Child Killed in Cambridge Revolver Accident
A 14 year old girl died after a revolver fired in a room where Gallagher, 17, was cleaning another gun. Police say the death appears accidental. Gallagher was questioned, bail set, and the Shanahan family described as poor and hardworking.
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Cambridge
John P
Margaret Shanahan
Franklin Street
Pearl Street
John J. Gallagher
Warren H. Dow
Gallagher Boy
McMenimen
Pullen
Swan
Gallagher
Shanahan
National Biscuit Company
Green Street
New England Snow and Cold Ahead. New York Follows
Snow and colder weather for New England Monday with high east to northeast winds. Tuesday brings likely more snow. Eastern New York shares the cold start with Monday snow and brisk northeasterly winds, with likely snowfall continuing Tuesday.
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Washington
New England
Prisk
New York
Gas Leak Tragedy Hits Kandolf Home in Honeybrook
Gas escaped from a defective store in the Kandolf home in Hazleton during early sleep hours killing Mrs Kandolf and nearly suffocating six boarders and the rest of the family.
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Hazleton
Penn
Steenen Kandolf
Honeybrook
Nausett Wreck Off Watch Hill Crew Missing
Suffering sailors on the lime schooner Nausett, thirty tons, bound for Fall River, went to pieces off Pleasant View near Watch Hill. Captain W H Davis reports likely loss of all aboard. wreckage included a child's toy cart and a woman's hat with no papers found. The Marquette later reports another steamer with a broken tunnel shaft nearby.
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R. L
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Pleasant View
W. H. Davis
Quonocontaug
Davis
Block Island
New Haven
Suffering of Helen's Crew Battered by Severe Gale
A southeast gale near Nobska and Woods Hole disrupts shipping as the schooner Helen from Rockland and the steamer San Marcos reach harbor. The Helen suffered heavy frostbite and fumes injuries to crew. both vessels were towed and crews reassigned. A gas buoy was set on the Ardandhu wreck.
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Nobska Anchorage
Helen
Rockland
Norfolk
Orleans
Vineyard Haven Harbor
Atlas
United States Fish Commission
Chatham
Orleans Staton
Ardandhu
Azalea
Hutchins
Old Harbor
Woods Holl
Lost Two of Crew From Brigantine Herbert Rice
Brigantine Herbert Rice from West Indies reports loss of two crew in a squall off Yarmouth Friday. Names: Henry Me Janson of Littlebrook and Meda LeBlane of Meteghan River.
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Halifan
N. S
Herbert Rice
West Indies
Port Gilbert
St. Mary’s Bay
Yarmouth
Henry Me Janson
Littlebrook
Meda LeBlane
Meteghan River
Lost Merrimack Boat Sighting Linked to Malin Head
London reports a wood fragment marked Merrim found on the British steamer Malin Head, which sailed Jan 23 from Ardrossan to St John NB. The piece is believed from the Merrimack, missing since leaving Quebec Oct 27 for Belfast under Captain Shallis. No further word on Merrimack has come.
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McKee
Ardrossan
St. John
N. B
Merrim
Merrimack
Quebec
Belfast
Shallis
Canada
Ashanti Arrives After 26 Day Passage in Fierce Seas
The steamer Ashanti from Moville endured twenty six days at sea with terrible head gales and high seas. Engines strained hull damaged and sails blown away. Fireman Albert Mellard drowned after leaping overboard on January 16.
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Halifax
N. S
Moville
Albert Mellard
Storm off Newfoundland Confuses Vessel Identity
The ongoing storm along St. John's Newfoundland hinders identifying the ship that went ashore January 17 at Foxtail Point. Bay of Islands residents fear multiple losses and await clearer details as seas remain dangerous.
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St. Mary's Bay
ST. John's
N. F
Foxtail Point
Bay of Islands
Rough Outside the Cape Vessel Movements Report
Rough outside the cape at Highland Light on January 28 reports increasing southerly winds and a likely rough passage. The steamer Calliope passed out at 1 p m, the tug N P Doane tows Elm City and Crescent, H F Dimock bound for Boston passed in, tug Lykens bound north with two barges Schuylkill and Glendower, and other vessels including Robert A Packer with four barges and Georges Creek with two barges passed or were observed afloat.
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Elm City
Crescent
H. F. Dimock
New York
Boston
Robert A. Packer
Georges Creek
Glaucus
H. M. Whitney
Lykens
Schuylkill
Glendower
Liberty Square Blaze Traced to Fourth Floor Fire
Two fire alarms rang at 11 33 and 11 37 from Boxes 41 and 45 reporting a blaze in the four story brick building at 4 Liberty square. Firemen subdued the flames in about three quarters of an hour with water damage chiefly. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars. The Etna Fire Insurance Company annex at 111 Water street suffered water damage. Several offices and tenants across floors were affected while the main building saw water intrusion. cause of the fire remained unknown.
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Jones & Abbott
A. Seehlicher
Niagara Fire Insurance Company
Abingdon Mutual Insurance Company
Pacific Surety Company
Thuringia American Fire Insurance Company
The
India Mutual Insurance Company
Richard Rowe Insurance Company
Victor Bloede Company
Charles Pope Glucose Company
W. E. Dennis
W. H. Varney
Eclipse Soldering Company
Chafee Waterproof Necktie Company
Massachusetts Tower Supply Company
N. W. Pierce
N. W. Norse
Hogging Stamp Company
Fire Probe Opens Into Major Fredonia Blaze
Coroner Charles Blood leads an inquiry in Fredonia New York after a January 28 blaze killed two people and damaged about 200000 dollars in property amid rumors it was incendiary.
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Fredonia
N. Y
Charles Blood
Weather grows milder after Boston snow and rain
A storm swept near Sault Ste Marie and covered Boston with snow that turned to rain. Light southeast wind at 15 mph. Temperature fell to 21 at 8 am then rose to 41 by 2 pm. Rain and drizzle extended across New England to Albany Montreal and Halifax. Expect more rain then possible snow tomorrow with a fair day Tuesday
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Boston
New England
Albany
Montreal
Halifax
Warships for Ghina Vienna May Send Aid to China
Diplomatic circles in Vienna view China's crisis seriously. The Neue Freie Presse expects other powers to follow France and dispatch warships. The Austro-Hungarian cruiser Zonta will reach Hong Kong soon and will be available to Austro-Hungarian minister Baron Czikaun De Wehlborn at Pekin.
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China
Neue Freie Presse
France
Zonta
Long Kong
Baron Czikaun de Wehlborn
Pekin
Steamer Volumnia Repels Colombian Rebels at Tumaco
San Diego reports that the Hamburg steamer Volumnia's arrival at Tumaco Colombia discouraged rebel forces seeking surrender. The governor sent a defiant message claiming 509 government troops aboard the steamer, and the rebels abandoned their plan.
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Cal
Tumaco
Colombia
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