Fitzgerald's valiant aid to Salem fire victims
Boston civic leader John F. Fitzgerald helped the homeless at the Salem fire scene. He praised police and firemen, arranged relief with Adjutant-General Cole, and urged brick construction to prevent future waste. He spoke of families torn apart and the relief effort ongoing at the armory and parks.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Salem
Fitzgerald
Hurley
Post
Cole
Beginning Anew in the 65th Year Amid Salem Fire
John J. Long aged 65 and his wife aged 60 sat with a tin bath tub two chairs a lamp and a small table on Salem Common waiting for daybreak after leaving their charred home at 46 Peabody street The fire had gutted their house as militiamen from the Armory nearby fed them at 3 o clock offering their first food since the night before Long carried his wife from the blaze through a burning stair and doorway two young men saved their belongings and neighbors helped them begin anew despite poverty and loss
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John J. Long
Salem Common
Peabody Street
Long
Lafayette Street
Brookline Pledges Aid To Salem Homeless After Fire
Brookline officials convened a special meeting led by Chairman Parker to organize help for Salem and its thousands of homeless residents following the disaster.
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Brookline
Salem
Parker
Brookline Seeks Help for Salem Fire Sufferers Meeting
Town residents and supporters were invited to a meeting in the selectmen's room Monday at 9 am to decide what action Brookline will take to aid the Salem fire victims. Officials voted to issue notices to citizens and interested parties.
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Brookline
Salem
Selectmen
Leather men appeal for Salem fire relief funds
The New England Shoe and Leather Association appeals to its members to donate to a general relief fund after Salem Mass suffered heavy fire losses. A 14 member committee will canvass for funds. checks go to Gardiner M. Lane at Lee, Higginson & Co., Boston.
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Salem Fire Relief Fund
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Salem
Mass
David S. Walsh
Gardiner M. Lane
Lee, Higginson & Co
State Street
Boston
John S. Kent
Thomas F. Anderson
Cecil Q. Adams
Frank W. Whicher
Arthur C. Heald
Clean-Up Sale of Boston Posts Sets Record
The Boston Post sold 507,502 copies in one day for its Salem fire issue. Demand stretched north shore dealers, with auto trucks rushing papers to Lynn and beyond to Salem Danvers Peabody Beverly and Gloucester. The paper used vast ink and stereotype metal while highlighting the fire’s scale.
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Boston Post
United States
Salem
North Shore
Boston
New England
Custom House
Mexico City
Huerta
Post
Danvers
Danversport
Peabody
Beverly
Gloucester
Lynn
Policemen Lose Homes in Salem Fire
Five Salem policemen risked lives to fight a blaze that destroyed their own homes. Thomas J. Morrow’s residence on Boston Street burned, along with those of Sergeant Cornelius Begley, Robert S. Coblent, Fredis Sheppard, and Amedee Cote. Cote saved three unbroken chinaware and fled with his wife and mother to Lawrence.
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Salem
Thomas J. Morrow
Boston Street
Cornelius Begley
Green Street
Robert S. Coblent
Northend Street
Fred Is. Sheppard
Eden Street
Amedee Cote
Lafayette Street
Old Glory Waved Over Ruins at Daybreak
Thousands visiting the ruined Salem Electric Light and Power building saw a large American flag float above the devastation as it burned. A caretaker raised the flag before dawn, and its sunrise glow drew widespread attention.
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Salem
Open air Sabbath services aid Salem fire victims
Hundreds of Jewish women without homes held Sabbath eve candles on the Salem Common in a historic open air service. Men prayed in groups of 16 as per tradition. Relief groups including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Massachusetts and other Jewish societies assisted the homeless and kosher meals were provided. Max Mitchell of Cosmopolitan Trust Co organized aid with Morris Newmark Charles A. Goldman and E. Feldman to locate families and provide support. Abraham Alpert praised the relief efforts by the YMCAs and other committees.
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Salem
United States
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of
Massachusetts
Max Mitchell
Cosmopolitan Trust Company
Morris Newmark
Charles A. Goldman
E. Feldman
Abraham Alpert
Boston Jewish American
Mass Meeting at Dedham Tomorrow
Dedham residents prepare to raise funds for Salem's homeless after a great disaster. The meeting, presided over by Judge Frederick J. Ely, will be at Memorial Hall with townwide notices and church pulpit announcements planned.
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Dedham
Salem
Memorial Hall
Frederick J. Ely
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