Coal cargoes reach harbor amid ongoing famine effects
Coal shortages drive arrivals from New York to Boston harbor with 4599 tons of washed anthracite aboard barges Black Diamond Beverly Bravo and Liberty. Britannic and several schooners deliver 3632 tons bituminous coal from Hoboken and Baltimore. Ships proceed to load for harbor relief while tugs move stricken vessels to port.
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New York
Black Diamond
Beverly
Bravo
Liberty
Britannic
Luisburg
C. B
Florence
L. B. Leland
Elwood Burton
Theresa Wolf
Melinic
Harry T. Hayward
Hoboken
N. J
South Amboy
Port Liberty
Baltimore
Sachem
Liverpool
Allan Hner Livonian
Glasgow
van Allans Boughton
Portland
American Demand for Foreign Coal Sends Prices Up
London reports show a surge in American coal demand pushing English prices higher. House coal rose by 1 and may reach 10 per ton retail in coming weeks. Cardiff and Swansea indicate substantial Welsh exports to New York and Boston, with anthracite at peak prices and limited supply anticipated.
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London
The
Coal Exchange
Cardiff
South Wales
New York
Boston
Swansea
America
Governors Order Out Troops in Coal Strike
Governor Stone has ordered out troops amid a coal strike. Union leaders urge calm and denounce lawlessness by operators and police while calling for temperate resolutions to be sent to President Mitchell. Mitchell and district presidents plan to meet in Buffalo with manufacturers to seek an end to the conflict.
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Coal and Iron
Pew
Coal
Mitchell
John Mitchell
A. T. W. Nicholls
Thomas Duffy
John Fahy
Hart Hotel
Stone
United States
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
National Association of Manufacturers
Coal famine deepens as anthracite runs dry in New York
No anthracite available at all in New York as of October. Dealers could not supply anthracite at any price and faced heavy difficulty filling orders for bituminous coal. Some suppliers offered only soft coal at ten to twelve dollars per ton.
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New York
Bryan calls Congress to act on miners strike
In Lincoln on October 6 W. J. Bryan urged the President Roosevelt be praised for efforts to end the miners’ strike and proposed an extra Congressional session. He listed five measures: a national arbitration board, abolition of government by injunction, a statute distinguishing natural persons from corporations, tariff removal on coal, and prohibiting interstate railroads from running coal mines except for fueling their own engines.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Bryan
National Board of Arbitration
Sargent Hears From President Roosevelt On Coal Strike
Frank P. Sargent commissioner of immigration and former leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen met with President Roosevelt in Washington on October 6. The talks focused on the coal strike, though Sargent would not disclose details, and he left the capital shortly after the meeting.
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Washington
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Roosevelt
Sargent
Somerville Faces Potential Power Shortage Next Month
Elwood Smith treasurer of the Somerville Electric Light Company warns of a looming power shortfall in the town within a month due to insufficient supply or funds. He cautions residents and officials about possible outages and the need for measures to avert darkness.
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Elwood Smith
Somerville Electric Light Company
City Faces Dark Winter If Coal Runs Out Next Month
The city’s gas lighting plant requires 12 to 15 tons of soft coal per night to operate. Mr. Smith says orders placed last May cover operations only until January. If no coal is delivered after next month’s end, the city will be in darkness.
Post Coal Winners Gather At Chelsea Office
All eight tons of coal given away by Boston Post representatives found new owners at the Chelsea office of McCarty & Co. Winners presented their orders and coal was ordered for delivery immediately. Three of the successful parties secured delivery before nightfall.
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Boston Post
Chelsea
McCarty & Co
Boston Post coal giveaway winners named readers listed
The article names Thomas Butler Richard P Collins and Edward T Norton among nine recipients of free coal from McCarty & Co with five already served. Collins from Charlestown bought eight stairways of coal to watch it, underscoring scarcity as dealers rush supply to regular customers and big contracts while McCarty profits from the coal strike.
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Thomas Butler
Havre Street
Boston
Richard P. Collins
Henley Street
Charlestown
Edward T. Norton
Deane Street
Dorchester
McCarty and Co
McCarty & Co
McCarty
Post
Bangor
Lare
Haverhill Gaslight Company
Cambridge in a Plight Amid Cold Wave Fears
Cambridge faces a looming cold wave risk that could push many residents, previously not in need, toward hardship and deprivation as temperatures drop and economic strain grows.
Coal Famine Strains Hospitals and City Dealers
In the coal famine many hospitals face extreme cold, with Holy Ghost Hospital forced to accept 25 tons of soft coal though needing 250 tons yearly. Cambridge Hospital fares slightly better as dealers halt orders citywide. Soft coal sells for $7 in large lots, coal dealers largely stop supplying, and scarce anthracite remains with peddlers selling coal in paper bags at high prices.
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Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge Hospital
Cold Weather Sways Charity Leaders In North End
Health officials and charity groups warn severe cold could deepen hardship in the North End. Dr Durgin cites misery from a snap and coal shortage while Miss M Smith notes no urgent appeals yet. University Settlement aide Ham says many poor will struggle without more winter aid and that current resources are insufficient.
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Board of Health
Associated Board of Charities
St. Vincent de Paul Society
University Settlement
Samuel H. Durgin
M. Smith
W. A. Ham
Hull Street
North End
Mr. Ham
Ham
Royalty questions arise as strike toll divides coal owners
John B Kerr asserts few New England coal land owners in Pennsylvania hold leases. strike clauses excuse royalty payments during strikes, while wage cuts do not absolve lessees. Separately the Churchmans Association of New York pledges moral support to the President for public coal crisis actions.
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New York
John B. Kerr
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Boston
New England
Pennsylvania
Churchman’s Association
Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of
Anthracite Coal Source in Pennsylvania
The famine in hard coal arouses great interest in the region that supplies anthracite coal. The anthracite deposit lies entirely in Pennsylvania, and if the entire three
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Pennsylvania
Vast Anthracite Coal Basins Define One Luzerne County County
The text details three principal coal fields in northeastern Pennsylvania. Schuylkill field spans 146 square miles. Shamokin Mahanoy Lehigh basins cover 128 square miles. Wyoming and Lackawanna basin in Luzerne County measures 198 square miles. Together they form a productive coal region with annual anthracite output around 60 million tons.
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Schuylkill
Shamokin
Mahanoy
Lehigh
Susquehanna
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Boston and Maine Stations to Burn Wood This Winter
The Boston and Maine road will burn wood in all stations along the line this winter with few exceptions for larger places. Officials have ordered thousands of cords of hardwood fitted for stoves and seek more. Coal is not to be burned in stations or offices. Some stations are receiving stoves or replacing coal stoves with wood burners, with wood shipments already moving along the line including Worcester and more due within a month.
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Boston & Maine Road
Boston & Maine
Worcester
Foreign Anthracite Has To Pay Duty
In Jamaica Plain on October 5 a reader argues under the Dingley tariff bill there is a duty of 67 cents a ton on coal with less than 92 percent fixed carbon. The foreign anthracite contains less than 92 percent carbon and thus must pay duty like soft coal, against claims that no duty applies to anthracite.
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Jamaica Plain
Pennsylvania
Gas and Oil Ovens Beat Coal in Cost and Cleanliness
A reader praises gas and oil cooking as cheaper cleaner and easier than coal amid famine. Edward Atkinson of Brookline has promoted a home made oven using one quart of oil to bake 50 pounds of bread meat and vegetables. The writer shares a personal success with a tin cracker box half barrel and old lamp oven.
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Edward Atkinson
Brookline
Alice Stone Blackwell
President Doing Well After Illness Amid Parade Plans
Washington on October 6 reports the President is doing very well tonight and had a comfortable day with few visitors. He is confident to ride part of the parade route next Wednesday to review at least a portion of the Grand Army.
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Washington
Grand Army
Four Generations Celebrate 88th Birthday at Cambridge Home
A reception honored Mrs. Sophia Hixon last evening at the residence of her grandchildren Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Robinson, 30 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, marking her 88th birthday with four generations present.
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Sophia Hixon
J. Lee Robinson
Norfolk Street
Cambridge
Tells of 18 Years Courtship Breach Suit In Fall River
A breach of promise case Mary E. MacDonald vs Patrick Kieran opened in Fall River Superior Court with $50 000 damages. The plaintiff, Radcliffe graduate and writer, described a 15 year ruined life and long engagement. The defendant, water works superintendent, faced questions about a possible romance with a widow, Mrs Leary.
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Fall River
New England
Mary E. MacDonald
Patrick Kieran
Radcliffe
St. Mary's Parish
Kieran
St. Vincent's
Hosea M. Knowlton
Andrew J. Jennings
Borden
Miss MacDonald
Mary
New York
Goodby
Back Bay Station
Young’s
Mr. Jennings
Infant found dead in Evergreen Cemetery Brighton
A neatly wrapped infant girl’s body was found in Evergreen Cemetery on Commonwealth Avenue. Dr. McKee from Cambridge Street said the infant had been dead for some time. Custodian Charles P. Harding reported a woman, short and stout in black, carrying a parcel seen near the bushes earlier that Sunday from Newton.
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Evergreen
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Mr. Harding
Newton
Woburn Bribery Charges Before City Council Panel
Bribery charges brought by President Brady of the board against Alderman Greaney were reviewed by a City Council inquiry committee. No findings were made beyond a vote requiring the charges be submitted in writing. Brady was represented by Philip J. Doherty and Greaney by John P. Sweeney. The committee will reconvene Wednesday evening.
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Woburn
Brady
Greaney
Philip J. Doherty
John P. Sweeney
Mayo Found Dead In South Boston Room Gas Poisoning
Syrvius D Mayo 45 living at 184 L street South Boston was found dead by his wife on her return from work at 6 15 pm The room gas was on Dr Bolan N Draper declared accidental gas poisoning He said the man had been dead four or five hours before his discovery
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Syrvius D. Mayo
L Street
Boston
Bolan N. Draper
Somerville Seeks $10,000 for Smallpox Fight
Mayor Glines asked the Somerville Board of Aldermen in a special session for an extra $10,000. The funds would cover compulsory vaccination and treatment of smallpox cases feared to arise with cold weather.
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Glines
Somerville Board of Aldermen
Board of Earth
Cambridge Mayor Opens City Coal Relief Plan
Cambridge Mayor McNamee ordered the street department to permit fuel collection from city dumps. A citizens committee meeting at the Associated Charities office formed a relief plan to provide coal to the poor at a reasonable market price, held yesterday at the Mayor's office.
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Malden
Dihe Rey
James F. Albion
The
Associated Charities
Dean
McNamee
Cambridge
Citizens' coal committee adopts immediate purchase plan
In Providence on October 6 the citizens' committee met in Mayor Granger's office and authorized using the $4900 on hand to buy coal. The fuel will be imported and the committee expects to greatly increase working capital soon.
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Providence
Citizens’ Committee
Granger
Somerville Mayor Plans Conference on City Poverty Needs
Mayor Glines of Somerville will invite clergymen and prominent citizens to a conference on the city's poor. He remains confident in securing enough soft coal to supply 34 of 40 public buildings despite the strike, and plans relief steps only if necessity requires.
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Glines
Somerville
Nantucket Coal Shortage Prompts Urgent Plea
Nantucket reports no coal available for sale as peat bogs with years of use supply the island. The middle season digging was late after tourist departures, and wet weather has ruined peat output. Residents face shortage and are utterly helpless for fuel.
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Nantucket
Peat Fuel Prospect Reported In Brookfield Areas
Experts survey Brookfield and East Brookfield find peat deposits with suitable texture for burning. A local movement forms to dig and market peat as fuel. With coal scarce, residents consult experts on peat extraction and preparation for use in Worcester county.
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Brookfield
East Brookfield
Worcester County
Wood shortages tighten Holyoke kilns and markets
In Holyoke on October 6 farmers flood city roads with wood to sell at high prices. Brick yards report dwindling supplies and fear shutting after current work ends due to scarce wood. Coal dealers with stocks consider hiring watchmen to guard stored coal at night.
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Holyoke
Steel & Wire to Furnish Coal for Worcester Staff
Worcester's 5000 American Steel & Wire employees will receive coal this winter. The bituminous coal will be sold at cost to land it locally. Philip W. Moen said the company intends to prepare for employees and is arranging details now.
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Worcester
American Steel & Wire Company
Philip W. Moen
New Bedford Coal Prices Spark Profit Plot View
In New Bedford a sharp rise to 14 dollars a ton prompts dealers to estimate large unrecorded profits from coal sales. One dealer cites 5600 tons available, another 500 tons left, with about 5500 tons already sold at 14 dollars. Assuming cost of 5.50 to 7.50 a ton, average 6, dealers could gain roughly 44,000 dollars beyond normal profits, suggesting the strike brings uneven benefits.
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New Bedford
Bessonal Dealera
Chett
Barre Faces Coal Shortage and Warmth Dilemma
In Barre on October 6 the coal supply is tight and half of households rely on wood while others with furnaces struggle for coal. Wood stock is scarce as cords are bought or green and priced from four to eight dollars delivered. John C Bartholomew plans to test butternuta as a coal substitute using a large, drying crop of the nuts.
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Barre
John C. Bartholomew
Hard Wood Shortage Drives Freighted Firewood Prices
Harvard, Oct. 6. A local observer rode among farmers seeking hard wood for home use but found none. He bought six cords of trash wood at 1.76 and warns prices may rise to 10 a cord if conditions persist. Standing timber exists and labor is in demand to cut and haul wood to market. Farmers can use odds and ends and orchards will supply fuel as trees are felled.
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Harvard
Fitchburg Street Railway Cuts Daily Mileage Amid Coal Shortage
Fitchburg and Leominster Street Railway reports a short supply of coal with October 1 reduction of 600 miles in daily service. The company plans further cuts if needed. Public schools have a year's coal, and Mayor Charles A. Babbitt says if coal remains scarce, they will close schools and allocate school coal to the poor.
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Fitchburg
Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway Company
Charles A. Babbitt
Millbury reports winter coal and wood stocks adequate
Millbury officials state the town has two tons of hard coal and ample soft coal and wood to last the winter. The town hall and public buildings will use a wool stove for heating. the fire alarm basement must stay warm. No provisions exist for the poor, a situation deemed serious.
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Millbury
Rochdale Coal Distribution Amid Shortages
In Rochdale on October 6, 88 tons of hard coal were allocated to families most in need at $8 per ton. FE G Carleton & Sons are the sole dealers. Soft coal is not sold by the ton here, mills buy by carload and have ample supply. A few cords of seasoned wood were quickly exhausted. dealers vary in green wood supply and some cannot even provide limbs. Schools and public buildings havelittle coal and wood remains scarce.
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Rochdale
FE. G. Carleton & Sons
Oakham Faces Winter With Scarce Coal And Wood
On October 6 Oakham reports no hard or soft coal available and no dry wood in the market. One or two families have a winter supply from last spring, a few have small leftovers, and many residents have stockpiled wood. The town holds hardwood for public buildings, but no cords of dry wood are for sale.
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Oakham
Wood heat edges in as coal fades in East Douglas
In East Douglas on October 6 dealers report a shift from coal to wood burning with air tight stoves and wood furnaces rising in use. Many households, including several owned furnaces, are ordering wood as waste and trash wood are usable and pine and white birch sell well amid a limited dry hard wood supply.
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East
Douglas
Marjory Brown Is Stranded In Provincetown Harbor
In a southeast gale and fog a four master named Marjory Brown struck on Long Point bar near Wood End lighthouse while entering Provincetown harbor. Captain Osborne and crew from Philadelphia faced heavy surf but could not save the ship, which grounded on an ebbing tide. The vessel was later pulled off and towed into Provincetown.
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George W. Wells
Philadelphia
Thomas W. Lawson
Delaware
Nobska
Wells
Baker
Confidence
Marjory Brown
Wood End Light
Provincetown
Storm King
Vineyard Haven
Jennie French Potter
Highland Light
Osborne
Boston
Long Point Bar
Wood End
Bickers
Resurvey Suggested for Cape Cod Channel Depths
Questioning how mariners can avoid being fooled by shifting sands near Cape Cod, Colonel Stanton of the United States Engineers doubts any remedy exists. He suggests resurveying but does not advocate re sounding, noting pilots must often rely on their own soundings amid great changes in depth.
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Cape Cod
Stanton
United States Engineers
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