Night Yacht Sinks in Quincy Bay Rescue Struggles
A squall drove the sloop New Moon to the bottom off Houghs Neck. Alvin F Landers and two companions escaped the wreck with the help of Samuel Wilson after James Tatten sank with the craft. Landers was exhausted but saved.
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New Moon
Quincy Bay
Alvin F. Landers
Court Street
Mr. Landers
James Tatten
Samuel Wilson
Totten
Hough
Landers
Tatter
Wilson
Patten
Tatten
Hough’s Neck
Tulane Club Opens Arena With Fatal Featherweight Bout
In New Orleans a main event between Walter Griffin and Jack Cummings ended in the fifteenth round with Cummings KOed and later taken to Charity Hospital. He failed to regain consciousness and is feared dead. Griffin faces arrest.
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New Orleans
Tulane Athletic Club
Walter Griffin
Jack Cummings
Cummings
Charity Hospital
Griffin
Chattanooga Elects Democrat Mayor In Big Victory
Chattanooga officials report a decisive win for the Democrats in the municipal ballot. Colonel Watkins was elected Mayor by a 9 percent margin, and Democrats secured six of eight Alderman seats, expanding their city control despite a nominal Republican majority of 400 to 500 votes.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Colonel Watkins
Wilder homestead burned at Whalum Lake in 169% building blaze
The Wilder homestead owned by Emmona Crocker of Fitchburg on Whalum Lake burned in an accidental fire this afternoon. Built in 169% it was a Worcester County historic landmark. Loss $8000 with $1200 insured. Farm hand Edward Griffin badly burned while attempting to extinguish the fire.
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Leominster
Wilder
Emmona Crocker
Fitchburg
Whalum Lake
Worcester County
Edward Griffin
Doherty Seen as Candidate for Democratic Mayoral Nomination
Colonel Thomas F. Doherty, former East Boston resident now in Ward 20, is said to seek the Democratic mayoralty nomination. A meeting of his supporters was held at the United States Hotel last night.
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Thomas F. Doherty
East
Boston
Ward
United States
Viking Clubprepares for Nansen visit and banquet
The Viking Club has arranged a reception for Norwegian explorer Nansen on November 4 in this city and a banquet for his Boston return in December. Guest of honor was Professor Hans Reusch, formerly geology professor at the University of Christiania and now on Harvard’s faculty.
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Viking Club
Nansen
Boston
Hans Reusch
University of Christiania
Norway
Harvard
Murder Conductor Haley Fatally Injured Near Albany Depot
James Haley of East Milton Massachusetts a conductor previously at Old Colony depot now with Boston and Quincy street railway was found unconscious on Kneeland Street near the Boston and Albany depot. He had severe facial injuries and a fractured skull. He died that night or morning as police tracked possible assailants seen fleeing from the scene.
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James Haley
East Milton
Mass
Old Colony
Boston & Quincy Street Railroad
S & Conductor
Boston & Albany Railroad
Kneeland Street
Haley
Toms
Doherty
Wilson
Whitney
Quincy
Easy Mark in Bunco Scheme Targeting Park Square Worker
Antone Bostrom of 327 Dudley Street was duped in a bunco scheme at Park Square Station. An affable stranger lured him with a job offer at a Lynn shoe factory, prompting Bostrom to return home with 170 dollars to prove his steadiness. The man led him to 10 Tremont Street where he vanished upstairs to meet his father. Bostrom notified police at Station 10 and officers seek the scammer.
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William F. Fanfel
Tremont Street
City Hospital
Leahy
Station 6
Springfield
Washington Streets
Charles McLaughlin
Harrison Avenue
McLaughlin
William Fanfel
Fanfel
McWeeney
Daly
Worcester Street
Grace
Johnson
Judge
Bylin
McLaughling
Force
Station 3
Antone Bostrom
Dudley Street
Park Square
Lynn
Bostrom
Trremont Street
Motorman Killed by Train in Brockton
Edward F. Gorman motorman for Brockton street railway was struck by a 4 30 train to Boston on the New York New Haven Hartford line and killed instantly. His head was crushed and his trunk badly cut up. He was popular in the city.
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Brockton
Edward F. Gorman
Brockton Street Railway
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Gorman
New Bedford in Holiday Attire for Governor's Day Parade
Roger Wolcott reviewed the procession as New Bedford celebrated its semi centennial with pomp and ceremony. The city buzzed with locals and visitors, crowds filled streets and windows along the parade route, and building decorations created a continuous display of festivity.
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New Bedford
Mayor Quincy reportedly declines to preside at rally
The report said Mayor Quincy refused to preside at a Democratic rally in Faneuil Hall on Thursday night. He told a Post reporter no formal invitation was extended and he had a prior memorial engagement. allies questioned the interview’s accuracy while Williams offered no comment.
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Quincy
Faneuil Hall
Post
Walker
Robert Treat Paine
Quiniey
Paine
Philip J. Doherty
Francis A. Hobart
Francis P. Curran
Massachusetts Democratic Club
Mullen
George Fred Williams
Mr. Williams
Murder Feared On Portland Wharf After Bleeding Man Found
A man was found bleeding on Custom House Wharf in Portland after nightfall or early morning. He was dragged to a lobster car and likely murdered, with authorities planning to drag the dock for clues as the investigation begins.
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Portland
Custom House Wharf
Willard
President to Attend Cincinnati Commercial Club Dinner
President McKinley will attend the Commercial Club dinner in Cincinnati on October 30. The event is nonpartisan and he is not expected to give a speech.
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Washington
Commercial Club
Cincinnati
McKinley
Sailors in New York Quarrel End in Double Tragedy
In New York on October 12, sailors Johann Boyson and Gottfried Tietz quarreled. Boyson shot Tietz in the breast and then killed himself. Boyson died. Tietz remains alive but not expected to recover.
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New York
Johanns Boyson
Gottfried Tietz
Boyson
Tietz
New Bedford Celebrates Growth From Whaling Hub to Manufacturing Power
The city has surged from a noted whaling center to a leading manufacturing hub dominated by cotton and textiles. Governor Walcott's arrival energized the crowd as a parade passed County Street with landmarks like the Court House linked to Lizzie Borden and the 1778 British landing.
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Commonwealth
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Turkey
New England
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Washington St
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Mahoning Valley Iron Company
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
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Roger Wolcott
Quincy and
Williams
Robert Tréat Painé, Jr
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Frem A.C.H. Division
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Wamsutta Club
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