Midwinter Prices Rule Waterfront Wharf Market
Prices at the waterfront wharf soared with steak cod at 111 2 cents a pound and haddock at 33 4 cents as demand outpaced supply amid bad weather forecasts. Several groundfishermen and mackerel vessels arrived, bringing thousands of small fresh fish and hundreds of barrels, while vessel fares and specific catches are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Wharf
Haddock
Elva L. Spurling
Arthur James
Joanna
Harry Hunt
Plymouth
Shipping News Miniature Almanac September 19
Arrival and clearance of numerous steamers and schooners with routes to Philadelphia Baltimore New York Boston and other ports. Listed ships include Arabic Finch Mameeta New York City and City of Bangor with multiple tugs barges and coast survey vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
Liverpool
Meenstown
Calvin Austin
Pike
St. John
Kershaw
Johnson
Baltimore
Newrt News
Norfolk
Thacher
Hiladelphia
Everett
Giles
Pomber Hill
Crowell
New York
James S. Whitney
Wilhelmina
McKiege
Stockton Springs
Belfast
Curtis
Bangor
City of Bangor
Colby
Bath
Ransom B. Fuller
Linscott
Portland
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
Reliance
Newburyport
Coast Survey
Bache
Hudgins
Richmond
Pierce
George R. Sheffield
Kennebec
Catawissa
Sevier
Philadelphia
Oak Hill
Lynn
Brookside
Tamanend
Watuppa
Hammond
Elizabethport
Julia C. Moran
Riley
Savage
Michalski
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Hansen
Nellie
Swim
A. R. Co
Triton
Partridge
Newport News
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
N. J
Prudence
Walls
Reading
Hampshire
Charles Mann
McKimmon
Scituate
Margaret Thomas
Cook
Tampa
Fla
John L
Treat
Barnes
Maurer
Marguerite
Babbitt
Dante Bailey
Robinson
Grasselli
Buffalo
Hall
Batisean
Louisburg
Governor Cobb
N. B
Eastnort
Nora
Rotenfels
Cestrian
Galveston
Bunker Hill
Gettysburg
Glendower
Port Johnson
Murrell
New Bedford
Ivie
Beattie
Antares
Valley Forge
Conewago
Richardson and Schuykill
Irvington
Perth Amboy
Edwin L
Shipboard murder shocks Boston waterfront crowd
Captain Balano died after being shot during a fight aboard the Margaret Thomas off Boston. The cook fled but was captured and awaits murder trial. Balano’s body was sent to Port Clyde for burial. The crime occurred July 3 near Fort de France plans to bring the suspect to trial in France. The Margaret Thomas sailed from Baltimore last May with Captain Balano, a veteran schooner master. Several other ships, routes, and coastal news follow in the dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee
Annie
Jennie
Juniata
Virginia
Rebecca
Frances
Grueby
Mary Hdith
Mina
E. C. Hussey
Olive F. Hutchins
Mary Edith
Margaret Thomas
John W. Balano
Fort de France
Martinique
Balano
Vincent Maria
Maria
Breannon Cook
Government Hospital
Port Clyde
Baltimore
Boston
Cook
South America
Brazil
Melbourne
P. Cook
Tampa
Fla
Daniel Bailey
Robinson
Graselli
N. J
Grasselli Chemical Company
City of
White Star Line
Mediterranean
Azores
Cunard Line
Franconia
Queenstown
Liverpool
Chicago
Massachusetts Naval Militia
Portland
Charlestown
Bosnila
Hamburg
Perim
Bucknall
Kabinga
Calcutta
Colombo
Katuna
New York
Copenhagen
Landsman
Wilson on Trail of Bull Moose in Minnesota
Governor Woodrow Wilson campaigned through St. Paul and Minneapolis with a series of speeches and receptions. He praised reception in Minneapolis and spoke 20 minutes on trusts and big business at the Commercial Club breakfast before touring the University of Minnesota and greeting cheering schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Twin Cities
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
Wilson
Minneapolis
Commercial Club
University of
Governor Declares Campaign Focuses on Issues Not Personalities
At university a governor called a president a scholar of politics while denouncing the Progressive plank on trusts. He warned reporters against misreading him, urged calm in the campaign, and pledged to accept the people's decision with good sportsmanship. The day included a parade at Anneapolis and speeches at St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H.vincent
Anneapolis
Taft
Roosevelt
Nominree
Donnybrook Fair
Sioux City
St. Paul
P. J. Donovan of Charlestown Dead
Patrick J. Donovan a Charlestown native and former fire department engineer died at his Winthrop Street home after a night illness. He was active in St. Mary’s parish and various local organizations and will be buried Saturday at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Donovan
Winthrop Street
Charlestown
William J. McNally
Mr. Donovan
Warren School
Colonel Roosevelt Addresses Indians in Albuquerque
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to a large crowd on the Plaza in Albuquerque and urged Spanish Americans to support the new party and reject the bosses. He said he had formed a neighborhood acquaintance with local Indians before heading to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Colorado
Roosevelt Meets Pueblo Indians at Train Stop
Colonel Roosevelt receives hospitality from Pueblo Indians near the station. Frank Simons of La Guna, a Carlisle School alum, acts as host while Roosevelt uses sign language and Indian slang to identify Sioux and Apache tribes during the greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Carlisle Indian School
Frank Simons
la Guna
Carlisle
George
Parents Meet Dr. F. B. Dyer At Roxbury School
Dr. F. B. Dyer newly appointed superintendent of schools attended a reception banquet and dance with about 400 people at Lewis School Roxbury. Attendees included W. V. Field A. L. Rafter George Burgess and Gregory. Dyer urged parental and teacher cooperation to shape successful children and contrasted past and present childrearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Dyer
Lewis School
Roxbury
W. V. Field
A. L. Rafter
George Burgess
Gregory
Dyer
Percy as Gaanda Humanus Charms City at National Theatre
The Manchester brothers unveil Gaanda Humanus, a seven foot tall 310 pound mechanical figure based on Percy from the Sunday Post. The automaton drives horses through busy streets drawing crowds and proving its authenticity by exposing its interior daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Sunday Post
National Theatre
Gaanda Humanus
Manchester Brothers
Manchester
Thomas
Guanda Humanus
Woman Dies in Accident on Railroad Drawbridge
Gloucester widow Mrs. Benjamin H. Roberts was found with a crushed skull near the shipyard. State officers ruled death an accidental fall through a railroad drawbridge on the night of September 9, not murder, after investigation by Keating Murray and Eustace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Benjamin H. Roberts
Gloucester
Keating, Murray and
Eustace
Women vanish after bridge draw incident in Somerville
In Boston and Somerville, women accompanying Clarence I Legg and Daniel Northup said Rob erts tripped while chasing them on a drawbridge. They heard a thud and splash, then saw her disappear as they searched for her, reporting to state officers and Chief Converse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence I. Legg
Broad Street
Boston
Benjamin White
Central Street
Jordan on death row requests cantaloupe daily breakfast
Chester S. Jordan, under death sentence at the state prison, asked Warden Bridges to serve cantaloupe at breakfast each morning. He also requested chops and steaks prepared in the prison kitchen. A string of visitors and clergy spent the day with him as he remained cheerful despite his punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester S. Jordan
State Prison
Bridges
Jordan
Allen
Herbert W. Stebbins
Joseph I. McLaughlin
G. Larnerd McNeil
Christian Science Reader
Kendall
Malden Prepares to Welcome President Taft Visit
The Malden Board of Trade met to finalize plans for President Taft's brief visit tomorrow afternoon. The entire board forms the reception committee to greet the president during his Malden stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Death notices from Boston area papers list many obituaries
A sweep of death notices from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21 lists Jennie Adams and many others by surname across Boston and suburbs. Entries include survivors, funeral times, and church services at venues such as St. Marys Church Broadway Star of the Sea Church Malden and Holy Cross Cathedral with masses and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal A
Philadelphia
Campbell
Canaan
J. Pie Campbell
Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain
Crowley
Charlestown
Margaret M. Crowley
St. Mary’s Church
Donovan
Patrick J
Annie EH
Warren Street
Driscoll
Boston
John
Catherine Driscoll
Mary Whalen
Wordsworth Street
Church of the Assumption
Farrell
Roxbury
Elenor
Thomas Farrell
S. Nourse
Dudley ~ Street
St. Patrick's Church
Foran
West Newton
Mary J
Fornstall
John J
St. Joseph’s Church
Maplewood
New York
Scranton
Penn
Gigger
Dorchester
Ellen
Walter G. Gigger
Walsh
Ite
Sewall Street
St. Ann’s
Neponset
Gorman
Waltham
Mary
Richard Gorman
Tunereal
Cedar Street
St. Charles’ Church
Norfolk* Avenue
Dudley Street
Holy Cross Cemetery
Hewett
Needham
Anne Maria
Walter
Hughes
Malden
Marion N. “Hunghes
M. H. Hughes
Grove Street
Hurll
New Bedford
Charles W. Hurll
Keating
East Boston
Catherine J
Terrence T. Keating
Pleasant Street
Tiday
Church of the Immaculate Conception
James L
Margaret H. Love
Stuart
Moore Street
MacDonald
Catherine
Roderick Macdonald
Medford Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Martin
Edward
William Martin
Robert Butler
Neptune Avenue
Star of the Sea Church
Newfoundland
McCarthy
Michael A
John and
Nora McCarthy
Richard Lawless
Nashua Street
Quinn
Parier L
Edward M
Mary Quinn
Guthrie
Eighth Street
St. Augustine’s Church
Selby
Minnie
St. Catherine’s Church
Spring Hill
Spurr
Charles Fiward Spurr
Tremont Street
Wakefield
Mass
E Sullivan
South Boston
Wil Ham
Minnie Sullivan
Oth Street
St. Augustine's Church
Neponset Court
C. F
Boyle O*reilly, I. N
Cambridge
Kuights
St. Finbar
Sullivan
Newton
Mary J. Sullivan
Join A._Parrel
Sheyre
Church of Our Lady
Mary Wholey
Washington Street
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Cathedral Court
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Kenney and
Hollis
Mildred Stollers
Howardgram
Kenney
Auto Girls
Mildred Stoller
Lillian Russell
Bertha Gibson
Hazel Ford
Louise Street
Regals
Howard
Pat. White
Grand Opera House
Washington and Dover Steel
I: Gnation
van Thrajen
Alethia
Geo. Tuchey
Holland
Margie Catlin
Mae Yuh
Leslie Hunter
Grand Opera
Daddy
Bowdoin SQ
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Violet Mascotte
Myers
Sachs
Moving Pictures
Mabel
Parsons and Children
Revere House
Scollay Square
Back Bay
Ralph E. Towle
Copley Square
Dartmouth Street
Aesransfer Co
Bilue- Line
Olonial Auto Tours
Franklin Taxi Service
Galvin Flower Co
New England Casualty Co
Boylston Street
Symphony Orchestra
Karl Muck
Henry Siegel
Stamp Desk
Pittsburgh
Wright & Ditson’s
Burke’s
Nantasket Beach
Eyambees
WES Wharf
Nantasket
Pemberton
Cushing
Gen
Fishi Fishing Bank
E. W. Dixon
King Philip
Commercial Wharf
Sands
Providence
Fall River
B.F. Keith
Joseph Hart
Anmsong Thieves
Romany Opera CO
Agosto
Robbie Gordone
van and Schenck
Mullen
Coogan
Puck
Pro Jungmann
Will Setron
ALPHA
Pathe Weekly
Claire
Percival Knight
Wagenhals & Kemper Co
Reyhoun
Steat
Hodge
Forest
Eve'gs
RT Chas
Klein “Aggie Pepeer
Castle Sq. Pally
John Craig
Down Town
Winter St
National National Sq
Tremont & Dover Sts
Orch
Mats
Ats
LOEW
Orpheum
Waldron’s Casino
Hanover
Tremont
Ginger Girls
Tremont Temple
Idurbar
Water Brunswick
Lexington
Concord
Newport-by-the-Sea
Narragansett Pier
White Mountains
Royal Blue Line Co
Lore’ Masbac Rere
Bie
ST. James Theatre
Huntington and
Mass. Aves
Tel
Subway
N. Y
Criterion Theatre
Tremont &T
Majestic
Henry W. Savage
LDS
Shubert
Lewis Waller
London
Tremont Theatre
Hater’s Club
Gordon
Alle Y
Shipping News
Marquette
Pretoria Kerth
York
James
Lunenburg
Mader
Minnesota
P. J. Donovan
Sunday’ Post
Eatadine
Oxford
Aweek
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
H. Bay
Mt. Vernon St
W. Malden
the Clough CO
Eliot St
END Furniture Exchange
Washington St
Rel
Roxbury Junk CO
Campden
W Rex
TuTh
Holliston
Albee’s
Hanover St
M. Weiner
Portland St
Jay St
Baker & CO
American Writing Mach. Co
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