Nast Cartoon Foretold His Death by Yellow Fever
New York dispatch recalls Thomas Nast’s May 17 cartoon predicting his fate after leaving for Ecuador. He pictured himself arriving at the equator greeted by yellow jack, with a skeleton jack-in-the-box symbolizing yellow fever and hostile beasts, as he sailed July 1.
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Thomas Nast
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Ecuador
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Tropics
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Orizaba
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Guayaquil
New York Herald
Tweede
Harper's Weekly
Coal shortage leaves city freezing as relief fails
Desperate crowds gather at coal offices as supplies run low. Superintendent Roberts warns of limited coal while voicing need for funds to aid poor families. People barter for 100 pound bags at 75 cents, many left without fuel as industrial homes, Grant Co., and city committees scramble to distribute soft coal.
North End Struggles as Cold Wave Limits Coal Supplies
Extreme cold left hundreds in the North End without coal and light, forcing some to burn wood while others begged at shops on Prince Street. Reporters saw long lines, protests, and families with small children enduring freezing homes. Coal offices refused delivery without payment, compounding misery as shoppers sought any available fuel.
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North End
Prince Street
Foster Place
Coal Arrivals at Harbor After Snow Storm Reach 17525 Tons
A total of 17525 tons of anthracite and bituminous coal arrived at the harbor following the prior day’s snow storm. Vessels including the Warren liner Michigan from Liverpool with 699 tons, Louisburg from Cape Breton with 2020 tons, Pola for Everett coke works, Buck Ridge barge with 1601 tons from Philadelphia, Coleraine 1500 tons, Rutherford 1500 tons for Warren Coal Co, Alice 1060 tons, Dora 1474 tons, Marguerite 2500 tons, and James Boyce 821 tons from Hoboken were consigned to various buyers and companies.
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Michigan
Liverpool
Louisburg
Cape Breton
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Pola
Coke Works
Hoboken
Thomas & Pike
Roxbury
Coal Barges For Boston Delayed By Storm
Chatham December 8 Under the northwest gale forecast tonight it seems unlikely the tugs and their tows moving north around Cape Cod can pass the shoals. If they gain little headway they may anchor off Chatham awaiting better weather. Eighteen barges laden with anthracite coal are bound for Boston, delaying the cargo passage.
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Chatham
Cape Cod
Boston
Waltham Faces Coal Shortage Amid Downtown Demand
In Waltham on December 8, coal dealers report an all morning rush with no hard coal in stock. Only soft coal remains at 8.50 per ton, leaving the poor to suffer as waiting lists form and officials scramble to ration what little fuel is available. Agent Sweet of the overseers of the poor plans to distribute coal in small lots to stretch supply until new shipments arrive.
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Mr. Nast
Thomas Nast
Tweed
Hig Ring
Waltham
Agent Sweet
Coal Demand Surges Amid Ongoing Shortage in Salem
Salem faces continued coal famine despite several thousand tons arriving. Dealers are overwhelmed with orders, small lots are sent to tide over shortages, and coal yards operate all day. Schools and public buildings near empty, City Hall coal supply is very low.
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Salem
Lowell Without Coal Brings Cold Plight to City
Lowell suffers severe coal shortage as families, including mothers with infants, scramble for fuel. Police and overseers record rising aid requests with eighteen applicants Friday, growing to nineteen Saturday, all seeking coal none can supply.
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Lowell
Overseers of the Poor
Fuel for Poor in Brockton Begins Coal Delivery
Brockton reports sudden cold and snow increase demand from the poor department. The board directs coal be provided instead of wood and delivery started this morning from a 50 ton coal supply.
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Brockton
Boston Schools Face Only Week of Coal Supply
Boston's 400 school buildings hold about a one week coal reserve as cold weather strains supplies. Auditor William J. Porter said current heating relies on the Metropolitan Coal Company with no signs of shortage, warning closures if weeks of cold persist.
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Boston
William J. Porter
Post
Metropolitan Coal Company
Porter
City fuels aid expands as winter nears
The highway committee approves relief measures. From September 1 to December 1 the department distributed 78 barrels of wood valued at $195 to the city’s poor. Sudden cold and Friday snow boosted demand for fuel.
Serious coal shortage hits Fall River dealers
Fall River reports a worsening coal shortage as dealers reveal total new stock under 1000 tons. Deliveries are restricted to one ton per order and cargoes arriving are small. Other cities overbid Fall River by paying high New York wholesale prices for white ash, near the local $9 a ton retail rate.
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Fall River
New York
Coal Shortage Strikes New Bedford Amid Cold Spell
New Bedford reports no hard coal available though retailers await weekly cargoes that should ease the shortage. F T Akin & Co sold last week’s small cargo quickly and delivered quarter to half-ton lots to poor residents. Some people brought bags to coal pockets on Sunday. A school shutdown at Parker street occurred for two hours due to a dispute over 40 tons offered to the city.
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New Bedford
F. T. Akin & Co
Parker Street
Coal Shortage Deepens in Lynn Amid Storm and Cold
The Lynn coal crisis grows urgent as a snow storm and cold wave intensify demand. Wagons and wagons fill streets delivering coal to high-need areas while offices struggle to keep up with backlogged orders. People press coal companies to fulfill weeks-old requests, signaling widespread concern.
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Lynn
Coal Shortage Strains Orders on Dock Wharves
The article notes severe coal shortages at the wharves with thousands unable to place orders as companies refuse advance payments. Firms deploy all transport methods from wheelbarrows to heavy wagons, yet wagons run with half-ton loads. Only soft coal sold by the ton and many dealers limit orders to half a ton, with many deliveries made by express.
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Express
Worcester Coal Dealers Refusing Orders In City
Worcester, Dec 8. No orders were taken today for hard coal at the offices of the coal dealers. Many people morning rush. some dealers may take orders Monday. Smaller grocers sell coal in small lots to profits, delivering no coal from yards.
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Worcester
Welsh Coal Used in Gloucest er Ter
In Gloucester on December 8 800 tons of Welsh coal arrived to replace hard coal during a strike. Delivered to Frank D Bennett it is being used mainly for heating the Bradford Building. The coal resembles ordinary bituminous coal and burns with qualities like both hard and soft coal.
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Gloucester
Frank D. Bennett
Bradford
McKenney and Waterbury Open Boston Store on Franklin Street
Local advertising notes an immediate delivery gas and oil heating stores push with hundreds of items, highlighting latest improvements and lowest prices. The McKenney and Waterbury outlet at 181 Franklin Street, corner Congress Street, Boston, Mass, is listed as the source.
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McKenney & Waterbury
Franklin Street
Congress Street
Boston
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