Macrom A Victim New York Chronicle Report On Pretoria Ex Consul
A New York Journal correspondent recounts Charles E. Macrum ex consul at Pretoria leaving on leave during a critical time. The writer asserts Macrum did not resign, details pursuit by British agents, and notes official contact in Washington. Macrum sought to return to Pretoria, but media focus and political shifts created an embattled position.
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New York
New York Journal
South Africa
Macrum
Bays
Charles E. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Europe
Naples
Paris
London Chronicle
State Department
Powers
McKinley
Hill
Hay
Senate
Ohio
Washington
Department
Jing
Hollis
Department of State
Maccrum
Funeral for Mrs Marcella Boyer Held in Somerville
Funeral services were held yesterday at the family home for Mrs Marcella Boyer of 29 Wigglesworth street with Rev H D Maxwell of the Cross Street Universalist Church officiating.
Hyde Park Missing Man Won’t Be Traced in Nearby Towns
Philip Cunningham remains missing after leaving his home on December 25. Police Chief O Connell reports inquiries in surrounding towns yielded no trace. He was last seen walking on Poplar Street in the Jamaica Plain district.
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Philip Cunningham
O'Connell
Poplar Street
Jamaica Plain
R Robert Elliott
Pond Street
G. A. BR
Muirview
Liverett Square
George Broker
Roxbury
Timothy Smith * Co
Boston
Annus
Waverly Hall
Keargiuay
Beb
Juror Hynes Reflects on Molineux Verdict
In a continuation of coverage, Juror Hynes the undertaker recalls the deliberations over the Molineux case. He says the verdict followed the evidence and the jurors’ duty, expresses openness to exoneration if new proof emerges, and notes the consensus among strong minded jurors.
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Hynes
Molineux to Be Next Prisoner in Sing Sing Electric Chair
There are eight condemned men awaiting execution at Sing Sing prison. Roland B. Molineux has been found guilty and will be the next prisoner placed in the condemned cells. Two cells are vacant in the north end, one previously used by Carlyle Harris during his stay before execution.
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New York
Sing Sing
Roland B. Molineux
Carlyle Harris
Molineux
Boston Lawyers React To Molineux Verdict
Leading Boston lawyers share doubt about the trial outcome. They suggest possible grounds for a new trial due to questions about the justice of the verdict and the recorder’s rulings while noting newspaper reports may not fully reflect the case. Names mentioned include James E. Cotter Sughrue Melvin O. Adams Bordman Hall Riley and Edward McLaughlin.
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Boston
The
Post
Molineux
Recorder
James E. Cotter
Sughrue
Melvin O. Adams
Messrs
Bordman Hall
Thomas Riley
Edward McLaughlin
Cotter Comments on Molineux Verdict Details
Lawyer James E. Cotter analyzes the Molineux verdict noting the defense rested without presenting any evidence. He cites appeals to U S and Massachusetts rulings on defendant silence and juror conduct as potential grounds for a new trial.
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Tiade Park
James E. Cotter
Molineux
Boston Papers
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Post
Cotter
Adams Says Molineux Suffered From Atmosphere
Melvin O. Adams states he has read only headlines from the Molineux trial and formed no opinion but believes the defendant suffered as much from atmosphere as from competent evidence.
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Molineux
Melvin O. Adams
Do Not Think That the Jury Had Sufficient Evidence to Convict
Thomas Riley argues the jury may have lacked sufficient evidence to convict Molineux though he did not witness the full trial. He notes juries are cautious with circumstantial evidence and says they must have felt sure before deciding. He expresses sympathy for Molineux and prefers sparing ten men over executing one innocent man.
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Thomas Riley
Molineux
Jury Reaches Just Verdict Says Sughrue
Assistant District Attorney Sughrue commented that newspapers cannot capture all evidence effects from transcriptions. He said the government gathered thorough evidence and the case was intensely tried, with a capable defense. He noted the jury reflected a big city and the trial differed from local practice.
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Sughrue
New York
Government Did Not Quite Connect Molineux With Alleged Crime
Mr. Bordman Hall argued there are grave doubts about resting the case without handwriting testimony. He noted tense conduct between prosecutors and defense and suggested a new trial could be warranted. He warned the government’s link to Molineux was unclear and handwriting evidence could alter the outcome.
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Molineux
Bordman Hall
New York
Goft
Recorder
Hall
Disagreement Expected By Mc Laughlin After North Trip
Edward A. Mc Laughlin, just back from Pinehurst North Carolina, said he did not follow the case closely but expected a jury disagreement. He noted that several New York men including prominent lawyers shared this view after his southern trip.
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Edward A. McLaughlin
Pinehurst
N. C
New York
South
Henderson Not Named for Police Chief Yet Sparks Debate
In Everett ex Mayor John D. Henderson says he has not asked for police chief. Supporters of Chief Pendergast hope for reappointment while others doubt Henderson candidacy. Meanwhile Alderman Charles Manser backers push for the post. Glendon Club hosts Ladies Night and a Tuxedo Club show. a stag party and vaudeville follow. Sons of Veterans and G A R units attended Union Defenders Day service at Universalist Church with Rev G G Hamilton delivering a sermon. Tomorrow the Everett Volunteer Veteran Firemen plan an entertainment and dance in Everett.
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John D. Henderson
Pendergast
Nichols
Henderson
Charles Manser
Glendon Club
Tuxedo Club
Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps No. 40
James A. Perkins Post
Universalist Church
G. G. Hamilton
Everett Volunteer Veteran Firemen's Association
Everett
Boers Massing to Outflank Buller in Natal theater
Churchill from Frere Camp analyzes Buller’s position and Ladysmith relief risks. He notes Boer strength, scarce maps, and the heavy toll of siege fighting, with potential shifts toward Delagoa Bay and Groote River operations.
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Buller
Winston Churchill
Frere
Morning Post
Natal
Tugela
Ladysmith
Brokfontein
Doorm Kloof
Great Britain
Delagoa Bay
Portugal
Boers Active at Rensburg In South Africa War Update
Despatches from Cape Town report Boer efforts at Rensburg and Kimberley with trenches, outflanking moves, and gun positions. Australian and Inniskilling detachments clash with Boers. convoys reach Blingersfontein amid brushes. Five months into the war, calls for more troops accompany notes on mining and economic impact.
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Charles Williams
Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Ladysmith
Joseph Chamberlain
South Africa
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Spenser Wilkinson
Morning Post
Colesberg
Maude Gonne Headlines Pro Boer Meeting in Lowell
In Lowell on February 11 an enthusiastic crowd of about 1000 heard Maude Gonne speak on the Boer cause. Joseph Smith presided, with Daniel J. Donahue also addressing the gathering. Resolutions supporting Irish sympathy with the Boers were adopted, and proceeds will aid widows and orphans of Boer soldiers.
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Lowell
Maude Gonne
Joseph Smith
Daniel J. Donahue
Miss Gonne
England
National Party
Ireland
John W. McEvoy
Roosevelts Plea on Isthmian Canal Treaty
Governor Roosevelt declares opposition to ratification of the Isthmian Canal treaty unless amended to place full U S control over the canal in peace and war. He cites sea power and the Monroe doctrine as vital reasons.
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New York
Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal
United States
Brookline Considers Legality of Corey Hill Park Land Purchase
A Brookline town meeting allocated 12000 dollars last Monday for buying one acre atop Corey Hill for a park. Questions arise over by law compliance, with a March annual meeting likely to revisit the article. Horace James says the board will act only if the appropriation is proven illegal.
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Brookline
Corey Hill
Horace James
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Eight Hour Question Dominates Building Trades Council Meeting
Delegates at yesterdays Building Trades Council meeting spent hours on the eight hour question. They predicted most workers will not exceed eight hours per day in a few years. An eight hour meeting at Faneuil Hall on March 21 was endorsed. The idea of a trade school by the Massachusetts Mechanics Charitable Association was discussed and the State legislative committee was asked to study its aims.
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Building Trades Council
Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts Mechanics’ Charitable Association
Naval Cadet Fred A Higgins Dies at Home
Fred A Higgins a cadet aboard the training ship Enterprise died Saturday night at his Cambridgeport home He was the son of ex Representative Sumner C Higgins a Cambridge businessman and well known in the community.
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Fred A. Higgins
Enterprise
Cambridgeport
Sumner C. Higgins
Cambridge
Portigal Schwartzman Marriage at Union Park Hall
Miss Essie Schwartzman of this city wed Mr Charles Portigal of Winnipeg Canada in a ceremony conducted by Rabbi H S Schoher. Bridesmaids were Frances Grossman Flora Grossman Bessie Sideman Sadie Nichols maid of honor. Best man was J Nasson. Ushers included Louis Nichols Samuel Grossman Hyman Poeter. The bride wore white silk. they will reside in Winnipeg Canada.
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Union Park Hall
Essie Schwartzman
Charles Portigal
Winnipeg
Can
H. S&s. Schoher
Frances Grossman
Flora Grossman
Bessie Sideman
Sadie Nichols
J. Nasson
Louis Nichols
Samuel Grossman
Hyman Poeter
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters establish two courts
In Lowell yesterday and last evening, two new Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters courts opened. Westford Court 170 formed at Graniteville with 25 charter members, and North Chelmsford Court 171 formed at North Chelmsford with 30 charter members.
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Lowell
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Westford
Graniteville
North Chelmsford
Funeral for Ralph Nye Held After Canal Street Death
The funeral for Ralph W. Nye age 7 who died Friday morning at Andrew Dutton’s upholstering shop on Canal Street was held yesterday afternoon. The service was at his father D B Nye’s home 1 ½ Chestnut Street Cambridgeport, conducted by Rev Frank E Ramsdell of Pilgrim Congregational Church. Friends attended including his employer Andrew Sington and 22 store employees. Interment was in Southboro Massachusetts.
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Marcella Boyer
Wigglesworth Street
H. D. Maxwell
Cross Street Universalist Church
Williamson & Forg
Postoffice Square
James Loane
Fitchburg
Somerville Avenue
Fitchburg Street
Burnham Coal Company
Peter MacQueen
Egypt
Palestine
Wrest Congregational Church
Third Universalist Church
Thomas Edward Potterton
Universalist Church
A. Gunnison
D. Edward Lewis
Boston
Y. M. C. A. Yesteray
Herbert Johnson
Central Club
Clarendon Hill
Holland and
Wallace Streets
Frank O. J. Tarbox
Ralph W. KE. Nye
Andrew Dutton
Canal Street
D. B. Nye
Cheestnut Street
Cambridgeport
Frank E. Ramsdell
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Penn Hig
Andrew Sgnitton
Southboro
Mass
Home and Foreign Missions Society
Methodist Church
Newton
Newton Young Men’s Christian Association
C. H. Talmadge
Cambridge
George Winn Abbott
Alred Quincy Cole
Otis Street
Newtonville
Land Fund
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Garden City Colony
Circuit Hall
Newton Centre
Carolne W. Stacey
Watertown Street
West Newton
John Matteson
Episcopal Church
Tennyson Rebekah Lodge
Stacey
Newton Cemetery
Olivia Whiting Hyde
Horatio N. Hyde
J.C. Ivy
Fairmont Avenue
Hyde
Gate City Still Fast Aground Off East Moriches
The Gate City remains aground off East Moriches L I after striking Thursday night as seas grow rougher. Sixteen crewmen were brought ashore today by breeches buoy to ease rescue, while Captain Googins and twenty others stay aboard to aid wreckers in a last effort at tonight's high tide.
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New York
Gate City
East Moriches
L. I
Googins
Newton Society Activities and Local Obituaries Highlight Week
The Newton community lists meetings and musical events at local churches and halls including the Home and Foreign Missions Society and Garden City Colony. Multiple funerals and interments occur for Mrs. Stacey Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Hyde with services at Newton Cemetery and local churches.
Officers elected by Sanitary and Street Cleaning Union
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Union elected J. J. Downing as president and Thomas A. McNally as vice president. Also chosen were P. H. Shaughnessy as corresponding secretary J. J. Burns as recording secretary D. D. Donlan as financial secretary J. Manning as treasurer William B. Stone as sergeant-at-arms E. J. Gallagher W. EF Gallagher J. T. IXano as trustees.
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Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Union
J. J. Downing
Thomas A. McNally
P. H. Shaughnessy
J. J. Burns
D. D. Donlan
J. Manning
William B. Stone
E. J. Gallagher
W. EF. Gallagher
J.T. Ixano
Steamers Schley and Sampson set speed records on Jamaica route
The steamers Admiral Schley and Sampson, moved to the Philadelphia winter route, set speed marks from Jamaica to Delaware Canes and back. The Sampson later beat prior times with a 3 day 19 hour inward run, while outward trips to Jamaica took 3 days 18 hours. Cattle and sheep shipments to Europe favored Philadelphia over New York, with Portland yards also boasting higher cargo totals.
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Admiral Sampson
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Farragut
United Fruit Company
Jamaica
Philadelphia
Schley
Delaware Canes
Hopkins
Sampsonsiaw
Batman
Metropolis
Portland
Metropolitan
Atlantic Works
Flaley & Appleton
Keough
Campbell
William McKie
Toeckland
Bangor
St. Louis
American Line
Noddie Island
East Boston
Sachem
Liverpool
Somers N. Smith
Pensacola
New York
Lydia B. Cowperthwaite
Jersey City
Amboy
Europa
Oporto
Portugal
New Orleans
United States
Genesta
Sir Richard Sutton
Gosport
England
Pleiades
Boston Towboat Company
Atlantic Coast Service
Cape Breton
Yuencelot
Chili
Standard Oil Company
National
Bayonne
N. J
Stell Lennan
Lewis
Vineyard Haven
Landeman
Shipping News Mini Almanac Brief Arrivals
Shipping notices report sunrise and sunset times, length of day, moonset, high waters, and two steamers arriving the port. The Sarmatian from Britain and Brodie from Glasgow are listed among arrivals.
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Sarmatian
Brodie, Glas
Shipping Movements and Departures From Nantasket Roads
A dated maritime briefing lists departures and sailings from Nantasket Roads with multiple ships and cargos. Vessels include the mer chandise laden H. & A. Allan Boston bound, John G. Hall & Co Prince George bound, and J. F. Masters Turret Age bound for Turret Age. The schooners Wandron Ella and Jennie, plus tug S S Co No. 2, are outward bound with barges S O Co No. 8 1. The winds are northwest and conditions cloudy as several steamers pass east and north for various ports.
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Gow
H. & A. Allan
Boston
Stanwood
Yarmouth
N. S
John G. Hall & Co
Prince George
McKinnon
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
Parthian
Snow
Philadelphia
E. B. Sampson
Herman Winter
Grove
New York
Henry M. Whitney
Dingley
Thompson
Portland
City of
N. B
Clifford
Pederson
St. John
Lennon
Bayonne
N. J
S. O. Co
Nantasket Roads
Agnes Manning
Civis Court Cases List After The Court Session
In the Civis Courts a sequence of cases is recorded including Jennings v Rooney Graffam v L and B Same v same Murphy v Murphy Campbell v Lons dale Frye v Meyer Logan v Zoeggle Gould v Jepson Hunnewell v Stone Ndl Shawmut Bk v Henderson Barker v Loring Newton vy Graffam Fisk v Connolly. In omer.
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Murphy
Campbell
Lonsdale
Frye
Meyer
Logan
Zoeggle
Gould
Jepson
Hunnewell
Stone
N'dl Shawmut Bk
Henderson
Barker
Loring
Newton
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Suffolk Street
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Highland Avenue
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Hilgaland Avenue
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Quinn
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Aldrich
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Kenney
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Butler
Breen
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Sullivan
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Hen
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Schroth
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L Cory Moore
Hardy, J
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Woodman
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Williams
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No. T State Street
Butte & Bingham
United Yukon, Limited
Copper King of
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Board of Directors
Maumett, Sec'y
Loston
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