Masonic Pinged Body Recovered From Portland Wreck
The Portland disaster yielded the twenty sixth body washed ashore near Old Harbor life saving station at Chatham. The man, 59, 5 feet 4 inches with bald head and black hair, wore a dark-blue suit and russet shoes and bore a Masonic pin on his necktie. A southwesterly gale follows an eastern wind, boosting tomorrow’s expected shoreline recoveries.
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Chatham
Portland
Old Harbor
Munsell
Harwich
Massachusetts Congressman Seeks Portland Disaster Inquiry
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts introduced in the House a resolution directing the Treasury Secretary to investigate the Portland steamer disaster. The inquiry covers whether company officials exercised due care in allowing the vessel to sail on November 28 and the quality of lifeboats and life preservers aboard.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Treasury
Portland
Wrecks to Be Investigated by US Life Saving Chief
Lieutenant Worth G. Ross of the United States Life Saving Service left the city for Provincetown to investigate last week wrecks, the loss of life, and to determine if Cape stations crews performed their duties. He will take testimony from sailors and residents and commented that life preservers on the Portland were not the government standard and urged action against side-wheelers. He defended the Life Saving Service gear as the best and pressed for cork life jackets and bans on risky side-wheel routes.
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Worth G. Ross
United States Life Saving Service
Provincetown
Cape
Ross
Portland
Ife
Lfe
Mapa
Portland disaster expert predicts Portland hull location
Dr. Joshua F. Lewis of the State Board of Lunacy and Charity arrived in Boston from the Cape and spoke on the Portland wreck. He believes the hull and machinery lie off the end of Peaked Hill bars with upper works washed away by heavy seas.
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Joshua F. Lewis
State Board of Lunacy and Charity
Boston
Cape
Tie
Portland
Lewis
Peaked Hill
Cape Cod
The
M. L. Adams
Selectmen
Provincetown
Koch Lung Cure Endorsed by United States Health Reports
The Koch Lung Cure at Pelham Building Boston plus its branches in New York and Chicago is analyzed by US Health Reports. They find the treatment effective for consumption, endorsing Koch's method and criticizing imitation lymph therapies. The report notes expert analysis, medical council supervision, and safeguards against impostors.
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Pelham Building
Boylston Street
Boston
Koch
West 224 Street
New York City
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
Medical Council
Divers Urged to Search Wreck for Bodies and Valuables
A speaker asserts many bodies remain in the wreck and calls for divers from the coast to locate the hull. He estimates the ship lies eight to fifteen fathoms deep and says recovery of bodies, valuables, and records is practicable if crews are sent promptly.
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Cape
No More Bodies Found After Sunday Harbor Gale
Provincetown reports no additional deaths after a Sunday gale sank several small harbor craft. The Jordan Su. Mott crew including master Charles E. Dyer mate Henry Miller and seamen Patrick Campbell Winfred Philbrook thanked Keeper Ike Fisher and Wood End life saving crew for rescue and kindness at the station after the gale on the 27th.
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Provincetown
Charles E. Dyer
Henry Miller
Patrick Campbell
Winfred Philbrook
Jordan Su. Mott
Ike’ Fisher
Wood End
Mott
Body likely John G. Mann of Brewer identified in Mass find
Brewer Maine December 5 The body found at Chatham Massachusetts matches the description sent by the Associated Press as the probable John G Mann of Brewer The friends have believed he was a Portland victim and a description was forwarded to Panera Manager Liscomb at Portland and received confirmation
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Brewer
Chatham
Mass
Associated Press
John G. Mann
Mann
Portland
Panera
Liscomb
Portand
Sea Victims Buried From Local Wrecks
The body of William Mellvaine, washed ashore from the Addie Sawyer at Cedar Tree Neck, Nov. 27, was buried at Gay Head Dec. 2. Wesley Monk, mate of Amelia G. Irelan, was buried at Gay Head. The Thelma reported a dismasted waterlogged P. K. Baker abandoned at lat 38, lon 71 on Dec. 1. The Flora Rogers reported a gale near Block Island on Nov. 27, losing multiple boats offshore.
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New York
Thelma
Flora Rogers
Francis
Satilla
Boston
Block Island
Superintendent Andrews Resigns Drafted But Not Sent
The report claimed that Superintendent Andrews of the public school system, newly arrived from Brown University, tendered his resignation. The letter was said to have been written but intercepted by friends, and the issue was amicably resolved without official action.
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Chicago
Andrews
Brown University
Botkin Arsenic Case Opens In San Francisco Trial
Mrs Cordelia Botkin stands trial in San Francisco for murder by mailing poisoned chocolate to Mrs John P Dunning. The box killed two, sickened six others, with the note and price tag found among the sweets. Investigators link the deaths to Botkin amid alleged ties to Dunning’s husband.
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San Francisco
Cordelia Botkin
John P. Dunning
Superior Court
Carroll Cook
Dover
Porto Rico
Dunning
Josephine D. Wace
J. R. Dunning
Erra Winrne
Tung
New York
Prof Coffey Healer Drawing Crowds in Boston
The renowned Prof Coffey draws visitors from across the country to his Boston offices at 212 Columbus Ave near Berkeley St. Heals through Vital Magnetism with numerous cures reported from public demonstrations at People's Temple. Patients regain mobility and hearing, with many claiming dramatic relief after few treatments.
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Coffey
People’s Temple
Boston
New England
Prof. Coffey
Ambrose Howell
George Dudley
New Hampshire
Prof
Columbus Ave
Cor
Berkeley St
Navy awards rope making machinery contract to Paterson firm
The United States Navy Department awards Watson Machine Company of Paterson N J a contract to build and install a full rope making machinery setup for a government plant to be located at an unspecified site.
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Paterson
N. J
United States Navy Department
Watson Machine Company
City
Rope Plant at Boston Navy Yard to Produce Wide Range of Cordage
The facility at the Boston navy yard will be one of the world’s most complete rope plants capable of handling all sizes and kinds of rope from raw material through to finished product. Watson company has installed similar rope plants in Holland and England in recent years.
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Wee O & A
Navy Yard
Boston
Watson Company
Holland
England
Helen Gould Honored by Congress for War Service
General Wheeler introduced a House resolution via Representative Stallings recognizing Miss Helen Miller Gould for her devotion and benevolence to U S soldiers in the Spanish War. Congress authorizes a gold medal to be prepared by the Mint and presented by the President at an appropriate time.
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Washington
General Wheeler
Alabama
Stallings
Helen Miller Gould
United States
Spain
Congress
Mint
The
Chelsea Board of Trade debates annexation resolution
At a meeting yesterday the Chelsea Board of Trade discussed a Massachuset State Board of Trade resolution protesting U S sovereignty over the Philippine Islands or any foreign country. The delegation was asked to vote for indefinite postponement. The free transfers committee reported progress and was granted more time.
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Chelsea Board of Trade
Massachuset
State Board of Trade
United States
Philippine Islands
State Board
Committee On Free Transfers
Organ Display Showcases Varied Estey Instruments
In the Estey Piano and Organ Company window at 180 remont street a collection of organs demonstrates the range of sizes and styles the firm builds. The lineup includes concert hall parlor and chapel models, school and kindergarten units, and compact missionary trunks. The display highlights the organ's adaptability to diverse settings.
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Estey Piano and Organ Company
Remont Street
Boston Waiters Ball Planned Despite Hall Fire Damage
The Boston Waiters' Alliance Local 34 schedules its annual ball for tonight at Paine Memorial Hall. Although the hall sustained a fire last night the damage is not expected to affect the festivities and all arrangements will proceed as planned.
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Boston Waiters’ Alliance
Paine Memorial Hall
Americans reshaping Ottoman empire says Stead
In London a dispatch from Constantinople praises American influence in the Ottoman realm. It notes Robert College, limited funds, and thousands of educated alumni spreading American republican ideas. The piece links Armenian, Bulgarian struggles to Russian hostility and warns of brutal reactions.
Pope Denies Rift with U S Policy in Philippines
William T. Stead reports from London that the Pope is not hostile to American policy on the Philippines and is ready to cooperate with the United States to restore order there after his Vatican visit.
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London
William T. Stead
Vatican
Philippines
United States
Schooners Collide Off Boothbay injures two vessels
Schooner Onward Kellock bound for Boston from Portland collided with schooner Silas McIoon of Rockport last night near Boothbay resulting in damage to both ships.
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Boothbay
Eva M. Martin
Martin
Bass Harbor
Portland
Southport
Hdward Trevoy
Gloucester
Maud Mullock
Elwood
Calais
York
McKown
Kellock
Boston
Silas Mciuoon
Rockport
Boston Aldermen Clash Over Fast Tracking Telephone Charter
The Boston board debated a friction filled push to rush a Massachusetts Telephone Company franchise. Aldermen O'Toole Presho Conry Berwin criticized haste and called for a public hearing while weighing competition versus monopoly and questioning city pay to a prior large telephony monopoly. A mayoral land transfer and police liquor squad report followed as the session adjourned with votes and recon sideration motions.
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O’toole
Charlestown
Boston
Akerman Conry
Committee On Public Improvements
Alderman Presho
Conry
Yeas
Berwin
Codman
Lott
O’ Toole
Paige
Presho
Dyar
J. Nays
Charles
Cleary
Dixon
Norton
Massachusetts Telephone Company
Friends of
Legislature
Massachusetts
Flagman Drowned After West Shore Storm Floods River
In Newburg New York during a Sunday storm the flagman on the West Shore railroad was blown into the river by high winds near Storm King and drowned. Flagman George White vanished in the floodwaters and perished.
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Newburg
N. Y
West Shore
George White
This Week Sale Closes Damaged Goods Clearance
The American Wringer Co. at 77 79 Franklin Street offers a week long fire sale of damaged wringers clocks Bissell carpet sweepers and gents and misses mackintoshes to clear stock and make room for holiday goods.
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Bissell
THE
American Wringer CO
Franklin St
O. F. C. Whiskey Bottled in Bond Under Government Supervision
The distillers claim O. F. C. Whiskey is 100 percent proof and pure, bottled in bond with a government stamp indicating year of manufacture and bottling. Refilling a bottle carries hefty penalties, and courts are strict on such offenses. the stamp is presented as absolute purity and value over cheaper blends.
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Bond
U.S
Canada's Trade With Canada A Prime U S Market
The Oil Trade Association of Boston held its sixty ninth regular meeting at Young's with special guest Osborne Howes discussing Our Trade With the Dominion of Canada. He urged cultivating Canadian customers and noted Canada is a major per capita buyer and near partner in trade.
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Oil Trade Association of
Boston
Young’s
Osborne Howes
Dominion of Canada
Charles S. Hamlin
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Howes
Boston Chamber of Commerce
George H. Leonard
oSea
United States
Canada
England
France
Germany
Venezuela
South America
Joint Commission
Washington
Message in London Reflects Mixed Editorial Tone
London editors react to President McKinley's address amid Paris peace talks not yet finished. Dailies note ambivalence on commerce and currency, praise Anglo American ties, and contrast Times praise for sober, cordial language with subdued imperial expectations.
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London
MacKinley
Paris
Russia
Daily News
the Times
England
United States
McKinley
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Dr. Lewis
J. T. Manning
Mfr
A. Stowell
Maine
W. B. Badger &, CO
Portland Street
United States Health Reports
Grove Street
Briggs
John G. Mank
Sea’s
George Bell
Londonian
Runnymede Qlub
United States eGovernment
R. F. Balke & CO
Louisville
Kentucky
Mellwood” & “Runnymede Club” Distilleries
J.r.dunninge
Bodkin
VFR
Bridgeport
Bayard Clarkson
Newsey
Brooklyn
Mildred Lawrence
Henrietta Hess
Morristown
Mr. Clarkson
Hempstead, I. 1
Catharine Rathl
Annie Lemert
Helen Gould
Jiood
Hood
America
Europe
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Turkey
Robert College
Mt. Ararat
Blue Agaew Sea
Bulgaria
Armenia
Dardanelles
Stamboul
Pope
U. S
Post
Presie
Alderman Berwin
Boston Post
Alderman Conry
Quincy
Boston Transit Commission
Haverhill Street
Haymarket Square
Canal Street
Travers Street
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Board of Police
Mr. Howes
Pentagoet
Bucksport
Harrison Gray
Vigor
A. Chrystal
Marshall, Mich
J. Newman & Sons
Gsi Tremont ST
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