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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
3
A blaze in the Auglaize county infirmary at Wapakoneta Ohio destroyed the building early today. All 44 inmates escaped unharmed thanks to prompt rescue efforts by staff and local responders.
The Portland schooner Cumberland with plaster cargo was wrecked on the New Brunswick coast near Goose River in St. John County. Six crew members escaped exhausted after abandoning ship, which foundered after a gale while en route from Chevenne to Norfolk. Captain J Y Littlejohn commanded the 349 ton vessel, built in 1874 at Freeport Maine.
The item notes that the subject was owned by H. M. Sargent of Portland, identifying the owner and city connected to the asset in question.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Senator Saulsbury reached Halifax in a leaking condition after a gale on Monday night. Her only boat was also smashed during the storm.
New York dispatch reports the French Line announced a second rate reduction for eastbound cabin fares effective Oct. 1. six ships will be affected. Paul Faguet, general agent, said the move matches lower Cherbourg touching rates by German lines, not to counter White Star or Cunard. He predicted a soon westbound cut.
Secretary Root received word from Minister Roel Hill in Pekin that Wu Ting Fang has been approved as minister to Washington. Root plans to let the President and Assistant Secretary Bacon decide on Wu Ting Fang's eligibility.
The Boston Board of Health demands an injunction to curb smoke from the Eastern Cold Storage Company chimney to six minutes per hour. The company argues it is a public service corporation exempt from smoke laws, or, if not, that the statute is unconstitutional for favoring certain corporations. Judge DeCourcey reserved his decision.
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