Lengthy New England wreck tale at Ragged Point
The Eva L Leonard, a two masted schooner from Boston with 201 tons of coal, drove ashore near Ragged Point during a blizzard. Brenton's Point life savers launched a breeches buoy rescue, saving Captain Philip Moore and three crewmen. The vessel remains stranded, likely to break up, as past wrecks nearby testify to the danger.
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Newport
R. I
Bateman’s Beach
Washbowl
Lydia Schoolfield
Ragged Point
Brenton’s Reef
Brenton’s Point
Eva L. Leonard
Boston
A. B. Perry & Co
Hoboken
John Congdon
Philip Moore
Henry Moore
Leonard
G. M. Hutton
Mattie D
Tally Ho
Brig Jen nie Hulbert Leaking Off Vineyard Haven
Brig Jen nie Hulbert of Richmond Maine, Captain Rodick, from Pascagoula December 19 for Boston, arrived leaking badly after a two day north to northwest gale in lat 27.32, long 79.50. She pumped at 1000 strokes per hour and then proceeded to Boston in tow by tug Erastus Baldwin after strong seas and continued gales through January 5.
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Vineyard Haven
Jennie Hulbert
Richmond
Rodick
Pascagoula
Boston
Hulbert
Erastus
Baldwin
Labor unions plan joint meetings to aid Haverhill strikers
In Haverhill on January 13 unions representing cutters lasters and bottomers vote to hold joint meetings to advance strike interests. Local ministers warn the situation is grave real estate owners fear economic pinch and extended labor conflict may bring suffering. Lapointe wounded Friday night is recovering at 18 River Street.
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Haverhill
Lapointe
River Street
Floor collapses during Italian church funeral in New Haven
At the Italian Catholic Church at Brewery and Wooster streets a panic broke out during the funeral for Raffaele Del Grego when the floor began to give way. Four rear windows were shattered as people fled through them and doors burst open. The scene turned chaotic with shrieks and fainting. The priest urged calm as rescuers found the floor had settled about inches and the greatest injury was a broken arm.
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New Haven
Conn
Brewery and Wooster
Raffaele del Grego
Father Beccherini
Mystery of Two Generations Hidden by Aliases in Taunton Case
A Taunton elderly man known as Hillyer left 1000 in savings when he died. His real name was Bird, a Genealogical web of alias names follows two generations. His son Edwin J Elliott, a Somerville machinist, now in Lexington with his mother Mrs Bird alias Mrs Hillyer renamed Mrs John Brown. Elliott popular in Somerville among athletes. News of inheritance prompts public congratulations.
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Hillyer
Taunton
Henry J. Fuller
Bird
England
West Indies
New York
Connecticut
Somerville
Edwin J. Elliott
Hawkins Machine Company
East Cambridge
Bird the Elder
Bird the Younger
Somervile
Elliott
Savings
Fuller
Post
Morgan Street
Lexington
John Brown
Early birds aim for renomination in state race
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott appears set to seek another renomination despite earlier reports he would not run. Ex Councillor J R Leeson is named as a likely second on the ticket, possible challenge to Wolcott unclear. Speaker Meyer rumored for second spot, but friends deny it and say he plans to return to the House to pursue a Congress bid next fall. Colonel Sam Winslow, former Republican State committee chair, is being groomed for the lieutenant governorship.
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Wolcott
Greenhalge
J. R. Leeson
Walcott
Meyer
Congress
Sam Winslow
Republican State Committee
Weather Map Glancing Snow Spoils Cold Wave Forecast
A weather story recounts a mispredicted cold wave from Sunday morning that arrived as light snow briefly before a recovery to 27 degrees. It notes shifting pressure patterns along coast and inland, with colder readings in New York and Atlantic coasts and milder conditions elsewhere.
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South Dakota
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Boston
New York
Middle
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Pacific
Montana
St. Lawrence Valley
Montreal
Brockton Labor Union Meets on Debs Case and Union Paper
A Brockton Central Labor Union gathering discussed funding for the Debs case seeking Superior Court action and opposition to a Boston upholstery strike injunction. Delegates from Rockland L. P. U. Mixed Union No. 110 joined, and Charles G. Wilkins urged forming a Brockton branch of the New England Typographical Union.
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Brockton
Central Labor Union
Rockland L
Charles G. Wilkins
New England Typographical Union
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Brockton Daily Times
Massachusetts
Haverhill
David Holmes
Joseph Thorp Dies Wealthy Cambridge Resident
Joseph G Thorp a Cambridge resident died yesterday at 10 at his home 168 Brade Street of heart disease He had lived in Cambridge five years son Joseph G Thorp Jr a Boston lawyer married to a Longfellow daughter He fathered Mrs Ole Bull widow of the violinist Born in Gilbertsville N Y April 18 1812 aged about 83 He owned a large Eau Claire Wis lumber mill and held wheat land interests He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate Retired to Cambridge in 1889 a director of Charles River National Bank and Colonial Club Funeral set for Tuesday afternoon.
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Joseph G. Thorp
Cambridge
Brade Street
Thorp
Boston
Longfellow
Ole Bull
Mr. Thorp
Gilbertsville
N. Y
Eau Claire
Wis
Madison
Wisconsin State Senate
Ouenness
Fence Crushes Man In Somerville Street Accident
Peter Quinn of 8112 Oak Street Somerville, 58, was critically injured when a 10 foot fence toppled by a gust struck him and a companion yesterday. Quinn suffered brain concussion and remained unconscious at Massachusetts General Hospital. his companion was knocked down.
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Peter Quinn
Oak Street
Somerville
Massachusetts General Hospital
Quinn
Asbury Temple in Peril in Waltham
The Rev Luther Freeman told parishioners the Waltham Asbury Temple faces financial strain. Boston Methodists balked at bank terms to cut mortgage to 10000 and allow 40 year debt, leaving 100000 on building. Only hope is to raise 10000 plus temple funds to stabilize the church.
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Waltham
Luther Freeman
Waltham Asbury Temple
Temple
Boston
Embezzlement charge against traveling salesman
Lowell report says George G. Wilkins of the United States Biscuit Company was arrested at his Carlisle home after being accused of embezzling $600 from his employers.
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Lowell
George G. Wilkins
United States Biscuit Company
Carlisle
Free Wool Makes Things Boom In Pittsfield
Woollen manufacturers in Pittsfield are booming this winter with overtime. Taconic mill, Russell Manufacturing, Pontoosuc Woollen, Pomeroy mills, Tillotson and Collins, and Hinsdale Bros. report strong orders. Paper mills including Brown Paper Company Adams Cranes and Westons Dalton and Smiths Lee also see better business than last year at this time.
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Pittsfield
Taconic
Russell Manufacturing Company
Pontoosuc Woollen Company
Theodore Pomeroy
Pomeroy Mills
William Tillotson
Tillotson & Collins
Hinsdale Bros
Hinsdale
Brown Paper Company
Adams
Cranes and Westons
Dalton
Smiths of
Lee
Tobacco firms cited to appear in Charleston injunctive case
The American Tobacco Company cites Brown Bros. Tobacco Company and W. F. Smith & Son in Charleston on January 15 to answer affidavits for an injunction against Winston manufacturers claiming infringement of the Bonsack machine. Rumor says District Attorney Glenn may indict the American Tobacco Company as a trust at the urging of Attorney-General Olney.
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Winston, N. C
American Tobacco Company
Brown Bros.’ Tobacco Company
W. F. Smith & Son
Charleston
S. C
Winston
American Tobacco Manufacturing Company
Glenn
Olney
Sub-committee appointments for Y M C A reunion at Boston College
About fifty reunion committee members of the Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College met. Chairman Duffy named subcommittees for Hall and decorations music printing catering and press. Members instructed to seek top decorations and music so the Mechanics building reunion on Feb 11 will exceed all previous efforts.
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Young Men’s Catholic Association of
Boston College
Duffy
Joseph H. 8. Sheehan
P. A. Mahony
P. A. Sullivan
H. M. Blackwell
J. F. Fitzgerald
John F. Dever
John D. O’connor
William J. Finnegan
Thomas Fay
J. D. Wilson
John D
Mechanics’ Building
Tariff War Threat Prompts German Retaliation Plan
Berlin dispatch reports Agrarian leader Freiherr Von Hammerstein saying Germany would retaliate to a US tariff war by shutting out American cereals and seeking new outlets for merchandise, accepting short-term German industry losses. Clerical party deputy Aichbechler adds that Germany does not want American grain and would block American cereals, citing excess Russian and Roumanian grain and unprofitable farming conditions.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Freiherr von Hammerstein
Aichbechler
Bavaria
Women and social rights rise in Boston reform talk
A large Boston audience hears Lady Somerset and other speakers condemn the fallen woman stereotype, advocate women’s independence, and call for compassionate, legal social reform. They stress Christ’s forgiveness, urge respect for women, and urge support for the rescue work aiding vulnerable girls and reforming social life.
Emperor William Pleased As Anti Socialist Bill Advances
In Berlin on January 13 the majority of Liberals and Conservatives backed sending the anti Socialist bill to a committee. The Social Democrats led a strenuous opposition with allied groups. The Emperor praised Chancellor Hohenlohe and General Bronsart Von Schellendorff. He may have watched from the imperial box as the debate unfolded. Social Democrats urge vigilance, call for destruction of letters and records, and warn of a coming era of repression. Hamburg and Berlin meetings feature large female attendance.
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Berlin
Hohenlohe
Bronsart von Schellendorff
Social Democrats
Hamburg
Suez Proposition Proposes Renaming Canal
Paris January 13 President Guichard of the Suez Canal board went to Cairo to present to the Khedive a proposal to rename the canal after its contractor the late Count Ferdinand de Lesseps.
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Paris
Guichard
The
Suez Canal Board
Cairo
Khedive
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps
Crispi Arrives in Rome Amid Naples Cheers and Support
Premier Crispi reached Rome from Naples to fanfare with crowds at the Naples station. About 300 popular societies in Naples delivered confidence addresses. In Piedmont, Crispi meetings occurred with twenty deputies defending him and criticizing Giolitti for political maneuvering against Crispi.
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Rome
Crispi
Naples
Piedmont
Giolitti
Chancellor Hohenlohe Travels to Friedrichsruhe with Bismarck
Berlin January 13 Chancellor Hohenlohe departed for Friedrichsruhe to visit Prince Bismarck. He traveled with Count Herbert Bismarck and Prince Alexander von Hohenlohe-Schillingfurst, his youngest son. The greetings between the chancellor and Bismarck were cordial.
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Berlin
Hohenlohe
Friedrichsruhe
Prince Bismarck
Count Herbert Bismarck
Prince Alexander von Hohenlohe-Schillingfurst
Bismarck
Socialist defeats monarchist in Palermo election
Palermo January 12 Bosco a noted Socialist and former prison leader of last winter's revolution was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. He polled 400 votes more than his Monarchist opponent.
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Palermo
Bosco
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Liberal Federation report warns of reverses if reforms unmet
The National Liberal Federation’s annual report issued in London on January 13 warns that unless a bill to abolish plural voting and shorten the qualification period to three months is passed, grave reverses loom for the Liberals in the upcoming general election determining Lords’ power over Commons.
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London
National Liberal Federation
Lords
Commons
Mill Owners Seek Water Damages at Worcester Diversion
Mill owners from Whitins Station and the Blackstone Valley met Worcester officials to discuss diverting Kettle Brook water from the Black Stone River. They claim reduced water flow harms mill privileges and seek compensation from Worcester. A commission of arbitration was appointed to decide the dispute.
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Whitins Station
Blackstone Valley
Worcester City
Kettle Brook
Black Stone River
Worcester
Massive natural gas fire devastates Barnesville stores
A blaze in Barnesville Ohio destroyed J. W. Judkins boot and shoe shop, Gunning harness and saddle shop, Ward nation store, Patterson grocery, McKeever Stevenson jewelry, Lane drug store, Kinney Kyler grocery, Hill millinery and dwelling, and Meyers restaurant with an estimated loss of $100,000, partly insured. The fire, likely caused by natural gas, gutted several businesses and residences.
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Barnesville
J. W. Judkins
R. M. Gunning
M. T. Ward
Nation
R. M. Patterson
McKeever & Stevenson
I. B. Lane & Sons
Kinney & Kyler
John Hill
Father Stack of Watertown Very Ill
Watertown January 13 large congregations at St Patrick Church prayed for Rev R P Stack pastor seriously ill at Carney Hospital with a spine growth. Condition unchanged and weakening. His brother Rev Edward Stack of Warshaw Minnesota celebrated the 9 o clock mass. Concert and lecture on Robert Immett postponed due to illness.
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Father Stack
Watertown
St. Patrick’s Church
R. P. Stack
Carney Hospital
Edward Stack
Warshaw
Minn
Robert Immett
Funeral of Watertown's oldest stone mason
Lawrence Barry aged 71, Watertown's oldest stone mason, was buried after a 2:30 pm funeral at St. Patrick's Church in Watertown. Rev. J M Kelley officiated. burial followed at Calvary Cemetery in Waltham. Pallbearers included James Hannon, James Lee, John Hefferan, Cornelius Keefe, James O'Brien and John Condon. service drew a large crowd.
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Watertown
Lawrence Barry
St. Patrick’s Church
J. M. Kelley
Calvary Cemetery
Waltham
James Hannon
Brighton
James Lee
John Hefferan
Cornelius Keefe
James O’brien
John Condon
Tickets for all points In the West on sale at Boston and Albany
Tickets for all points in the West are on sale at the Boston and Albany city ticket office located at 366 Washington Street.
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Boston & Albany City
Washington Street
Women and Men Urged to Condemn Vice in Public
An audience heard Lady Somerset urge men to protect women and end the system that harms them. She described married life, criticized ballet dancers as exploited for male amusement, and called for social reform. Miss Willard endorsed sympathy for fallen women with living examples, ending with a benediction by Joseph Cook.
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Fran
Lady Somerset
Miss Willard
Joseph Cook
Cambridge Sunday School Anniversary Observed at Pilgrim Church
The twenty third anniversary of the Pilgrim Congregational Sunday school in Cambridgeport drew a very large crowd last evening. The program featured choir and school singing, addresses by Rev. William A. Duncan and Rev. Charles Olmstead, and readings of reports by Arthur B. Averill, Charles E. Wentworth, Edward C. Smith, Ella J. Chamberlain, and W Cheney as Armenian department superintendent.
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Pilgrim Congregational Sunday School
Cambridgeport
William A. Duncan
Boston
Charles Olmstead
Arthur B. Averill
Charles E. Wentworth
Edward C. Smith
Home Department
Ella J. Chamberlain
W. Cheney
Weaver J. W. Martin Found Dead in Pig Pen
In Woonsocket Rhode Island a 60 year old man, likely J. W. Martin of Webster Massachusetts, was found frozen in a pig pen on Joseph W. Gilmore's farm in North Smithfield. A pay envelope found on the body helped identify him. Death attributed to exposure after an extended period outside.
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Woonsocket, R. I
J. W. Martin
H. N. Slater
Webster
Mass
Joseph W. Gilmore
North Smithfield
Shoes and Newspapers Stolen in Roxbury Burglary
Thieves entered August Stockinger at 227 Centre Street Roxbury by a rear window and stole 30 dollars worth of goods. Police hunt the culprits. A 12 year old boy Charles Keliph of 6 Sheafe Street was arrested for stealing 32 Sunday papers.
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August Stockinger
Centre Street
Roxbury
Station 2
Charles Keliph
Sheafe Street
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C. E. McCarthy
Charlie
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Draper
Brockton’s
Type Union
Joseph Thorp
Wisconsin
Asbury Temple
Peril
Henry Somerset
Frances BE
Willard
Chicago
A. L
Prindle
Fannie Jackson
Perkins Institute For the Blind
S. D. Whitney
Park Square
Chapell
Emily L. McLaughlin
Christ
Anna WB. Stoddard
America
Dumas
France
A. L. Prindle
Emperor William
SUEZ
Count de Lesseps
Liberal Federation
Watertowns
Lady Somere
Cambridge Sunday School
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