Band of Firebugs Invade Dorchester Dorchester fires scare residents
Four firebugs planned multiple blazes in the Edson and Norfolk street area Dorchester near a wooden tenement district. A Dorchester woman overheard their talk and police seek the four men who appear to have urged each other to start fires at several rear entrances late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
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Dorchester
Edson
Norfolk
Edson Street
North End
Four men linked to fires near Norfolk street
A woman near the scene reported hearing four men discussing arson and returning to ignite buildings after a second alarm. State police expected to investigate with citizen help as losses were limited to apartment houses and a Snow brothers building sustained light damage.
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Snow Brothers
John AL. Manson
The
Boston Marine Society
General Shafter in Critical Condition at Bakersfield
At 5 PM Dr. A Schaefer of Bakersfield reported Major General Shafter growing worse with a temperature of 102.8 and a pulse of 140, warning that unless a radical change occurs within two hours all hope must be abandoned.
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Bakersfield
Cal
A. Schaefer
Shafter
General Shafter Suffers Acute Pneumonia at California Ranch
After six days bedridden at Captain McKittrick's ranch twenty miles from Barkersfield General Shafter's condition worsened. Doctors announced Friday that pneumonia was fatal, Dr Hertzstein arrived for a consult and departed. Oxygen, medicine, and a trained nurse were dispatched from San Francisco and arrived that night as sympathy poured in from across the United States.
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General Shafter
William H. McKittrick
Barkersfield
Hertzstein
San Francisco
United States
Bakersfield
Roosevelt Enjoying Trip Aboard Louisiana Says White House
Wireless reports from the battleship Louisiana indicate President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt are in fine weather and greatly enjoying the voyage. Messages note the ship 150 miles east of Jacksonville and that weather is excellent with the president on deck. Secretary Loeb awaits the next daily message.
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Washington
White House
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Lon
Jacksonville
Dry Tortugas
Fla
Loeb
Paris Rumor Reports King Alfonso Assassinated
A persistent rumor circulates in Paris claiming King Alfonso of Spain has been assassinated upon arrival in Madrid. The report is unconfirmed and lacks reliable sources, with Madrid also noting the rumor.
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Paris
Alfonso
Alfonso of
Spain
Madrid
Chase for Lawrence Alleged Bigamist Scour Canada
Norwood November 11 New York police hunt Abbott W Lawrence once a Norwood resident and former millionaire after reports he squandered three fortunes and wrecked two women's lives He allegedly deserted a Norwood daughter and married another in town years ago.
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Norwood
New York
Canada
Abbott W. Lawrence
Bigamist Lawrence' New York Wedding at Delmonico's Sparks Suit
Edith Spear of Norwood and Georgia Payne of New York are linked to Lawrence who, amid a Delmonico's ceremony conducted by Rev Henry Marsh Warren, sought to wed Payne after a prior Norwood marriage. Witnesses included Talbot Root and F S Palmer as the union drew scrutiny.
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Norwood
Edith Spear
Horace A. Spear
New York
Georgia R. Payne
Kansas City
Miss Payne
Lawrence
Fortune
Delmonico’s
Henry Marsh Warren
Dr. Warren
Waldorf-Astoria
Talbot Root
Wall Street
F. S. Palmer
Leslie J. Thompkins
Andrew S. Hammersley
Lawrence Griffith
Gray's Overcoat Sale at H. Gray Co.
Local notice announces a coat sale by H. Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover. The event highlights discounted outerwear with emphasis on limited stock and special pricing.
King Alfonso Assassination Rumor Stirs Paris and Madrid
Paris reports a rumor that King Alfonso of Spain was killed on his return to Madrid. Officials offered no confirmation while a later leak spoke of a plot to harm the king. Madrid denial circulated unofficially but belief remained strong in many circles as news awaited.
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Paris
Alfonso of
Spain
Madrid
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Stay in Malaga Amid Security
Reports from Spain state King Alfonso and Queen Victoria spent several days in Malaga arriving in late November. Police heightened precautions after a Barcelona anarchist sighting, with houses searched along their route to the palace. The couple attended mass aboard the cruiser Pelayo and planned to return to Madrid. A Madrid papers October rumor claimed a wire trap on the road could harm the king, but it was removed before his auto passage.
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Spain
Alfonso
Victoria
Malaga
Barcelona
Pelayo
Madrid
Massachusetts Coast Struck By Rapid Kentucky Storm
A powerful coastal storm swept from Kentucky via the Virginia capes, hitting Block Island before driving gales to Nantucket and Cape Cod. Highland Light logged 50 mph, Nantucket 40 mph, and Boston 38 mph as several vessels sought shelter. most ships weathered the blow with minor damage and swift subsidence by night.
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Massachusetts
New England
Kentucky
Virginia Capes
Block Island
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Highland Light
Boston
Grant Point
Horace W. Macomber
Nauset
Massachusetts Bay
Charles F. Mayer
Baltimore
Provincetown
Long Point
Storm damage in Boston racks city with toppled sign
A powerful storm in Boston felled a large sign from Dudley Hall at 146 State Street nearly injuring Patrolman Horrigan. A chimney at 84 Commercial Street collapsed, bricks raining on the street. Trees bent on the Common, manholes blown in Roxbury, and blinds gates lumber and debris cluttered streets as police filed reports.
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Dudley Hall
State Street
Horrigan
Court Square
Commercial Street
Roxbury
Rain Storm Deluges Boston Streets as Umbrellas Fail
A New England downpour drenches Boston yesterday with gale force winds and flooded cellars. The weather bureau notes the day’s wind, temperature between 40 and 44, and compares it with last year’s extremes. Firefighters were called twice, hampered by rain, to Tremont and Poplar streets.
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New England
Boston
Tremont Street
Poplar Street
West End
Fishermen Withdraw From Grounds As Gale Forces Shelter
Harbor crews report shore fishermen fled the grounds yesterday afternoon as the gale intensified forcing rapid return to shelter under heavy weather. Local boats sought haven in the harbor with crews racing in before worsening seas.
Fishermen Cut Trips Short As Rough Bay Winds Halt Fleet
The fish port fleet failed to extend beyond the lower harbor as east southeast winds churned the bay. The schooner Henrietta G. Martin returned to port and several vessels sought Gloucester shelter. Major liners including Cymric Sagamore and Anglian faced tough harbor navigation while City of Macon delayed by wireless report from Chatham due to the gale.
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Henrietta G. Martin
Gloucester
White Star
Cymric
Liverpool
Queenstown
Sagamore
Warren Line
Leyland
Anglian
London
Hoosac
Burg
Ocean Steamship Company
City of Macon
Chatham
Three Liners Reach Port Amid Rough Seas
Three liners arrived in port yesterday ending a voyage to escape bad weather. The Cymric Sagamore and Anglian docked with 699 passengers on the Cymric including 587 steerage, plus cargoes on the other two ships. The Sagamore alone reported unfavorable weather a mild storm in the first two days at sea.
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Cymric
Sagamore
Anglian
Fair but colder forecast for Boston and New England
Boston and vicinity will clear and turn colder on Monday with high northwest winds. Tuesday promises fair and continued cool conditions across New England as per Washington weather forecast.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Montreal to seize U S fishermen under bait act
Montreal reports that Newfoundland authorities plan wholesale arrests of U S fishermen aboard American vessels for violations of the bait act. The action, ordered by Newfoundland, is expected to take place Monday or Tuesday.
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Montreal
Que
United States
Newfoundland
Lung Kuro Promoted for Throat Troubles
For throat troubles the product Lung Kuro is recommended to ease coughs and colds as a medicinal aid.
Gray's Overcorp Sale S Washington Hanover
Gray Co. of Washington and Hanover are involved in a sale of an overcorp asset or property.
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Band OF Firebugs
Post
Norfolk Street
James Dunn
Lves
Storer
Gen. Shafter
Mrs. Roosevelt
Gray’s
F. Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
Garrett W. Scollard
Queen Victoria OF
France
King Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Chase
Norwood Millionaire
Vanes
Aksoee
Wwe
H. Gray Co
Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
Hyannis
Jennie G. Pillsbury
Vineyard Haven
Handkerchief Shoal
Thompson’s Street
U. S
Gray’s Overcorp
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