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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1889

Page

1

Burglary at Newton and a Busy Thanksgiving Day

Reports of a Newton burglary and a $10,000,000 Boston fire caused by stray sparks dominate front and Page 1 coverage. Other items note a tranquil Thanksgiving aboard cruisers, 450 attend Berlin dinner, and union services at South Congregational Church.

Lodge Makin Congress Henry Hawes Exeter N. H Haverhill Lynn Pennsylvania William Hodgman Greenville Bellamy River Dover Sawyer New Hampshire Ellsworth Boon Island Naugatuck Valley Conn Princeton Yale Edwin J. Thomas Brookline Waltham Reed Newton William F. Sartelle Maplewood Boston & Maine Stanley Emin Pasha British East Africa Company London Berlin Archbishop Walsh Toronto Boston Reys. Brooke Herford Minot J. Savage A. Horton Edward Hale W. Brooke E. FE. Hale South Congregational Church Faneuil Hall Cathedral of the Old Press North Street Phillips Brooks Boston Young Men’s Christain Union

Burglary at Henry K R Stowell Home Over $40,000 Stolen

Athol burglars entered Henry K R Stowell's house and forced the safe. Cash and securities totaling between 40 000 and 50 000 were stolen, most securities negotiable. Saint Joseph's Church Pittsfield consecrated yesterday after 22 years. Body identified as John W Lundberg of Maplewood. He leaves a widow and several children.

Henry KR. Stowell Athol St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church Pittsfield Nan Salem John W. Lundberg Cherry Street Maplewood

Shipping Movements Report From Atlantic Ports

Lists latest vessels and routes in late November arrival and departure notes. Ships from Liverpool, London, New York, Boston, Antwerp, Bristol, Rio Janeiro, Montreal, and more are recorded with origin and destination summaries and positions near major sea lanes.

Boston Roman Liverpool Virginian Martello Hilbeng New York France London Mineola Antwerp Jersey City Bristol Nasmyth Rio Janeiro Southampton Saale Kremen Michigan Ai Flong Kong City of Pekin San Francisco Klrow Head Dalton Tarifa Navy Alesia Deptford California Baltimore Lake Ontario Montreal Canada Lonon

Vessels Arrive and Sail From VineyYarp Haven Fleet

Nov 27 at VineyYarp Haven the steamer Confidence from New York arrived with barge A Carteron for Boston and a flotilla of schooners headed to Boston and New York. By Nov 28 at 7 am Confidence returned. A fleet of schooners arrived last night but have not yet been boarded amid southeast winds and heavy rain.

Fall River M. Vassar Jdr McLain Bangor New Bedford J. Paine Trainor Banger New London Jeanie Lippitt Chase South Gardiner Washington,. C M. W. Griffiing Matchelder Newport New York M. Vassar, Jr Thomas Borden Carrie C. Miles Clara Goodwin Boston New Orleans

Vast Dry Goods District Fire Destroys Boston Blocks

Fire consumed a Kingston Bedford and Columbia streets block in Boston’s dry goods district yesterday. The blaze, started by stray currents, raged through a fireproof area, destroying over twenty five buildings and about 250 firms, with losses around ten million dollars and insurers facing heavy strain. Outsiders provided crucial aid and the Boston department faced criticism for leadership as the fire finally was checked on Chauncy street.

Boston Fire Department Boston Department Boston Kingston Bedford Columbia Streets Chauncy Street Lynn

Fire Devours Major Buildings in Kingston Street Conflagration

A disastrous 1872 blaze in Woonsocket consumes the Kingston Bedford area. The fire spreads from an upper story to engulf the Ames, Jordan Marsh, and surrounding blocks, with firefighters retreating as walls collapse. Dozens of firms suffer total losses while reinforcements help control the flames.

Electric wires blamed for city fire and stopped clocks

Eyewitness accounts point to a contact between the Boston Lime Company lines and electric light wires near the Bedford and Columbia street office. Clocks run by the Boston Electric Time Company stopped at 6:48 a.m. as fires began, with wires burnt out at City Hall and a jewelry store.

Boston Lime Company Boston Electric Time Company Bedford and Columbia Streets Time Company City Hall Peters Yo’eclock Court Street Station No. 2 City Messenger Boston ‘Time Company Columbia and Bedford Streets

Large Ames building and neighbors burn in Kingston street blaze

A major fire gutted seven story structures in the shoe district. The Ames building on Kingston and Bedford was leveled, with the neighboring Lawrence and Nevins buildings reduced to ruins. The Shoe & Leather Exchange, J S Foge Co. and Brown Durrell Co. faced heavy damage as crews fought the flames. The Nova line and nearby firms includingWo onsocket Rubber and Jordan Marsh suffered vast losses. The clock in the Lawrence building kept time amid the heat as firemen battled the blaze.

Kingston and Bedford Streets Box 52 Kingston, Bedford and Columbia Streets Woonsocket Rubber Company Brown, Durrell & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Shoe & Leather Exchange Columbia Street General Lee Lincoln Street Ames Kingston Mason Street Dartmouth Street Noyes Lamson & Lubbard T. Fuller Peter McShane Kingston Street S. &. Jameson & Co William Bradley & Co G. A. Gardner A. Fox Shaw Bros Messrs. Davis, Pitts & Co Bedford Street David W. Cheever Aves Claflin, Larrabee & Co M. Carter Thomas Y. Crowell New York Messrs. Jordan, Marsh & Co Washington Street Beacon Hill Eliza Nevins Smith, Hogg & Gardner Dry Goods Commission Lawrence & Co Sawyer, Manning & Co Smith, Hoge & Gardner Boott Massachusetts York Everett Mills Lowell Carvet Company David Nevins Wight Bros Chauncy Street Rowe Place Samuel Williams Bridgham & Co Ewen & Co Channey Street Exeter Place Grout, Warren & Blanchard Walter R. Morse & Co Cheney Bros Warren & Blanchard Thomas Farley, Harvey & Co Carrie E. Evans Heirs West End Somerville Taylor Bros Lawrence Bedford and Kingston Streets E. H. Engalls Exchange Western Union Telegraph Company J. 8. Foge & Co Essex Street David Nevins & Co Nevins Building Peabody & Stearns Rockport Chauncy and Ledford Streets

Cheval Glass Reflects An Era Of Leisure And Refinement

The passage praises the Cheval Glass as a true antique linked to centuries of gentle blood and noble breeding. It highlights its ornate features and clock-top posts, noting November as a prime buying month and urging readers to request the illustrated catalogue from the current stock.

Origin of Bedford Street blaze traced to ignited switchboard

The fire started in a Time Company switchboard twelve minutes before 7 in a Bedford Street style building, likely burning for half an hour before discovery. Alarm from Box 52 at 5 20 triggered rapid flame eruption as doors broke, confirming a long accumulating fire. prior testimony supports this origin as most reasonable.

Time Company Bedford Street

Owners of Buildings Burned Complete List

A complete list of owners of destroyed buildings is given. Bedford Street includes Eben D. Jordan and the Charlies Marsh heirs, New England Shoe and Leather Association building at Nos. 69 71 77 79 and 81, Henry and F. L. Lee Nos. 89 and 91, P. J. Reggio et al Nos. 44 46 and 48, David W. Cheeran No. 50, Hannah Carney et al Nos. 52 54 and 56. Chauncy Street lists David and H. C. Nevins Nos. 82 and 84, William W. Story No. 74, Robert K. Potter heirs No. 60, John M. Marshall et al No. 72, Charles Haley heirs.

Bedford Street Eben D. Jordan Charlies Marsh Heirs New England Shoe and Leather Association Henry and F. L. Lee P. J. Reggio David W. Cheeran Hannah Carney Chauncy Street David H. C. Nevins William W. Story Robert K. Potter John M. Marshall Charles Haley

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