Only One Escape From Steamer Richmond Tragedy
Sailor Ok Clarke of Toledo recounts the wreck of the Dean Richmond near Van Buren Point New York on October 16. He says nineteen crew plus Captain Stoddart and his wife and three children were aboard. the ship broke up after a gale and remains, with waves washing away the deck, as Clarke and others endured hours of peril before detaching in a yawl to reach shore.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Dean Richmond
van Buren Point
Richmond
Clarke
Toledo
Richgmond
Stoddart
Erie Harbor
Buffalo
Man Preserves Search for Dog After Lake Disaster
A man recounts being swept overboard near 11 o clock as a steamer identified as the Richmond sank on the lake. He located the vessel drifting and, after regaining consciousness on shore near Silver Creek, learned the steamer had gone down. He found an overturned yawl with his dog’s body tied to a seat inside.
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Richmond
Silver Creek
Clarke
Five Rescued At Newport After Schooner Sinks
The fishing schooner Laura Louise, out from Newport bound for Block Island, was struck by the Bayard Barnes off Newport. The crew of five escaped in a small boat but the boat was lost. lifesavers later rescued the men from the Merwin and landed them at Fox Point at 2 PM.
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Providence
Laura Louise
L. M. Willis
Newport
Block Island
Bayard Barnes
S. E. Merwit
Sneed
Fox Point
Abandoned Schooner Annie Sherwood Found Waterlogged
A telegram from Chicago lumber dealers reports the schooner Annie Sherwood found waterlogged in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point by the steamer Sitka. Seaman James Cousins died of exposure. the mate and steward were badly injured. Crew abandoned thirty miles from Whitefish Point and were rescued weak. Gratwick lost her tow, Georges of Vermilion likely ashore near Sand Island.
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Chicago
Bigelow Bros
Annie Sherwood
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Sitka
James Cousins
Gratwick
Two Ocean Steamers Overdue From New York
Havana reports two steamers Panama and Saratoga from New York for the port are overdue raising alarm for their safety. Panama of Campania Transatlantic line sailed Oct 10 and Saratoga of New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co sailed Oct 11. Both likely encountered the cyclonic storm that lashed the coast last Thursday and Friday.
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Havana
Panama
Saratoga
New York
Campania
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company
Millers Close Shave as Gun Fire Splits Cambridge Street
Patrolman John Miller of Division 3 narrowly escaped murder when Adolph F Stockinberg 30 fired a pistol at him on Chambers street. The officer overpowered the stranger after a brief struggle and seized the weapon. A bystander child narrowly escaped a stray bullet.
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John Miller
Division 3
Watts
Chambers Street
O Fcer
Adolph F. Stockinberg
Opening Fall River Democratic Campaign Rally Highlights
The October 16 rally in Fall River drew about 2000 attendees at the Academy of Music with speakers including John E. Russell John R. Murphy Robert Howard and James T. Cummings. Mayor Coughlin presided as Russell answered questions on the national banking system and currency policy.
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Fall River
Democratic State
Academy of Music Tonight
John E. Russell
John R. Murphy
Boston
Robert Howard
James T. Cummings
Mellen House
Main
Pleasant
Second Streets
St. Mary's
Democratic City Committee
Academy
Coughlin
Russell
Aldermen Override Mayor on Fire Alarm Box Funds
Newton officials report the Board of Aldermen voted to appropriate 750 dollars for fire alarm boxes despite the mayor's veto. The action narrows city budget tensions and reinforces fire safety infrastructure.
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Newton
Wage-Earners' Dental Fund Opens Free Care in Boston
A public spirited Boston citizen establishes the Wage-Earners Dental Fund with 50000 to provide expert dental services free to working people. Only high skill operators will be hired and patients pay for materials unless special need waives all charges. Apply at Hotel Pelham Reception Room 204 Boylston Street.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Death of Everett Bride Eileen Perkins Shocks City
In Everett a young bride, Eileen Perkins formerly Miss Eileen Butler, dies after an apparent medical procedure performed by Mary Henderson at 6 Clarendon Street Boston. Henderson and Mrs. Butler are arrested. The couple had wed secretly about a month earlier. Fred Perkins, the groom, learns of the tragedy after visiting Everett. The case appears to hinge on malpractise with an autopsy planned.
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All Everett
Eileen Perkins
Boston
Eileen
Everett
Fred Perkins
Miss Butler
A. W. K. Newton
Bridgham
McKinley
Draper
Post
City Hospital
Les
Mrs. Henderson
Clarendon
Appleton Street
Malden
Fred
Bradford Street
Willard Debuts Hamlet at Tremont Theatre in Boston
Notable Shaksperian premiere features Edward S Willard as Hamlet with Miss Burroughs as Ophelia before a critical, appreciative crowd. Review lauds moments of insight and uneven delivery, notes strong ramparts scene and graveyard staging, cites mixed opinions from patrons and critics.
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Shaksperian
Miss Burroughs
Ophelia
Willard
Mr. Willard
Hamlet
Boston
A BIC Convention Draws 1000 Railway Workers to Boston
More than a thousand delegate railway workers filled Boston streets around Faneuil Hall and the Quincy House. The first triennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen drew trains of men with numbers on their coats and a strong railroad air.
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Faneuil Hall
Quincy House
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Railroads
America
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