Kwango Ashore in Gale Off Byron Island Magdalen Group
A Norwegian steamer, the Kwango of 1709 tons, ran ashore on Byron Island during a heavy gale and snow flurry in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. All aboard reportedly reached shore as wreckage notifications reached the Pictou station via Byron Island light keeper. The ship was en route from Rimouski to a European port with a full cargo and is expected to be a total loss.
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Halifax
Byron Island
Magdalen
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Government Marine Department
Lioht
Pictou
Kwango
Rimouski
P. Q
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Ad Claims No Head Nerves Ringing
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a safe tonic and laxative. It claims no nervousness or head ringing and notes E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box with the label "Bromo Qui nine."
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E. W. Grove
Oil Tanker in Distress Off Newfoundland Coast
The British oil tanker Shabonee is in distress off Newfoundland with propeller blades stripped. Wireless calls from Cape Race say the ship is virtually helpless, captain seeks to reach St John’s under jury rig. Stormy weather lasts three days. Shabonee departed Port Arthur Texas November 30 for Dartmouth England.
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Halifax
Newfoundland
Cape Race
St. John’s
Port Arthur
Texas
Dartmouth
Eng
Mrs Slater Hosts Nurses From Massachusetts Hospitals
Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater hosted more than 60 nurses from Massachusetts General Hospital and the McLean Hospital of Waverly at a reception and tea at her Beacon street home yesterday afternoon.
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Mabel Hunt Slater
Massachusetts General Hospital
McLean Hospital of
War Horse Resting Place Permit Fight Seen in Court
The Superior Court may be asked to overrule Watertown authorities refusal to issue a permit for a resting place for war horses at the Boston and Maine stockyards. Action along this line is expected as today’s development in the dispute.
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Watertown
Boston & Maine Railroad
Watertown stockyards urged for steamer terminal at Boston port
Boston business leaders press Watertown Board of Health to permit stockyards to serve a fleet of French Canadian steamships. Officials argue the yards would unlock a $10 000 weekly payroll boost plus coal oil and stores sales, while health officials deem the plan a menace despite long use of the site.
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Watertown
Boston
Steamship Line
Atlantic
France
Portland
Portsmouth
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston & Maine
Watertown Board of Health
Board of Health of
Louis K. Liggett
A. S. Crane
Reverend Torrey Takes Linden Church Post in Malden
The Rev. David C. Torrey of Byfield will lead the Linden Congregational Church in Malden, succeeding Rev. Thomas J. Ashby now at Chelsea’s Central Congregational Church. A large crowd attended Christmas vesper services at the Church of New Jerusalem on Bowdoin Street with participation from Brookline Cambridge Roxbury and city congregations. Services will continue Sundays through the month. The Rev. J Franklin Knotts of Park Avenue M E Church Somerville will pause pulpit duties for several weeks due to poor health. The Rev. Charles L. Page of Dudley Street Baptist will speak at Men’s Night in Melrose First Baptist Church tonight. The First Church of the Evangelical Association on Temple Street Somerville...
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David C. Torrey of
Byfield
Congregational Church
Bedford
Linden Congregational Church
Malden
Thomas J. Ashby
Central Congregational Church
Chelsea
Church of New Jerusalem
Bowdoin Street
New Church
Brookline
Cambridge
Roxbury
City
J. Franklin Knotts
Park Avenue M. E
Somerville
Charles L. Page
Dudley Street Baptist Church
First Baptist Citch
Melrose
Longevity Family Reunion Highlights Ormiston Lineage
A Cambridge four generation group led by Captain John Ormiston gathered at 322 Western Avenue to celebrate Robert Ormiston age 28. The clan traces sea faring roots from Cape Breton with John and Robert appearing in every generation.
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John Ormiston
Western Ave
Cambridge
Wallace W. Ormiston
Robert Ormiston
Walter Ormiston
Ormiston
Captain Ormiston
John G. Ormiston
Western Avenue
John
Robert
Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island
United States
North Atlantic
Adelaide Hardy
Gaborus
Boston Poles Aid Home Town In Annepoley Relief
Boston residents originally from Annepoley in Russian Poland formed a relief committee at 45 Poplar Street. Philip Schaffer led the meeting and $50 was raised with promises of additional contributions for Jewish sufferers in the war-torn city.
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Boston
Annepoley
Poland
Poplar Street
Philip Schaffer
Lexington Plans Bigger Community Christmas Tree
Lexington backs a second Community Christmas Tree with improved plans to outdo last year’s tree. Local organizers coordinate decorations and activities aiming for a more elaborate display this December.
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Lexington
Hapgood warns on family size at Ford Hall
Norman Hapgood editor of Harpers Weekly urges caution on large families citing child mortality data. He argues that families with one or two children show lower mortality than those with nine or more and spoke to a large audience in Ford Hall.
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Norman Hapgood
Harper’s Weekly
Mr. Hapgood
Ford Hall
Eliza Taylor Ransom
Hapgood
France
Boston Debates on Population and Democracy Rally
Dr Eliza Taylor Ransom and Hapgood push population and economic reform as James J Storrow challenges Mayor Curley to a Mechanics Hall debate. Curley hails Boston's democratic fight against corruption while urging a license vote and unity for victory against funds from Storrow.
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James J. Storrow
Mechanics Hall
Curley
aé_é
Boston
Democratic Party
Timilty
Watson
John J. Conway
Redmond S. Fitzgerald
William F. Doyle
Liquor raid nets beer whiskey at Mary Garvin’s premises
Somerville police led by Daniel G. Simonds with Sergeant Lynch and Patrolmen Keane and A. S. Burns raided Mary Garvin on Poplar Street yesterday and seized four cases of lager beer and one quart of whiskey. This is her second raid within a year after paying a $50 fine.
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Daniel G. Simonds
Somerville
Lynch
Keane
Burns
Mary Garvin
Poplar Street
Mayor in Appeal for City Employees to Work Polls
Mayor Curley urged Boston city workers to take Tuesday off and campaign for the Curley ticket, saying the move would secure Democratic control. He warned heads of departments to stay out of trouble and vowed to remain mayor for two years.
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Curley
Curley Council
American House
Boston Democratic City Committee
Democratic Party
Boston
Stor row union endorsements Storrow for City Council
Thomas F. Shine of the Boston Carmen’s Union endorses James J. Storrow on the Citizens’ ticket. He says 8000 union members, mostly men, will vote for him tomorrow while women cannot vote, noting Storrow’s support for workers and families and his health and time spent aiding them.
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Thomas F. Shine
Boston Carmen’s Union
James J. Storrow
Citizens
25 000 War Refugees in German Alsace
Berne reports 25 000 refugees in German Alsace distributed in villages outside the war zone. About 15 000 of these are in distress, according to an official statement via Paris dated December 12.
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Berne
Paris
Alsace
Petrograd Census Counts 2 300 000 Inhabitants
Petrograd census tallies 2 300 000 residents, reported from the Russian capital via London on December 12.
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Petrograd
London
Son pays father to clear out his ties and estate
New York December 12 Dr Samuel S Guy former Queens coroner sells all family ties including his status as son and interest in his wife s estate for 9000 Harold Guy Mott, his son, provides the funds and says the price is cheap for the guarantee never to see his father again.
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New York
Samuel S. Guy
Queens
Harold Guy Mott
Return of Harold Mott to pay father under settlement
Harold Mott, now 22 and holder of his mother's estate, plans a $5000 lump sum to his father Dr. Guy. The remaining $4000 will be paid as $1000 yearly. Dr. Guy agrees to discharge existing debts, relinquish further claims to Mrs. Guy's estate, and stay away from Far Rockaway.
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Young Mott
Harold Mott Guy
Illian Guy
Dr. Guy
Walter Jaycox
Supreme Court
Flushing
Sing Sing
Harold Mott
Guy
Rockaway
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