De Cordova Still Free In Statutory Offense Case
Mrs. Grace Breckenridge and Julian de Cordova face a statutory offense charge in Municipal Court. Breckenridge appeared ill and did not enter a plea. she and de Cordova have not appeared as warrant remains unserved. Breckenridge’s bondsman posted 302 dollars for the case set to Feb. 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Breckenridge
Julian de Cordova
Union Glass Works
Back Bay
Breckenridge
McPherson
Holland Turns Up Alive After Rio de Janeiro Wreck
In San Francisco on February 24 41 Hol land third officer of the Rio de Janeiro who was missing after the wreck reported he survived. He helped Captain Ward load passengers into lifeboats then was swept under as the ship sank. He clung to a life preserver and was saved by an Italian fisherman after nearly drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Holland
Rio de Janeiro
Steamship Company
Rio
Ward
Car Kills Lexington Man In Street Collision
J. E. Butcher of Lexington was killed and Howard Dalrymple severely injured when their wagon collided head on with a Lexington & Boston electric car near the Munroe Tavern. Motorman Peter B. Bycroft was arrested after bailed, claiming he saw the team on the track then vanished, then saw it again on the track on a down grade run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J. E. Butcher
Howard Dalrymple
Lexington & Boston Electric
Munroe
Butcher
Peter B. Bycroft
Minister Wu Ting Fang Visits Cleveland On Short Stay
Minister Wu Ting Fang spent Sunday in Cleveland after arriving Friday morning. He delivered several addresses and toured the city with committees in charge of entertainment. He was hosted by the University Club with both morning and evening receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Wu Ting Fang
University Club
Brake failure causes collision near Exchange Street crossing
Worcester Massachusetts February 24 A fall ing brake caused a wreck near the Exchange street crossing this morning. Robert H. Dodge a New York New Haven Hartford brakeman jumped from the first car and escaped without serious injuries. A conservative estimate of the damage places it at 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Exchange Street
Robert H. Dodge
New York, New Haven & Hartford
King Edward Cancels Ireland Visit This Year
King Edward informs Cadogan that deep mourning prevents a planned Ireland visit this year but he hopes to schedule the trip next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Parl Cadogan
Ireland
Otto Geldemeister Towed After Dismast by Nome City
The long overdue ship Otto Geldemeister arrived towed into San Diego by Nome City shearing her masts. The dismasted vessel faced a winter voyage and salvage efforts were awaited from local crews and port authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Otto Geldemeister
Nome City
Fire Hits Boston Department Store in Urbana
Fire started in the Boston Department Store today and spread to adjoining buildings in the center of Urbana causing a loss of 76000 dollars. The blaze began February 2 and caused significant fire damage to surrounding structures in the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Boston
Dowager Empress Frederick’s Illness Tests Royal Travel
London reports the Dowager Empress Frederick is worse. King Edward speeds to Cronberg to be at his sister’s bedside. Princess Beatrice will travel from Windsor to Cronberg, while Emperor William meets the king at Frankfort. Royal yacht crowds sing as it enters Flushing Harbor.
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London
Frederick
Germany
Beatrice
Windsor
Cronberg
Edward
Flushing
Emperor William
Homburg
Friedrichshof Schloss
Frankfort
Flushing Harbor
Wilhelmina
Dowager Empress in Pain Observed in Park Sleigh Ride
In Cronberg Prussia the Dowager Empress Frederick took a half hour park ride in a hand sleigh today joined by Dr Renvers during his Sunday visit. Emperor William visited yesterday and today, with the royal bulletin noting chronic pain and limited sleep but overall gradual improvement in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronberg
Prussia
Frederick
Renvers
Emperor William
Reavers
Ain
Neilson Trial Opens in Worcester Murder Case
Oscar William Erickson Neilson goes on trial for the murder of Gustave Erickson in Worcester. Judges Bond and Hopkins preside. Edward O Donnell defends Neilson. Hoar Taft prosecute with Chief Stone and Inspector O Day aiding. A 100 juror venue is set and twenty-two peremptory challenges per side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Oscar William Erickson Neilson
Gustave Erickson
Bond
Hopkins
Neilson
Erickson
Oscar Johnson
Edward O'Donnell
Sullivan & O’ Donnell
Hoar
Taft
Stone
O’day
Deportations Set in Chinese Cases in Newport Hearing
At Newport Vermont on February 24 United States Commissioner John Young ordered seven Chinese individuals deported and five discharged after a hearing on Chinese cases. Another hearing is scheduled for April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
United States
John Young
Anxiety Over Devonian Steamship Missing From Liverpool Voyage
Steamship circles fear the Leyland line Devonian, a 15 knot passenger and freight steamer, may be delayed or in tow of the Allan Line Assyrian after leaving Liverpool on the 18th. Reports suggest she could be bound for Halifax or Portland, with possible trouble akin to the Lancastrian incident. Built last year at Harland & Wolff Belfast for Atlantic service, the Devonian has performed well and may be accompanied by another vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyland Line
Devonian
George Muir
Liverpool
Michigan
Charlestown
Halifax
Allan Line
Glasgow
Portland
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ireland
Russian Sugar Policy Sparks Wider Trade War Debate
The Financial Messenger rejects claims of open or secret Russian export premiums and argues any such premiums stem from trusts seeking higher abroad prices. The Journal de St. Petersburg warns against a dangerous precedent, noting this logic could justify duties on iron, steel, and other American products and threaten mutual trade interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Journal
de St. Petersburg
United States
Europe
Brussels
America
Ministry of Finance
Western Europe
J Milton Clark Dies After Thirty Three Years as Sub Treasury Messenger
John Milton Clark of 2 Florence Place Cambridge died yesterday after years of feeble health. A former Civil War veteran with the Twenty fourth Massachusetts Regiment he was nearly 84 and survived by two sons and a daughter in law. Funeral plans at his Cambridge home with private burial in Cambridge Cemetery. He once sent notices to Boston papers forbidding publication of stories about him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton Clark
sub-Treasury
Florence Place
Cambridge
Mr. Clark
Kentucky
South
Boston
Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment
Theodore P. B. Clark
Back Bay
Eugene B. Clark
Boston Post Office
Isabel Clark
Cyrus
Clark
Bank Officers’ Association
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough to Occupy Marble House
Newport report notes the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough will visit this summer to reside at Marble House, the Belmont family estate in Newport Rhode Island. The move centers on the duchess's family property.
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Newport
R. I
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Marble House
Va. H. PF. Belmont
Fire Damages Shed and Locomotive Cab in Roxbury
A shed fire at 29 East Canton Street causes $100 in losses to G. F. Crawford’s property. A second blaze in the cab of a New York New Haven and Hartford locomotive at Roxbury also costs $100, sparked by embers. Charles F. Gammon of Imperial University at Tien Tsin described the siege at Association Hall with vivid detail.
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East Canton Street
G. F. Crawford
Round House
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Roxbury
Tien Tsin
Association Hall
Charles F. Gammon
Imperial University
Lenox Fears Trolley Invasion Ends Grand Social Era
Lenox faces a potential exodus of its wealth and social elite as an electric street railway threat looms. The Stokes, Westinghouse, and Morgan families plan to abandon or fortify estates, foretelling a collapse of the town’s famed summer fetes and social prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Boston Heiress Becomes nun at Sacred Heart Convent
Miss Eleanor M. O'Donnell, 23, heiress daughter of the late James O'Donnell, renounces society and wealth to join the Convent of Sacred Heart Kernwood Albany. Educated in Boston, she lived with her mother Mrs. John B. Fitzpatrick and grandfather Edward McHugh, renowned as a musician and artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor M. O'Donnell
Boston
Sacred Heart
Kernwood
Albany
Miss O'Donnell
James O'Donnell
James O’donnell & Co
John B. Fitzpatrick
Edward McHugh
Roxbury
John Galvin Remembered as Florist Pioneer and Family Man
John Galvin died Saturday evening at age seventy eight after a long, productive life. Known as Uncle John in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, he was a beloved florist who helped shape Boston’s flower trade and planted much of the Public Garden and Commonwealth Avenue. He led a charitable life, supported his sons, and remained active in business and civic circles with a lifelong love of flowers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galvin
John
Trish Society
Patrick Donahoe
Galvin
Boston
Lothrop Motley
Dutch Republic
Oliver Wendell Iolmes
Gibraltar
China
Japan
Smilax
Commonwealth Avenue
United States
Boston Club
Parker’s
Bank Club
Thomasl. Jenks
Newton Talbot
Benjamin James
L. Foster Morse
Horace T. Rockwell
Sampson
Admiral
Walter Scott
Samuel Lover
Barker to Be Released on Day Transaction
Thomas G. Barker, who shot the Rev. John Keller of Arlington New Jersey, is to be released on a $5000 bond tomorrow.
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Grach M. Breckenridge
New York
Michael C. Murphy
Bossy
YA TN
Kings Sister
Princess Beatrice
Dowager Empress
the Kaiser
Neilson Trial
Carrie Nation
Tarif
J. Milton Clark
Marlboroughs
Stokes
Long Island
Anson Phelps Stords
Shadow Brook
O. L. Fern & CO
Union Street
Freeman, Somerville
Eleanor O’donnell
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