Spanish steamer San Albano wrecks near Hog Island
A fog bound wreck off Hog Island Virginia involved the Spanish steamer San Albano from New Orleans to Liverpool with cotton. Of 28 crew, 27 were saved by Exmore life savers using a breeches buoy. one sailor drowned after leaping into the sea. Wreckers assist as Hog Island lacks telegraph service. captain named de Sagarraga. ship 1315 tons.
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Maritime Exchange
Exmore
Virginia
Hog Island
San Albano
New Orleans
Liverpool
de Sagarraga
Will England Fight Seaman Turnbull Case
An Ottawa despatch reports that Seaman William Turnbull of the American warship Baltimore, killed during Valparaiso disturbances, was actually a Canadian. His father Captain Turnbull of Charlottetown, P E I, claims compensation from the American government for the death.
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New York
Ottawa
William Turnbull
Baltimore
Valparaiso
Chile
Turnbull
Charlottetown
President to take weeklong rest trip to Virginia Beach
The President will depart Washington tomorrow for a week in Virginia Beach for rest and quiet. He will not conduct official business unless absolutely necessary and will be accompanied by Mrs. Harrison Mrs. Dimmick and his two grandchildren.
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Washington
Virginia Beach
Champion fighter and Malden resident dies at 89
Matthew Fitzpatrick, longtime Malden resident for sixty years, died at his Whitman Street home this afternoon at age 89. A former Charlestown navy yard worker for fifteen years and local contractor, he was once a noted fighter who held the Eastern States championship.
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Malden
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Whitman Street
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Weather Indications For Friday In New England And New York
Forecast for Friday calls for cloudy weather and light rain or snow in eastern New York and New England with snow in northern sections. Winds variable. Clearing expected Saturday. A promotional note mentions Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a celebrated remedy.
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WashingTon
New England
New York
Parents push for fire escapes at Cushman and Hancock schools
Residents and parents in Cushman and Hancock neighborhoods demand safer egress as fire escape concerns grow. City Council public school committee member R C Humphries says lump-sum funding may shift to per-school demands if grants fall short. Parents, teachers, and alumni cite unsafe conditions and urge rapid action to protect children across multiple nearby schools.
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R. C. Humphries
Committee On Public Schools
Post
Cushman School
IL. Baron
Salem Street
Cushman
Hancock
Hanock
Sarah I. Baron
North Bennet Street
M. Berman
Miss Bates
J. F. Duffy
Charles Surner
Ashland Street
Ida Stoor
Hancock School
Jose Aherne
Hancok School
Mayor's veto sustains no new Boston investigations
In a fiery session, Boston Common Council votes 42 to 29 to uphold Mayor Matthews veto on a proposed inquiry into public institutions. The mayor cites charter limits and argues executive authority rests with him, while council members debate referral to a Deer Island probe and the propriety of further investigations.
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Matthews
Common Council
Barry
Otis K. Newell
Boston
Common Council of
City of
Cris K. NewcEtt
Norris
Ward 13
Bates
Ward 1
Special Committee On
Deer Island
Dean
Ward 20
Burlen
Ward 21
Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions
Newell
Board of ‘Aldermen
Lynch and Halligan Boxers Battle Viciously in Brooklyn
New York reports a 122 pound ten round bout at Clairmont Avenue rink Brooklyn drawing 8000 spectators. Jimmy Lynch and Walter Halligan traded brutal exchanges with blood loss and knockdowns. Lynch felled Halligan repeatedly and finally sent him through the ropes in round seven. Halligan recovered after a long stoppage, Paddy McBride of Philadelphia immediately challenged Lynch for 500 dollars a side.
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New York
Jimmy Lynch
Walter Halligan
Brooklyn
Clairmont Avenue
Hallican
Halligan
Lynchl
Lynch
Paddy McBride
Philadelphia
William Coy to be arraigned for Whalen murder next month
Prinsfield February 25 District Attorney Hibbard announced William Coy will be arraigned in Superior Court next week to plead to the murder indictment. The Whalen case, a September sensational murder, involved a mutilated body unearthed on Washington mountain.
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Prinsfield
Hibbard
William Coy
John Whalen
Whalen
Washington Mountain
Blaze in the Astor House West Wing Quelled
Firefighters contained a blaze in the Astor House west wing today with only trifling loss. Salvation Oil is not implicated by any conflicting claims or statements.
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Astor House
New York
Salvation Oil
Howling Mob at Kaiser's Castle Gates
Crowds press at the castle as police clash with a starving mob. The young emperor watches, pale and trembling, as cries of La Marseillaise echo from the window. Police struggle to restore order while prisoners and wounded are carried away.
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Kaiser’s Castle
Berlin Workmen Riot at Emperor Castle as 10000 Flood Streets
About ten thousand Berlin workmen rioted near the Emperor's castle after a meeting at Lips brewery. Police clashed with crowds, many hurt, over a hundred arrested including several riot leaders. Burgomaster Forckenbeck refused to meet the delegation and warned against demonstrations. Socialists dominated the mobilization as leaders urged restraint yet shouted for redress and direct appeal to the Emperor. Herr Kessler tried to calm the mob from a makeshift platform amid the uproar.
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Berlin
Emperor’s
Lips’s
Herr Forckenbeck
Ministry of Commerce
Reichstag
Herr Kessler
The Festive Cake Walk at Music Hall
The great cake walk drew a packed Music Hall as Old Folks led the final dance. A shower of coins rained in from galleries while judges collected the bounty for William Reed and Nellie Small who won the cake and prize.
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Music Hall
Straight Tip Company
Darky
Africa
Aroun
Lon Jenkins
Lancers
Eureka
Pola Jim
Polodim
Barney Fagan
William Reed
Nellie Small
William Jones
Annie KE. Freeman
Willie Seldon
Camella Jones
Mr. Reed
Rich Wood Mantel Offer Tops Mantel Prices
Quote contrasts confidence in buying with price barriers and touts a seven by five foot white wood mantel offered at 29 dollars with mirror, panel mantel top, bevelled mirror, shelves, carved posts, fluted columns and multiple finishes. Catalogue request urged via two two cent stamps.
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Dibdin
Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
Salem Reports Birth Of Real Native American Heiress
In Terry's Hospital Salem on February 12 a girl is born to War Cloud, a Michaes chief, and his wife Firefly. The child, described as the first “real native American” born in the town in over two centuries, inherits Micmac lineage once led by a great chief. The union marks a notable lineage shift as War Cloud settles on Catswamp borders.
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Salem
Terry’s Hospital
Cabot Street
New Brunswick
Firefly
England
Sebastian Cabot
War Cloud
Pappoose
Lincoln Democrats elect delegates to Cleveland
In Providence February 25 the Democrats of Lincoln held caucuses selecting delegates favorable to Cleveland.
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Providence
Democrats of Lincoln
Cleveland
A Lady in Hong Kong Seeks Singing Maid
A Hong Kong resident seeks a maid who can sing and finally hires one whose song reveals the profit motive with the line Dime Wants are just the thing. The verse humorously pins down a practical, moral caution about sweet promises.
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Hong Kong
Third Party Picks Omaha for Nomination Convention
The joint committee charged with the matter selected Omaha Nebraska as the site for the national nominating convention of the third party. July 4 was chosen as the date and reaffirmed. A formal call has been issued.
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Louis
Industrial Conference
Omaha
Neb
Missing man description from a newspaper notice
A lengthy physical description seeks a 62 year old, about 200 pounds, with a gray mustache and full face. He has lost his right arm, wears an empty sleeve pegged to a coat button, gold teeth in the lower jaw, and a short haircut with a prominent scar over the right eye.
Five Acres of Fire Destroys Mills in East Deerfield
Greenfield February 25 The elevator and grain mills owned by Sprague Co of Providence at East Deerfield were burned tonight with losses around 100000. The buildings erected in 1890 served as a distributing centre over five acres. A large warehouse was saved by the Greenfield fire department while Fitchburg railroad facilities remained safe.
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Greenfield
Sprague & Co
Providence
East Deerfield
Greenfield Fire Department
Fitchburg Road
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