Bay State Neglected by Nation at Deep Waterways Meet
Boston leaders at the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Convention urge rapid inland waterway development to boost commerce. Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham and Mayor Fitzgerald welcome delegates as Governors from New England note Massachusetts lagging behind rivals in harbor and canal improvements. Congressman Moore cites stark funding gaps and calls for unified Atlantic coast action to reconstruct distribution centers from Massachusetts Bay to Long Island Sound.
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Vendome
Frothingham
Commonwealth
Fitzgerald
Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Massachusetts Bay
Long Island Sound
New England Leaders Push Inland Waterways Plan at Banquet
At a banquet Governor A J Pothier of Rhode Island Congressman J Frank Small of North Carolina and Congressman J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania urged developing New England resources by improving inland waterways The event, under the Massachusetts State Board of Trade, aimed to rally business leaders for the national convention in Providence The scene included Lt Governor Frothingham noting Cape Cod Canal construction progress.
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New England
Pothier
Rhode Island
Atlantic Coast
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Moore
Massachusetts
A. J. Pothier
J. Frank Small
North Carolina
Masachusetts State Board of Trade
Association
Providence
Frothingham
Cape Cod
Harvard Observatory Men Chase Clues On Comet Tail
The Harvard Observatory staff led by Director E C Pickering and astronomers including I Bailey Leon Campbell and E S King pressed to observe the comet tail. They considered curvature tilt and timing as reasons for missing the tail and awaited further spectra from Yerkes to confirm explanations.
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Harvard Observatory
E. C. Pickering
William H. Pickering
I. Bailey
Leon Campbell
E. S. King
Catterall
Gerrish
Comet Tail Passes Earth Without Collision
Dr Harold Jacoby of Columbia University says earth avoided Harley's comet tail last night and the tail’s curvature could miss us. He notes the comet may be visible in the western sky tonight with a possible fragment near the sun.
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New York
Harley
Harold Jacoby
Rutherford
Columbia University
Dr. Jacoby
Babii
Yale Sees Comet Tail Stretch Across Sky
At Yale observatory it was announced the comet passed the sun on schedule at 10 59 PM and its tail, unseen until 2 15 AM, measured 120 degrees long and 8 degrees broad at the horizon. The comet was not visible tonight.
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New Haven
Yale Observatory
Tail of Halley’s comet visible at Yerkes Wis
At Yerkes Observatory in Bay Wisconsin on May 19 the tail of Halley’s comet was seen in the east before daybreak. Professors Barnard and Frost dispute the idea that Earth passed through the tail and agree the Earth entered the tail but cannot explain the unprecedented conditions. Astronomers remain bewildered by the startling apparition.
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Leon Campbell
Yerkes Williams' Bay
Wis
Yerkes Observatory
Halley
Barnard
Frost
Unprecedented Spectral Phenomenon Observed Near Sun
Observers report a broad spectrum of light across and beyond the sun, sighted for the second time in hours. Professors Frost and Barnard confirm the appearance, with Frost contacting observers within 100 miles to verify the unusual display that lasted under 30 minutes.
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EB. B. Frost
B. F. Barnard
Frost
Williams
Bay
Bessie Bradley Dies by Own Action in Hastings on Hudson
New York May 19 reports Bessie Bradley a 4 year old maid employed in Hastings on Hudson died by her own act after Halley's Comet did not appear. Other servants found her dead in bed with gas turned on.
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New York
Bessie Bradley
Hastingson-Hudson
Halley
Mine Workers Strike Over Comet Fears
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania thousands of coal miners stayed home after fears that a passing comet would destroy the earth. The stoppage began yesterday and continued into today as workers refused to work.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Comet Scare Drives Work Stoppage in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina on May 19 frightened Black workers quit their jobs and fled to churches while residents gathered on nearby mountains to view the comet spectacle.
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Asheville
Diamond rings valued at 1060 vanish from Mrs Spooner home
Jewelry valued at about 1060 disappeared from a dresser in Mrs Carrie Spooner residence at 16 Readendale street yesterday afternoon. Several persons were in the house but none saw anything suspicious. Police from Station 14 began an investigation. no arrests yet. Spooner was away at the time and police suspect a clever thief entered unseen through servants. The rings are family heirlooms and valued highly by Mrs Spooner.
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Carrie Spooner
Reedadale Street
Station 14
Spooner
Sneakeh
Spoon
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