Coal Club Hearings Expose Massachusetts Coal Stringency
Lynn witnesses tell of a town coal shortage and a Carter Lodge Baer linked carload sale. Henry Sprague defends price fixing while secretary Holder admits burning club records. Miss Fairfield links Boston dealers to price hikes and fines. Indictment sought for conspiracy as hearings reveal pressure tactics and forfeit payments.
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The
Post
Washington
Baer
Wilson
Nahant
Johnson, Nahant
Sprague & Breed
Lynn
Mr. Baer
H. C. Lodge
Massachusetts
City Hall
William C. Holder
Joseph T. Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Philadelphia & Reading
Salem
Skerrett
Holder
Ww. C. Holder & Son
Sprague, Breed Co
Parker
Coal Club
Henry B. Sprague
W. H. Miles
Henry C. Atwill
Willam C. Holden
Chandler
Representative Cunningham
Gloucester
House
Holden
Senator Lodge
President Baer
Lynn Coal Club
S. Brown
Morris A. Stevens
E. O. Honors
James H. Ryan
Two Lives Lost in Fire on Schooner Gertrude
Early this morning a cabin fire on the schooner Gertrude at T Wharf killed two crewmen and left 18 others fighting smoke and flames. Theodore Doucet, a Nova Scotian who joined the crew just last night, died, while Gus Hub bard escaped narrowly after jumping overboard and was rescued and hospitalized. Patrolman Welch aided by other schooner crews helped prevent further loss as the blaze was put out and the vessel sustained serious damage. Captain Herbert Pub lico commanded the craft.
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Gertrude
T Wharf
Welch
J. O'Hara
Box 15
Theodore Doucet
Gus Hubbard
Herbert Publico
Boy Thief Slashes Officer Five Times in Street Assault
Michael C. Bowen fourteen of 10 Fabyan street was arrested after stabbing Patrolman Drake five times yesterday afternoon on Ivanhoe street during a larceny pursuit. Bowen, aided by a Columbus avenue gang, fled but was recaptured. Drake required hospital care for five wrist wounds.
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Michael C. Bowen
Fabyan Street
Drake
Columbus Avenue
Ryan
Ivanhoe Street
Division 6
Preke
Dedham
Ivanhoe
Division 5
Wescott
Dr. Vogel
Four OBrien sisters escape burning home in Revere
Fire ripped through the Dewing estate on Broadway near Revere street destroying the house and causing about 2000 in damages. Miss Mollie OBrien 19 Mary Josephine 17 Veronica 14 and Agnes 10 were awakened by James P Barry T J Foley and Officers Willard Chaney and guided to safety. Father Daniel F O'Brien was away at the time. five brothers were at a local caucus. Neighbors cared for the family after the blaze.
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Revere
Dewing
Broadway
Revere Street
Mollie O’brien
Mary Josephine O’brien
Veronica O’brien
Agnes O’brien
James P. Barry
T. J. Foley
Willard and
Chaney
Daniel F. O’brien
Revere Caucus
Cambridge Board Weighs Rescinding DeWolf Street Boulevard
The Cambridge Board of Survey will seek a legal opinion from the city solicitor on whether it can rescind the DeWolf street boulevard vote. The plan would create an 80 foot street from Charles Iver to Quincy square, improving access to Harvard University from the waterfront. Supporters cite a $110,000 cost while opponents warn it could reach about $300,000.
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Cambridge Board of Survey
DeWolf Street Boulevard
Charles Iver
Quincy Square
Harvard University
Water Front
Harvard Corporation
Cates
William HE. Doyle
DeWolf Street
Haskell Libels Both Dismissed
The Haskell divorce case in Middlesex Superior Court before Judge Gaskill ends with both libels dismissed. Mrs. Haskell accused her husband of cruel and abusive treatment. Mr. Haskell filed a cross libel accusing his wife of a statutory offence, naming Frank B. Pratt of Boston. Both reside in Medford.
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Haskell
Gaskill
Middlesex Superior Court
Mrs. Haskell
Mr. Haskell
Frank B. Pratt
Boston
Medford
Recommendation for Father John's Medicine as throat and lung remedy
A reader from Utica endorses Father John’s Medicine after a three year sever cough failed to improve with other remedies. The testimonial comes from Miss By at Bleecker Street, urging others with throat or lung troubles to try the product.
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Father John
Lanz
Bleecker St
Utica
Not a Patent Medicine Father John Cure Claim
An advertisement declares Father John’s Medicine cures grip and pneumonia without weakening stimulants. The claim presents a patent medicine pitch typical of sensational health tonics from old periodicals.
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Father John
Bill Sewall Visits Harvard with Maine Host
Bill Sewall, the Maine guide, was hosted by A. M. Rollins of Harvard Law School in Cambridge yesterday. They toured rooms once used by President Roosevelt, dined at Memorial Hall with students, and later visited Otis N. Jones on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston with Mrs. Jones and Miss Jones.
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Bill Sewall
Maine Guide
A. M. Rollins
Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Rollins
Calais
Sewall
Roosevelt
Harvard
Memorial Hall
Maine
Teddy
Otis N. Jones
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Boston Area Forecast Fair with Warmer Friday Winds
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Thursday with continued cold and brisk west to north winds. Friday brings wet winds and fair skies with not quite as cold conditions.
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Boston and
Vicl
Washington
New England
Cathedral of St Isaac robbed in St. Petersburg burglary
Burglars broke into the Cathedral of St. Isaac in St. Petersburg last night and removed three diamonds valued at $50,000 from the frame of a picture of the Saviour.
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ST. Petersburg
Cathedral of
St. Isaac
Father John's Medicine Claims Cure All Respiratory Ailments
An advertisement extols Father John's Medicine as a universal remedy for colds asthma bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles promising quick relief and improved breathing.
Death of Hon. Edward J. Flynn in Jamaica Plain
Friends learned of the death of Hon. Edward J. Flynn at his Jamaica Plain home on School Street from pneumonia after a brief illness. Born in Boston June 16 1859 he rose from North End roots to serve in the Massachusetts House and Governor's Council. He attended Boston College and Boston University Law School earning LL.B. and practiced at Suffolk bar. He served in the House 1885 1886 1888 and joined the Governor's Council in 1899.
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Edward J. Flynn
School Street
Jamaica Plain
Mr. Flynn
North End
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Governor's Council
Boston
Boston College
Flynn
Boston University Law School
Suffolk
Harvard Law School
Bowen Appeals to Foreign Envoys on Venezuelan Protocol
In Washington on February 18 Mr Bowen met with Mexican and French ambassadors and ministers from Sweden Norway Denmark the Netherlands Belgium and Spain to inform them of the signing of the American Venezuelan protocol. He left each envoy a copy and said Venezuela desires the remaining protocols to conform in essential details to it.
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Washington
Bowen
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Spain
Venezuela
German cruiser Panther Denied Entry to Maracaibo Lake
The German cruiser Panther sought entry to Lake Maracaibo from Fort San Carlos but was denied. Caracas will decide, and the Panther must wait outside. The region reports fresh excitement as 3000 troops arrive for transport to Caracas.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Panther
Fort San Carlos
Lake of
Caracas
Heirs of Henry Rudloff Win Caracas Concession Suit
The U S Supreme Court ruled for Henry Rudloff’s heirs against Venezuela, granting $700 000 in damages for the 1892 market concession annulment. The United States legation monitored the case closely.
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Caracas
Supreme Court
Henry Rudloff
Rudloff
United States
Legation
Bowdoin Alumni Dinner Sees Peary and Hyde Speak
Bowdoin College President Hyde asserts no paternalism toward students and outlines goals to become a modern college needing substantial faculty growth and funds. Commander Peary discusses polar voyage plans as Bowdoin alumni gather for the 36th Boston area meeting with about 150 attendees.
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Hyde
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Brunswick
Peary
Pole
Greenland
Professor Fay
Tufts College
Harrison Hume
Robinson
Shipley
Rhode Island
Whitney
New Hampshire
P. W. Carver
Association of Bowdoin
Boston
A. E. Burton
Technology
Burton
Edward Stanwood
G. R. Swazey
W. G. Reed
H. 8. Chapman
Catholic University Holds Annual Banquet
The ninth annual alumni banquet of Catholic University of Washington, D. C., was held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York tonight. Father P. J. Hayes urged sympathy and support for the university as the crown of Catholic education. Bishop Thomas J. Conaty, about to be transferred to Los Angeles, responds to the toast The Holy Father.
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New York
Catholic University of Washington
D. C
Waldorf-Astoria
P. J. Hayes
Thomas J. Conaty
Los Angeles
Holy Father
Mystery Valise Found in Charlestown Station 15
A valise found on Baldwin Street Charlestown by Frank Fall is believed to belong to a man in distress. Inside were clothes a photograph two addresses a letter implying possible crime and a note about desperation. Police say the owner may still be alive based on the written message.
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Charlestown
Frank O
Baldwin Street
Fall
Curry
George M. Snow
Blanchard
Bay Brook Company
Sidney M. Snow
Louis Cross
Ponkapog
Maas
Coal theft by boys on sleds on Front Street
Patrolman McTigne encounters six bags and three boxes of soft coal being stolen by a gang of boys on sleds aboard Front Street in Charles Town. The coal, believed linked to Boston & Maine Railroad, was recovered and taken to Station 15.
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Front Street
Charlestown
McTigne
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cortelyou Takes Oath as Secretary of Commerce and Labor
George Bruce Cortelyou, formerly secretary to the president, was sworn in as secretary of the new Department of Commerce and Labor. Chief Justice Fuller administered the oath in the Cabinet room in Washington with the ceremony marking the department’s opening.
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Washington
George Bruce Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
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General Electric Company
Cunningham
Central Square
Beverly
Atwill
Niles
Charlotte Fairfield
Salem Club
Major Davis
George Taylor
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company
Mr. Atwill
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Skerrett
BOY Thief
McLellan
Merrimac
Thompson
Washington Street
John
W. Roxbury
Blizzard
Hon
E. J. Flynn
Catholic University
Cortelyou
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