Yacht Senta Burns and Sinks in Edgartown Harbor
The auxiliary schooner Yacht Senta of the New York Yacht Club owned by Joan A Wish of New York burned to the water line and sank at its anchorage in Edgartown Harbor early today. All aboard Mr Fish guests Mrs O A Williams of Noank Conn Miss Ek Brown of New York the sailing master Captain Wallace Brown of Noank and the crew of four escaped to shore in the small boats. The Senta valued at 5000 with 7500 insurance carried 250 gallons gasoline and a large quantity of ammunition. The fire started from a kerosene heater in the cabin and exploded after occupants left.
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Senta
New York Yacht Club
Joan A. Wish
New York
Jidgartown Harbor
Fish
O. A. Williams
Noank
Conn
Ek. &. Brown
Wallace Brown
Florida
Alien Power Dines Taft on Argentine Warship
President Taft visited the Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento off the Washington navy yard. An elaborate luncheon aboard the warship marked the first time a foreign power entertained a U.S. president at sea with officials aboard.
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Washington
Taft
Republic of Argentina
United States
Men flee via pipe after gambling raid at 42 Harrison Avenue
Police raided 42 Harrison Avenue where Moy Quong and Foh Yoh were gambling. The two China men slid down a water pipe behind the building but were captured in the back yard. In Municipal Court Quong and Yoh were fined 5 dollars each for gambling.
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Harrison Avenue
Moy Quong
Foh Yoh
Quong
Yoh
Tacks in Skull to Help Vision
Atlanta, Oct. 25. William Williams, a Black man, is jailed on swindling charges for a blindness cure he offered. His method involved driving a tack into the back of a blind man’s skull and charging $2.50. The victim, Robert Ward, said the tack was not very painful but the payment hurt more.
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Atlanta
William Williams
Robert Ward
Williams
What the Boston Elevated Has Done for Rapid Transit
A concise look at the Boston Elevated Railway Company efforts and improvements in rapid transit during its development phase. The piece outlines system upgrades, route expansions, and infrastructure campaigns shaping early 20th century urban mobility.
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Boston Elevated Railheay Company
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