Fire in Brackett Street tenement claims border life
Quincy reports a fatal suffocation after a fire in a Brackett street tenement. Boarder John Thompson, about 40, was found in a bed alcove with a lamp overturned on a table, causing the blaze. Savage couple were rescued. property loss estimated at $300.
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Quincy
Brackett Street
William Savage
John Thompson
Savage
Thompson
Wiliams
Jones
Adams
McKay
Hold Philippines and American Trade Praise From Horne
Mr Horne a Detroit born importer arrived in Boston from Yokohama and spoke at Young's Hotel about selling American manufactured goods in Asia He praised the Philippines acquisition calling it a bargain and predicted exports to Siberia China and Japan would rise dramatically He noted Americans gaining recognition in Yokohama and speculated on future East Asian power shifts involving Korea and Western powers
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Mr. Horne
Siberia
Japan
Boston
Yokohama
Port Arthur
America
Horne
Post
Young’s Hotel
Asia
Philippines
Spain
Russian Siberia
China
California
San Francisco
Java
Orient
England
Russia
Germany
France
Corea
United States
Pill Masias: Etta Masias Weds Hyman Pill in East Boston
The marriage was held last evening at Webster Hall East Boston with hundreds of guests. Rabbi Hyman Schoher officiated and Samuel W Pill brother of the groom served as best man. Bridesmaids included Clara Krokin Dora Krokin S Masias and R Masias. Ushers were Max Masson Louis Masson Hyman Rombach and H Rekevich. Flower girls Gussie and Minnie Levenson.
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Etta Masias
Hyman Pill
Webster Hall
Boston
Hyman 8. Schoher
Samuel W. Pill
Clara Krokin
Dora Krokin
Masias
R. Masias
Dewey Arrives in New York for Brief Visit
Admiral Dewey reached New York by Pennsylvania Railroad at 3 PM and checked into the Cambridge Hotel. He dined in his suite with Mrs Hazen and Mrs Ludlow around 7 PM and left the hotel with them later, their destination unclear.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Theambridge Hotel
Boers Decide to Use Privateers Against British Trade
Paris dispatch notes Temps corroborating Eclair that the Boers have issued letters of marque in Europe and the United States. A vast fleet of transports carries troops at sea and British commerce may suffer, even if the ships do not engage. The Transvaal government reportedly cannot avoid this threat to trade.
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Paris
Temps
Europe
Transvaal
Ladysmith Siege Report Details Fierce Boer Assaults
Despatches from Colenso and Ladysmith describe continued shelling and bombardment by British forces. British troops, including cavalry and field artillery, engage the Boers to the southwest and claim decisive maneuvers at Ladysmith. Casualties and exchanges mark a tense, evolving stand as relief and reinforcements arrive.
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Durban
Ladysmith
French
Tjieutenant Egerton
Joubert
Kincaid
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Brocklehurst
Imperial Light Horse
Natal Mounted
War dispatches from South Africa describe dawn artillery duel
On Thursday the Boers fired on Ladysmith from between Colenso and General White's camp. General Buller reports troops in good health and spirits with wounded recovering. A Ladysmith despatch notes dawn artillery exchanges silenced Boers guns as Lancers Hussars Natal Carbineers and Natal Border Rifles moved at sunrise toward the Boer camp behind Bester's Hull.
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Colenso
Ladysmith
George Stewart White
Bester
Lancers
Hussars
Natal Carbineers
Natal Border Rifles
French
Wrecks of Cervera squadron yield treasure claims at Santiago
Divers probing the torpedo boat destroyer Pluton report finding 400 dollars in the purser's cabin. Wreckers who tried to board the Cristobal Colon Tuesday clashed with rival claimants, leaving one dead and several wounded in the fatal fight.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Cervera
Pluton
Cristobal Colon
Murdge McDougal Dies After Staircase Fall
Autopsy confirms death by fractured skull from a fall down stairs at a Kidder Street house. Inspector McKay reports George Milligan as occupant of the room McDougal visited. Milligan says McDougal refused to return home, then fell after stumbling as he descended.
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Quincy
Murdock McDougal
Kidder Street
Jones
McKay
George Milligan
McDougal
Milligan
Ex-President Harrison Returns From Europe to New York
Ex President Harrison arrived on the steam ship St Paul with Mrs Harrison and the baby after a Paris mission as Venezuela counsel before the arbitration commission. He recounted a brief Germany stop where he met the Kaiser and a London visit, noting a stormy voyage and his fair health. He denied a rift with Choate and called the arbitration decision a compromise, not a victory, while declining comment on the Transvaal war.
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New York
Harrison
Paris
Venezuela
Anglo- Venezuela Arbitration Commission
American Line
St. Paul
Germany
London
London Chamber of Commerce
Choate
Transvaal
England
Mason Killed in Vermont Stair Accident
Burlington Vermont Nov 5 Roger Mc Dermott a stone mason was killed by falling down stairs last night. He lived in Lowell Massachusetts where he leaves a widow.
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Burlington, Vt
Roger McDermott
Lowell
Mass
England's death list grows at Farquhar's Farm engagement
The official roll shows 3 from Gloucestershire Regiment and Royal Irish Fusiliers missing after Farquhar's Farm. Twenty two Gloucs Regt and ten Royal Irish Fusiliers and two from the Tenth Mountain Battery were killed. Between 70 and 100 escaped to Ladysmith, with 150 wounded brought in.
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Durban
Natal
Gloucestershire Regiment
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Farquhar’s Farm
Glouccestershire Regiment
Tenth Mountain Battery
Ladysmith
Lyddite Shells for Walwich Brigade Bound for Cape
Transports have been secured for the Walwich Howitzer Brigade to be rushed to the Cape. The unit carries 10,000 rounds of five inch lyddite shells. A single shell in a dense target is estimated to kill 300. The Qomaram battle showed mass Dervish deaths from suffocation and bird carcasses attracted by the battlefield.
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London
Walwich
Cape
Qomaurman
Khalifa Abdullah
Prison Riot Over New Cuban Prison Uniform Rules
In Santiago de Cuba prisoners resisted a new uniform regulation requiring stripes clipped hair and a clean shave. Officials used force to enforce the rule. some inmates were bound during the barbering. Prisoners say the measure is the lowest form of degradation.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Santiago
Ameri can Axe resumes in East Douglas after water shutdown
The American Axe Company's works reopened the day before with orders rushing in and a very bright outlook following a water shortage shutdown.
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East Douglas
American Axe Company
Dublin Lord Mayor and MP Redmond Receive Warm Portland Welcome
Hon. John E. Redmond M P and Lord Mayor Tallon of Dublin were greeted with a broad Portland welcome. A large attendance at City Hall heard speeches by the visitors and Rev Dr Blanchard, with later readings of subscriptions whose total amount was not yet known.
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Portland
John E. Redmond
Tallon
Dublin
City Hall
Robinson
Messrs
Redmond
Blanchard
Democrats Nominate Two For Ward 16 House Seat
In Ward 16 the Democratic committee backs William J. Donovan and Lawrence J. Earle for the U S House race as Democrats unite to overcome a Republican edge. The opposition lists two corporation men as candidates.
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Paine and Mack
Willian J. Donovan
Lawrence J. Earle
Mr. Donovan
Mr. Earle
Philo-Celtic Society Meets in St. James Church Programs Irish Revival
The Boston Philo Celtic Society held a Sunday session at St. James Church Parochial School rooms with classes led by Superintendent Callahan Miss M J Donovan and James Drinan. President Timothy J Donaghue announced an Irish language revival address for Lord Mayor Tallon and John Redmond and noted Redmond’s pledge to support Irish language revival. A solemn Requiem Mass for Rev Eugene O Growney to be held November 20 at 9 o clock in St James Church Harrison avenue was announced.
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Boston Philo-Celtic Society
St. James Church
Whitmore Street
Callahan
M. J. Donovan
James Drinan
Timothy J. Donaghue
Tallon
John Redmond
Redmond
House of Commons
St. James Chure
Harrison Avenue
Eugene O’growney
Sng Tormiece
Maynoo
Los Angeles
Anti Irish Feeling Sparks Movement Against Cardinal Gibbons
In London on November 5 a religious-political dispute erupts as opponents threaten hostile protests if Cardinal Gibbons attends the opening of Westminster Cathedral. The dispute follows Lecky's critical assessment of Gibbons in a newly published volume, criticizing his praise of John Boyle O'Reilly.
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London
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Vaughn
New Westminster Cathedral
William Edward Pertaere
Lecky
the Bess
John Boyle O'Reilly
Gibbons
James Jeffrey Roche
O'Reilly
Oreilly
O Reilly Seduction of Queen's Soldiers Sparks Controversy
A historical critique accuses O Reilly of treachery for joining the English Hussars to betray the Queen's soldiers. Lecky and Gibbons spar over perjury and morality, noting strong national feelings and Irish stance amid broader religious debate.
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Hussars
O’reilly
O'Reilly
Lecky
Plover Runs Ashore at Sandy Point Noted Cargo Loss
The brigantine Plover under Captain Godfrey from New York to Sierra Leone ran ashore near Sandy Point just north of the life saving station in Block Island. Weather favors floating. Part of the deckload was removed today. Cargo valued with 300 barrels of flour 15000 gallons of kerosene 100 barrels of pork ship bread crackers furniture and 7800 feet of pine on deck.
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Block Island
R. I
Godfrey
Barbadoes
New York
Sierra Leone
Africa
Sandy Point
Henderson ‘Bros
Jennie and Etta Lost in Gale Off Westport Nova Scotia
The American schooner Jennie and Etta carrying eighty seven tons of coal from New York to Machias foundered in a heavy gale off Westport Digby county early Thursday. Captain M J Walls his wife and four crewmen abandoned to a single boat and were not rescued until Friday night. They had no food during the ordeal and were landed yesterday at Freeport where news reached Halifax. The Jennie and Etta registered 125 tons.
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N. S
Jennie
Etta
New York
Machias
Westport
Digby
County
Las
M. J. Walls
Freeport
Quinn's Watch Recovered After Police Recovery
Police arrested Maurice Corkery age 30 of 32 Leverett Street on Saturday theft charges after a gold watch plated chain and charm were stolen from John F. Quinn at the NMquor store. The missing items were recovered by officers of Division 3 yesterday afternoon at 16 Court Street.
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Maurice Corkery
Leverett Street
John F. Quinn
Nmquor
Court Street
Arrests for fast driving spark city police report
Officers of Division 16 arrested Thomas C. Alexander and Robert Bustis for fast driving under city park ordinances in Charlesgate East Kansas City Mo. Nov 6. Fire destroyed Half a Million dollars worth of property after midnight. Gone Bros big department store and sixth streets spread to nearby buildings on Main and Walnut streets. Insurance estimated at 33 percent.
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Division 16
Thomas C. Alexander
Robert Bustis
Charlesgate East
Kanbas City
Bros. Big Department Store
Walnut
E. Agereante Insurance
Knife Duel Ends Dramatically in North Street
A Sunday Italian feud near Hotel Italy escalated into a knife versus revolver duel. Marino Farliana, 35, is hospitalized with a head wound, while the knife-wielding man was jailed at Station 1. The clash stemmed from tensions over a young woman, Regina Mossoro.
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North Street
Hotel Italy
North End
Marino Farliana
Quincy Court
City’ Hospital
Station 1
Farliana
Regina Mossoro
Fusion forces gain recruits claims Dahlman in Nebraska
William J. Bryan notes rising fusion support while Democratic State chairman Dahlman cites a 12 000 lead. Senator Thurston asserts the state remains Republican by about 5 000.
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William J. Bryan
Dahlman
Democratic State Committee
Thurston
Maryland Governorship Fate Shaped by Large Vote Defeat
The Republican candidate for governor is expected to lose by a large majority, with the anticipated defeat seen as a broader rebuke beyond party lines and reflecting voter sentiment in Maryland.
Double assault ends in stabbing on North Street
Mariano Letteria, 28, confronted Farliana after a dispute over a young lady. Farliana drew a revolver but Letteria seized the weapon and stabbed him in the forehead and face with a six and a half inch knife. Police captured the attacker after a street chase. Farliana was hospitalized with a dangerous wound.
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Mariano Letteria
North Street
Farliana
Letteria
Fitts
Station 1
Prince Street
Hanover Street
North Square
North End
East Boston Ward 2 Campaign Activities Highlight Heavy Get Out The Vote Push
In East Boston Ward 2 Democratic efforts for Donovan and Hickey the two Legislature nominees held a series of events. A Lamson Associates reception drew about two hundred voters with informal talks by the candidates. A Mavericks room gathering supported the ticket and Teamsters Union members at Webster Hall endorsed Donovan and Hickey. Ritchie Hall Maverick Square hosts a smoke talk by Joseph A. Conry on Democracy and Wealth of Nations with George McKenna singing and Henry Kiernan and William Henry contributing readings and piano. Open to the public under the Youngers Democratic Club.
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Ward 2
Donovan
Hickey
Lamson Associates
Messrs
Mavericks
Webster Hell
Teamsters’ Union
Ralles
Ritchie Hall
Maverick Square
Joseph A. Conry
Board of Aldermen
Democracy and Wealth of Nations
George McKenna
Henry P. Kiernan
William J. Henry
Wen
Youngen’'s
Democratic Club
Political forecast sparks clash in state canvass
Senator Wellington predicts a Biden era defeat and vows voter rebuke for weakness while Chairman Vandiveer contends twenty one counties and all legislative districts will flip to Democrats. Chairman Shyrock counters Republicans will win every county with no figures.
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Rge L. Wellington
United States
Maryland
Vandiveer
Democratic State Committee
Democratic State Committee Foresees Fraudulent Conditions
Pennsylvania Democratic chairman warns that fraudulent conditions in Philadelphia threaten the party's chances next Tuesday. He says Creasy could win State treasurer by a handsome majority if such conditions do not prevail.
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Billing
Democratic State Committee
Philadelphia
Creasy
New York Campaign Races Build in Manhattan and Bronx
Richard Croker directly leads Tammany efforts as district leaders raise Democratic majorities amid Republican claims of a small New York county edge. Democrats flood city with literature while pushing a home rule charter fight and Assembly targets. Odell predicts three gains, but prevailing view suggests at least double that, while fusion campaigns lag due to GOP Citizen’s Union feuds.
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Richard Croker
Manhattan
Bronx
Tammany
New York County
Assembly
New York
Albany
Odell
Republican State Committee
Independent Labor Party
Fusion County
Citizen’s Union
German vote forecast shapes Iowa governor race
George A. Huffman, chairman of the Democratic State committee, predicts at least 8 percent of the German vote for governor and a victory for Fred White by no less than 20,000. The Republican chairman projects Governor Shaw’s re election with a 40,000 plurality over White.
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Fred White
Eorge A. Huffman
Democratic State Committee
Shaw
White
Republican State Committee
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