Ten Survivors Brought Safe From Double Schooner Wreck
Boston dispatch reports the schooners Louise B Crary and Frank A Palmer collided off Thatcher s Island Wednesday night. Eleven sailors died or were lost, ten survivors were brought to Boston by the Manhasset after extensive exposure and frostbite.
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Boston
Manhasestt
Frank A. Palmer
Louise B. Crary
Thatcher’s Island
Rank A. Palmer
Highland Light
Manhassett
Palmer
Hgetman Schwyer
New York
Edward
H. S. Rawding
Cape Ann
Crary
Crazy
Chatham
Cape Cod
New England Shipbuilding Company
Bath
W. H. Porter
Orient
Garfield & Proctor
N. T. Palmer
J. S. Winslow & Co
Portland
Newport News
Fire Destroys Knoxville Factory and Nearby Buildings
A 1.30 am blaze in the four story Knoxville Knitting Mills on Commerce Avenue swept rapidly through adjacent structures, gutting the main factory and threatening several firms on Gay Street. Firemen battled the flames as the blaze extended to the George Brown Hardware, McTeer Hood & Co, Davies Furniture, and other businesses. Chattanooga sent aid while potential losses could exceed one million dollars.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville Knitting Mills
Commerce Avenue
Central Fire Station
Broyles, McClelland & Lackey
David Commission Company
Commerce
Wall Avenues
George Brown Hardware Company
Gay Street
McTeer, Hood & Co
Davies Furniture Company
Claiborne, Tate & Cowan Clothing Company
Chattanooga
BL. H. Cate & Co
Shanklin Grain Company
Big Brown
Brown Hardware Company
23 Killed in Southern Pacific Rail Crash Near Byron
San Francisco reports revised toll from the Southern Pacific collision near Byron station lists 23 dead including Robert Renwick William Temple and several Chinese and white victims. 21 injured remain, four critically, as Coroner Curry begins an official inquiry into signals and braking timing.
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Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Byron ‘Station
Robert Renwick
William L. Temple
Leonard S. Erwin
Tung Tai Gung
AH Quoy
R. Post
Yuky Maig WA
Hadru Miagowa
Elizabeth Smith
Clarence D. Olufs
Mabel Vezy
Birdie Elliott
Charles S. Sessions
Charles Owens
Minnie Mayer
President Roosevelt as Arbitrator in Venezuelan Dispute
London dispatches report the possibility that President Theodore Roosevelt has accepted the role of arbiter in the Venezuelan crisis. Secrecy surrounds negotiations as cables flow between Washington and London, with a formal submission to the foreign office expected and hopes for a peaceful arrangement by Wednesday. The move would ease guarantees concerns and shift the dispute toward a pacific settlement, while the Netherlands pledges neutrality and restricts coaling by blockading powers in Dutch colonies.
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London
Roosevelt
United States
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Isaac Seligman
Europe
the Hague
Netherlands
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Endures Through Time
A grandmother's doctor once ordered Ayer's Sarsaparilla for your father, and the familiar remedy remains the same. Tested, tried, true, the classic elixir from Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts continues to be identified with trusted, longstanding quality.
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Ayer
Drunks Rule Dull Monday in Police Court Session
A sparse Monday police court session saw few notable cases as drunks dominated the docket. Several defendants including Philip S. Riley James Armour and Daniel J. Hargreaves withdrew appeals. others received sentences or had terms suspended. Mary Rouse and Aldric Boure faced weeks in reform or state facilities amid modest disorder on Middlesex street.
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Philip S. Riley
Conway
Billerica Constabulary
Hriday
James Armour
House of Correction
Daniel J. Hargreaves
State Farm
Michael Logan
John Wickendon
Carrie E. Brown
Henry Landry
McCann
Middlesex Street
Landry
Charles Street
Aldric Boure
Massachusetts Reformatory
Joseph H. White
Milo Dixon
Mary Rouse
Steenth
Bridgewater
Philip Rousseau
Madrige Lempeses
Thomas Welch
Sparks
Farina
Notable Passengers From St Louis Return from Southampton
On the American steamer St Louis arriving from Southampton and Cherbourg were Henry McGee, noted for service in the South African war with Strathcona's Rifles and the colonial constabulary, and a holder of the King's Queen's and colonial medals. Also aboard were Mme Blauvlet, T. J. Coolidge Jr., and Countess Spottiswood Mackin.
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New York
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
Henry McGee
Lord Strathcona
Mme. Blauvelt
T. J. Coolidge, Jr
Countess Spottiswood-Mackin
Drought Cuts New South Wales Wool Shipments
The drought's severe impact is evident in the wool trade across New South Wales with current year shipments totaling 346,000 bales, a sharp drop from 327,000 bales in 1901, affecting rail transport and market activity.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Barge Explosion Kills Fisherman Near Gloucester
Gloucester reports a Standard Oil barge No 48 loaded with gasoline exploded after a crewman, George Riley, struck a match aboard the derelict. Riley was killed and his remains were scattered as flames engulfed the barge. Captain Hamilton of the fishing schooner Blanche aided in the attempt to rescue but the derelict burned. Riley, possibly from Newfoundland, was not known in Gloucester.
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Gloucester
Thatcher's
Hamilton
Blanche
George Riley
Highland Light
Eastern Point Light
Riley
New Foundland
Hope Grows Stronger as Vanderbilt Condition Improves
News from New York reports no official statement on Cornelius Vanderbilt’s status at 7 am, but a house source says symptoms have shown improvement after two days of encouraging signs. At 9:50 am doctors released a bulletin noting a restless night yet continued serious illness, with minor indications of possible improvement. a cable from Vanderbilt’s mother in London was received but details were not learned.
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Dexter Malone
Manhassett
Highland Light
Potter
Somerville
Boston
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Flint
Janeway
Mr. Vanderbilt
London
Lost black beaded chatelaine bag reported near church
A black beaded chatelaine bag with a handkerchief and eye glasses was lost between South Highland Street and First Baptist Church. A reward is offered for its return to Room 4 at 219 Central Street, a23 36.
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South Highland Street
First Baptist Church
Eward
Central Street
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J. E. Rawding
Nova Scotia
O'Sullivan Bros. CO
City Hall
Castro
Venezuela
Knoxville
Blaze
F. S. Eastman
Fong Dick
Carl Mayer
Alice Sullivan
D. K. Vernon
Curry
Contra Costa County
Stockton
Neutral Netherlands
Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Aban
Tecomine
Mierrimack Clothing Company
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