Canopic liner Canopic delayed by darkness at Boston harbor
The White Star liner Canopic from the Mediterranean ports passed Boston Light at 5 20 pm but anchored in the lower harbor due to darkness. She will dock about 8 am with 856 aboard including 45 saloon 70 second cabin and 730 steerage passengers. The Urania from Fowey remains overdue and the Bostonian is a week late, raising fears of distress or wreck.
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Mediterranean
Boston
Canopiec
Gibraltar
Azores
Urania
Fowey
Eng
Bostonian
Sailor Lost Foot in Hawser Accident Aboard Schooner
During towing through Fort Point Channel the three masted schooner Isaiah Ek Stetson arrived from New York with cement. Seaman George Hedgethorn 41 of Holland had his right foot torn off by a snapping hawser and required amputation at the Emergency Hospital. He is reported resting comfortably.
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Isaiah Ek
Stetson
New York
Fort Point
George Hedgethorn
Hedgethorn
Holland
Police Trace Ill-Fated Pair in Manitoba Elopement Case
Winnipeg dispatch reports Miss Seraphin Izpander of South Omaha disappeared after serving as bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding. Police believe she eloped or was kidnapped by a Polish clergyman, tracing the couple to southern Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Man
Wmiss Seraphin Izpander
South Omaha
You Can Make Better Cough Syrup Than You Can Buy
A home remedy claims to produce a pint of cough syrup in five minutes for about fifty four cents. It combines granulated sugar syrup with Pinex and water to form a palatable mixture said to relieve deep seated coughs within 24 hours.
New Haven Railroad to establish own passenger station in New York
The Evening Post reports New Haven railroad plans a passenger station in New York near Third Avenue and Thirty fourth Street. The paper says New Haven is negotiating to buy the Third Avenue street railway property, though the receiver denies knowledge of such a deal.
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Hartford, Conn
Fivening Post
New Haven Railroad
New York City
Third Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
New York
New Haven
Third Avenue Street Railway
Boston Bound Prisoner Made Dash for Liberty
Hugo Dufour escaped in an open rowboat five miles below St Paul amid a hail of bullets from U S Deputy Inspector Harris. Leo Zuchi encountered Dufour as he fled and the fugitive was recaptured at St Paul Union Station. Harris and Dufour arrived from Portland bound for Boston to be deported as an undesirable citizen. Dufour faces charges of aiding illegitimate traffic between the Orient and the Pacific coast.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Mississippi River
United States
Harris
St. Paul Union Station
Hugo Dufour
Leo Zuchi
South St. Paul
Dufour
Union Station
Portland
Ore
Boston
Orient
Pacific Coast
Hub Poor Creditors to Meet Tomorrow
James Tf. Jackson, yesterday appointed assignee by the Boston firm H. W. Poor Company bankers and bond dealers at 83 Congress street, announced a meeting of the creditors would be held tomorrow to consider an adjustment of the firm’s financial difficulties. He said he had just received notice of his appointment and had no chance to examine the affairs.
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James Tf. Jackson
Boston
H. W. Poor Company
Congress Street
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
King
Parker
Turkish officials reject Austria settlement proposal
Constantinople December 28. Austrian ambassador Count Pallavicini met with the Grand Vizier and Tewfik Pasha and found both strongly opposed to Austria's suggested settlement of the Bosnia and Herzegovina question.
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Constantinople
Pallavicini
Turkey
Tewfik Pasha
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Search Neponset River For Lost Milton Boy
Five year old Curtis Gould missing from 239 Eliot Street Milton may have perished in the Neponset River Boston Milton and metropolitan park police have the stream under observation. The boy's father is 18 Gould a draftsman at the Baker Chocolate Mills.
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Curtis Gould
Eliot Street
Milton
Neponset River
Boston
Metropolitan Park
Gound
Baker Chocolate Mills
Inventor Achille Archambault Dies at 17 in Philadelphia
Achille Luciene Archambault prominent inventor and founder of Kensington Engine Works died at his Philadelphia home aged 17. He is credited with inventing the first portable engine used in the United States and designing the first steam yacht used in American waters.
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Philadelphia
Achille T Luciene Archambault
Kensington Engine Works
Central to Consolidate Its Trolley Lines
The circular from Guaranty Trust Company reveals plans to consolidate New York Central railroad trolley lines into a single company named New York State Railways, with completion expected before March 31, 1909.
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New York
Guaranty Trust Company
New York Central Railroad
Consolidated Company
New York State Railways
Peace effort aims to invite Britain to 1812 Perry victory centennial
Cleveland reports plans to invite the English government to participate in the 100th anniversary commemoration of Commodore Perry's Lake Erie victory in the War of 1812 as a gesture toward peace between Great Britain and America.
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Cleveland
Great Britain
America
Perry
Lake Ierie
Parker King Trial Closing Arguments Describe Crux of Case
Defense stresses lack of proven crime and contract damages while condemning alleged deceit. Prosecutor accuses King of embezzlement and misuse of funds, detailing stock dealings and large expenditures as evidence for criminal intent. The judge’s note on defense and prosecution contrasts frames the jury’s duty in assessing solvency and trust.
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Mr. King
Dwyer
Carnegie Praises Filene’s as Model Modern Store
Andrew Carnegie writes in World’s Work that joint stock with bonus pay and arbitration offers a path to labor participation. He cites Filene’s Boston, noting 700–800 workers own all stock and wage disputes are settled by employee arbitration. He argues partnerships outperform traditional corporations and praises mutual benefits for workers and management.
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Carnegie
Filene
Boston
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Mr. Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Fire devastates Sidebotham Harris bobbin factory East Lebanon
A large blaze destroyed the bobbin and excelsior factory of Sidebotham & Hambleton in East Lebanon N H along with a Mascoma River highway bridge. Total losses run about 86500 with 85000 tied to the factory and 1500 to the town bridge. The factory, the town’s sole industry, had operated since June in the former Hmers on Edge Tool building. Cause undetermined.
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East Lebanon
N. H
Bobbin and Excelsior
Sidebotham & Hambleton
Mascoma River
Lebanon
Hmerson Edge Tool Company
Bryce Heads Talk on Federal Power Increase
Washington hosts the fifth annual meeting of the American Political Science Association led by James Bryce the British Ambassador. The discussion center on The Increase of Federal Influence and Power in the United States with Henry Jones Ford arguing against government power and Bryce stressing the role of national leaders' intellect and attitude.
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Washington
James Bryce
American Political Science Association
United States
Henry Jones Ford
Princeton University
Bryce
America
Raymer Denied New Trial and Sentenced in Rioting Case
In Sangamon Circuit Court Raymer had motion for a new trial overruled. He received 30 days in jail and a $25 fine with costs on petit larceny for stealing Major Otis Duncan’s sword during looting and arson at Duncan’s home on August 14.
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Springfield
Till
Abraham Raymer
Sangamon
Raymer
Otis Duncan
Eighth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Duncan
Chemist Now Heads Gotham Citizens Union
W J Schieffelin, president of a manufacturing chemists firm, was chosen as the new head of the Citizens Union at a New York meeting of the city committee. The resignation of R Fulton Cutting as chairman was accepted with regret.
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New York
W. J. Schieffelin
Citizens Union
R. Fulton Cutting
Cutting
Citizens’ Unions
New York Exports Surpass Imports in 1908
The forthcoming Chamber of Commerce report shows New York port foreign commerce declined only 79 118 dollars in the year ending June 30 1908, while U S commerce fell by 202 402 943. New York exported 1 105 793 more than it imported in 1908, reversing the prior year's import excess of 216 726 674.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Texas Ranch Merger Aims Seven Million Acre Domain
Private despatches report a Texas ranch merger expanding into Colorado territory held by the Colorado and Southern railroad. The deal would cover seven million acres valued at about 75 million dollars with James J. Hill named as a backer.
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Denver
Col
Texas
Colorado & Southern Railroad
James J. Hill
Taft's Brother Attends Head Masters Meeting at Brunswick
Horace Taft, brother of the president elect and head of Taft School in Watertown Connecticut, drew attention at the Head Masters Association gathering at Hotel Brunswick. He praised his brother as the nation’s ablest man besides Roosevelt and declined to discuss politics. A planned civil government discussion with Henry P. Warren was postponed to today.
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Horace TD. Taft
Taft School
Watertown
Conn
Brunswick
Taft
Horace
United States
Theodore Rooosevelt
Horace Taft
Mr. Taft
Henry P. Warren
Albany Academy of
Albany
N. Y
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