Christmas on the Navy Ships Around the World
Christmas greetings from Admiral Dewey reach ships worldwide as liberal shore leave and festive meals mark the holiday. North Atlantic fleet ships gather from Maine to Charleston while Far East and Caribbean stations ship crews celebrate aboard and ashore, with numerous vessels stationed at key ports from Cavite to Newport News.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
North Atlantic
Maine
Alabama
Iowa
Massachusetts
New York
Brooklyn
Galveston
Tompkinsville
Illinois
Missouri
Boston
West Virginia
Maryland
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Hampton Roads
Charleston
S. C
Texas
Arkansas
Florida
Nevada
Far East
Cavite
Manila
Ohio
Oregon
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Bainbridge
Chauncey
Baltimore
Villalobos
Shanghai
Wisconsin
Hong Kong
West Indies
Bradford
Olympic
Culebra
Cleveland
Ponce
Yankee
Monte Christi
Tacoma
San Juan
Des Moines
St. Thomas
Eagle
Sanchez
Dubuque
Puerto
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Paducah
Norfolk
Pine Beach
Poell Receives Medal of Honor From President
Grand Island Nebraska December 25 George Poell county clerk elect received a letter from President Roosevelt announcing he had been awarded the first Medal of Honor under the 1905 act for conspicuous bravery in saving a child at the risk of his own. Poell, a locomotive fireman, ran to the pilot and plucked the child from the track but was dragged under the engine, losing a leg and sustaining serious injuries.
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Grand Island
Neb
George Poell
Roosevelt
Poell
Reform School adopts Honey and Tar cough medicine
J. G. Gluck superintendent of Pruntytown West Virginia reports selecting Honey and Tar as the exclusive remedy after testing various advertised cough medicines. He commends its effectiveness and harmless nature. Distributors Falls and R Burkinshaw list 415 Middlesex Street near Thorndike Street as suppliers.
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J. G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
West Virginia Reform School
Falls & R Burkinshaw
Middlesex St
Cor
Thorndike St
Death of Canadian Solicitor General Prefontaine in Paris
Paris reports the death of Prefontaine the Canadian solicitor general who arrived with Randolph Lemieux to discuss a Marseille to Canadian port steam line. He suffered heart trouble during a banquet on December 21 regained illness, sought rest, and died after a choking sensation following medicine. The British ambassador was notified and funeral arrangements began.
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Paris
Prefontaine
Randolph Lemieux
France
Marseilles
Canadlian
Lille
Dunkirk
Hotel Continental
Francis L. Bertie
Lemieux
Explosion on Susquehanna freight wrecks engine
In Paterson New Jersey on December 25 a freight locomotive boiler exploded injuring two crew members near the city. Fireman Charles Debarr of Stroudsburg New York and Conductor Mabie of Butler New Jersey were badly scalded, Debarr likely to die. The engineer remained unharmed as the boiler blast collapsed the lower engine parts and scattered the crew.
Aged woman Burned to Death in South Boston Lodging
Boston police found the lifeless body of a 75 year old woman, Miss Robinson, in her lodgings at 110 West Fourth street. An overturned gas stove sparked a small fire and likely caused fatal smoke suffocation. No relatives or full name could be confirmed.
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Boston
West Fourth Street
South
Quiet Reopened in Shanghai Amid Guarded Concessions
Shanghai December 25 The mixed court reopened Saturday with a German assessor and armed foreign guards present. All is quiet for now though blue jackets remain posted around foreign concessions. Rumors of another riot tonight persist despite precautions.
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Shanghai
Montreal wrestler Eugene Hardy defeats Bam Bu Lah in New York match
In St John New Brunswick on December 25 Eugene Hardy of Montreal defeated Bam Bu Lah the West Indian wrestler in a catch as catch can bout. Hardy took the first fall in 42 minutes and after a 15 minute reversal won the final fall to pin his opponent.
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St. John, N. B
Eugene Hardy
Montreal
Bam Bu Lah
New York Theatre
Caten
Hardy
Resignation of Lisbon Cabinet Accepted by King
Premier J. Luciano de Castro and all cabinet members tendered their resignations in Lisbon on December 25. King Charles accepted the moves and asked the ministers to remain in their posts until the new year.
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Lisbon
Port
J. Luciano de Castro
Charles
Baltic voyage orders reach French Navy cruisers
Brest France December 25 The cruiser Cassini has been ordered to proceed to the Baltic next Wednesday with a stop at Copenhagen The cruiser Aubs has been ordered to prepare for a voyage to the Baltic.
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Brest
France
Cassini
Baltic
Copenhagen
Cruie Te Aubs
Young Women Drown Skating On Puckety Creek
May Freund and Cecelia Koeffler, both 18, drowned while skating on Puckety creek near Parnassus Pennsylvania on Christmas Day. Companions Edward Southworth and William Coughey were rescued in exhausted condition and expected to recover. The party, from Arnold, halted when ice proved unsafe, fell through as a boy slipped, and both victims were lost beneath thin ice as rescuers fought to save them.
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Parnassus
Freund
Cecelia Koeffler
Puckety Creek
Edward Southworth
William Coughey
Cime
Arnold
Miss Freund
Southworth
Coughey
Miss Koeffler
Twelve Injured in Durango Train Wreck Near Silverton
An eastbound Denver and Rio Grande passenger train from Silverton derailed three miles from Durango Colorado, twelve passengers enduring serious injuries as the chair car rolled down an embankment and dragged others along their sides for more than 400 feet. The crash was blamed on a defective rail and occurred in bitterly cold conditions, heightening the suffering of the injured passengers.
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Denver’& Rio Grande Road
Durango
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Silverton
Christmas Greetings to Men of the Navy
Admiral Dewey sends a Christmas message to officers and sailors worldwide urging United effort for country and service. Wireless telegraphy relays along the Atlantic coast test the navy’s wireless system under Admiral Manney’s supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Atlantic
Naval Service
Manney
Bureau of Equipment
Robbers Seize About $200 On Pasadena Street Car
In Los Angeles on December 25 two men robbed a Pasadena street car. Conductor Bonney lost 40 dollars and passenger Max Swartz also 40 dollars. About 15 passengers were aboard. the robbers then ordered the car to continue and escaped into darkness.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Bonney
Max Swartz
China Demands From England Over Mixed Court Dispute
London December 26 Chinese foreign office instructs the Chinese minister in London to press Britain on the Mixed Court dispute. China seeks dismissal of the British assessor and punishment for police involved in a recent outbreak. The instruction comes as Shanghai reports tension between the two powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Anarchist Suicide After Failed Stabbing Attempt
An anarchist in Barcelona on December 25 took poison and died shortly after his arrest following a botched attack on Cardinal Salvatore Cassanasa Page, bishop of Urgiel, as he left the cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Conarchist
Salvatore Cassanasa Page
Urgiel
Sultan Refuses Conference Venue For Moroccan Reforms
Tangier Morocco December 25 The Sultan of Morocco declines to back an international conference on Moroccan reforms to be held in Madrid instead of Algiers.
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Tangier
Morocco
Madrid
Algiers
No Hunger in Metropolis Tragedy at Family Reunion
A fatal gas explosion killed John Moscow and Andrew Casman at a Christmas reunion hosted by Mrs. Paul Raymond. Separately five year old Sadie O Neill died after clothes caught fire from a Christmas tree in East 102nd Street. About 2000 naval personnel from the Alabama Massachusetts Iowa Maine ships and nearby cruisers received shore leave, with dinner at the Y M C A in Sands Street where a message from Miss Helen Gould greeted them and noted an engraving gifted for her.
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Paul Raymond
John Moscow
Andrew Casman
Russia
Sadie O'Neill
East 102d Street
Alabama
Massachusetts
Iowa
Maine
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Galveston
Tompkinsville
Naval Branch
Sands Street
Helen Gould
Christ
Christmas Dinner Drive Feeds Boston Thousands
In Boston on Christmas Day more than 30 000 meals and various gifts were distributed by the Salvation Army Volunteers of America churches and local citizens. The Salvation Army and Volunteers of America provided 20 000 dinners and 10 000 toys. Prisoners at Charlestown shared a Christmas dinner and a football game in the chapel yard. Detention quarters on Long Wharf hosted an international Christmas party with an elaborate dinner and a Christmas tree for detained immigrants.
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Boston
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Charlestown
Long Wharf
Telegraphers Return to Work in Warsaw Strike End
In Warsaw Russian Poland the post and telegraph strike ends as workers accept government terms and resume duties. The military governor bans street sale of newspapers, singing of revolutionary songs, meetings, and processions with three months imprisonment and a $110 fine for violations. Railroad workers plan to resume unless St Petersburg strikers join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Russian Poland
St. Petersburg
First payment for extra work at Jeffersonville reformatory
Inmates at the Jeffersonville reformatory received their first ever payment for extra work on December 25. The funds came from a special fund created to compensate prisoners for additional labor, marking a historic moment in the institution's practices.
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Jeffersonville, Ind
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Unknown sunken three masted schooner near Winter Quarter Light
Captain Charles James reports an unidentified three masted schooner sunk in 12 fathoms, six and a half miles northeast of Winter Quarter Lightship. Topsails visible, suggesting recent collision. No wreckage or crew details found. Ship Juniata passed the scene.
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Norfolk
Charles James
Merchants and Miners
Juniata
James
Death of J D Flynn Amid Pneumonia Illness
J D Flynn, a well known figure in financial circles nationwide, connected with Baltimore and Western Union Telegraph Companies, died at his home after a three day illness of pneumonia. He was born in Cleveland on December 35, 146.
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J. D. Flynn
W Ph
Baltimore
A ”Ile
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Mr. Flynn
Cleveland
Servant Bridget Donahue Perishes in Rochester Fire
In Rochester New York Bridget Donahue a servant married seven years to James Burke died in a house fire. Neighbors reported smoke from the roof and firemen found her charred body in her attic room after the blaze was extinguished. No cause for the fire could be determined.
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Rochester
N. Y
Bridget Donahue
James Burke
Ferns and How to Grow Them in The Garden Library
Literary notes preview Doubleday page forthcoming The Garden Library volume on hardy ferns covers garden and indoor growth With plain concise management and uses for ferns illustrated from author and others photographs Verses for Jack and Joan by Mrs Payne Whitney features Miss Charlotte Harding art in outdoor scenes with impressionistic atmosphere to be exhibited by the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia Tarkington and Leis Jr connections noted Beautiful Lady Beatrice teased as mutual project following The Contrel of the Caribbean serialization planning for new works
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G. A. Woolson
Doubleday, Page & Company
Jack
Joan
Mra Payne Whitney
Fox, Duffield & Co
Mies Charlotte Harding
Mice Harding
Academy of Fine Arte
Philadelphia
Eye Witness Claims Odessa Bloodshed Fueled by Jews
Boston December 25 An immigrant Andreas Stockberger from Gildendorf Odessa describes the Odessa riot as driven by Jews attacking soldiers. He claims mobs with bombs and bayonets killed and wounded many as troops defended themselves and burned large city sections.
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Boston
Andreas Stockberger
Odessa
Stockberger
Gildendorff
Unions Repudiate Iron Workers Strike
New York December 25 unions across building trades reach trade agreements lasting one to three years effective January 1. Except housesmiths and bridgemen all sign, repudiating the iron workers strike. Carpentry wages rise thirty cents daily, cabin makers twenty two cents, with agreements dated January 1 to avoid May strikes.
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New York
Bodies Returned From Diaz Murder For Philadelphia Funeral
In El Paso on December 25 the bodies of Robert Rutherford and C W Mc Murray, murdered near Diaz Mexico on December 17, arrived with Mrs Rutherford and Miss Anna Rutherford of Philadelphia. They will depart for Philadelphia the next day to hold funeral services.
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el Paso
Texas
Robert Rutherford
C. W. McMurray
Diaz
Mexico
Rutherford
Anna Rutherford
Philadelphia
Governor Higgins Stops in Buffalo En Route to Albany
Gov. Higgins and state public works chief N. V. Fran chot halted in Buffalo for a few hours en route to Albany. Asked about the speakership contest, the governor said there were no new developments.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Say-so of Best Medicines Questioned in Public Taste
Article argues that druggists praise cannot replace disinterested testimony for medicine value. It notes Dr Pierce's medicines place claims on public knowledge printed on bottle wrappers, with many medical experts praising their ingredients and curative value.
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Pierce
Fire saves tenements as Christmas trees fuel big blaze
Thousands watched as a six story factory at West 58th Street and West 58th Street burned, threatening nearby gas tanks. Firemen tied engines together, battled flames from rooftops, and saved hundreds of surrounding homes with water from paired hoses. One firefighter was injured by falling glass.
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New York
House Ag
58Th Street
Eleventh Avenue
West 5Sth
Consolidated Gas Company
Baxter Removed by the President
President Roosevelt removed Irvin Baxter, U S district attorney for Nebraska, from office after dissatisfaction with the prosecution of the Richards and Comstock land fencing case. Baxter had pursued the cattle raisers tied to Nebraska public lands and land fraud investigations, leading to their six hour sentences.
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Washington
Irvin Baxter
U. S
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Baxter
White House
Richards
Comstock
Hitchcock
Department
President Roosevelt Observes Christmas Week Quietly
Washington on Christmas day marks a rare holiday as government work halts. Departments close, only urgent matters get attention. Roosevelt visits briefly at the White House with family present and plans no cabinet meetings this week unless urgent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Four-masted Schooner Floated Off Townend Inlet Knights
A four masted schooner from Wiscasset bound for Philadelphia ran aground off Townend Inlet last night. The ship was floated without damage and proceeded to Philadelphia. Commanded by Captain F B Parker the rescue was aided by crews from Dalat and Avalon life saving stations.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Wiscasset
Phiadelphia
Bia
Townend Inlet
Philadelphia
F. B. Parker
Warend Dalat
Avalon Life Saving
Special low rail rates to Montreal and Quebec
The Central Vermont and Grand Trunk Railways offer round trip fares from Boston to Montreal and Quebec for New Year travel. Round trips cost $1 more than single fares from New England points, with tickets valid for travel December 24 and 31 and return to January 31. Three daily fast trains via River Junction include the New England States special. For the descriptive booklet, write T. M. Maney, NBP A. 960 Washington Street, Boston.
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Central Vermont
Grand Trunk Railways
Montreal
Quebec
New England Pointe
Boston
River Junction
New England
Tate
T. MH. Maney
N. BP
Washington Street
Mase
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Fast Relief and Free Sample
A letter touts Pyramid Pile Cure for fourteen years of suffering from piles. It claims instant relief, condemns surgical operation, and offers a free sample by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. with a full-size package available later for 50 cents, shipping included. The plea targets sufferers to try the treatment and report results.
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George Braneigh
Schellbstyg
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyrami Building
Marshall, Mich
How's Your Hair We Offer Dr Wilson's English Life to the Hair
Lowell readers are told of securing the agency for Dr Wilson's English Life to the Hair a scalp treatment by Sir Erasmus Wilson. The preparation claims to grow hair on bald heads without stickiness and to leave a glossy live look. A testimonial from Miss Cornelia Stevens of Boston praises dramatic hair restoration. The product is marketed by Alsert Chemical Co Boston and sold by Falls & Burkinshaw Lowell priced at 50 cents.
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Lowell
Erasmus Wilson
England
Wilson
Cornelia Stevens
Smith Avenue
Boston
Mas
Dr. Wilson
Alsert Chemical Co
Mass
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
Notable Lowell Doctor Offers Free Consultation
A Lowell practitioner advertises free consultation and examination for men and promises the lowest charges for expert services. The offer notes patients may pay as able and lists availability on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at the Bugs Block on 117 Merrimack Street.
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Lowell
Merrimack Street
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U. S. Navy
Dewey
Report From
The
Reform School
Solicitor General
Bam
Naval News
Creek
China
Sultan Refuses
Mil
National Biscuit Company
Ordt
Pattienteriy Alee
Graham
Graham Creckere
Bebing
Serer Currens
Bea
Weed
Pe Doe
Metropolis
Gillette Sales Company
Times Building
New York City
Booth Tarkington
Richard Manefield
Mr. Tarkington
Bueene P. Leis Jr
the Missourian
Higgins
Guebec
Canada
Pokey
Mr. Rothfuchs
Harvard Medical
Merrimack St
Rugg Bik
H.R. Barker
Mig. Co
Middle St
Lowett
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