George N Swallow Considered for Wells Place in City Hall Battle
Charlestown born George N Swallow, a prominent wholesale grocer and Republican leader, is favored to be named superintendent of streets by Mayor Hart as factions clash over Wells’s successor. Swallow would join a field including George Morrill Bertram Wheeler and Frank Foster. Swallow’s acceptance remains contingent on a formal offer. The mayor plans a decision early next week and to appoint seven deputies soon after.
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Post
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Charlestown
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Helgoland Wreck Reaches St Johns After Fire Sightings
The tug Ingraham returns to St John s Newfoundland from the wreck of the Helgoland in St Mary s Bay. A diver reports the steamer a shapeless mass of iron sails and cordage. Only the foremast remains standing and no bodies have been recovered.
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Helgoland
St. Mary's Bay
Caternoon
Young Dorchester Boys Held Over South Africa Plan
Three 12 year old Dorchester boys Florence J. Curley Fred C. Ritchie and Arthur George Craig were detained by Quincy police. They carried extra clothing two loaded 22 caliber revolvers and a plan outline to first strike Indians in the West then sail to San Francisco and head to Ladysmith. They will be sent home.
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San Francisco
South Africa
Ladysmith
Tragic Axe Murder Suicide Shocks Reed West
Martin Bergen famed Boston catcher killed his wife and two children with an axe at his Reed West Brookfield home and then slit his throat. The grisly discovery was made by Michael Bergen, the father, who found the scene after visiting for milk and noting the closed curtains and absence of life.
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Boston
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Martin
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Mr. Bergen
City Hall Discharges Ten Wire Department Workers
Wire Commissioner Flood presides over ten more layoffs as Mayor Hart maintains a policy to trim city staff to a permanent roster. The overhead and dead wire teams see multiple cuts across wards 12 14 15 9 18 22 with two of Floods own men among the discharged. Dennis H. Mahoney inspector in the overhead line earns 18 dollars weekly. Salaries of the laid off workers range from 30 to 1200 dollars, all tied to the wire department and Ward numbers.
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Pe P. Dunon
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James F. Cooper
Markay Gally
James Collins
M. T. Joyce
Jeremiah O'Brien
Michael F. Donovan
Daniel J. Costello
Prominent Amherst Merchant Arrested in Counterfeiting Case
Halifax Nova Scotia November 19 T S Moore a prominent resident of Amherst was arrested today on suspicion of involvement in a plan to circulate forged Dominion two dollar notes He was remanded for examination Ottawa secret service chief A H Sherwood led the arrest based on information from William Davis who is held in Boston for questioning
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Ottawa
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Hart Arrested in Somerville Theft Case at 8 PM
Frank Hart of Somerville was arrested at Washington and Beach streets last evening about 8 o'clock accused of stealing a watch and chain valued at $25 from Joseph T. Moody of Lynn just before the arrest. The property was recovered and Hart locked up.
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Tugela Passage Report and Frightful Bombardment
A Pretoria despatch reports the Tugela passed Buller feint toward Colenso to mask river moves. At Swartz Kop ridge at daybreak a siege gun battery opened fire and five heavy naval guns fired simultaneously on our trench, described as the most frightful bombardment witnessed on land.
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Pretoria
Buller
Colenso
Swartz Kop
British Capture German Vessel Miarie near Delagoa Bay
The German bark Miarie, sailing from Australia with flour for the Transvaal government, was seized as a prize by the British cruiser Pelorus near Inyak Island in Delagoa Bay and sent to Durban with a prize crew aboard.
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Durban
White's Forces Sortie From Ladysmith
A late Buller despatch says General White's Ladysmith garrison sortieed to strike Boer forces in the rear to aid the relieving forces. The Daily Mail reports heavy firing near Ladysmith yesterday forenoon as the relieving force and besieged camps close to within about twelve miles. Buller's bombardment of Boer positions continued all day.
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Buller
Germany Angry Over Seizure of Vessel by British Warships
Berlin reports another German ship seized by British warships heightening national anger. An official statement confirms the seizure as part of ongoing naval hostilities, with emotions running high across the country.
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Ladysmith Garrison Aids Buller Relief Force
Despatches report General White's garrison at Ladysmith co operating with Buller's relieving force. Heavy firing yesterday afternoon suggests a sortie by the garrison as the two forces now advance toward relief.
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London
White
Ladysmith
Buller
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