Fire Devastates New East River Bridge Under Construction
A massive blaze on the summit of the New York side tower of the East River bridge under construction caused at least half a million dollars in damage. Fire raged for hours, toppling woodwork and footbridges, halting river traffic as crews fought flames atop the 3655 foot height. Three workers were reported missing, later accounted for, and several firemen suffered severe burns while hoses failed under pressure. The disaster jeopardizes two years of work on the cables and saddles, with four main cables and cables saddles severely tested. total project cost placed near ten million dollars.
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New York
East River
Brooklyn
Plymouth
David A. Boody
Priscilla
Daniel Brophy
John
Montreal
A. P. McBride
McBride
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Martin
John A. Roebling Sons & Co
Delancey Street
Manhattan
South Fifth Street
Mason to Appear in Cambridge Court Today
District Attorney expects a continuance in the Alan Mason case as Mason will face Cambridge Police Court today. Prosecutors seek to clear Perry’s cloud of false confessions while defense presses for a timely hearing. State detectives, lacking solid links besides Perry’s confession and pawned watches, aim to prove Mason’s presence in Waverley the night of the murder.
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Mason
Cambridge Court
Perry
Sanderson
Alan Mason
Cambridge
William Scrivener
Morton Watch
Nemser
Lizzie Carter
Post
Waverley
George
Pleasant Street
Boston
Franklin Park
Proctor
Letteney
William Scribner
Blossom Court
Miss Albertson
Miss Morton
Crocker fortune dispute heard in Suffolk Probate Court
The hearing on Annie J. Crocker's petition to approve the will of Ariel H. Crocker opened before Judge Grant. His three sons claim undue influence from Crocker’s second wife Annie Fitz, who married him after 1891. witnesses describe a strained family rift and a large estate valued around 800000 dollars with potential bequests and a Museum of Fine Arts provision.
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Ariel H. Crocker
Grant
Suffolk
Annie J. Crocker
George A
Joseph B
Edgar Crocker
George Ariel Crocker
Boston
Northern Railroad
University Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Testator
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Theim
Mr. Crocker
Miss Fitz
George
Law
Crocker
Mr. Turner
Edgard
Father
Eliot
Turner
Hackman
Chicago
Florence Well
Crocker Law Office
Patrick McLaughlin
J. Harris Rubin
Doukhobors Start Homeward from Yorktown
Doukhobors departed Yorktown and began their return journey to Winnipeg with little resistance. The move follows a period of unsettled activity and leaves the group en route with no major incidents reported.
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Winnipeg
Man
Yorktown
Boston Area Weather Forecast Today and Tomorrow
Fair and cool conditions expected in Boston and vicinity. Tuesday will feel somewhat cooler with a fresh northwest wind. Wednesday temperatures rise slowly as winds ease and become variable.
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Boston
Vicinity
Murray Jr. Rally Supports Ward 6 Council Bid
A rally in Abbottstown Hall Charlestown backed William F. Murray Jr. for the Charlestown Ward 6 Common Council seat. Speakers included Murray and Daniel J. Hurley, former Harvard halfback in the Penn game.
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Abbottsford Hall
Charlestown
William F. Murray, Jr
Common Council
Murray
Daniel J. Hurley
Harvard
Pennsylvania
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New East River Bridge
Carrie A. Maxwell
John L. Soderquest
Conway
George L. O. Perry
The
Crocker Fortune
Miss
Rhodes Bros. CO
Tremont St
Mass
Warren St
Roxbury
Fe Kennedy
Kennedy
Waltham
Elgin
Hampden
Hamilton
Illnois
Wilson Jewelry Co
Thompson Spa
Washington Street
Bam
Sao
W. F. Murray, JR
Council
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