Board of Charities Examines Outdoor Aid Practices
The Board of Charities met at city hall to review outdoor aid methods and the settlement law. Secretary Courtney detailed the department’s work, noting annual aid costs of 14 000 to 15 000 and the need to trace settlements to avoid state burden.
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Board of Charities
City Hall
Martin J. Courtney
City Hospital
Cummings
Courtney
Lowell
Mr Pratt
Board of Overseers
Wounded watchman shot during post office burglary in Calais
James Brown, a Red Beach Plaster Co watchman, was shot between the shoulders while pursuing burglars at the Red Beach post office. He is not expected to recover. Two suspects, Henry Marshall and a young Italian named Jos. Cook, are detained as investigations continue.
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Calais
James Brown
Red Beach
Milltown
N. B
McAdam
Brown
Clarence Phinney
Henry Marshall
Jos. Cook
Lendall Brehaut
Thomas & Bonney
Marshall
Bangor plans new concrete dam at Yeazle power station
Bangor Me Jan 16 President John R Graham of the Bangor Railway and Electric Company announced plans to build a new concrete dam this coming season at the Yeazle power station on the Penobscot River. The project will cost about 150000 dollars and will boost water power development.
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Bangor
John R. Graham
Bangor Railway and Electric Company
Yeazle
Penobscot River
United States Golf Association Reports Finances and Membership
New York January 16 The annual report of the executive committee of the United States Golf Association shows a prosperous financial condition and rising membership. In February 1905 the total was 288 clubs and by December 1 1905 it stood at 203. Since the last meeting 14 clubs have been elected to allied membership five have resigned four dropped and two transferred from associate to allied status.
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New York
United States Golf Association
New Cremator Lease Signed for Piaing Street Facility
The old cremator lease at Piaing Street was cancelled today and replaced by a new agreement signed by all parties. It settles the Decarie money hold-up, with $10,000 to be paid to Decarie and the cremator to be purchased. Critics note the device works in winter but struggles with summer refuse, raising health concerns about capacity during extreme conditions.
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Piaing@ street
D. F. Connors
Genyeaa
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Decarte Cremmater le Pw Ait
Sah Serta Stat Tau
Naval force presence reported in Gibraltar area
Reer Admiral tr Bawara Chin heeter. Britten naval forcee here ve 8 leneh ht wee Sonei Chas ib, the American feral comm ander In theese waters.
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Gibralter
Britten
Leneh
Sonei Chasib
Theese
Wage readjustment for U. & Renting Company workers
Officials of the U. & Renting Company announce a wage readjustment for the em ployees. The exact increase is not stated but the move is said to raise the toele, with officials noting an overall benefit to workers.
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U. & Renting
Workmen's Council Arrest Reported in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on January 1, authorities report the arrest of the Workmen's Council members, numbering 27, amid government concerns over revolutionary activity. The incident follows a tense period as officials weigh future government action and potential social unrest.
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St. Petersburg
Jan i
Werketens Cognetl
Cortesionaene
Harvard Man Now an M. P.
In Algeciras the Moroccan conference opened with the Duke of Almodovar elected president. Von Radowitz urged peace, calling war a phantom. Across the bay the American squadron watched as Britain and France showed close cooperation. London reports Labour and Liberal gains in Newcastle with Burns fighting to hold Battersea seat. Several U.S. figures in Britain, including Harvard graduate Seavers, noted.
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Algeciras
Spain
Duke of Almodovar
Herr von Radowitz
Great Britain
France
Mole
Gibraltar
Associated Press
White
Duke of
Chas. Dilke
Forest Or Dean
Gloucestershire
Col. Saunderson
North Armagh
J. H. Seavers
Boston
Mass
Harvard
Brixton
Lambeth
London
John Burns
Battersea
Westminster
Sir Henry Seton-Karr
St. Helen's
Wife Died After Husband in Holyoke Case
In Holyoke on January 16 Mrs. Frank Guyott, found with her husband in an unconscious state at Fairview last Thursday, died at the hospital from natural causes superinduced by destitution. Mr. Guyott had died Sunday. an autopsy showed death due to pneumonia and exhaustion.
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Holyoke
Frank Guyott
Fairview
Guyott
Manhattan wrecked off Glasgow Head after heavy sea
The fishing schooner Manhattan from Carbonear Newfoundland bound for Lunenburg Nova Scotia, 100 tons, built 1902, owned by Captain Benjamin Cook of LaHave. A heavy sea drove her into breakers off Glasgow Head and she is likely total. The captain and crew escaped with great difficulty and all belongings were lost. cargo consisted of 3300 quintals of codfish.
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Canso
Manhattan
Carbonear
N. F
Lunenburg
N. S&s
Glasgow Head
Benjamin Cook
la Have
Arkansas Fire Destroys Russellville Business District
A fire in Russellville Arkansas last night wiped out the entire business district, causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars. The report from Russelville notes widespread damage across downtown with extensive property destruction.
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St. Louis, Mo
Russelville
Ark
Trolley Car Jumps Track in Bronx Collision
A crowded trolley car in the Bronx jumped the track today injuring fifteen people. One passenger was hurt so severely he may die after the car slid down an incline and struck a telegraph pole. Passengers panicked and struggled to escape as wreckage blocked the car.
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New York
Bronx
Death of Mrs Elles Herding Walker Founder of Missionary Home
Announcement of the death of Mrs Elles Herding Walker a well known figure in the Walker missionary home circle. The obituary notes her age and her role in founding and guiding the home for missionaries and orphans, highlighting her contributions to the care of children and the legacy of the institution.
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Auburndale
Walker
Walker Missionary Home
Weller
Ana
Tunnel Workers Killed In East River Caisson Burst
New York on January 16 two negro tunnel workers died from suffocation and caisson disease when a compressed air pipe burst at the Man O'War reef shaft near Forty-second Street. Two others drowned, two more severely affected, and foreman Harold R Shallers and his assistant Plied rescue in a perilous dive to pull survivors to the surface. The drowned bodies lie at shaft bottom twenty feet below river level. the shaft will be pumped and air pressure restored before recovery.
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New York
East River
Man O’war Reef
Forty-second Street
Harold R. Shallers
Shallers
Carl Verbeck
Westford Blocks Special Car for Institute Trip
Westford selectmen refuse consent for a Lowell and Fitchburg street railway special car to serve the Middlesex North Farmers Institute excursion tomorrow. Institute officers secured railroad commissioner approval, but town officials oppose and no electric car will run, leaving attendees to reach Westford by barge and paid transfer from Merrimack Square.
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Westford
Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway
Middlesex North Farmers’ Institute
Wesford
Institute
Messia
A. H. Cluer
H. E. Fletcher
Boston
Railroad Commissioners
Lowell
Officials deny plan to shut Americans from island
Washington reports on January 16 clarified that the Freihembed iere denied rumors that the act of Pierre would bar American Germans from access to the island. The official statement refutes the reported plan and urges calm.
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Washington
Freihembediere
Act of
Catarrlets Claim Cure for Sore Throats in Ad
An old time sugar pill style ad promotes Catarrlets as a remedy to inflamed throats. It promises relief from sore throat and breath freshening, claiming to ease digestion and throat irritation with a sweetened formulation.
Brackett Urges Depew Resignation in Senate Debate
Albany Jan 16 ex Senate resolution by Brackett calling for Chauncey M. Depew’s resignation draws a large audience. Brackett says lack of confidence stems from recent disclosures and asks Depew to retire while asserting public duty should demand accountability. He cites unfitness and unwholesome forces as reasons.
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Albany
N. Y
Brackett
U. S
Chauncey M. Depew
State Senate
Grady
Depew
U. S Senate
Senate
Malby
Senator Brackett
Marshall Field Critical As Pneumonia Worsens
New York dispatch reports Chicago merchant Marshall Field in the Holland house critically ill with pneumonia. By noon doctors warned the case was grave as both lungs were affected and the patient grew very low. Family and physicians expressed cautious hope but projected a possible death within hours.
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New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Holland House
Mr. Field
Frank Billings
Field
Denison Prior & Co Liabilities Put At 3 Million
Cleveland bankers report the failed firm Denison Prior & Co carries about 3 million dollars in total liabilities including forged bonds. About 1.5 million in legitimate assets remain, with 1.5 million still unaccounted or dedicated to collateral, as the committee releases its finding.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bankers’ Committee
Denison, Prior & Co
L. W. Prior
Investigal Committee
Theron
Tee
T Ps
Bim
Typothetae Say Strike Situation Improves
New York dispatch reports a statement from the local Typothetae declaring the strike condition for printers is improving with the only change in the strike situation being for the better.
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New York
Typothetae
Man shoots wife then kills himself in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
A 22 year old machinist from Denawite Pennsylvania shot and fatally wounded his wife then killed himself after a confrontation at a boarding house. In Paterson New Jersey a man held up a woman with a revolver, took her belongings, and shot himself after a pursuit. the woman Cloee was not harmed. Police say officers are investigating whether the two events are connected as details emerge.
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Courtney
Phindelphis
Denawite
Viet
Alice Nice
Nicosiomi
Donawite Bitreett
Paterson
N. J
J. Rostberg
Providence
BR. L
Cloee
Chote
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Fragmentary OCR text mentions Rae and a specific code, with unclear meaning. No coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a clear news item.
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Rae Hon
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