Wrecks Leave Coastline Shadowed by Fog and Gale
Thick fog and a brisk southwest gale wrecked six vessels along the North Atlantic coast last night and today. Eight men die in the incidents while twenty five crew are below decks aboard the vessels. The French brigantine Matre ran aground at Point Blanche near St Pierre harbor, Miquelon, in the early hours.
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Halifax
N. S
North Atlantic
Matre
Point Blanche
St. Pierre Harbor
Miquelon
Graphic Maritime Disaster List of Shipwrecks and Survivors
Six of the men aboard the craft struck by a shock were hurled overboard and drowned. Nineteen others signaled for help before reaching shore in small boats. The Mauve of Cancale may be total loss. The Borghild from Frederikshald ran aground off Port Bickerton after boats broke apart. seven survived after being rescued by local fishermen. The Pejepscot of Bath lost with 11 aboard and 100000 value. tug and barges grounded. Cruachan from Baltimore to Chatham, N S, struck shore and is likely a total loss. crew saved.
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Cancale
France
Borghild
Frederikshald
Norway
Port Jeddore
N.5
Castor Ledges
Port Bickerton
Cape Macedome
Bath
Cape Spencer
Port Hood
N.S
Cruachan
Baltimore
Chatham
N. B
Holmes denounces political enemies at late mayor's funeral
Dr John Haynes Holmes pastor of the Church of the Messiah New York condemned the late Mayor Hibbard's political foes during funeral exercises at the Third Religious Society Dorchester Lower Mills yesterday afternoon in front of more than 1000 attendees including state and city officials and federal representatives.
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John Haynes Holmes
Church of the Messiah
New York
Hibbard
Church of the Third Religious Society
Unitarian
Dorchester Lower Mills
Holmes Eulogy Attacks Ingrates. Calls Ex Mayor Betrayed
Dr. Holmes delivers a dramatic funeral oration accusing Philadelphia style critics and Boston citizens of ingratitude toward the late ex Mayor. He likens the dead leader to King Arthur and rails at those who attacked him in life as floral tributes tower above the church altar. He is described as a former pastor and cousin of Mrs Hibbard.
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Holmes
Boston
Hibbard
Haynes
King Arthur
Dr. Holmes
Hotel Plan Approved On Museum Site In Copley Square
The Copley Square Trust seeks a 500 room modern hotel on the old Art Museum site in Copley Square. They asked the City Council for a special meeting to discuss removing certain restrictions governing the site.
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Copley Square
Trust plans for Boston museum hotel and street widenings
The trust backs a major Boston museum project with a hotel larger than any in the city and extensive street widening on Dartmouth street Trinity place St James avenue and Stuart street. It proposes land gifts to the city and notes Mayor Fitzgerald’s early enthusiasm while acknowledging trustee caution on具体 disposition.
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Boston
Dartmouth Street
Trinity Place
St. James Avenue
Stuart Street
Art Museum
Fitzgerald
J. Morris Meredith
Meredith & Grew
Wool Ring Steals Sums Reach Over Three Hundred Thousand
Massachusetts police confront a vast wool theft ring with losses exceeding 300000. Full 300 pound bags dumped along Boston streets and under wharves, then hauled away by gang members in caravans and boats as investigators scramble to trap leaders.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Thieving Ring Burns Bridges in Wool Theft Case
Police say the wool thefts target storage warehouses along the waterfront and railroad cars delivering to mills. Dealers may form a protective association and push a law requiring junk dealers to report new wool purchases.
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Boston
Britons Start For Antarctic
London June 1. The British Antarctic expedition set sail from the Thames aboard the Terra Nova. Captain Scott announced December 1911 as the pole arrival date. After visits from Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt, the ship sails to Cardiff then New Zealand to join Scott and Lt. Evans with 28 officers and scientists and 27 crew aboard for the 10 000 mile voyage.
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London
Scott
South Pole
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Thames
Cardiff
New Zealand
Antarctic
E. R. Evans
Weather forecast brief for Boston and England
Today P M forecast notes partly cloudy conditions in Boston with light westerly winds for Thursday and Friday. Washington England reports partly cloudy and moderate winds. June 1 forecast indicates continued cool and fair weather with warmer conditions and light winds.
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Boston
Washington
England
National Scores From Yesterday
Scores show Brooklyn 2 to Pittsburgh 1 and St Louis 10 to Cincinnati. American results list Philadelphia and New York with a blank or undecipherable entry and no games reported.
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Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Senate Passes Boston Elevated Holding Bill Amid Probe Rejection
The Boston Elevated holding bill passed in the Senate with an amendment for an investigation killed by a 31 to 4 vote. The bill’s key clause allows extending leases on all subways and tunnels, granting the road a practical monopoly over Boston transit.
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Senate
Boston Elevated
City of
Boston
Boston Elevated holding bill advances to third reading
Boston lawmakers divided over the Elevated bill with Senators Tinkham and Teeling voting to support investigation. Mahoney and Malley also backed the probe while the bill moved on without debate. Tinkham warned Boston residents would protest once facts are known. Corportation Counsel Babson reportedly incorporated lease extensions under Mayor Fitzgerald’s orders.
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Boston
Tinkham
Richard Teeling
Charlestown
Mahoney
Holyoke
Malley
Springfield
Babson
Fitzgerald
Government tightens around Martin J Walsh in Kelcher case
U S government links Martin J Walsh to Jack Leonard through two witnesses in the Kelcher trial. The firm J R Marshall & Co with offices at 6 Beacon Street and a Huntington Chambers pool room is cited by the prosecution as the connecting link between Kelcher and Walsh.
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United States
Martin J. Walsh
Kelcher
Jack Leonard
Friend and Boon
Big Bill
J. R. Marshall & Co
Beacon Street
Huntington Chambers
Keliher
Walsh
Handwriting expert to identify signatures in Keliher case
The Keliher case reaches the handwriting stage with W J Hingston set to examine signatures this morning. J R Marshall Co allegations involve Keliher and a Western Union money order to G W McTaggart of Kansas City. Martin Walsh linked as leader of the Marshall Co, with multiple testimonies identifying his photo.
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J. R. Marshall
Keliher
W. J. Hingston
J. R. Marshall & Co
Western Union
Coleman
G. W. McTaggart
Kansas City
Fare
National City Bank of Cambridge
Russell fortune contest yields another claimed Jim Rousseau
The mystery man James D. Rousseau alias Dakota Daniel Blake Russell resurfaces. A source says a lawyer for Senator Simpson found Jim Rousseau the second, tied to the Daniel Russell estate dispute in Melrose. Simpson dodges specifics, hints at a Superior Court showdown and challenges Fresno Dan’s appearance.
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James D. Rousseau
Dakota Daniel Blake Russell
Daniel Russell
Melrose
Simpson
Dakota -Dan
New York
Jim Rousseau
Rousseau
Cambridge
Dakota Dan
Jim
Post
East Cambridge
Superior Court
William C.russell
Fresno Dan
Dakota Dan Moves to Melrose Residence
Dakota Dan moved into the Melrose residence yesterday and will occupy the home until fall while his relation to William G Dusseil remains unsettled.
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Dakota Dan
Melrose
William G Dusseil
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Arch Streets
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City Square
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Rises
P.M
Thompson
State Street Exchange Trust Co
MR. Hartigan
Hotel
Belmont
M& Coakley
Kelshe
Martin Walsh
George H. Lowe
Newton
Malden
WW. Lockhart
Jack Ll.eonard
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Damon
John A. Marshall &0
Harold Read
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