Drowned Passengers and Sinking of the Hilda Off St Malo
A mid November wreck of the British steamer Hilda off St Malo after striking a reef near Les Portes left 123 of 129 aboard drowned. Only six were saved, including a Guernsey seaman. crew were from Southampton. Bodies washed ashore at St Malo and Dinard, with distress at offices in London and Southampton.
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London
London and Southwestern Railroad Company
St. Malo
Hilda
French
St. Cast
Southampton
France
James Gunter
Gunter
Ada
Butler
Lord Lanesborough
Col. Follet
Dinard
Grinter
Guernsey
Channel
Gregory
Brittany
Cezambre
Les Portes
Jardin
Hilda Steamer Wreck Reported After Collision
Paris reports indicate the London and Southwestern Railway steamer Hilda, bound from Southampton, exploded after a collision with a steamer. Special dispatches describe a catastrophic wreck with significant loss and ongoing inquiries into the incident.
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Paris
London & Southwestern Railway Company
Hilda
Southampton
Sayles Bleacheries Strikers Seek Jobs as Doors Open
At Sayles Bleacheries Company in Saylesville thousands of strikers gathered before opening to apply for positions as the three week strike neared an end. The company will review each applicant individually, hiring as capacity allows while keeping currently employed workers if their work remains satisfactory. Several laid off workers will be accommodated when possible, and no new terms or concessions were offered by management.
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Saylesville
A. L
Sayles Bleacheries Company
Prince Louis Sails For Europe With British Squadron
About 200 sailors from the British squadron commanded by Prince Louis of Battenberg were missing as the fleet prepared to sail. Those who overstayed their leave were treated as deserters and barred from ships as anchors raised for Gibraltar. Prince Louis bade farewell aboard the Maine with Rear Admiral Evans, while crowds and social dignitaries gathered at the Cunard line dock as the Drake moved away.
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New York
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Hudson River
Gibraltar
Prince Louis
Evans
Maine
Cunard Line
Prince
Papal Private Audience With Canadian Archbishops
In Rome on November 20 the pope met Archbishop Hugh Gauthier of Kingston and Bishop Fergus Patrick McEvay of London, Canada, in a private audience.
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Rome
Hugh Gauthier
Kingston
Canada
Fergus Patrick McEvay
London
Kelley Case in Superior Court Opens in Jury Trial
In the superior court Judge Hitchcock presides over Michael Kelley versus the Boston and Northern Street Railway. Cross examination reveals Kelley signing a statement while undressed in his home with Sherman present. He alleges threats against legal action and details about the hospital scene and lumber pile in front of a house foundation. The trial continues with testimony from Grant, McCoy, and others. Kelley’s wife notes four weeks of post accident illness.
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Hitchcock
Michael Kelley
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Kelley
Wier
Sherman
Sayers
Owens
Grant
Hancock
St. John’s Hospital
Dr. Keene
James Grant
Keene
George Tully
Osmond McCoy
Dracut
J. P. Wilson
Court Appeals Sign Contract Refusal Case Highlights
An appeals case centers on claims that the mayor refused to sign a contract without just cause. Counsel has been engaged to argue the legality and implications of the signature dispute.
Skeleton of a man found near Lily Pond crossing
Gloucester reports the thawed skeleton of a man found in woods near Lily pond crossing of the Boston and Maine railroad. An older body suggests death over a year and a half ago. Police suspect a former gang of yeggmen used a hidden camp nearby.
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Gloucester
Lily Pond
Boston and Maine
Dunbar To Represent Board In Water Pump Contract Case
Mayor Casey and City Solicitor Hill conferred on the writ of mandamus to compel His Honor to sign the $19,700 pump contract. Hill will represent the city in ensuing litigation and F. E. Dunbar will appear for the water board.
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Casey
Hill
Water Board
F. E. Dunbar
Water board seeks writ to force mayor sign pump contract
The Lowell water board petitions the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for a writ of mandamus against Mayor James B. Casey to compel signing of an eight million gallon pumping engine contract. Able counsel engaged. petition outlines bids and delays from August 1905, with continued discussion noted.
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the Water Board
Supreme Court
Supreme Judicial Court
Robert J. Crowley
Frank L. Weaver
Isaac E. Wotton
Zephar W. Sturtevant
Lowell
Middlesex
James B. Casey
Boulevard Lower
Poverty Parade Returns to London Streets
London November 20 saw another poverty parade as five to six thousand unemployed men and a few women marched along the Thames embankment to Hyde Park. They listened to speeches and adopted resolutions condemning charity as a cure for unemployment, demanding Parliament be summoned to start national works. Banners read curse your charity we want work and there is a limit to human endurance. The procession was orderly with police keeping a light presence.
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London
Thames Embankment
Hyde Park
Virginia Ready for Her Trial Trip This Week
The Virginia arrived at 9:20 this morning at Rockland Maine for readiness for her trial trip on the Monroe island course. The United States tug Uneas is also here to assist. It was announced that the Louisiana will be given a trial of the course December 12.
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Rockland. Me
Navy
Virginia
Monroe Island
United States
Uneas
Louisiana
Local Resident Edward Berry Injured in Weekend Incident
Edward Berry of Perry Street suffered injuries after an incident on Saturday plans. He was treated by Dr. Loughton and returned home.
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Edward Berry
Perry Street
Loughtin
Unitarian Exclusion Narrowly Favored at Conference
In New York on November 20 the interchurch conference altered the federal council constitution preamble to read Jesus Christ our Divine Lord and Saviour. The change is expected to bar Unitarians, who reject Christ's divinity, from membership. The council itself was not invited to the federation conference.
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New York
Inter Church Conference On Federation
Federal Council
Jesus Christ
Unitarians
Conference On Federation
King Alfonso's Latest Engagement Reported
Madrid November 20 The Corresponden cia asserts Alfonso will wed Princess Hatlenbere. The princess, daughter of Wattenberg, is the widow Princesse Henry of Battenhbere's youngest sister of King Kaward.
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Madrid
The
Correspondencia
Alfonso
Hatlenbere
Wattenberg
Henry of
National Ginners Report Leaked Early In Dallas
The National Ginners Association cotton report was published a day early after a leak. Secretary Blackwell cited unknown leakage causes and released figures showing 7,411,359 bales ginned to November 14, 1905, with a 9,459,793 bale crop estimate and 78 percent ginned.
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Dallas
Tex
National Ginners’ Association
Blackwell
No Reply From the Porte Delays Macedonian Reform Ultimatum
Constantinople reports no reply from the Porte to the powers ultimatum on Macedonian reforms. Embassies dispatch dragomans to Piraeus in preparation for a possible naval demonstration. The Russian Black Sea squadron is reportedly leaving Sevastopol for an unknown destination.
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Constantinople
Porte
Dragamans
Piraeus
Sebastopol
Central Bridge Slippery From Steam Leaks
Steam escaping from pipes owned by the Massachusetts and Boottimilis has made the southerly end of the Central bridge very slippery. Several accidents have been reported, including three falls this morning. Alderman Walker urged the authorities to extend the steam pipes closer to the river to reduce danger.
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The
Massachusetts and Boottimilis
Central Bridge
Walker
Bouthworth
M Hlt
Thermas
An Aonic
St Tréenes
Steamers Arrive Amid Heavy Gales and Delays
Boston reports four ocean liners reaching port amid heavy gales. The Ireland liner Caledonian is three days late from Manchester, the Warme liner Scheim three days late from Liverpool, the Allan liner Witenes Ayran two days late from Glasgow, and others delayed by strong winds and heavy seas.
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Boston
Iryland
Calejonian
Manchester
Sdchem
Liverpool
Allan
Witenes Ayrian
Clocaow
Eran
Orearae
Campaign Against Sunday Saloons in Indiana
Despatch from Indianapolis notes Gov Hanley’s Sunday saloon crackdown applied nationwide in Indiana with full force city by city and extended to disreputable resorts.
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Indiana
Chicago
The
Tribune
Indianapolis
Hanley
Mayoralty Nominations Hit Senator Burton in Court
In St Louis on November 20 U S Senator J Ralph Burton of Kansas faced a federal trial on an indictment alleging he accepted compensation from Rialto Grain and Securities Company for using his Senate influence in matters before the post office department. The case follows a prior conviction reversed by the Supreme Court and new indictments challenged by defense demurrers.
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St. Louis
U. S
J. Ralph Burton
Kansas
U. S. Circuit Court
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
U. S. Senate
Post Office Department
Washington
Burton
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit
Vandeventer
Senator Burton
Bar
Senator
Wise Ones Hesitate to Pick the Republican Winner
The article analyzes the crowded Republican mayoral nomination race with Fairweather Farn ham Hill as key factions. It notes strong business backing for Farnham, militia and British American support for Fairweather, and Hill's old guard backing. It also discusses Democratic prospects, police commissioner questions, Dow’s term, church pressure, and internal Democratic splits ahead of the primary.
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Fairweather
Farnham
Captain Fairweather
Hill
Republican City Committee
Casey
Hennessy Democrats
Frank B. Dow
Thousands greet O Donovan Rossa in Cork welcome
Cork Ireland November 20 thousands participated in a demonstration of welcome to O Donovan Rossa as his arrival coincided with the annual memorial for the Manchester martyrs Allen Larkin and O Brien. The new house at Black Rock was presented to him and he will assume duties as secretary of the Cork county council elected last September.
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Cork
Ireland
O'Donovan Rossa
Manchester
Allen
Larkin
O’brien
Black Rock
Rossa
Cork County
Miss Bibeault Likely to Recover After Train Accident
Reports from Lowell hospital indicate Mary Bibeault remains near the same after being run over by a railroad train at the School street crossing Saturday morning. Doctors express cautious optimism for a favorable outcome.
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Lowell Hospital
Mary Bibeault
School Street
Fire destroys Highland division railroad bridge in Newtown
A wooden bridge on the Highland division of the New York New Haven Hartford line over the Housatonic River in Newtown was burned yesterday. Replacement will take about a month, with passengers ferried to a nearby highway bridge fifty feet away. The fire is thought to have started from a discarded cider by an engine.
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Newtown
Conn
Highland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Housatonic River
Norway's throne offered to Prince Charles of Denmark
Copenhagen reports the Norwegian parliament offering the throne of Norway to Prince Charles of Denmark. King Christian accepted for his grandson Haakon VII and Queen Maud. The brief ceremony recalled the 1863 Greece presentation. A royal salute closed the event as a vast crowd cheered in front of the palace.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Charles
Christian
Greece
George
O'Brien
Berber
Prince Charles
Haakon ViI
Maud
Double Shooting Accident Near West Chasey
A double shooting at West Chasey left Private Harrington of H Company Fifth U S Infantry wounded and Miss Helle Witherill injured. Harrington was visiting his wife when his brother in law pointed a double barreled shotgun at him. a misfire led to the second barrel firing, striking Witherill in the head. Both victims were treated and expected to recover.
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Piatteburg
West Chasey
Here
Harrington
H Company
Fifth U. 8 Infantry
Helle Witherill
Robinson
Mies
Panama Canal Work Cost Estimate Sent to Congress
The War Department has forwarded a $16,000,000 estimate for continued Panama Canal construction to the Treasury, to be transmitted to Congress.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
War Department
Congress
Veterans Gathering in Prescott Hall Invites All Ex-Military
All G A R and Spanish War veterans along with Sons of Veterans and members of various companies are invited to attend a gathering to be held in Prescott Hall. The notice urges ex-military personnel, families, and supporters to participate in the event and celebrate service.
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Sons OF Veterans
Prescott Hall
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Sayles
Europe
Mr. Wier
Dunbar
National Ginners
Sen. Burton
Dow
Courier-Citizen
Democratic City Committee
City Committee
Miss Bibeault
G. A. R. Veterans
SPAN
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