Missouri Narrowly Escapes Magazine Explosion at Sea
At Pensacola on April 14, the battleship Missouri barely avoided a catastrophic magazine explosion and beached itself briefly. Captain Cowles ordered a course change to safety, while Gunner's Mate Monson leaped into the open magazine, closed the door, and saved hundreds of lives. The ship suffered extensive damage, including the flooded magazine, burnt top turrets, melted brass, and a ruined hoist.
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Pensacola
Fla
Missouri
William S. Cowles
Monson
The
Cowles
Benson
Boston Nines Defeated in New York and Philadelphia
The season opened with seven of eleven big league cities hosting games. Boston teams lost in New York 8–2 with Buck Freeman homering for Boston, and in Philadelphia 6–2. Attendance 15,300 in New York, 5,179 in Philadelphia. Candidacy lists and GOP platform details follow.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
New York City
Collins
New York Americans
Cy Young
Criger
Chesbro and
McGuire
Willis
Moran
Battery
Duggleby
Dopin
Waterloo
Phillies
Hugh Duffy
Boston Nationals
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Timeline of Tucker’s movements on reported day
Defense notes include sequence of sightings and alibis for Tucker. Mrs. Pierce places him at home at 11:30, Tucker claims leaving after dinner at 11:45, corroborated by Mrs. Pierce. At noon Ollie Kingsbury and Sarah Donnelly report Tucker on Weston bridge moving toward Weston. Subsequent times show Tucker at Cutter's corner then back at Weston bridge, with further encounters near Emerson's boat house.
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Tucker
Ridgeway Road
Page House
R. L. Shayler
John Blake
Miller
Weston Bridge
State theory of his time at Weston murder hearing
The defense seeks to have state exhibits reviewed by Professors Wood and Ewing of Cornell, aiming to include Tucker garments and other items for expert opinion. They also request access to Miss Page's note handwriting. Tucker remains in East Cambridge jail, optimistic about a quick release as courts prepare to hear the motion today.
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Blondin
Charles L. Tucker
Mabel Page
Weston
Luce
Waltham Court
Wood
Ewing
Cornell
Blondin Case, To Review the Work Done By Professor Wood
Tucker
Miss Page
Fair Weather Forecast for Boston Area Update
Friday will be fair with clear skies and mild temperatures. Saturday weather turns unsettled with chances of rain and winds.
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Boston and Vicinity
Reciproc ity plank debated at Republican convention
The committee discusses a moderate reciprocity plank to avoid clashing with tariff policy. General Draper opposes altering tariff rules. Foss seeks Canadian reciprocity while defending plain reciprocity. Senator Lodge plans to speak against Foss and address the platform. Foss pushes Australian ballot to pick Chicago delegates, with Benton forces backing Crane and Lodge, while Foss lists five names. contingency ballots exist if refused. A second plank on the South’s color situation is also reviewed.
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Chicago
Crane
Lodge
Long
Benton
Foss
Committee On
Canada
New England
General Draper
Mr. Foss
South
Russian ships lost near Port Arthur report
Tokyo reports three Russian ships lost off Port Arthur with the Petropavlovsk blown by torpedoes the Pobieda seriously damaged and the torpedo boat destroyer sunk with nearly all hands. Admiral Tash of the Chinese cruiser squadron says intermittent firing was heard toward Port Arthur all day Thursday.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Petropavlovsk
Chefco
Tash
Skrydloff to Succeed Makaroff as Fleet Chief
In St Petersburg on April 14 it was announced Vice-Admiral Skrydloff, commander of the Black Sea fleet, will replace the late Vice-Admiral Makaroff as commander in chief of the Russian naval forces in the far east. Orders have been sent for him to travel to St Petersburg to receive instructions before heading east.
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ST. Petersburg
Skrydloff
Black Sea
Makaroff
Far East
Vassili Verestchagin
Petropavlovsk
Many Houses Raided At The South End
Part of the South End district was overhauled by Police Captain O Lalor and his team last night, raiding eight places before midnight. Five colored women, three colored men and five young white girls were detained, with officers including Sergeants Driscoll, Manning and Goff and Patrolmen Tangney, Morrissey, Kelley, Underhill, Jackson, O'Brien and Dawson assisting. Early raids on Paul and Albion streets led to arrests for conducting a common nuisance and disorderly houses, including Lillian White at 18 Albion and Margaret Day, Charles T. King, Robert Munroe, Willihorde Munroe, Mamie Welds, Annie Ryan, and others in various locations. A later spree on Shawmut Avenue yielded additional arrests for disorderly houses and idle and disorderly conduct, including Sophie Butterfield at 118 Shawmut, Bessie McCormick at 107, and Lena Uhlhorn at 18.
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South End
O’lalor
Division 5
Driscoll
Manning
Goff
Tangney
P. J. Morrissey
Kelley
Underhill
Jackson
O’brien
Dawson
Charles T. King
Albion Street
William E. Gray
Mamie Welds
Margaret Day
Annie Ryan
Lillian White
Miss Ryan
Shawmut Avenue
Sophie Butterfield
Mabel Trainer
Lillian Squires
Bessie McCormick
Lena Uhlhorn
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Aadeni
Duffy
Freeman
Everett C. Benton
Belmont
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Eugene N. Foss
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
John D. Long
Hingham
Grafton D. Cushing
Arthur B. Daniels
Adams
Frank B. Stevens
Newton
Walter B. Hopkinson
Newburyport
Gotham
Moody
Navy
Erman
Buck Freeman
Ferris
Big Buck
Chesbro
Fultz
East Cambridge
Sheriff Fairbairn
Sheriff's
Charley
Kuro
Verestchagin
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