Strike Leader Pratt Arrested in Philadelphia Riot Probe
Philadelphia police arrested Clarence Pratt national organizer of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees on a warrant accusing him of conspiring to incite riot. He was taken from a mass meeting and held at City Hall with a hearing set for tomorrow morning. Warrant rumors point to other labor leaders being sought.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Clarence
Pratt
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Beaton
Central Station
Frank O'Connor
Union
Carmen
Redmond Breaks With Asquith In House Row
London February 21 The House of Commons scene shows the government lacking allies to push legislation and delaying Lords reform. Premier Asquith says financial measures will go forward while Nationalist leader Redmond declares the Irish will not support the plan. Laborites convene to decide their path, likely following the Irish.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
House of Lords
John E. Redmond
Laborites
Asquith Budget Debate Sends Irish Rebels Rallying
Parliament opens with a tense budget clash as Mr Redmond and Irish colleagues threaten to oppose the government. He asserts Irish MPs will not back Asquith, pressuring resignation while radicals rally to his side. King’s Lords reform clause signals royal disassociation amid finance debate.
Killed in Barroom Dispute
John A. McLean, 55, of 784 Main street Wakefield, was killed in a saloon at 165 Court street last evening. Police could not explain the death though at headquarters it was suggested he fell and struck his head on a brass railing or weighing machine.
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John A. McLean
Main Street
Wakefield
Court Street
Joy Street
McLean
Tragedy at Wakefield saloon leaves man dead
Mc Lean and John J. Wheeler went to the John C. McKee Co saloon on Salem Street in Wakefield. A brawl broke out, bartender James J. Butler separated them, McLean was knocked unconscious and died from a fractured skull. No arrests yet. police say little about the case.
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McLean
John J. Wheeler
Salem Street
Wakefield
John C. McKee & Co
James J. Butler
Hudson Street
Somerville
Butler
Hugh Lee
Joy Street
Wheeler
City Hospital
Hope Renewed for Tillman Recovery
Washington dispatch reports renewed hope for Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina as his condition improves from a serious illness. Paralysis abates, he regains limited movement in right arm and leg, and aphasia lessens allowing speech. Doctors credit temperament and good health. Dr. J W Babcock travels to Columbia, SC, optimistic for possible home return in a month or six weeks.
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Washington
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
J. W. Babcock
Tillman
Columbia
S. C
Dorchester Man Dies in Providence Station
Edison W. Dawson of 10 Parkman Street Dorchester died yesterday afternoon at Union Station Providence Rhode Island after he ran for a train and collapsed in the car He fell unconscious while attempting to board the train and was found unresponsive by station staff
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Edison W. Dawson
Parkman Street
Dorchester
Providence
R. I
Canuso Crew Stricken By Scarlet Fever Yet Aground Off Cape Ann
The tramp steamer Canuso with 12 sick crew members and bunkers empty was picked up by the revenue cutter Gresham near Cape Ann. The Gresham refused to board tonight due to fever and will standby until daylight for tugs to tow the disabled vessel into Boston.
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Newburyport
Canuso
Cape Aan
Gresham
Boston
Engineer Eaton's Bold Mission Saves Stranded Canuse
Captain John Eaton of Little Deer Isle Maine sailed ashore at Salisbury Beach seeking help for the ailing Canuse. He trudged to Newburyport, alerted Plum Island lifeboat crew, and urged pursuit by revenue cutter off Province Town, leading to rescue forty miles off Cape Ann. Eaton, sick and exhausted, recounts guiding the launch to Plum Island and arranging for aid to reach the ship.
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John Eaton
Little Deer Isle
Salisbury Beach
Eaton
Salisbury
Newburyport
Plum Island
Maddocks
Life Savers
Silas Harding
Portsmouth
Harding
Gresham
Provincetown
Revenue Cutter
Aberroth
Faton
Cape Ann
Canuso
Cuba
New York
Casino
City police augmented by State fencibles for riot duty
The State fencibles about 200 strong sworn in for riot duty join city police under the armory agreement and will serve in uniform with rifles and bayonets. Philadelphia National Guard commanders discuss mobilizing troops at a moment's notice. Mayor can call on these forces under a special act. Governor Stuart and Adjutant General Stewart are in the city. A regular force of 8500 police and 2000 specials is enlarged by 66 Park guards and 500 other city employees who begin duty tomorrow to aid worn out officers on streetcars.
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National Guard
Philadelphia National Guard
Stuart
Thomas J. Stewart
Rich Man's Nose Broken by Fireman in Lenox Fire
Lenox, Feb 21 A Lenox fireman accidentally broke the nose of Raymond G. Duval of 41 East Fiftieth Street New York and fractured two teeth during a blaze that partially destroyed the house of James Whitingham on Court House Hill.
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LENOX
Raymond G. Duval
E. Fiftieth Street
New York
James Whitingham
Court House Hill
Fire at Lenox Curtis hotel disrupts holiday visitors
Mr Duval and Malcolm Douglas Sloane held a ladder as a fireman’s boot injured Mr Duval. Visitors including Helen Alexandre Rosamond Dixey and Maunsell Crosby aided by holding ladders. The blaze rekindled at eight, diners fled in evening attire. John B. E Alexandre’s head butler, Mr Whitingham, noted.
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Mr. Duval
Malcolm Douglas Sloane
Mr. Sloane
Lenox
Helen
Alexandre
Rosamond Dixey
Maunsell
Crosby
Harrig Fahenestock
Francis V. L. Hoppin
Curtis Hotel
Whitingham
John BE. Alexandre
Shaken Up in Bump on L Train Bronx Station Crash
Several passengers were slightly hurt and shaken up when a Third Avenue elevated line train collided with a stationary train at a Bronx station. None of the cars fell into the street, and no serious injuries were reported.
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New York
Third Avenue S Road
Bronx
Axe and Knife as Weapons Duel in Greenwich
Slurring words spoken of a young woman led to a duel in Greenwich between Charles Melelo wielding an axe and Anthony Speradino with a long knife. The fight lasted over ten minutes with both men exhausted from loss of blood and Speradino in dangerous condition.
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Greenwich
Conn
Charles Melelo
Anthony Speradino
Speradino
Knife and Axe Duel on Davis Avenue Lawn
Speradino circulated abusive stories about Melelo's daughter and Melelo challenged him to a duel on his lawn. The men armed with a long knife and an axe fought for minutes as neighbors begged them to stop. Speradino slashed Melelo's face and hand, Melelo delivered crushing blows, and both men collapsed exhausted as bystanders intervened.
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Speradino
Melelo
Davis Avenue
Speratiino
Title Insurance Costs You Nothing Examined
Examination of title without guarantee costs as much as with a guaranty and the latter is the only thing that counts when trouble comes.
Philadelphian Grounded Near Castle Island in Fog
The Leyland liner Philadelphian from London bound for this port with a $1,000,000 cargo ran aground on a mud flat just inside Castle Island in dense fog yesterday morning. Five tugs freed her at 9:20 PM as a strong flood tide shifted her from course. no damage was reported to Flats.
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London
Castle Island
Philadelphian Grounded Near Fort Independence After Tug Assist
The Philadelphian became the third steamer to ground near buoy 9 at Fort Independence, with the City of Birmingham and the Leyland liner Venetian also losses. Five tugs worked over an hour as cargo was lightered. she backed into the channel and docked at East Boston. Captain George reported no damage, while crews struggled through fog, rain, and clay suction to free her.
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City of Birmingham
Savannah
London
Birmingham
Confidence
Juno
Mercury
Pallas
New Leyland Line
Boston
E. S. Booth
Leyland Line
R. D. George
George
Watchman
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