Cold Wave Plea for Frosty Reform of Mock Gladiators
In a feverish plea the speaker urges cold weather to chill public excesses around prize fighters and sensational hype. References to Dawson City, Chilkoot, and icy imagery frame a critique of press agents and staged spectacles. The text shifts to assorted quips about storms at sea, farmers, and a young doctor’s title, all wrapped in a satirical, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Dawson City
George W. Hobart
Oyster in Fulton Market Exhibits for 35 Years
A 35 year old oyster is on display in Fulton Market New York its age read from shell rings. Fossil oysters found were believed to be 100 years old at death. Belgium has under seven million people with 198000 wine and beer shops supplying one per thirty nine residents. Annual drink bill about 100 million with gin making up a third. Chamois are goat antelopes with short black horns. They favor green fields and are hunted by stalking or beaters. In England last year nearly 750000 letters were badly dated or addressed unsent and over 21 million postal orders issued totaling 130 million in cash. Parcels to or from the continent by parcel post totaled 2 million.
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Fulton Market
New York
Belgium
England
Loss of Portland Sees Over Two Hundred Dead
Boston reports the steamer Portland with more than 150 dead including passengers and crew after a Saturday storm. Cape Cod coast wrecks total 56 vessels totally wrecked and 49 ashore with many bodies drifting south. Orleans and Wellfleet report multiple bodies recovered, surf fierce, wreckage strewn fifteen miles, and a Cape-wide patrol in effect. Also several individuals fined for unsanctioned races in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Portland
Cape Cod
Cape
Cape Ann
Cuttyhunk
Orleans
Wellfleet
Truro
Provincetown
Associated Press
Nantucket
Dudley Freeman
No Precedent for Acquiring Philippines Senator Hoar Says
Worcester November 30 Senator Hoar announced opposition to a treaty that would acquire the Philippines He argued the United States is not in the market to buy sovereignty and that no constitutional precedent supports such a purchase He dismissed the idea as not fitting current views or constitutional powers.
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Worcester
Hoar
Philippines
United States
Volcano in Alaska Reported Erupting Near Atlin City
Two Denver mining men returning from Alaska report a volcano in active eruption about 50 miles from Atlin City. It is the second of a chain of four mountains located 50 miles south of Lake Gladys.
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Victoria
B. C
Denver
Alaska
Atlin City
Lake Gladys
Effort to Unite Major Sugar Refineries in One Trust
The Daily News reports a syndicate led by the Rockefellers and J Pierpont Morgan plans to consolidate the American Sugar Refining company Doscher Sugar Arbuckle and other Chicago refineries with the Glucose Sugar Refining company. Success hinges on Mr Havemeyer and Glucose directors. The plan would capitalize the group at 150 million dollars with half preferred and half common stock.
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Chicago
The
Daily News
American Sugar Refining Company
Doscher Sugar Plant
Arbuckle Concern
Glucose Sugar Refining Company of
Rockefellers
J. Pierpont Morgan
Havemeyer
Glucose Company
Rooftop Fall Kills Boston Workman on Boylston Street
Michael Haley a 40 year old roofer of South Boston fell from the roof at 218 Boylston street while working in snow. He slipped and plunged into an air shaft of the adjacent building and died instantly. An undertaker and the medical examiner were notified.
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Boston
Michael Haley
Boylston Street
Haley
Dove Street
Thomas Hines
Death of Northern New York cyclist Ganter links to wife’s birth
Watertown New York November 29 Fred W Ganter champion bicycle rider of Northern New York killed himself at his home in Pamelin four miles from Watertown His wife died at 8 am while delivering a child The husband at 9 45 fired a rifle into his mouth death instantaneous He was 22 years old and married a year
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Watertown
N. Y
Fred W. Ganter
New York
Pamelin
Ganter
Rcom
Gate City Wreck Reported Off Cape Cod
Boston dispatch reports the steamer Gate City wrecked on Peaked Hill bars near the Southern end of Cape Cod. Rescue efforts are underway as details remain scarce.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Gate City
Drunkards Dominate Police Court Docket
The police court docket featured multiple drunkenness cases with varied outcomes. John Kennedy received an indeterminate sentence to the State farm at Bridgewater, Annie Dugan got six months, Walter S. Smith three months, and Maurice O Connor was placed under probation after resolving marital issues. Joseph Amyot faced non support but was allowed probation.
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John Kennedy
State Farm
Bridgewater
Kennedy
Annie Dugan
Walter S. Smith
Maurice O'Connor
Frawley
Joseph Amyot
Uncontested divorces and decrees nisi in Aiken court
Yesterday the Superior Court in Aiken met for uncontested divorce cases and granted several decrees nisi in the forenoon. Remaining cases included Marr v Marr, Miller v Miller, and Weinschenk.
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Superior Court
Aiken, J
Marr
Miller
Mott's Bulletin Signals Racing Board Action
Chairman Mott of the L A W racing board has issued a bulletin outlining forthcoming measures. The notice signals potential rule changes and regulatory steps affecting officials, events, and participation standards. Further details are not provided in the accessible text.
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Mott’s Bulletin
Baltimore
M. D
Mott
L. A. W. Racing Board
Divorce actions heard in superior court session
In a morning docket the court handled several divorce and alimony matters. Silver v Silver granted a nisi decree with $200 alimony. Kenniston v Kenniston and Reed v Reed continued. Taisey v Taisey suspended for more evidence. Irene Gardner v Gardner, decree nisi for desertion. Margaret Austin v Austin, decree nisi for grotesque intoxication. Ella Stone v Stone, decree nisi for desertion. Mary Clement v Clement, marriage declared null. Reed v Reed and Smith v Smith, decrees nisi for intoxication and cruelty. Coulter v Coulter, decree nisi for desertion.
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Weinschenk
Foster
Delude
Fisher
Kenniston
Rousseau
Webster
Silver
Reed
Kerwin
Superior Court
Taisey
Libellant
Irene Gardner
Joseph Gardner
Margaret Austin
William F. Austin
Billerica
Ella F. Stone
Joseph Stone
Mary A. Clement
Arthur McClellan
Rose Reed
Leonard Reed
Helen M. Smith
George A. Smith
Frederick W. Osgood Dies in Montclair N J
Frederick W. Osgood born 1849 in this city died in Montclair New Jersey on November 27 after a brief illness. He once served as president here and was a longtime member of the local fire department. Funeral services were held at his sister Mrs Prescott’s Montclair residence with interment in Mt Hebron cemetery. Also noted: Ralph E Nevers two months old son of Rose and Sarah Nevers died at 223 School street and Annie Burke aged 62 died at 11 Jewett street.
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Frederick W. Osgood
Montclair
N. J
Samuel Osgood
Isaac Osgood
Church Street
J. H. Prescott
Fire Department
Mechanics
Hese 2
Prescott
Mt. Hebron
Ralph E. Nevers
Rose
Sarah Nevers
School Street
Annie Burke
Jewett Street
Multiple Local Funerals Reported in Lowell Yesterday
Charles Littlefield Mary B McQuade Robert J Mullen Catherine Jordan Joseph Purcell Addison Churchill Mary A Field Daniel A Brown services were held yesterday and Tuesday with burials at Lowell and Catholic cemeteries. Clergy included Rev C E Bartlett Rev W H Meredith Fr Mullen Rev S T Ford Rev R A Greene and undertakers Currier Molloy Davey Weinbeck and J A Weinbeck. Bearers included nephews and local names from Abbott Worthen Columbus Powell Methuen and Edson streets.
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Charles Littlefield
Columbus Avenue
C. E. Bartlett
W. H. Meredith
W. A.mack
Kirk Street
Lowell
Currier
Mary B. McQuade
Robert J
Robert
Jane Mullen
Worthen Street
C. H. Molloy
Catherine Jordan
James Coughlin
Abbott Street
St. Peter's Church
Mullen
James Driscoll
Patrick Garland
David Holland
St. Patrick’'s Cemetery
H. Molloy
Joseph Purcell
Sherman Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Davey
Addison Churchill
Edson Cemetery
H. Lockhart
Floyd
J. A. Weinbeck
Mary A. Field
Powell Street
S. T. Ford
Samuel Knox
Archie Pelton
Timothy Mahoney
Mr. Leet
Edson
Daniel A. Brown
Methuen Street
Post 185
R. A. Greene
Lowell Cemetery
J. W. Brooks
Mothers Meeting Open at Y M C A Rooms
The mothers or women of Wu ced announce a meeting at the Y M C A rooms on Hurd street Thursday December 1 at 3 o clock. All women are invited and papers will be read by different union members.
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Hurd Street
Birth announced for railroad family son born
Birth notice reports at the home of Mr. Frank Pearson of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad a son has been born.
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Frank Pearson
N. Y
N. H. & H. Railroad
Democratic Convention Delegates Signed Only Postal Cards
Report notes no call read at the Democratic convention last night. Delegates carried postal cards signed by the city committee chairman but not by the secretary.
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Democratic City Committee
Four from Lowell on Portland wreck a tale of families and hopes
A Lowell Courier report details Mrs. J A Carroll of Portland and Theodore Ravenelle among Portland steamer Portland passengers lost at sea. It notes Ravenelle's last seen plans, his Portland business ties, and the anxious wait of his wife, parents, and siblings. The piece follows the Rounds family from Bartlett street, Lowell, as they journeyed to Boston to see the boat. It records Mrs. Rounds remaining in Boston and the party’s careful preparations, while noting no signs of storm or danger at the terminal.
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Portland
McDonald
Boston
Ravenelle
Lowell
Riverside Park
South
Benoni Ravenelle
Alice Tucker
Wannalandt Street
Dover Street
Princeton Street
David Rounds
Charles E. Rounds
Bartlett Street
Rounds
Daniel Rounds
W. H. Lincoln
Portland disaster victims described in Lowell report
The note details a dark complexioned woman about 34 identified as Mrs Rounds, with a black cord watch lacking initials. All recovered bodies will be sent to Boston and officials will circulate descriptions of missing men and women. No relatives of Alice Tucker found in Lowell. misnaming suspected with several Alice Tuckers in town unaware of the missing Portland shipwreck woman.
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Alice Tucker
Alice
Mayor Receives a Letter From New York Commissioner
The Lowell mayor shares a letter from Edw. F. McSweeney New York immigration commissioner thanking Lowell for aid to soldiers. He notes arduous work yet says gratitude from soldiers and locals proves worthwhile, praising Lowell and the state. The storm forced the city farm inmates to break roads and Col Pindar fell into a soft snow bank while seeking supplies.
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Edw. F. McSweeney
New York
Salmon
Col. Pindar
Obituary and local notices from Lowell and surrounding area
Notices report the death of Joe Purcell a popular Lowell youth and longtime local figure. Other items recount social gatherings at the Dexter home and acknowledgments of E F Staples post military service, Rev John McGaw Foster’s appointment in Boston, Lowell mentions of the Adams family leadership at the Massachusetts State Board of Trade and various Newburyport News and New York appearances.
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Joe Purcell
Lowell
Farragut House
Lawrence Sun
Royal K. Dexter
Branch and Co
Solomon K. Dexter
Caleb Smith
Alice Pevey
Walsh
Belle __Coburn
Grace Redliff
Anna Pevey
Lillian Woodies
Alice Maud Knapp
Edward. T. Shaw
E. F. Staples
U. S. Engineers
Savannah
Havana
John McGaw Foster
St. Anne’s Church
Church of the Messiah
Boston
New York
Imperial
P. Butler
St. Cloud
G. C. Taylor
Devonshire
C. E. A. Bartlett
Chelmsford
Copley Square
Charles E. Adams
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Adams
Massachusetts
Newburyport News
The Campaign Divisions Plague a Democratic Convention
The campaign reports a divides within the Democratic party after a heated convention. Chairman O Connor and Secretary amid friction with Jeremiah Crowley, while Pearson pushes for another nomination and maintains broad organizational control. A recount is planned in ward 7, with irregularities alleged in mayoralty votes, and ward 8 results for overseer of the poor and aldermanic seats show Lang defeated.
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Daniel J. Murphy
Mt. Hope Street
Friends of
Fisher H. Pearson
Murphy
Wallace G. Parkin
Arthur W. Lang
Williams
Charles F. Libby
S. K. Dexter
Lang
Dexter
S.A. Lang
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Nota Bene
Pearson
Tennyson
Maine
Provinces
Traders National Bank
Middlesex St
Cor. P. O. Ave
J. Gildaen
Wm. F. Hills Cashier
United States Depository
U. S. Revenue Stamps
Brooklyn
Bronx
Queen’s
Burns Pierce
Waltham, Mass
Tom. Barnaby
Harry Caldwell
A. H. Jackson
C. F. Peterson
W. C. Stevens
Mass
Frank Mayo
Springfield
Senator Hoar
Police Court
Hadley
Hood’s
America
All 1
Hood’s Pills
Theodore Ravenelle
Aea
City Hall
Giore
Merrimack
Democratic Party
O’connor
Jeremiah Crowley
William F. Courtney
Crowley
Sun
Jeremiah
Ward 8
Lyman
Mee Dowell
EE. J. Medina
New England
Medina
E. J. Medina
Merrimack Street
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