FORAKER ON CANAL TOLLS
Former Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio testified before the Senate inter oceanic canals committee that he believed the United States had unrestricted rights to the canal for war and merchant vessels. He described talks with Secretary Hay and submitted correspondence to document his familiarity with the treaty negotiations.
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Washington
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Hay
Farmhand Daniel Murphy Injured In Wagon Fall
Daniel Murphy a Bedford farmhand fell from a wood wagon and sustained a fractured skull. He was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital where his condition is listed as dangerous.
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Bedford
N. H
Daniel Murphy
Sacred Heart Hospital
Bank burglars scare as Crooks fires shot
In Slatersville Rhode Island burglars ransack the First National Bank of North Smithfield. James Crooks a Rhode Island School of Design student living nearby heard men enter fired a revolver shot causing the burglars to flee leaving the vault untouched.
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Slatersville
R. I
First National Bank of
North Smithfield
James Crooks
Rhode Island School of Design
Bank cashier Hopkins dies after embezzling funds
Fred J. Hopkins, cashier of City National Bank in Lansing, Mich, died by his own action after embezzling about $57,000. Bank directors disclosed the loss, noting the theft likely covered no more than 12 months.
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Lansing
Mich
City National Bank Today
Fred J. Hopkins
B. F. Davis
Hopkins
Life Saver Captain Frank Hamilton Dies at Monomoy Point
Captain Frank Lin IX Hamilton age 49 and keeper of the Monomoy life saving station at Monomoy Point died of heart failure this morning. He previously led the South Boston life saving station from 1900 to 1911 and served at Dorchester Bay and Chatham stations earlier in his career. He spent youth boating and fishing and had begun service with the U.S. engineers in Newport in 1891 before joining the Chatham life saving station in 1895.
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Chatham
Franklin IX. Hamilton
Monomoy
Monomoy Point
Hamilton
South Boston
Dorchester Bay
Chatham Life Saving Station
Eldred C. Glawson
United States Engineers’ Department
Newport
Associated Press Elects New Officers
The Associated Press board elected officers in New York on April 22 naming Frank B. Noyes as president Charles H Grasty as first vice president D Moore as second vice president Melville E Stone as secretary Frederick Roy Martin as assistant secretary J R Youatt as treasurer and appointing an executive committee including Noyes McLean Ochs Lawson Rook Hopkins Clark and Knapp from several major papers.
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New York
Associated Press Today
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Star
Charles H. Grasty
Baltimore Sun
Dr. D. Moore
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Melville E. Stone
Frederick Roy Martin
J. R. Youatt
W. J L. McLean
Philadelphia Bulletin
Adolph S
Somerville Bride Weds Alderman William T. McCarthy
Nellie F. Sullivan daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence H Sullivan of 21 Lincoln Street Somerville married William T McCarthy second assistant district attorney Middlesex County at St Benedicts Church East Somerville The ceremony was by Rev Thomas F McCarthy brother of the groom with maid of honor Marion E Sullivan and best man Francis X McCarthy The bridal party wore formal attire and a reception followed at the Sullivan home.
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Nellie F. Sullivan
Lawrence H. Sullivan
Juincoln Street
St. Benedict’s Church
East Somerville
William T. McCarthy
Somerville
Middlesex County
Thomas F. McCarthy
St. Clement's Church
South Medford
Marion E. Sullivan
Francis X. McCarthy
Marguerite Miller
Marguerite McDonough
Katherine Hartnett
Florence Crawford
Agnes C. Sullivan
Margaret McCarthy
Thomas H
George S. McLaughlin
Francis P. O'Donnell
Women Organize to Clean Town in Manchester
Two hundred women met at City Hall in Manchester and offered to assist the Board of Health. They push for a market inspector to improve health in the market district and citywide.
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Manchester
N. H
City Hall
Board of Health
Haggerty Funeral To Be Public
Josephus Daniels and Congressman Deitrick pledged to send Corporal Haggerty’s body to Cambridge on the first hospital ship. They joined in sympathy to the parents of the first American killed in the Mexican War as Marines landed at Vera Cruz.
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Josephus Daniels
Navy
Deitrick
Cambridge
Daniel A. Haggerty
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Haggerty
Flag at City Hall Lowered to Half Mast in Mourning
Mayor Good ordered the flag flown from Cambridge City Hall lowered to half mast after Corporal Haggerty's death at Vera Cruz. A public funeral and burial will be held on arrival. family seeks body to be taken to 16 Harding Street. Secretary Daniels sent condolences to Michael Haggerty, father of the fallen defender.
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Cambridge
Mayor Good
Haggerty
Washington
Harding Street
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Vera Cruz
Mex
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of Navy
Michael Haggerty
Queen Brleanora to Visit Boston Amid New York Arrival
Queen Brleanora of Bulgaria, who arrived in New York with Sir Oliver Bainbridge, plans a Boston visit in the next days. Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews of Marlboro Street received a telegram confirming the plan and the queen is expected to stay at Mrs. Andrews home during her stay. Hank becomes the hero of the sunny Southland with a full page color feature in the next Sunday Post.
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Queen Brleanora
Bulgaria
New York
Sir Oliver Bainbridge
London
Boston
Fannie Fern Andrews
Marlboro Street
Mrs. Andrews
Hank
Southland
Victor Auxiliary Schooner Crippled by Squall
Gloucester April 22 The auxiliary fishing schooner Victor commanded by Captain John Vautier arrived after midnight minus her foremast and main topmast with a damaged forecastle interior and sprung forward decks. A squall near Highland Light at 1 am tore the rigging, sending masts crashing and forcing crew members to flee. Three men were on deck during the gusts while the rest slept below, with narrow escapes reported from falling masts and rigging.
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Gloucester
Victor
John Vautier
Highland Light
Vessel Disaster Slams Foremast Failing Tow For Port Return
Crew aboard the Victor battled collision damage as a heavy foremast fragment smashed toward the bunks. Engineer John Morash narrowly escaped. Seaman Solomon Butler was struck by debris while deck rigging flailed. The vessel reached port under tow by a tuk.
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John Morash
Solomon Butler
Governor Walsh Sends Sympathy Letter for Mexican War Hero
Governor David T. Walsh wrote to Daniel A. Haggerty’s family in Cambridge Massachusetts expressing sorrow for the marine’s death as the first American to fall in the Mexican war. The letter honors his sacrifice and urges the family to find strength in Massachusetts pride and national duty.
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State House
Walsh
Daniel Aloysius Haggerty
Michael Haggerty
Harding Street
Cambridge
Mass
Daniel A. Haggerty
Massachusetts
Sons of the Commonwealth
David T. Walsh
Romance Leads to Wedding Across Family Ties
Miss J Louise McIntyre of Wellesley and John N Ferguson assistant engineer for the Port of Boston were wed after a four year romance sparked by a fishing bet. The couple, living in Mattapan, will honeymoon in Washington DC and reside in Canton. The groom is a Technology graduate and a director of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The marriage links the Ferguson and McIntyre families who had another sibling marriage earlier.
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J. Louise McIntyre
Wellesley
John N. Ferguson
Port of
Boston
Mr. Ferguson
Port Directors’ Office
Miss McIntyre
Nantasket
Ponkapoa
River Street
Mattapan
American Society of Civil Engineers
Couse
Honerymoon
Washington
D. C
Canton
Malcolm Ferguson
Ida McIntyre
The Last Clipper in William Brown Meloney's Pericles Tales
A Sunday Post Magazine feature previews The Last Clipper by William Brown Meloney, inviting readers to enjoy the sea flavored Pericles stories and favoring this installment for weekend reading.
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William Brown Meloney
Post
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