Parker the largest destroyer to date in navy service
The twin screw torpedo boat destroyer Parker, the largest of its class and called the destroyer of destroyers, has been turned over to the government in Philadelphia. Mounting of four 4 inch rapid fire guns and four twin 18 inch torpedo tubes will begin at the navy yard, crews comprising 100 men and four officers will be assigned, and Parker’s fuel capacity supports 7000 miles at cruising speed or 800 miles at its top speed.
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Philadelphia
Parker
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Tom Taggart Wins Out in Indiana
Indianapolis December 30 Thomas Taggart Democratic national committee man from Indiana and his supporters won a sweeping victory in district conventions statewide with every chairmanship filled by a Taggart sympathizer The Democratic state committee will meet January 8 The fund for a statue or erection for Mayor Gaynor totals 7336 dollars The tin plate workers strike at Steubenville Ohio is expected to be settled soon
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Indianapolis
Thomas Tagart
Indiana
Taggart
Democratic State Committee
Steubenville
Ohio
Trunk Murder Mystery Baffles Gotham Police
An autopsy on a man found jammed in a trunk at an East Side tenement doorway could not determine the death cause. The neck was dislocated likely when the trunk lid closed after death, with asphyxia by strangulation listed as the official cause though no throat injuries were found. A handkerchief over the mouth and nose was proposed as a possible factor.
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New York
Wao
Queen Mother Sophia of Sweden Dies at 77
Stockholm December 30 Queen Mother Sophia of Sweden died today in her 77th year after a lung inflammation. A longtime invalid she suffered melan cholia and spent years largely out of court life. A Nassau princess she married King Oscar II in 1857 and celebrated a golden wedding in 1907. She leaves a large fortune likely to pass to her son Oscar who gave up throne rights to marry Ebba Munk.
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Stockholm
Sophia
Sweden
Nassau
Wiesbaden
Oscar II
Oscar
Ebba Munk
Steamer Tasman Floated Off Reef Near Thursday Island
The steamer Tasman, aground for days in the Gulf of Papua, was floated today with the help of the Japanese vessel Inaho Maru. She carries 15 feet of water in her hold, but pumps keep it from rising.
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Thursday Island
Australasia
Gulf of Papua
Three Prisoners Escape From Boston Jail
Three inmates at Charles Street jail escaped this morning using a rope of bedclothes. They sawed a third floor window bars, lowered into the yard, and climbed the wall. One, Bar ney Clancy, injured his leg and surrendered at the gate, while Arthur Quinlan and John Black vanished. They were serving terms for minor offenses.
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Boston
Charles Street
Barney Clancy
Arthur Quinlan
John Y. Black
Suffragists’ Stance on Income Tax Encouraged by Union
Washington reports the Congressional Union will not organize a broad resistance to the federal income tax but may support individuals who refuse to pay or reveal income. The statement argues taxing women without representation is unjust but stops short of a mass protest. Also noted are the death of Dr Emma E Musson and Italy to spend 15.44 million dollars on new public schools.
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Washington
Congressional Union
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Congressional
Treasury
Ellen Massey
Washington College of Law
Shaw
Massey
Fur Scarfs and Sets at Half Price by Dillon Co
Advertises discounted fur items from E H Dillon & Co including Black Fox and Red Fox scarfs sets Mink muffs and scarfs China Raccoon and American Raccoon sets and various fur accessories with prices ranging from under 10 to over 100 dollars. Listings are dense with multiple fur types and price points. Some garbled text remains but the sale revolves around discounted fur products.
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Parca
Idren
Amis
Diners applaud as Brandegee predicts universal suffering
A Stratfield gathering of about 250 supporters hails senator Brandegee and ex congressman Hill while they claim prosperity will fall and hunger grows. They deride tariff bills and currency policy as tools of ruin as New Haven Railroad is praised by Hill amid claims of unfair treatment for Connecticut.
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Frank Brandegee
United States
Stratfield
Cassandra
E. J. Hill
Brandegee
Republican
Waterbury Mayor Testifies in Speeding Case
Waterbury mayor Francis T Reeves is one of the main witnesses in Jacob Buchman’s speeding case. Buchman was fined $50 plus costs by Judge William E Thoms after being cited for driving 25 miles per hour down steep grades.
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Waterbury, Conn
Francis T. Reeves
Waterbury
Jacob Buchman
William E.i Thoms
Bridgeport Camp Pootatuck Reunites Former Campers
About sixty Bridgeport youths attend the Bridgeport Boys Camp Pootatuck reunion at the Y M C A banquet hall. Louis Cope Pa Cope delivers a talk on The Ramp Kids while George T. Stafford and Fred Kirschner entertain. The event celebrates Hatch pond camp memories and signals a larger 1914 camp.
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Bridgeport
Pootatuck
Edward B. Davenport
Louis Cope
Pa” Cope
Bill McClellan
Skeeters
Gott Luipbold
Shorty” Fitch
Tom Lauridson
Jerry Rudolph
Newell Smith
Piggy’ Allen
Willard Allen, Jr
Newell C. Smith
Charles J. Bailey
Kenneth Miller
Conrad Steinmetz
Raymond Goebel
Raymond MacKenney
Hatch Pond
Herbert R. Tucker
Obituary for Albert C McCluskey at St Patrick’s
Funeral held from 3773 Main Street this morning at 8:30 and at St Patrick's church with a requiem mass at 9 o'clock. Mrs Casserly sang the offertory and Miss Mary H Kelly performed musical pieces. Pallbearers included Charles Julius George McCluskey, Henry Campbell, William Willis and Anthony Whyland. Burial followed at St Michael's cemetery. A spring integrated shock absorber improves automobile suspension. A French camera using a horse's thread to judge races was invented.
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Albert C. McCluskey
Main Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Picker
Casserly
Mary H. Kelley
Charles
Julius
George McCluskey
Henry Campbell
William Willis
Anthony Whyland
St. Michael's Cemetery
The Smite Murray Sale Of Womens Neckwear
A promotional sale offers half price on jabots lace collars with multiple price points from 12 1 2c to 50c, featuring new patterns bought at half price. Also selling bed spreads as seconds with varied prices for Marseilles Latin Demity Fringed and Scalloped Edge styles on sale Friday.
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Marseilles
Sale of Petticoats In Various Fabrics and Styles
A commercial offer lists Petticoats in lateen cotton taffeta Heatherbloom cotton Charmouse and Klosfit lines with prices from 1.00 to 5.95. Items include plain and fancy ruffles Soft Finish Taffeta Silk Jersey Top and Messaline silk options with multiple color choices and sizes.
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Newton
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