Great Fleet Arrives at Rio de Janeiro For Welcome
The American battleships led by the Connecticut reach Cape Frio and enter the bay with Brazilian and German ships in salute. Thousands crowd the shores as Admiral Evans and crew are welcomed by the Brazilian minister of marine and local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Frio
Connecticut
Evans
Brermen
Alencar
G. E E. Anderson
Port of Spain
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Minister of Marine
United States
Malnutrition Linked to Ills Kidney and Nerve Systems
A medicinal advertisement claims malnutrition causes most illnesses and anemia. It promotes Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey as remedy to aid digestion and blood formation, stating the product strengthens stomach function and circulatory and nervous systems. It urges readers to buy sealed quarts with the Chester H. Graves & Sons signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Sailors Clashes With Police In Rio Janeiro Disorder
Despatches from Pernambuco report torpedo flotilla sailors arriving Jan 10 in Rio de Janeiro clashed with each other and police during shore leave. Many sailors received minor injuries and 20 were arrested on drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Pernambucoe
Torpedo Flotilla
Kipling Tribute to Fighting Bob Admonition in Navy Memoir
Kipling sent works to Admiral Evans with verses praising his leadership at sea. The lines compare Zogbaum’s pencil work to Evans’s command, noting the scale from eight hundred men to ten thousand tons. The poem honors a man who has lived many stories beyond the authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Admiral Evans
Zogbaum
Sailor Dies as He Falls Overboard During Shore Leave
Lieutenant-Commander Cone met peace authorities to curb trouble between police and sailors granted shore leave. Howard Gray of the torpedo boat Lawrence slipped from a ladder and drowned after plunging into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Hdoward Gray
Lawrence
Car Hangs Over Lake Amid Panic After Runway Obstruction
A car dangled over a lake edge causing passengers to panic while the track was blocked for hours. Rain and wind washed sand onto the track, triggering the accident. by late afternoon no cars were running. A rescuer was thanked for saving lives.
Wreck at Wellesley Injures No One
An electric car driven by Motorman Thurston left its tracks near Wellesley College and struck two telegraph poles. The front of the car was demolished, but the motorman and passengers were uninjured or only frightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Thurston
Wellesley College
Health and Spirits Prompted by Orange Powder Claim
A short verse praising an orange powder taken before meals to improve sleep and wakefulness. It asserts breakfast time use saves the day and dinner aids the evening, implying restorative effects. The language reflects early health tonic rhetoric.
Boston Firemen Brace New Rules Tighten Daily Routines
Commissioner Wells unveils changes to the Boston Fire Department effective Wednesday. Roll calls in uniform at assigned engine houses replace prior reporting practices. No more late-night games past 10 30, and animal pets restricted to one cat per house. Promotions questioned by Finance Commission cited as based on executive ability, not favoritism. District chiefs Ryder Tabor Kennedy Mulligan Ryder and Sennott are noted in ongoing inquiries.
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Wells
Fire Department
Finance Commission
Department
Harry C. Ryder
West End
John O. Tabor
Dorchester
Michael J. Kennedy
Roxbury
Michael Mulligan
Jamaica Plain
Stephen J. Ryder
Back Bay
Dominick Sennott
South Boston
Indiate
Champs Elysee
Paris
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Avenida
National Library
National Opera House
Monroe Palace
Botafogo
Corcovado
Atlantic
Europe
United States
Delays Call for Eli Nine at Yale Baseball
New Haven Jan 12 Due to the Faster trip abandonment Yale baseball candidates will not be called out until Feb 1 Captain Tad Jones and Coach Billy Lush postponed fall practice and will call out players when college resumes Jan 7. Jones partly recovered from a football injury may require a brace if he plays.
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New Haven
Yale
Tad Jones
Billy Lush
Thornton
Connecticut
Captain Jones
New York
Public School a Weapon In Fight With Disease
A movement aims to use public schools to curb tuberculosis by segregating contagious cases and providing special education. Parents are urged to treat coughs promptly. A home mixture of glycerine pine oil and whiskey is promoted as a cure, with cautions about fake pine oils and internal use risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beauties of Brazil's Capital Seen by Fleet
Rio de Janeiro welcomes the American fleet spending ten days in the capital. The article highlights the city’s beauty, rapid growth, Avenida Central, waterfront boulevards, parks, and modern infrastructure. It notes a 1906 foreign trade of 430 million dollars, a population near 900,000, and a mortality rate of 19.65 per thousand.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Admiral Evans
Brazil
South America
United States
Europe
Asia
Root
Bay of Rio
Organ Mountains
New York
Chicago
North America
Petropolis
Washington
Ice on Wyman mill ponds noted eight inches thick
News brief from Shrewsbury reports the Oliver B. Wyman mill ponds supplying water to Shrewsbury residents are eight inches thick. Additional items cover Osborn selling soap in Spencer, Civil War post installation in Sterling, Hastings death in Lunenburg, Joseph Levelle's death in Clinton, Chauncy Pike on wool mill output, and a fire engineers fishing party at Hockomock Pond with a four pound pickerel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrewsbury
Oliver B. Wyman
Newton W. Weagle
Spencer
P. D. Osborn
Hotel Massasoit
New Britain
Conn
Osborn
Sterling
J. A. Pratt Post
Clinton
Joseph Levelle
Clinton House
Charlton
Chauncy W. Pike
C. W. Pike
Dodge
Westboro
Hockomocko Pond
John P. Crowe
Mystery surrounds Nestor Moki’s death in Fitchburg
The 19 year old Nestor Moki was found dead in the yard of 8 Barton street Fitchburg. Assistant Medical Examiner Appleton H. Pierce could not determine cause of death and reported to District Attorney George F. Taft. The body lay on its back with a scalp wound on the back of the head. The wound’s origin—fall or blunt instrument—remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Nestor Moki
William A. Burns
Barton Street
Appleton H. Pierce
George F. Taft
Vinol touted as best tonic for the aged in Evansville endorsement
A. J. Baker of Evansville Indiana praises Vinol claiming it cured his cough and restored strength. The ad describes Vinol as a cod liver preparation with peptonate of iron that tones digestion improves blood and nerves and offers a money back guarantee through five Boston drug stores.
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A. J. Baker
Evansville
Ind
Boston
Riker-Jayres
Washington St
Summer St
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Neptune
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Atlantic Ocean
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