Forefathers Day Dinner at Tremont Temple Notables Speak
The Congregational Club observed Forefathers Day with a Tremont Temple dinner. Henry M. Moore presided as Rev. Edwin P. Parker discussed Pilgrims and tradition. John D. Long received a warm welcome and spoke on worship, business, and the era of material welfare shaping the Philippine question.
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Congregational Club
Tremont Temple
Henry M. Moore
Edwin P. Parker
John D. Long
Park Street
Prince Henry
Dr. Lorenz
Middleby team sweeps Mercan tiles in Trades league
In last evening’s sole Trades league contest, the J. Middleby Jr. squad defeated Mercan tiles three straight. Middleby posted 101 pins total, while J Miller led with a 110 high game and 303 total. Mercan’s scores are not listed.
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Medford
Kernwood
Towanda
Charlestown
Arlington Boat
Newtowne
Dearborn
Weo
Winchester
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Eeewermee
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Robertson
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Standard Clothin
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High Roller
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Churchill
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Mitchell-Knapp
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Flatley
Venezuela Crisis Divides Cabinet Over Hague Arbitration
Notes from Washington reveal President Roosevelt weighing a board of arbitrators for Venezuela disputes. The Caracas port actions provoke diplomatic friction while strategy centers on Monroe doctrine. some cabinet members oppose The Hague plan, fearing non American influence and delays.
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Salvador
Roosevelt
Hague
Tribunal of the
Pressure on President Roosevelt to arbitrate Venezuelan dispute
December 23 reports say Great Britain and Germany had not yet sent formal arbitration proposals to President Roosevelt. Public pressure grows against his acting as arbitrator, with telegrams of protest from Illinois leaders and politicians. Cabinet meeting extended beyond two hours as officials considered the issue.
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Moody
Root
Hay
Hague Tribunal
Venezuela
Gawgers
Salvador
United States Corporation
Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Roosevelt
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
State Department
Sandy Ferguson Arrested After Saloon Altercation
John Alexander Ferguson known as Sandy, English champion fighter, was knocked out and then arrested by Chelsea Patrolmen Golden and Morrison on a warrant for assaulting Mackesey. They encountered Ferguson on the street and, after a brief struggle, placed him in a cell following a scuffle near the police station.
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John Alexander Ferguson
Sandy
England
Chelsea
Ferguson
Mackesey
Paltry quarrel remark at Dunfermline by Campbell Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman condemns the government's handling of Venezuela at a Dunfermline speech calling the dispute a paltry quarrel. He describes Venezuela as bankrupt and distracted and says arbitration would be appropriate, criticizing those who spread harsh writings and gibes.
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London
Dunfermline
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Great Britain
Venezuela
Henry
Praise the World Over for Marconi
Contained in Sydney, Nova Scotia, a flood of congratulatory messages greeted Marconi at Table Head. He outlined transmissions to the King of England and King Victor Emmanuel III, plus replies, and noted delays in commercial setup due to equipment and UK government telegraph links. He described ongoing trials, proud remarks on language barriers, and outlined staff at Table Head including R. N. Vivian and assistants.
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Sydney
N. S
Marconi
Table Head
England
Lord Minto
Pdoward VII
Italy
Martini
Carlo Alberto
Dr. Parkin
London Times
Richard Cartwright
The
Times
Woodward
Poldhu
Cornwall
United Kingdom
Cape Cod
Mr. Marconi
R. N. Vivian
Canada- Marconi Company
Stacy
Taylor
P. W. Paget
F. W. Kemp
Trigg Shipbuilding Firm Placed Under Receiver
William B. Trigg Shipbuilding Company of Richmond Virginia was placed in receivership on a bill for goods totaling 2048 dollars. Claims and liens filed reach about 150000 dollars. The yard has built torpedo boats and destroyers for the government and nearly finished a cruiser named Galveston. About 6000 workers in mechanical and laboring fields rely on the plant’s success.
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Richmond
William B. Trigg Shipbuilding Company
Trigg
Galveston
Coal teams queue at State House pocket loading
Thirteen loaded coal teams waited their turn to deposit contents in the State House coal pocket this morning. Eight hundred tons will be loaded this time.
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State House
Marconi reports successful wireless link to England
Marconi sends telegram to Premier Bond from St John’s Newfoundland praising his Cape Breton to England wireless tests. He recalls Newfoundland’s encouragement but laments Anglo American Telegraph Co actions. Premier Bond replies hoping Marconi will set up a fixed wireless station when the company charter expires in April 1903.
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ST. John’s, N. F
Mr. Marconi
Bond
Cape Breton
England
Anglo-American Company
Blockade Orders Reported For Venezuelan Ports
Commander Diehl lists German port blockades at Porto Cabello and Maracaibo with stated grace periods for steamers and sailing vessels from various regions. The message notes a Dec 20 effective date for the Porto Cabello and Maracaibo blockade, and a Dec 22 date for Porto Cabello. Full text expected by letter.
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Washington
Navy Department
Diehl
Marietta
la Guaira
Germany
Porto Cabello
Maracaibo
United States
West Indies
Ietter
State Department
Berlin
Chamber of Commerce Christmas Roast Today
The Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Christmas celebration this afternoon with each member anticipated to enjoy the traditional roast. The event marks the advent of the holiday season in the local business community.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Warships Be Sent to Venezuela Elba Sails From Spezia
The Italian cruiser Elba sailed today for Venezuela with Duke of Abruzzi among the farewell crowd at Spezia. In Hamburg another German steamer Siberia departed with men and supplies for the German fleet in Venezuelan waters bound for the West Indies.
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Spezia
Italy
Elba
Venezuela
Duke of Abruzzi
Hamburg
Siberia
Venezuelan
West Indies
Cambridge Man Assaulted In Stranger Robbery Tale
The Cambridge police report a bold assault and robbery near Massachusetts Avenue by a tall 6 foot 200 pound black man described as a Jumbo. The victim Blake, a Fifth Regiment company G marksman, recalls nearly drowning in a river swim and refusing alcohol until ginger whiskey was offered.
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Fifth Regiment
Cambridge
Blake
Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Graduate Decapitated by Train Near New Rochelle
George Griswold II, son of N A Griswold of Newport Rhode Island, was decapitated by a train of the New York New Haven Hartford near New Rochelle. A Harvard and Oxford graduate and lawyer, his health declined two years earlier and he lived in seclusion with his mother and two nurses until escaping and being found dead near the tracks.
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New York
George, Griswold
N. A. Griswold
Newport
R. I
New Haven
Hartford
New Rochelle
Virginia Lumber Mills Burned in Norfolk Fire
A blaze destroyed two large mills owned by the Roper Lumber Company in Norfolk Virginia. The fire swept through the facilities and damaged several hundred thousand feet of lumber as firefighters battled the flames. No exact damage total or cause is yet reported.
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Norfolk, Va
Roper Lumber Company
Vanderbilt Condition Improves Says Bulletin
New York December 23 a late bulletin from Drs Flint and Janeway reports Cornelius Vanderbilt’s condition “a little more satisfactory” with no marked change as of 11 o'clock tonight, indicating a slight improvement without major shift in his health status.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Coal gifts aid Hyde Park families in cold weather
A Hyde Park woman arranged 10 tons of coal for 20 poor families by limiting heat to select rooms. Henry S. Grew offers wood from his estate for the needy. Dealers demand high prices and some plants may close for lack of steam coal as freezing weather returns.
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Hyde Park
Henry S. Grew
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