Ten Sailors In Peril Off New Brunswick Coast
Tug Gypsum King with barges No 20 and Lead tow reported two barges Gypsum King and Gypsum Queen broke away six miles off Point Lepreaux in the Bay of Fundy. Each barge carried about 1000 tons of gypsum and five crew per vessel. The missing crews include Captain James Harvey and Captain Carmichael, with mates Fred Harvey and Newton Till, among others. The storm raged as Captain Blizzard pursued the missing vessels toward St John while weather and wind shifts offered hope of weathering the voyage.
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N. B
Blizzard
Point Lepreaux
Bay of Fundy
James Harvey
Somerville
N. S
Fred Harvey
Willie Masters
Norman McDonald
Mt. Denison
Carmichael
Canso
Newton Till
Newport
Cole Munroe
Windsor
Cook
Newport N. S
J B. King Transportation Company
New York
Windsor N
Partridge Island
Grand Manan
Blizgard
Clara Brown Steamer Driven Ashore at Alki Point
The steamer Clara Brown, a large stern wheeler, ran aground near Alki Point during a night gale while returning from Tacoma to Seattle. Passengers leaped into the surf and reached shore as the ship broke up. rescue and salvage efforts were expected to continue if the gale abates.
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Seattle
Wash
Clara Brown
Alki Point
Tacoma
Storm lashes Nova Scotia coast with downed poles
A severe storm swept along the Nova Scotia coast bringing rain snow and sleet. Tele phone poles were blown down in the suburbs of the city and service was interrupted. Digby felt the hardest, and the steamer Prince Rupert did not attempt to cross the bay to St John.
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Nova Scotia
Digby
Prince Rupert
St. John
Blizzard Delays Southbound Trains in New Hampshire
In Littleton New Hampshire December 4 trains from the south were late due to a blizzard with twenty inches of snow reported in the area.
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Littleton
N. H
New Hampshire
Man Found Dead in Snow Near Monticello After Winter Storm
George Nelson was found dead in a snow drift near Monticello. He apparently froze after becoming benumbed by yesterday's heavy storm.
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Monticello
N. Y
George Nelson
Nelson
Eastern League selects lineup for next season in New York
The Eastern League held its annual fall meeting in New York, confirming Newark Jersey City Providence Worcester and Buffalo Montreal Toronto Rochester in the circuit. Buffalo remains under new owners Murray and Philbin with a transfer soon. Powers was re elected president for the 10th year. Rochester awarded pennant. new board of directors named. Adjournment set for tomorrow to discuss schedule sinking fund and umpires. Ed Barrow declines Southern League presidency after Toronto contract.
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New York
P. T. Powers
Newark
Jersey City
Providence
Worcester
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
New Jersey
E. F. Higgins
George W. Sweeney
J. B. Nash
P. H. Hurley
J. A. Clark
Charles Dooley
J. T. Sherrer
G C. Nicholson
Ed G. Barrow
Ed Mack
Joseph Franklin
Alderman Kennedy
G. P. Pressy
William Murray
F. J. Leonard
Syracuse
Harry Murray
J. 8. Philbin
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Powers
Ea. Mack
G. P. Cressy
Ed. Barrows
Barrows
Gener
Calve Sings No More Until Christmas Show
Calve withdraws from performances with acute bronchitis and will resume January 25 in New York. Sibyl Sanderson replaces her in Eastern cities for Romeo and Juliet. Calve departs for St. Augustine, Florida to be near a New York throat specialist. Grau heads to New York. The 30 performances here grossed over $200,000.
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San Francisco
Calve
New York
Gray
Sibyl Sanderson
Juliet
St. Augustine
Fla
Florida
Mr. Grau
Harvard Student Breaks Eating Record at Memorial Hall
Harvard sophomore W S Merrill of Rockland staged a $3 wager dinner at Table 31 eating three steaks, two mutton chops, peas, two pints of apollinaris water and two coffees. The seven-item bill totaled $8, a feat celebrated by peers amid wagers and astonishment.
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W. S. Merrill
Memorial Hall
Merrill
Harvard
Delegates gather in Scranton for federal labor convention
Delegates from the United States and Canada fill Jermyn Street hotel corridors to debate measures at the American Federation of Labor convention. Issues include Chinese exclusion, shipbuilding contracts, trades autonomy, and disputes over craft jurisdiction. The auxiliary Metal Trades Federation meeting is delayed pending arrivals.
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Penn
Jermyn
United States
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Pacific Coast
William E. Seal
Central Trades and Labor Council
Richmond
Glass Bottle Workers
Illinois
Indiana
Metal Trades Federation
W. J. O’brien
New York
James Duncan
Boston
St. Thomas College Hall
Deserters Captured From Brig Sullivan During Storm
Four crewmen Joseph Francea Aurelo Pina Jose Bento and Petro Inez attempted to escape the brig Sullivan during a blinding harbor storm but were spotted by Captain Arthur McNeill. He confined them in the cooler and warrants were issued by the US Court for their arraignment.
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Joseph Francea
Aurelo Pina
Jose B. Bento
Petro Inez
Boston
Arthur McNeill
United States Court
Philadelphia
President Roads
McNeill
Miss Chandler's Debut at Forest Hills Jamaica Plain
Mrs Horace P Chandler introduced her daughter Ellen Chandler and her niece Helen N Stedman to society yesterday at Forest Hills Street Jamaica Plain. Attending were Ruth Hayes Dedham Mollie Adams Dorchester C A Chandler Helen Clements Louise Clark and others. Mullaly Orchestra provided music while yellow green decor and chrysanthemums highlighted the parlors. Notables present included Rev James de Normandie Nathan Haskell Cole Edgar Garceau Rev William Andrews Ellena Hyde Nanette Pierce Alice Davis Maud Gorham Florence Warner Gertrude Foss Louise Miller.
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Ellen Chandler
Helen N. Stedman
Forest Hills Street
Jamaica Plain
Chandler
Peleg Chandler
Boston
Ruth Hayes
Dedham
Mollie Adams
Dorchester
C. A. Chandler
Helen Clements
Louise Clark
Mullaly
James de Normandie
Nathan Haskell Cole
Edgar Garceau
William Andrews
Ellena Hyde
Nanette Pierce
Alice Davis
Maud Gorham
Florence Warner
Gertrude Foss
Louise Miller
Demand for Boston Merchants’ Association dinner tickets exhausted
Tickets for the Boston Merchants Association dinner next Tuesday sold out quickly after the event was announced to feature Senator Hanna Postmaster General Smith and Colonel Watterson. The association said supplies were exhausted last night.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Hanna
Smith
Colonel Watterson
Workingmen Endorse Patrick A Collins for Mayor Boston
In Roxbury at Kossuth Hall the Workingmen's Association unanimously indorsed Patrick A Collins for mayor. They harshly criticized Mayor Thomas N Hart's administration and alleged corrupt practices, pledging active support for Collins in the upcoming race.
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Workingmen’s Association of
Roxbury
Kossuth Hall
Patrick A. Collins
Hart
Thomas N. Hart
Five Story Fall Claims Suffolk Engraver
H. C. Paine aged about 40 of 8 Reedsdale street and a Suffolk Engraving Co employee at 236 Congress street fell through an elevator shaft from the fifth to the bottom floor at about 3 pm yesterday. He died three hours later at Emergency Hospital after a long rescue effort. An expressman on the street below witnessed the fall and reported the incident.
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H. C. Paine
Reedsdale Street
Suffolk Engraving Company
Congress Street
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Promise Laxative Boost
Advertises Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the ideal laxative to try tonight. Claims genuine tablets stamped C C C and notes they are never sold in bulk, available at all druggists for 10 cents.
Queen Wilhelmina's Husband Taken to Task by His Mother-in-Law
London dispatch summarizes continental reports on Prince Henry being chastised by Queen Wilhelmina's mother for alleged misconduct. It notes drinking debts, antipathy to Holland, and a conspicuous absence in Germany. Details include a dinner quarrel at Het Loo, rumored duels, and Major Van Tets injuries with presumed motivations.
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London
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Holland
Bunting
Germany
Het Loo
Major van Tets
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