Island residents vow wrath as Nantucket voyage looms
After 29 days residents fear a repeat if conditions don't change. Wood's Hole reports clear harbor to Brant Point and Captain Furber of the Nantucket is expected tomorrow noon. An indignation meeting denounces the steamship company while people crowd docks awaiting supplies and mail. A dog is burned in frustration as gale winds blow and hopes rise for Captain Furber to arrive on time.
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Wood's Hole
Brant Point
Furber
Nantucket
Steamship Company
Wadsworth
United States Revenue
Algonquin
Nantucket eyes end of embargo as plans unfold
Residents believe the embargo may be lifting after promises to reach the island. Tonight the community weighs the move and tomorrow will decide on next steps and impact for Nantucket.
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Nantucket
Nantucket Steamer Delayed by Gales and Ice Blockade
Ice-choked Nantucket Harbor halts the Nantucket steamer after captain Furber refuses to press through the northeast gale. The US revenue cutter Algonquin under Captain Wadsworth vows to break the ice and deliver mail and provisions, weather permitting, with life-saving crews used if needed. Passengers blame Agent Whiton for the failed landing and the Muskeget Gun Club offers a $50 reward for a successful landing at Wood’s Hole.
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Woods Hole
Nantucket
Furber
Whiton
United States Revenue
Algonquin
Wadsworth
Nantucket Harbor
Farber
Steamboat Company
Captain Furber
Agent Whiton
Muskeget Gun Club
Ee Cleveland
Wood
Ele
Republicans Consider Steering Committee In House
A secret meeting of House chairmen in Speaker Frothingham's room discussed forming a Republican steering committee to counter Democratic moves. The plan faced opposition, given GOP dominance with 153 to 86 and a three to one committee edge, and focus shifted to stronger Speaker-led discipline and faster business handling.
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House
Frothingham
Taft
Worcester
Newton
Everett
Luce
Somerville
Pingree
Haverhill
Ham
Boston
Cole
Andover
Hayes
Lowell
Moseley
Westfield
Parker
Springfield
Rawsden Picketing Bill Faces Senate on Joint Committee
In a Monday House clash over the Rawsden picketing bill the reference to a new employers and employees committee triggered a debate. The Senate sent the matter to joint action but tabled it until a special commission reports. The presiding senator for the joint session remains undecided between Wallace and Harvell. Meanwhile Horace Drinkwater explains his absence from the public lighting panel as preferring exposure to gas-law talk from Morse and Burdett. The metropolitan affairs committee promises a lively session ahead.
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Rawsden
House
Labor Committee
Committee On Employers and Employees
Senate
Wallace
Special Commission
Harvell
Horace R. Drinkwater
Braintree
Robert M. Morse
Everett W. Burdett
Mr. Drinkwater
Metropolitan Affairs Committee
Wallace C. Rawsden
Brockton
Gardner
Nantucket
Joseph J. Feeley
Watch and Ward Society
Riley
Aldrich
Salem Defeats Lynn In High Scoring Ice Hockey Contest
Clever blocking interference and superb goal driving by Foster powered Salem to a 10 to 4 victory over Lynn. Lynn struggled against Salem’s brilliance though Craig produced two standout goals with sensational aerial plays.
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Lynn
Foster
Salem
Craig
Ryan challenges Vanderbilt and Oldfield for charity auto race
New York January 12 John J Ryan famed racer issues a challenge to W K Vanderbilt Jr and Barney Oldfield for a five to six hundred mile automobile race with a five thousand dollar side also to charity. Ryan will ship his Mercedes car to Florida with his French chauffeur to race against both drivers at Ormond Daytona Beach.
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New York
John J. Ryan
Turf Fame
W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Barney Oldfield
Ryan
Florida
Ormond-Daytona Beach
Mercedes
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Cheerful Recovery
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best natural remedy for indigestion. It claims the tablets mimic gastric fluids, ease fermentation, and restore appetite, with testimonials from users like Rev. J. R. Hoag of Wymore Neb. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per box.
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Stuart
J. R. Hoag
Wymore
Neb
Laura Biggar Found in Vermont Farm Near Chester
New York reports Dr Charles C Hendricks, co defendant with actress Laura Biggar in the Bennett will case, located on a Vermont farm near Chester two weeks after disappearing from his New York home. Biggar is present there and a man known to villagers as Hendricks has been seen with her frequently at the Holden place. The farm is locally known and its plain exterior contrasts with stories of lavish interior furnishings.
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New York
Charles C. Hendricks
Laura Biggar
Bennett Will
Vermont
Chester
Hendricks
Panama Indians hostile to U S colonists on Darien coast
The Mayflower scouts the San Blas coast finding Panamanian natives unfriendly and refusing information or trade. A San Andres commissioner seeks annexation to Panama amid Colombian pressure. Four hundred Colombian troops guard San Andres and Providence. U S Marines in Empire and Bas Obispo tidy camps and canal houses, with about 200 in tents due to housing shortages.
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Panama
Berald
Bocas del Toro
San Andres
Republic of Panama
Providence
United States
Empire
Bas Obispo
Canal Company
Boston Y M C A Basketball Schedule For Balance Of Season
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association announces the first basketball team schedule for the rest of the season with open dates to be filled. The team has won three of five games so far and faces Salem Newport Danvers Quincy Lowell Bristol Gloucester Fall River and other YMCA opponents in January February March and early April.
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Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Salem Y. M. C. A
Boston
Newport
Naval Reserves
Danvers
Quincy
St. Mary's
Lowell Y. M. C. A
Bristol
R. I
Gloucester
Fall River
Schofield Upsets Plans In House Rules Fight
Representative Schofield of Ipswich blocked the Rules Committee’s bid to rush changes to travel expense rules and committee conduct. He urged delaying debates and printing the rules for study, amid proposals to tighten committee travel, speed investigations, and curb party power. Also covered are state board reorganization, labor bills, attorney general race notes, pensions for city workers, and Senate appointments.
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Representative Schofield
Ipswich
House of Representatives
Committee On Rules
Representative Hayes
Lowell
Cuticura Remedies tumor case and Boston alderman plan
A resident details successful treatment of a neck tumor using Cuticura Resolvent and Ointment with soap and warm water, noting the swelling drained and disappeared over weeks. The text also reports a 1902 Chicago testimonial and a Boston House vote on rules and an aldermanic bill proposing 12 districts and larger salaries.
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Chicago
Brother and Sister Cured by Peruna Remedy
S A Miller of Lima Ohio reports long catarrh in head and stomach improved after about three and a half bottles of Peruna. He says his sister, after doctors failed, was cured by Peruna and recommends it to others suffering from catarrh.
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S. A. Miller
R. D
Lima
Peruna
S. A. Mlter
What Is Catarrh
Catarrh is the cause of more diseases than all other causes combined and can attack any organ. It may cause deafness, blindness, discharges, cough, dyspepsia, Bright's Disease, and other derangements. Peruna cures catarrh and all catarrhal diseases as a systemic remedy without local applications.
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Bright
Peruna touted to fortify the system against winter's cold
Mrs. James Williams of Appleton Wisconsin shares a photo of her twins who suffered catarrh from infancy. After small doses of Peruna they were relieved and now withstand cold weather. The letter urges others to seek Dr Hartman for free advice at the Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna
James Williams
Weimar St
Appleton, Wis
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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