Wocoken Founders in Lake Erie Storm With Heavy Loss
The steamer Wocoken of Cleveland sank in ten fathoms off Long Point during a Lake Erie gale, carrying sixteen crew. only three survived. She had sailed from Ashtabula to Duluth with coal, joined the Joseph Paige, then struck by a wrecking storm, leading to rapid hull damage and loss of life. The vessel valued at 56000 dollars with 1800 tons of coal valued at 10000 dollars was insured.
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Buffalo
Wocoken
Cleveland
Long Point
Lake Erie
Albert Meswald
Marine City
Sarah Meswell
John Mitchell
David Jones
Matthew Haster
Michael Hinkleman
Charles Minard
Henry Branch
John Hinkleman
George Smith
Edmund Eldredge
Mike Kenny
William Eachl
Wocokon
Ashtabula
Duluth
Erie
Joseph Paige
Meswald
Paige
W. L. Scott & Co
Blarney Stone Not At Chicago Exhibit asserts ownership
Sir George St John Coulthurst declares the true Blarney Stone remains at Blarney Castle Cork, not moved to Chicago. He provides a dated sketch from 1808 showing the stone under two supports and states no removal or exhibition has occurred. The affidavit was signed in Cork in August 1803 before James Ogilvied J P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coulthurst
Blarney Castle
Cork
Sir George St. John Coulthurst
Blarney
County of Cork
Irc
Agears
Blarney Estate
William Henry Hill, Jr
Blamey
Old Castle
Blarney Castle, and Said ‘‘Blarney Stone
Chicago
Blarney Stone
William the Rth
George ST. John Coulthurst
James Ogilvid
J. P
Burgh
Beachmont Firemen Object to Muster Attendance
A Beachmont message from Hose 2 states only seven members attended the muster and the town remained protected, challenging public reports that all Revere Fire Department members attended. City editor notes this letter from Beachmont dated Oct. 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bir
Revere
Aster
Hose 2
Hon. David T. Jones Dies in Merrimac
Nashua a prominent and wealthy citizen Hon. David T. Jones of Merrimac died this morning at Thornton's Ferry. He had held many important offices.
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Nashua
David T. Jones
Merrimac
Thornton's Ferry
Colorado Rush in Brighton Drove Steers Run Amok
A herd of 42 Colorado steers owned by W. H. Munro escaped from Brighton cattle yards, wandering through Market Street toward Watertown and Belmont. Mounted riders and rifle-toting handlers pursued them, returning to the abattoir with ten head still at large by midnight. reports of corralment in Watertown circulated.
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Colorado
Brighton
W. H. Munro
Brighton Road
Market Street
Charles
Cambridge
School Street
School House
Clark’s Field
Warren Avenue
Watertown
Arlington Street
East Watertown
Belmont
Woman accused of stealing through a devilish act at Dorchester home
A Dorchester District Court case unfolds as Miss A. C. Wilkins accuses Mrs. Mabel A. Dean of pilfering valuables from her home after boarding, with a tale of a demon like possession and a spree of disappearing items. The events involve nightgowns, a silk cloak, canned peaches, dried apples, a fruit knife, and even flowers from a grave. The dispute reaches toward the Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
A. C. Wilkins
Beale Street
Mabel A. Dean
Wilkinses
Miss Wilkins
Anchorage
West Chester Park
Coakley to Defend Robertson in New Bedford
Robertson the alleged wife slayer has engaged Timothy W. Coakley of Boston as his counsel. Coakley, noted for the Tighe murder case, met Robertson in his cell after arriving from Boston for the consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Robertson
Timothy W. Coakley
Boston
Coakley
Tighe
Borden
Continental Overcoat Sale Opens October 12 in Largest New England Room
The Continental announces a grand opening for fall and winter overcoats on Thursday October 12. Stock includes 300 Middlesex Mills black kersey box overcoats at 15 dollars, 200 Oakes kersey overcoats at 13 dollars, and 100 all wool black cheviot overcoats at 8 dollars. Promises the largest, finest lighted salesroom in the United States and bargains to begin opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
United States
Middlesex Mills
Oakes
S. B
Ulster
Return of Police Officers Lowery and Innes Sparks District Deliberations
South Boston citizens and officials wait on the Board of Police Commissioners as Officers Lowery and Innes, accused of a brutal assault on an elderly war veteran, face a potential return to duty. The men are on vacation and unclear on suspension status, with roll calls and possible special assignments discussed, while public concern urges calm and principled action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowery and Innes
Board of Police Commissioners
Lowery
Innes
South Boston
Aldermen Demand Investigation of Brookline Gas Service
The Boston Board of Aldermen moved to investigate Brookline Gas Light Company’s contract fulfillment and candle power for city street lamps. Alderman Flood cited lamp outages and recent assaults, urging readers to ensure the city receives proper returns for public lighting spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Flood
Brookline Gas Light Company
Boston
Messrs. Flood and Lomasney
Brookline Company
Flood
Roxbury
West Springfield
Lomasney
Bay State Gas Company
Brookline Gas Company
Query on America name confusion in 19th century letter
A reader asks whether the term America refers to the combined continents of North and South or to each region separately. The editor’s reply notes the name America applies to the whole continent and that Canada lies in both North America and America, with a local analogy to Marine Park in South Boston and Boston.
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North
South America
America
North America
Canada
Mexico
A. R
Roxbury
Marine Park
South
Boston
Worcester in trouble as executor seeks payment in Boston will case
Edgar Worcester, doing business at 66 Subile Building, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Fitapathi on an execution obtained by Fannie D executrix of the late John M Way of Boston. The writ covers $544 and Worcester was jailed at Charles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Iy Worcester
Subile
Fitapathi
Fannie D. Y
John M. Way
Boston
Worcester
Charles Street
Coffee party to aid East Boston church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the first section East Boston plans a coffee party this evening at ipostgate to benefit the Church of the Assumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First Section
East
Boston
Ipostgate
Church of the Assumption
Neale Suspended Over Charlestown Shooting Stir
Reserve Patrolman Neale of Station 15 is suspended by Superintendent Eldridge pending investigation after he shot Edward Comerford Friday night. The incident sparks strong public condemnations and calls for a reprimand to curb firearm use by officers.
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Neale
Edward Comerford
Eldridge
Young Comerford
Board of Police
Eddie Comerford
Comerford
Father Donovan
St. Francis de Sales Church
White
Charlestown
Bunker
The Sultan Wants Him A Story Of Minas Tcheraz
Professor Minas Tcheraz an Armenian patriot who fled Constanti nople after the Sultan ordered his arrest. He escaped with help from a Russian woman and traveled from Odessa to Russia then London, sending the Sultan a copy of La Armeni denouncing him. He refuses to yield, counting Gladstone Bryce Muller among friends and teaching Armenian at King’s College and Oxford.
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Minas Tcheraz
Boston
Constantinople
Turkey
Tripoli
Odessa
Russia
London
Teheraz
Ste
Gladstone
James Bryce
Max Muller
King's College
Oxford
Oriental Congress
Royal Asiatic Society
Cambridge Club Dines Discusses City Development
The Cambridge Club met at Youngs for its October gathering with about seventy members present. President John Jabez Fox presided while Rev. John O'Brien and Rev. D. A. Beach of Cambridge spoke. Discussions centered on making Cambridge a residential city with parks and boulevards near Fresh Pond and on Cambridge educational advantages including Harvard College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Club
Young
John Jabez Fox
John O’brien
D. A. Beach
Cambridge
John O'Brien
George H. Cox
H. O. Mar¢y
Fresh Pond
Harvard College
Growth of The Post audience urged by mail contest
The Post invites female readers to mail observations on the growth of The Post and the Sunday Post versus other Boston morning papers. Send concise notes listing how many copies friends or neighbors read or how many morning papers are seen on streetcars, steam cars, or at workplaces.
Marie Antoinette Centennial Lecture At Pierce Hall
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson marked the 100th anniversary of Marie Antoinette’s execution with a lecture at Pierce Hall drawing on the Queen’s life at Vienna and Little Trianon. She contrasted court life with the Queen’s nobility in facing revolution and death on October 16, 1793.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette
France
Abba Goold Wooson
Pierce Hall
Woolson
Louis XIV
Franklin
Vienna
Trusted Clerk McGuire Arrested for Larceny at R. H. White
John J. McGuire longtime head shipper at 66 Bedford Street was arrested after bundles he prepared for clients were traced to his home. Inspectors recovered about 300 worth of dress goods and he admitted guilt citing drink. He is 39, married, lives on Revere Street and was released on bail.
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John J. McGuire
R. H. White & Co
McGuire
Bedford Street
McGuiire
J. M. Robinson & Co
Los Angeles
Knox
Barry
Revere Street
Strikers Parade in Providence Draws Massive Support
In Providence on October 16 a five thousand strong demonstration from Olneyville to Music Hall showcased the strikers at Olneyville mills. Speakers urged persistence, predicting a quick settlement as capital and labor tensions were aired. Bands offered free services and local merchants backed the cause, signaling broad sympathy and cash assistance for the strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Olneyville Mills
Olneyville Square
Music Hall
Westminster Street
Olneyville
Stabbed for His Twenty in Lynn Oyster Bay Incident
Salvatore Calatrella, 45, claims Generossa Calatrella, younger by 2 percent, stabbed him on a Lynn outing after a North End ride. The attacker fled with $20, later found in pockets, and a broken knife handle. Police nabbed him at Revere. arraignment planned at Chelsea district court.
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Salvatore Calatrella
Generossa Calatrella
Salvatore
Generossa
North End
Scollay Square
Lynn
Revere
Colatrella
Floyd House
Calatrella
Calaprella
Thompson
Gibbs
Chelsea
Borden House Rented in Fall River
The Borden house on Second Street where the double murder occurred last August was rented today to W. B. Peckham, a grocer, and Lewis Hall, a stable keeper. The house was vacated in July and has been for sale ever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Borden
Second Street
W. B. Peckham
Lewis Hall
Norwegia n Bark Luther Lost Off Newfoundland Harbor
The Norwegian bark Luther of 800 tons, from North Sydney, was wrecked off St John’s harbor in a storm and fog. Two sailors drowned after the longboat’s rig failed. eight others were rescued after a perilous voyage to shore. The ship left no wreckage tonight.
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ST. John's
N. F
Luther
Steensen
North Sydney
C. B
Martha
Smith Pruefer Wedding At 11 Hancock Street
A formal wedding last evening at 11 Hancock street joined William R. Smith of Bay State Brick Company and Miss Hildegarde Pruefer. Rev Day of Somerville officiated with Miss Hattie Geldart maid of honor and G Ward Spencer best man. The couple left for New York then Washington D C for a two week stay after a brief reception.
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Hancock Street
William R. Smith
Hildegarde Pruefer
Carl and
Nellie Pruefer
Smith
Bay State Brick Company
Day
Somerville
Hattie Geldart
Islington
Mass
G. Ward Spencer
H. S. Campbell
John G. Stewart
Louie Boyden
Joseph Wedgewood
A. Haskell Millett
F. J. Tutetn
J. Henry Smith
Miss Geldart
New York
Washington, D. C
Mary Frances McDermott Weds George Hickman in Cambridge
Miss Mary Frances McDermott daughter of Edward McDermott of Cambridge married George H B Hickman of Boston yesterday at St Marys Church Cambridge. The ceremony was by Rev Father Mundy with Kitty McDermott as maid of honor and John J Cunningham as best man. A reception followed and the couple will reside in Cambridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances McDermott
Edward McDermott
Cambridge
George HB. Hickman
Boston
St. Mary’s Church
Father Mundy
Kitty McDermott
John J. Cunningham
Gloucester
Hickman
Cambridgeport
National Gallery Exhibition Promoted by Franklin W. Smith
Franklin W. Smith, promoting a national gallery design, brings from the Pompeiia at Saratoga a 50 by 7 foot painting titled Grandeur of Rome at the Triumph of Constantine. The copy of Buhlmann and Wagner’s Munich work will be shown in Association Hall this evening with Smith speaking daily at 4 30 p m about the piece and gallery plans for Washington. At 8 30 p m stereopticon illustrations follow.
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National Gallery
Franklin W. Smith
Pompeiia
Saratoga Springs
Rome
Buhlmann
Wagner
Munich
Association Hall
Smith
Washington
Returned Leased Goods From Shawmut Furniture Co
The firm offers returned leased furniture at auction prices. Items are mostly new and offered to buyers who could not keep up payments. Buyers may pick items at bargain rates after the sale, with in house interest on purchases. Shawmut Furniture Co. 44 to 54 Bowdoin Ave Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prople
Shawmut Furniture Co
Ave
Boston
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Beachmont Firemen
Beachmont
Ture
Chester H. Graves,& Sons
Graves
Maryland
Continental Clothing House
Lowery and
Cation
Brookline Gas Co
E. L. Worcester
Police Board
Sultan
The
Post
the Sunday Post
Busi
Ness Woman
the Post
Borden House
Boyle Bros
Washington ST
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Harbor
Hickm ‘N—Mdermott
National Art Gallery
Eal & Iearog
East Lex
Eulgon
Ase
Ey Rm
Tee Seks
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