United States Flag Lowered at Alexandretta Consulate
The U S flag was hauled down at the Alexandretta consulate after Consul Davis left for Beirut following a clash with local police over Armenian naturalized citizen Attarian. Turkish authorities allege Attarian carried an illegal passport and Davis struck police. The incident drew U S diplomatic scrutiny and a pending protest for full reparation.
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Constantinople
United States
Alexandretta
Turkey
Davis
Beirut
Attarian
Aleppo
Mr. Davis
Cavasseg
Cavasses
Boston contractor Coburn files massive bankruptcy petition
Frank G. Coburn, a Brookline builder, files one of the era’s largest bankruptcy petitions in U S district court. Total liabilities reach 236,448 with 115,458 secured and 108,743 unsecured. no assets. The case stems from a year old assignment of F G Coburn and company to James H Garlash of Cambridge amid large contracts at Charlestown navy yard and in Boston and Cambridge. A 12,241 preferred claim is listed by the United States for damages for failing to erect a chain house at the yard. Central National Bank is the leading secured creditor with about 90,000 in promissory notes over four years.
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Boston
United States District Court
Frank G. Coburn
Brookline
F. G. Coburn
Coburn
Larceny charge over pocketbook in Gorham street case
James Carson aged 28 living on Schafer street was arrested on a warrant by Inspector Walsh for larceny of 28 dollars from William Jones a Gorham street horseshoer. Carson was caught on Worthen street with no resistance. Jones reportedly left his pocketbook containing 28 dollars in his smithy and Carson allegedly took it.
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James Carson
Schafer Street
Walsh
William Jones
Gorham Street
Carson
Worthen Street
Jones
Wage Reductions at U S Steel Meet Amalgamated Leaders
Pittsburg December reports a series of quiet talks between U S Steel president W E Corey and Amalgamated president Theodore Shaffer. They plan a final conference next Monday to outline proposed wage cuts for the coming year and to settle points of disagreement before a final settlement.
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Pittsburg
the Gazette Today
W. E. Corey
U. S. Steel Corporation
Theodore Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Light Day in Local Police Court Report
The local police court opened with routine cases as William S. Higgins was found guilty of assault and battery on his wife Elizabeth, fined 12 dollars, and ordered to post a $100 bond to keep the peace for six months. John A. Norcross faced larceny charges for December 6, with a coat hat skirts shoes and a ring valued at 7 8 6 3 3, case continued to December 11, and he remains out on bail. Two defendants were fined two dollars for drunkenness, and two were released.
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William S. Higgins
Elizabeth
John A. Norcross
Ida Bush
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs. Martha Knowles
About a dozen friends gathered Monday afternoon at 32 Newell Street to celebrate Mrs. Martha Knowles 89th birthday. Tea and a generous collation followed. She is lifelong Lowell resident, with sharp memory and strong hearing, and received several beautiful gifts before the party ended around five.
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Martha Knowles
Charles Barton
Newell Street
Barton
Knowles
Lowell
Nineteen Middlesex Cities Vote in Commonwealth Elections
On December 8 Boston reported nineteen cities across the Commonwealth held municipal elections. Weather was clear and mild with optimal conditions for voting in Beverly Brockton Chicopee Everett Gloucester Haverhill Holyoke Lawrence Lowell Lynn Malden Melrose Newton Salem Somerville Springfield Taunton Woburn and Worcester.
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Boston
Commonwealth
Beverly
Brockton
Chicopee
Everett
Gloucester
Haverhill
Holyoke
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Malden
Melrose
Newton
Salem
Somerville
Springfield
Taunton
Woburn
Worcester
Quiet Worcester mayor race and no-license vote
Worcester voters focus on the mayoral contest between Walter H. Blodgett and David F. OConnell and the no-license ballot. The temperance faction predicts a large turnout to overthrow liquor licenses, while Salem reports favorable weather aiding municipal voting and minimal contests outside a few lukewarm wards. Mayor Joseph N. Peterson faces likely re election in Salem with little opposition.
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Worcester
Walter H. Blodgett
David F. O'Connell
Salem
Joseph N. Peterson
Brockton Voters Set Early Pace in Municipal Election
In Brockton on December 8 crowds gathered at precincts as polls opened at 6 am. Early turnout shattered records with 315 votes counted by 8 am in precinct B of ward 5 and over half the registration voting by 9 am. The close race centers on candidates Coulter Socialist and Keith Republican asserting strength.
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Brockton
Coulter
Keith
Ward 9
Wi.ward
Precinet
Big Highlands
Lynn Campaign Braced for Heavy Vote Over License Fight
In Lynn on December 8, early voting showed turnout already above last year with a registration of 14,278. Clergymen oppose mayoral incumbent Henry W. Eastham and back Democrat William P. Connery, brewing a Saturday night split after Eastham declined to bring ex-Gov Goodell to a no-license rally. Socialists expect stronger support for Wallace Usborne and John R. Oldham aims to claim full party strength. License issue sharpens the contest. city council likely to stay Republican. Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen at Lawler’s.
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Lynn
Henry W. Eastham
Wm. P. Connery
Goodell
New Hampshire
Wallace Osborne
John R. Oldham
Socialist Labor
Russian Troops Defeat Chun-Chuses on Liau River
Russian forces crushed a band of Chinese robbers along the Liau river in Manchuria, killing about 200 and wounding a similar number. After a prior clash at Tachi Chao on Nov. 28 that left five Russians dead and nine wounded, the Russians pursued the retreating tribesmen and trapped them at the Liau river, the Port Arthur dispatch says.
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St. Petersburg
Liau River
Manchuria
Tachi Chao
Forbes and Attell Scheduled for Featherweight Title Fight
Chicago, Dec 8. Harry Forbes and Abe Attell are matched for the legitimate featherweight championship. They will clash on Dec 17 at the West End Athletic Club in St. Louis, contesting 20 rounds for a $1500 purse.
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Chicago
Harry Forbes
Abe Attell
West End Athletic Club
St. Louis
Real Battle at Colorado Fuel Camp Leaves Two Strikers Shot
A clash at Sagund Colorado fuel and iron camp saw 30 striking Italian miners face seven guards. Three strikers were shot and two may die, while no guards were hurt. The altercation occurred at the coke ovens after guards ordered the strikers away. Sheriff Clark and a posse are on scene as a mass meeting dispersed.
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Trinidad
Sagund
Colorado
Clark
Cattlemen Organize to Challenge Packers Trust in St Louis
In St Louis and across the region stockmen plan to reestablish the stock yards and packing house industry on this side of the river. Independent Stock Yards Company is organized to operate by year’s start, with St Louis Union Packing Company joining by January 1 1904. The move follows protests at a Kansas City convention claiming the existing trust squeezes cattlemen out of profits and stifles competition.
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St. Louis
Independent Stock Yards Company
St. Louis Union Packing Company
Stock Yards Company
Union, Stock Yards
Kansas City
Trust
Law suit to break will of banker Francis A Palm
New York filed suit by three relatives to set aside the late banker Francis Asbury Palm's will. The residuary estate worth 800000 to 900000 was left to the Francis Asbury Palmer fund to train young men for the ministry. Palm had donated over five million in colleges nationwide and tore up his will before death, disinheriting his grandniece for a second marriage. Plaintiffs are James R. Palmer of Castle Craig California and nieces Gertrude A. Knapp and Mary C. Knapner of Wallingford Connecticut.
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New York
Francis Asbury Palm
Francis Asbury Palmer
Palmer
United States
James R. Palmer
Castle Craig
Cal
Gertrude A. Knapp
Mary C. Knapner
Wallingford
Conn
New US China Trade Treaty Seen Boosting Commerce
Chicago reports bearing the official copy of a new commercial treaty between the United States and China. Consul General John Goodnow arrives in Chicago en route to Washington. Provisions include ending local transportation taxes on American imports, higher import duties, new mining laws, and a national currency for China. Signed October 8, the pact awaits Senate ratification to take effect.
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Chicago
United States
China
John Goodnow
Shanghai
Washington
United States Senate
Freight train derails at Mystic Avenue bridge collapse
An outward bound freight train on the Boston and Maine railroad left the rails near East Somerville station and plunged into Mystic Avenue bridge supports. The bridge was demolished. debris covered the tracks. No casualties from the crash, though conductor Fred S Hansen suffered severe bruises when struck by a falling beam during track clearance four hours later.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
East Somerville
Mystic Avenue
Fred
Hanson
Printer's Error Reworks Alaskan Boundary Award Details
Toronto dispatch reports surveyors of the Grana Trunk Pacific line confirm the Alaskan boundary award islands Sitkian and Kannaghumst lie 26 miles from Port Simpson, not two. The error arose from a misprint where “20 and 20 miles” became “two and three miles,” altering the distance and the Pacific port status.
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Toronto
Ont
Grana Trunk Pacific Railroad
Sitkian
Kannaghumst
United States
Port Simpson
Pacific
Left Fortune Divided With Relatives In Germany
New York reports gilt edged securities valued at 783000 dollars taken from a safety deposit box by heirs of Maximilian Hershel a former New York Stock Exchange member who died in St Luke s hospital last July. He had verbally left his estate to Mrs William Georgi of Brooklyn with German relatives to share later, and attorneys will divide the estate into five equal parts after six months. Hershel emigrated from Germany and built wealth in tobacco and finance while Mrs Georgi cared for him in old age. the German relatives were found through advertising and will receive their share.
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New York
Maximilian Hershel
New York Stock Exchange
St. Luke's Hospital
Hershel
William Georgi
Brooklyn
Georgi
Germany
Georg
O. Hershel
Georgia
America
Woman Miser Killed Hoards Nearly Two Thousand
New York dispatch reports a woman identified as Mary Meford of New Rochelle known as a miser was killed by an express train near Mount Vernon. Her clothing contained about $2000 in gold and greenbacks she had carried for 25 years, hoarding the money.
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New York
Mount Vernon
Mary Me~ford
New Rochelle
Herbert Spencer Dies at Brighton Home
London reports the death of Herbert Spencer the famous author at his Brighton residence after months of failing health. He became unconscious last night, dying peacefully as his own wish was for minimal public disclosure. Born in 1820, his passing ends a long literary career.
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London
Herbert Spencer
Brighton
Mr. Spencer
Raising Galveston to seven foot grade increase
Bids opened to raise Galveston Texas city grade seven feet to sea wall level for flood protection. The project requires 11,000,000 cubic yards of filing and costs 2,000,000 dollars, to be funded by city bonds.
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Galveston
Tex
Maine Supreme Court Opens December Term in Augusta
The Maine supreme judicial court assembled in Augusta for the December term with Chief Justice Wiswell and Associate Justices Whitehouse Strout Powers Peabody Spear. The docket is expected to be lighter as enforcement of the prohibit law has reduced liquor cases on demurrer.
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Augusta
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Andrew P. Wiswell
Ellsworth
Wm. P. Whitehouse
Sewall C. Strout
Portland
Frederick A. Powers
Houston
Henry C. Peabody
Albert M. Spear
Australian captain swims the Chicago River for $500 bet
Captain Sidney Hinman an Australian clad in a rubber swimming suit and armed with a paddle plunged into the icy Chicago river below Rush street bridge. He swam nearly a mile to Madison street bridge against a cold current, winning $500 from contractor George W. Turnbull who bet he would not attempt the feat.
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Chicago
Sidney Hinman
Rush Street
Madison Street Bridge
George W. Turnbull
Predicted McKinley boom in mayoral race in seventh district
In Lowell during voting, rumors swirl over aldermanic contests and a strong push for James H. McKinley as the Republican mayoral candidate next year. Precinct reports show heavy turnout in wards 7 and 9, with Casey and Donnelly leading early tallies and Howe expected to win for the current term. Nearby precincts record brisk morning vote, solidifying Republican strength in Highlands and Centralville, with women voters largely absent early.
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Lowell
Bill Walsh
Casey
Patten
Pearsons
Donnelly
Charles H. Hanson
James H. McKinley
Howe
McKinley
Senate
Miskella
Precinct News
Courier-Citizen
Mr. Casey
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O'Sullivan
Middlesex County
Waterman
Lawler's
John
Albion K. Lamb
Lewiston
John Lamb
Lewiston Board of Trade
Father John
C. B. Cospurn & Co
TEL
John P. Quinn
Gorham and
Dix Streets
Francis Asbury
Consul Goodnow
Maine Supreme Court
Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack and Shattuck Srs
J. C. Ayer Company
Lovell Cage
Ayer
James McKinley
Highlands
George E. Putnam
William H. Wilson
Centralville
James B. Casey
Christian Hill
P. H. Callahan
Robert S. Fulton
Checkers
John W. Downey
Raymond W. Eastman
John C. Farris
Michael Manning
James H. Hickey
John J. Riley
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