Athlete captures suspected thief after tense chase
W B Handy and Patrolman True of Station 5 pursued a man through yards and basements after Mrs Della Tibbitts reported thefts. In Union Park and an alley, the suspect fought Handy until True arrived, the crowd grew violent, and the prisoner was taken to the station with goods found in a bag. The man was identified as John Edgerton of Medford.
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Handy
Union Park Street
Della Tibbitts
True
John Edgerton
Medford
Actors' Church Alliance fair draws bigger crowds at Vendome
Day two at the Hotel Vendome fair drew larger crowds than day one. A New York box delivered gifts from celebrated players including Christie Macdonald Mrs Leslie Carter and Miss Barrymore. Items from Henry Woodruff Kyrie Bellew Viola Allen and others drew intense interest as a voting contest for an Irvin Terry pin and a May Irwin chafing dish continued. An admission of 15 cents was charged today and this evening due to crowd sizes.
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Hotel Vendome
New York
Christie Macrond
du Barry
Leslie Carter
Harvard
Piste DeWolf
Kyrie Bellew
Viola Allen
John Craig
George Wilson
Ethel Barrymore
William Courtleigh
Lilian Lawrence
Walter Gilman
Blanche Walsh
Florodora
Robert Edeson
Arizona
Mary Young
Edmund Breese
Boston
Castle Square Company
Kate Ryan
Leonora Bradley
Mary Sanders
Gertrude Roosevelt
May Abernethy
Frances Burnham
R. E. Sparrell
Louise Cutting
May Irwin
Lillian Lawrence
Clara Lane
Lindsay Morison
Hollis
Prices of Meats at Peak Levels in Two Decades
The article reports meat prices reaching the highest level in 20 years with wholesale increases from half to a cent and retail rises. It cites grain costs and fattened cattle scarcity as drivers, notes wholesalers bear most loss, and lists specific jumps for ham, pork, lamb hind quarter, and dressed beef while tripe liver and bacon stay steady.
Laborers Gather For Mass Meeting Parade Route Planned
Striking freight handlers out of work on March 8 are asked to assemble at 987 Washington Street on Saturday April 5 at noon for a parade to Faneuil Hall. The march starts Wells Memorial Hall and travels via Washington Eliot Park Square Charles Beacon School Washington Dock to the hall for a labor speakers’ mass meeting.
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Washington Street
Faneuil Hall
Wells Memorial Hall
Eliot Street
Park Square
Charles Street
Beacon Street
School Street
Dock Square
Trying Day for Harry Sawyer in Canaan New Hampshire
In Canaan New Hampshire on April 3, Harry N. Sawyer Jr. is distraught over alleged second marriage disclosures. His wife Mrs. Sawyer Jr. shuns him in town, avoiding conversation as townspeople watch trains for signs of a new romance involving Ruby Marks.
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Canaan
N. H
Harry N. Sawyer, Jr
Behride
Losures
Sawyer, Jr
Ruby Marks
Miss Marks
Harry Sawyer
Canaan Pople
Taw
Contracts for fixtures reach from Ocean House to Roxbury
Among the contracts received by McKenney & Waterbury at Franklin Street Boston are Ocean House Swampscott Roxbury Court House Institution for Savings Bank Building Roxbury and numerous seashore homes on the North Shore plus orders from Mexico Turkey and West Africa.
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Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury
Franklin Street
Boston
Ocean House
Swampscott
Mass
Roxbury Court House
Institution For Savings Bank
Roxbury
North Shore
Mexico
Turkey
West Africa
Mr. Rueter Home After Health Improvement
Henry A. Rueter returns from Hot Springs Arkansas following a several week stay. The Post corrects yesterday’s item naming H H Rueter as founder of Rueter & Co. The correction notes Henry A Rueter has been president since the death of H H Reuter a little over two years ago.
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Rueter & Co
Hot Springs
Henry A. Rueter
Hot Springs Ark
H. H. Rueter
H. H. Reuter
Colored Masons Celebrate 57th Anniversary at Paul Revere Hall
Rising Sun Lodge F A M claimed oldest colored lodge in America held a grand revival and dance last night at Paul Revere Hall. About 150 couples attended with guests of honor including District Deputy Grand Master William Jackson and Grand Secretary.
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Rising Sun Lodge
America
Paul Revere Hall
William Jackson
Grand Lodge officers and grand march leaders listed
The document lists C Hag Ball G Hagel Grand Treasurer Iver William J binson Daniel Milligan master Moriah Toya Marshall Eureka Lodge iliam O'Brien Celestial Lodge John Iown Union Lodge We ks Tyler master John Hilton Lodge and Most Worshipful William L. Reed grand master. Mr and Mrs Charles W Johnson lead the grand march.
Senate Passes Oleomargarine Bill Amid Debate Vote
In Washington on April 3 the Senate passed the oleomargarine bill 29 to 31 after a heated debate. The measure imposes taxes and regulations by state, district, and territory on oleomargarine and related products with varying rates, while approving a separate revenue cutter service bill 135 to 49. The latter bill grants specific ranks and longevity pay to revenue cutter officers and sets retirement conditions.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Wisconsin
Congress
West
Missouri
Scott
West Virginia
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Revenue Cutter Service
Army
Navy
Irish Catholic Leader O Donovan Tours Boston To Halt Emigration
The Rev Father I O Donovan of St Brendans Cathedral Loughrea Ireland visits Boston staying at the Touraine He will lecture at Hollis Street Theatre on the emigration issue proceeds to aid Irish arts industry and literature He backs cooperative agriculture and Gaelic language preservation listing 300 Creameries 617 branches 150 agri cultural banks 80 lace societies and 800000 Irish language speakers He serves on agriculture Art Society and Gaelic League boards and is praised for his modern approach and appeal to Catholics in Boston
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I. O'Donovan
St. Brendan’s
Loughrea
Ireland
Boston
Touraine
Hollis Street
Father O’ Donovan
Father O'Donovan
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Art Society
Gaelic League
Fighting in Macedonia Amid Reports of Crossings and Atrocities
A Sofia despatch to Exchange Telegraph reports 14 revolutionary bands crossed into Macedonia recently with arms and supplies. Turks ambushed 20 Bulgarian outlaws in Kirzev mountains, killing several and capturing the rest. Macedonians are accused of brutal acts including a Turk skinned alive and displayed as a trophy.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Kirzev
House Appropriations Submits Fortifications Bill
The House appropriations committee reports the fortifications appropriation at 6,562,465 dollars, 801,556 dollars below the prior act. In Washington, the merchant marine and fisheries committee discussed the ship subsidy bill and plans a formal review next week.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Hurley Visits State House and Praises Speaker Myers
Salem mayor and 6th district congressional candidate John F. Hurley spent an hour with Speaker Myers at the State House, observing parliamentary procedure and praising the House leadership. He noted no talks on office, adding he would win in a walk if Congress were discussed.
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John F. Hurley
Salem
Congress
State House
Myers
Hurley
House
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Uneeda Biscuit
W. B. Handy
Mr. Handy
Tremont Street
Broadway Studio
Actors’ Church Alliance Fair
Ralph M. Kirtland
J. I
Hara
Actors
Actors’ Church Church Alliance Fair
Alliance Fair
Hardy
Clara Louise Holley
Church Alliance Fair
Gilchrist Co
Actors’ Home Benefit
MR. Rueter
Colored Masons
Manhattan Studio
Charles W. Johnson
Maisons
Hall
China
Dickens
Heyse
Hamburg
BOC
Eton
Smyrna
Laine
Leke
Rome, Rochester and Ray Manufacturing Cos
Rogers
Rogers al
Yera
Ers
Ibs
Isc
California
Pillsbury’s
Father O’donovan
Marceau
O'Donovan
St. Brendan's Cathedral
Tak State House
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