Investigation of City of Birmingham Wreck in Boston Harbor
An inquiry will begin immediately to determine the cause of the City of Birmingham sinking after striking a submerged scow off Governor's Island. The scow, marked by a day flag and possibly unlit, sank six months earlier and may have endangered harbor traffic. The Birmingham, 301 feet long, 3066 tons, built 1888, carried no passengers, and divers found a large bow hole but expect to pump and patch it.
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City OF Birmingham
City of
Birmingham
Savannah
Governor's Island
Hammond
Castle Island
Barber tries to maim wife in Nov. 4 shooting
Lynn. Pasquale Ferrari an Italian barber of 162 Blossom Street attempted to shoot his wife at 8 30 this morning firing three shots from a 38 calibre revolver. Two bullets passed through her dress setting it on fire Ferrari fled after a quarrel reportedly over a threat of arrest for support.
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Lynn
Pasquale Ferrari
Blossom Street
Ferrari
Pyramid Pile Cure Free Trial Offer Advertised
A mail order offer promotes a home remedy named Pyramid Pile Cure for piles and related symptoms. It claims quick relief, urges sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co in Marshall Michigan for a free trial and a 50 cent full treatment via mail if satisfied.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Hair Growth Promoter Ad from Philo Hay Co
Promotes luxuriant growth of healthy hair stops shedding and removes dandruff. Keeps hair soft and glossy. Not a dye Philo Hay Spec Co Newark NJ. 50c and 1.00 bottles all druggists.
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Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Major fires in Lockport cause heavy damage on Nov 4
Fire at Olmstead Ex celsior Works along Washburn and Exchange streets destroyed the building and several nearby mills and structures. Estimated loss reaches $200,000. Other items note Manila election registration records, Becker takes NAM secretary post, mine shaft collapse in Liege, and various political and financial items across cities.
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Lockport
N. Y
Olmstead Excelsior Works
Washburn and
Exchange Streets
Franklin Milling Company
Hovey
New York Central
Manila
Philippines
Paris
Charles H. Becker
American Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers of
United States
Liege
Belgium
Collard
Halifax
Springhill
Nashville
Tenn
P. McF. Allen
West
Thomas S. Bush
New England Wire Briefs From Grafton to Maine
A digest of miscellaneous reports from New England and nearby states including a wedding in Grafton where Walter Sullloway marries Miss Lillian Gibson, Dartmouth Manuscripts of Daniel Webster, a Yale student crossing Long Island Sound, and local incidents from Danbury Greenwich and Thomaston with weather and public health notes.
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Grafton
N. H
C. A. Sulloway
Manchester
Walter B. Sulloway
Statesman
Manichester
Lillian M. Gibson
Winsted
Conn
Ida Madrah
Dartmouth College
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth Gazette
Literary Tablet
Danbury
Jesse Gallow
White Street
Gallow
Turner
Bates College
Elmer Harlow
Turner Hill
Stamford
Hugh M. Matheson
Yale
Lloyd's Neck
Long Island
Millinocket
Schlitz Brewery Expands to World’s Largest Plant
Milwaukee based Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company plans monster new buildings including a large brew house vast reserve malt bins and expanded bottling facilities. Powerful electric engines will boost capacity from 2,000,000 to 3,500,000 barrels per year due to strong global demand for Schlitz beer.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
Monster
Schlitz Beer
Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Claims Refund Offer
Advertises Dr. Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil with a 25 cent price and a refund guarantee by druggists if the product fails to heal. Mentions Brown Tail Poison itch rash and Household Surgeon notes.
News Nuggets Around The Hub Concludes Wagon Falls
Julian Doody who suffered a brain concussion was taken to Relief Hospital after falling from a wagon near Sullivan Square. Benjamin J. Millerick of Cambridge was hospitalized with contusions and lacerations after a fall at Boston & Maine sheds on Rutherford Avenue. Orville B S Taylor, age 58, received four fractured ribs and internal injuries when caught between two wagons. The Boston Young Men's Christian Union starts evening drawing classes with S E Gideon, a Tech teacher, leading the architectural drawing course.
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Julian Doody
Relief Hospital
Sullivan Square
Doody
Boston & Maine
Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown
Benjamin J. Millerick
Charles Street
Cambridge
Orville
Taylor
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
S. E. Gideon
Armenian killer sentenced to electric chair in Sing Sing
Bedros Ham Partjoomian was condemned to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison during the week of December 16 for the July Union Square murder of wealthy Armenian merchant Hovhannes Tavshanjian.
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New York
Bedros Hampartjoomian
Hovhannes Tavshanjian
Union Square
Sing Sing
Four Thousand Miners Quit Work in Danville Strike
Four thousand miners halted work in Danville Illinois after learning pay would be issued by check instead of cash. The action follows financial pressure cited by workers as the reason for the stoppage.
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Danville, Ill
Will filed for Stephen Clougherty probate
The long time Boston police associate Stephen Clougherty had his will filed for probate. He leaves $1000 bequests to Carney Hospital Home for Destitute Catholic Children Little Sisters of the Poor Free Home for Consumptives and Gate of Heaven Church.
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Stephen Clougherty
Boston Police Department
Carney Hospital
Little Sisters of the Poor
Free Home For
Gate of Heaven Church
Harriman Awarded $175 in Lowell Estate Suit Verdict
J Emery Harriman received a verdict of 175 against executors Percival Lowell and others, heirs of Augustus Lowell, despite initially asking 20 000 for injuries alleged from an October 7 1897 ejection from Lowell’s office.
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Augustus Lowell
J. Emery Harriman
Percival Lowell
Park Square Rink Opens With Grand Night crowd
The Park Square Rink debut drew large crowds as the new coliseum at the monster building’s end hosts a 10 lap banked bicycle track and a flat roller track. Roller races run Wednesday and Friday evenings weekly, with a grand opening bicycle race Saturday featuring riders from the United States and abroad. The facility seats 6000 spectators and is expected to grow in popularity.
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Park Square
Coliseum
Explorer Amundsen Lectures at Tremont Temple
Captain Roald Amundsen spoke to a large Tremont Temple audience on life in the frozen north and the northwest passage. Governor Guild introduced him, praising his polar achievements as stereopticon views showed his voyage from Christiania to Mare Island. The death of engineer Gustav J. Wilk was noted. Amundsen will dine at Young's tonight.
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Roald Amundsen
Tremont Temple
Northwest Passage
Guild
Christiania
Croa
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Esquimaux
Gustav J. Wilk
Amundsen
Young's
Mur derer admission outlines Fairbanks ward visit details
Miss Elsie McClosky, superintendent at Brattleboro hospital, testified that William Fairbanks called himself a murderer while in care. The witness described a Brattleboro clergyman Reverend H R Niles visiting Fairbanks during a near death sinking spell and asking if he re...
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Newefane
William Fairbanks
Brattleboro
Elsie McClosky
Fairbanks
Mary Page Grout
Reverend Johnson Backs Moran For Boston District Attorney
William E Mills quotes Rev Herbert S Johnson denouncing Mayor Fitzgerald and Dennison and urging Suffolk County to elect a district attorney who will enforce laws. He identifies John B Moran as the man who can be trusted to pursue criminals if evidence warrants action.
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Boston
John B. Moran
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