Storms Record Death and Havoc in New England Gale
A sweeping December storm raked New England causing five Gloucester fishermen to drown and many ships damaged or sunk. Dozens of schooners were wrecked or driven ashore from Gloucester to Portland, with multiple vessels lost or beached and land damage widespread.
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Harbor storm fouls several ships and coal gear
Oats and davits by fouling the coal barge Lone Star. The four master Frank A Palmer dragged across the harbor, but anchors held. A number of harbor lighters carrying coal were swamped at the docks. Schooner Alfred W Fiske capt Kel ley arrived from Perth Amboy with coal, dragged and fouled another vessel, carrying away its jibboom and gear.
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Schooner Fanny and Edith Goes Ashore at Prouts Neck
Scarboro Maine December 5 a schooner named Fanny and Edith ran aground at Prout s Neck four crewmen reached shore safely the vessel lies in a dangerous position on the coast under rescue concerns
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Four ships ashore off Lubec as crews saved
The Maud Mallock under Captain Aylward and the Margaret Jones ran aground in Johns Bay while two other schooners the Ella Brown and the C. Laton rode near the ledges. The Mallock and Brown crews were saved.
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Thief Repents and Restores Stolen Goods in Boston
Chief Inspector Watts revealed a rare case of remorseful theft. A man left two cases at the police outer office. they contained 14 pieces of flannel valued at 300 dollars. Letters from the thief followed, directing restitution through The Boston Herald, with amounts totaling 287.52 dollars paid by installments. Watts invites the man to discuss the matter in person.
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Explosion at Harvard Lecture Sparks Panic and Prank
In Cambridge 500 Harvard students heard Prof. A C Coolidge lecture on Knighthood when a cannon cracker exploded in Sanders Theatre. No major damage occurred and officials will investigate the prank blamed on unknown students.
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Washout damages Lawrence ward 5 school and city
A storm in Lawrence caused a washout at the new ward 5 grammar school collapsing over 90 feet of the wall and scattering beams window casings and stagings. Damage is estimated over 2000 pounds and construction will be delayed. Wires blown down disrupted streetcar traffic on Bawex street for hours.
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Willard Everett Named Executor of William Mann Will
The will of William Mann of Franklin admitted in Dedham names Willard Everett of Lowell as executor with a $15000 bond. The document bequeaths $1100 to the American Tract Society $100 to the Congregational Missionary Society and $100 to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
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Weavers May Strike Over Loom Fixer Reinstatement
In New Bedford Mass on December 5 the Weavers union voted 280 to 35 to strike at Acushnet and Hathaway mills Monday unless loom fixers ousted from the current strike are reinstated. About 500 to 600 weavers affected. A five member committee to await mill treasurer Knowlton’s reply. Security measures include expulsions and suspensions of several figures tied to prior racing cases.
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Two Killed by Downed Wires in Utica Storm
In Utica New York two men died after contact with broken electric wires hanging to sidewalks from storm damage. A 20 year old Pole and a 15 year old Italian boy were fatally shocked touching suspended lines. Snow toppled thousands of wires crippling phone telegraph and streetcar service. Horses were shocked and one killed.
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Fire destroys finishing dept at American Tin Plate in Cambridge
A blaze at the American Tin Plate Company in Cambridge Ohio today heavily damaged the finishing department four cold rolling mills the picking department and a warehouse full of finished goods. Several cars on a siding burned and the finished tin loss is nearly $200000 with total loss yet undetermined.
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Gas Explosion Injures Six at Ashley Mine
An early morning gas explosion at the Maxwell mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company in Ashley Pennsylvania burns six workers and damages the mine. Two may die. The ignition came from a feeder of gas previously unknown at that location.
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National Trotting Board Reverses Reinstatement in Crane Case
The New York Board of Review of the National Trotting Association met in executive session after a brief open session. E W Crane of Watkins NY had his reinstatement withdrawn for failing to refund unlawful winnings. the board refused to continue relief. The meeting also covered cases involving Charles Hass Johnsberg IL John W Henderson Crystal Lake TL HH B Thorp Monda Lake AL and the bay mare Nellie M alias Nellie alias Kate Phallamont 2:12 involved in races abroad.
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The White Death of the Rocky Mountain Storm
A sensational tale from Ainslee's describes a mysterious storm in Colorado Wyoming and Montana known as the white death. It recounts a February crossing in North Park where a dry cold fog or ice dust invades lungs causing pneumonia and death. An old hunter notes Indians fear the white death as a killer carried by forecastless winds and frost.
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Massachusetts liquor law showdown reshapes Boston inns
Boston reports a sudden strict enforcement of the 11 o'clock closing rule for liquor licenses as Supreme Court rulings shift policy. Retailers lobby to extend closing to midnight, while hotels fear lost revenue and mass layoffs for night staff. Police and temperance advocates brace for battles at the state house as statewide effects unfold.
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Lynn Hotels Warned on Liquor Sales After Hours
City Marshal Burches announced a notice following a supreme court decision prohibiting hotel liquor sales after 11 PM and before 6 AM. Hotelkeepers expect losses of thousands yearly as the after hours trade dries up.
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New Bedford to Enforce Liquor Sale Curfew After 11 PM
Chief of Police Mason demands all inn-holders halt liquor sales by 11 tonight under a supreme court ruling. Local hotel owners remain undecided, signaling a move toward a dry period after 11 p m. The piece urges votes for Solon W. Stevens and the Citizens' league, framing them as honest and non-partisan stewards of city funds.
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Death of Mrs Abby Sage Richardson in Rome
Recents deaths report Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson a noted actress dramatist poet and translator died in Rome Italy on a Wednesday. She was widow of Albert Dean Richardson a newspaper man and author and arrived in Rome with her son William Sage the novelist earlier in November. Born 1837 in Massachusetts she earlier married Daniel MacFarland and divorced him amid desertion. She acted with Edwin Booth during the war and later married Richardson after MacFarland’s insanity acquittal. She wrote histories tales and translations and helped produce plays including The Pride of Jennico. She left New York October 16 aboard the Deutschland for an extended absence abroad.
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King of Mbonka Demands Dinner Messenger
In a curt exchange, the King of Mbonka complains that his dinner never arrives. A subdued slave, with face in the dust, reminds him the king ordered one of the messenger boys. The scene suggests a tense power dynamic within the Indian polis Presa.
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