Police Inquiry in Frost Case Shocks Beverly
In Beverly, State Police Lt. George C. Neal investigates the death of Mrs Gertrude C. Frost wife of Olin C. Frost of 196 Rantoul street. Autopsy and disinterment raise doubts whether a medical cause or self-inflicted death occurred. An inquest is planned as authorities seek facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
George C. Neal
Lynn
Gertrude C. Frost
Olin C. Frost
Rantoul Street
Frost
George H. Goudy
Nova Scotia
Goudy
Fire Causes Ten Thousand Dollars In Marlboro Damage
Ten thousand dollars damage largely from water resulted from a fire in the Davey block on Florence Street Marlboro. The building owned by John F. Davey Beverly housed the Marlboro Awl and Needle Company and the Marlboro Last Company. Losses include about 000 for the Awl and Needle Company 3000 for the Last Company and 2000 for the building, all insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Davey
Florence Street
John F. Davey
Beverly
Marlboro Awl and Needle Company
Marlboro Last Company
Marlboro Las Company
American sergeant offers to fight any British soldier for coronation carnival
New York April 20 Austin Gibbons a former pugilist now sergeant of C Troop Second Cavalry at Matanzas Cuba offers to attend the coronation carnival as representative of the United States Army and to fight any man in his class in the British Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Austin Gibbons
C Troop
Second Cavalry
Matanzas
Cuba
United States Army
Salvage Clothing Sale From Big Steamship Indian
A salvage sale offers 222 cases of men s suits pants shirts and underwear salvaged from the steamship Indian wreck at 25 cents on the dollar. The sale at THE 20TH CENTURY DEPT STORES begins Monday at 9 A M with snap prices on full suits overcoats and dress pants as underwriters and transport companies settle claims and the stock is displayed for inspection and mail orders are accepted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Dept. Stores, Inc
Hanover St
Omitt Defends His Campaign in Samar Controversy
Manila April 20 The Buford left for San Francisco after five days quarantine. General Jacob H Smith, who led American forces in Samar, was to have gone home on the Buford but has disembarked. A Washington court of inquiry into Samar conduct is ordered. Smith says troops faced insurmountable difficulties and treachery of natives, insisting Americans acted with forbearance. campaigning in Samar is a stern reality, not a pleasure trip.
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Manila
United States Army
Buford
San Francisco
Jacob H. Smith
Island of
Samar
L. W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Washington
Smith
Philippines
Atkinson Not Summoned to Washington Hearing
Howard Atkinson of Boston arrived in Washington to testify on alleged misconduct by American soldiers in the Philippines, but the Senate committee on the Philippines refused to summon him. Senator Carmack urged his appearance, but the committee insisted on witnesses with direct personal knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard Allnson
Boston
Senate Committee On
Philippines
Islands
Carmack
Tennessee
Atkinson
Surrenders rise after Malvar, Gen Rufino leads in Misamis
Manila reports daily surrenders of insurgent groups to American authorities increasing after General Malvar's capitulation. General Rufino yields with 26 officers and 875 soldiers to the native constabulary in Mindanao's Misamis province, where constabulary allies with the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Malvar
Rufino
Misamis
Mindanao
Patriotism in Peace and War Address at YMCA Meeting
Edwin D Mead urged patriotism in public life at a Young Men's Christian Union gathering. He named Miles Dewey Schley and Sampson as patriots and warned against politics in church. He cited Hale and Fiske as peaceful patriots and urged action against corruption in Boston and other cities. John R Ainsley chaired. patriotic hymns were performed by Angeline Andrews Florence King Lillian Tortorella and Francis L Pratt with George Mendall Taylor at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Dewey
Schley
Sampson
Edwin D. Mead
Young Men's Christian Union
John Fiske
Howells
Edward Everett Hale
President Tucker
Seth Low
Mead
Church
Horace Bushnell
Dr. Hale
Boston
St. Louis
New York
England
South Africa
America
John R. Ainsley
Angeline Andrews
Florence I. King
Lillian Tortorella
Francis L. Pratt
George Mendall Taylor
Central Labor Union Backs Boston Beer Boycott
The Central Labor Union held a semi annual election after a brewers strike and endorsed a boycott of Boston beer. A letter alleged blacklisting at Pawtucket brewery and a union driven plan to hire only union workers. The union pledged aid and circulated notices to members while vowing penalties for patronizing non union bars. The meeting announced indefinite strike continuation with broad support across New England and appeals for financial aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Fred J. Kneeland
New England
Fong
Pawtucket
Kossuth Hall
Boston
Crozier
Driscoll
American Federation of Labor
Edmund Ward
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Wilhelmina Shows Slight Improvement in Health
The condition of teen Wilhelmina remains practically undaunted with steady consciousness and a bit more nourishment. The Prince Consort and the Queen's physicians left Castle Leo briefly today, seen as a favorable sign for her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Castle Leo
Striking Brewers Firm Vote To Continue Strike
Brewery workers unions vote unanimously to extend the strike. The coordinated action spreads across the industry as members press for higher wages and better conditions. No further details on participating plants or dates provided.
Carpenters Hold Scale Meeting On Eight Hour Demand
An afternoon conference at 2 o'clock gathers carpenters' union representatives and Master Builders' Association at the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to discuss a potential May 1 strike for an eight hour day. At 8 p.m. 18 Boston carpenters' unions, totaling about 4000 men, meet at Wells Memorial Hall to review the conference committee's report. A mass meeting is set for Friday at Faneuil Hall with prominent labor speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland
Master Brewers’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Boston
Central Labor Union
Messrs. Crozier
Frank McCarthy
J. G. & B Ferguson
O’neil & Murphy
South Boston
Beef Trust
Water Department
James R. Crozier
Carriage Workers
J. J. Downing
Sanitary Workers
Henry Abrahams
Cigarmakers
T. M. Nolan
P. H. Shengeneesy
D. D. Driscoll
J. J. Fenton
Goal Teamsters
F. J. Knewland
F. Maguire
William Waterman
Birmingham
Electrical Workers
H. Sterling
Zam
Garment Workers
Carpenters’ Unions
Master Builders’ Association
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Carpenters
Wells Memorial Hall
Faneuil Hall
Team Drivers Union 191 Proposes 11 Dollar Day Scale
The Team Drivers Union 191 with 1200 members presented an 8 hour day wage scale of 11 dollars for single teams and 12 dollars for double teams to employing teamsters. About 800 members met at 45 Elot street as 12 employers were named as already signing and others to follow. Plasterers Tender Union endorsed the scale and Building Laborers Union pledged to refuse materials drawn by non union men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union 191
Elot Street
Shea
Pars
John ‘Xephane
Building Laborers’ Union
Teamsters Union Holds Meeting at Brodline Hall
Local % members crowded Brodbine Hall for a meeting where a $10 fine was set for members seen in bars selling non union beer. They bought 100 tickets for the longshoremen's ball to aid Union 302 in outfitting a new hall. A $100 death benefit was approved for families of paid up members. Finance board reports 4000 current dues paying members. Timothy J McCarthy elected to fill a board of trustees vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters’ Union
Brodbine Hall
Union 302
Finance Board
Timothy J. McCarthy
Board of Trustees
Blacksmiths Union installs officers for six months
The Blacksmiths Union No. 209 installed officers yesterday for the upcoming six months. Installing officer was organizer William Gummo. Newly elected officers include President William Cowan, Vice-President A B McIsaac, Financial Secretary A B Childs, Recording Secretary James McNally, Treasurer Thomas Kernan, Sentinel J A McGee, Conductor C Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksmiths’ Union
No. 209
Ganizer William Gummo
William Cowan
A. B. McIisaac
A. B. Childs
James McNally
Thomas Kernan
J. A.mcgee
C. Morrison
Mass Meeting Promotes Railway Labor Organizing
A mass meeting of railway trainmen and other brotherhoods was held yesterday at Paine Memorial Hall under Boston Division 122, Order of Railway Conductors. W. J. Coyne introduced Representative James F. Carey and Frederick O. MacCartney, who spoke on organizing labor and the value of railway legislation to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine Memorial Hall
Boston Division 122
W. J. Coyne
Allston
James F. Carey
Frederick O. MacCartney
Geneva Association Endorses Brewery Strike Action
At a Geneva Association meeting the brewery workers strike was endorsed and a fine was set for members who patronize saloons selling non union beer. A second offence would incur suspension. Thomas Callahan John Mee and John Rouzaut elected delegates to the national convention in Louisville on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Association
Thomas Callahan
John Mee
John Rouzaut
Louisville
Weddings as Sequel to Horse Show and Honeymoon Trek
Society circles spotlight weddings alongside the recent horse show as engagements multiply in Boston area society pages. Notable announcements include Miss Harriet Appleton Knowles and Mr Charles Lewis Harding, plus Miss Mary Beatrice Joy and Dr Howard Kenneth Glidden, with other engagements listed among Beacon Street. The item notes a notable 150 mile horseback honeymoon by Miss Louise Johnson and William Veazie, with three days of travel and prepared fresh horse relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Appleton Knowles
Henry M. Knowles
Beacon Street
Charles Lewis Harding
Harding
Edar Harding
Wood
Ole
Harvard
Ruth Harding
Boger Davis
Philadelphia
Mary Beatrice Joy
Boston
Howard Kenneth Glidden
Lynn
Joy
Robert B. Dixon
Clarendon Street
Glidden
Boston City Hospital
Lynn Hospital
W. Hinson
Grace Kinson
Brattleboro
Fred Stanley ‘Doak
Carrie Nye Burbank
Malvern Street
Dorchester
Thomas O. Page
Harry S. Burnham
Mt. Vernon Street
Maude Paul Burnham
Philip Gardner
Lawrence
Burnham
Miss Burnham
Annie B. Atkinson
J. Damon Elms, Jr
Laura Richardson Poole
Europe
Japan
Pratt
Warren Replies to Buller Over Spion Kop Criticism
General Sir Charles Warren issued a statement in London replying to General Buller’s harsh critique of his actions at Spion Kop. Warren hopes the government will publish the full documents on Spion Kop and says the despatches in the white book, read alone, unjustly reflect on him and his command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Warren
Buller
Spion Kop
Gpion Kop
Marion Manola Mason Improves at City Hospital
Report from City Hospital says actress Marion Manola Mason is resting comfortably and steadily improving after admission on friends advice. No trace of insanity. she is not in dangerous condition, though run down with an angod malady and will remain hospitalized for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Manola Mason
Fire at Moerléin Brewery Causes Large Loss in Cincinnati
A blaze at the Christian Moerléin brewery in Cincinnati caused damage estimated above $100,000. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion as the likely cause. The fire broke out today, prompting swift response from local fire crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Christian Moerléin Company
Catholic Club Plans Reception for Minahan at Boston Theatre
One hundred twenty representatives of Greater Boston Catholic societies met at Boston College and arranged a public reception for T. B. Minahan, president of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. The May 4 event at Hollis Street Theatre will introduce him to Boston audiences, with seat distribution to be managed by each society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Boston
Boston College
T. B. Minahan
American Federation of Catholic Societies
West
Minahan
Mr. Minahan
Hollis Street
Boston
Ryan
Massachusetts
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Daniel P. Toomey
J. A. Ryan
Edward J. McGarr
Peter Mullen
R. J. Lane
F. X. Dolan
Andrew Lanagan
P. Brennan
T. F. O'Conner
J. McGarr
William Lochney
J. H. Watson
J. Cronan
M. J. Cronan
E. P. Fleming
Dr. M. B. Fitzgerald
F. B. Smith
P. J. Murphy
J. M. Crowley
Memorial for Altgeld Draws 8000 in Chicago
Chicago April 20 Friends of the late John P Altgeld honored his memory at a memorial meeting in the Auditorium featuring speeches and music by German Singing Societies Clarence S Darrow gave the principal address He argued Altgeld would be judged by future generations as greedy critics fail to understand his motives He noted Altgeld born to humble immigrant parents rose from modest beginnings to law judge and Illinois governor highlighting his stand for justice over mere law and his succession from the bench to a broader public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John P. Altgeld
Clarence S. Darrow
Darrow
Robert Emmet
United States
America
Illinois
Vincent Club Presents No Men Need Apply Pantomime Dress Rehearsal
The Vincent Club stages a dress rehearsal for its new pantomime this afternoon with formal shows to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, and Thursday night at Copley Hall. Ushers will wear white with club colors and a badge, led by head usher Dorothy Forbes, followed by a list of named debutantes and patronesses including Mrs Bryce Allan and Mrs Amory among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Club
Copley Hall
Dorothy Forbes
Dorothy Amory
Natalie Hooper
Susan Jackson
Annie King
Julia Little
Marion Lawrence
Marion Peabody
Alice Parks
Elizabeth Shattuck
Hannah Stevenson
Katharine Thayer
Anna Thayer
Elizabeth Wells
Bryce Allan
Cls Amory
William Appleton
Shepherd Brooks
W. A. Burnham
H. H. Fay
William Fay
Crowder Reports Findings To President On Louisiana Horse Station
Colonel E H Crowder arrived in Washington from his Louisiana inquiry into British wartime horse supplies. He briefed Acting Secretary Sanger on the investigation and its report. Sanger declined to discuss details. Crowder later met with the President to relay the report’s nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. H. Crowder
Army
Louisiana
Secretar Sanger
Ar Department
Cortelyou Expected to Join Cabinet as Commerce Secretary
Washington Apr 20 George B Cortelyou then secretary to the President is likely to enter the Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce with the establishment of the new department President Koogevalt aims to implement McKinley’s plan Cortelyou’s proven versatility mirrors Daniel Lamont and he declined a promising New York business opening upon Roosevelt's indication. William Loeb would succeed him as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Cortelyou
Commerce
Washington
Department of Commerce
Cortelyou
New York
Roosevelt
Mr. Cortelyou
William l. Loeb
St Pauls A M E Church Adds Social Settlement in Cambridge
St Pauls A M E Church at Portland and Hastings in Cambridge opens a social settlement aligned with Y M C A aims to aid colored men and women. Rev S Timothy Tice leads, with programs including employment bureau domestic training mothers meetings day nursery and women’s club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's A. M. E
Portland and
Hastings Streets
Cambridge
Mne
Timothy Tice
King's Daughters
J. A. D. Bloise
John R. Hawkins
Kittrell
N. C
A. M. E. Church
Samuel M. Crothers
First
Harvard Square
St. Paul's Church
Record Heat Sweeps Southern Nebraska
Falls City reports 100 degree heat in the shade as April records fall across southern Nebraska. Widespread drought dampens fall wheat while Omaha and nearby points clock high temperatures with strong winds and dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Falls City
Mercury
Nebraska
Hottest April Day in 15 Years Hits Omaha Heat Wave
Omaha reports the warmest April day in 15 years with a high of 91 degrees, breaking records from prior years. The heat follows a week of unusually cold weather that required overcoats and raised concern about grain damage if hot conditions persist.
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Omaha
Neb
Wheat Crop in Danger as Dry Wind Sweeps Kansas
A hot dry southerly wind across Kansas since dawn damaged vegetation and possibly ruined much of the wheat crop. Weather officials warn rain within two days is needed to save yields, otherwise the wheat harvest will be very small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kas
Kansas
Col Charles Marshall Dies in Baltimore at 88
Col Charles Marshall once military secretary to General Lee and long a leading figure in the Baltimore bar died of apoplexy at his home in Baltimore late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles Marshall
Robert E. Lee
TREAD HIGHER IN ENGLAND
London April 20 parliamentary committee urged to call a general meeting to protest corn tax. Trades unionist bodies resolve that tax abandons free trade and burdens the poor. Liverpool bakers to raise four pound loaf price by a penny tomorrow. Last week imports from the United States show sharp declines in cattle, sheep, and beef quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trades Union Congress
Trades Unionist Bodies
Liverpool
United States
Two Men Killed by Electric Tram in Sudden Crash
April 20 report from N. H. area states Peter Gilroy and Charles Shortall died when an electric tram struck a horse that bolted into its path. John Scott was fatally injured. A motorman and conductor were arrested as investigators review the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halipax
N. 8
Peter Gilroy
Charles Shortall
John Scott
Mott
Captain Fisher of Edgartown Dies After Fall
Captain Jarec Fisher of Edgartown died this morning after a fall. He was in his youth and early manhood a whaleman and later a captain of ships. He leaves one daughter, married to Leonard O Bliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Fisher
Edgartown
Jarec Fisher
Leonard O. Bliss
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Vorenberg’s
Washington, Hanover and
Elmets
Gibbons
W. H. Hervey & CO
Union Street
Corner North
Omit
Philippine Committee
America’s Patriots
Federation
Patrick H. Shaughnessy
Carpenters’ Scale Meeting
Solons
Indorses Brewery
Warren
Marion Manola
City Hospital
Altgeld
Crowder
St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church
ST. Paul's
A. M. EK Church and Social Settlement
Kansas City
Sas City
Halifax
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