Three Big Fires Hit Boston With 105000 Loss
Three three alarm fires swept Boston yesterday causing an estimated 105 000 in damage. Prescott Co 324 Congress St South Boston kitchenware suffered 50000 loss. Palmer Parker 81 193 Medford St Charlestown veneers and woods 25000. Boston and Maine freight shed 36 Rutherford Ave Charlestown hay and grain 30000. Fire spread to nearby tenements. arson suspected in Charlestown and authorities battled flames from midday into evening.
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Boston Fire Department
Prescott & Co
Congress Street
Boston
Palmer & Parker
Medford Street
Charlestown
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rutherford Avenue
Boston & Maine
Lumber Yard
City Square
Bryant
Mystic
Prisk
Sullivan Square
Herbert T. Townsend
Tufts Street
James P. Stewart
Woman Suffrage Bill Defeated in Parliament Amid Militancy Debate
The House defeated the Dickinson bill after a tense session marked by militant suffragist outrage earlier in the week. Premier Asquith and ministers voted against the measure while Grey and Lloyd-George led supporters, arguing for enfranchisement despite fringe violence. A later fire at Palmer & Parker lumber yard, injuring the Tyrrell family, added to the day's upheaval.
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St. Catharine’s
Hateham
Andrew Bonar Law
A. J. Balfour
Asquith
Reginald McKenna
Lewis Harcourt
J. E. B. Seely
Winston Spencer Churchill
C. E. Hobhouse
Sir Edward Grey
David Lloyd-George
Rufus Isaacs
Augustine Birrell
Sydney Buxton
F. G. Masterman
J. A. Simon
F. D. Acland
Maaners
Edward Grey
House
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Walter Hume Long
Fire destroys St. Catherine’s Church Hatcham in London
Newsboys alert MPs as militants allegedly set St. Catherine’s Church Hatcham aflame. The southeast London edifice built in 1898 cost about 90 000 and suffered roof collapse within minutes. a fireman was hurt amid the dramatic blaze watched by thousands.
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London
House of Commons
St. Catherine's Church
Hatcham
Fire at Parish Church and Bomb Attempt at Grand Hotel
The Rev Howard Truscott suspects three women prayed in a locked church where a fire started, hinting explosives may have been used. Separately near Trafalgar Square a bomb was planted outside the Grand Hotel with a light fuse. a woman named Ada Ward was arrested but denied involvement and released after a pursuit.
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Howard J. Truscott
Grand Hotel
Trafalgar Square
Ele
Ada Ward
Painter Hurt as Swing Stage Collapses in Wakefield
Fred Chase a Wakefield painter employed by Otto Johnson is in dangerous condition at Massachusetts General Hospital after falling from a swing stage yesterday in Wakefield. The staging hook slipped while lowering his end causing a sudden drop and a back landing on a concrete walk.
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Fred Chase
Otto Johnson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Terday
Wakefield
Chase
Mrs Chamberlain Improves After Appendectomy in Cannes
Mrs Joseph Chamberlain is reported to be making excellent progress in Cannes France after an appendectomy performed a week ago. She is practically convalescing and showing steady recovery.
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Cannes
France
Joseph Chamberlain
Four Firemen Overcome In Large City Warehouse Blaze
A three alarm fire at Prescott & Co kitchenware warehouse 324 Congress street injured four firefighters and led to the rescue of two girls. Firemen were revived at a nearby station after hours of fighting the noon blaze caused about 59000 in damage. Captain Edward Connors, Thomas Lane, Captain Martin Kinnealy, and Carl E. Johnson were overcome but recovered.
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Farnsworth Street
John T. Lodge
Congress Street
National Wool & Warehouse Company
Prescott & Co
Edward Connors
Thomas Lane
Martin Kinnealy
Carl E. Johnson
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Johann Hofmeister
Germany
Johannhofmeister
Hofmeister Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Washington St
Spaldine
Spalding’s
Washington
Pisces Ian
al Riker-Jaynes
Mullen
Main Street
H. P. Hood & Sons
Sparks
Bryan Sullivan
Hood
South
Coffey
Lieutenant Powers
Ladder 14
Bill
Frederick TR. Smith
Eugene Tyrrell
Boston Safe Deposit @ Trust Co
Franklin Street
Mrs. Chamberlain
Tremont Street
Milk Street
Oliver Street
Fort Hill
England
Tolen
Davis and
Wheeler & Wilson
C.c. Bowles & CO
Bedford Street
Jordan Marsh Furniture Annex
Oxford
T& OF
Plaur
Crepy
MATL
House OF Dignified
Berkshire Refrigerator
Ee Eler
Davenport
Summerfield’s
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