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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
9
In North Collinwood the Collinwood schoolhouse fire kills many children as crowds press in, firemen and police struggle to reach victims. Wallace Upton loses his 10 year old daughter amid the chaos while others risk injury in the rescue attempt. Identification of many victims may be impossible.
Mrs. V. Albert of Upper Wehville Maine relates her husband endured fifteen years of rheumatism with leg sores. Three doctors failed until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent dried the sores and stopped the pain after three weeks. He recovered fully in three months and later relapsed but improved again with Cuticura. She also credits Cuticura Pills for her own debility and relief.
A single treatment using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Cuticura Resolvent or Pills often gives instant relief and aids a speedy cure for eczema rashes itchings and inflammations from infancy onward. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston. Mailed free booklet offered.
Laura Bodey, fifth grade teacher on the third floor, recounts guiding 50 pupils through a staged drill that turned real as smoke filled the room. Some students abandoned the line to flee via the rear stairs, while others followed practice procedures and escaped. a few did not return.
In Cleveland area Collinwood school fire kills many children as doors lock at front entrance and rear exit remains unfastened. Janitor Fritz Herter recalls alarm and chaotic flight while teachers Miss Weiler and Miss Fisk perish among victims. Fire and rescue crews, morgue set up at Lake Shore shops, coroner to hold an inquest.
Three girls first spotted a blaze in a school basement and alerted the janitor who rang the alarm. Teachers attempted orderly evacuation as flames surged, trapping students on the stairs and in the passage where many perished while others escaped.
Reverend J H Hershey of Lititz Pennsylvania testifies that two years of nervous prostration nearly killed his wife. After starting Dr Miles Nervine she rapidly recovered and now enjoys good health. If the first bottle fails to help a money back guarantee applies.
Deputy Coroner Harry McNeil reported that most burned bodies are unidentifiable due to severe damage. He noted many body parts torn away and four well developed females among the dead, with two possibly older girls. An architectural firm’s plan showed doors were designed to open outward at the building.
A letter from A. H. asks readers which day of the week fell on March 14, 1870. The query is addressed to the editor for clarification.
A chronology of major historic fires with deadly tolls. From 1836 in St. Petersburg to 1908 in Boyerstown, the record cites theatres churches hotels and factories across Europe and North America, detailing dates locations and fatalities.
A long roster lists students and teachers including Catherine Wel Miss, Henry Schultz, Joby Rochinsky, William Kanowsky, Henry Lodge, Dorothy Hart, Clayton Bell, Wikised Cook, Trene Davis, Gretchen Dorn, Neils Thompson, Thonas Thompson, Robert Hunter, Pose Swanson, Rose Bushman, Clark Dele, Mildred Cunningham, Catherine Duffy, Albert Gould, Walter Herter, Helena Herter, Edith Herter, Hugh McGrath, Ieda Murphy, Edward Myers, Jennie Philips, Mary Ridgeway, Anna Roth, Tillien Postock, Norris Sherman, Bernard Schuber, Harold Sanderson, Mabel Sigter, James Turner, Norman Turner, Max Turner, Floyd Brown, Luella Baldwin, Amelia Burrows, Norman Pell, Claude Clayton, Lester Centner, Nellie Carlson, Meda Depner, Percy Day, Matilda Dresha, Arnold Depner, Albert Hichelberg, Jena Ffferly, Grace Fiske, Ray Gould, Emma Gervie, Ruth Gordon, im.
A long list of names with ages appears in a historical section, showing numerous individuals from children to adults. The fragment reads like a roster or memorial listing with no explicit events attached.
Miss Pearl Lynn, a teacher, narrowly escaped death as panicked students surged toward the rear entrance. She was buried under the bodies and rescued just in time, while others perished in the tragic incident.
Miss Phillips, presumably a milliner at W. & Phillips on Front Street, was found dead in her room with two bullet wounds. Mounier, an apprentice, lay unconscious above after shooting twice and then himself. he died soon after at City Hospital. Witnesses tied a jealous suitor to the incident.
Vitality maintenance hinges on stomach function and proper gastric flow. Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey is marketed as the primary malt stimulant, claimed to be pure concentrated malt and gentle on sensitive stomachs. Authentic Graves products bear the Chester H. Graves & Sons signature and are sold by licensed druggists, dealers, and grocers.
In Cleveland a 12 year old boy, Glenn Sanderson, perished as flames trapped students inside a school auditorium. Rescue attempts failed. witnesses recalled doors opening inward and a locked rear exit. Fire marshal noted the interior doors and locked rear door hindering escape with cause still undetermined.
Mrs. Walter Kelley, wife of a Cleveland Leader sports writer, recounts the fatal school fire that killed two of her children and wounded others. She describes rescue attempts, the searing heat, and the moment she identified Walter Kelley Jr. and Richard Dewey Kelly at the morgue. Henry Shelley escaped by leaping from a second story window after severe burns.
Miss Caroline A. Farrell of Boston, famed model in Zon nah paintings, wed Hon. George N. Swallow of Boston and Cohasset. The ceremony occurred Monday in Florida with two friends present. The couple honeymooned abroad as Swallow, 64, has long civic ties and Farrell, 41, is daughter of John R. Farrell the Military Tailor.
Senator Aldrich hopeful of securing a vote on his currency bill by next Wednesday. Six of the 16 Hague treaties have been favorably reported by the Senate foreign relations committee. Frank Lord sues Congressman Lilley for 40000 dollars over alleged undue influence for Electric Boat Company. Treasury buys 100000 ounces of silver for delivery in New York at 55 649 cents per ounce.
Advertises Cascarets tablets sold by druggists with CCC on every tablet. Emphasizes authenticity and price options of 50 cents, 25 cents, and 10 cents per box, noting they are never sold in bulk.
Mrs. Annie Wilson a janitress in a Back Bay building told how a intruder fired a shot as she returned to her kitchen. She chased the man for blocks though he escaped adding details of his derby hat and dark overcoat before police were alerted.
Vermont Senator Proctor dies in Washington after years in public life and business. A Civil War veteran and former Secretary of War, he had served in the Senate since 1891 and was born in Proctorsville on June 1, 1831.
Four girls read what they say as the advertisement extolls Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The copy claims it cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration and invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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