Pittsburgh Steel Plant Blast Kills At Least Five
An explosion at the Black Diamond steel works in Pittsburg Pa during the night shift kills at least five and injures 11 at West Penn hospital. Four boilers in the 10 inch bar mill No 3 exploded, wrecking the mill, destroying the adjacent James McNeill boiler works, and scattering debris. Authorities fear the death toll will rise as wreckage is cleared.
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Pittsburg, Pa
Black Diamond Steel Works
West Penn Hospital
James McNeill
Black Diamond
Thomas Elliott
Albert Gesishic
Alexander Waszeloie
Robert Street
Valentine Perniski
Jacob Chesnolance
Isaac Washington
William Steinbaugh
Peter Mikozeki
John McClusky
Munroe Larkins
Joseph Zunio
Park Bros
McNeill
Rudolph Korff
Thirtieth Street
Bar Mill
O Callahan in police court on burglary charge
Timothy V. O Callahan pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering the home of Emma V. Lanoue at 449 Moody Street. Testimony detailed missing jewelry including rings and a gold watch, with several sisters and a domestic employee as witnesses. The defendant faced prior Boston larceny and breaking and entering records. bail set at 1260, case to grand jury.
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Timothy V. O'Callahan
Emma V. Lanoue
Moody Street
M. J. Desmond
Boston
Miss Lanoue
Welch
Albina Lanoue
Georgianna Lanoue
Margaret A. Eddes
O'Callahan
Matilda Henry
Lowell
Lawrence
Desmond
Inspector Carter
Somerville
Plymouth
Winchester
O’callahan
Ama Lanoue
Carter
Hadley
Inspector Watts
Concord Reformatory
House of Correction
Dewey
House of Industry
Reformatory
Grand Jury
Mary Lebrun
Timothy Dwyer
Middlesex Street
Margaret Noon
Mary Moran
George L. Lewis
Louis Calvert
John Demarko
Henry L. Noyes
Mary R. Davis
Billerica
Grand Ry
Jrytie Landry
Michael J. Hunt
Institute For
Hunt
Roy Richter
Hardships of a Schooner's Crew
New York reports the crew of the schooner W. H. Card from Bucksport Maine were rescued after abandonment at sea on Nov 23. Captain Frank H. Lowell and six others, with wife Mary E. Lowell and sister- in- law Sadie McLaughlin, survived a gale, loss of pumps, and wreck, landing in Bremen on Dec 5 and returning home aboard the Barbarossa. The Card, built in 1874 at Franklin Maine and registered 118 tons, sailed from Bangor Nov 7 bound for Wareham.
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New York
W. H. Card
Bucksport
Bremen
Frank H. Lowell
Mary E. Lowell
Sadie McLaughlin
Chester A. Farnham
Ola F. Rasmussen
Theodore Fr. Ellis
Frankfurt
Baltimore
Lowell
Bangor
Navy
William H.card
Wareham
Mass
Franklin
Traders National Bank advertises services and hours
The Traders National Bank transacts general banking business with foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish money. It offers safety deposit boxes with private rooms and a savings department paying 3 percent per annum compounded semi annually with monthly interest. Banking rooms for ladies and designation as a depository for the United States and Massachusetts. Hours are 8 am to 4 pm, Saturday 8 am to 1 pm.
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Traders National Bank
Floated Vessel Near Pamet River Station
Highland Light reports that the Pamet River life saving crew aided a steamer that ran ashore one mile south of their quarters around 3 AM. The vessel, with barges in tow, was helped free by 4 AM and moved off seemingly uninjured. its name was not known at dawn. The sea was smooth and the weather fair.
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Highland Light
Pamet River
Dr Archibald Ranney Named Lakeside Hospital Superintendent
The Lakeside hospital trustees of Cleveland Ohio have chosen Dr Archibald J Ranney of Boston as the new superintendent. Formerly head of Massachusetts State hospital at Tewksbury he now leads Long Island hospital in Boston. He succeeds James S Knowles who resigned last July and will begin late in January. Lakeside is a leading modern hospital funded by prominent local business and society figures.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
Archibald J. Ranney
Boston
Ranney
Massachusetts State Hospital
Tewksbury
Long Island Hospital
James S. Knowles
Senator Sewell Rests After Sinking Heart Spell
Camden New Jersey December 20 Senator Sewell is resting easy this morning and doctors report no immediate alarm unless another spell occurs. Dr Paul M Mecray said he had a sinking spell at about 4 PM yesterday, was critically ill in the evening, rallied near midnight, then slept. He passed a fairly good night and is resting easily.
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Camden
N. J
Senator Sewell
Paul M. Mecray
Light Snow Storm No 8 Passes Quietly
The brief snow event was light with under a quarter inch accumulation. Clouds thickened afternoon, snow began after dark, and skies cleared by night. Barometer readings stayed around 30.12 inches while temperatures hovered near 28 degrees.
New England Forecast For Tonight And Saturday
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with light variable winds and a shift to southwest later. The report highlights calm conditions and mild temperature prospects across the region.
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Boston
New England
Ground broken for Louisiana Purchase Exposition site
St Louis Missouri December 20 1900 first public ceremony for the 1903 World’s Fair marked by groundbreaking at Forest Park to honor the Louisiana Purchase. Governors officers and army officials attended with Battery A Missouri National Guard firing sixty guns as festivities moved indoors to the Coliseum before thousands.
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St. Louiis
St. Louis
Forest Park
Louisiana Territory
United States
Missouri
Purchase
John C. Bates
St. Louis Club
David R. Francis
WH. Thompson
Walterb. Stevens
Blair
Skiff
Taylor
Department of Education
Rogers
Exposition Company
Battery A
Missouri National Guard
Ancient Silver Casket Found in Excavation
Rome reports that during excavations at St. Agnes basilica last week the silver reliquary holding Saint Agnes remains, placed there by Pope Paul V in the seventeenth century, was found still buried in the crypt and never removed before.
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Rome
Basilica of St. Agnes
St. Agnes
Paul V
Ayer's Hair Vigor Restores Color And Growth
Dark hair remedy promises to restore color to gray hair and often makes hair grow fuller. Priced at $1, the advertisement says to purchase at all druggists, from J C Ayer Co in Lowell, Mass.
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Ayer
Street Supt Office Vote Sparks Field of Candidates
The fight for superintendent of streets grows more complex as P. J. Brady and both assistants Evans and Hartwell enter the race with no ill will. Other contenders include Ethel S. Foss Laforest Beals John H. Beaulieu Thomas E. Boucher and others. Democratic hopes falter as a Republican council shift changes power and committee chair assignments.
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P. J. Brady
Evans
Hartwell
Ethel S. Foss
Laforest Beals
John H. Beaulieu
Thomas E. Boucher
Agent warns theatres to keep children off stage
Humane Society agent Richardson informs two cheap theatres that no child under 15 may be employed on stage. Amateur nights have often featured children as young as eight. All other theatres will receive the same notification.
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Richardson
the Humane Society
Brakeman Injured Shifting Cars on Western Avenue
Charles Oakes a brakeman on the Boston and Maine railroad was struck in the side by a stake while shifting cars on Western avenue this morning. He sustained serious internal injuries and was transported by ambulance at 5 25 to St John s hospital where he is reported doing well with a good prospect for recovery. He resides at 12 B street.
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Charles Oakes
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Avenue
Oakes
St. John’s Hospital
B Street
The Boys Christmas Gift Guide Suggests Warm Attire
A festive note suggests practical gifts for boys through winter wear. Top coats reefer suits and sweaters are seen as sensible presents reflecting good judgment. The piece hints gifts need not be costly and emphasizes usefulness.
Bargain Coats and Suits Offer Wide Range for All
For $5.00 you can choose from a dozen styles of Top Coats and Reefers in all wool friezes for big boys and swell Russian Overcoats or Imperial Reefers for little fellows. Or over twenty styles of Suits Russians Sailors or Vestees in plain colors or fancy mixtures. Then you can buy very good ones as low as $2.00 if you don't care to pay $5.00.
Theos dore and Laura Jackson Debated Verdict at Old Bailey
The Old Bailey trial of Theos dore and Laura Jackson continued with dramatic cross examination by the female prisoner. Jackson testified he is bound to single life by religious vows and denied Daisy Adams’s allegations. The jury found both guilty. Jackson received fifteen years penal servitude and Mrs Jackson seven years.
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London
Theosdore
Laura Jackson
Old Bailey
Jackson
Daisy Adams
Dainty Christmas box perfumes praised as Lazell’s
A promotional note extols Lazell's perfumes as dainty refined and fragrant gifts. It highlights gifting boxes and bottle sizes from half pint to five dollars with scents described as delicate and refreshing rather than loud.
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Lazell’s
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Pittsburg
Misses Lanoue
Captain Lowell
National Bank Foreign Exchange, Letters of Credit, Travelers
Chaquas
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middesex Street
Post Office Ave
Sy Cagle
Armey Fast
Killpaatrick Bros
Merrimack Street
Cape Cod
DR. Ranney
Sen. Sewell
St. Louis Exposition
Louisiana Purchase
J.C. Ayer Co, Lowell, Mase
Office
Brady and Assistants
James H. Carmichael
Wao
Merrima Clothing Company
City Hall
Diss Debar
Old Bailey Court Room
Ann O’delia
Dolge’s
Loggins and Gaiters
O'Sullivan Bros. Co
A. W. Dows & CO
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