Plymouth Cut Off No Train Service
Snowbound Plymouth endures total isolation as steam and electric lines fail and Western Union wires go down. Seven marooned travelers, including District Attorney Katzman, reach town after a long wait, with relief plow progress blocked by eight foot drifts near Kingston.
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Western Union
Brockton
Main Street
Store
Thrill
New Haven
Here
Katzman
Samoset House
H. T. Williams
Millis
Kingston
Deliver Merchandise in Market Baskets in Plymouth
Snowbound Plymouth merchants solved the delivery problem by tying ropes to market baskets. With sledding impossible and horses stymied by drifts, a Main Street merchant started the practice and others quickly joined in. Delivery baskets rode over the snow, proving feasible in the town.
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Plymouth
Mann Attacks Weather Bureau in House Session
Representative Mann of Illinois along with Bee of Texas criticized the Weather Bureau in the House. Mann cited frequent forecast errors last summer and concluded that predictions did not match actual weather.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
House
Representatives Mann
Illinois
Bee
Texas
Mann
Rosindale Woman Praises Dr True Elixir Prescription
A Rosindale, Massachusetts resident endorses Dr True's Elixir as a remedy for stomach gnawing, weight loss, headaches, constipation, and worms. The ad claims relief within half an hour after meals and notes the medicine has helped sick people since 1851. It urges purchase at all dealers.
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Albert J. Patch
Rosindale
Mass
Dr. True
New Haven Railroad Devastated by Blizzard Chaos
The New Haven system faces total disruption as a historic blizzard halts commuter interurban and freight service. Dozens of trains stalled or derailed. coal shortages strain operations while crews work day and night to clear lines and restore service, with limited expectations of partial resumption soon.
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New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New England
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Boston
Plymouth
Provincetown
The
Knickerbocker Express
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Plymouth Cordage Company
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Stoughton
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Blackstone
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New Haven Railroad
City Car Lines to Open Today After Storm Delays
After a severe storm battered Boston and Eastern Massachusetts surface car service lagged all day yesterday. General Manager Edward Dana said lines in worst shape include Bay View South Boston Columbia Road Dorchester Ashland Street Mattapan and noted autos on tracks caused many blockages.
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Edward Dana
Bay View
South Boston
Columbia Road
Dorchester
Ashland Street
Mattapan
Mr. Dana
Summer Street
Dana
Old Bay State Railway
Hough’s Neck
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Maurice McCormick
Weymouth
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Lowell
Lowell-Lawrence
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Salem
Peabody
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offered as Calomel Substitute
Advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid. It argues they replace calomel, protect teeth, and quickly relieve dullness and constipation, claiming improved mental clarity and energy. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
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Dr. Edwards
Department Stores Again Close Early in Boston
Boston department stores closed early yesterday to give employees time to reach homes in daylight. The Shepard Stores were omitted in a Thursday list but were among the first to join the early closing arrangement.
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Boston
Shepard
Rail line disruption cripples Salem Boston service
The Salem Boston route was out of commission while the Salem Lynn line operated at reduced capacity, leaving the overall service significantly crippled.
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Salem-Boston
Waterfront Calendar Declares Feb 7 Tide Details
The waterfront calendar lists February 7 as the 88th day of the year and 48th of winter with morning tides at 10 feet 2 inches and evening tides at 10 feet. It notes moon phases with new moons on Feb 19 March 20 and April 18 and marks Jupiter as the evening star while Venus Mars and Saturn appear as morning stars.
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Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Boston Weather and Port Activity Report on Stormy Seas
Observations in Boston show mean temperature and humidity while two vessels arrive at South Boston Fish Pier. Bay State and Rosie report poor offshore conditions but no damage. Albatross docks with 120000 pounds of fish from Georges Banks. Lexington from Manchester carrying Egyptian cotton sails in. Hartmore arrives with deck fittings damaged. Mississippi returns from London after bad weather.
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Bay State
Georges Banks
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Manchester
England
Alexandria
Liverpool
Furness Line
Hartmore
Boston
Mississippi
London
Landman Vessel Braves Northeasterly Bliz gard Then Sails Again
The 18 day voyage saw the vessel reach the bay on Thursday morning but fight a furious northeasterly blizzard. Commanded to return to sea, it pressed back out until the gale subsided and the coast cleared.
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Blizgard
Maritime Vessel Arrivals and Quarantine Anchors Noted
Steamers Edward L Doheny Lee Mexico City of Oran New York Leake Ellenorah Charleston and ship from Lake Butler Preston Cuba anchored at Quarantine with last three documented anchorage.
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Doheny
Lee
Mexico
City of Oran
New York
Charleston
Lake Butler
Preston
Cuba
Farm Hand Slain by Bull in Berlin Farm Yard
Roswell Perrin, 64, a Ber lin farm hand on the Hobart farm, was killed when a full blooded bull attacked him in snow described by bystanders. The bull tossed him against a barn 10 feet high and Perrin was badly gored with a broken back. Authorities ordered the bull killed. The Hobart farm is owned by Texas millionaire T. D. Hobart and Miss I M Hobart resides there.
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I. M. Howbart
T. D. Hobart
Berlin
Fall River Line Ties Up Its Boats
Officials announced no resume of passenger service until weather and ice conditions improve. The Georgia, a Hartford and New York Transportation Company steamer between New York and Providence, is fast on the ice beyond Execution Light with a few passengers aboard.
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New York
Fall River Line
Fall River
Georgia
Hartford and New York Transportation Company
Providence
R. L
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