Collision near Marseilles sinks Liban. 100 feared drowned
The Liban and Insulaire collided off Maine Islands near Marseilles. The Liban sank after 17 minutes, with about 200 passengers aboard and over 240 embarked at the port. Rescue efforts saved 30 bodies by afternoon. 40 and 37 aboard the Blechamp and Balkan respectively. The incident injured many and left dozens missing.
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Insulaire
Liban
Fraissonet Steamship Company
Bastin
Corsica
Maine Islands
Blechamp
Balkan
Fraissenet Company
Fraissonet Company
Maine Island
Marseilles Harbor
Glasgow
Floods at Pacolet Cost Fifty Lives
Spartanburg S C June 7 latest reports say about fifty five people drowned yesterday in floods at Pacolet and Clifton most victims mill operatives. Four unidentified white bodies were recovered from the river below Clifton. Cotton mills losses in the county estimated at 3 000 000. Relief funds raised locally and federal aid sought. Glendale mill may resume within 60 days.
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S. C
Pacolet
Clifton
Congressman Johnson
Washington
War Root
South Carolina
Union
Pacolet No
Converse
Dexter Mills
Clifton Mills
Glendale
Charlotte
American Cotton Spinners’ Association
Polk County
Terrible lynching of colored teacher in Belleville
Last night in Belleville Illinois, W T Wyatt a colored school teacher accused in the shooting of County School Superintendent Charles Hertel of St Clair county was hanged to a telephone pole in the public square. As he died the mob started a fire at the scene.
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Belleville
W. T. Wyatt
Charles Hertel
St. Clair County
Wyatt
Colonial Paint Advertises Whitest White Paint
The ad claims Colonial Paint is the whitest among brands and notes it requires about one quart of linseed oil per gallon to thin properly. Sold by H. C. Girard at 442 Merrimack Street.
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H. C. Girard
Merrimack Street
Murder at the stake fire described in brutal assault
A severely burned Black man was lowered from a pole and covered with coal oil before being cast into a fire after an attack. The incident depicts a violent racially charged crime with the victim barely alive at the moment of execution.
Paper Makers Vote Against Strike In Holyoke
In Holyoke on June 7 Eagle Lodge of Paper Makers voted three to one not to strike. The group referred the American Writing Paper company's proposed schedule to the grievance committee for further consideration.
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Holyoke
Eagle Lodge of
American Writing Paper Company
Moody denies early exit from public life
Haverhill June 6 Secretary of the Navy Moody told the Gazette by telegram that rumors of his return to private law practice in Boston at the end of the current administration are premature. He said the time is so far in the future that he cannot comment now.
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Gazette
Moody
Boston
Annette FE. Wyman
Nettie EF. Wyman
Lowell
M. Palmer
Weston
Middlesex
Cambridge
Lowell Daily Courier
American Jockey Wins Austrian Derby Favorite Bere Voely
Vienna June 7 American rider Charles Van Dusen won the Austrian Derby of 100000 kronen with ease aboard the favorite Bere voely owned by M Blaskovitz a wealthy Hungarian The victory marked a dominant performance by the American jockey in the race held today.
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Vienna
Charles van Dusen
Berevoely
M. Blaskovitz
Sunlight Brightness for Little Price Ad Spotlight
Ad copy touts Sunlight detergent claiming high brightness at a low price with dealer emphasis. Marketing line promises value and household cleanliness through affordable washing aid.
Uninvited Guests Take Host and Guests for a Ride
A Friday night at a Adams street residence hosted a rowdy gathering with cards and strong drinks. Misses Lizzie Santy Alice Quigley and Mary Dusty led singing as officers Creamer and O Keeffe arrived uninvited. The quartet were persuaded to a ride in Captain Ken's car. John Lyons of Billerica Centre was arrested on an assault and battery charge by constable Ed Livingston.
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Adams Street
Lizzie Santry
Alice Quigley
Mary Dusty
James Kenney
Creamer
O’keefe
Lakeview theatre opens with vaudeville and canine acts
The Lakeview theatre begins its regular season on Monday June 8 with a week of polite vaudeville and a strong cast. Parker's Dogs will entertain with canine acts, Spencer Kelley performs new songs, Brown Bros and Lillian Wright showcase a diverse dancing routine, and the Wesson and Waters Company delivers a fresh comedy sketch to spark applause.
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Lakeview Theatre
Parker
Spencer Kelley
Brown Bros
Lillian Wright
The
Wesson and Waters Company
Peggy from Paris dazzles Tremont with stage pictures
Boston crowds witness Georgia Caine as Peggy in George Ade musical Peggy from Paris at Tremont Theatre. Elaborate lighting, costumes, and scenery frame a chorus of beauties as William Loraine's music accompanies one of the era’s most lavish musical comedies. Demand for seats presages record Tremont runs.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
Georgia Caine
Peggy
George Ade
Paris
William Loraine
Miss Caine
Henry W. Savage
the Tremont
Richard Harding Davis Arrives on St Paul from Southampton
Aboard the American Line steamer St Paul from Southampton and Cherbourg Richard Harding Davis the noted author was among the passengers arriving in New York on June 7. Supporting details identify Davis as the prominent writer returning from Europe.
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New York
American Line
St. Paul
Southampton
Cherbourg
Richard Harding Davis
Low Rates on Nickel Plate to Western Resorts
Advertises reduced fare travel via the Nickel Plate Road to western tourist resorts. Encourages inquiries through local agents or L F Burgess of 258 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts for details on visiting western destinations.
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Nickel Plate Road
L. FP. Burgess
Nepa
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Peril on Black Walnut Island as Mississippi Flood Rises
Swollen Mississippi drives a rapid rise around St Louis with a forecast to reach 38 feet. About 200 people on the Black Walnut island, 25 miles NW, are trapped with no communication. Rescue attempts failed as currents and floodwaters swallow homes, farms, and livestock in a broad wheat valley.
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St. Louis
Swoller
Mississippi
Black Walnut
Alton
Ill
Missouri
Police seize liquor at boarding house and hotel in city
Express wagons showed lower receipts than the prior week due to cool weather but the liquor squad stayed busy. At 29 Bridge street Mrs Fitzgerald’s boarding house yielded five cases of beer two large jugs and many bottles. Officers carried the haul to the station and will seek confiscation. They also found an empty half barrel at 110 Chapel street and the Manchester and Concord Express Co surrendered five gallons of whiskey marked syrup.
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Ken
Maher and
Walsh
Duncan, Corcoran and Brown
Bridge Street
Fitzgerald
Boston Car Incident Injures Edward Lasua Near Gorham Street
Edward Lasua of 30 Eliot Street fell while stepping from a Lowell bound Boston car at Gorham and Blossom streets last evening around 8 45. He sustained a back injury and a cut above the left eye. An ambulance took him to St John’s Hospital for treatment.
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Lowell
Boston
Gorham and
Blossom Streets
Edward Lasua
Elot Street
St. John’s Hospital
Anomaly in National Education Association Speaker Lineup
The narrator notes a lack of women among hundreds of speakers on the general programme and calls for educators on the programme to be educated. Julia Ward Howe is re-elected president with vice presidents including many distinguished New England figures.
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National Educational Association
Julia Ward Howe
New England
Progress of Woman Suffrage in New England
The New England Woman Suffrage association at its 36th Boston meeting adopted resolutions praising gains in New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont and Rhode Island while lamenting Connecticut defeats. They noted large Australian female registration and honored Emerson for supporting women’s ballots, urging continued efforts toward equal suffrage nationwide.
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Boston
New Hampshire
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Wwe
Colorado
Australia
Ralph Waldo Emerson
War Department to Provide Relief for South Carolina Flood Sufferers
Washington June 7 the war department will grant relief to flood victims in South Carolina including rations. Secretary Root received an appeal from local authorities and ordered Gen Chaffee commanding the department of the East to issue relief measures.
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Washington
War Department
South Carolina
Westfield’s oldest resident Hiram Burlingame dies at 104
Westfield, June 7. Hiram C. Burlingame, likely the oldest man in Westfield and perhaps the state, died at his home at 5 30 this evening just shy of his 104th birthday. Born in Providence, R I on September 7, 1799, he lived there 20 years before moving here. He survived by five sons and one daughter, with son Erin residing in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Westfield
Hiram C. Burlingame
Mr. Burlingame
Providence
R. L
Erin
Manchester
N. H
Basement shoe sale at Pollard store draws buyers
A. G. Pollard & Co advertises a basement sale of footwear including infants soft sole, children's, women's and men's shoes, oxfords and slippers. Two stocks totaling over $15,000 are offered as real bargains seen to attract daily new customers.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Tenements For Rent At Very Low Prices
Reducing rent appeal offers tenements for six seven and eight dollars monthly that are neat respectable and comfortable with extra good repair. Viewings invited and inspection urged by T H Elliott at 64 Central Street.
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T. H. Elliott
Central Street
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