Revered H H Lincoln Dies in Boston Area Gas Tragedy
The Rev Hosea H Lincoln of East Boston died after a sudden illness on a Forest Hills car. He collapsed near Atlantic Avenue station and was pronounced dead after medical aid arrived. Lincoln, 77, long served as principal of Lyman Grammar School and wrote poetry for Boston papers. He leaves a widow and children and will be cremated.
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Boston
Forest Hills
Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Hosea H. Lincoln
Webster Street
Dunn
Tinkham
Howard Street
Tinkcolin
Hingham
Mass
Lyman Grammar School
Juincoln
Mosten
Transcript
Post
Messrs. Ginn & Co
Lincoln
Florida
California
Thomas
Wingham
Watchman John Card Found Dead On Gas House Wharf
The body of John Card, 59, a watchman at the gas house wharf, was discovered lying on the wharf walk. Authorities are investigating the death as a possible fall incident.
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John Card
Gas House
Heroic Rescue In Mid Ocean Continues
The collier Southery and the Mayflower struggle to pull the cruiser off a rock in Santiago Harbor with high tide looming. Captain Chester notes landmarks remain unchanged since the American occupation and a large buoy will mark the rock where the Cincinnati struck, guiding future arrivals.
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Southery
C. M. Chester
Santiago
Brig Mary Gibbs Presumed Lost Off Brazil With All Hands
The brig Mary Gibbs under Captain Coombs sailed September from Newport News for Para Brazil with a coal cargo and a crew from Newport News and nearby. She has not been heard from since and is believed lost with her entire crew. the vessel was owned in Boston and valued at six thousand dollars.
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Newport News
Brazil
Boston
Mary Gibbs
Coombs
Para
Cps
Brunswick
Gibbs
Gas Kills Thomas P Cleary in South Boston Home
Thomas P. Cleary 26, of 242 West Third street South Boston was found dead from asphyxiation in his bed yesterday morning. He lived with his brother in law Thomas V Connors and died after the gas supply via the quarter meter was exhausted and later reconnected. Cleary worked for B W ONeil and was a Klondike Social Club member. Services set for Tuesday at St Vincent Church Broadway.
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Thomas P. Cleary
West Third Street
South
Boston
Thomas V. Connors
Connors
Cleary
Blackstone Street
South Boston
Public Schools
Klondike
St. Vincent’s Church
Broadway
Ex Captain Mount Dies at 80 in New York
Former Police Captain John J. Mount aged 80 died suddenly from heart disease in New York. Appointed to the municipal police in 1850, he distinguished himself during the draft riots. He retired twelve years ago and lived with his grandson at 201 East Fifty-first Street.
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New York
John J. Mount
Mount
Hast Fifty-first Street
Anchor Rip Cannot Soothe City of Birmingham Hull Damage
Savannah Ga December 18 Steamship City of Birmingham of the Savannah line lies at her dock with a hole torn in her bottom amidships after striking an anchor left in the river channel. Water pours in as pumps operate. The ship may be towed to Port Royal dry dock for repairs. The Nacoochee of the Boston line will sail for New York tomorrow with Birmingham cargo and passengers.
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Savannah
City of
Birmingham
New Savannah Line
Port Royal Dry Dock
Boston Line
New York
Steamer Ashanti Damaged After Collision Near The Nore
The British steamer Ashanti bound for the Canaries returned to port with its port side damaged after colliding with an unknown steamer in the Nore last evening. The other vessel likely the Nerissa from Hamburg, which docked at St Catherine's with stem and bows harmed.
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Ashanti
Nerissa
London
Canaries
Nore
Hamburg
St. Catherine’s
Stabbed in Jest Ends in City Hospital Injury
Cornelius O'Neil lies dying at City Hospital after a brief quarrel over jesting words. His friend John B. McCool, about half O'Neil's size, is jailed at Station 1. Police say McCool drew a knife during a drink fueled dispute and stabbed O'Neil in the abdomen before fleeing.
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Cornelius O’neil
City Hospital
John B. McCool
Station 1
O’neil
McCool
Dudley Street
Chelsea
Battery Street
Irishman charged in knife assault at dawn quarrel
A man identified as McCool by victim O Neil was arrested after a street quarrel at about five in the morning. O Neil suffered a deep knife wound and was taken to City Hospital. Police say it is a rare knife assault case involving an Irishman.
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City Hospital
Station 1
McCool
O'Neil
O’neil
Bennington Fire Destroys Three-Story Block, $17009 Lost
A midnight blaze gutted Frank's three story Main street business block in Bennington Vermont with an estimated loss of 17009. The fire likely started from a dropped cigar or match in the cellar. tenants could not save belongings.
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Bennington
Frank
Main Street
Fall River Foundry Fire Scorches Merchants' Plant
Fire damaged the Merchants' Foundry and Machine Company works in Fall River early this morning with an estimated loss of 2500 dollars. The building was insured and investigators suspect incendiary origin. The plant had operated only four weeks since purchase from the Eagle Stove Company.
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Merchants’ Foundry and Machine Company
Eagle Stove Company Foundry
Warren, R. I. Capital
Political caucus teeters as machine maneuvers loom
The story outlines Democratic and Republican tensions ahead of a caucus. Leaders weigh using a dummy candidate to block Riley, with Kiley and Nangle clashing over coalition actions. Parties expect cross votes, potential multiple Republicans backing opposition, and a tense election night battle.
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Political Checker Board
Riley
Lomasney
Kiley
Post
Nangle
Ward
Galvin
O’brien
Ward 8 Laborers to Go in City Hall Plan
City Hall plans a Jan 1 labor suspension to oust Ward 8 allies of ex Senator Lomasney and elevate Alderman-elect Michael W. Brick. The move targets paving department workers first, with neighbors from the West End filling vacancies after Brick’s recommendation. Hendricks Club leaders may be dropped gradually.
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City Hall
Department of Friends
Lomasney
Michael W. Brick
West End
Brick
Hendricks Club
Young Men's Democratic Club Dinner to Discuss Imperialism
The Massachusetts club hosts its annual dinner at the Quincy House tonight. Notable speakers include Mayor Quincy, Congressman-elect Henry F. Naphen, Congressman Fitzgerald, Congressman-elect Thayer of Worcester, and the Hon. P. A. Collins, among others, with a focus on expansion or imperialism.
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The
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Quincy House
William J. Russell
Quincy
Henry FF
Naphen
Fitzgerald
Thayer
Worcester
P. A. Collins
Pawtucket Fire Causes Ten Thousand Dollar Loss
A fire in Pawtucket Rhode Island damaged the Wheaton block on Main Street and Arnold & Main grocers on the first floor. The Knights of Pythias lodge on the third floor suffered heavy fire and smoke damage. Total loss is estimated at ten thousand dollars with substantial building and business damage.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Wheaton
Main Street
Arnold & Main
Knights of Pythias
Marlboro Horse Barn Fire Destroys Property
A fire at the Marlboro Driving Park destroyed a house and barn, four horses, hay, and barn equipment valued at 5000 dollars. The property was insured.
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Marlboro
Marlboro Driving Park
Fire devastates Tifton business district in Peach Belt
Nearly all business blocks in Tifton were burned when an oil lamp exploded in a boarding house. The blaze destroyed the Masonic Hall ten stores a hotel and a large lumber mill was damaged.
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Savannah
Tifton
Peach Belt
Masonic Hall
Plymouth Church of Brooklyn Accepts Rev Lyman Abbott Resignation
At a December meeting Plymouth Church Brooklyn adopted the advisory committee report accepting the resignation of Rev Dr Lyman Abbott as pastor. Efforts to urge him to stay failed and he will continue at Plymouth Church until May first, then devote himself to editorial work.
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New York
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Lyman Abbott
Abbott
Austrian husband charged in Chicago murder case
Michael Emil Hollinger, Austrian native, is arrested for the murder of his wife Theresa Hollinger. The victim's charred body was found in a clothes closet. police allege he strangled her, poured kerosene on the body, and set the fire. Mrs Hollinger owned property in Austria and carried $500 life insurance. the couple had marital strife and she planned a divorce.
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Chicago
Michael Emil Rollinger
Austria
Theresa
Labor Delegation to Paris World Fair Defeated in Boston
The Central Labor Union rejected a proposal to urge Boston to send a delegation of workers to the Paris World Fair, arguing representation should be funded by labor groups not political obligation. The Mattress Makers protested prison labor use. A jurisdiction dispute between Housesmiths and Wire Workers over elevator car ironwork was resolved with the Wire Workers surrendering their charter. Delegates expect William Inskip may arrive in Boston this Saturday.
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Central Labor Union
Boston
Paris
France
Abrahams
Cigarmakers
Frank K. Foster
Housesmiths
D. D. Driscoll
Kansas City
William Inskip
England
Labor elections Sunday show union officers listed
The report itemizes elected officers for multiple unions including Grocery and Provision Clerks with names such as Albert Neale Maurice Boxbaum Edward Burke and J F Donovan. It also lists officers for Carpenters and Joiners Park Department and Cigar Makers International Union No OT with numerous elected officials and delegates to the Central Labor Union.
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Grocery and Provision Clerks’ Union
Albert Neale
William Nolan
J. F. Donovan
Maurice Boxbaum
William Dunn
Edward P. Burke
H. A. Parmenter
P. Maguire
Guardian
P. Murphy
Andrew Mahoney
C. T. Scott
William Foley
Central Labor Union
J. J. Tobin
William Boxbaum
William Murphy
Union 88 Carpenters and Joiners
D. H W. Dugan
J. A. McDonald
J. D. McLaurin
C. J. Gallagher
R. Cassidy
W. Welch
W. Skeene
W. J. Shields
J. E. Potts
King Oscar II of Sweden ill and confined to bed in London
Copenhagen Daily Mail reports King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway suddenly ill and bedbound. Born January 21, 1829, he became king August 18, 1872 after Charles XV’s death. He married Princess Sophia of Nassau in 1857 and has four sons Gustave, Oscar, Carl, and Eugene, with various titles and marriages noted.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Oscar II
Sweden
Norway
Osaf
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Charles XV
Sophia of Nassau
Wilhelm of Nassau
Gustave
Wermland
Oscar
Gotland
Ebba Munck
Colonel Munck
Carl
Westergotland
Eugene
Duke of
Nerike
Brice Rites Draw Huge Crowd In Lima Ohio
The remains of Calvin S. Brice arrive in Lima with flags at half mast and more than 200 people gathering at the depot. A procession follows to his Brice residence then Market Street Presbyterian Church for a 1 pm service. Miami University president Rev D W O Thompson and Rev R B Thompson speak. Lake Erie & Western railroad runs three extra trains for about 1000 mourning employees. Floral tributes total at least 10000 dollars. A New York car load and a Indianapolis car load contribute roses as a special engine and two coaches are built from white roses.
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Lima
Calvin S. Brice
Lima Lodge of Elks
Brice
Market Street Presbyterian Church
New York City
Indianapolis
Lake Erie & Western Road
The Irish Influence on Nations and America
Monsignor County spoke on how Ireland shaped world culture and religion, noting the Irish contribution to education, literature, Catholicism, and liberty. He argued Irish exile fostered a global Catholic and literary influence and a deep affinity with American ideals of liberty and justice.
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Church of Christ
Erin
Ireland
Monsignor
Columba
Diocletian of Old
Elizabeth
William
France
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Dongan
New York
Monsignor County
Matthew Arnold
Henry Morley
Stopford Brooke
Shakspere
Girls Caught Smoking Cigarettes At New Hampshire Academy
Hanover December report details four female students at Kimball Union Academy Meriden New Hampshire who smoked cigarettes. They fled to a nearby farm house in Cornish Vermont before being tracked by faculty and returned to the academy on good behavior.
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Hanover
N. H
Kimball Union Academy
Meriden
Windsor
Cornish
Princi Cummings
Dr Ballys Cough Syrup Heals Sol Lungs and Bronchial Tubes
Local medicine ad proclaims Dr Ballys Cough Syrup heals sore lungs and inflamed bronchial tubes for 25 cents with simple remedy claims.
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Ball
Great Races for Great Traits and Irish Patriotism
Monsignor County extols Irish heritage and republican ideals urging allegiance to God and country. He lists traits for national greatness, defends Irish in America, condemns alliance with monarchies, and calls to preserve Gael culture within the American republic.
Old Colony bowling league reorganized amid prize dispute
Managers in Brockton met at the Metropolitan alley to resolve a prize dispute and reorganize the Old Colony leagues. Each manager contributed 10 dollars for prizes as eight duck pin and four big pin teams entered. New schedules planned with matches set for next Wednesday and clubs given until Saturday to join.
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Brockton
Metropolitan Alley
Campello
Metropolitan
Montello
Belvedere
Prockton
North Abington
Whitman
Grandon
Stoughton
Stoughtons
Whitmans
Metropolitans
Campellos
Gampello
Recount Begins Today For City Aldermanic Race
Election commissioners start recounting votes at Horticultural Hall this morning. Democrats back Frederick W. Day with a larger majority, while Republicans expect Crocker to gain fifty or more votes. Each side gets nine watchdogs and two personal representatives. The process remains private.
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Horticultural Hall
Frederick W. Day
Crocker
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Oscar III
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Keith
NEW Theatre
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Cuba
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