Five die in Columbus Ave fire trapping mother and children
A Manhattan five story building fire on Columbus avenue and 100th street killed a mother Mrs John Thomason and five children including three year old twins John and Anna and sons William nine Thomas seven and Samuel seven months. The blaze started on the first floor trapping eight families and injuring two others as police firemen and ambulances rescued survivors. Loss estimated at $40 000.
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John Thomason
John
Anna
Wiliam J
Thomas
Samuel
Thomason
Thomasons
Williams On The Lid In House Caucus Rift
The committee on inter state and foreign commerce faced a dispute over two members who allegedly broke caucus faith by backing Hearst railroad rate bills instead of the Davey bill. Speaker Cannon ruled the matter not personal privilege. Lamar attempted unanimous consent, Williams objected, and a Democratic caucus was called for the next day before an immediate adjournment.
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Payne
Lamar
Mr. Lamar
Mr. Williams
Williams
New England Members Named to Special Committees in Washington
Washington December 11 lists New England appointees to multiple special committees. Names include Nehemiah D. Sperry Connecticut on post offices, Samuel W. McCall Massachusetts on labor, Kittredge Haskins Vermont on labor, Butler Ames and John A. Keliher Massachusetts on militia, Frank D. Currier New Hampshire on patents, Cyrus A. Sulloway New Hampshire on invalid pensions and on claims with Charles Q. Tirrell Massachusetts. Others cover District of Columbia, revision of laws, election of national officers, immigration, expenditures in government departments, and more with several Massachusetts figures prominent.
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Washington
New England
Nehemiah D. Sperry
Connecticut
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Kittredge Haskins
Vermont
Butler Ames
John A. Keliher
Frank D. Currier
New Hampshire
Cyrus A. Sulloway
John A. Kelliher
Charles Q. Tirrell
District of Columbia
A. L. Allen
Maine
W. A. Green
Rockwood Hoar
Mass
Cyrus Sulloway
Immigration and Naturalization
Augusta P. Gardner
State Department
J. W. Weeks
W.S. McNary
Treasury Department
E. J. Hill
War Department
G. P. Lawrence
Navy Department
E. W. Higgins
Department of Agriculture
BE. Littlefield
Department of Commerce and Labor
D. J. Foster
Report of brig Harry Smith near No Man's Ledge
A forenoon message from Gayhead reports the brig Harry Smith anchored ten miles south east of No Man's Ledge in Vineyard Haven. The vessel appears to have sustained material damage yesterday and was rapidly failing.
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Vineyard Haven
Gayhead
Harry Smith
No Man's Ledge
Fea
Baltimore and Railroad Royal We Line Excursion Offer
The Baltimore and rail read announces an excursion rate to New York and Washington via Reston to Jacksonville and return with liberal stopovers and low reservation fees. The offer emphasizes convenient connections and period pricing for travel to seaside resorts and major urban centers.
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Baltimore
New Leagues Open with Candle and Big Pin Tourney
Fourteen teams will compete through February in a winter league at the Highland Club. Ten teams play big pins on alleys 3 and 4, four candle pin squads on alleys 1 and 2. Team Three beat Team Four by over 100 pins. Wing led with 622 in a 746 807 2282 Team totals.
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Highland Club
Barton
Pearson
C. Libbey
Pratt
Kincaid
Clark
Chicken
Ingham
Wiley
Johnson
Wing
McCurdy
O. Griffin
Sherwood
Lee
Owens
Cummings
Pevey
Pierce
Dion
Mansur
Leach
F. Libby
Saunders
C. Griffin
Dickerman
Halpin
Young
Costello
Lyman
Runeis
Milnz
Webster
Chalifoux
Burtt
Hight
Shay
Church
A. Green
Kenny
Mackenzie
Hawes
Hemen
Byam
Morrill
Bowers
Vteam
Anderson
Hartwell
Ranlett
Paulini
O. C. Libby
Cheney
Peterson
F. Putnam
Grunewald
H. Webster
Lake
Graham
Scannell
Mitchell
Wainwright
Lazelle
O. Webster
Stevens
Team Three
Team Four
Fe Ayo
Dilley
Sisece
Owens Siseeeee Beso
OS. Cummings
Diona
Eveee
Olympics Lose to Indians in Narrow Defeat
Last night the Bowlaws faced the Indians in a pivotal game and slipped into third place after a hard fought contest. Both teams traded leads as the pace quickened, but the Indians edged ahead in the final minutes and secured the win.
Music CABINETS sale at KING'S on Merrimack Street
Readable ad notes cabinets priced at 14 dollars per week with King’s store located at 110 Merrimack Street offering music related furnishings.
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King's
Merrimack Street
Fairmounts Win In Tight Game With Miserables
Fairmounts defeated Miserables in a close contest with standout performances in both single and triple strings. Final score not fully provided in readable text.
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Fairmounts
Fullerton
Columbia's Hockey Schedule Item Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text lists hockey schedule elements with scattered names and dates, mentioning Harvard Yale and January in a period-tinged listing, but remains unreadable and incomplete for full event details.
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Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Former 68 Li Player Thomas Boully Returns Home in Navy Yard Job
Former 68 Li player Thomas Boulli, once with the Victor team of this city, recently left Hindal in New Hampshire where he held second base, returning to town to take a position at the Me Woolen mill at the Navy Yard.
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Thomas Boully
Victor
Hindal
New Hampshire
Navy
Prize Money Threatening Rider Shot Demand After Race
Mrs Root armed with a gun warned riders surrounding promoter P T Powers office after receiving the first prize money in an era day bicycle race. She declared a conspiracy with several teams to fix results and threatened to shoot any man who tried to take the cash. Police were called as tempers flared and money distribution demands spread among the riders.
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New York
P. T. Powers
Eddie Root
Reform School Report Covers Unclear Incident
Fragmentary report from the Reform School outlines an incident involving several individuals. Details are unreadable, but the item notes a decision or action taken by authorities or staff in response to the event. Further readable names or dates are not available in the text.
Odd Ring Scribble Sparks Old Time Sports Banter
An inky fragment notes a chaotic exchange among fans about Bod Fita Simmons io and Jack O'Brien. The piece riffs on age and records, mentions Ruby Top and a forty‑eight year mark, and describes a casual cafe conversation in Chestnut Street with tangled, hard to read dialogue.
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Bod Fita Simmons
Jack O'Brien
Leopard Tey
Fitat
Ann
Ruby Top
Chestnut Street
Fitesimmons
Jack Satin
Jack
Seameatrons Highlight Aging Bout As Fussimmons Turns Twenty-One
The note playfully clarifies Bob Fussimmons age at twenty-one, contrasting him with his upcoming opponent Jack Brien. The remark frames the bout as a quirky age-related mismatch and sets a light tone for the matchups ahead.
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Seameatrons
Bob Fussimmons
Jack Brien
Race at Elite rink called off after injury to Hendricks
The planned race between Thomas McDermott and Thomas Hendricks of Boston at the Elite rink Wednesday night is canceled after Hendricks fractured his collar bone yesterday. Matching Hearts will run as the novelty event Thursday night.
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Thomas McDermott
Thomas Hendricks
Boston
Gray
Hendricks
New York Nationals Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
At the New York Desehall Club annual stockholders meeting in Jersey City the treasurer reported a remarkably successful season and the election of officers and directors, with Yas bears as 2 Ne.
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New York
Deell
Prokos Hurt In Wrestling Bout Ends In Police Interruption
Nashua New Hampshire December 11 James J Prokos of Lowell wrestled Paul Sweeney of Nashua in two bouts The second bout ended when Prokos broke a shoulder and the crowd required police intervention Sweeney won the first fall in 26 minutes and the match ended with police summoned to subdue spectators
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Nashua
N. H
James J. Prokos
Lowell
Paul Sweeney
Sweeney
Prokos
Constantine envoy reports Sultan yields power
London dispatch notes the Constantinople scene shifts as the Sultan yields. The Daily News correspondent cites the end of a long era of dominant influence, signaling a major political turnover and a new balance of power in the region.
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London
Daily News
Constantine le Eave
Eultan
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