Winslow Denounces Dyer Open Letter Against Imperialism
Anti-Imperialist League secretary Erving Winslow sends an open letter to Captain N M Dyer condemning imperialism and calling for scrutiny of a militaristic incline. Dyer denounces the letter as an insult to the armed forces and brands Winslow a traitor, labeling anti-imperialists as Boston cranks and urging contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Captain Dyer
Boston
Erving Winslow
Melrose
United States
Republic
Anti-Imperialist League
Secretary
the League
Philippines
Mason
Congress
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Sets Transatlantic Record
New York agents Mesera, Oedrichs & Co reported the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived at Cherbourg at 2:45 pm in 5 days 20 hours 65 minutes after departing New York. The liner passed the Sandy Hook Lighthouse at 1:50 pm on the 4th and covered roughly 8190 miles at an average speed near 22.62 knots. The record voyage time underscores the ship's speed despite erratic weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mesera
Oedrichs & Co
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Cherbourg
Boia Cr
Sise
Portia wrecked in fog off Sambro Big Fish Shoal
Halifax dispatch July 10 reports the steamer Portia en route New York Halifax struck Big Fish Shoal in dense fog near Sambro Island. All 117 aboard landed safely on Inner Sambro. no lives lost. Lifeboats and steam tugs rushed to assist. Portia likely doomed to remain wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Portia
New York
Flinn’s Island
Sambro
Farrell
St. John’s
N. F
Big Fish Shoal
Sambro Island
Sambro Light
Clarke
Red Cross
Silvia
Inner Sambro
Ople
Lee
F. D. Corbett & Co
Red Cross Line
A. C. Whitney
8. L. C. Boyer
Inner
Whitney
Boyer
Newcastle
C. T. Bowring & Co
Ida L Hull Wreck Reported After Fog In Machias Bay
Ida L Hull a four masted schooner from Barnstable Mass is believed wrecked on Camp Island Machias Bay after heavy fog and rough seas. Fragments of beams and a wood fragment bearing Ida M Hul suggest the ship with fifteen aboard may have foundered. A searching party was launched from Jonesport as wreckage was sighted by the steamer Frank Jones and reports reach authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machias
Barnstable
Mass
Camp Island
Machias Bay
Frank Jones
Jonesport
Ida M. Hul
Newburyport
Gabrielson
Captain Solgerg Barge New Hampshire Sailor Rescue
CAPT SOLGERG SAFE BRISTOL. Captain Solgerg of the barge New Hampshire arrived after a perilous drift from Point Judith. The barge, alongside the tug Herald, sprang a leak and lost sixteen fathoms of power, with crew and passengers escaping unharmed. The Bristol firm reports 651 tons of coal aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Solgerg
New Hampshire
Flaming Runaway Wagon Fire on Winthrop Street
A wagon laden with flaming gunny sacks sped along Winthrop Street West Medford shortly after 6 pm causing a blaze. John McNamee drove the horse from Winchester to Cambridge and, after sparks from a tobacco pipe ignited the load, fled to raise an alarm. The horse was badly burned and the wagon destroyed with bystanders watching as a veterinary surgeon tended the injured animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Street
West Medford
Box 64
John McNamee
Sherman Street
Cambridge
McNamee
Winchester
Eighteenth International Christian Endeavor Ends in Detroit
The Detroit convention closes with solemn scenes as The Last Word is delivered by the president and secretary in each tent. Messages from Francis E Clark and John Willis Baer praise peace and God’s blessings. Telegrams to McKinley Minto Victoria and the Governor General’s Secretary are read, urging fellowship and international goodwill. Dr J Wilbur Chapman and Bishop John R Vincent deliver final sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
International Convention of
Christian Endeavor
M. E
Vincent
Kansas
Evangelist Chapman
New York
Andrew D. White
American Peace Commissioners
The
Hague
Francis E. Clark
John Willis Baer
William McKinley
Washington, D. C
Minto
Ottawa
Canada
America
Queen Victoria
Windsor
England
London
Francis
FE. Clark
International Convention of Christian Endeavorers
Dominion of Canada
Major Drummond
J. Wilbur Chapman
Endeavor
Williston
John R.vincent
Methodist Episcopal Church
Death of 15 year old from lockjaw after self harm
Timothy Kerby aged 15 of 1652 Third Street South Boston died at City Hospital from lockjaw after shooting himself in the left hand on July 3. He had fallen ill soon after and suffered greatly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Kerby
Third Street
South
Boston
City Hospital
Great Half Season Sale at The Shuman Corner Hosiery
Readable fragments describe a sale at The Shuman Corner offering hosiery at low prices. Mentions Parisian style and price points unclear due to OCR. Includes a court address and vague room directions. The text foregrounds discount goods and customer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuman Corner
Inspectors Censure Captain Watkins for Paris stranding
New York July 10 The steamship Paris master Captain Frederick Watkins is censured and suspended for two years by local inspectors after a detailed report on the May 21 1899 stranding near the English coast. Watkins cites an unaccountable error in calculating position as the cause while praising his crew and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Watkins
American Line
Paris
Board of Steamboat
America
Inman
International Navigation Company
Atlantic
Starbuck
Ocean Steamers
Frederick Watkins
Hne
Southampton
Cherbourg
Cape la Hogue
Casquets
St. Anthony’s
Falmouth
St. Anthony's
Manacles Rock
Tegret
Cape la
Inman Steamship Company
United States
Spain
Yale
United States Navy
Steam Inspection Service
George H. Starbuck
Second District
Lizard
Manacles
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N. M. Dyer
League
Post
Mrs. Fenny
Washington
New England
Areck’s
Market Sti
Reston
Maes
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Sterling Ae
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Ida L. Hill
Capt
Solgerg Safe
Timothy Kirby
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