Wave almost sinks Ethyl B Sumner in hurricane voyage
The three masted schooner Ethyl B Sumner from Moncton New Brunswick capt Beattie discharged logwood roots at East Boston after a hurricane battered the vessel. Off Cape Hatteras on November 13 the storm raged from afternoon until 11 p m with seas and a giant berm rolling over the stern. None aboard were injured and the escape seemed miraculous.
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Ethyl B. Sumner
Moncton
N. B
Beattie
Gonaives
Cambridge Mayoral Field Expands With Four Possible Candidates
Cambridge debate centers on a potential fourth candidate among the city’s high license citizens. Joseph E. Wall leads a new movement, but he may shift to support the Democratic nominee, former mayor J. H. H. McNamee, if faced with strong opposition.
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Cambridge
Joseph E. Wall
Wall
J. H. H. McNamee
Emmons Defends Police Reforms in Boston Fight
Judge Emmons told Framingham he bears blame for delays in Boston and praised police efforts against Chinatown crime, prize fighting, smoking parlors, and Fourth of July safety. Bishop Mallalieu urged league rally to stamp out liquor and support Emmons.
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South
Framingham
Boston
East Boston
Emmons
Grace Congregational Church
Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Mallalieu
Boston Police Department
Tirrell
Tech
Mallalieu
Judge Emmons
Found $865 In Garbage Barrel Rescue Turns to Court
Gus Sakell a Tremont Street fruit vendor lost $865 to a gar bage barrel mishap. Patrick McKeon claimed the bundle as his for 24 hours until Special Officer Reagan and Superintendent Carmody traced and recovered the money from the bay. McKeon will answer in court today, though officials say he did no wrong.
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Gus Sakerl
Tremont Street
Station 5
Patrick
McKeon
Adams Street
Reagan
Sakell
Health Department
Albany Street
South Bay
Dedham Street
South Department
Carmody
Columbian Rowing Ball Tonight in East Boston
East Boston society awaits the 7th annual Columbian Rowing Association ball to be held in Lyceum Hall East Boston this evening.
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Columbian Rowing Ass’n
East Boston Society
Columbian Rowing Association
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
Tremont Temple sermon warns of liberties turning to curses
Rev. P. S. Henson denounces criminal praise in Boston and warns that the United States faces peril as liberty may become a curse. He urges Christians to confront urban decay and slum influence while stressing faith can meet these problems. He questions life value and salvation, urging moral action.
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Boston
P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
United States
Police raid across districts nets multiple suspects and liquor
In the early hours, Divisions 4 and 5 police swept Chinatown and nearby areas. They seized Hong Wong, Hong Suey, Chung Lee, Sing Lee from 26 Oxford Street, and arrested nine individuals at No 6 Warrenton Street for alleged poker games. George Day of 25 Waystreet was also located. Nine and a half gallons of beer and some whiskey were confiscated.
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Wee
Pi-Ku
Chinatown
Kerry Patch
Warrenton Street
No. 6
John Kane
Tim Kane
Joe Roberts
Daniel Kelly
Frank Devereux
William Crosby
John Smith
Tom Kelly
Charles Gordon
George Day
Waystreet
Dead Man Identified in Etna Hotel Double Tragedy
In Haverhill a man identified as Arthur Mack of Rutland Vermont is confirmed as one victim in the Etna Hotel double asphyxiation case. The victims registered as Dr Johnson and wife, with Mack previously using aliases such as Arthur Nichols in Kingston New Hampshire. The body was moved from Kingston to the receiving tomb in Kingston and authorities seek the missing wife last heard of in New Hampshire.
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Haverhill
Etna
Johnson
Arthur Mack
Rutland
Arthur Nichols
Burlington
Kingston
N. H
Mack
New Hampshire
The Green Diamond A Very Exciting Story
An excerpt recounts a tale of a famed gem stolen and smuggled from India in wine bottles, framed as a love story. The narrator reflects on beginnings, family ties, and a mysterious transaction with a stranger collector, hinting at a pivotal Tokay moment and a quest to locate a specific bottle.
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India
The Green Diamond Heist and the Magical Wine Plot
A synopsis recalls the 1902 theft of the Green Diamond from the Rajah of Goona in Delhi. Trader Hahn enlists Harvey Crook to move twelve magnums of Today wine to England. Crook and Hahn race to recover the hidden jewel rumored inside a bottle while a fake Clifton commits murder during a tasting. Merrick attempts to buy a magnum from the Rajapur steward.
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Goona
Delhi
Hahn
Harvey Crook
England
Crook
Kye
Clifton
Lyman W. Merrick
Rajapur
Merrick Seeks Basil Clifton With London Advert
In this excerpt Merrick casts a final bid for a magnum after bargaining with McNab, securing it for five pounds and signaling plans to seek Basil Clifton’s address in London. He hopes Clifton can reclaim or repay a long past kindness as he pursues the land that created Merricksville. He reflects on his youth trading for wampum and his oil prospects in Pennsylvania.
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McNab
Mr. Merrick
Southampton
Merricks
London
Langham Hotel
Times
Daisy
Basil Clifton
Lyman W. Merrick
America
Clifton
Pennsylvania
J J Carroll Elected President of Knights of St Brendan
At the Knights of St Brendan meeting in Wells Memorial last evening officers were elected. President J J Carroll vice president Colonel Roger F Scannell recording secretary John F O Donohue financial secretary John M McGrath treasurer P J Bergen All will serve till May 1.
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Knights of St. Brendan
Wells Memorial
J. J. Carrol
Roger F. Scannell
John F. O'Donohue
John M. McGrath
P. J. Bergen
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Czar
NEI
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Winter Street
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Arthur Morrison
L. C. Page & Co
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