Liner Toronto and Columbian Reach Port After Atlantic Storms
The Toronto commanded by Captain Young arrived after leaving Hull on December 1 in light trim. The Columbian under Captain Masters followed a few hours later after battling hurricanes since London on December 8. The Columbian logged a record poor pace on December 8 with only 88 miles made against the gale. The Alexandra, four days late from Copenhagen, was sighted 80 miles east of Sable Island.
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Toronto
Young
Hull
Eng
R. F. Masters
Columbian
Atlantic
London
Alexandra
Masters
Sable Island
Copenhagen
Englishman Suffers Worst Voyage in Career
The Dominion Line steamer Englishman with Captain W. E. Ingham arrived in Portland after a voyage from Avonmouth England marked by continual battles with enormous seas. The storm peaked on December 7 with 24 hours of halted progress as the ship rode out a terrific hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Dominion Line
W. E. Ingham
Avonmouth
England
New Era Breaks Up After Grounding in Snowstorm
The schooner New Era laden with coal ran aground near Sandy Muck Point during yesterday's snowstorm and has since broken up at Walifax Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walifax
N. SS
New Era
Sandy Muck Point
Baby Small But A Comer In Homemade Incubator
In Rochester New Hampshire a baby boy, born a week ago, weighs 1 1 4 pounds and measures about 10 inches long with a two inch head. Dr E K M Abbott oversaw birth and is guiding care while the parents Mr and Mrs Irrank Bailey, ages about 40 and 35, watch the unusual infant grow. The child eats and sleeps well and shows vigor despite tiny size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. H
Irrank Bailey
EK. M. Abbott
Santa Claus Gets Delayed Mail Route Fixed
In Iceland on Dec 16 Santa Claus greets a decision by Postmaster General Meyer to keep Christmas requests out of the dead letter office. He says letters will be delivered to authorized agents nationwide, ensuring prompt attention. Reindeer are fed as the run approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chimney Corners
Iceland
Santa Claus
Meyer
Santa
United States
Washington
Post
Passenger Train Collides With Freight Near Keene
Train 517 traveling from Boston to Burlington and Montreal collided with freight No. 661 near Troy station on the Fitchburg division. No injuries reported. Engine derailed, freight cars demolished, wreckage caught fire but extinguished. tracks blocked briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene, N. H
Boston
Burlington
Montreal
Troy
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine
Santa Claus Mail Route Change Delayed at Boston
Boston postal officials said they had not received instructions to forward Santa Claus letters to Washington so they would not be sent to the dead letter office when Santa did not collect them in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa Claus
United States
Boston
Santa
Shift Change Routes City Budget Deadlines
Voters moved Cambridge municipal election from December to March causing mayor and department heads to face new April 20 estimate deadlines under the revised charter. The longer year starts April 1 and will raise next year’s tax rate by stretching the budget to 16 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Preachers Pay Is Too Small
Frederick W. Hamilton, president of Tufts College, notes in his annual report that many Christian denominations see a drop in both candidate numbers and quality for the ministry. He says ministry is underpaid across denominations, discouraging earnest men and limiting opportunities for service. Parishes hire inexperienced men to save money, making it hard to attract or retain candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Hamilton
Tufts College
Crothers Discusses The Unitarian Christmas Sermon
At South Congregational Church last evening Rev Samuel M Crothers preached on The Unitarian Christmas addressing Universalist Sunday School Union. He urged seeking the living Christ in noble human character rather than the dead biblical facts to grasp the greatness of the Man of Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Congregational Church
Samuel M. Crothers
D. D
Universalist Sunday School Union
Dr. Crothers
Galilee
Bromide products recalled after improper labeling claims
Unclear text reports a consumer alert involving a laxative and an anti malarial product. The notice mentions the phrase to prevent the grip and a signature associated with KE. W. Grove. Additional readable elements are disjointed and do not form a complete report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. W. Grove
Zou
Santa Claus Mail Secret Stirs Post Office Plans
A Boston Post note details a supposed special Santa mail room and volunteers from charities to open children’s letters, but officials say letters to Santa remain sacred and cannot be opened until Washington issues orders. A child named Loraine A Metcalf of Greenville New Hampshire asked Santa to bring books nuts candy hair ribbons and gifts for her baby sister Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa
Santa Claus
Boston Post
Loraine
Loraine A
Metcalf
Greenville
N. H
Alma
Cambridge School Department Transfer Questions After Legislation
Vexing issues arise from the legislative act on election day as Cambridge voters face transferring schoolhouse care from the building department to the school department and covering city expenses from December to April 1908. A conference with Mayor Wardwell, City Solicitor Peyey, School Board Chair Piper, Building Superintendent Tracy, and School Department Agent Hubbard was held to plan the transfer. The solicitor will propose methods, with decisions pending on whether a special four month tax levy is needed.
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Cambridge
Wardwell
Peyey
Piper
Tracy
Hubbard
Robbery case ties man to South Boston hold up
Wlardyslaw Wspiynski met in New York a man who promised work in South Boston. He traveled there with friends and was robbed on the South Boston bridge. John Miskin was arraigned on robbery charges and held in $2000 for the Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlardyslaw Wspiynski
New York
Boston
Wlardyslaw
South Boston
John Miskin
Superior Court
Kildona Drifting Near Southwest Ledges Near Halifax
Halifax Nova Scotia December 16 The Marconi wireless operator at Cape Sable reports sighting a steamer drifting near South west Ledges this forenoon. Since the hull of the wrecked Kildona cannot be seen at Brazil Rock today it is believed the drifting vessel is the Kildona.
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Halifax
N. S
Marconi
Cape Sable
Brazil Rock
Auto Cab Tragedy in New York Involving Wallace and Kerlin
Bernard Wallace a telephone operator shot and fatally wounded his companion Elsie Kerlin before killing himself in a city auto cab. Wallace worked for the Commercial Cable Company in Broad Street and lived in Brooklyn. Kerlin, 22, a telegraph operator, died soon after hospital transfer. The pair had reportedly been friendly for some time.
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New York
Bernard Wallace
Elsie Kerlin
Wallace
Commercial Cable Company
Broad Street
Brooklyn
Miss Kerlin
Schooner Lawson Broken In Two After Capsize
The schooner Thomas W. Lawson, capsized off the Scilly Islands, England, is reported to have broken in two between the sixth and seventh masts. The forward part lies sunk in deep water while the after section remains afloat yet in danger of breaking up on the rocks. Coastwise Transportation Company officials fear total loss and have consulted the London Salvage Association.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Scilly Islands
England
Coastwise Transportation Company
J. G. Crowley
London Salvage Association
Lawson
London Company
Five of Lawson crew recovered after schooner wreck
Five bodies of the Thomas W. Lawson crew have been recovered off the coast. Identifications include Mark Senson, a Brooklyn cabin boy. Victor Hansell of Philadelphia. and George Bolimke, a seaman. G. W. Allen, an English crew member, died after being picked up unconscious. Captain Dow and Engineer Rowe, rescued, gave graphic descriptions of the wreck and aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Town
Thomas W. Lawson
Mark Senson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Victor Hansell
Philadelphia
George Bolimke
G. W. Allen
Dow
Engineer Rowe
Belches Seen in Boston Amid Family Pact
Brookline society figure Wilson S. Belches, known for a London trip with Mrs. Perry last year, has been sighted in Boston looking seedy. Reports say his father John W. Belches agreed to a monthly allowance to keep him away from home while still in America. He denies current presence in Massachusetts.
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Wilson S. Belches
Brookline Society
Boston
London
John R. Perry
Beacon Street
Brookline
Belches, Jr
Post
Mr. Belches, Sr
Massachusetts
America
Meeting arranged to trap Ball children case
Brockton police plan a staged reunion between John Ball and his wife at Taunton Insane Hospital to extract information about the missing Ball children. City officials and Dr. Goss will monitor from hiding under Mrs Ball’s hearing range while Miss Annie Ridgway engages the mother.
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Brockton
Ball
John Ball
Taunton Insane Hospital
Marshall Kingman
Goss
Annie L. Ridgway
Mrs. Ball
Stoddard in Good Health Denies Death Rumor
A London Graphic report claimed John L. Stoddard died suddenly. Stoddard, in Lake Como, Italy, telegraphed that he is in excellent health and has never felt better. He had been abroad working on a Singlish literature treatise for Fraternity Publishing of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Como
Italy
John L. Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard
Stoddard
Fraternity
London Graphic
Lee Hascall
Fraternity Publishing Company
Lowell Names New Police Commission Members
Mayor Farnham announced the appointment of Charles H. Hanson and Thomas P. Boulger to the Lowell Police Commission to replace Joseph Jennings and John W. McEvoy. Jennings and McEvoy were removed on malfeasance charges and have petitioned Superior Court for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
T Frederick W. Farnham
Charles H. Hanson
Thomas P. Boulger
Joseph Jennings
John W. McEvoy
Masors
Jennings
McEvoy
Superior Court
Little Girl Writes Police About Snow Shoveling Plea
Sadie Mills of 17 Bowdoin Street told Brockton police she worried about the Two Ball children missing. She proposed shoveling snow herself to aid a guard for the mother to reach her kids. She recently broke a collar bone and felt deeply for the family’s sorrow.
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Brockton
Sadie
Santa Claus
Sadie SE. Mills
Bowdoin Street
Overcoat Options for Winter Comfort and Style
A bold sales pitch touts overcoats priced at 18 and 50 dollars as best value and quality for the holidays. It promises fit finish and price are clear with stylish, ready to wear options in a broad selection.
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S.S
A. Shuman & Co
Philadelphia Inquirer
Keene
Boston Post Office
Pres
Hamilton
Posers
Kildona
Mrs. Perry
Grace Ball
Mary RC. Ball
Thomas Ball
Jordan
CUT Price Cash Store
White
Washington Street
Browning, King ’& Company
Rogers & Bro
Rogers
Boyle Bros
Washington St
Boston, Mass
Maryland
Ulman, Boykin & Co
Baltimore
Sai
Rtans Oroay Dai Mores
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