Boston Port Commerce Grows Amid Global Trade Surge
The Boston Chamber of Commerce annual report shows Boston's foreign commerce rising in 1901 with exports valued at 131,667,890 and total foreign trade at 197,005,218. Boston maintains second place in the region, surpasses New York in growth, and accounts for 8.4 percent of national foreign trade, noted as the only leading Atlantic port to increase in 1901.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Snowslides Kill Many at Liberty Bell Mine
Terrible snowslides on Smuggler Mountain near Telluride Colorado kill between 30 and 70 men, with a second avalanche burying rescuers. About 200 workers employed by Liberty Bell company, fewer than half at work when the disaster struck.
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Liberty Bell
Boston Port Leads Atlantic Exports in 1901 Record
The Boston Chamber of Commerce reports 1901 as the port’s best year, with exports totaling 131,667,890 dollars and total foreign trade higher than ever. Imports reached 65,337,328 dollars while Boston stood out among Atlantic ports for export growth despite slight import declines. The report highlights raw cotton dominance at other ports and outlines foreign trade figures.
Boston Port Foreign Trade Figures Decline Then Rise
The report shows a net decrease of 3,299,618 from 1900 with total foreign trade at 197,006,218 vs 192,601,153. New York remains dominant but Boston gains on the rival. In transit trade through Boston totals 14,688,799, with trans shipments to Canada rising to 7,262,093 from 5,827,788 in 1900. (Continued on Page Four, Third Column.)
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New York
United States
Boston
New Orleans
Evee Saetgeis
Seapeace
Eve Velevisions
Canada
Snow Slide Destroys Boarding House Near Telluride
A massive snow slide ripped through a boarding house and bunk house on a Telluride mountainside, carrying them 2000 feet and crushing them. News reached Telluride at 10 o clock and rescuers worked to save survivors. Dozens of bodies were recovered as a second slide buried rescuers and the canyon bottom filled with snow two feet deep.
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Liberty Bell
Advertisements Move to Page 2 Corner
Notice indicates 8. Vorempere & Co. will place their ads at the top of the left corner on Page 2 from today onward. The change affects reader visibility for the store’s promotions and notices.
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Vorempere & Co
March Dangers and a Spring Tonic Claim
A historical ad text warns March as the most dangerous month due to seasonal change. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a spring tonic that strengthens the body and drives out impurities to prevent illnesses and cure throat and lung troubles.
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Father John
Elopement Sends Boston Art World Into Gossip
News of the secret marriage between George E. Cook and Mrs. Jane Everett Noye shook Boston’s art circles. A church interruption thwarted a Trinity Church ceremony, while a rushed midnight train wedding to Plymouth Church Brooklyn completed their union. The tale blends art, society, and a dramatic family dispute.
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George Cook
Nove
New York
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Art Museum
Grundmann
Bohemia
George E. Cook
Africa
Jane Everett
Atthre
Dartmouth Street
Europe
Donald
Trinity
Cook
Noye
C. E. Mould
Sheboygan
Wis
Brine Injunction Made Permanent
A permanent injunction against the Brotherhood of Teamsters Helpers Local 25 and allied figures was issued by Judge Braley restraining street patrolling and interference with the R. 8 Brine Transportation Company. The order excludes Oscar F. Cox, amid dispute over his involvement, and directs cessation of threats and blockages at Brine premises. The ruling follows weeks of hearings after a Jan 2 petition and marks a sweeping restraint on labor actions.
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Braley
Oscar F. Cox
Supreme Court
Brotherhood of Teamsters and Helpers
William Hartnett
Frank Brown
Allied Freight Transportation Council
J. A. Murray
Thomas E. Gallagher
John A. Wallace
R. 9
Brine Transportation Company
Cox
Brine Company
Brine
James J. Miller
Congress Street
Atlantic Avenue
Brook overflow threatens Jamaica Plain residents along Stony Brook
Residents along Stony Brook in Jamaica Plain face displacement as the brook overflows. At 8 this morning several gas leaks were reported at Station 13, linked to the flooding. Brookside Avenue, beside the brook, hosts a new sewer project where water forced through the works flooded streets and yards. One four story building owned by Andrew Than tele A is undermined, with police guarding and pedestrians warned. Cellars water level reaches the sidewalk, recalling past flood years on Brookside.
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Patrolman Keefe Dies From Everett Shooting
Patrolman Thomas Keefe of Everett died from wounds after a Feb 19 shooting during an arrest attempt on Broadway near Everett Square. Two suspects, George Edwards alias Edward Carter and George H. Blake, are jailed on murder charges with a March 11 trial date. Edwards did the shooting. Keefe, 44, married with eight children, was to receive a department funeral.
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Thomas Keefe
Everett
Keefe
George Hughes
Edward Hughes
George Edwards
Edward Carter
George H. Blake
Broadway
Everett Square
Boston Sky Winds Bring Rain Then Clearing Weekend Forecast
Rain expected in Boston and vicinity on Saturday with clearing later, brisk south winds. Sunday turns generally fair and colder. New York and New England forecasts confirm rain Saturday and clearing Sunday with windy coastal conditions.
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New York
New England
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