Roosevelt to Run Again Rumors Swirl Around White House
Washington April 5 Politicians discuss a rumored rich men conspiracy against Roosevelt and expect a formal declaration that he will seek renomination. Senator Penrose denies boasting of plotting against the President as Cabinet discussions focus on Harriman episode and whether the President has pushed too hard in attacks on rivals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senator Penrose
Ananias Club
Loeb
Penrose
Harriman
Root
D. C
Playing Politics and the Harriman Episode
The piece argues Roosevelt uses the Harriman affair to block reactionaries and shape the Roosevelt policy agenda ahead of the Republican convention. It portrays the White House as striking decisively to rally pro Roosevelt forces and deter anti Roosevelt elements.
Gray's 300000 Sale Attracts Boston Shoppers
Boston retailer F Gray offers a grand sale featuring $20 black suits silk lined and reduced items to attract buyers. Advertises fine clothing at Washington and Hanover with a focus on value and volume in one prominent promotional note.
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Gray
Boston
F. Gray
Washington
Hanover
Penrose Denies Report Of Rich Men's Conspiracy
United States Senator Penrose rejects a story that he spoke of a rich men's conspiracy to block Roosevelt’s choice of successor. He denies any such funding or collaboration and confirms his support for Roosevelt and his policies. He says he did not attend any dinner described in Washington dispatches.
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Philadelphia
United States
Penrose
Roosevelt
Washington
Metcalf
Two Boys Missing After Rowboat Outing in Boston Harbor
Two South Boston youths Reginald V. Byse aged 16 and William Smith aged 14 vanished after setting out from City Point in a rowboat. Harbor patrol searched through the gale last night without success, authorities fear they found shelter but the weather worsened.
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South Boston
City Point
Reginald V. Byse
Broadway
William Smith
Union drivers quit teams over unnamed vehicles charge
Officers of the Team Drivers' Union 25 asserted that several drivers left their assigned teams because the vehicles bore no name or number. They described this as a subterfuge by employers who painted out names and redeployed the teams to other firms. The union cited police regulations to support their claim.
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Union
Brown's Bronchial Troches Cough Cure Ad
Coughs sore throat hoarseness and bronchial affections eased by Brown's Bronchial Troches. Contain nothing injurious. Prices 26c 60c and 1 dollar a box.
Men's Suits at Gray Co. Washington and Hanover
Men’s suits priced at 23 and 20 dollars with a 14.90 sale tag. Gray Co. located at Washington and Hanover features the offer.
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GRAY
Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
F. Gray Co
Washington
Boston Vehicle Licensing Rule Tightens for City Carriers
The ordinance bans non streetcar hire within Boston for transporting wood coal lumber stone bricks sand gravel goods and requires licensed operators to display owner name and license number on both sides of the vehicle in large print. A $20 penalty awaits violations. Walter Adams the New York strike breaker failed to muster his promised crowd and was repudiated by the Master Teamsters Association which kept its distance yesterday. Secretary Stebbins said the association would have no involvement and remains satisfied with the current situation.
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Boston
Fts
Walter Adams
New York
Master Teamsters’ Association
Stebbins
Association
Adams
Saugus Fire Destroys Spice Plant and Firehouse
A blaze at the D. and L. Slade spice plant in Saugus damaged the boiler room and spread to the hose house and several small buildings in Franklin Square. Firemen battled the flames as high winds carried embers, with damage expected to exceed $50,000. Lynn apparatus delayed reaching the scene.
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Saugus
D. & L. Slade
Masonic Hall
Franklin Square
Slade
Lynn
Boston Area Weekend Forecast Fluctuates With Cold Saturdays
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair but colder Saturday and fair Sunday with gradually rising temperatures. A strong high pressure area moves east from the lake region while a low pressure area with rain and warmth advances over the east Gulf States. Fair weather expected Sunday along Atlantic coast districts.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
Lake Region
East Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Mrs Hurvitz Dies of Natural Causes after Autopsy
Medical Examiner William Macdonald ruled the death of Mrs. Alfred Hurvitz at 560 Dwight Street as natural causes after exhumation and autopsy. The inquiry had questioned possible poisoning prior to the discovery early Thursday morning.
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William Macdonald
Alfred Hurvitz
Dwight Street
Resignation of Rev Silas B Duffield at St Tomas Somerville
Due to ongoing ill health the Rev Silas B Duffield, pastor of St Tomas Episcopal Church Somerville, has given up his duties. The vestry has accepted his resignation.
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Silas B. Duffield
St. “Tomas’ Episcopal Church
Somerville
Boys' Clothing Half Price at F Gray Co in Washington
Store advertises boys suits at deep discounts with $4 and $8 options. F Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover ends offers with half price. This item notes a Boys' Day promotion event.
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F. Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
City of Troy steamship burned near Dobbs Ferry. 65 aboard saved
The City of Troy of Citizens Line burned to the water as 65 passengers were landed safely at Dobbs Ferry. The steamer and Edwin Gould dock were destroyed, 13 horses perished, and a crewman was overcome by smoke but recovered. Two firemen saved a sleeping woman ashore.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
City of Troy
Citizens Line
Edwin Gould
City of
Troy
New York
Albany
Gould Dock
Alfred Smith
Robert Wilson
Manilla Anchor Brewery
W. S. Eager
Highlands
Charles M. Bruder
Charles Adler
Thaw Trial Likely To End Next Week
New York April 5 The Thaw murder trial against Harry K Thaw could conclude next week District Attorney Jerome will not seek a writ of prohibition against the trial continuance but will argue against confirming the lunacy commission report If Fitzgerald overrules the report deliberations and opening statements by Delmas and Jerome may occur with a jury likely by Wednesday or Thursday if no further interruptions occur
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
Thaw
Justice Patterson
Supreme Court
Remas
Fitzgerald
Delmas
New Haven Railroad and Merchants Agree on Four Day Freight Rule
After a Boston Merchants Association transportation committee meeting with New Haven officials, the railroad will adopt the Si[[ system to place goods at wagon tailboards and cut storage time for freight to four days from notice of arrival. The plan aims to speed deliveries, reduce warehouse storage costs, and boost Boston as a freight hub. Vice-President Byrnes noted the change will cost about 10 000 a month but supports enhanced terminal facilities and expansion.
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Transportation Committee
Boston Merchants’ Association
New Haven Road
Boston
Merchants’ Association
Consignee
Readville
Byrnes
Association
New Haven
Harvard Man Held for Thefts At Harvard Dormitories
Percival W. Rowe 19, New York a Harvard freshman, is under arrest in Cambridge charged with entering dorm rooms by windows and stealing a pair of diamond shirt studs from Hamilton and Preston Large at Hastings Hall. Rowe reportedly admitted the break in and said he feared the studs would be lost. He attended a freshmen banquet with Large and his mother at the Touraine Hotel in Boston and later returned to face arraignment in District Court.
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Percival W. Rowe
New York
Harvard
Cambridge
Rowe
Hamilton
Hastings Hall
Sarges
Large
Boston
Touraine Hotel
Sarge
Jin Hastings
Hall
Hyman Askewith
Princeton
Union Colleges
Dashed Head Against Wall Ends Life in San Francisco
Percy Wells a civil engineer from Waltham Massachusetts died after he struck his head against a wall at the Grand Central Hotel in San Francisco as he prepared to sign his will. He was about 34, in Guatemala for two years on railroad work and had learned he could not live to see his mother and sister. He was in the last stages of consumption and became distraught upon the news.
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San Francisco
Percy Wells
Waltham
Mass
Grand Central Hotel
Wells
Guatemala
Youths' Suits at Gray's 1000 Custom Made Nobbys
Gray's company offers 1000 custom made youths suits for ages 17 to 20 at 7.90 dollars, 9.90 dollars for larger sizes. Also confirming black Thibet and diagonal suits priced 2.90, 3.90 and 4.90 dollars. Washington and Hanover store location listed.
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GRAY
Gray,Co
Washington and
Hanover
Tornado Devastates Louisiana Towns Killing Scores
A deadly tornado tears through Louisiana causing widespread destruction in multiple towns. Emergency crews report numerous fatalities and injuries as residents assess the damage and look for missing neighbors. Local authorities urge caution and coordinate relief efforts with state agencies.
Tornado Ravages Jackson Insane Asylum Area and Three States
A massive tornado devastates Jackson Insane Asylum in Louisiana and injures many inmates. Across Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana four towns are wrecked with half a million in damages. A passenger train derailed by the wind and Negroes’ cabins blown down amid hail plagued crops.
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Insane Asylum
Jackson
Killer tornado rips four towns across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama
A storm system sweeping 300 miles devastated parts of Alexandria Bayou Sara Jackson and Carson with damage over 500000. The tornado killed at least 15 people including four in Alexandria and five in Jackson and injured many more. A hail storm followed and river steamer Betsy Ann escaped with passengers unharmed as wreckage halted transport across the region.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Alexandria
Mississippi River
Jackson
Bayou Sara
Carson
Miss
Selma
Ala
Omer Beck
Matthew Dunn
Insane Asylum
Mary Lea
Iron Mountain
Abe Crothers
Reading Police Chief Resigns After 13 Years
Chief Frederick D. Merrill of Reading resigns after 13 years of service amid rumored friction with the Board of Selectmen. Merrill declines to specify reasons, saying they are good and sufficient.
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Reading
Frederick D. Merrill
Board of Selectmen
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