Brookline Town Hall Condemned As Unsafe Public Building
The Brookline Town Hall, built over fifty years ago at a cost of more than $225000, is condemned after experts warn dancing and gatherings could cause accidents. Front walls on Prospect and Holden streets protrude eight inches, with timber trusses aged by weight raising concerns of possible roof or wall failure. Repair costs run into thousands, and the hall's Gothic municipal style is noted.
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Brookline
Prospect
Holden Streets
James
Brookline Town Hall
United States
Alarm Over Local Hall Unsafe as Trusses Sag
The roof structure of the town hall shows sagging trusses that threaten safety. Experts warn granite walls protrude and the upper hall should be locked and closed. Foresters dance and town activities are postponed as officials review immediate repairs.
Allan Liner Still Fast As Cargo Ship Sees Heavy Tow
The Allan liner Californian, bound for Glasgow via Halifax, arrived in Portland with about 3000 tons valued at $300,000. Cargo includes 2500 boxes of meats, 3000 fresh meats, 1200 pails of lard, 2000 barrels of apples, 1600 boxes of cheese, grain and general cargo. extensive passenger and crew details noted.
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Glasgow
Halifax
Portland
Allan
Consignees
Allan Line Representative Confirms Californian Sighting
Bryce J Allan, representing the Allan line, says the Californian may be the ship involved and that information comes from the Associated Press with hourly updates from Portland. He notes no Boston passengers were aboard and expresses hope the vessel is not lost if weather improves.
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Bryce J. Allan
Allan Line
Associated Press
Portland
Boston
John France
Halifax
Liverpool
A. Bailey
Ottawa
Brewell
Winnipeg
Man
H. B. D. Campbell
Quebec
Simon W. Fraser
Revelstoke
B. C
J. C. Hatton
Montreal
Hatton
Robert Sloey
Kenyon
Boston Towboat Company
Allan Line Company
T. S. Winsor
Wrecked Barges At Boston Light Prompt Rescue Effort
High winds drove two barges ashore at Boston Light yesterday with one likely total loss. Captain Joshua James and crew rescued four men from the Otto and Keystone crews, while the Keystone and Otto were towed to shore. The Keystone carried 1258 tons of coal valued around 5000 dollars. the Otto, a newer barge, carried 900 tons and was valued at about 25000 dollars. Rescue teams saved the crews led by Captain Smith and Captain Lake with sailors named Hanson Clevesen Martin Bannon Bartlett Wolff.
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Paxenis
Otto
Higgins
Tus
Keystone
Boston Light
Joshua James
Hull
James
Smith
Lake
Andrew Hanson
Soren C. Clevesen
Julius Martin
James W. Bannon
Frank Bartlett
Heinrich Wolff
Captain Joshua James Rescues Four From Wrecked Barge
Captain Joshua James and his life saving crew yesterday rescued four men from a wrecked barge at Boston Light. The operation highlighted the crew’s swift response and bravery.
Lighthouse Rescue Courtesy After Shipwreck
Survivors in a wreck endured loss of clothing and possessions but received aid from Second Assistant Sylvester at the lighthouse who ensured their comfort with fresh clothes and a thorough drying out.
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Rot
Sylvester
Mr. Sylvester
Captain Halstead Traces Wiley Captain Amid Missing Family
Captain Halstead believes the Wiley captain was Eli Harold a widower traveling with four children two boys and two girls after their barge sank near the bar. Captain McGoldrick attempted rescue but the vessel capsized dumping coal and surfacing lightened with no signs of life found.
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McGoldrick
The
Wiley
Halstead
Eli Harold
Orphaned Children Granted Aid After Mother's Death
The report notes that the eldest child is not more than 13 or 14 years old and that their mother drowned last summer in the Hudson River, prompting aid measures for the siblings.
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Boston
Hudson River
Gale at Chatham Drives Vessels Aground Off Old Harbor
A heavy westerly gale at Chatham today drove the four masted schooner George A McFadden to drag ashore from its anchor while an unknown three masted schooner arrived and anchored near the Old Harbor life saving station. Steamer Old Dominion cleared at noon and City of Macon bound for Savannah sailed south in the afternoon as winds battered Vineyard Sound and heavy seas swept the shoals. No vessels remain anchored northwest of Handkerchief Point.
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Chatham
Vineyard Sound
George A. McFadden
Old Harbor
Old Dominion
Macon
Savannah
Worst Gale of Season Hits Wood's Hole Harbor
A heavy southwest gale with high tide and large sea drenched the area. A slow moving steamer with a white ring around its smokestack passed at 9 am bound east as a northwest gale and snow storm followed, creating dangerous shipping conditions. The barometer stood very low.
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Wood's Hole
Peaked Hill Bars Relent During Cape Cod Blizzard
Provincetown reports the famed Peaked Hill bars briefly loosened their deadly hold on Cape Cod during last week’s blizzard. The storm’s fierce seas drove wreckage and danger inland as information arrives from the port.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod
Good Luck Box Promises Riches and Recovery for Many
A Boston narrator reports how a small Good Luck Box seemingly transforms lives. People claim debt relief, new jobs, and even marriage prospects, all tied to the box sold by Henry Parker at 26 Bromfield Street. The notice urges purchase at 99 cents with delivery by mail and warns against imitations.
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America
Canada
Moesico
Pric
Henry Parker
Bromfield Street
Post Maes
London
Pall Mall Safe Deposit Building
S. Albans Place
Regent St
Hagland
Atlas Steamer Encounters Cape Cod Shoal Incident
The Standard Oil steamer Atlas towed Barge 57 from Boston to New York after striking the Peaked Hill bar. The barge saved by dropping anchors while the Atlas pumped ballast and backed off uninjured, taking the barge in tow as they moved down the shoals.
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Cape Cod
Atlas
Boston
New York
Peaked Hill
Jane C. Harris Run Aground Off Oregon Inlet
The two masted schooner Jane C Harris a 43 ton vessel bound from Washington North Carolina to Philadelphia with lumber went ashore near Oregon Inlet North Carolina today. The crew of three were saved by Captain Etheridge and the Oregon Inlet life saving station surf men. It is believed the vessel will be a total loss.
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Cape Henry
Jane C. Harris
Washington
N. C
Philadelphia
Oregon Inlet
Etheridge
Severe storm hammers St John New Brunswick coast
A fierce nor eastern storm swept St John New Brunswick on February 25. Winds rose from 32 mph in the morning to 50 mph by afternoon with heavier gusts and rain. By 10 pm a blinding snowstorm raged, threatening several schooners that sailed the night prior.
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ST. John
N. B
Severe Vermont Snowstorm Paralyzes Mountain Areas
A fierce snow and wind storm hits Chester Vermont as the worst since 1888. Communication with mountain towns and villages may be cut off by morning. Lumbering operations will be delayed due to impassable roads and heavy weather.
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Chester
Rough Outside New York Winds Delay Incoming Vessels
Northwest gale at sixty miles per hour buffeted upper and lower bays making pilots unable to board ships. The Munchen from Bremen anchored outside Sandy Hook after failing to reach pilot boats, while the Trinidad from Bermuda reached the upper bay and anchored. Only nine steamships dared to sail out, no sailing craft attempted.
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New York
Munchen
Bremen
Sandy Hook
Upper Bay
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