Pilot Boat Louise Pilots Thank Saxonia Captain for Rescue
In Boston on October 17, 1900, pilots of the Louise No. 2 publicly praise Captain Pritchard and the crew of the Cunard steamship Saxonia for rescuing two boatkeepers from drowning after their yawl capsized. The captain maneuvered the Saxonia in heavy seas to reach the men clinging to the keel, earning high commendation from Joseph Fawcett and fellow pilots.
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Pritchard
Cunard
Saxonia
Ritchard
Joseph Fawcett
William V. Abbott
John C. V Pawcett
Watson S. Dolliver
Boston
Ballot Law Commission Reviews Suffolk District Name Change
The ballot law commission considered Thomas M. Vinson's bid to replace Wilbur I. Adams on the official ballot for Suffolk's twentieth district. Alpheus Sanford for Vinson and Horace G. Allen for Adams argued that voter intent was not fully carried out. Several recount votes were disputed and Sanford asked the commission to summon and review them.
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Ballot Law Commission
Thomas M. Vinson
Suffolk
Wilbur I. Adams
Alpheus Sanford
Mr. Vinson
Horace G. Allen
Adams
Mr. Sanford
Sherman Resting Quietly After Night aid
Washington Oct 19 officials report Blon John Sherman remains in stable condition at his home after a quiet night with no change in his status.
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Washington
John Sherman
Prison sentence for Dr Marston and Parker in Lynn case
In Salwm Superior Court today Dr E B Marston and Gilbert Parker of Lynn were found guilty of performing a criminal operation on Mrs Mary Sweeney. They were sentenced to not less than two and a half years nor more than four years in State prison.
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SALWM
E. B. Marston
Gilbert Parker
Lynn
Mary Sweeney
Empress Frederick Given Six Weeks to Live
Paris reports Empress Frederick faces a six week prognosis as physicians notify Emperor William and Queen Victoria. A high German official, arriving with a British diplomat, confirms cancer of the spine as the Dowager Empress’s affliction.
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Paris
Frederick
Emperor William
Queen Victoria
Rail firms gain right to restrict carriages at stations
The full bench of the Supreme Court rules that railroad corporations may bar drivers of carriages from their railroad stations when in opposition to those whom the company has granted exclusive rights. The decision in the case Boston & Albany Railroad Company vs Ernest F Brown and George M Russell of Westboro sets a precedent for station access based on corporate grants.
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Supreme Court
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Ernest F. Brown
George M. Russell
Westboro
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