Mormon Assails Smoot in Uproar at Hearing
In Washington on February 7 professor Wolfe, a Mormon apostate, testified that Senator Reed Smoot was present and heard a Brigham Young Academy trial in Provo involving Benjamin Cluff and Florence Reynolds, both teachers, tied to a plural marriage. The witness said the purpose was to probe Cluff’s absence from a Mormon expedition to Mexico.
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Washington
Smoot
Wolfe
Brigham Young Academy
Benjamin Cluff
Florence Reynolds
Provo
Utah
Cluff
Mexico
Reed Smoot
Witness recounts plural marriage claims at Utah hearing
The witness describes a claimed plural marriage between Owena Jorgenson and a male partner, allegedly with State President George Q. Cannon's consent. Professor Wolfe adds details on polygamy in southern Utah and quotes church figures about the manifesto and polygamous practices. Hearings are expected to extend through the session.
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Owena Jorgenson
Brigham Young Academy
Wolfe
Juarez
Mexico
George Q. Cannon
Burrows
Utah
New Mexico
John Henry Smith
John Wilson
Logan
Educated men shun council says Harvey N. Shepard
Hon. Harvey N. Shepard declared at the City Hospital Alumni Association banquet that educated men do not belong to the Common Council today, because members are only required to vote on appropriation bills, during the Hotel Tuileries event.
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Common Council
Harvey N. Shepard
City Hospital Alumni Association
Hotel Tuileries
City Hospital Board of Trustees Discussed by Council Member
Council member Mr. Shepard recalled passing an order to establish a City Hospital board of trustees. He noted donations rose from about 6000 to 430000 after trusteeship began, while Harvard President Eliot urged ethics and morale in medicine. Other speakers included Dr. Cheever Blake Reardon Weany Leland Mixter.
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Shepard
City Hospital
George A. Gordon
Eliot
Harvard
David W. Cheever
J. B. Blake
Timothy Reardon
Francis Weany
George A. Leland
Samuel J. Mixter
Electric Light Promises Efficient, Safe Illumination
A Boston lighting advertisement touts Edison Electric Illuminating Company offerings with warnings about smoke and discoloration from other sources. It urges readers to learn light management from a contract agent or call Oxford 1159 for immediate response.
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Oxford 1159
Boston milliner sues for breach of promise in WARE
Emma M. Brodeur age 23 of Boston and formerly of this town sues Frank P. Clark age about 55 and senior partner in F. P. Clark & Co. furniture and hardware dealers for breach of promise damages set at 20 000 dollars.
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Emma M. Brodeur
Boston
Ware
Frank P. Clark
F. P. Clark & Co
Noted Fashion Miliner Sues Mr Clark in Northampton
Miss Brodeur a Ware milliner linked to Edward Bryson & Co seeks redress in Northampton Superior Court after Mrs Clark's death. She retained William P Thlale of Boston with Francis M Carroll to defend Clark. She claims wrongs by a man older than her father amid extortion claims and a pending fight over settlement.
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Clark
Boston
Brodean
Edward Bryson & Co
Ware
Miss Brodeur
William P. Thlale
Northampton
Francis M. Carroll
Carroll & Simpson
Fatal Fire Burns Grace Hurd at SevYear-Olds Mittens
In Lynn on February 7 Grace Hurd seven, daughter of Mrs Annie Hurd, burned when warming hands over an open stove. Flames caught her dress. she died at the hospital four hours later after inhaling smoke. The mother is a widow.
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Lynn
Grace Hurd
Annie EK
Minority Says Try It Sliding Scale for Gas Boston Brookline
Two reports to the Legislature on applying the sliding scale to Massachusetts gas companies outline arguments for and against adoption. The majority backs no firm position, while Cotter and Hall urge adoption in Boston Brookline, noting potential 75 cent gas and benefits to manufacturers, consumers, and workers based on English experience.
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Douglas
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gas and Eletric Light Commission
Douglas Commission
Barker
Schaff
George
James FE. Cotter
Charles P. Hall
Messrs
Cotter
Hall
England
Boston
Great Britain
General Court
Commonwealth
Brookline
London
George Livesey
Fair Weather Preview for Thursday and Friday
The forecast calls for fair skies on Thursday and Friday with gradually warming temperatures. Light variable winds are expected, bringing mild conditions for outdoor activities.
Thursday and Kridar- New England Weather Update
Fair and warmer conditions prevail on Thursday with increasing cloudiness later. A northward snow tends to form in the north while the south experiences rain or snow, as fresh northeast winds develop.
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Kridar
New England
Sliding scale gas pricing proposed for Boston area
A sliding scale system ties gas price to dividend changes. For every penny price cut below a standard price, the company can raise the dividend 14 percent above the standard, or 1 percent for a fourpence cut. If adopted by the Boston Consolidated Gas Co, the standard price is 90 cents and the dividend 7 percent, with a 1 percent dividend rise for every 5 cent price drop, suggesting prices could reach 75 cents in a few years.
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Boston
London
Great Britain
Ireland
Board of Trade
Board of Works
Corporation ofLondon
Brookline
England
Massachusetts
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Sliding scale and compulsory sale shape gas price policy
The text debates how much price cuts reach English consumers from a sliding scale and compulsory stock sales. It notes the sliding scale hinges on a company’s desire to pay high dividends and argues that fundamental legal principles must be abandoned before its adoption in the State.
Richmond gas plant under fire in city council report
A Richmond Times-Despatch summary of a joint committee's report criticizes the city gas plant management, urges leasing to private enterprise or a near total rebuild costing about 494000 dollars with 354000 to be available immediately, and calls for a skilled engineer with full authority to manage staffing and operations.
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Times-Despatch
Richmond
Richmond Times-Despatch
Criger Wanes in Illness as Doctors Seek Answers
Kriger of Klakhart Indiana is reported much worse with a puzzling ailment described as neuralgia of spinal nerves with possible additional complications. Morphine calmed pain briefly while contractions cause agony. osteopathic treatment failed and a Chicago specialist may be consulted if no improvement in 24 hours. The illness reportedly began after exposure during a December hunting trip in Tennessee.
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Criger
Chicago
Jack Doran
Tennessee
South
Harvard Downs Brown In 5 To 0 Victory
Collins outlines spring game schedule while Harvard beats Brown 5 to 0. East and West line up for a 40 yard dash at the B A A meet. Harvard also defeats Yale in basketball 25 to 9. Boston horse show offers 20000 in cash and prizes.
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Harvard
Brown
Boston
Holy Cross
Yale
Townsend
Slasher Strikes Twice in Boston Neighborhoods
The Slasher attacked two women in Mast Boston and Dover street area last evening. Mrs. Mila Broussard, 160 Saratoga street, had her hair cut by scissors on her porch before fainting and being carried inside. Two hours later on Dover street bridge Miss Alice Markley and her sister were approached as the assailant cut Miss Markley’s braid.
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Mila Broussard
Saratoga Street
Boston
Dover Street
Alice Markley
Miss Markley
Hair Snatching Slasher Preys On Girl On Dover Street Bridge
On Dover Street Bridge a man dubbed Jack the Slasher trailed 11 year old Alice Markley and her sister Dora for half a mile before snipping 18 inches of hair from Alice with a pair of scissors. He lingered as pedestrians watched and slipped away after dropping half the scissors. The attackers bold approach and the incident were witnessed by many, including the girls who had warned others of the culprit. The story continues on Page 12 Fifth Column.
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Boston
Jack the Slasher
Alice Markley
West Sixth Street
Dover Street Bridge
Portland
Dora
South End
Dover Street
Dorchester Avenue
Fear Anthracite Strike Prep Demands For Feb 15
In Wilkes Barre district boards of anthracite miners met to prepare district demands for the scale committee. The meeting aims to finalize demands to be presented to operators on February 15. President John Mitchell and district presidents were expected. Baer and Fleming commented on operator stockpiles and potential strike impacts.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
John Mitchell
Nichols
Fahey
Dettry
Indianapolis
George S. Baer
Reading Company
Henry S. Fleming
Bituminous Coal Trade Association
Anthracite Coal Operators’ Association
Coal Strike Today Rocks Pittsburg Area
Ten thousand bituminous coal miners began a strike after a midnight session, signaling a nationwide miners movement. The stoppage halts coal shipments from the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg line and affects 200 railroad workers and 500 shopmen. Mass meetings in Punxsutawney and Reynoldsville set the plan for extended action.
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Pittsburg
Mine Workers of America
Dubois
Clearfield and Jefferson Coal and Iron Company
Yatesboro
Helvetia
Sykesville
Omer
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Boston Well Supplied Amid Coal Strike, 1902 Report
A Metropolitan Coal Company spokesman told the Post at 2:50 this morning that Boston holds ample soft and hard coal with no major strike impact expected. About 120,000 tons of hard coal arrived last month and 305,000 tons of bituminous coal were received. Railroads are stocked, with the Boston & Maine chain holding hundreds of thousands of tons and 100,000 at Concord Junction. Enormous supplies exist at Troy, Woodsville, East Somerville, and along the Mystic River, while New England forwarding centers show light orders indicating little depletion.
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Metropolitan Coal Company
Boston
Boston & Maine
Concord Junction
Troy
N. Y
Woodsville
N. H
East Somerville
Mystic River
New England
Falmouth Poison Mystery Deepens
Falmouth February 7 state and local police insist no homicide in Mrs Reuben Handy death linked to a so called love potion relatives will pursue further inquiry The stomach was sent to Cambridge for analysis by Harvard physician Dr Whitney Harold Hart linked to the case was questioned and released with no charges currently filed against him.
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Falmouth
Reuben Handy
Cambridge
Whitney
Harvard College
Harold Hart
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