Peril on Sinking Lightship as Navy Vessel Heads to Aid
In a severe North Atlantic storm off Nantucket a lightship and a relief vessel face abandonment. The gunboat Hist loses steering, the Nantucket Lightship No 68 reports water in fireroom, wireless goes silent, and rescuers race from Newport and New Bedford with the Azalea en route to Hyannis.
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Hist
Newport
Post
Nantucket South Shoal
North Atlantic
Boston
Azalea
New Bedford
Nantucket
Tom Nevers Head
Nantucket Island
Gulf Stream
New York
Liverpool
Jorgenson
Dennis
Mass
Massachusetts
Navy
Russell Burbanks
Charles Blankenship
William I. Snyder
George Aceral
Stephen Davis
Fairhaven
John Lubby
Torpedo Station
Naval Station
Hyannis
Man Found Near Death in Tremont Street Storm
A 52 year old unmarried man named Mike Durkin was found huddled in a doorway on upper Tremont Street early yesterday. He had been without food for days and survived a week on crusts from baker shops and scraps from garbage tubs at the Relief station.
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Upper Tremont Street
Mike Durkin
Fierce Cape Cod Wind Surges to 72 mph at Dawn
Highland Light reports winds reaching 72 miles per hour at eight this morning as heavy seas wash the beaches. Lifesavers patrol cliffs while at five o'clock the gusts reached 55 miles per hour with rain.
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Highland Light
Cape Cod
Vineyard Haven Weather Delayed Shipping No Accidents
A severe storm in Vineyard Haven caused no marine accidents. The steamer Parthian moved from Boston to Philadelphia while the tug Joshua Lovett prepared at night to head to Vineyard Sound lightship to assist the brig Harry Smith.
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Vineyard Haven
Parthian
Boston
Philadelphia
Joshua Lovett
Vineyard Sound
Harry Smith
Storm Ravages Nearby Beaches As Tide Surges In
CHATHAM reports a strong day storm left beaches badly washed with heavy inroads by the sea and high tide. No ships were seen offshore and no wrecks were logged. By night the storm moderated and winds shifted to the northwest bringing colder air.
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Chatham
Toronto Leaves Port Amid Brutal Storm For New York And Hull
The Wilson line vessel Toronto was the day’s sole departure from the harbor bound for New York and Hull England. Pilot Michael O'Brien steered her through a fierce gale as tugs Tacony Nottingham and Patience stayed in port with barges for Western coal pockets. At 7 am the wind at Highland Light Cape Cod reached 70 miles per hour from the northeast.
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Toronto
New York
Hull
Eng
Michael O’brien
Tacony
Nottingham
Patience
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Springfield Tot Reads Latin Bible Lessons
Springfield Illinois December 10 Samuel Laird five year old son of Mr and Mrs BE Laird 929 North Third Street amazes people by reading Bible lessons in the church his parents attend He reads and translates Latin with great ease.
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Springfield
Ill
Samuel Laird
BE. Laird
North Third Street
Winter Blizzard Halts Boston Harbor Traffic In Storm
Boston woke to heavy snow and slush as a wintry blizzard struck the harbor region. Vessels faced thick weather with delays and overdue craft, while land travelers endured mud and slick streets. pilots aided ships but many ships remained at port awaiting calmer seas.
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Boston
Washington Street
Pease
Guardian
Leyland Line
Cambrian
London
John Lowe
Hoosac Docks
Hiscoe
Portland
India Wharf
Bay State
Rockland
Bangor
Baby Nettie Sends Pennies to Santa for a Dollie
A Vision of an infant eager to help a poor little girl prompts 16 pennies to be sent to Santa Claus for a doll. Baby Nettie volunteers her coins and asks the Post editor to relay that the gift comes from Baby Nettie. The pennies are gathered by a supervising adult to deliver a dollie in Boston.
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Carmania
New York
Baby Nettie
The
Post
Mr. Post
Santa
Nettie
Santa Claus
Boston
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