Coal Fleet Reaches Harbor With 34747 Tons Of Coal
A fleet of steam colliers and barges arrived after a long voyage north of Handkerchief Shoal bringing 34747 tons of coal including 17386 tons of hard coal and 10425 tons of foreign bituminous coal from Newcastle and Liverpool. More vessels and barges are expected today and tomorrow to boost supplies at Vineyard Haven and Lynn. Hundreds of workers and residents line up to secure coal while wagons distribute soft coal in the city. fuel distribution aids Cambridge and surrounding towns with aid plans ongoing.
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Handkerchief Shoal
Newcastle
Liverpool
Vineyard Haven
Reading
Philadelphia & Reading Railway System
Lynn
Mahanoy
Portland
George W. Wells
Pottsville
Orion
Frostburg
Gloucester
Mass
Fort Warren
Code Companies
Vineyard ‘Haven
Metropolitan Coal Company
Causeway
Southampton Streets
Fuel Committee
Cambridge
Brighton
John Lee
Bancroft
67-Year-Old Man Credited Father John Medicine Cure
A 67-year-old man reports feeling like a new man after taking Father John's Medicine which cured a severe lung trouble and a head-splitting cough. The claim states it prevents pneumonia and grip and is described as the prescription of an eminent specialist, not a cough syrup or balsam.
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John
Sorenson Rescues 16 From Wrecked Tug Astral Near Mount Desert
Rockland Maine December 15 The Boston tug Clara Clarita under Captain Sorenson rescued 16 crewmen from the wrecked Standard Oil tug Astral who had been stormbound on Mount Desert Rock for days. One crewman Frank Cummings died. The rescued were ferried to Clara Clarita with frostbite relief and gratitude to Captain Sorenson and Light keeper Robbins. The men will be sent home tomorrow.
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Rockland
Boston
Clara Clarita
Sorenson
Bay
Davenport
Mount Desert Rock
Alfred Sorenson
Frank Cummings
Rood
Astral
Lightkeeper Robbins
Robbins Fortunatel
Captain Sorenson
Lorenz to Visit Boston for 15 Child Sufferers Surgery
Eminent Vienna surgeon Dr Adolph Lorenz will come to Boston for three days starting Monday to treat up to twenty children born with dislocated hips at the Children's Hospital. The event includes a private reception for 250 surgeons to honor Lorenz, whose free services have attracted huge public demand and earned him substantial fees only in rare cases.
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Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
Children’s Hospital
Medical ‘Fraternity of
Boston
Lorenz
Sorenson's Fine Record of Rescue Heroism
Captain Alfred Sorenson, famed wreck master and Philadelphia steamer commander, rescued 16 men in Casco Bay. He earned medals from the Massachusetts Humane Society and the national government for lifesaving feats, including the 1892 Larkin rescue and later conferred congressional gold life saving medal.
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Alfred Sorenson
Casco Bay
Boston
Philadelphia
Massachusetts Humane Society
Sorenson
Daniel Larkin
Charles L. Mather
Minot’'s Ledge
Larkin
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Blackwell Arrest Highlights Boston Man in New Bedford Case
Ernest D. Blackwell of Boston, 41, was arrested by Boston police inspectors in New Bedford on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. The case concerns a $25 check given to William Arthur of 63 Falmouth Street from the Mechanics National Bank of New Bedford with no funds on deposit.
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Ernest D. Blackwell
Boston
New Bedford
Blackwell
William Arthur
Falmouth Street
Mechanics’ National Bank of
House passes deficiency bill to fund foot and mouth disease drive
Washington Dec 15 The House approved an urgent deficiency bill providing 500000 dollars to stamp out foot and mouth disease in New England. Funds will pay farmers for slaughtered cattle and cover extra costs for inspectors and officials eradicating the outbreak across the region.
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Washington
House of Representatives
New England
Boston Area Weather Forecast Card
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Tuesday cloudy with light rain possible and warmer temperatures. Winds shift from east to southeast and strengthen. Wednesday expects fair skies and somewhat warmer conditions with no precipitation indicated.
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Boston
Knowlton's State Unchanged in New Bedford
In New Bedford on December 16 the physician reported Hosea M. Knowlton's condition as unchanged.
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Knowlton
New Bedford
Hosea M. Knowlton
Blondin Guilty in Second Degree
Washington dispatch reports Italian warships may join Germany and Italy in blockading Venezuela, provoking questions about the Monroe doctrine. Roosevelt and congressional leaders discuss the crisis as Britain and Germany face alleged breaches of peaceful blockade rules and possible U.S. response.
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Venezuela
France
England
Germany
Italy
Europe
United States
Washington
Blondin verdict shocks courtroom in second degree murder decision
A jury with Foreman Battles returns a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree in the Blondin case at 10:40 p m after a six hour debate. The defendant faced life imprisonment but avoided the death penalty with the second degree ruling.
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Braley
Stevens
Blondir
Jacques
Battles
Foreman
Blondin
Foreman Battles
Owens
Mr. Owens
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Rhodes Bros. CO
Tremont Street
Massachusetts Avenue
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Roxbury
Provisio
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Sawyer’ S
Nis Pale
DR. Lorenz
Adolfe Lorenz
Knights of Columbus
Joseph A. Williams
Washington St
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Haberdashers
Colony Trust Company
Ames Building
Puerto Cabello
Satrom ‘la Guaira
Caracas
Vene
Zuela
Hay
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Davis
Gray
Anthracite Strike Commission
United States of America
Monroe
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American Isthmus
J. Wilfred Blondin
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