Cobra Torpedo Boat Destroyer Founders in North Sea
The Cobra, turbine driven torpedo boat destroyer built by Hawthorne, Leslie & Co., foundered after hitting a rock in the North Sea en route from Newcastle to Portsmouth. Of 79 aboard 12 survived. most others were lost, including Commander Lieutenant Bosworth Smith. The disaster followed a recent speed record and parallels with the ship Viper. Torpedo boats and cruisers raced to the scene as reports emerged from Yarmouth and Middleboro.
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London
North Sea
Newcastle
Portsmouth
Yarmouth
Dowsing Sands
Middleboro
Bosworth Smith
Cobra
Viper
Hawthorne, Leslie & Co
Wreck of Hudson May Cost West Coast Steamer
News from Sault Ste. Marie reports the probable loss of the western transit steamer Hudson on Lake Superior after a Monday gale. The vessel with a crew of 21 or 22 men vanished eight miles west of Eagle River as Nicol failed to rescue them. The Hudson valued at $200000 with a $100000 cargo.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Hudson
Lake Superior
Nicol
Duluth
Buffalo
Eagle River
McLean
Gilchrist
Boers Win Ambush at Scheepers Nek Capture 155
Lord Kitchener despatch from Prethoria reports Sept 18 that Boer forces ambushed three companies of mounted infantry near Scheepers Nek on Sept 17. Major Gough escaped. 2 officers and 14 men killed, 5 officers and 150 men captured. Boers led by General Botha allegedly numbered about 1000. General Smuts engagement at Elands River Poort left 3 officers and 20 men dead.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Prethoria
Geough
Scheepers Nek
Gough
Botha
French
Smuts
Seventeenth Lancers
Elands River Poort
West End barber and bootblack shops shut by vigilante march
A youth vigilante group in the West End formed a line at 8 o clock and marched through Green Cambridge Allston and Bulfinch streets. They ordered barber and bootblack shops to close and, except for Bowdoin street where one owner objected, all shops complied before church services began. The crowd grew to 400 or 500 by later reports.
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West End
America
Green
Cambridge
Allston
Bulfinch
Bowdoin Street
Coombs Funeral Follows Sudden Heart Failure
John H. Coombs of the St Nicholas Hotel dies suddenly from heart failure induced by pneumonia. Funeral services were held at his home 1 Common Street with many floral tributes and friends in attendance. Coombs had lived in Boston after a California period with John C Miller, who founded Oak Island resort in San Diego.
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Boston
Amherst College opens fall term with 130 entering students
Amherst Mass September 19 The fall term opened with an entering class of 130 students and a number of faculty changes. J N S Sterritt left for Cornell and is replaced by H de F Smith of Bowdoin. Thomas J Esty resigned for Rochester University and H C Goddard takes his place in the math department. George D Olds returns from study in Germany and David P Todd returns after his eclipse globe circuit. L H Elwell resumes Greek after six months in Greece. H Humphrey Neill takes a year’s vacation with Homer Smith teaching his classes. B Lincoln Wood registrar receives leave and goes abroad. The freshman class numbers 50.
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Amherst
Mass
Amherst College
J. N
Sterritt
Cornell University
H. de F. Smith
Bowdoin College
Thomas J. Esty
Rochester University
H. C. Goddard
George D. Olds
Germany
David P. Todd
L. H. Elwell
Greece
H. Humphrey Neill
Homer Smith
B. Lincoln Wood
Anarchist battered by crowd in Oklahoma City outing
A mob dragged contractor R. M. Bradshaw through Oklahoma City streets for declaring himself an anarchist and hostile to McKinley and the flag. He was forced to lead a pro America procession, then pelted, threatened with lynching, and recaptured after breaking away, while Professor Dorsey criticized police protection.
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Kansas City
The
Star
Oklahoma City
O. T
R. M. Bradshaw
McKinley
Theublic Square
America
Bradshaw
Dorsey
Funeral service for Willie A. Stewart at Besbury home
Funeral for Willie A. Stewart was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock from his home 82 Dennis street Besbury. Sunday school class and Hugh OBrien School classmates sang during the service.
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Willie A. Stewart
Dennis Street
Besbury
Hugh O’brien
Inspectors nab two alleged pickpockets under vagrant act
Inspectors Abbott and Chapman arrested two men, Thomas F. Feeney of 160 Charles street aged 25 and Oliver W. Gannett of 8 Grove street aged 21, under the vagrant act according to the inspectors' office.
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Abbott and Chapman
Thomas F. Feeney
Charles Street
Oliver W. Gannett
Grove Street
Judge Day to Speak at Hamilton Club on McKinley Birthday
Canton Ohio September 19 Judge William R Day former Secretary of State has accepted an invitation to deliver an oration before the Hamilton Club of Chicago on the anniversary of McKinley's birthday January 20.
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Canton
William R. Day
Hamilton Club
Chicago
McKinley
David Favaro Arrested for Diamond Ring Larceny in Charlesbank
David Favaro aged 30 of 41 Wall Street was arrested on a larceny charge for stealing a diamond ring valued at $100 from William Judkins of 7 Brattle Street. The crime occurred at the Charlesbank on September 16.
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David Favaro
Wall Street
Weg
William Judkins
Brattle Street
Aees
Charlesbank Om
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Schaffner & Marx
New England
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Tilam
Tremont St
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Washington Credit Company
Brockton
Charles H. Cutler
Weston Street
Pleasant Street
Marie
Forbes
Ateout
Taiuaion Plain
Trinity Church
City Hospital
Browning, King & Co
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Matthew King
Superior
Cohasset
Ghurgh
William H. Brine
Trement St
EU Square
Brown Bros
Washington
Franklin
Atestee
Cassimere Salta
Biss
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D. B. Blus
Old South Clothing Co
TYTLE
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Reo
Washington St
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Flag
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Oklahoma
Duke OF York
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York
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High Court of Justice of
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Quebec
Co. M. G
Joseph Pope
Peterson
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George Grant
Queens University
Oliver Matthier
Laval University
Oliver Rowland
Toronto
F. 8. Mantle
Coldstream Guards
Gevesore Lane
Thomas Hughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Willie ‘Tewart
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Cor
Comer's Commercial College
Ashington
Clothier
Rowe's Wharf
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Vorenberg’s
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