Storm Battered Schooner Horace P Shares Crew Rescued at Boston
The wrecked schooner Horace P Shares, with three masts broken and waves sweeping decks, was rescued by the Norwegian steamer Frances and the crew, led by Captain Andrew Wilson of Mystic Connecticut, First Mate Ernest Miller of Mystic, Steward Richard King, and Seamen James Elkins and George Williams of Wilmington North Carolina, were brought to Boston last night.
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Boston
Horace P
Frances
Andrew Wilson
Mystic
Conn
Ernest Miller
Richard King
James Elkins
George Williams
Wilmington
N. C
New York
Andrew J. Wilson
North Carolina
Wilson
Rescued Seamen Survive Storm Off Cape Hatteras
A crew was saved after a violent storm off Cape Hatteras last Monday evening. The schooner drifted for four days with more than six feet of water in the hold. The lifeboat nearly capsized against a heavy sea as it came alongside the steamer.
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Cape Hatteras
Warner's Safe Cure credited for wife’s recovery in 1908 letter
A Buffalo citizen cites Warner's Safe Cure as saving his wife from dropsy after doctors gave up. He recalls 1882 near Whitewater Wisconsin when her condition improved within a week of using the product, with ongoing recovery and no relapse. The ad promotes testing urine samples, free medical analysis, and offers free trial bottles from Warner's Safe Cure Co. Rochester New York.
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C. L. Drake
Buffalo
N. Y
Warner
Drake
Whitewater
Wis
Safe Cure
Rochester
Boston Post
Lifesaving Rescue Clears Storm Tethered Lumber Schooner
The masted schooner adrift off Cape Hatteras after a January storm was rescued by the steamship Frances bound from San Domingo to Boston. Five sailors, including Johann Johnson and Albert Hansen, manned a perilous lifeboat to reach the derelict, crew and cargo saved as the schooner flooded and hissed under monstrous seas.
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Hatteras
Frances
San Domingo
Boston
Lawrence Stabell
Johann Johnson
Albert Hansen
Hans Larsen
Ingwell Nelson
Daniel Larsen
Doctor testifies on hospital care and nurse issues
Dr Gay described a plastic operation on Edith Snow at a Rhode Island Hospital affiliated facility and the lapse in nursing care. He criticized nurse assignment and urged better nurse training while noting he did not report the matter to hospital authorities. The committee plans further probing by city officials and hospital trustees.
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Fitchburg
Green
Gay
Rhode Island Hospital
Edith Snow
Miss Snow
M. Fred O’connell
Harvard Chooses Lowell as President Praised by Princeton Alumni
Princeton's Alumni Weekly lauds Abbott Lawrence Lowell for Harvard presidency calling him the fifth U.S. college leader trained in political science. It lists Hadley at Yale Wilson at Princeton Finley of Newark and Garfield of Williams as peers.
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Princeton
N. J
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Lowell
Hadley
Yale
Woodrow Wilson
Finley
College of the City of
Newark
Garfield
Williams
Train Kills Six on Track Near University Heights
A New York Central construction train struck track walkers near University Heights Bronx borough today. Six people were killed and several injured. No passenger train was involved.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
University Heights
Bronxborough
Hepburn in His Dotage Spars With Livingston in House
In Washington February 4 the House sparred over an agricultural appropriation amendment. Representatives Hepburn and Livingston, two veteran members, traded pointed remarks amid a loud debate, Hepburn protesting lack of hearing and Livingston joking about dotage. The chair urged adherence to debate rules.
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Washington
Hepburn
Town
Livingston
Georgia
Scott
Kansas
Mr. Livingston
A C Mckenzie Dies in Mexico at 37
Andrew Comstock McKenzie former Boston Post staffer died in Guadalajara on Feb 3 after a long illness at age 37. He served as reporter sporting editor and city editor and was well known in business and newspaper circles. He once ran a Chelsea newspaper whose plant burned in a major fire.
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Andrew Comstock McKenzie
Boston Post
Guadalajara
Mexico
McKenzie
Chelsea
MckKenzie
Rivet Convicted in First Degree Murder Case
In Lowell on Feb 4 a jury convicts Napoleon J. Rivet of murdering his friend Joseph Galloux on Feb 29, 1908. Circumstantial evidence and a $500 life policy were cited. Galloux was found dead with a crushed skull, acid burned face, and gas turned on in the shop.
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Lowell
Napoleon J. Rivet
Joseph Galloux
Galloux
Theft Is Laid To Trainmen In Somerville Yard
Three Boston & Maine Southern division crew members were arrested at midnight on charges tied to freight theft. Engineer James F. Gray 36. fireman Perley K. Lord 22. brake man Edward H. Parker 34. Gray allegedly received stolen onions and implicated Parker. all faces include larceny and receiving charges.
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Somerville
Boston & Maine, Southern Division
James F. Gray
Perley K. Lord
Edward H. Parker
Gray
Parker
Lord
Massachusetts towns elect police chiefs association officers
The Massachusetts association of police chiefs met at the American House and elected officers for the coming term. Fred M. Mitchell of Newton became president with David A. Matthews of Worcester as vice president Alonzo W. Corey of Brookline was secretary and treasurer. Directors chosen included William B. Hill Everett John J. Mack Haverhill Martin Conway Billerica Harry M. Kingsbury Wellesley and entertainment chair M. Pierce Milton Michael J. Grady Peabody William A. T. Ferguson Beverly.
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Association of Chiefs of Police of
Massachusetts
American House
Fred M. Mitchell
Newton
David A. Matthews
Worcester
Alonzo W. Corey
Brookline
William BE. Hill
Everett
John J. Mack
Haverhill
Martin Conway
Billerica
Harry M. Kingsbury
Wellesley
M. Pierce
Milton
Michael J. Grady
Peabody
William A. T. Ferguson
Beverly
Primary to fill vacancy in Ward 3 after McCarthy death
The Board of Election Commissioners schedules a State primary in Ward 3 Charlestown to nominate a General Court candidate to replace the late Representative Jeremiah J. McCarthy. The primary is set for Tuesday February 16 with the election on March 2.
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Board of Election Commissioners
Charlestown
General Court
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Child safe Rexall Orderlies praised for gentleness
A local advertorial warns against harsh bowel medicines for children and endorses Rexall Orderlies as the safest gentle laxative. The notice touts a guaranteed money back offer, odorless tasteless formula, and benefits for infants, elderly, and delicate patients. The Riker Jaynes Drug Stores promote the product in tablet form with 12 or 36 tablet packages at 10c and 25c.
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Rexall Orderlies
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
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