Minerva Returns After Icebound Gloucester to Boston Run
Captain Fred Chapman and nine crew members guided the icebound Minerva from Gloucester to Boston in a five hour gale earning 7000 pounds of fish. The crew endured frostbite and near-freezing cold with watches split into half hour stints as the schooner pressed toward market.
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Fred Chapman
Minerva
Gloucester
Isles of Shoals
Boston
Gloucester Harbor
Boston-ward
Chapman
Post
Schooner Newhall Helpless At Sea In Atlantic Storm
The four masted schooner Mary L. Newhall of Bath Maine bound from Port Tampa to Philadelphia is helpless in a storm about 200 miles northwest of Bermuda. The distressed vessel faces dangerous seas with its crew aboard awaiting rescue.
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Newhall
New York
Mary L. Newhall
Bath
Port Tampa
Philadelphia
Bermuda
Ex Mayor Henry Cobb of Newton Dies at 69
Newton February 2 Ex Mayor Henry Eddy Cobb aged 69 died today at his Bellevue street home Mt Ida after a monthlong illness. Born Hartford Connecticut June 21 1889 he served as Newtons mayor three terms and was twice reelected. His administrations saw grade crossing abolishment Washington Street widening and Commonwealth Avenue construction.
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Newton
Henry
Cobb
Bellevue Street
Mt. Ida
Henry Eddy Cobb
Hartford
Conn
Andrew E
Lydie Eddy Cobb
Newton National Bank
R. L. Day & Cobb
Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook
Washington Street
Commonwealth Avenue
David Barrie Killed by Train in Jersey City
New York Feb 2 David Barrie Sir Thomas Liptons representative in America when the Shamrock boats raced for the America's cup was killed at the Jersey Central depot Jersey City by slipping on ice and falling before a locomotive His body lay in the morgue until identified and he was on his way home to New Jersey at the time of the accident.
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New York
David Barrie
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock I
Shamrock Sr
Jersey Central
Jersey City
Hisody
Barrie
Cree
N. J
Fire Drives Out Tenants at 225 Lamartine Street
A blaze at 225 Lamartine Street about 2 am drove four occupants from the home. Patrick McMorrow owned the damaged house and escaped unharmed, with the blaze quickly discovered by McMorrow.
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Lamartine Street
Patrick McMorrow
McMorrow
Hyde lashes Morse at Bowdoin chapel on temptations
Bowdoin College president William DeWitt Hyde denounces Charles W. Morse of Bowdoin Class of 1877 as a prime source of the recent financial panic. Hyde blames mismanagement in Morse steamship lines, watered stock, and lavish expenses for the crisis while urging students to prepare against temptations with moral discipline and justice for all stakeholders.
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Brunswick
Charles W. Morse
Bowdoin
William DeWitt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Morse
Hyde
Dorchester Girl Burned In Parlor Lamp Accident
Frances Korb, 21, of 1066 Washington Street Dorchester, burned on face chest and arms when a smoking parlor lamp exploded after she lost grip. Taken to City Hospital in Station 11 ambulance. father Joseph Korb and two sisters helped extinguish flames. Fire alarm from Box 966 rang as neighborhood heard the blast.
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Frances Korb
Joseph Korb
Washington Street
Dorchester
Miss Korb
Florence
Queenie
Young Woman Caught in South End Gaming Raid
A gaming raid at 20 Dwight street early Sunday morning rounded up one 22 year old woman and ten young men plus two boys. Mary Wilson claimed New York origin and rooming details while defendants face Municipal Court. The elder boy, 15, and younger, 14, were held or sent home.
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Fair Sex
Station 5
Mary Wilson
Dedham Street
Boston
City
Wilson
Augusta
Miss Wilson
Harry Lewis
Charles Cooper
Abraham Goldstein
Charles I. Bazian
Harry Crocker
Frederick Ross
Harry Gordon
Samuel Camerine
Michael Katz
Michael Swartz
Charles Cohen
South Boston
George McLeod
Roxbury
Officers Protest Pilot Assigned to Evans Fleet
In Punta Arenas Chili on February 2 officers and crew of Admiral Evans fleet protested a reported army pilot Captain Green who would navigate the dangerous straits. Rear Admiral Evans pledged his officers remain as competent to navigate as before.
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Punta Arenas
Chili
Admiral Evans
Green
Evans
Fleet voyage reports improved steaming and coordinated fleet
The Rio Ja neiro voyage ended yesterday at noon with better steam performance under Fleet Engineer Higgins. The Alabama avoided lameness seen on Trinidad trip, steering gear issues declined, and speeds ranged from 10 to 11 knots with strait navigation in single column 400 yards apart. Torpedo flotilla due Tuesday to precede through the straits amid cold, foggy weather and post January 27 lighted signals.
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Rio Janeiro
Higgins
Alabama
Trinidad
Rio
Landlords Sharply Concede in Anti High Rent Campaign
The Anti High Rent League reports wins for tenants in the West End with 26 households securing rent cuts from 15 to 20 percent after months of pressure. A Feb 15 general rent strike is being planned with canvassing in Italian and Jewish districts and a landlords meeting in the West End discussed the shift in policy.
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West End
Anti- High Rent League
Poplar Street
Num
West “End
Chambers
Billerica
Lord Brighton
Anti-High
Brookline Robbery Wave Baffles Police and Town
Brookline police fail to locate suspects after more than 25 break ins and several holdups in three months. Thefts include jewelry silverware and apparel with total value near 25000 dollars. Robberies mostly occur 5 to 8 pm while residents dine. December slowed but January renewed fear. Chief Corey resists outside help, others refuse comment. locals worry about criminal watching of officers.
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Brookline
Corey
the Post
Horace James
Board of Selectmen
Thaw Feels Restful Start at Matteawan Asylum
Harry Thaw, the Stanford White slayer, began his sunday at Matteawan Insane Asylum with a simple menu of potatoes sauerkraut bread and butter He breakfasted at the knife and fork table and attended a 3 pm worship service He expects a quick release via habeas corpus and his lawyers plan a court or commission hearing to grant liberty Two alienists arrived to examine him as his defense braces for the case and Mrs William Thaw reportedly urged the visit
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Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Thaw
New York
Fishkill Landing
Harry Sheldon
Fishkill Landing Methodist Church
Amos T. Baker
Lamb
Britton D. Evans
Morris Plains
Smith Jelliffe
William Thaw
Stoughton Man Severely Injured Found on Shawmut Ave
Daniel McLean, 47, believed from Stoughton, lay with concussions, a severe scalp wound, and broken ribs at Relief Hospital after being found on Shawmut avenue about 4 AM yesterday. The injuries are not explained and may prove fatal.
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Stoughton
Relief Hospital
Daniel McLean
Shawmut Avenue
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