Tragic Sea Losses Near Highland Light
Two seamen, Martin Getherel age 22 and Michael Handrigan age 28, are believed drowned after a blizzard while the Mary A. Whalen crew attempted to reach safety. Captains Norris and Shea of the Frances Whalen and Regina report recovery of a Mary Whalen dory, confirming the peril at sea about 70 miles southeast from Highland Light. The three vessels were nearby when the storm struck last Saturday evening.
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Frances Whalen
Jere Shea
Regina
TI Wharf
South Channel
Mary A. Whalen
Highland Light
Mary Whalen
Martin Getherel
Michael Handrigan
Brophy
Shea
Newfoundland
Trandrigan
Getherel
Rev Father Murphy to Celebrate 25th Priesthood Anniversary
Belmont December 23 The Rev Nicholas J Murphy of St Josephs Church Belmont will mark the 25th anniversary of his ordination with a solemn high mass tomorrow at St Josephs Church. He was born in Salem June 15 1857 and ordained in 1882 after studies at St Josephs Seminary Troy New York. He has served as curate at St Patricks Roxbury assistant at St Francis de Sales Charlestown pastor at Sacred Heart Middleboro and chaplain at the State farm Bridgewater before his present assignment.
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Belmont
Nicholas J. Murphy
St. Joseph's Church
Father Cunningham
Father Grogan
Father Murphy
Salem
St. Joseph's Seminary
Troy
N. Y
New Haven Railroad Wreight Handlers Elected Officers
Sunday election of officers for New Haven Railroad Wreight Handlers L A 628 K of J elected Patrick Croke master workman Thomas H King worthy foreman Martin J Kelley recording secretary Francis Dooley financial secretary Michael Croke treasurer Dennis Murphy almoner Bernard O'Brien Patrick Hughes and Bryan Mullen as trustees. The group voted 50 toward sick and injured members and presented Kelley a meerschaum pipe in appreciation for his service to the local.
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Patrick Croke
Thomas HH
King
Martin J. Kelley
Francis Dooley
Michael Croke
Denis Murphy
Bernard O'Brien
Patrick Hughes
Bryan Mullen
M. J. Kelley
Boston Dock Commission urges $60,000 Fort Hill garbage plant
A dock commission report to the Boston Board of Aldermen recommends a $60,000 Fort Hill wharf plant to burn ashes and garbage and build a crematory for combustible waste. It calls for covered dump sites, an enclosed refuse slip, continued work at Hecht wharf, and improved dock facilities to revive port shipping noted to have fallen 75 percent in 40 years, especially at Charlestown.
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Atlantic Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Dock Commission
Boston
Hecht Wharf
He Dock Commission
Charlestown
Detroit Man Wins $1000 Essay Prize in Merchant Marine Contest
Clifford N. Johnston of Detroit won the first prize of $1000 in a Merchant Marine League contest for the best essay on How to Build Up Our Merchant Marine in the Foreign Trade. Johnston urged mail subsidies only as the policy to adopt.
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Clifford N. Johnston
Detroit
Mich
Merchant Marine League of the United States
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World’s smallest dog Pinkie dies in Newtonville
Pinkie a toy black and tan terrier weighing 28 ounces and valued at 5000 dollars died from bronchitis contracted in Europe. The 3 year old dog owned by Mrs. George Sharpleigh of Newtonville was famed nationwide and won the Newport dog show blue ribbon last year.
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George Sharpleigh
Newtonville
Europe
Newport
Yeggmen's busy period peaks with Boston jewelry heist attempt
Chief Watts' force fights a wave of yegg crimes in Boston area. A $3000 jewelry showcase looting was halted by a burglar alarm and a quick clerk, while other break-ins hit W P Whittemore Grain Co Roslindale and a fountain pen firm on School Street. In Quincy, three men burglarized F W Crane home and Stephen Wiley residence, seizing silver and jewelry. Captain Dugan doubts links among the incidents.
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W. P. Whittemore Grain Company
Harrison Street
Roslindale
Fountain Pen
School Street
Washington Street
Jacob Weiler & Sons
Max Gunhouse
William McDonald
South Street
Cambridge
Theodore R. Bird
Boston Fountain Pen Company
Pen Company
John Rogan
W. P. Whittemore
Xeggmen
Quincy
F. W. Crane
Avonway
President's Hill
Crane
Stephen D. Wiley
Highland Avenue
Mr. Crane
Wileys
Dugan
Boston Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Cupid Corrals Fair Detective Married in Everett
Friends of Ethel Berquist a young store detective learned she wed Leonard Lagerstrom over a week ago when a witness slip revealed the marriage. The ceremony took place at Rev. Plum's home in Everett with dimples and smiles at the desk.
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Berquist
Leonard Lagerstrom
Mr. Plum
Everett
Hurley to Deliver Inaugural Address at Essex Theatre
Mayor-elect John F. Hurley plans to give his inaugural address in the Essex Theatre auditorium instead of City Hall council chamber. He expects a large crowd eager to see him and his silk hat as the new administration outlines its policy.
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Salem
John F. Hurley
Essex Theatre
Council Chamber
City Hall
Police Recruits Wanted For Boston Force Shortage
Boston seeks police recruits as material thins due to new law allowing one day off in fifteen. Massachusetts Civil Service Commission orders a January 21, 1908 exam. Applicants must be physically fit, of good character, 5 ft 8 in, 140 pounds, aged 25 to 33, U.S. citizens, Massachusetts residents, Boston residents for six months.
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Boston Police Department
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Att'y Moses Rubin Suspended Two Years
Attorney Moses I. F. Rubin was suspended from the bar for two years by Judge De Courcey of the Superior Court for conduct unbecoming an attorney.
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Moses I. F. Rubin
de Courcey
Superior Court
Turkey Comes by Air Route Stuns Boston Window
The first turkey arrived in Boston by air yesterday afternoon and was blown from Baristers' Hall, shattering from a fat 20 pounds to a flat 20 pounds after a wind gust. A lawyer had bought the bird for Christmas and kept it on a window edge before it fell.
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Boston
Pemberton Squre
Barristers' Hall
Missing Steamer Arrives with Rich Cargo at Mass. Dock
The ship laden with jute and sugar reached the Massachusetts coast after a long voyage from Manila via Cebu Singapore and Suez to Algiers. Captain Thompson said heavy seas slowed the voyage and caused the late arrival while cargo valued at $1,500,000 was safely tied up at the dock as his wife greeted him.
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Singapore
Suez
Algiers
Massachusetts
Mediterranean
South American
Thompson
Drowned Captain and Wife in Sound Rescue Efforts
New Haven, Conn. December 23 A tugboat captain ignored advice and capsized barges in heavy seas off Woodmont. Captain Henry Scribner and his wife perished as six other crew members were rescued by the tug James McWilliams before the final barge sank.
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New Haven, Conn
James McWilliams
Henry Scribner
New Haven
Woodmont
McWilliams
New York
Scribner
McWiliams
Acorn Feast Planned by Professor Norton for Squirrels
Professor Charles Eliot Norton, famed for love of animals, plans a Christmas banquet for gray squirrels on his Berkshire Hills estate near Cambridge. He pays 50 cents a bushel to local children collecting acorns, funding a widespread harvest for squirrels at Elm Hill and Harvard yard.
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Harvard
Charles Eliot Norton
Berkshire
Cambridge
Ashfield
Berkshire Hills
C. E. Norton
Elm Hill
Death of Mrs Jane Flannagan at 102 years in Charlestown
Mrs Jane Flannagan died at her home 107 Warren Street Charlestown aged 102 years 11 months 17 days just before her 108th birthday if she had lived to January 6. She was born in Enniskillen Ireland and death was due to old age. She remained conscious to the end and predicted she would not live another day.
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Jane Flannagan
Warren Street
Charlestown
Saint Louis Univ. Football Players Aid Wreck Victims
Saint Louis University football athletes acted as rescuers after a head on collision near Brocket station on the Canadian Pacific line. The team was en route to the coast for a game when the wreck trapped engine crews beneath debris and steam caused injuries. Medical student teammates treated wounds as others rescued the injured.
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Seattle
Wash
St. Louis University
Brocket Station
Canadian Pacific
Brocket
Alonzo Wygant Dies, U S Express Official
Chicago report states Alonzo Wygant general superintendent of the United States Express Company died today in the city. The obituary notes his leadership role within a major courier firm and marks the end of a long career in transportation.
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Chicago
Alonzo Wygant
United States Express Company
Dyspeplets Promise Quick Relief for Sour Stomach
An advertisement touts Dyspeplets as an up to date sugar coated tablet that instantly relieves sour stomach heartburn and nausea. It claims the product helps digestion during Christmas feasting with no need to skip pie pudding or turkey dressing.
Record of Darr Mine Disaster Toll Rises to 228
Pittsburg Coal Company vice-president W R Wood ford announced that the Darr mine at Jacobs Creek now confirms 228 men killed, up from the earlier figure of 175. The mine disaster dated December 23 prompts a broader recovery and inquiry response.
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Pittsburg
W. R. Woodford
Pittsburg Coal Company
Jacobs Creek
What Causes Headache From October to May
Colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E. W W. Grove on box 25¢.
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E. W W. Grove
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