Flaming Ship Seen Off Gloucester Reported Burning Vessel
A large vessel believed to be a tank steamer or sailing craft carrying inflammable material burned in Massachusetts Bay about 20 miles from Boston Harbor. West Gloucester life savers failed to reach it due to a southeast gale. Fishermen reported smelling burning oil and sighting flames at intervals from early afternoon until night.
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Gloucester
Massachusetts Bay
Boston Harbor
West Gloucester
Boston
Bailey
Eastern Point Light
Dolliver's Neck
King
Captain King
Thatcher's Island
Samuel Bloomfield
Moorland Hotel
Dolliver’s Neck
Gertrude
Emma W. Brown
New York
Cape Cod
Burglary Mysteries Tied to Two Roxbury Suspects
Police report the arrest of Fred O Gibson and his cousin Samuel F Gibson for a string of break ins across Roxbury Dorchester and the Back Bay. More than $2500 in clothing silverware and jewelry recovered. Evidence includes a blood trail and five dress suitcases and three large trunks filled with valuables. Both men face multiple counts including breaking and entering and shop theft with Miss Mary Shurtleff’s Dorchester home among the alleged targets.
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Dorchester
Back Bay
Fred O. Gibson
Isaac Clouse
Waumbeck Street
Gibson
Samuel F. Gibson
Newcomb Street
Plumer
Station 10
Washington Street
Ball
Ball Street
Jimmy
Officer Plumer
Brickley
Carr
Sergeant Carr
Fred Gibson
Samuel Gibson
Mr. Clouse
Rosen & Ludwig
Spang Bros
Mary Shurtleff
Wales Street
Miss Shurtleff
Shurtleff
Fred Gib
Marconi Triumph in Trans Oceanic Wireless Feat
Halifax reports Marconi announced successful wireless transmission from Canada to England after eight secret tests. Messages praised by Lord Minto and Ottawa officials confirm transatlantic contact aboard ships near Cornwall and Sydney Harbour, with ongoing apparatus refinement at Table Head.
Canada joins world with wireless telegraphy milestone
Governor-general reported successful transmission of a message to England by wireless telegraphy. Marconi prepared to send a short message from Canada to the government. Hon. W. S. Fielding sent congratulations to Marconi. Sir Richard Cartwright, acting premier, cabled to England praising the new cross Atlantic communication method.
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King Edward
England
Canada
Cape Cod
Marconi
W. S. Fielding
Richard Cartwright
Marconi Announces Success Of System
Wireless telegraph links Cape Breton Canada with Cornwall England by Marconi with complete success. Inauguratory messages including a governor general of Canada to King Edward have been sent along with a London Times dispatch witnessed by Dr Parkin M P G Marconi delivered the news.
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N. S
Marconi
Canada
England
Edward VII
Great Britain
Italy
Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Newfoundland
H!ll
Cornwall
Philadelphia
America
New York
Glace Bay
Associated Press
Cape Breton
Eng
Edward
London Times
M. P. G. Marconi
Wireless message text from Times correspondent
London dispatch reports the text of the wireless message sent by the Times correspondent on December 21 detailing the transmission from the field. The fragment notes the communication mode and source without revealing further specifics or outcomes.
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London
Times
Collision of Manhasset and Crary Ends in Tragedy
According to Mr Mullally one crewman said the Crary tried to cross the Palmer s bow triggering a fatal collision. The Palmer warned keep off but it was too late. Six men drowned immediately and Crary sank in seven minutes followed by the Palmer. Survivors toiled without provisions as a northwest gale drove a heavy sea. Five crewmen perished from cold and starvation by Friday night and a 16 year old helped keep others warm. Manhasset sails from Duxbury with 23 crew.
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Palmer
Crary
Thomas W. Lawson
Newport News
Associated Press Marine Observer
Blizgard
Chatham
Cape Cod
Highland Light
Manhasset
Dexter Malone
Dory
Anhasset
Mr. Mullally
Duxbury
Lost schooners Louise B Crary and Frank A Palmer details
The Louise B Crary built Bath 1900 length 267 feet beam 46 feet 2 inches depth hold 2 feet net tonnage 1998 gross 9931 from New York partially insured coal cargo fully covered by city firms. The Frank A Palmer built Bath 1897 owned by J S Winslow & Co Portland length 274 feet 5 inches beam 43 feet 5 inches depth 21 feet net tonnage 1832 gross 2015.
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Louise B. Crary
New England Shipbuilding Company
Bath
Crary
New York
Frank A. Palmer
N. T. Palmer
Transatlantic Wireless Greeting From Marconi
A Canada to Cornwall transmission records Signor Marconi sending his wireless greeting to England and Italy from the Canadian station as part of the transatlantic message. The sender notes being present at the transmission and forwards Marconi’s greeting via the Times.
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Glace Bay
N. S
Poldhu
Cornwall
Signor Marconi
England
Italy
Times Receives Marconi Wireless Message from Cape Breton
The London Times confirms receipt of a wireless message from Mr. Marconi at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, signaling a breakthrough in transatlantic communication and marking a historic moment for wireless technology.
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TIMES
London
The
London Times
Marconi
Cape Breton
Marconi Reports Successful Wireless Transatlantic Test
Ottawa confirms receiver Lord Minto received a message from Marconi stating that a test transmission from Cape Breton to Cornwall via wireless telegraphy has been completed and forwarded to its destination. The message, dated December 21, 1902, is addressed to His Excellency the Governor-General at Government House.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lord Minto
Canada
Marconi
Glace Bay
N. S
Government House
Cape Breton
Cornwall
Rain Forecast and Cures for Ailments
Boston and vicinity expect rain Monday followed by clearing, with Tuesday fair and colder. Winds shift from south to west. Father John treats colds and grip and pneumonia.
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Boston
Vicinity
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