Provincetown Seaman Rescued After Wreck Near Highland Light
Six crew of the three masted schooner Snare, including Captain Lawson, were saved by the Provincetown trawler Joseph P. Johnson after a perilous night at sea. The craft left St John Saturday, encountered a furious gale and snow, lost sails and masts, and sank to a debris-laden wreck. The Johnson’s dories carried six to safety, with three men nearly dead from exposure, now recovering aboard.
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Snare
New York
Provincetown
Seaman’s Aid Society
Joseph P. Johnson
Lawson
St. John
Brier
Highland Light
Johnson
S Lawson
Clarence W. ‘Thompson
James E. Harder
Cook
Jon Ingledo
Herbert J. Mawhinney
Gordon Awes
Ingledo
Hawes
Broadway Theater Transitions and Seasonal Arts Updates
The Beaumont sisters showcase an automobile act at Columbia Music Hall after Anna Held introduction. McClure course sides with Edward Marshall lecture on Nov 13. Julia Marlowe’s Barbara Frietchie at Criterion provokes Maude Adams withdrawal. tickets sell through Christmas. Nat Goodwin marks 20th Chicago season. Kilpatrick and Sykes stars in Chris and the Wonderful Lamp opening Dec 4 with Sousa music. De Wolf Hopper writes in London on Anglo-Saxon theatricals. Mrs. Leslie Carter undergoes throat surgery in Chicago. Arizona receives strong early notices at Tremont. Augustus Thomas’s Arizona praised as his best work yet.
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McClure
Boston
Edward Marshall
Julia Marlowe
Barbara Frietchie
Criterion Theatre
New York
Maude Adams
Miss Marlowe
Hollis Fed
Nat Goodwin
Chicago
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp
Kilaw & Erlanger
B. D. Stevens
Museum
Jerome Sykes
Chris
Sousa
Man Behind
de Wolf Hopper
London
the Pelican
David Henderson
Havana
America
Leslie Carter
E. E. Rose
Cock Robin
Tom Seabrooke
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Tremont Theatre
Columbia Music Hall aims to expand promenade after strong patronage
Management reports crowds far exceed expectations at the new Columbia Music Hall and plans are discussed to extend the promenade into the adjoining building. The Man in the Moon will stay as current attraction while other shows including Robespierre and Lord and Lady Algy tour cities.
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Columbia Music Hall
New York State
Henry Irving
Robespierre
Knickerbocker
Hollis
Lady Algy
Sag Harbor
Park ‘Theatre
J. E. Dodson
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Kentuck
Grand Opera House
Rose Coghlan
John T. Sullivan
Variety of entertainments at multiple venues draws crowds
Castle Square Theatre extends run due to demand and gives matinee bon bons. Two Orphans at Grand Dime Theatre headlines as a new attraction with a splashy cast. Acts from Parisian dance to vaudeville and parodies play to packed houses at Keith's Howard Austin & Stone's Museum and Music Hall. Harvard Yale game rerun planned with live score board and special wire coverage.
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Castle Square Theatre
Aes Neet
Grand Dime Eatre
Aulo
Dika
Howard
Joe Flynn
Keith
Pickanniny
Mobile
Clayton
Austin & Stone’s Museum
American Watch Company
Grand Dime Theatre
Jast
Music Hall
Gertrude May Stein
George W. Jenkins
Saint-Saens
Samson al iMl
Irwin ‘Brothers
Postum Food Coffee Converts Coffee Critics
A reader recounts how a pot of Postum Food Coffee convinced three coffee drinkers to switch from coffee. The author explains the brew was boiled long enough to mellow flavor and notes improved health after leaving coffee. The letter praises Postum and its perceived health benefits.
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Yra J. Tuller
Troost Ave
Kansas City
Ultonia Brings Passengers After Four Day Delay at Boston
Cunarder Ultonia under Captain Thomas Potter arrived at East Boston pier noting about 300 steerage passengers and freight. Sixteen crew of the wrecked fishing schooner Alice Jacobs from Queenstown claim harsh treatment by Consul Sweeney who allegedly refused transport to Queenstown. Captain Solomon Jacobs of Gloucester to file a complaint with the consul department in Washington after the shipwreck on Abbey Island.
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Ultonia
Thomas Potter
East Boston
Alice Jacobs
Altonia
Queenstown
Consul Sweeney
Abbey Island
Solomon Jacobs
Gloucester
Washington
Ireland
Irish Historical Association Holds Quarterly Meeting at Bellevue
The Irish Historical Association met at Hotel Bellevue with 1% attendance. Hon. Thomas J. Gargan presided as papers on Men of Irish Blood in American Journalism were read by M. B. Hennesey. Attendees included Hon. P. A. Collins and Judge John W. Corcoran among others. Letters from United States Senator Carter, Rev. Dr. Henry, Hugh McCaffrey and others were read. The group noted progress on the Encyclopedia Hibernica and a forthcoming annual volume.
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The
Irish Historical Association
Hotel Bellevue
Thomas J. Gargan
M. B. Hennesey
P. A. Collins
John W. Corcoran
T. B. Fitzpatrick
William Ludwig
Edmund Reardon
Bernard Carr
James H. Devlin
John C. Linehan
Stephen J. Richardson
New York
Massachusette
Daniel Fo M. O'Driscoll
Charleston
3. C
David Hamilton
Cork
Ireland
Murray to Speak at West Bend Church Talk Series
The Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's Church in West Bend will host its first Sunday evening talk in the church basement. Hon. M. J. Murray will speak on a yet unspecified topic as Rev. John Kelcher introduces him. Society president Mr. John Itapes presides as talks continue monthly through winter.
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Holy Name Society
St. Joseph's Church
West Bend
M. J. Murray
Oln
Gladste
Pope Ee XII
John
FP. Kelcher
Socety
John Itapes
Keeps My Hair Soft and Restored Color
Mrs Helen Kilkenny of New Portland Maine praises Hai Vigor after five years use noting hair becomes soft and smooth and gray roots regain color. She credits the product with curing scalp irritation and mentions her mother used it for twenty years with satisfaction.
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Helen Kilkenny
New Portland
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Fifty Years Of Hair Color Restoration
The notice touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as a reliable remedy for restoring color to gray hair for fifty years. It claims the product stops hair loss, keeps the scalp clean, and makes hair grow rich and long, priced at $1.00 and available at all druggists.
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Ayer
Bettie
J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
Panama seeks annexation by United States
Panama, a state of the Colombia confederacy, has asked to be annexed to the United States. It appears to have severed ties with Colombia though independence remains unacknowledged. Panama maintains separate stamps and coinage and asks for U.S. support amid canal prospects. Our State Department has not acted and regards Panama as part of Colombia under international law.
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Washington
Panama
Colombia
United States
State Department
Cauca
Trial of Molineux for Adams death continues with juror challenges
In New York on November 15 Recorder Goff oversaw continued jury selection in the murder case of Roland B. Molineux. Forty six talesmen were examined with no juror chosen as counsel pressed definitions and hypotheticals. Peremptory challenges followed, as several potential jurors were excused for religious, health, language, or circumstantial evidence concerns.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Recorder Golf
Talesmen
Bartow
Vunsel
Goff
American forces push toward Santa Barbara stronghold in Iloilo
General Hughes with the 19th and 26th regiments advances from Iloilo toward Santa Barbara to seize the rebel stronghold ten miles north. Col Carpenter moves from Jaro to join, suffers road hampering, and only Company C of the 26th faces combat, wounding one American and killing three rebels three miles from Jaro.
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Manila
Hughes
Tloilo
Otton
Santa Barbara
Iloilo
Carpenter
Highteenth
Sixth Artillery
Jaro
Twenty-sixth
Tagbanan
Guimbal
Cordova
Aguinaldo
Antique
Sulu Islands
Corbin confirms dispatch to Aguinaldo on Spanish prisoners
General Corbin states a despatch was sent to Aguinaldo from the President, not about campaign plans but about protecting Spanish prisoners held by Filipinos. The message to Otis is with MacArthur for possible delivery and requests humane treatment, warning insurgents will be held accountable.
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Washington
Corbin
Aguinaldo
Otis
MacArthur
United States
Islands
A Street in Old Boston Festival Opens at Copley Hall
The Second Church festival A Street in Old Boston opened at Copley Hall amid stormy weather and a large crowd. Attendees wore period costumes, the old New England kitchen display drew interest, and Miss Cutter's Lady Orchestra with Marion Littlefield and Walter Saero provided music. The event continues tonight with Bos ton Village Choir songs and a colonial minuet performed by young ladies.
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Old Boston
Copley Hall
New England
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