Seven Story Building Collapse Kills Italian Worker
John Costa of Boston died when the top floor of a seven story Cambridge building collapsed beneath a heavy mortar bed. The incident traced to an overload on the floor, with walls bulging and floors falling to the street level. Costa leaves a widow and three children. Authorities noted the floor bore about 300 pounds per square foot at collapse.
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John Costa
Lee Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Costa
Prince Street
Boston
Gray
Secret meeting taints Public School Association in Charlestown
Mrs Juliin Duff says she faced a secret council verdict after a Charlestown gathering of the Public School Association. Critics accuse the group of partisan manipulation, religious outreach in church venues, and ward manipulation plus repeaters. Duff notes 1500 women registered in three days as a sign of popularity amid allegations of political games and outside hires.
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Juliin Duff
Post
Public School Association
Twentieth Century Club
Democratic Citizen
Duff
Charlestown
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Willard Ss. Allen
Dr. McDonald
Republican City Committee
Ellery H. Clark
School Committee
Ward 11
Hotel Florence
Washington Street
Ward 9
Billings
Boston
Harvard
Pickering Manufacturing Co Fails With 300000 Dollar Liabilities
Lowell reports the Pickering Manufacturing Company failed with liabilities exceeding 300,000 dollars. The local business scene notes the collapse, with creditors facing losses and workers affected by the shut down.
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Lowell
Pickering Manufacturing Company
License battle in Chelsea heats up at polls
Chelsea nolicense advocates plan patrols at polling sites with a listed registry of allegedly illegal registrations and seek warrants for arrests. Countergroup claims at least 700 new names added to the voter list, as rallies draw large crowds each night.
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Chelsea
Cold Wave Hits Mississippi and Midwest Across Regions
A cold front swept Mississippi across several states from Vicksburg to Topeka. Snow and sleet accompanied rain in Mississippi with heavy snowfall reported as the day wore on. Sioux City recorded the season's coldest at nine degrees below zero, while northern Kansas cities reported zero weather in a sharp rapid drop. Cattlemen faced the sudden chill with limited preparation in many areas.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Sioux City
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Missing Lynn Youth Thomas Scanlon Found
Thomas Scanlon age 20 of 327 Chestnut Street is missing since yesterday. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities seek information to locate him.
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Lynn
Thomas Scanlon
Chestnut Street
Gillette Endorses Orangerie Powders as Headache Cure
Mr William Gillette calls Orangerie Powders a wonderful remedy and says it is the only certain headache cure with permanently good after effects.
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William Gillette
Mass cattle disease hits many herds in Massachusetts
Inspectors in Massachusetts uncover widespread foot and mouth disease across several counties. Two cases found in Marlboro, 56 in Southboro across a 75 cow herd, six in William Phelps’s herd. Quarantines placed, with expected further detections. At Brighton yards, 170 cattle moved for slaughter. Rail lines B and Albany disinfect all transit cars with a whitewash interior coating.
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Massachusetts Commission
Massachusetts
E. C. Felton
Marlboro
Southboro
James Johnson
William Phelps
Brighton Yards
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Agriculture Department Quarantine Circular Eases Transport Rules
A second USDA circular on the cattle and ruminant quarantine for New England allows shipments from outside the quarantined states into or through the area for immediate slaughter if cars are sealed by inspectors and animals are not unloaded within the territory. The guidance adjusts prior restrictions and affects Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Department of Agriculture
Foot and Mouth Disease Cautioned by State Officials
Dr. Austin Peters of the cattle bureau states humans may catch hoof and mouth disease but notes no local cases yet. He says milk safety measures are being strengthened and declares quarantines in all affected herds are in place.
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Austin Peters
Cattle Bureau
State Board of Agriculture
Big Waltham Car House Under Construction
Work is progressing rapidly on the new car house for the Boston Suburban Street Railway in Waltham. The structure measures 225 feet by 7 1/2 feet and will be among the largest of its kind in the state.
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Waltham
Boston Suburban Street Railway
Massachusetts towns report coal shortages and prices
Reports from several Massachusetts cities show a coal crisis with figures on on hand stock expected deliveries and current prices outside Boston. The Post reporter received data from multiple towns detailing supply, demand, and price trends amid the shortage.
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Massachusetts
Post
Boston
Judges Frees and Wentworth Clash Over Sidewalk Obstruction
In Boston's North End Municipal Court, Judge Dewey discharged Alfredo Ada and Amelia Oleano after ruling the sidewalk obstruction law not to prohibit casual conversations. Judge Wentworth fined eight defendants a total of $3 each, with two trammers fined $1. The two sessions, separated by hours, illustrated divergent interpretations of the same offense.
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Dewey
Alfredo Ada
Cleveland Place
Amelia Oleano
Everett
Eee
Ada
Oleano
Tremont Street
Washington Street
North End
Boston
Horses Trapped In Brookline Trench Rescued By Police
Two thoroughbred driving horses became wedged in a narrow trench on Beacon Street Brookline for over two hours last night. A crowd of workmen and police freed them with few scratches, and the animals from the Bray string of William Claxton Bray Newton. The driver and a woman passenger were thrown but uninjured.
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Beacon Street
Brookline
Willam Claxton Bray
Institution Street
Newton
McNamee Challenges Wardwell to Mayoral Debate
Cambridge mayoral race heats up as McNamee tires of one sided warfare and urges opponent Walter C Wardwell to join in a public debate. The challenge aims to honor Cambridge voters with a direct exchange on city issues.
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McNamee
Cambridge
Walter C. Wardwell
Mr.Wardwell
Armory Campaign Planned in Waltham
Captain C. E. Hamilton announces an immediate campaign to seek aldermen approval for building a new armory in Waltham at the next board meeting.
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Waltham
C. E. Hamilton
Should Trade Unions Be Incorporated
A heated discussion on labor reform features James G. Storrow chairing a debate on whether trades unions should be incorporated. Louis D Brandeis and Samuel Gompers argue about legal liability, violence claims, and the need for union incorporation to curb arbitrariness and protect workers.
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George Fred Williams
John Graham Throoxs
George E. McNeill
James G. Storrow
Mark Twain
Storrow
Louis D. Brandeis
Mr. Brandeis
Samuel Gompers
Lyons
Rogers
Oxford
England
Jackson
United States Court
Pple
United States
Dana Durand
Harvard College
Durand
Trades Union
Mr. Gompers
Gompers
Cobb
Brandeis
Three-masted schooner Annie B Mitchell sinks leaking after tow
In Rockland Maine on December 4 the three masted schooner Annie B Mitchell, Captain Mahaffey, struck ledges while being towed from Long Cove and began leaking badly. The vessel carried seven tons of paving for Philadelphia.
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Rockland
Annie B.mitchell
Mahaffey
Long Cove
Mitchell
Philadelphia
Four Women Rescued From Fire in Boston
The top floor occupants Miss Jennie Barry and her roommate were saved when a ladder was pushed to the window amid thick smoke. Others on the top and fourth floors, including Allen Balcolm John Balcolm and George Lynch, escaped to the roof or via a rear fire escape. Miss Holbrook, aged widow from a prominent family, was carried down a ladder. she fears the shock may prove serious.
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Jennie Barry
Miss Barry
Allen Balcolm
John
George Lynch
J. H. Littlefield
Dora Smith
Eliza A. Holbrook
Miss Holbrook
Boston
Edward Holbrook
Long Wharf
Frederick S. Helbrook
Vermont
Louise Helbrook
Lake View Avenue
Cambridge
Riot at Relief Station In Haymarket Square
Five excited men sparked a small riot at Relief station Haymarket square late last night their goal to reach John J Walsh of 58 subback street Quincy on the surgeons table after Walsh was struck with a bottle at Canal and Causeway streets his alleged assailant James Fitzgerald 27 a navy sailor was arrested on assault and battery charges by Patrolman Dingley and police from Station 1
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Haymarket Square
John J. Walsh
Subback Street
Quincy
Walsh
Dingley
Canal
Causeway
James Fitzgerald
Navy
Newtowne Loses to Melrose in Select Billiards Meet
Newtowne of Cambridge defeated by Melrose Club in billiards and pool. They split table tennis and lost all bowling games in Melrose on December 4.
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Highland Club
Jamaica
Highland
Potelord
Ccscescdess
Smith Dine Ee Ge Rae
Irving Ee
Mitewell Ee Eee Eeeerees
WBS
Ccsceeeersess
Erereeeee
Currier
Melrose
Newtowne
Cambridge
Melrose Club
Newtowne Beats Calumet Winchester In Mystic Valley Match
Newtowne of Cambridge won all three games against Calumet on their alleys. Gillette rolled a 221 single string and Jennings totaled 572 for the three strings as Calumet struggled in the league game.
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Winchester
Calumet
English Champion Jim Parr Defeats Canadian Champ Gonthier
In Montreal the English champion Jim Parr defeated Canadian champion wrestler A Gonthier in a mixed match on December 4.
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Montreal
Jim Parr
A. Gonthier
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Holmes
Gloucester
C. H. Bevnton Company
N. B. Bennetts
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H. Friend Poko Abs
Keene Pope
Griffin & Co
Judge Dewey
Judge Wentworth
Fessenden
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Wardwell
Waltham Armory
John. C. Cobb
John C. Cobb
Encyclopedia Britannica
Mecca
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Encyclo
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Wentiey
Fiji Islands
Clement Bates
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boston Post
the American Newspaper Association
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Maica
Parr
Gonthier
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