Mrs. Julian P. Thomas Plans Ascension From Pittsfield
Mrs. Julian P. Thomas prepares to ride the S. Orient balloon near Pittsfield, following the Long Island flight and Nocquet tragedy. She views the voyage as safe, with ample ballast and Pittsfield gas, and will travel to California soon without waiting for the French balloon.
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G. G. Bain
Julian P. Thomas
Pittsfield
S.’Orient
Long Island
Paul Nocquet
Nocquet
Mr. Levee
Mrs. Thomas
California
Dr. Thomas
Jyco Stevens
Methodists Cable Message to Pope From New York Conference
The New York East conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church sent a cable to the Pope urging him to consider Congo Free State oppression reports and to use influence to secure an effective remedy. The message was prepared at Bishop McCabe's suggestion during the conference session in New York.
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New York
New York East
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
McCabe
Congo Free State
Dowie Foils Sheriff In Zion City Admission
Dr John Alexander Dowie arrived in Chicago amid a crowd and Zion guards wrestled a deputy sheriff as he was denied service of a $500 unpaid bill summons. Dowie planned legal action though details remained undecided. Church officers ordered members not to send funds for Mexican land warrants.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Emil C. Wetten
Dowie
Zion Guards
Eddy, Haley
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Tucker Appeals Ten Guild in Murder Case
Historical report notes Tucker appealing ten guild reviews and challenging evidence in the Mabel Page murder. source quotes Tucker asking for a fair chance, a life sentence instead of death, and promising his case will soon be before the court.
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Tucker
Tucker Appeals Governor as Innocent in Page Murder Case
Tucker declares innocence in the Ma bel Page murder. He says he could not have been at the Page house that day and requests life imprisonment, arguing that time will prove his innocence.
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Mabel Page
Page House
Tucker's appeal for life presented to Governor Guild
Reverend Robert Walker delivered Charles L. Tucker's appeal to Governor Guild in the executive chamber. Walker said Tucker's prior letter exists, but he declined to present it, noting the new missive was prepared under Tucker's counsel. The governor filed the letter among papers to be reviewed in the Tucker case.
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Charles L. Tucker
Governor Guild
Robert Walker
Middlesex County House of Correction and Jail
Walker
Chaplain Walker
Tucker
Weather Outlook for Boston Area
Forecast calls for showers followed by clearing on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures rise with light variable winds.
Sunshine Returns as Weather Clears and Brightens Day
The day proved fine with clouds rolled away and the sun shining in splendor. A cheerful lay celebrates birches in trees, pleasant days, spring joy, and house cleaning as sunshine follows rain.
Elijah ITT Parade at Station Draws Immense Crowd
An immense crowd greeted the self-styled Elijah ITT at the station. He appeared in high spirits and, escorted by loyal followers who had boarded the train at Englewood, stepped onto the platform.
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Elijah Itt
Englewood
NEW PLAN MAY END STRIKE
Operators propose to submit only two questions to the strike commission of 1902 wages and complaints. Miners must weigh eight hour day weighing and checking up systems for inclusion. If agreed the strike may end. independent operators oppose any agreement with miners.
Arbitration Split Over Coal Strike Grievances
New York April 10. Anthracite operators rejected a full arbitration of wage-worker grievances and proposed using the 1902 Roosevelt commission to decide if changes in hard coal conditions require modifying its award. Miners oppose widening scope, but favor operators selecting the strike commission.
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New York
Conciliation Board
Roosevelt
Pompeii-like eruption fears grip Naples region
Five hundred dead between Ottajano and San Giuseppe, twelve killed and 126 injured by a market collapse in Naples. Roads impassable and wires down isolate danger zone amid tremors. Seismic readings show immense subterranean agitation, with a climactic eruption possible. Christian aid rapidly expanding for the destitute.
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Ottajano
San Giuseppe
Naples
Pompeii
Volcano Eruptions Kill and Injure Many Near Naples
Naples April 10 reports the Vesuvius eruption intensifying with lava toward Torre Annunziata Pompeii and Ottajano. At least 500 dead in the district, with rescue under way as troops bring supplies and medical gear. A deadly Oli veto market collapse adds to the tragedy amid fearful crowds and ongoing ash falls.
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Naples
Cercola
Torre Annunziata
Pompeii
Ottajano
San Giuseppe
Herculaneum
Vesuviano
Savona
100 Miles Run for a Doctor
I Abbott Bradlee, 25, Boston Stock Exchange member, underwent emergency transport from Monomoy Beach to Corey Hill Hospital in Brookline after a life threatening illness. A 106 mile train ride from Chatham to Boston followed a sand dune carriage ride and a surf boat crossing, aided by Dr Maurice Richardson and Dr Edward Bartol.
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Monomoy Beach
Chatham
Boston
I. Abbot Bradlee
Boston Stock Exchange
Bradlee
Bradlee, Cutler & Clapp
Corey Hill Hospital
Brookline
Maurice Ii. Richardson
Edward I
W. Bartol
Milton
Richardson
Bartol
South Station
Henry Bradlee
Reginald Bradlee
Medford
Lawrence Light Guard
Bartel
Chatham Life Saving Station
Medford Lodge 15 of Elks
Robbed Woman on L Train in Scollay Square
Mrs J Boys was robbed on an L train at Scollay square station by three men who pinned her between two and stole a watch chain and a large sum of money. The trio forced her into a car, fled as doors were about to close, while crowds on the platform failed to intervene.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Oliveto
J. Boys
Scollay Square
Friends Now Enemies Then Friends Now Richmon d
Captain A S Atherton of Boston visits former Confederate Sheriff Wilbur Southward in Virina district Virginia. Their bond began as foes on the Civil War battlefield at Malvern Hill when Southward risked his life to save a dying Union captain who later sought out his savior. Atherton now returns yearly with gifts for the sheriff and his family.
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Richmond
A. S. Atherton
Boston
Wilbur Southward
Verina
Malvern Hill
Southward
Virginia
Captain Atherton
Father John's Medicine Endorsed as 59 Year Tonic
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a trusted tonic and body builder for 59 years. It claims the product prevents pneumonia and consumption and emphasizes its pure nourishment with no poisonous drugs.
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Father John
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Resina
Ava
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Terzigno
Buscorease
Vesuvius
France
Methodists
Pope
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Éiz
Boston and Vicinity
West Street
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Oxford
Washington Street
MR. F.N. Bemis
George F. Baer
Mine Owners
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
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