Loss of 36 men in Tiger Berwick collision off Isle of Wight
Portsmouth reports 36 sailors died when torpedo boat de Biroyer Tiger was halved by the British cruiser Berwick during night maneuvers. Of 22 rescued, engineers and stokers survived, some clinging to boats as the fleet operated in darkness and masked lights.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Middleton
de Biroyer Tiger
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Home Fleet
Portland
TIGER
Restoring Paul Revere House Aims To Echo 17th Century Style
The Paul Revere Memorial Association funds work on the North Square home to recreate early 1600s design. Howland S. Chandler is architect and I H Bogart handles the South Boston contracting. The project features a recreated sharp pitched roof, original windows, heavy shingles, and a replica Paul Revere room with period hinges doors and fittings. An original Revere crane will appear in the kitchen fireplace.
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Paul Revere
North Square
Revere
Charter Street
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Tiger Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sinks After Collision
A stoker rescued from the Tiger recalls the wreck as the Berwick struck in darkness and the Tiger sank fast in deep water. The engine room crew shouted to man the decks but steam and noise hindered actions. The 1900 launch measured 210 feet in length and 21 feet in breadth and had a prior accident near Portland breakwater during night maneuvers.
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Berwick
Tiger
Portland
United States Independent Telephone Company Declared Insolvent
Newark April 3 Vice-Chancellor Howell ruled the United States Independent Telephone Company insolvent with a $15,000,000 judgment against it and advised appointing a receiver for the $50,000,000 capital enterprise.
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Newark
N. J
Howell Today
United States Independent Telephone Company
Fire Scare at Harrow School Hit Somerville House
Panic swept Harrow on the Hill as a blaze was reported at Harrow School London. The fire confined to Somerville House burned part of the institution, with authorities noting no wider damage.
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London
Harrow School
Harrow-on the-Hill
Somerville House
Woman Scientist Rejects Treatment Of Diphtheria Case
Mrs. Helen Morgan 46 of Back Bay refused regular medical care for diphtheria, relying on Christian Science. Her son Ralph Morgan and grandson Ralph Morgan Jr. also contracted the disease and sought doctors at City Hospital after authorities insisted. Health Durgin noted authorities cannot force religious treatment but stress anti toxin's lower death rate.
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Helen Morgan
Norway Street
Back Bay
O. G. Cilley
Cilley
Ralph Morgan
Ralph Morgan, Jr
Durgin
Board of Health
South Department
Toledo Lumbermen Fined for Antitrust Conspiracy
Twenty Toledo lumber men found guilty of restraint of trade under the Valentine act were re sentenced by Judge Kumler. Fines ranged from 500 to 1000 dollars with no prison terms, according to the Common Pleas Court ruling.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Kumler
Common Pleas Court
Longtime Rockland Municipal Judge Gordon Hicks Dies
Gordon M. Hicks 73, a native of North Yarmouth, who served as municipal judge for 18 years, died at Knox Hospital in Rockland from a heart shock. He held public office long and was a respected local figure.
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Rockland
Gordon M. Hicks
Knox Hospital
North Yarmouth
Magistrate Orders Bank to Surrender Diamond Formula
In London the Bow Street Police Court magistrate ordered the bank holding Henry LeMoyne's diamond making formula envelope to surrender it to French authorities. Bank counsel refused. The magistrate said he had no power to compel obedience and suggested taking the matter to a higher authority.
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London
Bow Street
Henry LeMoyne
Buckley Boy Returns After Disappearance In Malden
Walter Buckley fourteen son of Cornelius Buckley disappeared from his Malden home last Sunday and returned home late last night returning unharmed after a brief missing persons incident.
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Malden
Walter Buckley
Cornelius Buckley
Evans Feels Much Better After Bath
Rear Admiral Evans shows marked improvement as doctors report he is greatly better. He expressed enjoyment of his first hot sulphur bath today at Paso Robles Hot Springs California.
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Paso Robles Hot Springs
Cal
Evans
Gloucester schooners collide in Northwest gale at Portsmouth
The Gloucester fishing schooner Estelle Nunan dragged her anchors in a northwest gale and fouled the schooner Ella Clifton from Marshall's Island near Boston. Ella Clifton parted both stays and lost other headgear in the collision.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Estelle
Nunan
Ella Clifton
Marshall's Island
Boston
Obituary notices from Waverley Lynn and Stoneham
Ora M Cook of Waverley dies aged 30 with funeral at 2 PM April 5 from 18 Cambridge Street invitees. Richard F Lynn of East Boston dies age unknown with funeral at 8:15 AM April 5 from 6 Sharon Court and requiem at Sacred Heart. Bertha Van Buren of Stoneham dies aged 8 years 4 months.
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van Buren
Stoneham
Bertha
Arthur G
Maud
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Fifth Ave
New York
MR Setae
Apace
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Judge Hicks
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Tremont Rubber Company
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