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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
3
Continued from First Page flames nearly burned through the floor and dense smoke hampered a rescue as Upton struggled to reach his wife who weighs
Mrs Lizzie Hollohan of Noah Kentucky credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing headaches nervous pains and hemorrhages during the Change of Life. The ad extols the remedy as strongest for female troubles and urges health attention during midlife.
Mrs. Upton clutched their baby as flames trapped the family in a window. Upton lowered them to the ground with the help of a ladder, the dog saved, but the residence suffered extensive damage estimated at 2500 dollars. Firefighters arrived after a long struggle. The dog was spared despite offers to sell.
An elderly man Nicola Galloca fell into a six foot well in Centredale Rhode Island while reaching for a water bucket. He drowned after becoming wedged in the opening with only about two and a half feet of water. The body was recovered by his daughter in law Mrs Avauatin Gallooa, wife of his son.
A record 200000 visitors packed Revere Beach with 5500 bathers at the State bath house and 4127 entering the water. Two accidents occurred a diver hit the raft mooring and a man fell while performing stunts. Police managed lost children and a beachwide blockade caused by Chelsea wire breaks disrupted traffic for hours.
In Brookline Miss Elizabeth Kohl heiress to a two million fortune and a large home plans a secret wedding with Henry B. Whittier a Roxbury born commodore of the Winthrop Yacht Club. The couple used careful timing to surprise guests including Boston society and yacht club members.
William Scannell of Lowell guided a lift buggy when a horse frightened by a passing auto bolted. The animal crashed into a telegraph pole on Main Street in Stoneham. Scannell leaped clear and escaped with minor facial and hand abrasions.
Nine year old Charles Harrington of Mercer Street South Boston was run over by a Bay View streetcar at 4 46 yesterday afternoon at the Mercer and Keith Streets corner. His left leg was amputated above the knee.
A fire at 8777 Washington Street and the adjacent three story block owned by William Miller caused about 4000 in damages. The blaze started in the wine cellar around 414 PM and spread rapidly through the office kitchen and saloon. Rescue efforts saved multiple women and a child. several firemen and residents helped evacuate guests as teams from nearby districts battled the flames. The origin is under investigation and police note possible outside source.
An auto driven by Samuel Rantell of Revere struck a carryall on State road and Eliot Circle near Revere Beach injuring five carriage occupants. The injured include Mr and Mrs Harry Fischman and their children Rebekah Rosenbach aged 18 and Fanny Rosenbach aged 7, and a 212 year old child from 102 Blossom Street Chelsea. The carriage was wrecked and the horse fled.
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