More Victims Revealed in Portland Steamer Tragedy
Boston reports indicate a Schmidt family of four from Maine may have perished aboard the ill fated Portland. Jessen Schmidt, 32, Jessine Schmidt, 28, Jorgen Schmidt, 5, and Anton Schmidt, 4, sailed from Denmark to Boston November 26 and planned to reach Deering, Maine. Their baggage was sent aboard the Portland, and a letter from Hans Schmidt suggests they were lost with the ship.
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Boston
Billings
Maine
Portland
Jessen Schmidt
Jessine Schmidt
Jorgen Schmidt
Anton Schmidt
Schmidt
Denmark
United States
America
Liverpool
Dominion Line
Dominion
Boston Harbor
A. C. Clark
Immigration Department
Hans Schmidt
Deering
Clark
Col. Billings
Six Boys Escape From Rainsford Island Jail Break
Six boys escaped from Rainsford Island Boston on Monday night using a boat formerly used by the repairs division employee. They were not missed until the following morning and efforts to recapture them were underway.
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Boston
Rainsford Island
Repairs Division
Castle Island Explosion Causes Still Unclear
Boston December 7 A careful investigation at Castle Island is underway led by Lieutenant Raymond to determine the cause of yesterday’s explosion. Colonel Suter says there is no definite information yet and notes the danger of handling war mines, with 50 more mines and three barrels of dynamite to be cleared. The blast reportedly involved several mines and 1300 pounds of high explosives, underscoring the power of the materials and the risks faced by workers and any potential pension claims for government employees’ families.
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Boston
Castile Island
Raymond
Suter
United States
Castle Island
Colonel Suter
W G Dix Dead Peabody Writer And Lawyer
William Giles Dix, a longtime Peabody resident and noted author, was found dead at his home. Born in Salem 75 years ago, he graduated from Harvard Law in 1846, served as private secretary in Ecuador, lectured nationwide, ran a Peabody drug business for 21 years, and authored many magazines and books on political and religious topics. He converted to Catholicism about 20 years ago and wrote religious works since.
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William Giles Dix
New Zingland
Mr. Dix
Salem
Harvard Law School
Burlingame and
Parkman
Ecuador
United States
Europe
Robbed Mother's House Soldier Held in Boston Priso
Charles Lambert a recently discharged Bay State soldier aged 33 is held in Boston city prison on charges of breaking and entering his mother's house and stealing goods valued at 100 dollars. He faces two additional breaking and entering counts. Lambert previously served five years in state prison for burning a lamp at a woman in the West End and spent time in the house of correction for larceny and Deer Island for lesser offenses. He served in the First Regiment of the Heavy Artillery and is to be arraigned tomorrow.
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Boston
Charles Lambert
Bay State
Lambert
West End
House of Correction
Deer Island
Heavy Artillery
Run on the Bank Shocks St Joseph Depositors
A run on Central Savings bank in St Joseph, Missouri, drained $30,000 in two hours after the collapse of Grant Gillett, the Kansas cattle plunger. The bank declared it would require written withdrawal notices, with deposits totaling about half a million but only $70,000 cash on hand and roughly $16,000 of Gillett’s paper held by the bank.
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St. Joseph
Central Savings Bank of
Hotel Fire at Central House in Wadena
A blaze at the Central house in Wadena Minnesota last night forced guests in one wing to flee through windows. Two bodies burned beyond recognition were recovered and identified as C J Solquist of Soboka and Frank a of Thomastown. Several others were seriously injured. Property loss was small.
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Wadena
Minn
C. J. Solquist
Soboka
Frank A
Thomastown
Plea of Guilty by Former Keystone Bank Leader
Gideon W. Marsh former president of the Keystone National Bank pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy with cashier Charles Lawrence in misapplying bank funds and false reports. He was remanded for sentence. Lawrence was convicted and pardoned. Marsh’s defense sought a mitigating statement about a million plus deficit found after he took the presidency, but the judge limited remarks to the indictment.
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Philadelphia
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone National Bank
United States District Court
Charles Lawrence
Marsh
Lawrence
William H Wanamaker
Cleveland
Keystone
John Bardsley
Bardsley
Butler
New Orleans Chosen as Financial Base for Cuba and Porto Rico
New Orleans will serve as the government financial base for Cuba and Porto Rico with the New Orleans mint supplying funds. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Vanderlip and two secretaries will finalize arrangements to establish this financial base. The mint holds 4.5 million dollars in silver and can produce 1.5 million before January 1, plus 750 million in gold. A chest pain remedy note follows, promoting Chamberlain's Pain Balm as relief for chest pain and pneumonia risk.
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New Orleans
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Islands
Treasury
F. A. Vanderlip
Chamberlain
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Middlesex
Central Streets
Hood's Pills Offer Liver and Digestive Relief
Hood's Pills claim to cure liver filthiness,Biliousness, indigestion and headache. Easy to take and operate priced at 25 cents.
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HOOD
House Passes Anti Ticket Scalping Bill in Vote
Washington news reports the House approved the anti ticket scalping bill by 119 to 101 after a decade long railroad push. Debate lasted four hours with no amendments adopted as the Senate opened in executive session and later paid tribute to the late Representatives Northway and Love.
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Washington
House
Inter-State Commerce
New York
Senate
Representative Northway
Ohio
Miss
Senate Defers Hawaiian Commissioners Confirmation
Washington December 7 Senate debated executive session over Hawaiian commission appointments. Hoar led a protest against senators serving on commissions, fearing conflicts with their Senate duties. The Senate refused to confirm the President’s nominees and referred them to a committee, signaling a split between expansionists and anti expansionists. Also details emerged on war funds spending, with Navy receiving nearly 30 million, War and State Departments using the rest for Paris peace efforts and transport purchases.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Hoar
Joint High Commission
Great Britain
Peace Commission
Paris
Morgan and Platt
Connecticut
Cullom
Morgan
High Joint Commission
FIGHTING JOE Washington to be relieved from active duty
Major General Wheeler, after talks with Secretary Alger and Adjutant General Corbin, will be relieved from further active duty unless war recurs. He will remain on active duty with the United States Volunteer Army until its muster out by peace declaration, a privilege for his distinguished services, enabling him to serve in the House.
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Washington
Wheeler
Alger
Adjt
Corbin
United States Volunteer Army
Fraudulent Contracts Probe On War Vessels Purchases
Washington December 7 testimony before the war investigating commission shows Pay master General Stanton receiving orders to defer volunteer pay until after return to the United States, deemed prudent. Col Hecker testified about war department charters and vessel purchases, noting he bought seventeen ships between June 20 and July 25 and that about 90 percent of offered vessels were unsuitable. Hecker said he knew of no instance exceeding the actual.
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Department
General Beaver
Port Victor
Scandia
Col. Hecker
Chickamauga
Newport News
Col. Lee
Cols. Hecker
Col. Bird
Washington
Stanton
United States
Col
Hecker
War Department
American Air Brakes Contract in Russia
The Russian government has placed a trial order through Consul Smith at Moscow with an American firm to equip twelve freight locomotives and 200 freight cars with air brakes at a cost of 25000 dollars. Another American firm plans a Russia plant to make air brakes and, if successful, would outfit 10000 locomotives and 50000 cars for about 50000000 dollars.
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State Department
Holloway
St. Petersburg
Smith
Moscow
Russia
Norfolk Delegation Appeals to White House for Andersen
A Norfolk Virginia delegation led by Atty Miller met with President Roosevelt to seek commutation for John Andersen of the Olive Pecker sentenced to die Friday for the murder of two crewmen. Miller said the President did not promise but seemed inclined to grant the appeal.
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Norfolk
Atty. Miller
White House
John Andersen
Miller
Protectorate debate and troop movements in Manila
Manila dispatch describes native press backing independence but urging a U S protectorate as guard against foreign capture. It notes McKinley pledges and mentions Gen Miller and units arriving from San Francisco to reinforce Manila while preparations require moving troops outside city limits. In Wisconsin, four men died in a coal dock cave-in at West Superior.
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United States
Spain
Philippines
Independencia
McKinley
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Filipps
U.S
Newport
Miller
20Th Kansas Regiment
Wyoming
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Puebla
Childers
First Tennessee
Nevada Volunteer Cavalry
23Rd Infantry
California Heavy Artillery
U. S
West Superior
Wis
Dracut Matters Population Growth and Local News
Navy Yard births bring a week of joy at homes on Up land Sladen and Dinley streets. Mills at Collinsville operate three days weekly. Merrimack woolen mills may restart. Speculation on John Hutchinson as tax collector and constable, with Norman L. Peavey not seeking renomination. Mill removal at John Ames windmill, and possible Democratic candidacy of Nicholas Gallagher. Army veteran Private Arthur Garland recovered from Porto Rico illness. Fire department chief reportedly discharged two men. Locals travel to Lawrence for factory work. Selectman James McManmon likely to seek re election.
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William Tyrrell, Jr
Upland Street
John J. Breck
Sladen Street
Thomas Dinley
Michael Dinley
Dinley Street
Walter Costello
Pleasant Street
Collinsville
Merrimack
John Hutchinson
Hamblett Avenue
Norman L. Peavey
Hutchinson
John Ames
William Bolton
William Thone
Nicholas Gallagher
Arthur Garland
Co. C
Sixth Regiment
New Boston Village
Porto Rico
Scott
Fire Department
Lawrence
James McManmon
Annd
Simple Fire Suppression Method Suggested by Scientific American
The article proposes inexpensive fire safety gear using twenty pounds of common salt and ten pounds of sal ammoniac dissolved in seven gallons of water placed in small glass bottles. In a fire the bottles are broken near the flame to release gas and heat, which helps extinguish or control the blaze.
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Scientific American
Miss Dix Wins Over North Carolina Lawmaker
Dorothea Dix sought a meeting with a key North Carolina house committee chair to press for mental health reform. He initially refused but agreed after her insistence, spending three hours listening intently as she argued for the insane. Her persistence helped establish thirty three lunatic asylums nationwide.
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Dorothea
House
North Carolina
Dix
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