New Americans Address Highlights Eliot North End Roots
Citizens crowded the North Bennet Street Industrial School as Charles W. Eliot of Harvard spoke on New Americans. He argued a republic allows wealth differences, pressed publicity to expose evils, praised public schools, and urged balanced race assimilation based on science and liberty.
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North Bennet Street
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
America
North End
Dock Square
Samuel Eliot
Andrew
Boston Latin School
Harvard College
Salem Street
Emerson
Boston
Back Bay
Kot
Iin
Congress Schedule Signals Militia Bill and Statehood Clash
Washington reports a light week in Congress with Senator Proctor pushing a militia reorganization bill each morning and the statehood bill for New Mexico and Arizona up after 2 pm daily except Wednesday. Senate will observe memorials for Senator Sewell on Wednesday and debate immigration later, while House focuses on district timing and livestock disease measures before Christmas adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Proctor
United States
Dillingham
New Mexico
Arizona
Senator Sewell
New Jersey
Penrose
Agricultural Department
New England
District of Columbia
Secretary of Agriculture
Nord Enters Port au Prince with Army in Haiti
General Alexis Nord, former war minister under the provisional government, entered Port au Prince at the head of his forces. He received a sympathetic welcome, and his political plans remain unclear. Many believe if he declares candidacy for president, his election could be assured by his substantial military strength.
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Port AU Prince
Hayti
Ceneral Alexis Nord
General Nord
Dickens Booth Sale Underwear Offer at Shuman Corner
A. Shuman & Co. presents a Christmas gift sale of gentlemen's underwear priced from $1 to $6 per garment at their Dickens Booth in Shuman Corner.
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A. Shuman & Co
Dickens’ Booth
Shuman Corner
Pacific Cable Landed in San Francisco Amid Gala Festivities
In a ceremony at San Francisco on December 14, Lucille Gage aged 11 christened the Pacific Cable, marking a new era in Pacific coast commerce. The landing and splicing of the shore end connected to Honolulu proceeded smoothly before about 40,000 spectators. Mayor Schmitz, Governor Gage, and Clarence H. Mackay praised the undertaking while champagne was served to guests. President Mackay sent Roosevelt a telegram confirming shore end success.
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San Francisco
John W. Mackay
Lucille Gage
Gage
California
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Newsboy
Schmitz
Clarence H. Mackay
Cable Company
Silvertown
Mackay
Cable and Postal Telegraph Companies
Somerville Man Dies of Typhoid Pneumonia at Home
Daniel Mulcahy a well known young man of Somerville died at his home 41 Springfield street yesterday morning from typhoid pneumonia. He was married last April to an estimable young lady of East Cambridge by whom he is survived.
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Daniel Mulcahy
Somerville
Springfield Street
That City
East Cambridge
Powers Bombard Puerto Cabello After noon attack
At noon yesterday Powers bombarded Puerto Cabello and the British flagship Ariadne was on board two hours later. British minister Haggard predicts Castro will yield under blockade, while others doubt it. About 20,000 troops may be needed. The Venezuelan cruiser Restaurador once George Goulds Atalanta was captured at Guanta and now lies in harbor flying the German flag with a German crew.
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W. H. D. Haggard
Castro
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Restaurador
George Gould
Guanta
Italy presses Venezuela claim after revolutions of 1898 and 1900
Italy seeks damages for Italian subjects harmed in the Venezuelan revolutions. Rome notes secret orders to ships from Otranto were aimed at Venezuela and not Tripoli or Morocco. Additional warships are directed to Venezuelan waters as negotiations with Germany and Great Britain continue, with Prinetti hoping to address the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow.
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Rome
Italy
Venezuela
Great Britain
Germany
Otranto
Tripoli
Morocco
Prinetti
Chamber of Deputies
British and German Warships Bombard Puerto Cabello
Minister Bowen reports to Washington that Castro says British and German warships bombarding Puerto Cabello. Earlier despatch notes Caracas calmer while British and German ministers fled. State Department monitors blockade enforcement and pressures Berlin and London as Hay briefed the President.
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Washington
Bowen
State Department
Castro
Puerto Cabello
Caracas
Venezuelan
Hay
White House
Venezuela
Castro Says Powers Concealed Real Designs
Venezuela reports President Castro pledges to organize necessary resistance if needed. He cites notes from Britain and Germany over claims against Venezuela, questions their motives, and notes a surge of patriotic sentiment. Citizens enroll for militia as tension with foreign ministers grows.
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Caragas
Venezuela
Castro
Great Britain
Germany
England
Puerto Cabello Forts and Harbor Described
The article describes the inside harbor entrance at Puerto Cabello as a narrow channel mere hundreds of feet wide. To the left of the channel lies a low, prominent fortification along the harbor area.
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Puerto Cabello
Venezuelan Ships Forbidden to Leave La Guaira
Caracas reports a note from the allied Anglo German fleet asks Venezuelan ships to refrain from sailing from La Guaira after five days until the dispute is resolved. Caracas also notes shelling at Puerto Cabello, rising tensions with Germany and Britain, and talks of a possible Monroe Doctrine response.
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la Guaira
Caracas
United States
Bowen
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
el Mecho Hernandez
Maracaibo
Curacaa
Hernandez
Castro
Puerto Cabello
Mme. von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Legation
Mme, von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Yellow House
W. W. Russell
Marietta
Valencia
University of
la Guaina
Washington
Associated Press
Puerto Cabello Fortification and Harbor Details
The fortress at Sandspit, bombarded by German and British cruisers, is old and rebuilt in the 18th century with low sides. The custom house stands on the mainland, a two story brick building with offices and warehouses. Puerto Cabello offers an inside secure harbor and serves several interior provinces, linked to Valencia by an English-capital rail line.
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Sandspit
Puerto Cabello
la Guaira
Valencia
Cara
Soubrette at Smoker Shocks Brooklyn Man
A Manhattan soubrette sparked a Brooklyn district attorney case after a December smoker event. Witnesses described an abbreviated costume act with dancing and singing, souvenirs distributed from trimmed garments, and discrediting defense. Miss Kirkman is jailed on $200 bond.
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New York
Seeley
Miss Kirkman
Lee Avenue
Willard
Clarke
Harry Howard Dale
Leopold Morse Memorial Service Observed at Mattapan Home
The Leopold Morse Home for Aged or Infirm Hebrews and Hebrew Orphans in Mattapan marked the 10th anniversary of Leopold Morse’s death with a chapel service. Speakers lauded Morse’s public service and character while the event featured a letter from A P Spitz, performances by home children, and a concert by the Home Band. The gathering included leaders of the home association and local Jewish charitable groups.
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Leopold Morse
Mattapan
Hion
Hebrews of
Boston
Joseph M. Herman
A. Pp.» Spitz
Schindler
Joseph Herman
Herman
A. P. Spitz
Spitz
Leopold M Morse
Congress
Edwin Dreyfus
Jessie Morse
Home
Jacob Morse
Jacob Dreyfus
Max Brummel
Memorial Service Committee
Godfrey Morse
Leopold Morse Home Association
Max Mitchell
The
Federation of Jewish Charities
Mitchell
J. M. Herman
Max Wyzansky
Charles Wyzansky
E. J. Dreyfus
M. J. Bornstein
Saul Lyons
Edward Norton
Drunks Arrested in Charlestown Station 15 Day Totals
For the day ending at 8 am yesterday morning 27 arrests were made by Station 15 officers in Charlestown. Of those, 2 percent were labeled drunks. One man was found reposing in a snow bank.
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Charlestown
Foster Made Attache at Washington Embassy
London dispatch reports Lieutenant Colonel H J Foster, commanding the Royal Engineers on Guernsey, has been appointed military attache to the British embassy in Washington. The assignment reflects ongoing diplomatic military postings.
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London
H. J. Foster
Royal Engineers
Guernsey
Washington
Foot and Mouth Disease Scourge Eases in New England
Officials report modest improvement from foot and mouth disease across Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Some 321 cattle plus sheep and hogs on affected farms have been slaughtered and quarantines tightened. About 90 diseased herds with roughly 1800 animals remain a danger as outbreaks could restart if kept unchecked.
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New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Barre
Pepperell
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Du Barry Company Arrives in Boston for Final Rehearsals
The Du Barry company led by David Belasco and star Mrs. Leslie Carter arrived by special train from New York delayed by baggage car scenery. A 128 member troupe rehearsed at the Boston Museum last night with Belasco directing and a second rehearsal planned for Hollis Street Theatre if needed. The show opens tomorrow night as Boston’s first outside New York since its Gotham debut two seasons ago.
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du Barry
No-License Majority Grows After Chelsea Recount
The Chelsea Board of Registrars spent Sunday recounting city election votes on licenses. They found a net gain of four for no license, increasing the no-license majority to 151 from 147 amid claims of counting errors and misattributed votes.
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Chelsea
Devlin and Blake Speak at Fall River
Joseph H. Devlin M. P. the Rt. Rev. Daniel O Callaghan and Colonel Blake of the Irish brigade in the Boer war addressed the General Sullivan branch of the Irish Land League in Fall River. About 3000 people attended the gathering with Hon. John J. McDonough presiding.
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Fall River
Joseph H. Devlin
Daniel O'Callaghan
Colonel Blake
General Sullivan
Irish Land League
John J. McDonough
Man Found Suffering Exposure in Charlestown Stable Attic
John Collins, 52, was found scantily clad in an attic cot bed of a stable at 168 Medford Street Charlestown. He is at the Relief station with exposure and rheumatism after police from Station 15 located him early last evening.
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John Collins
Medford Street
Charlestown
Boston City Collector notices auction for unpaid assessments
Boston residents face public sale of parcels for unpaid 1902 assessments linked to the South Union station works on Summer Cove Chauncy Bedford and Federal streets. The sale at City Hall on December 23, 1902, 9:30 a.m., will include portions of parcels on Atlantic Avenue Kingston Street Summer Street and related properties with amounts due listed per parcel.
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Boston
County of
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Board of Street Commissioners
Inion Station
Summer Street
Cove Street
Common Council Chamber
William J. Leckie
Atlantic Avenue
TM. C. Welch
Charles L. Haley
Chauncy Street
Bedford Street
Haley
Cocecives
Mary A. Bangs
Mary M. Banes
Fedford Street
Devisees
Elizabeth
Andrew G. Week
Thomas F. Major
Trusland
Moses Williams
Franklin B. Fay
Edward Bangs Halle
City of
A. CC. Reggio
Helen Collamore
Charlies L. Haley
Stephen W. Robins
Kingston Street
Tees
Hawley Street
Edmund A. MacDonald
Dr Lorenz Arrives in New York to Aid Crippled Children
Dr Lorenz, renowned Viennese specialist, has reached New York and will begin clinics for crippled children this week at the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled, New York Poly Clinic, Post-Graduate Hospital, Cornell Dispensary, Bellevue Hospital, and College of Physicians and Surgeons. He briefly faces a wrist sprain from a Philadelphia operation on a private patient.
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New York
Lorenz
Metropolis
Bellevue Hospital
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ashley
W Lorenz
Philadelphia
Gaelic School Feis Opens With Language Preservation Speech
At 4 p m yesterday the Gaelic School Feis began with Superintendent P J O Daly delivering an Irish and English address on why the Irish language should be preserved. P J Conlan and Rev Father Sheerin spoke, Edward Fitzwilliam denounced centuries of English suppression, and Eugene Lyne sang. Other participants performed Irish and English songs including Miss Smith and Mr O Brien. The Feis dance is set for tomorrow evening at 1151 Washington street.
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P. J. O'Daly
Feis
P. J. Conlan
Father Sheerin
East Boston
Edward Fitzwilliam
Eugene Lyne
Miss Smith
Mr. O’brien
Washington Street
Kaiser Decorates Count von Buelow in Potsdam Luncheon
Berlin, Dec 14. Count and Countess von Buelow dined with the Emperor and Empress at Potsdam. The Emperor presented the royal Hohenzollern chain to the chancellor. He planned to elevate Buelow to prince for the tariff bill’s passage but withdrew the idea at his request. Other officials received decorations for tariff work.
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Berlin
Countess von Buelow
Potsdam
Count von Buelow
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Baron von Thiel
Funeral of Henry Spavin Held at Revere Home
The funeral of Henry Spavin, well known in Masonic circles, was held at his home on Mill street, Revere, yesterday.
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Henry Spavin
Mill Street
Revere
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