Accusations Fly In Militia Inquiry Hearings
Captain O Reilly denounces Colonel Pew as a liar while alleging widespread untruths and crookedness in the Eighth Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Cook testifies that Pew sought a governor outside the unit for command and that Roe was proposed. The committee's hearing on militia reform ends with calls for full, fair examination and removal only by proper trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Military Affairs
State House
B. F. Cook
Gloucester
Pew
E. Lh. Roe
Roe
Richard P. O'Reilly
Colonel Pew
McPerlin
Noyes
O’reilly
McParlir
Barnes
O'Reilly
Lufficer
Commonwealth
Russia
Massachusetts
Board of Inquiry
Essex County
Funeral for John F. Carney comrade of Washington Post 32 G A R
Funeral services for John F. Carney son of Mary and the late Michael Carney and a comrade of Washington Post 32 G A R were held at Gate of Heaven Church South Boston. Rev D J Herlihy read the burial service. Pallbearers included Commander Thomas Ryan Cornelius O'Brien William McMahon William McCarthy Cornelius McLoughlin and Thomas McLoughlin. Interment followed at Bunker Hill Cemetery Chaplestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Carney
Mary
Michael Carney
Washington Post
Gate of Heaven C Church
South Boston
D. J. Herlihy
Thomas Ryan
Cornelius O’brien
William McMahon
William McCarthy
Cornelius
Thomas McLoughlin
Bunker Hill Cemetery
Chaplestown
Honest John Kelley a famed New York sportsman and umpire
A portrait of Honest John Kelley the popular New York figure known for fair umpiring and clean sportsmanship. Describes his wealth, fashion, and fame on Broadway, his gambling discipline, and his wide circle of Boston friends, noting his sharp dress and modest winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Kelley
Tional
Alone With The Dead Off Cadiz On Drifted Robin Hood
The British schooner Robin Hood from St John s Newfoundland to Lisbon was found drifting with Captain Dingle dead and his two children aboard. They survived eight days with the father s corpse as the vessel carried on. Dingle had previously faced a magistrate over ill treatment of a 14 year old crew member. The crew appeared unsettled and may have abandoned ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Dingle
St. John’s
N. F
Lisbon
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Robin Hood
Janning
Holden
Counterfeiter Emanuel Ninger Traced by Secret Service
New York April 3 Emanuel Ninger of Frankfort New Jersey, long suspected as a top counterfeiter, is jailed on 20000 bail after secret service arrest. He allegedly passed counterfeit pills for liquor money across cities, including a bank in New York, using simple inks and pens. Witness Paul Zipper recounted Ninger’s methods and a dramatic pursuit at Cortlandt and Washington Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emanuel Ninger
Frankfort
N. J
Secret Service Department
United States
Ninger
Joseph Gilbert
John B. Mayo
Ludlow Street
Nager
Gilbert
Secret Service
Bagg
Agent Bagg
Philadelphia
Bragg
Secret Service Agency
Paul Zipper
Louis W. Duesing
Cortlandt Street
Young Zipper
Central Depot
Cortlandt
Washington
Free Bowcock Wins Pardon From Bristol Arson Case
Lew Bowcock, freed from five year Bristol county arson sentence after a pardon by the executive council pardon committee. Executed by Swansea crime report, intoxicated act, schoolhouse fire, accidental injury. Hyde, Green, Neal, Slade and Swansea schools official backed the appeal, Bowcock 28, with no counsel at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew’s Bowcock
Bristol County
Charlestown
Executive Council
Hyde
Green
Fall River
Neal
Slade
Swansea
Bawcock
Bowcock
Man Pleads for Temporary Home After Crime
Albert S Hall a white haired man asks Harlem Police Court to commit him to the work house as a temporary home claiming three days of wandering without food. He carried a cobble stone and slippers after breaking a shoe store window to steal the slippers. Born in Cambridge Massachusetts he left over ten years ago and has no friends to help him. The magistrate commits him to the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert S. Hall
Harlem
Hall
Cambridge
Mass
Railroads to Be Restrained by Court Hearing Set
In New York on April 4 Judge Lacombe set April 21 for a hearing in the United States suit against the joint traffic association. The action seeks to restrain the 32 railroad companies in the association from operating under their agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Despondent Youth Hangs Self in Manton Rhode Island
Howard Prior, 23, hanged himself at his father's home in Manton Rhode Island this morning. Despondent and irresponsive, his death followed a period of nervous prostration and care under doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. L
Howard Prior
Manton
Along the Water Front Reports From Maritime News
Captain Inman reports the Cunard freighter Carinthia arrived from Liverpool in 9 days 16 hours 12 minutes. Glouster schooner Young Brothers grounded but floated off on the rising tide. Mt Desert tested a new surface condenser at Rockland with a successful trial. Fredonia of Gloucester carried 75000 pounds of fish from Georges. two crewmen feared lost and their families are noted. Captain Costa reports heavy northwest gales and some sails lost aboard Sarah from Fayal and St Michaels. Captain Slocum, sailing April 24 1895 from East Boston, reaches Sandy Point Magellan on a global voyage. plans Sydney Tahiti and Sandwich Islands. Lizzie Carter ashore on Buck Island Reef likely total loss. Cephalonian left Queenstown for this port after repairs in Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Inman
Cunard
Carinthia
Liverpool
Young Brothers
Midwle
Mt. Desert
Rockland
Bar Harbor
East Boston
Fredonia
Gloucester
Georges
Thomas Foley
Larry O'Neill
Dory
O'Neill
Charlestown
Society Islands
Boston
Cephalonia
Holyhead
Queenstown
Kennard to Play Simultaneous Chess At Boston Club
At the Boston Chess Club rooms on 18 Boylton Place this evening, Mr W S Kennard will engage in a simultaneous display against all participants, offering a challenging evening for local players and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chess Club
Boylgton Place
W. S. Kennard
Terrible misadventure in backwoods ends in brief rescue
George Adams and Fred Drake built a camp on Bear Brook near Bald Mountain fifteen miles from a settlement. After Drake cut his foot and fell ill, they faced starvation with no fire or supplies as floods swept their hut. Eight days without fire left them near death until poachers found them. Drake worse off than Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
George Adams
Adams
Fred Drake
Bald Mountain
Bear Brook
Drake
Suspected swindler Hildreth faces charge in South Boston
Charles H. Hildreth, 55, was sentenced to three months and held on $800 on appeal for obtaining money under false pretences. Police trace him as a known con artist with a rogues gallery photo. Victim Frederick Towne of Franklin answered a job ad, paid a deposit, and visited a South Boston factory before Hildreth vanished. Towne and nearly 109 others were defrauded as police investigations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Hildreth
Ags
House of Correction
South Boston
Rogues
Hildreth
Frederick Towne
Franklin
Mass
Towne
Tremont Street
L and
East Second Streets
South
Boston
East Cambridge
Carter Building
Division 4
South Boston Court
O’neil
Donovan
Republican College League Convenes in Chicago with Contested Presidency
Forty delegates from colleges including Syracuse, Michigan, Yale, Cornell, Northwestern, Georgetown, and Chicago gather in Chicago as factions align around James M. Perkins, Charles B. Campbell, and Stephen D. Demmon for the league presidency. Debate over Grand Rapids constitutional amendments simmers as Vaughan defends revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
American Republican College League
Auditorium Hotel
Syracuse
Ann Arbor
Kalamazoo
Williamstown
Princeton
Madison
Georgetown
Minneapolis
Yale
Cornell
Oberlin
Lincoln
Galesburg
Northwestern
James M. Perkins
Harvard
Charles B. Campbell
Stephen D. Demmon
Northwestern Law School
L. Brent Vaughan
University of Chicago
A. H. Revell
League
Committee On Credentials
James Jay Sheridan
J. Howard Frye
Delmer S. Hawkins
Theodore Cox
New York
Willard D. Thompson
University of California
Grand Rapids
Vaughan
Boston Wins Harbor Channel Funding Amidst River Plan
The river and harbor appropriation bill, praised in Congress, advances with Boston’s harbor improvements and a 1000 foot wide channel at 27 feet deep in low water. funding covers Massachusetts coast projects from Portland to New Bedford and Newburyport to Norwalk, plus a Chelsea Creek continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Rockland
Harbor of Refuge
Mooseabee Bar
Portland
Reed
Belfast
Eescienes Santeailies
Mt. Desert Breakwater
Carver’s Harbor
Vinalhaven
Bagadice River
Kennebec River
Narragaugus River
Saco River
Lubee Channel
Georges River
Sasanoa
Gocheco River
N. H
Little Harbor
Burlington Harbor
Otter Creek
Boston
Mass
Chelsea Creek
Lynn
Nantucket
Plymouth
Provincetown
New Bedford
Newburyport
Scituate
Sandy Bay
Maass
Gloucester
Eesereresees
Weymouth River
Weymouth Back River
Essex River
Cosssercesseerers
Malden River
C.csersseereres
Merrimac River
Wickford
R. I
Bridgeport
New Haven
Pegeata
Stoughton
Con
Five-Mile River
Duck Island
Conn
Stamford
Connecticut River
Houstonic River
Thames River
Mystic River
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Manchester
Marblehe
Duxbury
Fall River
Lawrence shuts down No. 5 mill at Lawrence Manufacturing
Lowell April 3 The No 5 mill of the Lawrence Manufacturing Corporation is closed in line with directors decision to stop cloth production. About half of the 5000 workers will lose jobs, many of them French Canadians. The hosiery unit may continue with remaining plant space sold to local firms. The move follows repairs and new equipment at the mill and comes amid questions about the loom stock and mill finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Lawrence Manufacturing Corporation
Lawrence Company
W. H. Ward
Lawrence Mills
Kilburn
Lawrence
Commonwealth
New Receiver Appointed for Peck Bros Co
Judge Beekman named Joseph Porter of New Haven co receiver with John M. Peck and Charles H. Downs for Peck Bros Co plumbers supplies firm at 47 Cliff Street New York. Porter's bond set at 75000. Creditors including Auben d roth Bros 17000 First National Bank New Haven 50000 Merchants National Bank New Haven 10000 sought the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beekman
Supreme Court Today
Joseph Porter
New Haven
Messrs. Peck and Downs
Abendroth Bros
First National Bank of
VESSELS BUILT IN THREE MONTHS
Washington reports that in the last quarter 124 vessels totaling 28,170 tons were built and documented in the United States, against 128 vessels of 29,386 tons prior. Sixty five were sail and fifty nine steam. nine steel steamers of 12,349 tons, two on the Great Lakes at 74 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Gulf
Funds Wanted for Turkey Relief Campaign
A cable from Constantinople reported relief work progressing well in all centers but funds are low and need urgent support. The relief fund treasurer is Frank H. Wiggin of 1 Somerset Street. A teacher advises a boy to adopt more seriousness in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boa
Relief Committee
Constantinople
Bos
Tten
Frank H. Wiggin
Somerset Street
Firemen to Enjoy Vacation Under New Leave Scheme
Fire Commissioner Russell will implement a May 1 start for a one day in eight leave of absence plan for firemen. Mayor Quincy signed and approved the appointment of permanent substitutes including O Connell McIntosh Ryan Smith Leary Macfarlane Osgood Hayes Rose Bailey Twiss and McGaffigan. Pp Garrity Johnson Hogan and McCarthy promoted to permanent status. Twenty three additional men to be appointed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Quincy
Daniel F. O'Connell
George H. McIntosh
Patrick Ryan
Joseph T. Smith
John H. Leary
Charles F. Macfarlane
Samuel A. Osgood
John J. Hayes
Joseph H. Rose
Dennis J. Bailey
Francis R. Twiss
Hugh F. McGaffigan
F. Garrity
W. F. Johnson
James Hogan
E. C. McCarthy
Despondent Woman Attempts Suicide at Sacred Heart Church
Miss Johanna Darcey, an out of work parishioner at Sacred Heart Church in East Boston, fired a blank cartridge pistol at close range yesterday afternoon. The weapon jammed with blank rounds, leaving powder marks but no ball, and the woman later recovered at her home on Putnam Street. Her brother cited despondency over unemployment as a key factor, though she refused to speak about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Sacred Heart
Boston
Father McKane
Sexton
Johanna Darcey
Gilbert
Station 7
Dr. Muttart
Post
Young A Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Driving A P A Push
Springfield April 3 Colonel Charles L Young is being urged by his A P A friends for the lieutenant governorship. Thirty five of sixty seven councils in the state are pledged to him and it appears his name will reach the convention. Wolcott will run but with Young as his running mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles L. Young
Commonwealth
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Young
Crane
Death Inquest Probes Chloroform Purchase In Annie McGrath Case
Philadelphia April 3 coroner Ashbridge hears testimony on Annie McGrath death found March 28 at 2926 Girard avenue. Langdon coal operator, living with deceased, absent from interest. Drug clerks Sausser and Brockman say two ounces of chloroform were sold days before death. Witnesses note prior toothache use and perilous remarks about Langdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Annie McGrath
Girard Avenue
Ashbridge
Samuel P. Langdon
Henry H. McGrath
Mr. Langdon
Effie Butterfield
Annie
McGrath House
Howard A. Sausser
Florence Stewart
Langdon
Frank Brockman
McGrath
December and May Unite in an Odd Manchester Match
The engagement between George Crawford Taylor of Hull and Emma May Burnett of Gay River NS collapsed before Feb 19 nuptials. Burnett, 2, marries Eben James of Manchester, a wealthy leatherman and Republican water commissioner. The ceremony occurred in Cambridge MA, and the couple head to Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
George Crawford Taylor
Hull
Eng
Emma May Burnett
Spring Bank House
Gay River
N.S
Hanover Street Congregational Church
Burnett
Eben ¥. James
Boston Aldermen Inspect Philadelphia Harbors and Theaters
A Boston Board of Aldermen delegation led by William J Donovan John J Mahoney Bordman Hall and John P Brawley with Docks Superintendent William J McClellan toured Philadelphia wharves ferries and harbor aboard the Edwin S Stuart. They visited a local theatre and were hosted at the Penrose Club by President Wenzel Hartman of the Common Council before returning to Boston tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
Boston Board of Aldermen
William J. Donovan
John J. Mahoney
Bordman Hall
John P. Brawley
William J. McClellan
Edwin S. Stuart
Penrose Club
Wenzel Hartman
The
Common Council
Boston
Yale Varsity Crew Inactive Plans Thwarted By Harsh Harbor
Yale now faces a canceled start as fourteen candidates remain on site since college closed. Harsh harbor weather keeps oarsmen from going out and expected arrivals of Bob Cook and ex-Captains Johnson and Bolton have not appeared. Captain Treadway plans a three day vacation for the crew, but may cancel it. Cook is expected to arrive tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Bob Cook
Johnson
Bolton
Treadway
Mr. Cook
Biennial Boston libraries honor holiday with meals and services
Thirty five young women participated in a Boston libraries biennial event, observing a holiday with a dinner at a local venue and participation in Good Friday exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lost Love Verdict in Providence Case
A jury in Providence awarded Annie ruzky from New London $300 in a breach of contract suit against Rabbi Abi Soloust. The 20-year-old plaintiff claimed $5000, but the court ruled Soloust was not of age for a contract, leaving the result modest and disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Annie Ruzky
New London
Abi Soloust
Supreme Court
Two Runaway Youths Found In Chelsea After Cattle Steamer Visit
Edward L. Bragdon and Robert E. L. Paisley, both 18, ran away from Holliston and Lawrence homes a month ago after arriving in England on a cattle steamer. They were found wandering in Chelsea, confessed their absence, and were taken to the station where relatives were contacted to collect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chelsea
Byier Hayes
Edward L. Bragdon
Robert E. L. Paisley
Bragdon
Washington and Concord
Holliston
Paisley
Lowell Street
Lawrence
James Paisley
Edward Bragdon
Robbery at Belmont Laundry Involving Chinaman Owner
Months after opening a Leonard Street Belmont laundry a Chinaman was locked in when two youths pried the latch and ransacked the shop. About $9 was taken from the money drawer, later found in Selectman Wellington's barn with about 30 cents nearby. Officer Ryan and Officer McCabe investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Street
Belmont
Ryan
Re Selectman Wellington
Senator Hees of Indiana Reported Improving Amid Prostration
Washington April 3 The absence of Senator Hees of Indiana has caused concern among friends and his family says his condition may be slightly better than before. He has suffered a severe rheumatic attack complicated by nervous prostration and marked emotional lability. He has ridden for several days and hopes to recover as spring warms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hees
Indiana
Colonel Woodford to Meet Ex-Consul Waller in Denver
Denver telegram reports ex-consul Waller of Madagascar will leave London for America and be in Denver in two weeks. Woodford had been in Tam when the ex-consul was arrested by the French government about eight months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Woodford
Waller
Madagascar
London
Americ Morrow
Tam
Settlement Reached at Pray Small Co Shoe Factory
Lewiston Maine April 3 The Pray Small Co shoe factory strike ends after threat to spread to other shops, with a 3 45 p m announcement of settlement satisfying all parties and sparking rejoicing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Pray, Small Co
Auburn
Four Million Dollar Custom House Plan Urged in New Washington
April 3 report from the Ho committee on public buildings and relief recommends a favorable report on the bill to buy a four million dollar custom house in New York at the site of the present building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custom House
New Washington
Ho Committee On Public Buildings
Greu Today
New York
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Captain O'Relly
Militia
Cook
Co. G
Kelley
Old St. Charles
Broadway
Gotham
Jim Brady
John
Jack Hatfield
New Yorker
Larry Kip
Kel
Higi Sea
the Penman
Cheverest
Lewis Bowcock
CHESS
Maine Woods
Republican College League
House
River and Harbor Committee
Congress
Algonquin Club
New England
Turkey
Sacred Heart Church
A. P. A. Councils
Miss Burnett
E. F. James
Annie Awrutzky
Chinaman
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