Heroic Rowing Saves Crew In 50 Mile Gale
Five men on the small fishing schooner W. Tal Dodge of Noank Conn were driven ashore near Grove Point Block Island in a heavy blizzard. One rowed a dory alone through the 50 mile gale to summon help while a second crew from Sandy Point Life Saving station recovered the rest. The schooner is likely to break up within hours as the storm rages on off Nan.
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Block Island
R. I
W. Tal’ Dodge
Noank
Conn
Grove Point
Grover Point
Sandy Point
Sands
Fire destroys high school in Lawrence blaze
Lawrence high school on Haverhill street opposite the Common was destroyed early today by a fire discovered shortly before 2 am. The blaze threatened Oliver Grammar School and the residence of W. H. Hanrahan as flames roared from windows before firefighters could act.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Haverhill Street
Oliver Grammar School
W. H. Hanrahan
Changes in Catholic Canon Law Promulgated by Pope Pius X
In New York on December 6 at St Patrick’s Cathedral the archdiocese announced changes in Catholic Canon Law by Pope Pius X. Over 600 priests attended the triennial synod to hear the provisions.
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New York
Archdiocese of
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Rome Establishes Parochial Removal Power and Communion Edict
The Consistorial Congregation in Rome replaces bishop authority with De Amatione Parochi for removing pastors. Nine grounds for dismissal include insanity unfitness or malfeasance and disobedience. A new canon requires first Holy Communion at age seven, and in some cases six, upon reaching the age of reason.
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Consistorial
Rome
Pius
Blinded by Storm Man Killed Walking Home
Joseph S. Nunes 45 was killed in Newport after being blinded by a snow storm and unable to see a Boston bound train on the New York New Haven Hartford line. His body was found later along the tracks while walking home from work.
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Newport
R. I
Joseph S. Nunes
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Girl rescues siblings from Roxbury house fire
Mamie O Connor a 14 year old girl braved deadly smoke and flames at 71 Roxbury street Roxbury to rescue her younger brothers and sisters after a heater caused a blaze. She had earlier guided five family members to safety before reentering to search for Francis.
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Mamie O'Connor
Roxbury Street
Roxbury
Mamie
Francis
Boston Sixth Of December Brings Record Snow and Shipping Halt
A nor'easter paralyzed Boston with heavy snow and ice halting ships and traffic. The Saxonia arrived late while several steamers faced delays and others still sailed. A schooner, Abbie & Eva Hooper, dragged ashore but was refloated with aid and no other disasters were reported.
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Bangor
Portland
New York
Cunard Line
Saxonia
Boston
Nantucket
Norfolk
Belfast
Bay State
Metropolitan Line
H. M. Whitney
Bass River
Chatham
Leyland Line
Bostonian
Manchester
Ocean Line
City of Memphis
Savannah
Garibaldi
Rosario
Nantasket Roads
Abbie & Eva Hooper
Perth Amboy
Calais
Wood End
Gresham
Provincetown
Republicans Win In A Sparse Taunton City Election
Taunton voters held a light municipal election with 17 candidates for five council seats all won by Republicans. There was no mayoral race this year, and the license vote rose with Yes totals of 2405 and 2789 for two questions, with substantial margins over the previous year.
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Taunton
Quincy
William T. Shea
Ralph W. Hobbs
Fall River
Thomas J. Higgins
Walter E. McLane
Higgins
Mr. McLane
Waltham
Walker
Edward A. Walker
Patrick J. Dunane
Duane
Haverhill
Moulton
Edwin H. Moulton
Joe W. Bean
Desmond
Wood
Harris
Haverhill Electric Company
New Bedford
Ashley
Charles
Citizens Party
Tour
Nathaniel P. Sowle
Municipal Reform Party
Boston Delegation Heads to Dedicate Von Steuben Statue
A group from Boston's German-American community travels to Washington to attend the dedication in Lafayette Square. Miss Helen Taft will unveil the statue presided over by Secretary of War Dickinson with addresses by President Taft and Count von Bernstorff. A replica will be sent to Emperor William. Sculptor Albert Jaeggers of Suffern, New York.
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Boston
Washington, D. C
von Steuben
Lafayette Square
Baron von Steuben
Helen Taft
War Dickinson
Taft
Count von Bernstorff
William of
Germany
Albert Jaeggers of
Suffern
N. Y
Gotham Sees Heavy Snowfall Overnight
Nearly five inches of snow, measured at 4.7 inches, has fallen in New York since yesterday afternoon and is still drifting down intermittently tonight with forecasts of more snow tomorrow.
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New York
Simplicity to Mark Mrs. Eddy's Funeral
Eminent city and New York figures will attend the simple service for Mrs. Eddy at Chestnut Hill. The Christian Science Board of Directors plans the arrangements while the will read and church provisions are noted. The body will lie in the receiving vault at Mt. Auburn Cemetery until spring mausoleum construction.
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Chestnut Hill
New York
Mrs. Eddy
Christian Science Board of Directors
Clifford P. Smith
Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Russell Lowell
Henry W. Longfellow
John Murray
Universalism
America
Edwin Booth
Dorothea L. Dix
George W. Eddy
R. J. Foster- Eddy
Christian Scientist
Mrs Eddy
Post
Rr. J. Poster-Eddy
Cistnut Hill
Christian Science
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Alfred Farlow
Secret Marriage Reported Amid Harvard Yale Game
Henry Daggett of Boston married Katherine R Burgess of New York in Hartford on the day of the Harvard Yale game, according to the return filed today. Daggett lists Boston as residence.
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YALE
Harvard Hartford
Conn
Henry Daggett
Boston
Katherine R. Burgess
New York
Western Letters as Clue in Davie Missing Boy Case
Letters and telegrams from the West to Mrs. Davie and her son in Allston link to the missing boy broker Robert E. Davie. Police, led by Inspector Pelton, believe the communications may reveal his hiding place as they probe the family for clues.
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Robert E. Davie
Allston
Watts
Disappearance of Boston Broker Davie Leaves Investors Worried
Tales of misplaced confidence pour into police after broker Davie flees. Investors, including a porter who gave 25 years of savings, fear losses as more women and others report losses from his defalcation. Attorney James P. Prince questions the extent of stolen funds while New York police end efforts to find Davie.
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Davie
James P. Prince
Greenwood
New York
Brayton
Madison Avenue
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Washington Street
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Shea
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Whiting
Rutherford Avenue
Barry
Gotham
C. OF C. Member
Boston Chamber of Commerce
City Club
Paine
Ovni
Sycaodany Gee
Paine Furniture Company
Canal Street
North Station
Haymarket Square
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