Prosecution Report on 20 Buildings For Fire Hazards
Fire risks and unsafe conditions condemned in 20 buildings including tenements at 871 Hanover and 158 Salem streets. Report notes lack of fire escapes, narrow stairs and blocked egress. Metropolitan Mattress Company sites flagged for dangerous storage. Authorities urge council action to extend fire prevention across Charlestown East Boston South End and beyond.
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Post
Everett
Hanover Street
Nicholas de Simone
Angelo de Rosa
North American Civic League
Salem Street
School Street
Second Universalist Church
Everett C. Benton
Commercial
Fulton Streets
Metropolitan Mattress Company
Daly
Charlestown
East
Boston
South
Ruggles Street
Oxford Street
Harvard Street
George Doherty
Albany Street
Teresa L. Lennon
H. Nettle & Co
Kneeland Street
William A. Miller
Church Street
Abby B. Taylor
Columbus Avenue
Marble Street
Roxbury
Ira Bradley
Pickpocket Activity Surges in City Theatres and Stations
A wave of pickpocketing hits patrons at theatres and elevated and steam rail stations. Victims include Pierce B. Brown who lost 29 dollars and a check. Harry J. Lewis was arrested after a struggle. Thomas W. Walsh injured chasing a thief. Fire news dominates later days with morgue identifications and calls for universal fire escapes.
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Sullivan Square
Pierce B. Brown
Malden
Brown
Harry J. Lewis
Roxbury
Lewis
Thomas W. Walsh
Holyoke
Springfield
Walsh
Doors All Unlocked Says Chief in City Fire Probe
The grand jury began a full inquiry into the Washington Square fire of Saturday that killed 142, with 20 witnesses summoned including Triangle Waist Co. owner Max Blanck and building owner Joseph Asch. Battalion Chief Worth testified that doors were not locked. The Board of Aldermen moved to require fire drills in city factories. 150 survivors also will be summoned.
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Manhattan
Little Italy
Croker
Beers
Greenspan
France
New York
New York City
Grand Jury
Washington Square
Board of Aldermen
Worth
Max Blanck
Triangle Waist Company
Joseph Asch
S F Emmons Dies Noted Geologist in Washington
Samuel Franklin Emmons aged 70, famed geologist and U S Geological Survey member since 1867, was found dead at his Washington home. Born March 29, 1841 in Boston, he held multiple degrees and held leadership roles in the National Academy of Sciences and the Geological Society of America. He married three times, with surviving spouse Suzanne Harl Orden-Jones.
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Washington
Samuel Franklin Emmons
Boston
United States Geological Survey
Mr. Emmons
Nathaniel H. Emmons
Harvard University
Ecole Imperiale Des Mines
Paris
Bergakademie
Freiberg
Columbia
Harvard
Walt
Wyoming
National Academy of Sciences
Geological Society of America
International Congress of Geologists
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
London Geological Society
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Washington Academy of Sciences
Colorado Scientific Society
American Philosophical Society
Society Helvetique Des Science Naturelles
Peace terms likely set in San Antonio amid Mexican peace talks
Francisco Madero signals preference for negotiations on American soil as Diaz regime nears end. De la Barra and Limantour poised to press terms in San Antonio with Madero projecting a new republican era and Limantour as future president.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Diaz
Madero
Patcho
Tax Commissioner Receives Full Shaw Estate Tax Payment
State Treasurer records show the Quincy A. Shaw estate paid the full tax due, totaling 200 821 dollars. Of this amount 200 000 dollars arrived March 29 1910 and the remainder March 7 1911. The Tax Commissioner reported no trouble securing the taxes and noted delayed supplementary inventories.
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Elmer Stevens
Quincy A. Shaw
State Tax Commissioner
28 In Danger On Coral Reef
Twenty eight men, crew of the steamer D. N. Luckenbach, are in danger as the vessel runs aground on New Ground Shoals coral reefs near Tarapa. Key West reports say the reef is treacherous and tugs have been summoned to attempt rescue.
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Tampa
Fla
D. N. Luckenbach
New Ground Shoals
Key West
Tarapa
Expect Diaz Resignation Near as Mexican Revolt Advances
Preliminary talks indicate Senor Madero agrees to a regime change with Diaz’s cabinet resigning and younger officials installed. Limantour or De la Barra to become acting president within 60 days, with Diaz stepping down after order returns. Key demands include Corral's removal, a single presidential term, depose governors aligned with Diaz, and universal state funded education. A Mexican junta met in the local quarter, outcome undisclosed.
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Senor Madero
Francisco
Diaz
Corral
Mexico
Limantour
de la Barra
Seven War Zones Madero Abandons Guerilla Warfare
The decree from Francisco I. Madero proclaims Mexico divided into seven war zones each with its own insurgent corps. It names Madero as supreme head of the insurgent army and promises pensions to widows and children while abolishing guerrilla fighting to gain recognition from foreign powers.
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EL Paso
Texas
Francisco I. Madero
Republic of Mexico
Madero
Peace in Two Weeks Forecast by De la Barra
In St Louis Francisco Leon de la Barra predicts peace in Mexico within a fortnight as he heads to Mexico City to assume foreign relations duties. He echoes Francisco Madero Sr. who called the forecast highly important while declining to discuss plans with President Diaz, saying matters would be handled within Mexico.
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ST. Louis
Mexico
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero
Madero
Diaz
Foran arraigned on obstructing tracks with team in Roxbury
John J. Foran of 148 Hampden Street Roxbury was arraigned in Roxbury District Court yesterday charged with obstructing the tracks of the Boston Elevated Railway Company with a team he was driving. After hearing the evidence the court fined the defendant $20.
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John J. Foran
Hampden Street
Roxbury
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Trustees Pay City 165105 in Shaw Estate Tax Dispute
City officials and Shaw estate trustees clash over 1910 taxes after the Board of Assessors refused abatement and the trustees paid under protest. Secretary Bottomly of the Good Government Association criticized the assessors while urging reforms and a possible detective service.
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Good Government Association
Fitzgerald
Edward G. Richardson
Board of Assessors
Quincy A. Shaw
Shaw
Francis C. Welch
Robert F. Herrick
Richardson
Robert J. Bottomly
Finance Commission
Beverly
Milton
Brookline
Mayor Attacks Reformers Over Shaw Matter
The Mayor denounces the Good Government Association as hypocrites and attacks Secretary Bottomly for covering up alleged city hall thefts. He notes the Finance Commission and reformers ignored Shaw until after official referral and cites vice of reformers with the maxim murder will out. Richardson defends assessors' integrity amid accusations.
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Good Government Association
City Hall
Finance Commission
Shaw
A Food Story Makes a Woman of 70
A widow once married to a famed Ohio editor and political figure proclaims she is 70 and stronger than ten thousand. She credits Grape-Nuts for her health after a long stomach injury and painful digestion, describing a dramatic recovery three years after trying various cereals. The endorsement, attributed to Postum Co. and tied to The Road to Wellville, is presented as a genuine reader letter.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle, Creek
Mich
Wellville
Deaths in City and Nearby Areas Funeral Notices
Deaths listed for John Adams Bell and others in Boston area with funeral details. Entries include George P. Davis Annis Elizabeth Donovan Mary A Fay Margaret D Hickland Dexter Milligan Michael F Killilea Hugo A Kuhl Mary FE ONeil Converse Madison Pettengill Ray Pillsbury Susan A Redpath Arthur Hurd Nancy Elizabeth Wheaton and relatives invited notices with addresses and times.
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Bell
John Adams Bell
Columbus Avenue
Davis
Francis Street
Mission Church
Fay
Roxbury
Mary A
John Fay
Calumet Street
Hickland
South Boston
Margaret D
John Hickland
South Baptist
East Fourth Streets
Milligan
Oak Crest
Summer Street
Saugus
Dexter Arthur Milligan
Main Street
Saugus Centre
North Station
Killilea
Michael F
Mary R. Killiles
Lynch
West Second Street
St. Vincent’s Church
Pettengill
Everett
Converse
Madison Pettengill
First Baptist Church
Lewiston
Pillsbury
Reading Highlands
Ray Pillsbury
Carroll E
Ruth Pillsbury
Redpath
East Boston
Susan A
George F. Redpath
Cunning
George T
Amy Cunning
Keller
Bennington Street
Sacred Heart Q
Minneapolis
Minn
Shaw
Dorchester
Arthur Hurd
Red
Maud M. Shaw
van Steinsburg
Malden
Ralph Bates Steinsburg
St. John
N. B
Pelase ‘Opy
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Annie J. Bradbury
Oxford
Annie E. Bradbury
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Newman’s Tailoring
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H. Newman & Son
Washington Street
W. L. Douglas
W. L. W. L. Douglas Shoe
Boston ’ Street
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America
R Town
Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
Mass
S. F. Emmons
Cer
Tain Diaz
A. G. Munro
The
Bos
Ton Post
Creel
Don Madero
Mexican Congress
Mr. Madero
Trefry
Boston Board of Assesors
Tax Commissioner
State House
Senor de la Barra
Cuba
Rabage
Cassensers
Pessessary
Asses
Warner
Warner’s Safe
Etsy Oes
Warner’s Safe Cure Co
Rochester, N. Y
Eben
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
Rogers
Waivlheors, Scollay SQ
O’sullivan’s
Henry R
Tremont Street
Majestic Theatre
Beacon Florist
Beacon ST
Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lagrange Street