Cherryfield Fire Destroys Hotel Church Livery Stable
Cherryfield Me December 11 without any fire apparatus a hotel the Baptist church livery stable and a millinery parlor burned. Loss estimated at 25000 with 4000 insurance. Hotel guests escaped in night clothes. church and stable ruins. Parish meeting planned to discuss rebuilding. Mr Willey will not rebuild the hotel.
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Cherryfield
Cherryfield House
Baptist Church
Washington County
Melzer S. Willey
Charles McGouldrick
M. S. Willey
Willey
German Armored Cruisers To Rival Major Powers In Size
Berlin reports eight armored cruisers yet to be built will match battleships in tonnage and improve armor, firepower, and range. The Roon, Kiel launched in June, is the largest German cruiser under construction at under 10,000 tons. Technical writers urge larger cruisers like Britain, the United States, and France, though the navy fears reduced squadron homogeneity.
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Berlin
Navy Department
Coures
Kiel
Vount von Reyventlow
Great Britain
United States
France
No Street Car Strike in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Pa Dec 11 There will be no street car strike in Pittsburg. The secret vote of the men carried. 922 voted against a strike and 857 for at the union meeting after several days of balloting.
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Pittsburg
Comfortable shoes for busy feet at low price
Listen to reason. We offer shoes for men and women that look rich and feel comfortable for long hours on your feet. Special shoes for large toe joints with soft uppers and double soles, broad bottoms for comfort, all sizes 6 to 12 and 5 to 8 wide, price $3.59. Don’t suffer, bring them here.
O’Sullivan Bros. Company at Opposite City Hall
O’Sullivan Brothers Company location noted as opposite City Hall. Details describe the site or storefront position in local business notices. No additional context or event described in readable text.
Left foot nearly severed in Hood farm chopping mishap
Peter Bourtin of 5 Aiken street was seriously injured when his axe cut through rubber boot and into bone while chopping at Hood farm. He bled heavily and required emergency treatment before an ambulance arrived. Delays and missed phone calls drew criticism from officials and witnesses.
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Peter Bourtin
Aiken Street
Hood Farm
Hood
Bourtin
Courier- Citizen
Lieut. Webster
Ryan
Lane
High
East Merrimack Streets
Federal grand jury extends sessions in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska the Federal grand jury, after returning many true bills against cattlemen yesterday, continued hearings today. Witnesses testified in three post office cases and new land fencing cases while probing the adjutant general's office. An important witness reportedly gathered documentary evidence on alleged Indian service frauds.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Grand Jury
Adjutant General's Office
Indian Service
Swam for the shore from Indravelli
Aspiring escapees left the Oriental liner Indravelli at Brookfield after 18 Japanese were deported for paper irregularities and one for contagious disease. Seventeen fled into icy Willamette River water, swimming toward shore about 100 yards away. safety of all reaches is doubtful.
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Astoria
Ore
Portland
Brookfield
Death follows injury of NY lawyer Albert J Wise
Albert J Wise president of J H Bunnell & Co and prominent New York lawyer died of bronchitis after internal injuries from a fall near his home while alighting from a trolley car a week earlier. Born in Lima Ohio 43 years ago he once practiced law there.
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New York
Albert J. Wise
J. H. Bunnell & Co
Lima
Ohio
Panama to Choose a House and Maintain Peace
Panama reports united US and Panamanian forces to preserve peace as junta focuses on calling a constitutional convention and Feb 3 elections for the House of Representatives. Federico Boyd returns to the junta. panameno scouting parties depart. US and Panamanian gunboats travel to David to demonstrate collaboration and expect to return Sunday.
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Panama
House of Representatives
Federico Boyd
United States
Special Panama Commission
Senor Espinosa
la Guaira
Atrato River
Gulf of
Darien
Panameno
David
British push to make cotton trade independent of US shortages
London reports an imperial grant in aid of cotton growing in British West Africa will be proposed in Parliament. The British Cotton Growing association is compiling results from experimental plantings for submission to the colonial office. The Lancashire scare over a Washington agricultural department shortage is cited to justify boosting domestic cotton production.
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London
British West Africa
British Cotton Growing Association
Colonial Office
Lancashire
Agricultural Department
Washington
United States
Cherokee Reports Quiet Situation in Dominican Ports
The Clyde line steamer Cherokee arriving from San Domingo says calm has returned and cargo was discharged and loaded without trouble at all ports. She left New York lacking clearance papers for some ports held by insurgents, with Dominican navy set to enforce the blockade. The fall of the West Oil government ended this tension.
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New York
Clyde Line
Cherokee
San Domingo
West Oil
Baseball Game Delay Between Co. C and YM Co Ls
The baseball game scheduled for tonight between Co. C and Y. M. Co. L s will be played tomorrow night instead.
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Co. C
Canadian Outposts Shift Under International Boundary Ruling
Major Zachary Taylor Wood, commander of the Northwest Mounted Police, moved the Wells post on the Dalton trail to Pleasant Camp following the international commission’s boundary ruling between Canada and the United States. A further move may await spring survey results. Wood, famed as customs collector at White Pass during the Klondike rush, is a descendant of General Zachary Taylor.
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White Pass
Klondike
Lake Bennett
Gen.Taylor
United States
Cab drivers reach hours and wage agreement in Boston
Boston cab drivers in the Boston Cab company, about 100 strong, returned to work after an agreement on hours and wages. Drivers will work 11 hours in 12 with a minimum wage of $2 a day and 25 cents per hour for overtime, improving city transportation notably.
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Boston
Boston Cab Company
Castine gunboat grounded in Delaware River near Marcus Hook
The United States gunboat Castine ran aground in the Delaware river below Marcus Hook about 15 miles from Philadelphia early today while en route from Philadelphia to Key West and Colon. Commander McKnight reports she should float at the next high tide with engines working and is being gradually released from the sand bed.
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Philadelphia
United States
Key West
Colon
Delaware River
Marcus Hook
McKnight
Anti slavery law proclaimed in Moro lands
Manila dispatch reports Major General Leonard Wood has proclaimed an anti slavery law in Moroland to take effect after Sultan and Dattos agree to its conditions. He proposes settlements on lands assigned by local leaders with rental income for Moros and predicts acceptance. Disturbances diminish and ladronism falls as hemp exports record historic November volumes. Taft to remain in official capacity until Washington arrival.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
Moroland
Legislative Council
Dattos
Gen. Wood
Taft
Gov
Washington
Republican bid for public buildings chief gains steam
The aldermanic board split from Republicans who back Alphonse Bibeault a contractor and builder as the likely candidate for superintendent of public buildings. If Alderman Gerow supports Bibeault, he could secure votes from four Republican upper-board members and reach the common council. Gerow’s French vote last election favors this path, reducing criticism if he backs the nominee. The Republican council elected Supt. Conlon this year, but a repeat outcome is uncertain next year, boosting Bibeault’s chances if endorsed.
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Alphonse Bibeault
Bibeault
Gerow
Republican Council
Conlon
Mother Endorses Father John’s Medicine for Child’s Cough
Mrs John J O Brien of Meriden Connecticut states her three year old girl suffered severe bronchitis and required multiple doctors. After trying several medicines she used Father John’s Medicine and the child recovered within a few doses. She recommends it to all mothers for throat problems in children.
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John O’brien
Meriden Conn
Father John
John J. O'Brien
Meriden
Conn
Meriden, Conn
Local Grocers Listed in Boston Middlesex and Merrimack
A fragment notes multiple area grocers including Coburn & Co with a Boston branch on Middlesex Street and Mammoth Road listings. Other names include W. J. Hardy & Co at 119 East Merrimack Street, H. W. Locke at 381 Bridge Street, F. D. Munn & Son at 15 Bridge Street, Ranlett Grocery Co. at Dutton Street and Broadway, G. G. Road Central and Church Streets, J. B. Richardson & Sons on Liberty Street, and Russell & Antonyon at 575 Merrimack Street.
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Boston
Middlesex St
C. G. Coburn
Mammoth Road
W. J. Hardy & Co
E. Merr
K St
H. W. Locke
Bridge St
F. D. Munn & Sor
Electrician Mehan Killed By Station Shock In Lowell
Frederick C Mehan an employee of the Lowell Electric Light company was killed this morning at 103 Perry Street station by an electric shock. He was 23 and lived at 179 Pleasant Street. witnesses were engineer Arthur Livesey and Mr Armstrong. An investigation is underway into the regulator fault and causes of the accident as officials confirm the incident at the power station.
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Frederick C. Mehan
Lowell Electric Light Corporation
Perry
Mehan
Pleasant
Armstrong
Arthur Livesey
Livesey
Middle Street
Andover
Mr. Mehan
Boston
Mary H
Jennie C
Joseph A
Industry Council
Royal Arcanum
Irish
Molloy
Fined for Illegal Selling and Other Court Actions
Mary J. Keyes was fined 100 dollars in police court for selling half pint of ale to an unknown person. She and her mother had prior fines for illegal keeping. John T. Emmett was jailed six months for larceny and drunkenness, with a long record noted by Judge Hadley. Louis Kalkaris, 11, did not appear as he had sailed to Greece. Two other drunks fined two dollars each.
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Mary J. Keyes
Mary Shaughnessy
Robeson Street
Hadley
John T. Emmett
John J. Maher
Lakeview Avenue
Palmer
Emmett
Mr. Maher
James F. Laspard
Alfred Male
Louis Kalkaris
Louis
Greece
The Comforts of Home House Coats and Gowns Sale
Men can boost home comfort with man tailored house coats and lounging gowns. Styles include five dollar fabric coats, tricots at six to nine dollars, velvets at ten dollars, plaid backs and satin linings, with long lounging gowns at ten dollars. Sizes, fit guarantees, and breast measurements offered.
Tobacco Barn Fire Destroys Storage in Windsor
A barn owned by August Pooler in Windsor burned late last night destroying a large quantity of tobacco. Estimated loss is $20,000 with about half covered by insurance. The fire origin remains undetermined.
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Windsor
Conn
August Pooler
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O'Sullivan Bros., Company
City Hall
Grand Jury
Mrs. Culver
William A. Clark
Montana
E. M. Culver
Solon J. Vlasto
Junta
Dominican
F. H. Butler
Ayer
Dr. Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Castine
Carl Johnson
Amoy
China
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Interior Provinces
Albay
Ei-Azhar
TEL
Frederick G. Mean
Perry Street
Merrimack
Clothing Ccarpany
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