Fogbound Cunard Sylvania In Bay Near Boston Harbor
Vessels search in thick fog for the Cunard steamer Sylvania and her tow off Highland Light. The Vesta towed and checked incoming ships while the Sylvania lay in fog awaiting dockage, with no sighting since Tuesday night and hopes she will reach Boston today.
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Bay
Boston Light
Cunard
Sylvania
Vesta
Highland Light
Boston Towboat Company
Frederick Rosnay
Perth Amboy
Hindoo
Clarke
Hull
Eng
Halifax
Allan Line
Parisian
Glasgow
Palmas
Newport
Eny
Boston
Kemp
Pengelley
Ruperra
Barry
Wales
Telegraph Hill
Barr
Father John's Medicine Cure Claim From 19th Century Ads
An 19th century advertisement asserts Father John s Medicine cures colds prevents grip pneumonia and removes illness without morphine or injurious drugs. The claim positions the product as a safe healing aid in a period medical marketplace.
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John
Principal Tetlow Receives Gold Cup at Girls High Silver Jubilee
Theth anniversary celebration of the Girls Latin School featured a cut glass loving cup and $250 in gold presented to Principal John Tetlow. Distinguished educators lauded the school’s work and predicted a bright future for women’s education. Mrs Mollie J MacLane and presidents from Boston University Smith College and Radcliffe College spoke, while Tetlow outlined school progress and calls for a new building.
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Tetlow
Girls’ Latin School
John Tetlow
Murdock
Warren
Boston University
Polish Prince’s Son Found Wandering in Cambridge
Peter Kulowski 13 of 26 Rudeward Street Springfield wandered Cambridge streets yesterday. A patrolman brought him to Station 1. He said he had dinner in Springfield and was sent to Northampton on an errand by his mother. He boarded a train to Springfield but reached Boston and then Cambridge. His father is described as a Polish prince.
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Peter Kulowski
Rudeward Street
Springfield
Cambridge
Station 1
Peter
Northampton
Boston
Kulowski
Sister slain by brother then killer takes own life
In New York on a February 4 incident Mrs. Mary Fleischer was shot at her East Third Street cigar store by her brother Adolph Gross after she refused his demand for money. He then shot himself in the heart and died on the scene.
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New York
Mary Fleischer
East Third Street
Adolph Gross
Gross
Melrose Kerosene Tank Explodes Amid Fire
A kerosene tank of 150 gallons exploded during a blaze in the Smith & Burrell building on Main street Melrose causing panic among spectators and firefighters. No serious injuries. The fire began in the basement used by the Melrose Club and spread to the first and second floors damaging Clinton market Field's shoe store Melrose Free Press florist Justus Geist and the Melrose Club. Estimated losses: market 200, shoe store 2000 Free Press 2409 florist 1000 club 3000 building 33000. Fire engine broke down and hydrants were used.
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Melrose
Smith & Burrell
Main Street
Melrose Club
Clinton Market
Field
Melrose Free Press
Justus Geist
Free Press
Florist
Rain and Snow Forecast for Boston Area
Rain will turn to snow Thursday morning then clear and grow colder. Friday brings fair skies and continued cold with a northwest wind easing.
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Boston
Weather Bulletin Fragment Briefly Notes Winds and Cold
Fragmentary weather notice mentions storm warnings and a forecast for New England and the mid Atlantic region. Indicates generally fair conditions in the south with colder air moving westward and Friday's outlook uncertain.
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Washington
Mington
New England
Torpedo Destroyer Espignol Founders Off Toulon
Paris Feb 4 The torpedo boat destroyer Espignol has foundered off Cape Lardier near Toulon. Another vessel went ashore at the same point.
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Paris
Espignol
Cape Lardier
Toulon
Actress Maribel Bouton Dies in New York Hospital
New York February 4 actress Maribel Bouton died today of consumption at Flower Hospital She was one of three sisters famous on the stage and part of a well known theatrical family in the city
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New York
Maribel. Bouton
Flower Hospital
Long holds recent gain in condition update
The bulletin on Mr. Long states he had a quiet day and has held all of the recent gains. The notice was issued at 8 o'clock last evening.
Crisis Not Passed in Perry Case at East Cambridge Prison
George L. O. Perry remains in the prison hospital at East Cambridge with the crisis not yet passed. Doctors say Perry will recover despite the condition still being serious.
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George L. O. Perry
East Cambridge
Perry
Senator Lodge Proposes John Paul Jones Monument
Senator Lodge introduces a bill to fund a Washington monument for John Paul Jones at a cost of 50 000 dollars. The proposal seeks federal authorization and funding for the memorial in the capital city.
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Lodge
Paul Jones
Washington
Senator Lodge
John Paul Jones
Dorchester Banker John Lord Curtis Dies by Own Hand
Wealthy Dorchester magnate John Lord Curtis, last of a famed Boston family, died by morbid choice at his home 23 Beaumont Street. A note asked cremation and burial in Green-Wood, Brooklyn. his property including the Eliot Hotel Roxbury was left to Chapin of Charlestown. He had retired due to locomotor ataxia. his devoted housekeeper Mrs Matthews had died a year earlier. He stopped clocks at 4 15 in her memory and kept her seat and photo on the dining table.
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John Lord Curtis
Boston
Beaumont Street
Dorchester
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Eliot Hotel
Roxbury
Chapin
Charlestown
J. B. Moors & Co
Curtis
Matthews
Boy Killed by Train in Allston
Archibald Hooper ten years old of 66 Hane Street Allston was killed by a Boston and Albany passenger train near Everett Street while playing tag. He ran in front of the moving train and died from a crushed skull and multiple injuries. His mother learned of the tragedy at the door and identified the body at the scene. The boy’s remains were taken to J. J. Sullivan’s undertaking rooms in Brighton.
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Archibald Hooper
Charles A. Hooper
Hane Street
Allston
Boston & Albany
Everett Street
J. J. Sullivan
Brighton
Fire destroys St. Michael's Hall hudson two firemen dead
A blaze at St Michael's Society parish hall on Cross Street caused walls to collapse trapping and killing two Hudson Hose No. 1 members Timothy Sullivan and Gus Russell. Four other firefighters were seriously injured as roof and steeple fell while crews protected St Michael's Church nearby.
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Hudson
St Michael’s Society
St. Michael’s Church
Baker
Ryan
Sullivan
Russell
Shortsleeves
Dessonette
Father Bolan
St. Michael’s
Cross Street
Society
Father Cusack
Hudson Hose
L. C. Locke
Giles Ricker
Boston & Maine
Locke
Department
Bucket Brigade
Hopeful Tone emerges on Venezuelan claims settlement
Washington February 4 Important advices on the settlement of the Venezuelan claims reached the government. The dispatches indicate cautious optimism about progress in the long running dispute and potential accord with the claimant parties and involved authorities.
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Washington
Mrs. Shaw Granted Absolute Divorce in Albemarle
Mrs. Nancy Langhorne Shaw is awarded an absolute divorce from Robert Gould Shaw 2d in Albemarle County Circuit Court, retaining custody of their child Robert Gould Shaw 3d and allowing visitation with the grandfather and aunts. The husband is barred from interfering.
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Richmond
Charlottesville
Nancy Langhorne Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw
Boston
Albemarle County
Quincy A. Shaw
Harry P. McKean
Lawrence Dc. Fenno
Shaw
Boston society’s Shaw family noted in prominent circles
Mr and Mrs Robert Gould Shaw stood among Boston’s most prominent young social figures. The bride Nannie Langhorne of Albemarle County Virginia wed Oct 27 1897 in a quiet ceremony attended by family. Her maid of honor was Phyllis Langhorne and best man Quincy Shaw Jr. The couple’s lineage includes Charles Dana Gibson and Louis Agassiz as ancestors while Bobby Shaw, the bridegroom’s cousin, gained fame in pony polo.
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Robert Gould Shaw
Boston
Charles Dana Gibson
State House
Louis Agassiz
Bowen thought too much of a fighter
Berlin reports disappointment among German officials at Bowen and his conferences in Washington. Bowen is said to let his fighting spirit overbear his wishes for a quick settlement, leaving allied representatives with a cautious view of his approach.
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Berlin
Bowen
Washington
Dawes Keeps Still as Death Nears
Former United States Senator Dawes remains unconscious and is hourly expected to die in Pitysf ield. Doctors say his strong constitution has prolonged life beyond expectations. Messages of concern arrive from friends and associates as Chester F. Dawes of Chicago stays at the family home awaiting the end.
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Pitysfield
United States
Dawes
Washington
Chester F. Dawes
Chicago
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St. Michael's Hall
Fr. Gusack
Timothy Sullivan
Gus Russell
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James Ryan
Charles Baker
Baron Speck von Sternberg
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