New England's Cotton Industry and Its Southern Rival
Special Correspondence from Boston outlines New England’s pivotal role in cotton cloth production, tracing from Slater’s 1790 mill to today’s vast spindles and mills. It contrasts northern labor costs and distances with rising Southern capacity, noting wage structures and highway freight policy as key competitive factors.
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Boston
United States
New England
Eli Whitney
Westboro
Mass
England
Napoleon
Whitney
Gulf States
Slater
Samuel Slater
Blackstone
Pawtucket
Brown & Almy
Moses Brown
Samuel
Slater Mill
South
Providence
Lowell
Lawrence
Manchester
Biddeford
Lewiston
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
Brunswick
Francis C. Lowell
Waltham
Jackson and Appleton
Merrimac
Southern Mills
New South
Interstate Commerce Commission
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Commission
Williams
New Ireland
Value of Charcoal Health and Beauty Uses
A historic column touts charcoal as a purifier for the stomach and bowels, improving breath and complexion. It endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a superior form, claiming wide health benefits and a pleasant honey flavor. A physician quotes charcoal’s broad restorative claims amidst advertisements.
The Canadian Insurance Inquiry in New York
The Times reports the Canadian insurance investigation alleging that former State Superintendent Louis F Payne received support from Mutual Reserve Life for a report to examiners and exposures before theArmstrong committee. The inquiry may extend to other state insurance department branches and Supervisor Heme drinks is expected to be called.
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New York
The
Times Today
Louis F. Payne
Ue Mutual Reserve Life Assistation
Armetrong
Insuranne
Ineurance
Etete Administratio
Insurance Heme Driks
Eto
Sudden Death of Dr A L Raney
New York December reports the sudden death of Ambrose L Raney of Hiramfield New Jersey while consulting an attorney. An authority on nervous and perveds diseases he taught anatomy and nervous diseases at several colleges and authored multiple books. born in Hardwick Maine he was 57 years old.
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New York
Ambrose L. Raney
Hieamfield
N. J
Raney
Hardwick
Mace
Dartmouth
Educator Assigned To Sort Broom Corn Task
A cleftered report notes an educator named Jetvet m Dre to sort broom corn. The article mentions the witely Enews educator ferentig and a prior conviction related to ant ag the of the Peorte exhoot. The piece describes clerical worn phreilane and a reported cage Se of prantal tebe in the fos weep orty.
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Jetvet
Ferentig
Orty
Acting Mayor Welton Removes Boston School House Commissioners
Boston acting mayor Daniel A Welton dismissed R Clipston Sturgis Charles Logue and Joseph J Corbett from the school house commission after demanding resignations over alleged extravagance in public funds The replacements are Richard P Hood Henry V Macksey and Peter F Tague Sturgis defended contracts for the Charlestown high school and called the removals a mere subterfuge Other details note party affiliations and campaign ties among the officials and supporters
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Boston
Daniel A. Welton
R. Clipston Sturgis
Charles Logue
Joseph J. Corbett
Boston School House Commissioners
School House Commission
Charlestown
Welton
Mr. Welton
Richard P. Hood
Henry V. Macksey
Peter F. Tague
Clipson Sturgis
Sturgis
John F. Fitzgerald
Martin M. Lomasney
Edward J. Donovan
Schoolhouse Commission
Whelton
Lomasney
Donovan
Daniel J. Kiley
Two Men Die In Boston Heater Explosion At Corner Street
In South Boston a three story brick building at Q street and East roadway was shattered by a hot water heater blast. Owners and workers, John F. Hannon and John Kane, died from injuries while painter Michael Skerry survived with back injuries. Cause undetermined.
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Boston
Q Street
East Roadway
John F. Hannon
John Kane
Michael E. Skerry
Anderson Street
Hannon
Kane
Skerry
Engineer Violated Signals in Boston & Maine Wreck
Boston December report on East Everett collision says the freight train engineer passed danger signals in direct violation of company rules. Officials state the engineer likely ran at least two or three signals indicating a train ahead.
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Boston
Dec
East Everett
Boston & Maine Railroad
Silver Creek New York offers ideal factory sites
Silver Creek New York, thirty-two miles west of Buffalo, markets itself as a desirable factory location with twenty-nine daily passenger trains, prime plots beside Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway tracks, and growing cottages for vacation stays. Interested parties are urged to contact BE Dowie at Silver Creek, New York.
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Buffalo
Great Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Silver Creek
BE. J. Dowie
New York
Arrest of Owner of Little Naples Saloon
New York, Dec. Paul Kelly, owner of Little Naples, the saloon where William Harrington was killed in a gunfight last week, was arrested today after a week in hiding. He claimed he avoided arrest due to nervous prostration from the battle, and said the fatal bullet was aimed at him.
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New York
James H. Eckéls
United States
Dec
Paul Kelly
Naples
Wm. Harrington
Kelly
Harrington
Cure a Cold in One Day Claims Dismissed Ad
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in a day with laxative bromine and quinine tablets, offering a money back guarantee with W. Grove’s signature on each box. The claim appears in a vintage medical remedy style typical of early 20th century advertising.
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W. Grove
New York Election Fight Halts Canvass Over Altered Returns
New York City December 1 The New York county board of canvassers halted after Attorney General Mayer notified that altering the face of original returns is forbidden. The recount under Justice Amend added 17 Hearst votes across three districts while one district was correct. Protests over 31 ballots counted for McClellan may be reviewed on appeal to the appellate division next week.
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New York
Justice Amend
Hearst
Jerome Watcher
McClellan
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Unrest as Socialists try march on Guildhall
In London on December 1 a Socialist led unemployed workers rally near Guildhall met police opposition. Five agitators were arrested as the central committee debated funds for the unemployed. Dressed detectives and 300 officers dispersed the crowd amid chants against a "bulldog tyrant."
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London
Central Committee
West End
Court martial finishes Meriwether case in Annapolis
Annapolis Md Dec 1 the court martial for Midshipman Minor Meriwether Jr charged with manslaughter in the death of Midshipman James R Branch Jr in a fist fight finished its work and adjourned tonight The navy department in Washington will announce the verdict The findings have been sent to Judge Advocate General Captain Samuel W B Diehl for review and report to the secretary of the navy
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Annapolis
Meriwether, Jr
James R Branch, Jr
Navy Department
Washington
Judge
President and Family Return to Washington
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with a younger child returned to Washington at 9 PM aboard the regular fast mail train from Albemarle Virginia. They entered their coach, were escorted to the White House, and a large crowd welcomed them at the station.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Albemarle Ger
Virginia
New Orleans
Southern Railway
Waith
White House
Tablet to memory of Black Watch to be placed in Glens Falls
A tablet honoring the Black Watch Regiment of the British Army will be placed in Glens Falls Carnegie Library. Designed in London, the memorial commemorates Scots who fell during the 1758 attack on Fort Ticonderoga. The 14,000 strong British force suffered a heavy loss in the assault led by General Abercrombie.
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Glens Falls
Carnegie
Black Watch
Fort Ticonderoga
Scotland
Giens Falls
London
Fort Tirond
Abercombe
Gas stove left open fatally harms oyster man in West Haven
New Haven December 1 John Maloney an oyster man and an unnamed woman were found unconscious in a small West Haven clubhouse on Washington avenue by a gas stove with the supply partly open. Maloney died before aid arrived and the woman is in critical condition.
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New Haven
Conn
John Maloney
Washington Avenue
West Haven
Tea Store Established on Merrimack Street
A historic note records a tea store on Merrimack Street offering a high grade beverage. The entry highlights the shop as a location for affordable tea with eccentric spelling suggesting a small local business in a busy street scene.
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Geode Dacteor
Et Merrimack Street
Order Proposed To Ban Football In Boston Stadium
Boston December 1 Alderman Frank J O Toole will move at the next Boston board of aldermen meeting to prohibit football within city limits until rules are amended to prevent fatalities and serious accidents This would bar inter collegiate games at Harvard stadium located on the Boston side of the Charles river depending on approval by both branches of city government.
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Frank J. O'Toole
Harvard
Americans in Cuba press stay of Squiers post
Havana December 1 The American Club governors met to consider Herbert Squiers resignation as minister to Cuba and unanimously resolved to send a cable to Secretary Root urging an investigation of the facts and offering assistance. Edward Vaughan president of the club and National Bank of Cuba signs the cable.
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Havana
American Club
Herbert GG. Squiers
Cuba
Root
Edward Vaughan
Club
National Bank of
Markets Needed in the Philippines Says War Official
Washington report from Colonel Clarence Edwards chief of the bureau of insular affairs urges markets for Philippine farmers and affordable credit plus transportation. He notes Congress provided transport funding and a last minute nine to one vote in favor of reducing the Dingley tariff to aid Philippine products, but action remained unfinished.
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Washington
Clarence Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Secretary of War
Philippines
Congress
House
Senate
Family Burned To Death In Weston Gas Explosion
Weston West Virginia December 1 Charles F Douglass wife and two children perished in a house fire caused by a natural gas explosion. The disaster claimed the entire family in a tragic blaze.
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Weston
W Va
Chas. F Douglass
Douglass
Fragmentary Classified Text From Past Era
Readable parts mention Frye Crawford Merrimack J K Bratch Westford Ellingwood Davie Square and a misread note about a Hindipu and Nerve Tonto. The passage appears as garbled ad like text with stray names and a rick referenced in a dubious mail warning.
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Frye & Crawford
Merrimack &J. K
Bratch
Westford
Ellingwood & Co
Davie
A. B. Meas
Offee
Treeblen
Hand Soap for Toilet or Bath Delicate Yet Effective
A vintage advertisement promoting hand soap suitable for toilet and bath use. It claims gentle action for delicate skin, effective removal of stains, and after-effects akin to a Turkish bath. The product emphasizes skin care and suggests placement on every washstand with broad retail availability.
Lowell City Elections Voter Meetings Set for December 12 1905
City Clerk notices meetings of Lowell voters for electing city officers to be held December 12 1905 in ward precincts with polling places listed for each ward and a separate ballot for woman voters. Ballots will include questions on liquor licenses and a proposed act on municipal officers.
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Orencon
Searce Dallot
Oswald
General Court
Lowell
Girard FP
Dadman
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