Storm Sinks Two Scows and Destroys Maverick Gear
A Atlantic storm along Halifax docks sinks two scows and damages salvage gear. The steamer Gaspesia, anchored two miles off Glace Bay, is disabled after striking Lingan. Two barges trying to raise the sunken Maverick wrecked, with boilers and cranes lost and two men escaping.
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Halifax
Gaspesia
Glace Bay
C. B
Lingan
Arbor
St. John’s Newfoundland
New York
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Vessels Seek Shelter as Gale Strikes Halifax Coasts
Halifax, Sept 7 Over thirty vessels sheltered from the gale at Derby. Most fishing boats anchored off Little River St Marys Bay while about two score broke from moorings, drifting ashore and smashed. The schooner Warrior grounded and sank after hitting a coal laden hull near Annapolis. Gertie Lewis and Favourite ran ashore. no lives were lost as winds hit 62 mph along the Cape Breton coast.
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Halifax
N.S
Derby
Little River
St. Mary’s Bay
Warrior
Annapolis
Whitneysier
Sydney
Gertie Lewis
Barrack Point
Favourite
Channel
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Waves wreck two Caraquet boats off Kildare Cape
Two Caraquet fishing vessels from Caraquet New Brunswick with eight men aboard were broken up by a gale off Kildare Cape Prince Edward Island. Two bodies were recovered near Cahills South Kildare as the schooner Jasper from Flat River shoreward after going ashore was lost. The Charlie schooner from Desroches Alberton harbor towed after a lightning storm.
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Halifax
N. S
Alberton
Araquet
N. B
Kildare Cape
P. II
Cahills
South Kildare
Jasper
Embree
Flat River
Chatham
Tignish
Charlie
Desroches
J. H. Myrick
Alberton Harbor
Navy Yard Death of Rear Admiral Picking
Last Rear Admiral Picking, commandant of the Charlestown Navy Yard, died suddenly at his official residence just after midnight. Doctors attribute heart disease as the cause of death.
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Picking
Charlestown Navy Yard
Renowned Naval Leader Henry F Picking Career Highlights
Henry F Picking, a Pennsylvania native, entered the naval academy in 1847 and rose through the ranks to rear admiral and commander of the navy yard. He served aboard the St Lawrence and Nahant, fought privateers and rifled batteries, and held commands in West Indian and European waters. He later headed the lakes fleet and became a full admiral in 1898 after commanding the Wabash and Navy Yard assignments.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Howison
Nettie Proctor Elopes By Roof And Ladder Route
Nettie M Proctor an 18 year old Dorchester girl left home by the roof and ladder method and has not been seen since early yesterday morning. She took $8 in gold belonging to her father and was reportedly aided by a man known to the family, Joseph Bradshaw of Woonsocket. Her mother suspects a Labor Day sighting on Tremont Street and a late supper remark about meeting Bradshaw. Neighbor Mrs Grant recalls seeing something as the search continues.
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Nettie M. Proctor
Dorchester
Harvard Street
Nettie
Joe” Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Woonsocket
R. I
Proctors
Proctor
Shawmut Avenue
Eva
Nettle
Grant
Cee
Pe Mae
Wee
Arvard Street
Riot Ends Boston Brooklyn Baseball Game
The Sept. 17 game in Brooklyn ended in a riot after Daly was ruled out on a ninth inning play with two outs and Boston leading 2 1. Umpire Emilie Emslie was attacked by the crowd and escorted to safety as police stopped the melee. Brooklyn's McGuire and Daly contributed errors that sparked the late rally.
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Brooklyn
Emilie
Emslie
McGuire
Tleing
Daly
Hamilton
Forecast for New England Weekend Weather
Washington reports from Sept 7 predict showers and thunder storms for Friday afternoon or night across Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts with strong southerly winds. Vermont Connecticut and eastern New York see similar showers and storms, with warmer Friday and cooler Saturday, brisk winds. Local forecast adds fair and warmer Friday with fresh southwest winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
New York
Great Military Ball Draws 20000 at Mechanics Hall
Twenty thousand people gathered at Mechanics Hall for Boston’s grand military ball honoring Colonel Rice’s regiment amid ticket chaos. Outside crowds pressed for entry while inside, a gallery was opened to ease the crush as Mayor and Governor attended a festal procession and crowd applauded.
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Huntington Avenue
Mechanics’ Hall
Jerry
Watson
200 Men of the 26th Are Missing in Boston
A Boston crowd of about 20 000 turned out as Colonel Rice's Twenty sixth Regiment toured the city and was reviewed by Governor Wolcott and Mayor Quincy. About 200 men escaped Mechanics Building through windows and bedraggled a search as police hunted strays. One Private severely injured escaping, Jeremiah Noonan of Company G, as hunger and poor transport sparked a mass departure before the 10 30 supper.
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Twenty-Sixth Infantry
U. S. Volunteers
Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Wolcott
Commonwealth
Quincy
Rice
Prince Albert
Watson
Mildram
Charlestown Neck
Boston’ & Albany
Providence
New York
Boe
Ahmney
Twenty-sixth
Mechanics’ Building
Jeremiah Noonan
Washburn
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S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington & Hanover Sts
Cushing
California
Cushing Process
Washington St
Pitas
Admiral Picking
Henry F. Picking
Penn
Petrel
Merrimac
Sewell’s Point
Nahant
Sullivan’s Island
Pick
Ing
Moted
Naval Forces On
Lakes
Dore
Miss Proctor
Dahlen
Nettie M
Colonel Rice
Taree
Gov. Wolcott
Quine
Gol.rice
City Hall
Evans
Captain Bordman
Boston Common. Council
Noonan
Rutherford Avenue
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