Mosquito Infestation Haunts British Steamer Hellenes
The British steamer Hellenes arriving from Buenos Ayres faced a heavy mosquito problem at Jobos and Barbadoes with decks swarmed and crew fleeing heat. Captain Anderson noted persistent pests until cold Atlantic weather ended the lull. Cats aboard, totaling 12, served as mascots joining from England Buenos Ayres New York and the local city. The Anmapa, ahead, faced a tempestuous passage from Foway England amid two weeks of near hurricane gales and heavy seas with no major damage.
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Anderson
Buenos Ayres
Jobos
Barbadoes
England
New York
Foway
Pil Rid You of Your Asthma Free Trial Offer
A promotional claim asserts a new treatment will end asthma struggles after years of ineffective cures. The pitch targets thousands of sufferers and promises a free trial to prove its effectiveness.
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W. K. Walrath
Adams
New York
Lcon
Tariff Reform Moves to Top Issue for Democrats
The National Democratic Club held a Fifth Avenue dinner with Governor Woodrow Wilson as the keynote speaker. Speakers included Congressman William C. Reedfield and Francis Burton Harrison as they advocate tariff reduction and dismantling tariff superstitions. A committee led by John R. Dunlap will spearhead the campaign.
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New York
National Democratic Club Tonight
New Club
Fifth Avenue
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
William C. Reedfield
Brooklyn
Francis Burton Harrison
Club
John R. Dunlap
Congress
Legislature Reorganizes Under Cushing Greenwood Leadership
The new session opens with Cushing and Greenwood organizing the House and Senate. Trusted Republicans fill key chairs while insurgents are managed. Elections confirm Cushing 141 to 91 over Lomasney and Greenwood 23 to 9. officers chosen and a joint convention held as Governor Foss outlines recommendations.
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Lomasney
Senate
Greenwood
Schofield
Redrick
Waldron
Kimball
House
Horton
Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Foss
Mayor Finds Loaded Cartridge in Pipe at Police HQ
Norfolk dispatch reports Portsmouth Mayor J. Davis Reed found a loaded 22 caliber shell in a pipe at the Portsmouth police headquarters. How it was placed remains unknown and under investigation.
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Norfolk
J. Davis Reed
Portsmouth
Healthy, Happy Old Age Promoted by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
A dental health ad promotes cleansing the system with a desert spoonful of the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims the laxative is natural, strengthening, warms and tones internal organs, suitable for all ages, and urges buyers to seek the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig ® Syrup Co
Cardinals in Fire Peril at Naples Hotel
A morning blaze at a lumber yard next to Bertolin's Hotel threatened the premises in Naples. Cardinals Farley and O'Connell were guests and slept through the excitement, learning of the fire only later as reports spread.
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Naples
Bertolin
Farley
O'Connell
Railway Mail Service Changes Anticipated in New England
A shakeup in the railway mail service is expected in New England with transfers announced in Washington to take effect in Boston on January 15. William B. Farwell, chief clerk at Albany for 12 years, will head multiple divisions in Boston. William S. Yarrington, assistant chief clerk at Albany, will also move to Boston, while C. E. Lincoln, chief clerk at New York, will replace Farwell in Albany.
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Washington
Boston
William
Farwell
Albany
Lowell
Ayer
Peterboro
Worcester
Taunton
Keene
South
Vernon
Nashua
William S. Yarrington
C. E. Lincoln
New York
Ten Story Sky Scraper Planned Opposite North Station
Harry 8. Kelsey of Brookline president of the Waldorf lunch system will erect a 10 story brick and steel skyscraper opposite the North station entrance after securing 2887 square feet of land assessed at 206000 with frame buildings valued at 20000 at 121 and 123 Causeway street.
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Harry 8. Kelsey
Brookline
Waldorf Lunch System
Causeway Street
Ex Mayor Bookwalter tied to dynamite plot claims
Detective Burns accuses former Indianapolis mayor Charles A. Bookwalter of negligence for not pursuing a 1907 McNamara case amid links to iron workers dynamite explosions. Burns plans to turn evidence to federal prosecutors as officials map a national dynamiting plot with witnesses expected tomorrow.
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William J. Burns
Philadelphia
Charles A. Bookwalter
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Burns
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
Albert von Steckleen
Bookwalter
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Thorsch
U. S
Charles W. Miller
Oscar Lawler
John D. Fredericks
Los Angeles County
Cal
McNamaras
Walter Drew
National Erectors’ Association
Fredericks
Coughlin to Foster Foss Boom at Democratic Meeting
Dr. John W. Coughlin of Fall River will lead the Foss boom for the Democratic nomination at the national committee meeting in Washington. He is Massachusetts member of the committee and spoke with Governor Foss about the presidential situation.
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Foss
United States
Major Walsh
Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Coughlin
National Committee
Leatherbee Leaves Bequest to Harvard Dedham
The will of George H. Leatherbee of Brookline, linked to the Boston lumber trade, was admitted in Norfolk Probate Court. It lists 6000 in real estate and 20000 in personal property, with executors Elizabeth F. Cutter and Calvin P. Sampson bonded at 500000. After gifts, the remainder goes to Elizabeth Cutter and, on her death, to Harvard University to fund lectures on commerce and finance.
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Harvard Dedham
George H. Leatherbee
Brookline
Boston
Norfolk
Elizabeth F. Cutter
Calvin P. Sampson
Manchester
Harvard University
Bryan Reaches Tampa En Route to Washington
William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived in Tampa from Havana aboard the steamship Olivette this afternoon and plan to proceed to Washington.
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Tampa
Fla
William J. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Havana
Olivette
Washington
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