Three Alarm Blaze Devastates South Boston Freight Yard
A third three alarm fire within 1000 feet of Broadway Dorchester avenue and Federal street destroyed a freight shed and six New Haven railroad cars. No fatalities. officials suspect incendiary or spontaneous combustion. Fire Marshal Dunn leads investigation as residents demand answers.
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Broadway
Dorchester Avenue
Federal Street
New Haven Railroad
Peninsular
Boston
Whittier Foundry
Baldwin
Brooklyn Cooperage Works
West First and
B Streets
Cooperage Company
Old
New England
Railroad Fire Brigade
South Boston
Dunn
Henry Ward Lowell Boy Blacklisted Seeks Boston Work
Henry Ward the first blacklisted Lowell mills worker travels to Boston seeking employment. Though intelligent and eager to work, he faces firm mill-era resistance as his name circles Lowell Lawrence Manchester Nashua and other cities as a hoodoo. He hopes for a chance to prove himself and repay relatives.
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Henry Ward
Lowell Mills
Boston
Lefvel
Ward
Lowell Mildis
Henry
Lowell
Post
Textile Council
Merrimack
Western Union
Conroy
Lawrence
Manchester
N. H
Nashua
Lowell High School
Worcester Man Endures A Run Of Grim Misfortunes
Worcester resident L T Fenner faces a cascade of tragedies as his sister in law dies, an uncle collapses at the wake, and his father nears death. Meanwhile news from Yale College notes a promising freshman to join the boat crew with Captain Phil Kunzig coaching.
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Worcester
L. T. Fenner
Pleasant Street
Orin R. Fenner
Plainfield Street
Providence
John J. Harrington
Mr. Fenner
Fenner
Tompkins Fenner
North Scituate, R. L
Weeks
Yale
Fish
Miller
Waterman
Phil Kunzig
New Haven
Col Rickey Dies by Suicide Inventor of Ein Rickey
Colonel Joseph Rickey, 61, creator of the ein rickey, died by poisoning from carbolic acid, autopsy confirming the substance in his stomach. A famed Washington and Missouri social figure, he twice faced business setbacks including a disputed mineral water partnership.
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New York
Joseph Rickey
Colonel Rickey
Scholer
Rickey
Wisconsin
Fulton
Sallie Howard
Howard County
Missouri
United States
Washington
St. Louis
Southwest
Colonel Broadhead
Hyde
Prather
Stuyvesant Fish Jr Wins Seat in Yale Boat
Stuyvesant Fish Jr earns a berth on Yale varsity eight, securing a spot in the boat after a long, trying effort. Classmates congratulate him for gaining a place on the eight.
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Stuyvesant Fish, JR
New Haven, Conn
Yale
Bricklayers Union Demands Higher Wages. Signatory Dispute
The Bricklayers' Union of Lynn notified master builders of a post April 1 1903 raise to 50 cents per hour for labor through April 1 1904. Builders granted two weeks then offered 45 cents if the union signed. The union objected to parts of the agreement and deemed its notification sufficient without signing.
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Bricklayers’ Union of
Lynn
Healthful Savor breakfast food debuts in Boston
A new crisp breakfast cereal named Savor is now sold in Boston. The product claims health benefits from its malting process, is easy to digest even for invalids, and requires chewing to stimulate saliva. It is produced by The Savor Food & Coffee Co. of New York and distributed by Weeks & Company to area grocers.
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Boston
Mass
Savor Food & Coffee Co
New York
Weeks & Company
Police Board In Court In Carey vs Huguley Trial
Boston police commissioners testified in the Carey vs Huguley assault case at Howard Hotel. Witnesses described license details and board discussions, while defense argued the plaintiff failed to prove the defendants’ control or employee involvement. trial adjourned for morning.
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Boston
Carey
Cronan
Bell
Edith Mais
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
John A. Tenney
Robert F. Clark
Board of Police
Clark
Howard Street
Howard Hotel
Harrison H. Huguley
Horace Cook
Hotel Howard Company
Colonel Clark
Mr. Huguley
Reed
O’connell
Howard
Messrs. Huguley
Cook
Colonel Huguley
Curtis
Huguley
Brown
O'Connell
United States Internal Revenue Tax
Edward G. West
Dorchester High Drill and Dance Elects Winners at Prize Event
The Dorchester High School Battalion holds its annual prize drill and dance in the secon? hall on Talbot avenue this afternoon from 2 30 to 8. Two major questions decide the two suburban drill representatives and the four medal winners worth 27 in aggregate. The program includes salute to the colors drills by the battalion and three rounds of junior and senior individual drills, with prize awards and a final evening dance under Lieutenant White’s direction.
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Dorchester High School
Secon Ol
Talbot Avenue
Barker
Blazer
Huebener
Isaacson
Heimer
Jacobs
Everett
Lewis
Hurd
Crown
White
Knox
Wiley
Schalenbach
Walter
Sargent
Cullen
Hartford Sets Sail From Havana To Madison Square Garden Meet
The training ship Hartford departed Havana and will reach New York where its crew will compete in the military athletic tournament at Madison Square Garden next week.
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Washington
Hartford
Havana
New York
Madison Square Garden
Britain Abolishes Grain Tax In Peace Budget
London April 23 Budget day in the House of Commons featured the first peace budget in four years. Chancellor Mr Ritchie proposed repealing the grain duty and maintaining taxes on sugar and coal, cutting income tax by fourpence, with tea tax unchanged. He set the national debt at 3 991 745 000 and projected expenditures for 1903 04 at 719 770 000, noting war costs in South Africa and China totaling 1 085 000 000.
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London
House of Commons
Ritchie
South Africa
China
Transvaal
Harvard Triumphs Over Navy In Error Riddled Match
Harvard defeated Navy 9 to 6 in a rough game at Annapolis. Both sides committed numerous errors as Stillman Hutchinson and Stevenson led Harvard while Kelley Hughes and Atkins starred for Navy amid a slate of miscues.
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Midshipmen
Annapolis
Harvard
Navy
Stillman
Hutchinson
Yale Beats Trinity Five to Zero in Low-Scoring Tilt
Yale defeats Trinity 5 to 0 in Hartford. Grange drives in the first run in the seventh inning. Trinity loads the bases in the ninth but fails to score. Attendance about 350. Batteries Patton Winslow Grange Bradin. Umpire Beecher.
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Hartford
Conn
Yale
Trinity
Grange
Patton
Winslow
Bradin
Beecher
Local Scores From Small-College Contests
At Exeter Clipper 8 Beater 3. At Concord New Hampshire Concord 4 Lowell 3. At Troy New York Newark 8 Troy 5. At Schenectady Schenectady 4 Rochester 3. Atranklin Dean 16 Bates 2. At Andover Dartmouth 12 Andover 2.
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Exeter—Clippers
Beater
Concord
N. H
Lowell
Troy
N. Y
Newark
Schenectads
Schenectady
Rochester
Atranklin—Dean
Bates
Andover
Dartmouth
Pat Donovan’s Band Shuts Out Opponent First Time In History
Athletics back at Huntington Avenue grounds next Thursday after pitcher Wilson switches teams. Lajoie lauded by Virgil Garvin as sole feared batter, while Washington fans boast their first division team. Dorchester and South Boston prep for May 1 tryouts at Nightingale Field and a June 17 doubleheader headed by Coakley. Roxbury disputes Everett victory, citing 16 to 15 score misprint and seeking rematch.
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Pat Donovan
Virgil Garvin
Lajoie
Athletics
Huntington Avenue Grounds
Wilson
Mack
Loftus
Giants
Dorchester
Nightingale Field
Kenner
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Newark
Boston Nationals
Nelson
Buckenberger
Coakley
Holy Cross
South Boston
Bobby Dresser
Brown University
Philadelphia Ledger
Roxbury
Everett
Post
EK. E. Cummings
Reliance in Readiness with Dual Steering on Bristol Yacht
The Reliance crew bent the big mainsail and furled it within four hours as finishing touches were added. A second steering wheel was installed on the steering cylinder, with a possible total of four at the helm, signaling a potential advantage in heavy weather and smoother handling on trial.
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Bristol
R. I
Reliance
Shamrock III Cleared After Hull Inspection at Southampton
Lloyds' agents reported no defects after inspecting the Shamrock III hull in dry dock at Southampton. The cup challenger is expected to depart for the Clyde tomorrow and arrive there by April 26.
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Southampton
Lloyds
Clyde
Yankee boat to race for Harmsworth Cup
An American built power boat will sail to Europe this summer to compete for the Harmsworth Cup in an international race. The vessel must be under 40 feet in length and there is no time allowance. The first to finish wins the cup.
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New York
American Power Boat Association
Atlantic
Alfred Harmsworth
Cohasset Prepares Yacht Race Boom and Harbor Dig
Cohasset plans a busy summer with yacht racing and harbor work. The government will dredge the harbor channel this spring. A private subscription under the Cohasset Yacht Club will raise funds to dig out a basin in front of the clubhouse.
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Cohasset
Mrs Tod Sloane Ill With Typhoid Fever
Paris reports Mrs James Todhunter Sloane wife of the former jockey is seriously ill with typhoid fever. The marriage to Hondua occurred nearly two years ago, a detail not widely known. New York notes the surprise in racing circles at the public disclosure of Ted Sloane’s marriage.
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Paris
James Todhunter Sloane
Sloane
Hondua
New York
Ted
Tufts College Withdraws From May 2 Triangular Track Meet
Faculty decision at Tufts College cancels participation in the triangular meet with M. I. T. and Brown set for Tufts Oval on May 2. Students were actively preparing to win honors, but the action came as a surprise to the student body.
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Tufts College
Brown
Tufts Oval
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Philadelphia
Lowell Boy
Col. Rickey
Lynn Bricklayers’ Troubles
Castoria
Pitts-Kimball CO
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South Station
Cambridge
Houghton & Dutton
Tremont and Beacon Sts
Manhattan Market CO
Chatham Row
Tim
Sim
Poliartist
Police Board
Dorchester Boys
Crawford Studio
Paul G. Waite
Chas. W. Hearn
Charles Cullen
Photo Crawford Studio
Walter T. Wiley
Britain
Shamrock
Tod Sloane
Summer St
Water St
Spring Lane
Hanover St
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