Ilman Boom Begins For G A R Chief As Gilman Nominated
The Grand Army of the Republic state encampment at Faneuil Hall chose John F E Gilman as next national commander in chief amid a wave of support. The meeting also featured a surge of resolutions urging Virginia to remove the Lee statue from the National Hall of Fame and urging Congress to compel action if Virginia does not comply.
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Finance Commission
Soldiers’ Relief Department
Grand Army State
Faneuil Hall
William Olin
Virginia
Lee
National Hall of Fame
Washington
Congress
Veterans encampment lauds patriotic education and Union valor
Retiring Department Commander John J L Parker started a denunciation of Confederate glorification. Incoming Commander Willard Brown intensified the mood by advancing resolutions. Delegates cheered as a bugler played America and the national hymn. A banquet honoring Commander-in-Chief Samuel R. Van Sant echoed calls for patriotic instructors from the G A R to address schoolchildren before Memorial Day.
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Willard Brown
America
Lee
W National Staff Association
Samuel R. van Sant
Lee Statue Condemned After Split Ballots
George A. Hosley elected department junior vice commander after two hotly contested ballots. Post 11 Charlestown past commander Hosley is the sole winner in a disputed selection. Continued on Page 2 First Column.
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George A. Hosley
Post 11
Charlestown
Roosevelt Dinner Honors Amid Vatican Row
Rome April 5 The cancellation of Mr Roosevelt s audience with the Pope and his repudiation of Pastor Tipple s denouncing statement added interest to a dinner in his honor at the Capitoline Palace hosted by Rome municipal authorities with Mayor Nathan presiding. No reference to the subject was made.
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Pastor Tipple
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Nathan
Roosevelts Rome Visit Praised By Mayors and Delegates
Premier Luzzati Signor Ferrero and other dignitaries attended as Mayor Nathan hailed ex president Roosevelt as a purifier and fighting philosopher. Roosevelt replied that civilization surrounds him in Rome and politics rests on courage honesty and common sense with common sense being rare.
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Leishman
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Lincoln
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Roosevelt
Marcus Aurelius
Low Rates to West Travel Route Set
Travel promotion highlights cheap fares to California and Southwest regions with a tourist sleeper option and berths priced at nine dollars. Route emphasized is Washington Sunset Line with reference to 170 228 Washington Street.
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California
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Washington-Sunset
Washington St
Senator Simpson Attacks Forgery Claims in Russell Heir Case
Senator Leslie A. Simpson argued that Daniel Blake Russell is the missing heir to the Russell fortune, denouncing Rousseau related letters as forged and accusing Pinkerton detectives of fabricating evidence. He praised his own delivery and elicited strong reactions from witnesses and spectators in a crowded Middlesex county court.
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Leslie A. Simpson
Dakota
Russell
Daniel Blake Russell
Eugene C. Upton
Ferdinand B. Almy
Sarah Almy
James D. Rousseau
Simpson
Rousseau
Pinkerton
Fielding
Rousseaus
Montreal
Boston
West
Middlesex County
Roosevelt Seeks National Reception for Homecoming
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt wants any reception in New York upon his return to be national in character. A Pittsburg Leader editor urged a local show of welcome, but Roosevelt’s reply via cable from Rome confirms the desire for a celebration that involves the entire nation.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
A. P. Moore
Roosevelt
Public urged to provide facts on mayor's appointees
The Civil Service Commission announced a new procedure inviting the public to submit information about Mayor Fitzgerald's nominees. Communications must be signed. The move aims to broaden the inquiry into candidates presented to the commission at the State House, and information will be considered under existing rules.
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Civil Service Commission
Fitzgerald
Commission
City Hall
State House
Governor Council
Robbed and Drugged in a City Cab in South End
A stranger, possibly from Dover New Hampshire, was drugged and robbed in a cab and later thrown from it. He was taken to City Hospital in unconscious, critical condition as doctors treat a powerful potion administered and monitor recovery.
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Dover
N. H
South End
Cab drive in chestnut horse flees with man after assault case
A South End resident witnesses a cab unloads a man near Union Park Tremont where the unconscious figure is robbed. Police trace the vehicle to the North End and identify three cabmen as witnesses. The victim, found with Dover papers and no money, is taken to hospital.
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South End
Union Park
Tremont Streets
North End
Dedham Street
Dover
Boston
Causeway Street
Chief Points in Spencers Confession
A historical confession outlines a juvenile thief who began stealing at age nine and later committed over twenty robberies in Springfield. He describes thrill from burglaries, selling unmarked jewelry, buying furniture, and a lack of remorse after killing two women and a neighbor's dog. He fears the unknown.
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Springfield
Miss Blackstone
Miss Dow
Springfield man confesses to murder of Miss Blackstone
Bertram G. Spencer confessed to killing Miss Martha Blackstone on Round Hill Thursday. In court he waived examination, was charged with murder, and held without bail until April 15. Detectives grilled him, yet he showed little emotion amid the extraordinary dual life revelation.
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Springfield
Bertram G. Spencer
Martha Blackstone
Round Hill
Confessed robber reveals motive and pride in spree
The man admits 20 plus Springfield robberies and two shootings at Round Hill, saying he burglarized for thrill and mystique. He notes a locket with his sister and mother’s images drove his actions and claims no conscience, while his motive is vanity and excitement. The confession precedes a Tuesday inquest and is presented to Captain John H. Boyle.
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John H. Boyle
Spencer
Martha Blackstone
Dow
Round Hill
Harriet Dow
Springfield
Fifty Guests Flee Fire at Columbian Hotel
Portland officials report about 50 guests escaped via fire escapes and ladders at the Columbian Hotel on Congress Street after a blaze broke out early today. Firefighters arranged exits while battles raged to control the fire.
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Portland
Columbian Hotel
Congress Street
Fire halts in hotel basement with smoke filling upper floors
Flames confined to the basement but smoke spread through all floors of the six story hotel Lafayette. About 50 guests on upper levels escaped via fire escapes while two men on the top floor were rescued by firefighters. No one was hurt as units gained control by 2 30.
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Hotel Lafayette
Hearing on Telephone Rates by Massachusetts Highway Commission
A hearing before the Massachusetts Highway Commission unfolds at 15 Ashburton Place this morning to review revised telephone rates and improved service. The session starts at 10 o clock and draws attention stoked by the Post for equitable treatment of thousands of subscribers. public access is allowed.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Ashburton Place
Halley's Comet Appearance Prompted Early Morning Rise
The Comet Halley rises in the east at 4 51 this morning and again at 4 28 Friday morning with speed about 1700 miles per minute.
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