Canal Ready Says Goethals Could Open Warship Route
Governor Goethals said the Panama Canal is practically ready and could admit 20,000-ton battleships from Atlantic to Pacific if needed. He forecast by mid May the canal could handle larger battleships and noted fortifications would be ready, ensuring canal safety amid Mexico tensions.
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Colon
Goethals
Panama Canal
United States
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Canal
Meeting for Fund Tonight at Mannard Hall in support of Newfoundland sealers
A mass meeting was arranged for tonight at Mannard Hall, D Street and Broadway, at 8 o clock to aid the Newfoundland sealers fund. Speakers include Mayor Curley ex Mayor Fitzgerald the Hon Jeremiah J McNamara and the Hon James Powers. The fund's executive committee will meet at Intercolonial Hall Dudley Street every evening until further notice. Contributions may be sent to Frederick Mansfield at the State House Boston to the Federal Trust Company Boston or to J P McCormick Intercolonial Hall Roxbury. Collections have exceeded 30000 with several donors listed among yesterday's receipts.
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Maynard Hall
D Street
Broadway
Newfoundland Sealers
Curley
Fitzgerald
Jeremiah J. McNamara
James Powers
Intercolonial
Oil Truck Fire in Weymouth Landing
A Quincy Oil Company truck driven by John Russell burst into flames on Quincy Avenue Weymouth Landing yesterday afternoon. Fire crews kept distance as the blaze burned. salesman William Richards used three extinguishers to quell the fire, two of which were out of order. Damage considered slight.
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Quincy Oil Company
John Russell
Quincy Avenue
Weymouth Landing
William Richards
Russell
Weymouth
G. A. Bergfors
Richards
Twenty-Five Dead In Mine Battle Near Ludlow
In Trinidad Colorado on April 21 state troops clashed with strikers at Ludlow. Seven identified dead and a larger toll expected to reach 25. Missing include four women and 13 children believed suffocated by a fire that destroyed the tents at event’s end.
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Trinidad
Colo
Ludlow
Fire devastates Ludlow colony amid strike clash
Major Hamrock denied reports that militiamen set the Ludlow tents ablaze. The fire began near the colony’s southwest corner as troops attacked strikers in the pump house. Wind spread the flames, turning the area to ashes. Over 200 women and children refugees lie in Trinidad under union care. An estimated 600 plus armed strikers occupy the hills, while 200 militiamen including Car son and Lieutenants Linderfelt Lawrence and Chase remain stationed around Ludlow.
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Hamrock
Ludlow
Trinidad
Union
Carson
Linderfelt
Lawrence and
Chase
Fugitive John J. Carnes Tracked at South Boston Home
Two policemen kept an all night vigil at 52 Woodward Street as they awaited the visit of fugitive John J. Carnes who escaped from Pierce Farm yesterday afternoon while posing as a plumber. He is described as desperate. he previously resisted capture and sought a revolver during a prior escape. Carnes’ wife and nine children remain at the house.
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John J. Carnes
Woodward Street
South Boston
Carnes
Pierce Farm
New Haven Break-Up Ratified For Rail Line Dissolution
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad plan to dissolve received stockholder approval by 958 348 to 700. By-law changes cutting directors from 27 to 23 with a 15 minimum passed 958 420 to 30. Howard Elliott said March revenue rose about 150000 with April early figures showing a 50000 gain, urging higher rates for operation.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Clarence H. Venner
New York
Howard Elliott
Eliott
Old Libby Prison Veteran Buried in South End Church
Richard Houghton a Twenty second Massachusetts Volunteers veteran who was wounded at Malvern Hill and held in Libby Prison was honored by Grand Army of the Republic members at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Harrison avenue South End. He leaves a widow a son a daughter and two brothers and was buried in Holyhood Cemetery.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Richard Houghton
Church of
Imperator Breaks All Transatlantic Records
Cablegram from Commander Kier states the Hamburg American liner Imperator set new records for speed and distance arrival in Cherbourg on Tuesday April 21 at 8 30 p m The voyage covered 3179 miles in 14 hours 30 minutes at an average 23 64 knots across the Atlantic.
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Boston
Kier
Imperator
Cherbourg
Conference on Irish Fund Pledge in Massachusetts
A 2 PM conference at Gilbert Hall Tremont Temple aims to complete Massachusetts pledge to Ireland. At the Philadelphia national Irish League convention the state pledged 20000 dollars, with over 15000 already sent to trustees Bishop Patrick O Donnell John Redmond and John Fitzgibbon. Delegations from across Massachusetts and several mayors and officials are expected to attend.
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Friends of the Irish Cause
Massachusetts
United Irish League
Philadelphia
Gilbert Hall
Tremont Temple
William H. K. Redmond
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Ireland
Patrick O'Donnell
Raphoe
John E. Redmond
M. P
John Fitzgibbon
Springfield
Holyoke
Worcester
Lawrence
Lynn
Lowell
Doings of the Van Loons Feature Sunday Post
Pa Van Loon discovers that he is not the only one who is hen pecked in a full color page feature about the Van Loon family. The piece promises a lighthearted look at domestic quirks and family dynamics in the Doings section.
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Pa van Loon
van Loons
Next
Sunday Post
Poslam Soap Best Shampoo for Dandruff
Poslam soap offers antiseptic hair and scalp care claiming a pure scalp and superb hair condition. The medicated hygienic soap is advertised for daily toilet use to improve skin health and beauty and is sold by druggists and jobbers with A R D price terms.
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Clope Hanover and
Portland Sts
Wolf
Dresden
U. S
Ameri America
America
Ev Cdenvoeses Qlila
New England Confectionery Co
OG. L, Hathaway & Sons
Parker & Holmes
Cccesseeesee
Warden, Orth & Hastins
Margaret McAuley
Cccsseresseces
Edward Doran
John Barry
H. Linehan
D. Sullivan
McCluskey
Eugene Sullivan
Mary O'Connop
Els Bose
Walter Johnson
Peter J. McDonald
John F. O’brien
Lawrence Croak
Harris
James Murphy
Michael Grady
Charles S. Harding
Joseph Rose
Ae Owe Wee
Joseph
Uis Socieenecetive
John J. Hally
Eva
Ode Sonceese
Ida Powers
Seeeeese
Thomas O'Rourke
Nereeesee
John Crimmons
Annie Melay
Ceesseercecne
B. MacHugh
Barbara Fleming
Joseph Long
Esther Grace
George Hughes
Pion
Sonh
Sicae
Patrick Sweeney
Ceesecvonese
A. Friend
Thomas Wilson
Weymouth Fire Department
Hicks
George J. Raymond
Washington St
Koh-I-Noor
Libby
Today For Irish Fund
Friends of Home Rule
Gilbert
Willow and
Reed
Bacons
Washington
Essex Sts
Sacon
Henry Siegel Co
Home Furnishing Club
PILAN
Royal Wilton
Bigelow Axminster
Axminster RU
Price Yards Inseed
Svet Beautiful
China
Campacis
Mir As
Value &E
Pvreaustay
Diame Lace
Ara Tee
Ile
Etna
Belvie
Ue Ly
W.& A. Bacon CO
W. & A. Bacon Co
Department
Thief
Hong Kong
Canton
Furniture
Bedford, Chauncy and
Avon Streets
Jordan Marsh Company
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