Boston Men Escape Freezing Wood Camp Fire
Curtis Jordan of Boston and Frank J. Breen of Brigh ton Mass barely escaped a fire at a Glen burn wood choppers camp caused by an overheated stove. In 28 below zero they walked through darkness to Isaac Blunt's cabin, suffering frostbite and numb extremities but surviving with recovery expected.
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Bangor
Curtis Jordan
Boston
Frank J. Breen
Brighton
Mass
Glenburn
Isaac Blunt
Blunt
Freight Handlers Refuse Load From Strikebreakers
District Assembly 30 of the K of L ruled that no goods should be loaded by strikebreakers today. The decision follows efforts to gain support from other Trades Council members for the strikers. Several named vessels and crews face loading refusals at Boston area freight houses and docks.
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District Assembly
K. of L
New Haven Road
Boston
Ers
State Council
Boston Longshoremen Seek Nationwide Strike Action
About 200 workers on strike could swell to 6000 as the Longshoremen's Trade Council votes not to aid strikebreakers. Officials say dock work in Boston will take months to resume and fear a general transit disruption across the port.
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New York
Longshoremen’s Trade Council
Boston
Strikebreakers Reach Docks to Work Amid Labor Tension
Over 1000 strikebreakers arrive at the docks and begin work while tensions rise. Officials expect around 3000 workers by tomorrow as first confrontations occur in the ongoing labor dispute.
Assaults of a Day in the Dock Strike
Charles McVicor of Washington street Newton Lower Falls was attacked on Foss street Charlestown with a broken nose and facial injuries by men who deemed him a strike breaker. Two Italians seeking work were kicked and beaten on Water street Charlestown. Fred Spencer a New York sailor was severely assaulted by strike breakers crew on the Galileo for refusing a dock hand position.
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Cambrian
Liverpool
Bostonian
Manchester
Michigan
Ionian
Glasgow
Menominee
Antwerp
Sloterdyk
Rotterdam
Galileo
Hull
Foss Street
Charlestown
Charles McVicor
Washington Street
Newton Lower Falls
Water Street
Fred Spencer
New York
Mystic Wharf
FH. H. Bowen
Cunard
Strike Breakers
Union dispute halts transatlantic trade at Boston docks
Longshoremen strike threatens port operations with unionists from steamship and railroad firms. Bowen and Burgoff promise 1000 strike breakers, rising to 3000 by Wednesday. Detectives guard strike-breakers as ships divert to New York Philadelphia and New Haven rails switch crews to unloading centers.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
East Boston
Charlestown
H. H. Bowen
L. Burgoff
Chamber of Commerce
Bowen
Detective Bureau
New Haven
Grand Junction Road
Cunard
Allan Line
Mystic
Warren
Michigan
Hoosac
Mystic Wharf
Texas
Copenhagen
Huelva
Spain
Storm Ties Up Shipping and Cars
A heavy snowstorm caused slick sidewalks and multiple falls on Washington Street. Temperatures rose from eight to about 30 degrees above zero by night, raising hope the thaw will open Lynn harbor waters now frozen and five government lights are out.
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Washington Street
Lynn Harbor
White Rocks
Black Rocks
Sandy Point
Black Marsh Channel
Girl Fatally Injured By Car on Beacon Street Brookline
A young Brookline woman, alleged to be Mary Hayden, was struck by a car on Beacon Street in Brookline. The vehicle owned by Louis K. Liggitt and driven by H. S. Hutchinson, with Charles Hutchinson at the wheel, backed the victim to a drug store then to Massachusetts General Hospital. The collision occurred in a heavy snowstorm as the driver failed to hear the horn.
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Mary Hayden
Brookline
Beacon Street
Louis K. Liggitt
Chestnut Hill Avenue
United Drug Store Company
H. S. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Jordan
Washington Terrace
Boston
Coes & Young
Torpedo boats lost in storm near Bermuda
The Paulding and other destroyers suffered heavy damage in a gale and blinding hail. Two whale boats were smashed, supplies spoiled, and crewmen injured as decks flooded. The Trippe reached port. several ships remain missing while the search around Bermuda continues.
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Paulding
Guantanamo
Trippe
Frank D. Berrien
Bermuda
James Irish
R. G. Walling
10Th Division
Newport
Ammond
Norfolk
Michigan
Mayorant
Jewish Fair Opens At Horticultural Hall In Boston
The Jewish Women of Greater Boston opened a three day fair at Horticultural Hall to aid the Home for Destitute Jewish Children. About 2000 people attended on opening night despite callbacks from Mayor Fitzgerald and Governor Foss. Samuel L. Dana led ceremonies and described the new Canterbury Street home as Mrs. Eli Feibelman spoke.
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Greater Boston
Horticultural Hall
Fitzgerald
Foss
Samuel L. Dana
Home For
Canterbury Street
Dorchester
Eli Feibelman
Mrs Roosevelt improves as pneumonia threat eases
New York January 8 Mrs Roosevelt wife of former President has been ill with pneumonia threat for about a week at Oyster Bay. Dr George W Fowler says her condition is not serious now but she will remain in bed for several days.
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New York
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George W. Fowler
Cacium Pimples Remedy Promises Quick Skin Relief
The advertisement promotes Cacium a new facial remedy claiming to dry pimples and clear acne. It cites juniperus oxycedrus extract as soothing for inflamed or diseased skin and notes immediate improvement after first use with effects on pimples blackheads blotches sores eruptions and roughness priced at 10c and 25c from druggists.
Gould Brothers War Over Father's Moneys
In a heated battle within the St. Louis Southwestern group, Frank J. Gould seeks board representation through proxies issued by Middendorf Williams & Co. His brother Edwin presides as president, while Howard Gould resigned from the board. W. E. Seal, Frank Gould’s press representative, denies any family feud and notes Frank’s holdings include electric lines in Virginia.
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St. Louis Southwestern
Gould ‘Cotton Belt’’ Road
Frank
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Middendorf, Williams & Co
Baltimore
Frank Gould
R. Lancaster Williams
George F. Taylor
Williams
Willliams
Missouri Pacific Board
W. E. Seal
Broadway
International & Great Northern
George J. Gould
Mr. Seal
The
Inter
National & Great Northern
Gould
George Gould
Virginia
Richmond
Petersburg
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Zenatello in Faust Shines at Boston Opera House Debut
Tenor Giovanni Zenatello sang Faust with Zina Brozia as Marguerite and Charles Strong conducting. The performance impressed with Zenatello’s pure voice and refined interpretation, though critics noted the syrupy French grand opera style and lavish costumes as both asset and distraction.
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Giovanni Zenatello
Faust
Boston Opera House
Zina Brozia
Marguerite
Charles Strong
Blanchart
Barreau
Valentine
Zenatello
Marguerite’s Garden
Gounod
Charles Gounod
Jules Massenet
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Georges
Washington St
Franklin
Broadwa
Westminster St
Philade
D Street Y
6Th Ave
Ilphia Hestitut
Old Cunard Boston
Abbotsford Hall
City Square
Rogers Bros
Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
Axminster
Callaga
Eic. Puriten Loan Co. Cor
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N Ste
Washington
Newton
Lower Falls
Nose
Union Hatco
Hanover, Union and
Marshall Streets
Atlantic
Navy Department Notified
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Department
Terry
Roe
Hampton Roads
McCall and Drayton
Eighth Torpedo Division
Mayrant
Patterson
Chesapeake
Col. Roosevelt
Gould Brothers
Frank J. Gould
G. G. Bain
Coes & Young CO
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