Fire injures woman in lodging house blaze at Hancock Street
At 4 PM yesterday an oil stove in Nina Thompson's room at 43 Hancock Street ignited her dress, burning her severely and likely causing death. Fire spread through the fourth floor of Christina Flint's lodging house as neighbors aided the victim and she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Hancock Street
Nina Thompson
Christina’ Flint
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boers Cross Into Cape Colony Invasion Report
Cape Town dispatch reports about 700 Boers crossing from Orange River Colony into Cape Colony near Aliwal North. London notes the invasion plan by De Wet and Botha to extend guerilla warfare into Cape Colony, with fears of large anti-British recruitment and strategic value of the territory. The article mentions Boer forces advancing, clashes near Springkants Nek, and British efforts to block the incursion.
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Cape Town
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Aliwal North
London
South Africa
Anwal
Dewet
Botha
Knox
Man Seeks New Trial Over Juror Conviction Claim
James J. Douglas seeks a new trial claiming one juror at the recent case had prior convictions including larceny and drunkenness. He was ordered to pay Thomas F. Riley $170 for damages from a bite by Douglas's dog, a ruling he challenged yesterday.
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James J. Douglas
Thomas F. Riley
Douglas
Woman Suffrage Bill Introduced in Puerto Rico
In San Juan on December 17 Mr Des cartes introduced a bill granting unrestricted suffrage to women on the same terms as men in the House of Delegates.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
House of Delegates
Descartes
Weather forecast for Fair Washington region and east
Weather conditions show a general rise in temperature east of the Rockies, with 6 to 23 degrees above average in the south Atlantic and northern New York. West of the Rockies temperatures fall 2 to 14 degrees. light rain and snow from the upper Mississippi Valley to the northern middle Atlantic States.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic States
New York
New England
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Lake
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Upper Lake Region
Atlantic States
Papa
Democrats Appeal After Worcester Mayor Recount Tie
In Worcester the recount of mayoral votes ended in a tie between Republican William A. Lytle and Democrat Philip J. O Connell. Six disputed ballots remained under review with three ruled for Lytle and three doubtful. O Connell plans to seek Supreme Court action and a new election may follow if no tie is overturned.
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Worcester
Registrars of Voters
William A. Lytle
Philip J. O’connell
Lytle
Rugg
O’connell
Philip J. O'Connell
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Supreme Court
House Coats for Christmas Gifts at Factory Prices
We offer several hundred handsome house coats in sizes 36 to 44, from Blue, Brown, Oxford and Maroon soft Vieunas with felt binding and silk edged trimmings. Regular ten dollar values, sold for immediate cash while they last.
De Wet forces break British lines near Thabanchu
In the third assault Dewet led personally with a small party, breaking the British lines while his rear followed. He was forced to abandon a fifteen-pounder and fifteen wagons with ammunition and stores, as Commandant Hanebrouck and remaining forces retreated.
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Maseru
Dewet
Thabanchu
Hanebrouck
Firemen Injured When Truck Capsizes at Washington Dover
Four firemen attached to Engine 8 were thrown to the ground when the truck overturned at the Washington Dover corner around 1 AM. James D. Fitzgerald sustained a serious knee injury. William J. Costello suffered a contusion to the right leg. J J Huse had a leg contusion and an eye injury. John M. Bartino was cut in the leg. All were taken to City Hospital. Bartino went home, others hospitalized with non life threatening conditions. Lieutenant Keeney and George Downey were on board but uninjured.
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Washington and
Dover Streets
James D. Fitzgerald
L Street
Boston
William J. Costello
Blue Hill Avenue
J. J. Huse
High Street
John M. Bartino
Cabot Street
Bartino
Lieutenant Keeney
George Downey
Cobber Goldman Jumps Onto Robbery Suspects In Fracas
David Goldman, a cobbler, was badly beaten during an attempted store entry robbery. Two men matching recent hold-up descriptions chased him from Sudbury Street to Merrimac Street before fleeing. Goldman was treated at Station 1 and sent home. Suspects described as 32, 6 feet 7 inches, 140 pounds with a dark complexion and overcoat, and a 22-year-old, 6 feet 6 inches, 150 pounds with a light complexion and overcoat.
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David Goldman
Sudbu Atreet
Goldman
Sudbury Street
Merrimac Street
Station 1
Allen Street
Wolcott Unchanged After Illness
Governor Wolcott's condition yesterday remained about the same with little change. He ate well in the morning and seemed a bit brighter, then rested. no clear signs of improvement. Last night the physician said he was resting quietly.
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Wolcott
Steamer Alpha Wrecks on Vancouver Island Reef
The steamer Alpha foundered on a reef on Vancouver Island's east coast and was a total loss. The captain three engineers the aging owners the purser and three seamen were drowned.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alpha
Vancouver Island
Sobbing Woman Prisoner Faces Larceny Charge
Annie White, a young woman described as respectable, sobbed in Criminal Court yesterday as she faced a renewed larceny charge. After six weeks in jail awaiting probation reports, she sought leniency, claiming a bad influence and help from a released man she had known. The probation officer reported she received $60 from him and others, yet Judge Bond sentenced her to two years at Sherborn Prison for Women.
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Annie White
Crimina
Bond
Sherborn
Arrests in East Boston assault and robbery case
Jeremiah Cohan of 11 Friend Street was arrested on a charge of assaulting and robbing Omas H. Cunningham of 401 Chelsea Street East Boston. Cunningham was attacked by four men on Brennan Street near Marion Street on December 6, losing a gold watch valued at 30 dollars and money. Three suspects were arrested but discharged in the Police Court.
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Jeremiah Cohan
Friend Street
Kelly
Omas H. Cunningham
Chelsea Street
East Boston
Cunningham
Brennan Street
Marion Street
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Vorenberg
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Burns
Wiliam
Brin
Tremont St
Soollay Square
Pocket Books
Brine
I Tremont St
Levy, Nathanson & Co
Mass
Bernard M. Wolf
Clotier
Oxford
Astig
Hanover
Portland Streets
Orange River Free State
Mantlo
Springkants Nek
Vienna
E. E. Gray & CO
Blackstone Streets
Canal Street
York State
Holland
Navin & Kelly
Washington Street
C. G. Berry
Hyannis
Charles G. Berry
Main Street
Captain Berry
Morris, Marck & Butler
Summer Street
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