat Athletica Twice
Baseball scores show the Red Sox defeating Athletica twice while other leagues report Philadelphia over Boston, Detroit blanking Cleveland, New York beating Washington, and Chicago at St. Louis on wet grounds. Also noted are Harvard beating Yale for the championship, track and field events, and Kiel race news.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsboro
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Red Sox
Athletica
Harvard
Yale
Rein VY. BE
Tigers
Rikce
Kaiser's
Kiel
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West Lynn
Brett Mill
George H. Holland
Portsmouth
Boston Proper
South Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester, Brookline
Jamaica Plain
Rhode Island Coal Company
Southampton St. Tel
Tremont ST
President Taft
Huri
Collion
Ham
Bridget McSeeley
Mary Flaharety
Mary Foley
Lillian Gorman
Lottie Doucette
Mary Judge
Elizabeth Connolly
Ders
Agnes White
Anna Mullanan
Mary Mulranan
Nellie Mulranan
May Cogan
SOX
McLaughlin
Chick
National Shawmut Bank
Water Street
United States
Prince Albert
Tigi
Summer St
Providence
Westminster St
West 34Th Street
Buffalo
Chestnut
Portsmouth, Jr
Rockingham Hotel
George Q. Patteh
Driscoll & Fitzgerald
Paul H. Shannon
Bowdoin College
Henry Ward Beecher
Rebecca Harding Davis
Thompson’s Spa
WEA
Mattapan
Ashmont
Neponset
Dorchester
George E. Brown
Sunday Post
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