Muster s abolished on battleships in navy reform
Washington reports that mustering the entire crews of battleships has been shed by Secretary Newberry. The monthly ceremony, seen as tedious and unnecessary, required hours for large ships with 800 men to pass in for greetings to the standing officer.
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Pashington
Ster
Newberry
Severe weather slows fishing on shore grounds and catches vary
Reporting very severe weather on the shore grounds, three vessels tied up at wharf with only fair catches. Fleet totals show 97,700 pounds of mixed fish, including haddock, cod, hake and pollock. Prices per pound ranged from 11 to 41 cents. The dredge Robinson stranded near Georges, later refloated with help from the revenue cutter Gresham and life-savers.
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Uo T
Theildred Robinson
James W. Parker
Speculator
Haddock
Fror
Robinson
Georges
Gresham
Stony Beach
Robert
T Wharf
Year of disasters ends with far reaching events
A chronology of 1914 events lists a busy year ending with major incidents. Highlights include fires in Portland and Atlanta, the Messina earthquake, battleship fleet movements, political assassinations in Portugal, and notable deaths such as Pope Pius X and Grover Cleveland.
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Edward Hanlan
World
Toronto
George Dixon
Pugilist
New York
Ito
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Bogerstown
Penn
Edmund C. Stedman
Edward A. MacDowall
Ouida
Florence
Italy
Portland
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Carlos
Crown Prince of
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Lisbon
Harry MacLean
Raisuli
Morocco
Texas
New England
General Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Callao
Peru
Glouster Schooner Vera Ashore at Waile Point
The Gloucester fishing schooner Vera lies ashore at Waile Point near Canso Nova Scotia and is believed to be a total loss.
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Canso
N. S
Vera
Waile Point
Gloucester schooner Slade Gorton arrives leaking at port
The fishing schooner Slade Gorton from the western banks puts in at Gloucester after a long voyage. she was leaking badly and required continuous pumping to stay free.
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Alifax
Gloucest
Slade Gorton
Shipping News Mini Almanac Dec 3 Highlights Arrivals and Clearances
Shipping notices list arrivals including the Bohemian Parry Liverpool, Bostonian Parry Manchester, and many other vessels with cargos and towing barges. Clearances include the Esperta Port Limon and steamers Devonian Juniata Newport News, detailing ports from Charleston to Baltimore and Portsmouth.
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Thacher
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Newport News
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Arcade Fire Burns Providence Arcade Fire Destroys Part
A spark from an electric wire in the Westminster street arcade cellar started a fire in Providence. The blaze caused about 64000 in losses across shops including Belcher Loomis Bon Ton Anderson’s Candy Kitchen and Mills. A janitor his wife and two year old were rescued by firemen after being awakened by a barking dog.
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Westminster Street
A. W. Fairchild Company
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Belcher & Loomis
Anderson's Candy Kitchen
W. H. Mills
May Queen Sings on Stage While Awaiting Pardons
Boston girl May Queen who wed Ralph Gaynor without his father’s consent stays in San Francisco. The couple awaits his mother’s arrival and permission to return home as May Queen earns a salary at the Princess Theatre. Jack Mason aided them by offering work.
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May Queen
Boston
Chicago
Ralph Gaynor
William J. Gaynor
New York
Princess Theatre
Gaynor
Amherst College
Miss Queen
Kitten Feeds Daily On Goldfish Milkweed at Aquarium
In Winsted Connecticut Hiram Blackmar tinsmith records his cat now eats a daily breakfast from a tame goldfish. The fish surfaces on call Dick brings a milkweed offering and the kitten paws it out for breakfast each morning.
Five Robbers Blow Up Bank in Wellston
Five heavily armed robbers dynamited the Wellston bank in Oklahoma and escaped with about $5000 after two hours of gunfire and police standoff. No injuries reported. The gang barricaded the bank with barbed wire and guarded the scene while forcing townspeople to stay away.
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Muskogee
Okla
Wellston
Here
Sand car runs away in Worcester collision at Lincoln Square
A sand car from Consolidated Street Railway Company escaped its crew on Belmon t street hill and sped to Lincoln Square where it struck and wrecked the rear of a South Worcester car. The motorman conductor and two passengers were shaken up. John Glennon was severely injured and taken to City Hospital. Bartholomew Sweeney and Hicks were also hurt.
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Consolidated Street Railway Company
Belmont Street Hill
Lincoln Square
South Worcester
John Glennon
City Hospital
Bartholomew Sweeney
Hicks
Prof B F Clarke Dies After 40 Years at Brown
Providence reports the death of Benjamin Franklin Clarke 77 emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at Brown University died of pneumonia at home just before 8 p m He began service in 1863 and twice served as acting president in 1896 and 1898 His death followed the loss of his wife last Thursday and he was born July 14 1849 in Newport Michigan graduate of Massachusetts State Normal School at Bridgewater
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Brown University
Clarke
John Howard Appleton
Brown
Benjamin Andrews
Dr. Andrews
Faunce
Professor Clarke
Newport
Mic
Massachusetts State Normal School
Bridgewater
Dr Hale Reflects on Eight Decades of Life in Home Companion
Dr Edward Everett Hale recalls his eighty year life in an autobiographical piece in the January Woman's Home Companion. He notes Boston Common English redoubts in good condition and mentions topics of moment including Holmes's Last Leaf and the first American victory over the British army as coasting was restored after a notable meeting with the English general.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Edward Everett Hale
Coal Deposits Under Yellowstone Park Expected to Open
HLELENA Mont Dec 30 Cleveland Hillson manager of the Montana Coke and Coal Company Eldridge says a large coal deposit lies under Yellowstone Park and could be opened within about 40 years. He asserts millions of dollars of coal and other minerals are locked in the war reserve and will be developed.
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Hlelena
Mont
Cleveland Hillson
Montana Coke and Coal Company
Eldridge
Larske
Aqme
Wright Flies 60 Miles In Cold, Then Stops
Wilbur Wright stays aloft for one hour 62 minutes 40 seconds at Le Mans covering 60 miles before forced landing due to extreme cold. He and the aircraft iced over and engine oil frozen.
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LE Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Castro Burned in Effigy by Caracas Students
Venezuelan students marched through Caracas with a large doll caricaturing former President Castro. The crowd booed and shouted before the effigy was burned in Plaza Bolivar.
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Castro
Caracas
Venezuela
Plaza
Bolivar
Warships Reach Suez Route in Fleet Maneuver
Dec. 30 report says the American supply Culgoa arrived here today as part of the battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry. The fleet sails toward Suez in an ongoing operation announced as of Jan 3.
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Fal Sperry
Children Try to Kill After Violent Vaudeville Act
Landry Bradley and George Flaskey both nine years old attempted to murder Roy Berry, six, with an ax after watching moving pictures depicting Indians killing white people in a Evansville vaudeville show. The incident followed exposure to violent portrayals and involved a direct attack with an ax. Authorities will review the case and determine the proper action.
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Ind
Landry Brandley
George Flaskey
Roy Berry
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