Coal Market Struggles Grow Desperate in Boston
Boston dealers report a hard coal shortage with no supply to meet demand. Metropolitan and Batchelder firms say orders cannot be fulfilled as mines run short, railroads congested, and prices likely to rise. The Boston coal supply committee handles a surge of inquiries as households turn to soft coal, with shortages noted in Roxbury and near Blue Hill Avenue.
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Winslow
Metropolitan Company
Post
Batchelder Coal Company
F. C. Warren
Philadelphia
New York
Boston Coal Supply Committee
Power outage halts Grove Hall line train amid rush hour
At 7 2 yesterday power failed on Grove Hall line disrupting inbound and outbound cars. Car 1279 stalled near Milton Warren street transfer station as clerks rush to work. Conductor ordered passengers to push 150 feet to regain power with Judge George Z Adams among helpers.
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Grove Hall
Milton-Warren Street
George Z. Adams
Muni
Local Court Hears Quip About Exercise Fun
A brief court scene reveals a participant enjoying the unexpected exercise, matching the room’s light mood as the proceedings continue. The remark signals a casual tone amid formal surroundings, with attendees noting the moment.
Senator Clark's Grandson Wins Million Dollar Gift
A Butte despatch reports the wife of W A Clark Jr gave birth to a son making him the first grandson to win the one million dollar prize offered by Senator W A Clark. Senator Clark, abroad in Paris, has been notified by cable.
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Chicago, Ill
Dea
Butte
Mont
W. A. Clark
Morris
New York
Senator Clark
Paris
Cable
MacDonnell’s Boston Shop Promises Right Goods at Right Prices
The Tremont Temple store draws women with best shirtwaists neckwear ceilings gloves and hosiery. Advertisers claim MacDonnell’s offers the latest effects at fair prices and notes the shop’s popular slogan “For goodness sake buy at MacDon nell’s.”
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MacDonnell’s
Boston
Tremont Temple
Coal Arrivals Yesterday Bring 23,590 Tons Of Coal
Vessel movements reported extensive coal imports tallying 23,590 tons yesterday. Oscar Sr. delivered 4750 tons to Everett Coke Works from Louisburg. Iowa from Liverpool marked its maiden harbor entry with cargoes including camel coal and North Wales steam coal. Domestic fleets added 9,480 tons anthracite and 7,860 tons bituminous, with numerous barges and coastwise ships contributing. November sea receipts reached 93,011 tons anthracite and 29,515 bituminous from coastwise routes, plus Foreign ports.
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Louisburg
C. B
Everett Coke Works
Iowa
Liverpool
North Wales
Troy
Weehawker
South Amboy
Bath
Paterson
Baronet
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Byssus
New Jersey
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Port Johnson
Orion
Pensacola
Baltimore
Bessie
Balize
Banter
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Ashland
Philadelphia
Wales
England
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
NO COAL IN LOWELL
Reports from the Pennsylvania mining region say collieries are worked to the limit despite a truce, but no proof of resumption in Lowell. Empty coal bins line most houses and local dealers have no anthracite or Welsh coal available since the strike began.
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Lowell
Pennsylvania
Goose Bone Prophet Predicts Severe Winter In 4902-03
Elias Hartz of Reading, known for goose bone weather readings, predicts a very severe winter from December through spring. He reports regular discoloration on the bone and forecasts heavy snow, an early cold spell, and a record breaker season, using a May-hatched goose bone to justify his forecast.
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Elias Hartz
Reading
Penn
Mr. Hartz
Recipe for Old Age at 101 from Mrs. Mansfield of Lynn
Mrs. Jane Goodridge Mansfield, a Lynn resident born December 8 1801, celebrates her 101st birthday. She credits temperance and regular routine, rising at 7 each morning, three meals daily, modest activity, and avoiding stimulants. Surrounded by family, she notes changes in longevity and plans to welcome friends at home all day.
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Jane Goodridge Mansfield
Lynn
Mary Mansfield
Edward Trevoy Returns After Seizure Claim Denied
At Gloucester or Louchester, Dec 2 the schooner Edward Trevoy captained by Edward Trevoy arrived from Boone Bay Newfoundland with 1083 barrels of salted herring. Trevoy refutes Newfoundland reports that his vessel was seized for shipping men claiming Captain O Reilly of the Fiona boarded at Port Saunders to seize him but after protest and papers the attempt was dropped.
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Loucester
Edward Trevoy
Boone Bay
N. F
Trevoy
Newfoundland
O'Reilly
Fiona
Port Saunders
Curing Consumption Emulsion Claim Blurred by Mystery
An ad-like clipping touts Scott’s Emulsion as curing consumption by gaining weight and reducing cough, noting the internal mechanism remains a mystery. It claims the product helps lungs and urges readers to obtain a free sample from Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York.
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Ara Scott
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted as Cure for Indigestion
An exploration of chronic indigestion as a potential root of serious diseases notes that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets offer a tested, claimed solution for various stomach ailments. After three years of scrutiny, the tablets are marketed at 50 cents per package, with claims of a radical lasting cure for acid dyspepsia, gas, and related digestive troubles, without dieting changes.
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Bright
Stuart
Mayor Collins confronts loan bill clash as Council wrestles fate
The mayor vows to veto all items except 300000 for a Ward 9 playground as the City Council, facing a four week life, delays, and possible Christmas week action. Aldermen, led by Lomasney and Doyle, aim to hold out, while the incoming board remains in doubt and power persists.
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Collins
Board of Aldermen
Ward 9
Lomasney
Bowen
Quigley
Farwell
Doyle
Famous Woman Rider Feared to Be Insane
New York dispatch reports Mrs Josephine Simeth once a top bareback rider earning 500 a week was taken to Philadelphia Hospital for sanity examination. She left without contact with husband or children. Known as Lotta the Equestrienne Queen, she starred with Adam Forepaugh circus and later remarried after Forepaugh’s death. Her children reportedly displeased and estranged from her.
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New York
Josephine Simeth
Philadelphia
Simeth
Adam Forepaugh
William Forepaugh
Forepaugh
Florida
Judge Parker Hint as Democratic President Candidate
The World reports that Judge Alton B. Parker, Hill's choice for governor last summer, is being discussed nationwide as the logical Democratic nominee for president in 1904. Parker declines to discuss the matter.
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New York
the World Today
Alton B. Parker
Hill
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