Rescue tale of six rescued from squall near outer Brewster
Patrick Clougherty of the sloop Marvis recounts a perilous salvage off the outer Brewster. He and two companions aboard rescued six of the Alberta’s crew after three trips, towing survivors to safety as the distressed vessel sank in Black Rock Channel. The effort involved Fisher Turner of Everett and ongoing attempts to aid others with the Vigilant and Marie nearby.
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Clougherty
The
Marvis
Patrick Clougherty
Post
Joseph H. Martin
Russell Street
Charlestown
William Turner
Everett
Marins
Brewster
Alberta
Joseph Turner
Black Rock Channel
George's Island
Sailor Captain Albert Ayers Dies After A Lifelong Sea Career
Albert G. Ayers skipper of the Alberta perished at his post after 15 years at sea. He survived two shipwrecks and 14 days in a lifeboat near the equator. In 1887 his steamer Helen Nichols was rammed with heavy losses. he floated on a hay bale. In 1893 the bark Pioneer split in two near the equator, with Mrs Ayers dying soon after rescue. Ayers ran the Catholic Sailors' Club in Charlestown for years.
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Albert G. Ayers
Alberta
Helen Nichols
Dory
Keel Capsize Survivor Recalls Battered Escape
Jeremiah O Neil of Charlestown recounts the sinking of the Alberta off Houghs Neck after a squall. He describes clinging to the keel and topmast as others perished, tempers the icy water and delayed rescue before being saved by a rescue boat.
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Jeremiah O'Neil
Washington Street
Charlestown
Relief Hospital
Sullivan
Dacey
Ashland Baby Bruna Alberini Weighs 30 Pounds at Nine Months
Bruna Alberini, daughter of Bonfiglio and Adele Alberini of Winter Street, Ashland, is described as never sick and never cries. At nine months old she can walk, weighs 30 pounds, stands 2 ft din tall, and has measurements listed with her head and limbs. The parents hope she may become a grand opera singer.
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Bruna Alberini
Ashland
Bonfiglio
Adele Alberini
Winter_ street
Bruna
Drowning of First Officer Morgan at Cymric Sailor Loss
News of the drowning of First Officer Morgan aboard the White Star liner Cymric triggers a tearful reaction at a sacred saloon concert. Morgan, a Boer War medal recipient, was a long serving officer beloved by the crew and had earlier served on the Georgic.
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Morgan
Holme
Mr. Morgan
White Star Line
Cymric
Hoosac Tunnel
The
England
Australia
Georgic
Cymri
Cymrie
New York
Mix Morgan
Drowns at Nantucket Chief Engineer Found Missing
R M Ferris of Montclair New Jersey chief engineer of the New York Telephone Company drowned while bathing at Siasconset beach Nantucket. No witness to the accident his clothes were found he was alone in the surf and is believed to have been seized by cramps his body remains unrecovered.
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Nantucket
R. M. Ferris
Montclair
N. J
New York Telephone Company
Siasconset Beach
Boston Student Drowns Bathing in Kennebec River
Bernard Henderson a Boston Latin School pupil and stewards on the City of Rockland drowned while bathing in the Kennebec River in Gardiner Maine. His body was recovered and his parents live in Roxbury.
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Gardiner
Bernard Henderson
Boston Latin School
City of Rockland
Kennebec River
Henderson
Roxbury
Foley Heads Freight Handlers in Local Assembly Installations
At a meeting of New York New Haven Hartford Freight Handlers Local Assembly 628 Knights of Labor at St Omer s Hall South Boston yesterday officers were installed led by Daniel Foley master work man Patrick Hughes worthy foreman Peter Lydon secretary Martin Carney financial secretary Patrick Fraher recording secretary Coleman Ridge al mother Steve Burke statistician Michael Cronin Patrick Hughes and Joseph Clougherty trustees
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Knights of Labor
St. Omer’s Hall
South Boston
Daniel Foley
Patrick Hughes
Peter Lydon
Martin Carney
Patrick Fraher
Coleman Ridge
Steve Burke
Michael Cronin
Joseph Clougherty
Free Sweet Peas at Horticultural Hall for Visitors
The great estate exhibition of flowers ends with free sweet peas for all visitors after 9 am at Horticultural Hall. Many blossoms will also be sent to the Children's Hospital.
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Horticultural Hall
Children’s Hospital
Record Attendance At Sweet Pea Exhibit In Boston
The attendance at yesterday and Saturday’s display of sweet peas at Horticultural Hall broke all records for the year. Admission was free and the Boston public seized the opportunity. It was the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s most successful exhibition to date.
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Horticultural Hall
Boston
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Sweet Pea Show Ties Art Exhibit to Society Convention
Exhibitors from Bar Harbor, Maine to Philadelphia attended the event held with the fifth annual convention and exhibition of the American Sweet Pea Society. A gladioli special exhibit is planned at Horticultural Hall for Saturday and Sunday, August 9 and 10.
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Bar Harbor
Philadelphia
American Sweet Pea Society
Horticultural Hall
Westfield Boy Drowns Bathing in River
Edward Bozek six son of Mr and Mrs Lukas Bozek drowned in Little River near Crane's upper mill while bathing with other children this afternoon.
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Westfield
Edward Bozek
Lukas Bozek
Little River
Crane’s Upper Mill
Missing Man May Be Slain in Portland Disappearance
Police continue to search nationwide for Ralph V. Bunting Harvard 05 treasurer of the Bunting Stevens Co plumbing fixtures 9 Tremont Place who vanished from the Falmouth Hotel Portland Missouri on Saturday afternoon June 28 with no trace found.
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Canada
Ralph V. Bunting
Harvard
Bunting- Stevens Company
Tremont Place
Falmouth
Portland
Missing Maine man Bunting still unfound two weeks later
Police have no clues about the fate of Bunting after two weeks. Despite hundreds of circulars with his photo, description, and a postal-card note mentioning a dinner with a stranger, investigators and his circle fear harm may have occurred. A coast search yielded no trace.
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Bunting
Maine
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R. V. Bunting
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