100 Buildings Burned in Laconia New Hampshire
A devastating fire in Laconia destroys a residential district west of the Winnipesaukee river. Estimated property losses include homes valued from two thousand to fifteen thousand dollars with several businesses and churches damaged or destroyed. Notable losses include Dr. W. Goss house and library valued at twenty five hundred, Trinity Methodist Church and North Advent Church.
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Winnipesaukee
Co. W. Goss
Laconia
Main Street
Laconia Car Company
Wood Hosiery
Lake Winnipesaukee Cotton and Woolen Company
H. H. Wood Com
Elm Street
O. W. Goss
Beniah George
Charles J. Pike
Daniel Campbell
H. S. Hall
Edward S. Goldsmith
William S. Marston
Fred O. Goss
George H. Brown
J. P. Colby
John M. Meader
John Lee
Charles W. Abbott
Horace G. Whittier
Hiram Gilman
B. Davis
H. G. Collins
Henry Swazey
Mary Wilder
F. E. Durkee
John F. Baxter
Harrison Haywood
Franklin Street
George Dollof
Horace H. Wood
O. P. Griffin
Washington Street
B. F. Glines
H. H. Wood
A. T. L. Davis
B. F. Drake
J. F. Prescott
True FE. Prescott
George H. Dame
W. P. Odell
Charles Berry
E. B. Hodgdon
Belvidere Street
Charles Tyler
Angeline Preston
William Campbell
James McCloud
Campbell & Eaton
Dorothy Dame
Mrs. Dame
Ella Eastman
Malden Woman Fights Off Assault by Unknown Black Man
Olga Neilson a 16-year-old Swedish servant employed by A. G. Place in Malden reports being followed for weeks by a Black man. After a brutal ten minute struggle in woods near Glenwood and Las Casas, she escaped and reported to police. Officers Dunn Shannessey and Neville investigated but the assailant remains unidentified.
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Malden
Olga Neilson
A. G
Pleasant Street
Boston
Park Square
Sullivan Square
West Everett
Malden Bridge
Denwood Avenue
Mr. Place
Fire devastates Belvidere Hill area in Laconia blast
A rapid spread of flames across Belvidere Hill forces residents to flee as water shortages hamper firefighters. The Park Street Baptist Church and Odd Fellows Hall host shelter. 1060 people receive food and lodging, while many homes open to Lakeport evacuees. Churches, stores, and homes mobilize to aid victims.
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Lyman G. Pickering
Frank Holt
J. M. Sanborn
Mary Young
School Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Laconia
Lakeport
Park Street Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Hall
Kidney-Wort Tablets touted as alcohol free cure all
An advertisement warns against liquid kidney remedies containing alcohol and promotes Dr Pettingill's Kidney-Wort Tablets as a alcohol free cure for diabetes gout gravel dropsy and related kidney conditions. It claims rapid relief and lasting kidney health with weekly urine checks.
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Pettingill
Boston Man Suspected After Attempted Assault
Malden police believe a Boston resident near Pleasant street assaulted Miss Neilson. He followed her after the attack two days earlier, joined her on the street car, then dodged around a corner as a policeman approached.
Cambridge Mayor condemns Water Board as derelict in duties
Mayor McNamee urged Aldermen to inspect the Cambridge water department and fix defects in the Stony Brook to Fresh Pond supply pipe, preferring repairs over a new survey and pipe. The Water Board proposed a Venturi meter and engineer survey, asking for a $10,000 appropriation charged to water works. Both were sent to a joint committee.
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McNamee
Cambridge
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Water Board
Water Department
Waltham
Fresh Pond
City of
the Water Board
Common Council
Roxbury Bachelor Club Holds Seventeenth Banquet
The 17th annual banquet of the Roxbury Bachelor Club gathered about 150 members and guests at the old Vine Street Church hall in Roxbury. An entertaining program by the Hawthorne vaudeville club followed toastmaster John F. Dever and presiding officer Joseph P. Glynn.
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Roxbury
Vine Street
Hawthorne Vaudeville Club
John F. Dever
Joseph P. Glynn
Fire alarms sweep through town lighting up High Street
Fire crews responded to a second blaze at Rice and Hutchins on 10 High Street after tackling the Purchase Street fire. An awning spark caused the fire, extinguished with a loss of fifteen dollars. A nearby citizen then reported another alarm.
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Committee On Fire Department
Thomas J. Casey
Hiram Blood
James Jefferson
Benjamin D. Foss
Pevey
Purchase Street
Rice & Hutchins
High Street
Cluett-Peabody Negligees Emphasize Comfort and Style
Cluett-Peabody negligee shirts are designed for comfort with added style and elegance in the material. Cluett Shirts priced from $1.50 up, Monarch Shirts from $1.00 up, by Cluett Peabody & Co.
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Cluett-Peabody
Cluett
Monarch
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Multiple fires erupt at Broad Salem and Jamaica Plain
Fire crews tackled several blazes in quick succession across the city. A cigarette shop fire at 74 Broad Street caused $100 in damage. A warehouse rags fire at 18 Province Court was quickly extinguished by Patrolman Duffin. A mattress fire at 161 Salem Street caused minor damage. A kerosene lamp explosion sparked a blaze at 419 Commercial Street. A blacksmith shop fire at 176 Green Street, Jamaica Plain, caused $50 in damage.
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Abbott
Broad Street
Franklin
Protective 2
Lane
Pp iAttios & Cassonaso Bros
Duffin
Division 2
Province Court
Purchase Street
Salem Street
Simon Sobekofson
Commercial Street
Antonio Sylvani
Michael Cochran
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Noted Knight Templar Credits Peruna for Health
Colonel T. P. Moody, a Chicago K T and Mason, touts Peruna in a letter from 5000 Michigan Ave. He reports relief from long-standing catarrh and stomach troubles after use. He cites his wife’s bronchial recovery and endorses Peruna for all catarrh and stomach ailments. The ad promotes Dr. Hartman’s Peruna as a cure and invites readers to request a free catarrh book.
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London
Charternouse &Q
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Boston
Columbus Ave
Potter Drug and Chem. Corp
Proprietors
Cuticura
Peruna
Colonel T. P. Moody
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Masons
Colonel Moody
Oriental Consistory Masons
Southwest
Moody
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Cashin Geis Damages Awarded in Avon Accident Case
In Brockton on May 26 a Superior Court jury awarded Frank A. Cashin of Springfield 39045 in an action of tort against the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad for injuries from the Avon accident of September 18 1901. The accompanying advertisement promotes Cook's Imperial Extra Dry champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Frank A. Cashin
Springfield
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
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N. H
M’namee and Water Board
Charles
POST
Telegraph
Belvivere Street
Michigan Avenue
Ill
J. P. Moody
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Ellis
Brett
Committee On Normal Schools
Paine
Boston Normal School
Duff
Board of Supervisors
Leaver
Casey
Seaver
Mr. Ellis
Mr. Brett
Corporation Counsel
Bailey
Cashin Geis
Cook
Eastern Drug CO
New England
Mass
Beal Street CO
Cortlandt St
N.Y
Triscuit
Grocers
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