Warship Bombards Greytown in Nicaragua Action
Insurgent gunboat Ometepe bombarded Greytown for 20 minutes, setting nine houses ablaze as shore batteries replied. Ometepe retired after being disabled, with Piapeer and Blanca aboard, en route from Bluefields to a northern target with 700 government troops. Des Moines sailed from Greytown next day amid tensions involving British interests and a protest over fighting in Greytown.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Ometepe
Greytown
Piapeer
Blanca
Bluefields
General Estrada
General Matuty
Des Moines
King Honors Nelson Gay Knighted by Italian Crown
King Victor Emmanuel decreed Nelson Gay of Boston a member of the national committee on the history of the Italian Revolution, a rare foreign honor. Gay has assembled 40,000 volumes on Italian independence and aided relief after the southern Italy and Sicily earthquake of 1999. He was made a Knight of the Crown of Italy in 1908 for his writings on Italian history.
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Nome
Victor Emmanuel
Nelson Gay
Boston
Gay
Italy
Sicily
Cure by Cuticura Remedies Promises Relief for Eczema
A nine year battle with itchy bleeding eczema ends with cure after the Cuticura regimen. Mrs Alfie Elson of Battle Creek Michigan testifies after using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and pills following doctors failures. She urges others to seek the treatment and notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfie Elson
Inn Road
Battle Creek
Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Boston
Girl 14 Tries Suicide Outside Somerville Court
Anna L Wells, aged 14, attempted self harm outside a Somerville courtroom after pleading with her father to avoid Lancaster school. She swallowed a poisonous tablet from her pocketbook, crying she would die rather than go to that place.
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Somerville
Lancaster
Anna L. Wells
Lancaster School
Wayward Daughter Sent to Lancaster After Court Hearing
A Somerville girl about 18 was sent to Lancaster after probation failed and court sentences followed. Her father James W Wells described the case and pleaded for reform, while she cried out to him as he said the matter was now in state hands.
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Somerville Hospital
Lancaster
James W. Wells
Casey
Mr. Wells
Wentworth
Perkins urges national incorporation act at White House
George W. Perkins of J P Morgan & Co and organizer of International Harvester called at the White House with Postmaster General Hitchcock and had a brief talk with the President. He expressed strong support for a national incorporation act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Yeb
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan &Co
International Harvester Company
White House
Hitchcock
Perkins
Cavalry Troop Proposed for Dorchester and Mattapan
A petition to organize a cavalry troop in Dorchester and Mattapan is circulating headed by J. H. Scott of Mattapan, per Adjutant-General William H. Brigham.
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Dorchester
Mattapan
J. H. Scott
William H. Brigham
Max Fiedler Reengaged as Boston Symphony Conductor
Max Fiedler, who began leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in autumn 1908 and was reported to retire after the current season, is re engaged for 1910 11 and 1911 12. Born in Zittau on December 31 1859 he has devoted his life to music as pianist student and conductor. He studied at Leipzig Conservatory won the Holstein scholarship and later led the Hamburg Conservatory and opera concerts. Fiedler is renowned across Europe as a premier interpreter of orchestral music and a solid classicist with a modern repertoire.
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Max Fiedler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
Fiedler
Mr. Fiedler
Tin Zittau
Albrecht
Liepsic Conservatory
Holstein
George W. Chadwick
Carl Muck
Hamburg Conservatory
Richard Barthos
Hamburg
Opera
Europe
Cummings Begins Five Year Sentence in Charlestown Prison
Charles S. Cummings, convicted note broker, started a five year term at Charlestown State prison for forgery and uttering a $15,000 note connected to the Framingham scandal. John B. Lombard, Framingham’s former town treasurer, under indictment but free on bail, will not face trial until the March term of the Superior Court as the chief witness against Cummings.
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Charles S. Cummings
Charlestown
Framingham
John B. Lombard
Cummings
Robnets Trial On Monday
The jury found Paymaster George P. Auld guilty on the Cowles complaint, a disappointment to Dorothy Hesler tied to the Auld Cowles dance incident. An acquittal would have ended the charges of profanity and conduct unbecoming an officer against Passed Assistant Surgeon A H Robnett.
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George P. Auld
E. 5
Cowles
Dorothy Hesler
Auld
A. H. Robnett
Court martial continues as scheduled for Robnett case
The Robnett court martial begins Monday at 10 am with Major Catlin as judge advocate and defense led by Majors Leonard and Hitchinger. Testimony mirrors the Auld trial, including a letter Robnett allegedly wrote to Cowles claiming a term withdrawn for his mother. Secret findings from Washington will soon determine Meyer's approval and formal notification.
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Robnett
Auld
Cowles
Dr. Robnett
Henry Leonard
J. H. Hitchinger
Major Catlin
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Navy Yard
Irish Music To Be Feature Of Dance At Paine Hall
An Irish music and dance event will open the Michael Da vitt branch of the United Irish League at Paine Memorial Hall next Monday night. The party aims to raise funds for Ireland and unite Boston Irish groups to advance Irish interests locally. Notables helping include Thomas H. Sprouls Roxbury businessman George H. Boyle and Haward A. Murray founders of local clubs.
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Michael Davitt
United Irish League
Paine Memorial Hall
Ireland
Boston
Thomas H. Sprouls
Roxbury
George H. Boyle
County Galway
Haward A. Murray
County Cavan Club
Paris Flood Fund Totals Seventy Thousand? No, Thirty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and Twenty Five Cents
Henry L. Higginson, treasurer of the Paris flood relief committee of Massachusetts, reports contributions totaling 38,888.25 from multiple donors. Items show donations ranging from a few dollars to 150.00, including names such as Augustus P. Loring, Andrew Dutton, Richardson, Hill & Cibee, T. C. Thacher, Stone & Webster, and The Misses Kimball, with many entries partially obscured by OCR. Total appears as the final sum.
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Henry L. Higginson
Paris
Massachusetts
Augustus P. Loring
Andrew Dutton
Eb Aw
Richardson, Hill & Cibee Enews
TC. Thacher
Piekk
Stone & Webster
Cpig
UDO
Eben Hee An
Misses Kimbal Melee
Seer
A. W. IF. Davis
Gee Sears
Seerereeeare
Protest on Dudley Street Maze Sparks Boston Letters
Harry V Lawrence of Newbury Street criticizes the Boston Elevated Railway for operating a so called crystal maze at Dudley street and turning a profit from it. He contrasts Dudley street station with Boylston street on the subway, calling Dudley worse and urging action. The letter questions the rail line's maintenance and ticketing approach and appeals for scrutiny.
Not in Love With Slayer
The body of Miss Marie D. Lewsen, murdered yesterday by Persian medical student Elijah Baba Badal, was turned over to her brother Nicholas Lewsen of Portland, Maine, for burial in Hartford, Connecticut. Badal's body remains at the morgue under disposal instructions from his uncle in Des Moines.
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Baltimore
Marie D. Lewsen
Elijah Baba Badal
Nicholas Lewsen
Portland
Hartford
Free mail service urged for Roosevelt
Washington Treb 4 The free carriage of all mail matter sent by Theodore Roosevelt during his natural life is proposed by Representative Hamilton Fish of New York, who introduced a bill to that effect today.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
New York
Labor Notes Reflect Local Craft Unions Activities
Boilermakers Union 250 held a smoke talk event with toastmaster William H. Courier. Leaders John Carle William Nolan and Thomas Ryan spoke as the local planned an April 18 anniversary ball at 724 Washington street. Moulders Union 106 received a message from Victor Kleiber. Local labor news noted fair business with good spring prospects and ongoing Chelsea strike settlement hopes. Hebrew Bakers Union 45 arranged an annual ball, while Insulators and Asbestos Workers backed placing the Franklin Union on the fair list. National Federation of State City and Town Employees Unions will meet in Lynn. Local label unions urged affiliation with the Boston Central Labor Union. Stationary Engineers Union 16 formed a committee to press city departments for union wages. A large machinists meeting at Clan-Na-Gael Hall South Boston drew 300 participants as leaders outlined a 20 percent wage increase demand for May 1.
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William H. Courier
Boilermakers’ Lodge 9
Boilermakers’ Union 250
John Carle
William Nolan
Montreal
Hebrew Bakers’ Union 45
Chelsea
Insulators and Asbestos Workers’ Union
Franklin Union
National Federation of State
Painters’ Hall
Lynn
Boston Central Labor Union
Clan-Na-Gael
Deny Hitting Storrow Man in Municipal Court
The trial of George Freeman and Edward Carr of South Boston for assaulting Ernest E. Smith, a Storrow worker in Ward 8 on election day, opened in Municipal Criminal Court before Judge Bolster. Both defendants denied participation and claimed unfamiliarity with Smith. They testified they were working in Ward 8 at the time. The case resumes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Freeman
Edward Carr
South Boston
Ernest E. Smith
Ward 8
Municipal Criminal Court
Bolster
Smith
Peary's Wife Sells Arctic Meteor Relics
Mrs. Robert E. Peary has sold three meteors from Arctic regions collected by Commander Peary for nearly 350000. The sale, reported from New York on February 4, involves artifacts tied to the famed polar explorer and his wife.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Arctic
Peary
Labor union leaders elected to study Luce bill on disputes
Frank H. McCarthy of the American Federation of Labor and John E. B. Potts of Carpenters' Union 33 were named chairman and secretary by a state committee to evaluate Robert Luce's industrial disputes investigation bill. The panel endorsed the bill's principle but rejected several details and plans to draft a revised measure. A statewide union meeting at Wells Memorial building is set for Tuesday afternoon, March 1, to discuss the proposed legislation before the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. McCarthy
New England
American Federation of Labor
John EB. Potts
Carpenters’ Union 33
Massachusetts
A. I. Ofta
Robert Luce
Luce
Wells Memorial Building
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Zelaya
Jeetown
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U. S. S. Des Moines
KING
Cuticura
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Amrica
Panama Canal
Colombia
New Orleans
Central America
Damnaion
Philadelphia
St. Brooklieve
Barnstable
Costa Rica
Wvew
Battery Place
Porta
Anna Louise Wells
Boston Dairy Co
Charlestown, Mass
Scott
Hank
Child
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Arcanum
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Makere
Robnets
Hesler
Dudley Street
Slayer
Roosevelt
LABOR
Deny
Storrow
Pari OF Luce
A. F. of L
Jumlcy
Oxford
Eagle
Mya
Eis
Kahan
Anahans
Ellington A. Hardy
Mnckley Bidg. We Water
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