Public hearing opens on police probe in State Houses
Boston hearing before Governor Wolcott Lieutenant Governor Crane and council convenes at the State Houses to probe General Martin and his accusers. Dozens of witnesses promised as Charles Maguire and others testify amid allegations of political entanglements with lithia water business and Pearl Hill company ties.
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Augustus P. Martin
Boston Police Commission
Roger Scannell
Council
Wolcott
Crane
Champlin
Philip J. Doherty
Bancroft G. Davis
Martin
Albert E. Pillsbury
Attorney-General’s Department
City Law Department
Lithia Water Forces
Pillsbury
Scannell
Boston
Charles Maguire
Everett Martin
Maguire
Lithia Water Works
Pearl Hill Lithia Water Company
Charles
Everett
General Matin
Greenhalge
Harrison Hume
Maine
Pine ‘Tree State Club
Elee
Geer
Lansing
Park Street Church
Republican Party
Lexow
Parkhurst
Executive Council
Ryder and
Joslin
Night of Fines h $60,000 Blaze at Commerce Street Building
A five story fire on Commerce and South Market streets started at 1 20 this morning within Potter Wrightington and Co. stock and ground floor tenants Brown De Lorien and Atwood Preserving faced heavy loss. Firefighters used water towers and ladders to bring the blaze under control by 2 o clock. total damage around $60,000.
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Commerce Street
South Market Street
Central Street
Custom House Square
Potter & Wrightington
Atwood Preserving Company
Brown, de Lorien & Co
Officer Hayes
Division 2
Hall
Potter, Wrightington & Co
Iowa’s Trial Run Shows Promising 17.16 Knot Pace
The battleship Iowa completed 33 of 66 nautical miles at 17.16 knots from buoy 1 to buoy 6 before thick fog halted the return. A Wednesday official test could bring a $200,000 bonus to Cramps Company if similar speed is achieved. Notables aboard included Admiral Montt and Captain Gomez, with praise for the ship’s fore turrets and overall design.
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Cape Ann
Boon Island
Cramps Company
Boston Light
Towa
Boston
R. W. Sargent
T. Cooper
Sargent
M. P.towne
John Paterson
N. D. Johnson
J. W. Atlee
J. H. Mull
Hull Engineering
Navel Board
Naval
J. H. Linnard
Horace M. Witzell
Lucian Flynn
J. M. Pickrell
Pickrell
China
Edwin 5. Cramp
Francis L. Cramp
Jorge Montt
Balmaceda
Chili
South American
Europe
New York
Luis Gomez
Chilian Navy
Iowa
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Selfridge
Puritan
Henry McConnell
H. W. Palmer
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Cleaver
Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia
C. M. Biddle
Robert Glendinning
Robert Frazer
Quaker City
Js. A. Brigham
Parsons
Cramp
J. W. White
Pennsylvania University
Brooks
Harvard
Navy Board of Inspection
Bryan in Washington draws crowds at Supreme Court
The Hon. William J. Bryan attracted large crowds in the Supreme Court today. He supported the admission to the Supreme Court bar of H. C. Bell of Illinois, deputy commissioner of pensions, whose campaign activities sparked speculation about his removal for pernicious activity. Bell is now retired.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
H. C. Bell
Illinois
Pensions
Bryan
Bell
New England Tuesday Forecast Cloudy With Showers
Forecast for Tuesday calls for cloudy weather with local showers in New England and southerly winds shifting to easterly. Boston and vicinity expect clearing and cooler Tuesday night with west to northwest winds.
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Washington
New England
Boston
Vicinity
Opera House Fire devastates Springfield building
A fire at 11 30 p m damaged the Gilmore Opera House in Springfield Mass with about 40000 dollars in losses. Nearby shops including Taylor's music house Frosts Laundry and Donahue Bros sustained water and insured damages. Mrs Mary Turner narrowly escaped asphyxiation but recovered. fire under control by 1 a m.
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Springfield
Mass
Gilmore Opera House
Gilmore
Judd & Parsons
Taylor’s Music House
Donahue Bros
Frost’s
Harry Hawes
Sporting Agency
Mary Turner
Brockton Fire Destroys H. W. Robinson Co Store
A major blaze in Brockton on April 5 damaged the dry goods and carpet operations of H. W. Robinson & Co. The raid touched the spring stock, the D. R. Bean & Co. purchase, and tied to extensive insurance. The building and inventories suffered heavy losses with about sixty clerks employed.
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Brockton
H. W. Robinson & Co
D. R. Bean & Co
H. W. Robinson Carpet Company
H. W. Robinson
Fire at Hirlan frame building causes loss
Alarm sounded in Box 579 for a frame building owned and occupied by Edward J Hirlan on Lagrange street near Swallow. Cause unknown. Loss estimated at 400.
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Edward J. Hirlan
Lagrange Street
Swallow
Democrats win in Cincinnati mayoral contest
Cincinnati April 5 Colonel Gustav Tafel Democrat defeated Levi Goodale Republican for mayor by about 7000 votes. The remaining Democratic ticket won by a similar majority.
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Cincinnati
Gustav Tafel
Levi Goodale
Zanesville
L. H. Gibson
J. H. Crooks
Britain Okays Blockade Risk If Greece War Breaks
In Parliament Sir William Harcourt urged a vote to stop British forces from being used against Greece or Crete. Balfour signaled a possible blockade pledge if peace fails, with Greece and Turkey under warning that aggressors bear full responsibility for any conflict. Cyprus volunteers arrive in Athens to press union with Greece.
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London
House of Commons
Secretar Curzon
John Morley
Germany
Crete
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
Great Britain
Greece
William Harcourt
Balfour
Athens
Constantinople
Turkey
Admirals Demand Explanation Over Bashi-Bazouk Armament
CANEA April 5 The admirals commanding foreign fleets urged the Governor to explain arming the Bashi-Bazouks despite a promise not to. They demand the surrender of twelve leaders from Saturday's attack. Complications may follow if refused. Of 4000 rifles given to Moslem refugees only 50 returned. Colonel Vassos warns insurgents firing on Europeans will be shot.
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Canea
Vassos
Greek public pressure grows for Greece to declare war
The Times dispatch from Athens reports rising popular impatience with governance. Demands appear in multiple quarters for Greece to declare war on Turkey while criticism of the King's inaction intensifies.
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London
the Times
Athens
Greece
Turkey
Constantine warns troops on anniversary of Greek independence
In Larissa on April 5 Crown Prince Constantine, in command of Thessaly forces, issued a general order ahead of the 76th anniversary of the 1821 Greek uprising. He enjoins utmost restraint to prevent renewed hostilities with Turkish forces on the frontier.
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Larissa
Constantine
Thessaly
Despondent man shoots self in Cambridge boarding house
Alfred Harris, despondent over impending blindness, shot himself in his Windsor Street boarding house in Cambridge yesterday afternoon. He left 221.92 dollars and a fine watch. a letter to his brother and details of his wardrobe were found as clues. The medical examiner and undertaker handled the body after the self inflicted gunshot.
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Alfred Harris
Windsor Street
Cambridge
Harris
Frank Harr
Portsmouth Street
Litchfield
Fire in Dayton Hotel Wrecks Wing Injures Actors
Incendiary origin fire swept the Phillips House west wing at 9:20 AM. Actor John Bryant of the Katie Rooney dramatic company fell through a skylight, breaking a leg and suffering a skull fracture and likely death. His wife Miss Lilian Clover also fell, breaking a lower limb.
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Dayton, O
Phillips House
John Bryant
Katie Rooney Dramatic Company
Lilian Clover
Bohanon Wins Stamford Mayoral Race As Surprise Democrat
Stamford Connecticut April 5 The annual city and town officers election produced a surprising result with W H H Bohanon running as a Silver Democrat elected mayor defeating Republican candidates in the civic contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
W. H. H. Bohanon
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Springfield Opera House
Massachusetts Clothing Co., Ont
Clothiane
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Tapster
Highland Spring Brewery
Rueter & Company
Opera House
Brockton’s
Robinson
Columbus Democrats
Columbus
Drewsen
Temple Place
Broadway
North Beacon St
Brighton
Main St
Worcester
Thames $T
Newport
KR. J
Harcourt
England
Cyprus
London Times
Atred Harris
Sue
Dayton
Paine Furniture Company
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