Banquet Speaks of Friendly US Britain Ties
US ambassador Joseph H. Choate led a Reform Club dinner with figures like Lord Beresford and Baron Chesham. Four books on display symbolized US-UK ties, including Mahan and Bryce. Beresford praised cordial reception by Americans and President McKinley, while Choate foresees a future of good understanding between the nations.
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Joseph H. Choate
United States
Reform Club
Poultney Bigelow
Lord Charles Beresford
Baron Chesham
Baron Acton
Baron Monkswell
Baron Hobhouse
Ronald Sutheland- Gewer
Colin Moncrieff
John Maurice
Woolwich
Gilbert Parker
Anthony Hope
George Alfred Henry
Bigelow
Alfred T. Mahan
Sir George Otto Trevelyan
Mr. Henderson
Stonewall Jackson
Professor Bryce
Charles Beresford
McKinley
McKiney
Choate
England
Mr. Dooley
Women Suffragists Hear West Indies Talk
The regular meeting of the Woman Suffragist Association met yesterday at No. 3 Park Street with Mrs. Mary A. Livermore presiding. James H. Stark, back from the West Indies, presented a paper on The Women of the West Indies.
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Woman Suffragist Association
Association
Park Street
Mary A. Livermore
James H. Stark
West Indies
The
No Licenses Granted For Drugstore Liquor Sales
Lowell police board votes not to grant licenses to sell intoxicating liquor to any druggist for the coming license year.
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Lowell
New Jersey Mayors Re-elected In State Elections
Election results across New Jersey show Lawrence Fagan re-elected mayor of Hoboken with a council of eight Democrats, one Republican and one independent Democrat. In Jersey City Hoos wins over Watson, Democrats control council. Trenton and Paterson revert to Republican mayoral wins with Briggs and Hinchcliffe defeating opponents.
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New York
New Jersey
Lawrence Fagan
Hoboken
Jersey City
Hoos
Watson
Trenton
Frank O. Briggs
Paterson
Hinchcliffe
Knockout at Brockton Boxing Benefit
In Brockton on April 31 a boxing show for Tom Kelley featured Jack O'Brien defeating Jack Mahon in six rounds. Phil Brennan was to box Mike Callahan for eight but Callahan quit after six. Dick Barry and Jim Tierney fought to a draw. J. J. Little and William Watson tied after two falls. the event ended after the second fall due to unsafe padding.
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Brockton
Tom
Jim’ Tierney
Holbrook
J. J. Little
William Watson
Watson
Nelson
Little
Quincy Club Hosts First Grand Concert and Ball
The Quincy Associates of Roxbury held its first grand concert and ball last evening at Orienta Hall 2152 Washington Street Roxbury. About 80 people attended including leading politicians social benevolent and political figures. Music by the Waverly Orchestra accompanied formal dress and a lively social program.
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Orienta Hall
Washington Street
Waverly
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Richard Foley
John Collins
Edward McDermott
Thomas Kelly
Luke Burke
John McDermott
Patrick F. Dolan
Edward Fitzpatrick
Thomas McGann
Edward Brown
Richard Hennessy
Maliby McGann
Frank Stearns
Martin Nevins
Thomas Noonan
Henry Higgins
John Doveren
Edmond Vose
Arthur P. Russell
William B. Coffey
Daniel Hurley
James Templeton
J. H. O'Brien
James Peters
James White
Eugene Gray
James Corey
John Shea
D. J. Lenihan
James Good
P. A. Kearns
A. T. Forde
Harry Richorn
John Quinn
Frederick Forde
John Flaherty
William Corcoran
Richard J. Foley
John McDonald
David Casey
John Kenny
William Lyons
J. H. O’brien
Thomas Corliss
J. J. Dolan
B. A. McGrath
J. H. Burke
F. J. Harper
C.D. Driscoll
J. P. Kelly
J.P. Corliss
Isses Katherine Fitzgerald
Mary Whalen
Charity Ball Aids North Dispensary at Lyceum Hall
The annual ball at Lyceum Hall East Boston raised funds for the North Dispensary and Hospital. About 400 attendees, with a grand march led by director Benedict Pullo and Miss Annie Gabrino, featured seventy five couples.
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Lyceum Hall
East
Boston
Benedict Pullo
Annie Gabrino
Bellevue Outing Club’s First Annual Social
The Bellevue Outing Club of Cambridge held its first annual social at Prospect Hall last evening. A concert ran from 8 to 9 and dancing followed until 2, making the event both financially and socially successful.
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Bellevue Outing Club
Cambridge
Prospect Hall
Albatross Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sets Speed Record
The Albatross built by Thornycroft at Chiswick reached 33 knots on trial with admiralty officials aboard. At 227 feet long and 21 feet beam with a draught of 8.12 feet, it marks the highest speed achieved by a warship.
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London
Messrs. Thornycroft & Co
Chiswick
Admiralty
Southern manufacturers seek price control for wide goods
A Spartanburg meeting, reported in Charlotte, aimed to form a permanent body to regulate prices of Southern made convertible goods and wide print cloths. Fourteen thousand looms were represented and the gathering was harmonious.
Cambridge elects city officials in last night's vote
Francis Lowell Pratt was elected city messenger in Cambridge. Gil bert A. A. Pery becomes city solicitor and John McDuffle clerk of committees. William W. Burrage is named overseer of the poor.
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Francis Lowell Pratt
Cambridge
Gilbert A. A. Pery
John McDuffle
William W. Burrage
Bridge's Fall Kills Two as Crane Carries to River
A traveling derrick collapse at 2:30 p.m. toppled a 300 foot bridge superstructure, instantly killing Walter Delaney and Thomas Grady. Rescuers recovered bodies after nightfall as workers freed others amid mangled debris. Investigations target contractor Rogers & Son and Hedgemore Bridge Works with Coroner Lynch pursuing responsibility.
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Thomas Grady
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Leonard Foley Construction Company
John P. Rogers & Son
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Hedgemore Bridge Works
Wilmington
Del
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Lynch
The
Martin Schach Challenged For Palace Theatre Match
William White mails a $2 stake on John Giroux to wrestle Martin Schach at the Palace Theatre. White claims Giroux can beat Schach, offering $100 a side or more if Schach agrees, and asks Palace management to approve the match.
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John Giroux
Martin Schach
Palace Theatre
Schach
Giroux
Palace
Morcy
William White
Strong Railroad Team Forms With Carey as Captain
A robust baseball squad has been organized from Division 1 West and Street Railway conductors and motormen. M. J. Carey is elected captain and manager. Coburn of the Camdens joins the lineup among several star players. Teams seeking games should contact Manager Carey at Division 1 W. E. R. R. Roxbury.
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M. J. Carey
Coburn
Camdens
Maine
M. J. Careys
Roxbury
Roxbury High School Class Reunion At Thorndike
An informal reunion of Roxbury High School classes from 1974 to 19T7 was held last evening at the Thorndike. About twenty seven graduates attended, including several ladies and six teachers.
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Roxbury High School
Thorndike
Weavers Reject Offer. Knight Mills Shut Down
The Knight mills at Arctic Lippitt Pontiac Natick and River Point close for the night and will stay closed until weavers accept terms. About 200 operatives in preparatory departments spin ning and carding rooms are affected. Weavers in Crompton Company's Crompton print cloth weaving department refused to work after a wage rise was deemed unsatisfactory. around 400 looms idle, 700 total. Strikers planned a meeting at the mill gate tomorrow morning.
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Lippitt
Pontiac
Natick
River
Point
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Crompton
Tanner Scores Sheriff
Springfield scene reports a heated clash between Governor Tanner and Sheriff Downey during a conference with officials and citizens of Pana over troop removal. The governor condemned the sheriff for leaving Pana with a prisoner and disarmed all persons while warning of possible massacre.
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Tanner
Sheriff Downey
Christian County
Pana
Smith
Downey
Taylorville
Judge Grants Injunction to Halt Wheeling Street Car Strikes
Judge Jackson of the U S Court sitting at Parkersburg issued an injunction restraining strikers and the public from interfering with operation of Wheeling street car lines.
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W. Va
Jackson
United States Court
Parkersburg
Doucette Sentenced for Embezzlement at St. Cecelia’s
William A. Doucette, an usher and pen rent collector at St. Cecelia’s Church Back Bay, pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement. Judge Blodgett sentenced him to the Massachusetts Reformatory in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday afternoon.
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St. Cecelia’s Church
Back Bay
Massachusetts Reformatory
Blodgett
Superior Criminal Court
New Cambridge Bridge to Replace Porter Structure
Middlesex county commissioners ordered a steel superstructure bridge in North Cambridge to replace Porter Bridge. The design specifies a solid cement floor and alignment with Massachusetts avenue center line, two abutments 53 feet apart, and two roadways 29 feet 4 inches wide with two sidewalks 11 feet 10 inches wide.
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Cambridge
Porter Bridge
Massachusetts Avenue
Fulton Street Fire Damages Furniture Store Complex
Boston firemen battled a stubborn blaze at 2 am at 96 and 98 Fulton Street. The building occupied by T. R. Gossnell & Co. parlor furniture dealers suffered damage through the first to third stories. Loss estimated near 4900 dollars. A lime barrel under the stairs is suspected as the start.
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Fulton Street
T. R. Gosnell & Co
Peterson and Fossa Post Forfeit for City League Bowling
Louis Peterson and James Fossa of the McCarthy team posted a forfeit at this office last evening to bowl W E Bean for a purse of 25 dollars in ten strings of candle pins at McCarthy alley next Friday night.
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Louis Peterson
James Fossa
McCarthy
E. Bean
Tigers' Football Practice Opens in Princeton Spring
Princeton spring football began with 25 players answering Captain Edwards's call. Today's session showed the strongest early showing yet at spring practice.
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Tigers
Princeton
N. J
Edwards
Deaths McLaughlin 68 in Boston with funeral to follow
John A. McLaughlin died at his home 61 Appleton Street Boston aged 68 years 9 months 16 days. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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M'Laughlin
Appleton Street
Boston
John A. McLaughlin
Smallpox outbreak leads to quarantines and evacuations
The health board detained the Sinnott family and others after confirming smallpox exposure. Fathers, mothers, and children were isolated, washed, and observed, with three additional kids found at the residence. The building was fumigated, and vaccination efforts extended to nearby residents amid belief Sinnott contracted the illness from cattle work.
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Paulina
Crockett
George
Lena
Brown
The
Health
Board of Health
Sinnott
Sinriott
Phillips Exeter Academy Baseball Schedule Unveiled
Exeter New Hampshire April 11 The plan of campaign for Phillips Exeter Academy baseball is announced with a schedule of games including matches against Somerville High School Acton Roxbury Latin Tufts Harvard Varsity Harvard College Hopkinson Dean Academy Harvard 02 Cambridge New Hampshire State College Boston College Exeter Graduates Newtowne A C Boston University Somersworth A C Harvard Graduates and Phillips Andover with a mix of home and away dates through June 10.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
Somerville High School
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Roxbury Latin
Tufts
Harvard Varsity
Cambridge
Harvard College
Hopkinson
Dean Academy
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New Hampshire State College
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Boston University
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Somersworth
Phillips Andover
Princeton Faces Uncertain Prospect Against Columbia
Princeton fans fear the worst after today’s discouraging varsity performance as the team prepares for the Columbia game tomorrow in Princeton New Jersey.
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Princeton
N. J
Columbia
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