Gloucester mourns 14 fishermen after Edmunds wreck
Gloucester Bergs mourn 14 fishermen lost when schooner George F Edmunds went down near Pemaquid Point. Widows Willard Poole and William Parks face hardship as rain falls on the harbor. Neighbors and shipmates bring quiet support, while families recount loss and memory.
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Gloucester
George F. Edmunds
Pemaquid Point
Kennebec River
Norman
Willard G. Poole
Grange Street
Post
Willard
South Bristol
Poole
Willard S
May
Russia Cement Company
Essex Avenue
Willam R. Parks
Torpedo Boat Lawrence Returns After Eight Hour Gale
The torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence limped into Norfolk after an eight hour battle with a hurricane near Atlantic City. Its port bow plates are buckled, seams opened, and the bridge carried away. Commanded by Lieutenant A M Proctor, the vessel lies damaged but afloat, built by Fore River Shipbuilding Company.
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Norfolk
Lawrence
Tye Lawrence
A.M. Proctor
Atlantic City
The
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
New York Faces Atlantic Storm After Hurricane
A second fierce storm hits New York City as winds reach 67 mph. Dozens of fishing vessels report disasters along the coast with at least six men drowned and several schooners missing. Eight smacks from a fleet are reported, with several vessels yet unaccounted for. A lifeline rescue by the lighthouse tender Daisy saves the Chicago pay crew, and the lost pay money is recovered after a long search.
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New York
New York City
Five Fathom Bank
Sunshine
Daisy
Mercedes
Gaffney
Emily P. Wright
Orient
Lillian Fernald
M. A. Baston
Morgan
Chicago
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Death toll in storm rises with two more bodies found
The storm's aftermath grows as two additional victims are recovered from the wreckage. Spinney and Hickey were identified among those washed ashore, increasing the confirmed death count and prompting continued search and relief efforts.
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Spinney
Hickey
Harbor Weather Halts Not Fleet as Winds Roar at Cape Cod
A fierce southwest gale battered the harbor with 48 mph winds as 60 schooners and barges held ground tackled and anchors out. A despatch from Nobska notes the six masted Addie M Lawrence from Baltimore to Portland and a maiden voyage five-sticker likely the Elizabeth Palmer from Newport News to this port carrying 6127 tons of coal on a 26 foot draft.
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Highland Light
Cape Cod
Nobska
Vineyard Sound
Addie M. Lawrence
Baltimore
Portland
Elizabeth Palmer
Newport News
Tug Spartan Sinks After Tug Tow Barrages Fail
Captain Handier and Mate L. P. Nelson of the sunken tug Spartan were landed at Lewes by the Philadelphia. The vessel, in a gale, released the barges Trevorton Preston and Hammond and took on water after a hawser fouled the wheel, causing loss of control and sinking. Ten crew were rescued, three are missing.
Ten of crew saved after shipwreck near Angle Sea
Captain Chandler clung to a 13 foot scantling and was rescued by the tug Lykens after 13 hours at sea. Mate Nelson held to a small boat then the kinsman steamer to safety. Ten men recovered off Angle Sea New Jersey while three are missing and feared dead.
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Chandler
Lykens
Mate Nelson
Kinsman
Angle Sea
N. J
Yachts Damaged by Storm at City Point
A gale with winds averaging 35 mph and gusts to hurricane strength battered Dorchester Bay yesterday and last night. Many moorings failed due to weathered lines, with several yachts from the South Boston Yacht Club damaged or driven ashore. notable losses included the Mystery Evans? and Chespa while other clubs reported minor or no damage.
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Dorchester Bay
Harrington
South Boston Yacht Club
Mystery
George Hammonds
Evylyn
Oma
Chespa
Boston
Columbia
Mosquito Fleet
Camp Meeting Tent Levelled by Gale
The United Camp Meeting Association of America tent on Sterling Street was blown down in last night's storm. It was rebuilt and services will proceed tonight with Rev. Simon P. W. Drew presiding. Rev. Benjamin B. Stroud of Parmele Industrial School will speak on the negro problem. Sunday at 7 30 p m Dr Drew will preach on It Took God 30 Days to Conquer a Negro. Camp Beene services continue until Sept.
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United Camp Meeting Association of America
Sterling Street
Washington Street
Shawmut Avenue
Simon P. W. Drew
Benjamin B. Stroud
Parmele Industrial School
Parmele
N. C
Drew
Three Boston Men Wrecked in Maine Harbor
A sloop yacht believed to be the Lysette of Boston ran aground on Richmond's Island near Portland Maine this morning. Four men were aboard the vessel but details of injuries or rescue were not provided in the report.
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Boston
Maine
Portland
Lysette
Richmond's Island
Men flee yacht mystery after rescue at Union Station
They saved themselves and rode an early afternoon train to Boston. One man is linked to Manchester, the other three to Boston. They refused to give names or the yacht’s name, saying they wished to reach home before the news spread.
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Union Station
Boston
Manchester
Schooner Ella Nash Sinks After Gale at Provincetown
The 14 ton swordfishing schooner Ella Nash sank after breaking adrift and going ashore in Provincetown harbor. Sloops Old Dominion and Grace Darling lost headgear in the gale, bow sprits reportedly broken by a collision with a drifting boat.
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Provincetown
Ella Nash
OY Dominion
Grace Darling
Old Dominion
Boston Steamer Chatham Delayed Fourteen Hours by Storm
The Boston steamer Chatham of Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company arrived in Norfolk at 10 25 PM after a 14 hour delay from a gale that began near Gay Head Wednesday morning. Captain Hudgins and crew battled the storm with anchors and hove to for six hours during the gale. Passengers dispersed to hotels upon docking in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Boston
Chatham
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Gay Head
Hudgins
Six Men Rescued After Mexicano Sinking At Sea
The steamship Vidal arrived from Caibarien with six crewmen from the British steamer Mexicano after it founder in a gale on Sept. 16. Captain Sorrenson reported rescuing one man from a hatch and later pulling five more from wreckage pieces as alarms and cries were heard at sea.
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New York
Vidal
Sorrenson
Caibarien
Sailor Drifts Off Long Island After Narrow Beat
A vessel under sail pushed through a blow off Long Island then faced the wind without anchoring, driving the ship forward as it rode the seas.
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Long Island
Severe gale hits Delaware Breakwater and nearby vessels
A strong gale on September 17 at the Delaware Breakwater drove the bark Essex from Fernandina to Tow with sails gone after signaling distress. The British steamship Brookline from Bocas del Toro arrived with shifted cargo and reported sighting a four masted schooner off Cape May with sails gone.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Ocean City
Essex
Fernandina
Brookline
Bocas del Toro
Cape May
Barges Elk Garden and Hampshire Lost Off Barnegat
The tug Sweepstakes reached New York reporting the barges Elk Garden and Hampshire, towed from New Bedford to Philadelphia, were lost off Barnegat. The captain could not confirm whether the crews were drowned.
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New York
Sweepstakes
Elk Garden
Hampshire
New Bedford
Philadelphia
Barnegat
Mexicano Wreck Claims 21 Sailors at Portsmouth Port
Steam ship Mexicano wrecked near Portsmouth Virginia on September 17 with 21 sailors drowned and only one survivor reported. The disaster underscores peril at sea for maritime crews and prompts emergency search and rescue efforts along the harbor.
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Portsmouth
Storm-Tossed Ships Reach Norfolk After Long Voyage
The Old Dominionner Guyandotte arrived from New York twenty hours late after being blown off course by a hurricane. The Horace G Morse, a three masted schooner, passed the capes at 8 with most sails gone and heavy damage. An unidentified schooner was seen off Cape Henry with part of its mast missing.
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Norfolk
Guyandotte
New York
Horace G. Morse
Capes
Cape Henry
Coal Schooner Damaged at Cape Henry
The coal laden schooner Horace G Morse from Philadelphia to Jacksonville passed the Cape Henry in a damaged state after Tuesday night storm. Another schooner A B Sherman arrived at Norfolk with foretop mast bowsprit and other injuries.
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Cape Henry
Horace G. Morse
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Capes
A. B. Sherman
Norfolk
Charleston
Chamberlain resignation linked to imperial union policy
The text records A. J. Balfour and Lord Rothschild commenting on Joseph Chamberlain's resignation as he promotes imperial union and favors no food taxes. It notes Chamberlain's outside role, his hopes for independent stance, and possible cabinet implications for imperial unity and fiscal reform.
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Joseph Chamberlain
A. J. Balfour
Austen Chamberlain
Lord Rothschild
Chamberlain
Associated Press
Duke of Devonshire
Balfour
Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills Claim Benefits for Aging
Advertisement touts Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as the remedy for old age conditions including cold extremities sluggish circulation and constipation. It claims to improve digestion liver function and skin, reduce sallowness, and provide energy, with testimonies from elderly women and a price of 25 cents at dealers.
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Smith
W. F. Smith
Governor Bates Visits Bridgewater State Farm
Governor John Bates and Lt Governor Curtis Guild led a state official delegation to Bridgewater State Farm on Sept 17. They toured the facility, heard inmate pleas for release, and praised Superintendent H. M. Blackstone while deferring action for now. The party included council members and several officials.
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Bridgewater
John
Bates
Curtis Guild
Governors Council
Bridgewater State Farm
H. M. Blackstone
Rescue in Boston Harbor Saves Dockside Fishing Party
In Boston Harbor yesterday afternoon a 16 foot sloop in distress was saved by the gasoline yacht Nauhaught and tug Wawnee. Isaac G. Lombard and friends John Sundburg John Carson and Fred Olsen were pulled to safety after the capsized craft drew them under. Matt Soderline was not saved immediately but was rescued by the tug with a rope catch.
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Nauhaught
Isaac G. Lombard
Chicago
John Sundburg
John Carson
Roxbury
Fred Olsen
Matt Soderline
Dorchester
Boston Harbor
Wawnes
Nantasket Roads
Wawnee
John E. Mayo
Captain Lawson
Sundburg
Carlson
Olsen
Soderline
Two Drownings Feared After Sea Trip Near Nayatt
The body of six year old Earl B. Martin was found at Nayatt and the 20 foot fishing boat carrying Walter E. Martin and Harry Goff, missing since yesterday, is believed to have sunk in a morning gale.
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Barrington
R. I
Earl B. Martin
Nayatt
Walter E. Martin
Harry Goff
Schooner on the Rocks Off New Haven Harbor
A three masted schooner ran aground at Dry Reef near Westport last night. Five men were seen clinging to the rigging as waves broke over the ship a Shore cannot be reached due to the tumbling sea and the vessel lies about two and a half miles from shore with poor odds of riding out the storm safely.
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New Haven
Conn
Westport
Dry Reef
Defender Wins Playout at Weymouth Firemens Muster
A gale aided the Weymouth Agricultural and Industrial Society muster as five engines surpassed 241 feet. Defender of East Weymouth won 300 dollars with 277 feet, followed by Nonantum Newton 277 feet and Hancock Brockton 203 feet, among others in front of five thousand spectators.
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South Weymouth
Weymouth Agricultural and Industrial Society
Gardner
Defender
East Weymouth
Oaint
Nonantum
Newton
Hancock
Brockton
Hilngham Vets
Hingham
Cochato
Braintree
Protector
Alabama Coon
Stoughton
Baby's Body Found In Grand Canal
John Jackson of East Cambridge discovered a baby’s body floating in the Grand Canal along First Street Cambridge. Patrolman Dinan of Station 3 took the infant to Litchfield's undertaking rooms for removal and examination.
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John Jackson
East Cambridge
First Street
Cambridge
Grand Canal
Dinan
Station 3
Litchfield
Shake-Up in Revere Police Transfers Across Stations
A Met Park police station reshuffle moves Sergeant Bick ford and Officer Qualters to Nantasket while Randall Best Smith and Antonio head to Middlesex Fells. Albert Donahoe Burke go to Charles River, F J Philbrick Reynolds Bresvogal to Blue Hills, West to Revere boulevard, Pinn Allen Murray Barry to Revere and Grady to Revere Beach. Chief West Hawkins and seven patrolmen remain in place.
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Revere Beach Boulevard
Bickford
Qualters
Nantasket
Randall
Best
Smith
Antonio
Middlesex Fells
Albert
Donahoe
Burke
Charles River Reservation
F. J. Philbrick
Reynolds
Bresvogal
Blue Hills
West
Revere Boulevard
Pinn, Allen, Murray and
Barry
Too Cold for the Nationals in Pittsburgh Postponed Game
In Pittsburgh on September 17 the National League game between the locals and the Boston team was postponed due to frigid weather conditions.
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Pittsburg
Bostons
National
Chita Deldata Aeee
Brooklyn
Louis Ae
Brooklyn Pistes
Boston-Pittsburg
Chicago Cardinals Sweep Phillies in Doubleheader
Chicago took both games from Philadelphia as errors and wild play aided the first win while the visitors produced a near perfect effort in the second. Taylor relieved Currie after four runs, and eight Chicago hits came in the three scoring innings. Attendance reported at 1,000.
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Hicago
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Taylor
Currie
Chicago
Brooklyn Defeats St Louis 3 1 in Twinbill Opener
In Brooklyn the Dodgers beat St Louis 3 to 1 in the first of a doubleheader. Thatcher kept St Louis scoreless until the ninth when a timely hit produced a run. The second game ended in a tie after Dave Brain’s error in the ninth and was called due to darkness with 76 attendance.
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ST. Louis
Thatcher
Davey Brain
Sheckard
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