Sinking gale tests brig H. N. Wright off Chatham
The brig H. N. Wright, Captain Williams, carrying coal from Perth Amboy to Portland, rode a fierce cyclone from Cape Cod to Maine. After a long struggle in Massachusetts Bay the vessel was saved with pumps and lifeboat crews, then towed to Vineyard Haven.
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Chatham
H. N. Wright
Williams
Portland
Perth Amboy
New England
Wright
Lakes
New Hampshire
Cape Cod
Maine
Massachusetts Bay
Highland Light
Orleans
North Chatham
Charles
Doane
Ghatham
Storm King
Vineyard Haven
Cape Cods
Correct Brain Cells and The Benefit of Postum
An article urges readers to inventory personal habits to improve life success and avoid coffee's harm to brain function. It promotes Postum as a healthier alternative, claiming better bodily and mental vigor when reducing or replacing coffee intake.
Mayor Josiah Quincy profile review
Born in Quincy and aged 38, Josiah Quincy is a Harvard graduate and a Democrat. He has held Massachusetts House seats for four years, served as Secretary and Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, and acted as Assistant Secretary of State before serving a two year mayoral term in Boston at 82 Charles Street.
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Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Harvard
Charles Street
Boston
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Democratic State Committee
National Democratic Committee
The
United States
Bowdoin Graduate age 36 in Republican politics
A 36 year old Bowdoin College graduate is active in Republican politics and is married.
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Bowdoin College
Republican
Platt Blasts Citizens Union Over Seth Low Split
Senator Platt charges Republican factions engineered Seth Low’s municipal campaign to divide anti Tammany votes. He says Citizens Union refused union, forcing Republican dissent and warning against calumny while praising state and national GOP strength. He frames defeat as local to New York City despite broader GOP gains.
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New York
Platt
Seth Low
Citizens’ Organization
Quigg Presidency and the Citizens' Union Split
The piece recalls Mr Quigg becoming county committee president and offering union, which was distinctly refused. It notes the Citizens' Association platform promoting go it alone non-partisanship, opposing Republican cooperation, and hints at Republican leaders recognizing the policy's peril.
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Quigg
Citizens’ Association
Republican Party
Citizens’ Union
Fragmented GOP Fight Over Municipal Nominations
The article discusses Republican leaders labeling a prominent figure as a vainglorious self seeker while opposing Seth Low’s candidacy. It notes calls for a union with anti-Tammany groups under fair terms and describes the county committee inviting all anti-Tammany organizations to a conference to set a joint nominating day.
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Seth Low
Citizens’ Organization
Republican Party
Republican County Committee
Collis
Something Worse Than Tam manys Victory
The piece argues the greater harm would be a Tammany Hall victory at state and national levels. It cites Mr. Low of Brooklyn as having defeated a Republican candidate by treachery and envisions a despotic mayoral power undermining party responsibility and wrecking the Republican organization for the next national campaign.
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New York City
Harlem River
New York
Tammany Hall
Citizens’ Union
Low
Brooklyn
Republican Party
McKinley Prepares Annual Message to Congress
President McKinley has begun composing his annual message, dictating to a stenographer after gathering material from Cabinet reports. He will handle department matters first and omit foreign questions until the latest developments are known the next three weeks.
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Washington, DC
McKinley
Congress
Cleveland
Hood's Pills Advertisement for Digestion Aid
Historical ad copy promoting Hood's Pills to aid assimilation of food and digestion. The claim notes 6c price and associates Hood's Pills with a Lowell Massachusetts supplier 1 & Co.
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Hood
Hoop
1 & Co
Lowell
Mass
Meteor Falls As Fire Ball With Iron Copper Nickel
A bright mass of fire fell near Park Avenue in Binghamton on a Friday evening. It embedded in the earth, a two foot circumference ball of brown sand, broken to reveal a triangular core with sulfur odor. Professor Whitney examined it, confirming iron copper and nickel burned beyond recognition. The meteor is in the high school laboratory.
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Binghamton
Park Avenue
McDonald
Whitney
Balkan tensions rise as Turkey massed on frontier
Vienna Times reports disquiet in the Balkans with no peace treaty signed between Turkey and Greece. Bulgaria and the Porte are strained as 100000 Turkish troops amass on the Bulgarian frontier. Serbia and Albania risk involvement amid growing unrest. The outlook is unreassuring.
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London
Vienna
The
Times
Turkey
Greece
Crete
Balkans
Bulgaria
Porte
Servia
Couise
Macedonia
Albania
Teck Rumors Stir Over Pension After Duchess Death
UK and Canadian press debate whether the Duke of Teck should receive a state pension after the duchess’s death. Reports say he is financially strapped, with his wife’s annuity cited and a history of speculative ventures and a BC syndicate. Parliament previously voted dowries for royal daughters but vowed no further royal public money.
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Tondon
Duke of
Teck
Duke of Teck
England
Duke of Westminster
British Columbia
House of Commons
Prince of Wales
Maasdam Explodes at Sea Near Plymouth During Gale
The Maasdam suffered a cylinder explosion in a heavy gale after an attempted tow by Maria Eliza. Tow failed on Nov 9. Maasdam drifted with the engine under easy steam on Nov 10, reached Plymouth, after engine failed near the breakwater, passengers were removed, and most cabin travelers are Americans bound for New York on the next sail.
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London
Plymouth
New York
Thieves Gang Targeting Wealthy Homes Nabbed
Police in Brighton report two arrests on Saturday night and a third on Sunday as they break up a gang posing as domestics. The group stole clothing from William C Pope 57 Gardner Street Charles W Connery 35 Ashford Street and William J Connery 7 Ashford Street with items valued around 350. Women Lucy Thompson Martha Fiske alias Thompson and Harriet Thompson were taken into custody and all stolen goods were recovered.
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Brighton
William C. Pope
Gardner Street
Charles W. Connery
Ashford Street
William J. Connery
Lively Chelsea Mayor Race Sparks Draft Contenders
Chelsea politics heats up as Mayor Hermon W Pratt declines re election ex Alderman Seth J Littlefield ex Mayor Samuel P Tenney George H Dunham and John Duncan are named as possible candidates Duncan undecided Dunham rules out and Republican caucuses set for next Friday promising a lively night if multiple names run.
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Hermon’w. Pratt
Chelsea
The
Woods
Seth J. Littlefield
Samuel P. Tenney
George H. Dunham
John Duncan
Duncan
Dunham
Overdose of Morphine Fatal to Roxbury Man
Ernest Wessels, 69, of 96 Bragdon Street Roxbury, took an overdose of morphine last night seeking relief from insomnia. He informed his family, Dr. Osgood was called, and he was moved to City Hospital where his condition at midnight was listed as dangerous.
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Ernest Wessels
Bragdon Street
Roxbury
Wessels
Osgood
City Hospital
Dartmouth Changes to Four Year Medical Diploma Beginning 1897
Dartmouth Medical College announces a four year diploma program starting January 1. The 1897 class will be the last to graduate under the three year course, with exercises on November 23. Addressing the class, Dr. Charles A. Morse of Newmarket N H. will speak. D P Winnus of Uxbridge Mass is valedictorian and H P Martin of Millbury Mass is orator. Class officers include H O Chesley president C H Burr vice president J K O'Donnell secretary H N Kingsford treasurer M R Beaudoin Bennett historian H S Platts marshal D P Winnus Alexander Beaton valedictorians and W E Merril A B Rale W P Crosby and A M Provost executive committee.
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H. O. Chesley
C. H. Burr
J. K. O’donnell
H. N. Kingsford
M. R. Beaudoin-Bennett
H.S. Platts
D. P. Winnus
Alexander Beaton
H. P. Martin
W. E. Mererill
A. B Rale
W. P Crosby
A. M. Provost
Fire destroys building in Biddeford
Fire at the corner of Summer and Birch streets in Biddeford Me razed a large wooden building early today causing about 5000 in losses. The blaze began in the grocery store operated by Mott Staples and quickly consumed the entire structure with partial insurance coverage.
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Biddeford
Birch Streets
Mott Staples
Filibuster Landing Reported From Mascotte Voyage
Three passengers aboard the Mascotte report a successful landing of the latest filibuster expedition at Port Tampa from Cuba. They refuse to give any details about the mission or participants.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mascotte
Port Tampa
Cuba
Chicago offers $5000 for rematch with Wisconsin
The University of Chicago football backers propose a $5000 guarantee for a rematch, arguing luck decided the previous game's result. They set the game to be played in Chicago on November 20, or the second Saturday after Thanksgiving, if agreed.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Wisconsin University
Badgers
Pierce plans massive colonization of Union veterans in Texas
A. H. Pierce, prominent southwest Texas cattleman, launches a project to settle 25 000 acres in Matagorda County with Union Civil War veterans. Leaders of the Grand Army of the Republic back the effort and Pierce aims to colonize 60 000 veterans on his land within the next few years.
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San Antonio
Tex
A. H. Pierce
Texas
Matagorda County
Grand Army of the Republic
The American Wringer Company Retails at Franklin Arch Streets
The American Wringer Company operates from 77 and 79 Franklin street and 80 Arch street. It manufactures clothes wringers maiges and carpet sweepers and offers wringers sweepers repaired by mail or phone with prompt attention.
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The
American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
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