British Vessel Seized by Venezuela Said to Sink
Captain Jewett of the Lady Kensington arrived in St. Vincent reporting that the British trading schooner seized off Margarita ten weeks ago by Venezuelan authorities has reportedly been sunk. The ship carried live stock and vegetables destined for Trinidad and the crew were detained for a period.
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Venezuela
ST. Vincent
Jewett
Carupano
Trinidad
Margarita
Caribbean Sea
Obituary notices list several local funeral arrangements
Burials announced for Marguerite Burr age 15 and Mary Cur ran, plus Francis Douglas Maurice Hefferman Winnifred Meyrelles with funeral details. Services set at St Marys, St Patrick, St Johns and Massachusetts Crematory with mass times and inviting relatives and friends. Gloucester and New Bedford papers asked to copy.
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Burr
Charlestown
Marguerite T
Levi W. Burr
Abigail G. Burr
Sullivan
Cass
Wallace Court
Winthrop Street
St. Mary’s Church
Curran
Weymouth
Mary A. Curran
Clark
Douglas
Huntington Avenue
Francis Jeffrey Douglas
Massachusetts Crematory
Walk Hill Street
Forest Hills
Hefferman
Roxbury
Maurice
Annie Hefferman
D. J. Neville
Dearborn Place
St. Patrick’s Church
Dudley Street
Meyrelles
West Somerville
Winnifred
Constance F
Jacintha
M. Meyrelles
Appleton Street
St. John's Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Gloucester
New Bedford
Mass
Brookline men fined for illegal voting at state primary
Thomas J. Walsh John J. Kelly Augustine A. Murray and Michael Gibbons all of Brookline were convicted in the District Court of illegal voting at the Republican State primary in September and each fined $15.40. Eighteen others convicted of attempting to vote illegally were assessed court costs of $2.56 each.
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Thomas J. Walsh
John J. Kelly
Augustine A. Murray
Michael Gibbons
Brookline
District Court
Reserve force kept in service for southeastern deployment
Vienna dispatch reports sixty thousand reservists slated for discharge December fifth are ordered to remain with the colors and be sent to the southeastern provinces.
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Vienna
Taft Plans 10 Aid Brother to Cabinet Move
Hot Springs Va December 3 Theodore E Burton Cleveland district representative is expected to join the Cabinet. He may become Secretary of the Treasury or succeed Elihu Root at the State Department if a suitable candidate is not found. Burton aims at Foraker’s Ohio seat with Charles Taft as active rival and family influence backing him.
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Hot Springs
Theodore E. Burton
Congress
Cleveland
Taft
Burton
Treasury
State Department
Ohio
Root
Charles P. Taft
Foraker
Mr. Taft
Mr. Burton
Mr. Foraker
Charley
Storm Toll Reaches Seventeen as Newfoundland Gale Hits Coast
A furious 48 hour storm along the Newfoundland coast claims seventeen lives and drives ten fishing vessels ashore. The victims are sailors from Newfoundland villages and many left families behind.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Newfoundland
Cambridge man fined five dollars for fare evasion
John Gilchrist of Cambridge was fined five dollars by Judge Almy in Cambridge District Court yesterday for evading a car fare. He tried to use a transfer at Green and Chardon streets that should have been used at Hanover Street and then refused to pay any other fare.
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John Gilchrist
Cambridge
Almy
Gilchrist
Green and
Chardon Streets
Hanover Street
PILES CURED IN DAYS BY PAZO OINTMENT GUARANTEED
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles in eight to fourteen days with money back guarantee. It also touts Jare marine eye remedy for soothing sensitive eyes and claims reliable relief.
Dedication of Federal Lab and Testing Station
Coal operators mine owners scientists and government officials gathered in Pittsburg Pennsylvania for the dedication of the federal laboratory and testing station recently established in the city during the American Mining Congress events.
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Pittsburg
Penn
American Mining Congress
Federal
Tests in artificial mine reveal dangers of combined powders
A series of artificial mine tests compared safety agents and explosives using safety powder and coal dust. The first test failed to ignite dust, while a fourth test with 11 pounds of black powder and 20 pounds of road dust caused a massive explosion. Recoil was strong and flames reached the full mine length, proving the combination exceedingly dangerous.
President Roosevelt Narrowly Escapes Fire Carriage
Washington December 3 President Roosevelt had a near miss while riding yesterday when Lieutenant Lyons driving a fire hose cart pulled up sharply to avoid colliding with the President's carriage. The hose wagon sustained slight damage as the fire team halted near the home of Representative Frank O Lowden of Illinois where the alarm originated and firemen responded.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lieutenant Lyons
Fire Department
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Sugar Scales Weighed Short at Brooklyn Refinery Docks
Testimony in government suits seeking 3.6 million dollars in customs duties alleged evasion by the American Sugar Refining Company. Special Treasury Agent Parr testified that scales at the Bravemyer and Elder refinery docks in Brooklyn underweighed sugar by about 14 pounds per lot.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Shields
Special Treasury
Parr
Dennison
Bravemyer and Elder
Brooklyn
Women at Deer Island Poisoned by Meat Hash
Thirty of the 200 female inmates at Deer Island House of Correction were stricken by a mystery illness linked to meat hash served on Tuesday. Doctors and nurses scrambled to treat the patients while the incident caused commotion among prisoners.
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House of Correction
Deer Island
Fire sweeps Portland docks in major blaze
Fire destroyed Docks 1 2 and 8 with freight sheds and large cargoes. The Cornishman steamer briefly caught fire but was quickly extinguished. Losses exceed $100 000 with each dock valued about $10 000. Wide berthing space helped halt spread to Dock 4. A conveyor between Docks 2 and 3 was saved from ignition.
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No. 2
No. 3 Dock
No. 3
No. 4
Corvona
Ex-Banker Testifies On Munyon Rheumatism Cure
Phila Oct 29 1907 ex-banker and financier William J Reynolds testifies that Munyon Rheumatism Remedy cured his rheumatism after years of suffering. He reports full recovery and endorses the product for swollen joints back pains and rheumatic pains. Reynolds later confirms no relapse for nearly a year and offers his name as reference.
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Wm. J. F. Reynolds
Phila
Munyon
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