Christmas Eve Rescue Ends With Happy Homecoming on Seneca
On a treacherous Atlantic voyage the Seneca's passengers escaped a deadly storm as the Turrialba ran aground nearby. Captains Lindsay and Johnson praised crew bravery while families at Pier 15 in East River celebrated the safe return and awaited belated Christmas reunions.
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United Fruit Company
Fulton Street
Maxime Mutzner
Tom
Ecuador
Hes
Herman Parker
Ardmore
Penn
Elizabeth Parker
Herman
Pedro Bazuerizo
Guayaquil
Pedro
America
Swarthmore College
Rafael Guerrero
Guerrero
Christmas Eve Rescue of Turrialba Passengers by Seneca
The Turrialba endured a brutal storm off the New Jersey coast. Passengers and crew including Captain Lindsay and Lieutenant Lauriatt found courage as life savers from Brigantine arrived. The Seneca stood by, guiding a careful evacuation while travelers awaiting customs received Christmas mail and support from officials and United Fruit Company staff.
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Mas
J. M. Lindsay
Turrialba
Charles E. Johnson
Philip Leturiatt
Seneca
United Fruit Company
Irving Cadmus
Mr. Cadmus
Johnston
Lauriatt
Edward P. Hughes
New York
Lindsay
Merritt-Chapman
Uncle Sam
New York Harbor
Holtzman
Christmas toast leads Knights Templars visit to Pomeroy jail
In a 1912 Christmas observance at a Chelsea Masonic Temple banquet, Palestine Commandery read a Grand Master’s toast saluting William Bromwell Melish. Governor and Mrs. Pomeroy later visited Lifer Jesse Pomeroy in Cherry Hill prison, discussing his books, health, and confinement as the public eye noted the unusual day.
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Palestine Commandery
Knights Templars
Chelsea
Masonic Temple
James S. Harrower
William Bromwell Melish
United States
Immanuel
Brotherhood
Christian Masonic Knightood
Orders of
Cherry Hill
Pomeroy
M. J. Murphy
Father Murphy
Boston Passengers on Turrialba
The list includes H. J. Littlefield Charles P Blinn Frederick H Perkins N G Parker and Harry Clough aboard the Turrialba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Littlefield
Charles P. Blinn
Frederick H. Perkins
N. G. Parker
Harry Clough
Knights Templar Observe Toast to Grand Master Melish
Master on toast observed by every commandery of Knights Templar nationwide with exercises. The notable feature was a toast to Grand Master Sir William Bromwell Melish, followed by a response from the grand master.
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Atlantic
Knights Templars
William Bromwell Melish
Fire destroys Whittier relics and artifacts in Whittier mansion
A blaze gutted the Whittier homestead on Friend Street destroying rare items once owned by the poet including a sofa and writing desk, paintings, early anti slavery documents, and letters from Garrison Sumner and Roosevelt. The mansion beside the site of the fire housed Whittier artifacts preserved by the arts and crafts and Red Cross groups.
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Whittier
Friend Street
Samuel Pickard
Susana Martin
Salem
Lucretia Mott
Pennsylvania Hall
Elizabeth Frye
North Haverhill
Abraham Morris
Whittler
Amesbury
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles Sumner
Theodore Roosevelt
Sumner
Arts and Crafts Society
Women's Charitable Society
Red Cross Society
Home Association
Brom O Quinine Headache Remedy Seen in Grove Notice
A brief health column notes the remedy Brom O Quinine as a headache and grip relief. It claims the cure removes the cause and invites readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grove, at 265c.
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E. W. Grove
Bloomington Releases Harry Bay to Nashville Decision
The Bloomington baseball club in the I. I. S. league has released Harry Bay of Peoria after a National Commission ruling. The commission ordered a $300 refund to Nashville for Bay's release or he be declared a free agent.
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Bloomington Baseball Club
Harry Bay
Peoria
Realese
National Commission
Nashville
Bay
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Riverton
N. J
Morgan
Max Mutzner
Maxine
Dorothy
Maxime
Mr. Eisle
Swarthmore
Mr. Guerrero
Wireless
Brigantine Station
Atlantic City
Mrs. Foss
Jesse Pomeroy
Jack Farrell
Jackson Brothers
John Philbrick
New York City
Ft Z Z Z
Boston
Knights of Nation
Sir Wm
Miss Moore
Boylston St
Robespierre
PRICH
Fatima
Boston Rubber Shoe C Co
Malden, Mass
John T. Connor CO
EA. Peck
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