Immigrant Ship Olinda Brings Diverse Passengers
Among Olinda passengers from Cuban ports and Fortune Island were fifty colonists from La Gloria and twenty five shipwrecked seamen. Twenty from the Frammes wreck on Hog Stye Reef in the Bahamas were saved. Five from the Hattie Godfrey, lost on Romanos Reef, were rescued.
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New York
Olinda
Cuban
Fortune Island
la Gloria
Frammes
Hog Stye Reef
Bahamas
Hattie Godfrey
Romanos Reef
Baracoa
Havana
Cherryfield
Poisoning Trial Closes Week With Obvious Mental Strain
Viola Horlocker leaves the prison dock in a near violent frenzy after six days at the heart of a famous poisoning trial. She rests with her sister’s care while New York’s Mrs Cheever stands by, and doctors warn the strain may have shattered her mind. Weak testimony supports the defense’s claim of emotional insanity as the trial nears its end.
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Paris
George Law
New York
Hastings
Neb
Viola Horlocker
Durrant Cheever
New York City
Woman Falls Down Stairs In Leverett Street Incident
Celia Bancroft fell while sliding down stairs at 107 Leverett street late Saturday night. Her ear was torn by a sharp board fragment. Dr Golding refused treatment over price, police were notified, Celia later found at 368 Hanover street and treated by Dr Cilley at Station 8 before transfer to City Hospital.
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Celia Bancroft
Leverett Street
Celia
Golding
Division 3
Hanover Street
Cilley
City Hospital
Tax Idle Land in Havana Presses for Tax Reform
Governor General Wood has spoken with influential figures urging taxation of idle valuable properties in Cuba rather than taxing each sugar bag. Proponents argue underused estates and sugar plants would be forced productive or sold, while wealthy owners abroad remain untaxed.
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Havana
Wood
Paris
Madrid
Cuba
General Wood
Fire destroys multiple blocks in Contoocook
A two o clock fire in Tasker's grocery store ignited almost thirty thousand dollars worth of property. The Jones block Danforth block owned by W A Danforth Concord Kimball's block and a storage barn were wiped out with Davis block and the highway bridge badly damaged.
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Contoocook
N. H
Tasker
Jones
Danforth
W. A. Danforth
Concord
Kimball
Davis
Highway Bridge
Senate Delays Porto Rican Bill as Alaska Code Seeks Attention
The Senate plans to devote much of this week to the Porto Rican question while Senator Carter pushes his Alaska code bill. Republicans clash between free trade aims and tariff amendments as Democrats debate amendments. a privileges and elections committee hearing on Senator Clark begins Wednesday, with no report expected for weeks. House forecasts also noted.
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Washington
Senate
Porto Rico
Carter
Alaska
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Clark
House
Sealing Fleet Reports Big Catch Near St Johns N F
Reports from the sealing fleet indicate a total catch of about 296000 seals with an expected increase of around 60000. This would surpass last year’s 247000 and mark the best haul in twenty years.
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Eden
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Conn
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New Haven
Eve
Iva V. Eaton
Frank Hess
Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn
Hess
Anna E. Zeiss
Myrtle Avenue
Eva Miller
Eve Evans
Garden of Eden
New England
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Pitts-Kimball CO
Park Theatre
Washington Street
Valenciennes Lace
Sises
Tients
Chicago
Anna Schroeder
Kehoe
Meisenlou
Charles Sutherland
Yestern
Detroit
AGATE
Berlin
Nuart Agate
Mammoth Toy Department
Contoocook, N. J
Washington St
America
Whittier
Gilchrist
NEW Bicycle Dept
Shelby
Niagara
Olympia
Fiske Rubber Co
TRUMP
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Wheeler
Garford
Hunt
Hollenbeck
Gilliam
Porto Rica
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