Strike Ends in Lancaster Weavers Return to Work
Lancaster mills weavers strike at 8 this morning, gathering at Oak street as union leaders seek restoration of pre reduction wages when gingham market improves. Town Hall meeting forms Weavers Union. majority vote to return to work tomorrow, with potential strike if old rates are not restored by May 1.
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Clinton
Lancaster Mills
Nashua River
Oak Street
James Whalen
Weavers’ Union Committee
Bigelow Hall
Cameron Street
George W. Weeks
Lawrence
Adams
Fitchburg
Town Hall
Weavers
Newton Man Injured in Fall From Train
Charles F. Foster of Parker Street Newton Center was brought to Emergency Hospital after falling from a Boston & Albany train at Brookline junction. His skull was fractured and his condition critical as his family was notified.
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Boston & Albany
Brookline
Circuit Road
Charles F. Foster
Parker Street
Newton Centre
Dedham Nomination Papers Filed in Town Offices Race
In Dedham on February 25 the filing period closed with no caucus held. Nominees include for Selectmen David Neal J Everett Smith George W Weatherbee Thomas P Murray and others for assessors town clerk treasurer tax collector and various boards and committees including park commissioners school committees and library trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
David Neal
J. Everett Smith
George W. Weatherbee
Thomas P. Murray
Lester A. Newcomb
Charles H. Ellis
Timothy Lehane
William S. Maccomber
Carlos. Stafter
Edward W. Finn
Erastus Worthington, Jr
Francis L. Babcock
H. Carter John Dean
Irving Donley
William F. Drugan
James R. Finn
Otis S. Guild
Charles O. Haynes
Andrew J. Nolan
James E. Sullivan
A Famous Granite State Case Opens in Supreme Court
Dr Frank E Brigham of Salmon Falls faced an indictment for second degree murder over the October death of Marcia J Quint of South Berwick by malpractice. Proceedings began this afternoon before Judge Wallace with Attorney General Eastman and County Solicitor Nason for the state and Kivel and Gafney for the defense. Testimony is set to begin tomorrow as Drs Russell and Emery of Salem testify for the state. The case draws strong interest due to Brighams popular standing and large practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Brigham
Salmon Falls
Marcia J. Quint
South Berwick
Supreme Court
Wallace
Eastman
Nason
John Kivel
C. B. Gafney
Rochester
Russell and
Emery
Salem
Brigham
Preach N. H
Not a Maniac but Colburn Will Trial At Dedham
The fourth day of the Colburn will case resumed in the Supreme Judicial Court Dedham before Judge Morton with testimony from Miss Abbie C. Howes and lawyers including Seth J. Thomas. Witnesses described Colburn as kind but weak minded, lacking sustained judgment, and not a madman though lacking mental power to make a will. Court adjourned at 4 30 until 9 30 Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Colburn
Supreme Judicial Court
Morton
Robert B. Worthington
Norfolk County
Abbie C. Howes
Miss Howes
Europe
Harriman
Boston
Theron Brown
Newtonville
Howes
Assault and ink well attack in Wal tham court
James Scanlin faced assault on Officer Currin charges in Wal tham District Court. Judge Luce sentenced him to nine months in the House of Correction for the assault, with three additional months for assault on Officer Cater, three months for disturbing the peace, and fifteen days for contempt, totaling fifteen months and fifteen days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
James Scanlin
Currin
Cater
Scanlin
House of Correction
Trance death of Waterbury woman Mary Fanning at 77
In Waterbury Connecticut Mary Fanning aged 77 died at 1 pm after a nine day trance. She fell asleep at 1 o clock last Sunday and could not be awakened. She lived with her daughter Mrs. Michael Sepples and showed minimal signs of life and nourishment was forcibly given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Mary Fanning
Michael Sepples
Spring carriage trade opens in Amesbury week of events
Amesbury gears up for the spring carriage trade opening with visitors arriving to tour factories. Evenings feature Marion Manola Mason, Old Kentucky at the Opera House, the annual banquet, and The Stowaway as Saturday’s attraction. A reported oxalic acid incident involving Edward Bolser prompted medical checks but was deemed nonpoisonous or possibly a hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Marion Manola-Mason
Opera House
Edward Bolser
Murphy
Caterer Boneau Likely Won’t Return to City
Nelson Boneau the caterer who served at Nant ic last summer and later shipped to Canada leaving debts of 15000 will probably never return to Bridgeport. Attorney Mann says settlement attempts are over. Boneau has 1500 left and offered to pay 10 percent of claims. creditors will not accept. He says he had only 5000 when he left and is now in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Nelson Boneau
Niantic
Canada
Mann
Boneau
Montreal
O’brien
Lewiston
Jack ,Green
Dan Sullivan
Ted McGriel
Jimmy ’ Conley
Maffit Flaherty
Joe Donovan
Jack Mee-Gee
Billy Hennessey
Ed Binney
New England
Boston
Inquest Finds No Blame in Dedham Train Death
Trial Justice Thomas H Wakefield of Dedham reports on the death of James J Welch of East Dedham killed at the Dedham depot on January 30 when struck by a moving train on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad He rules there was no fault by the railroad or its workers and the tragedy resulted from Welch’s lack of caution while boarding moving cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Thomas H. Wakefield
James J. Welch
East Dedham
New York
Delaware Senate Ballot Totals Reported In Dover
The fifty seventh ballot for United States Senator in Dover shows Higgins 8, Addicks 5, Massey 4, Wolcott 7, Tunnell 1, Bayard absent 2. Separate party totals not provided and further ballots expected.
O'Brien Wins Boston Championship Bout in Fourteen Rounds
A public boxing card at Bumstead Hall in Boston featured Dick O'Brien defeating Ed Binney in fourteen rounds. O'Brien dominated with relentless aggression while Binney, though beaten, earned praise for grit. Referee Daly declared O'Brien the winner as the crowd roared, with strong support for both fighters after a vigorous, evenly matched contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick O’brien
Ed Binney
Daly
Binney
O’brien
Jere Callahan
Boston
Pat Doherty
Brockton
Doherty
Patsey Finnegan
Fenton
Steve Mahoney
Pastime Athletic Club
Chelsea
Mahoney
Jack Sheehan
William Daly
Jack Green
Joe Gordon
Charlie Gray
Jack O’brien
Jack Stott
Jack Williams
Dan Murphy
O’ Brien
O’l Brien
O'Brien
Rob. Roy
Baker's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health and Backache Relief
Baker's Kidney Pills are advertised as a remedy for backache and kidney troubles. The ad claims they act on the disease, relieve congestion, clear the blood vessels, and tone organs, though they will not create new kidneys. Priced at 50 cents with a free book offer.
Boxing Gossip and Local Notes From Boston Press
Boston chatter centers on the Walcott Smith bout at Music Hall Friday with tickets selling fast and capacity likely. Also reported: Mike Kearney, famed New England lightweight, has died at about 30 from grip, sparring partner to Jack McAuliffe.
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Boston
Music Hall
Walcott and Smith
Mike Kearney
New England
Lynn
Jack “McAuliffe
Kearney
Arthur Lumley
New York Morning Journal
Jimmy Dime
United States
Jimmy
Lumley
Dime
Kirtland Athletic Club
Scanlan
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Young Starlight
Eastport
Rob Roy
Wesleyan Nines Dates Show Packed Spring Schedule
Wesleyan College in Middletown files a busy spring slate under Coach Woodcock with Ralph Stewart joining as outdoor coach once the weather allows. The team will host and travel for games against Vermont, Worcester Polytech, Rutgers, Penn, Brown, Williams, Amherst, Tufts, Yale, Union, Lafayette, Trinity, Holy Cross, Georgetown, Columbia, and more across March to June, including a Cuban Giants appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
Woodcock
Ralph Stewart
Vermont University
W. G. Smith
Worcester Polytechnic
Rutgers
New Brunswick
University of Pennsylvania
Brown
Providence
Williams
Amherst
Tufts
Yale
Copate
Union
Lafayette
Cuban Giants
Trinity
Hartford
Amherst Aggies
Holy Cross
Worcester
Williamstown
Georgetown
Columbia
Elmo Club elects officers at North Street rooms
At a meeting of the Elmo Club at 374 North street officers were elected. James C. Mealey became president with Daniel Sullivan as vice president and Thomas D. Walsh as treasurer. Recording secretary Timothy Crowley and financial secretary James Dooley followed. Sergeant-at-arms is Thomas Nolan. Board of directors includes J. Clifford D. Slattery D. Kerrigan F. Russell E. Madden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elmo Club
North Street
James C. Mealey
Daniel Sullivan
Thomas D. Walsh
Timothy Crowley
James Dooley
Thomas Nolan
J. Clifford
D. Slattery
D. Kerrigan
F. Russell
E. Madden
First race set between Valkyrie III and defender on Sept 7
New York officers announce the initial race date for Valkyrie III versus the America's Cup defender, agreed after Lord Dunraven letters. The challenger must be swift to face the English yacht with 61 crew aboard when measured, a number already voted by the New York Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lord Dunraven
George Gould
Smith
Herreshoff
Bristol
Kersey
Cup
New York Yacht Club
New Defender's Plans Promise a Yacht Quick in Stays
Providence February 25 report on the Herreshoff team building a new cup defender at Bristol yards. The keelboat will measure about 8 9 feet waterline and 24 feet beam with over 17 feet draft. Lead keel top about 30 feet long, five feet six inches depth at center, tapering to a point, with a two foot top width and a bulbous bottom. It closely resembles Colonia and Valkyrie II in stem contour, with a broad rudder hung on the sternpost. Tobin bronze plates over steel frames and increased deck room for sails. Quickness in stays and windward power are emphasized, awaiting material delays before ramping up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Herreshoffs
Bristol Yards
Colonia
Herreshoff
Pfeffer Seeks Reinstatement Amid Baseball Petitions
Fred Pfeffer plans to address the national league board this week to regain his playing status. About 10,000 petitions poured in from across the country. Pfeffer offered to join any of the twelve clubs if reinstated. Also noted are signings and team moves including Rhinehart with Twin Citys, Cincinnati’s strong 17,000 dollar year, and farm-out rumors among Southern league managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pfeffer
National Board of the League
Express
Gotham
Pfeffer
Tommy McKim
Harry Rhinehart
Twin Citys
Twin City
Rhinehart
Cincinnati
Turner
Phillies
Davis
Baltimore
Macon
Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
Allentown
Raleigh
Danville
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Richmond
Princeton
Yale
Doyle
New York
Abbey
Chicago
Springfield
Mass
Virtue
Louisville
Philadelphia
Hot Springs
St. Louis
Selee
Bostons
Brooklyns
Dartmouth Can't Play Medics in Championship Games
At a mass meeting in Williamstown on February 25, Dartmouth medical students were unanimously barred from participation in championship games. Dartmouth's resolutions were rejected, and there was debate on timing. A committee of team captains and managers, with advisory input, will decide and report later.
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Williamstown
Dartmouth Medical
Dartmouth
W. B. Warren
Boston
National League Rules Amendments Pitched for Meeting
In New York on February 25 the NL rules committee led by Edward Henson and including W W Kerr and James Hart prepared amendments for the magnates convention. Proposals include banning large gloves for non catchers, extending the pitcher’s box toward home, and restricting loud coaching with umpire enforcement. Hanlon backed cautious changes, expecting adoption without radical shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Baseball League
Fifth Avenue
Edward Henson
Baltimore Club
W. W. Kerr
Pittsburg
James Hart
Chicago
Messrs
Hanlon
Hart
Kerr
Union Club to install daily trainer in gymnasium
The Union Club plans a daily trainer machine in its gymnasium to provide riders with muscle work without needing large outdoor space. The Duke of Waltham noted snow melted revealing solid cement at the back corner turn, not cracked. Joseph Goodman of Connecticut, editor of the American Cyclist, visited town yesterday. Charlestown Rovers held their eighth annual ball at the Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Artillery clubhouse with about 140 attendees. Captain Fritz supervised the floor with Henry ion Martin Jr, Alfred H. Lewis, Byron G. Morgan, and Herbert E. Wright assisting. Matrons included Mrs. William O. Wiley, Mrs. Henry L. Martin Jr, and Mrs. A. W. Forbush. Guests from Boston Bicycle Club, Roxbury Bicycle Club, and Massachusetts were present.
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Union Club
Union Rooms
Duke of Waltham
Joseph Goodman
Connecticut
The
American Cyclist
New York Assembly
Boston Bears
Charlestown Rovers
Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth Artillery Association
Fritz
Henry
Ion Martin, Jr
Alfred H. Lewis
Byron G. Morgan
Herbert E. Wright
William O. Wiley
Henry L. Martin, Jr
A. W. Forbush
Boston Bicycle Club
Kendall
D. C. Pierce
Harry Sanborn
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Ernest B. McKim
Mr. Keltie
Massachusetts
A. IK. Peck
Wright & Ditson Lynn branch opens with wheel interest
Wright and Ditson’s Lynn store opens with a large show window and a selection focused on Spaldings and Credendas. Fred C. Graves returns from Keene noting heavy snow. several riders test first-season machines at the Reservoir, including Fowlers and an Orient racer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Wisner
South Framingham
P. J. Berlo
Linscott
Elmore
England
Fairbanks Company
Draycott
Derbyshire
H. M. Gordon
The
Puritan Wheel
New York
Vanderbilt arrives at Nice to sail his Valient
Yachting notes report Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt reaching Nice on the fourth of the month and immediately joining his steam yacht Valient. The British cutter Ailsa, owned by Mr. A. B. Walker, is planked in elm from keel to bilge with mahogany above, and maintains a standing crew of thirty two. The forty rating class appears to have met with considerable favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Vanderbilt
Nice
A. B. Walker
Free medical consultation by Dr Liverpool at Tremont Street
A newspaper ad touts a week of free diagnosis by Dr. Liverpool at 233 Tremont Street Boston. It claims he locates diseases without examination or questions, offers cures with free medicines, and cites large cure counts across many ailments. Office hours are 10 am to 3 pm and 7 to 8 pm. Sunday hours 1 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Tremont Street
Boston
Wright
Remark on Yacht Classes and Noted Bequest Plans
The Field notes a shift toward smaller yachts as owners prefer handling their craft in races, with the twenty foot class suiting amateur sailors better than the forty. The late Captain Charles Nottage left £2000 to the Yacht Racing Association, £150 to the National Lifeboat Institution, £3000 to the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seaman's Institution, £3000 to the Shipwrecked Fishermen's Society, and £13,000 to fund the Nottage Institute to teach navigation to yachtsmen and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nottage
Yacht Racing Association
National Lifeboat Institution
Royal Alfred “Aged Merchant Seaman’s Institution
Park House on Bosworth Street Demolished for Parker House Addition
Real estate items note the Park House on Bosworth street closed with 9 o clock sale of furniture wines and cigars by Edward Hatch before demolition for a Parker House expansion. The piece records ancestral moves of William D Park’s family and transactions by AA Denney and Dr Henry C Marcy with land and lot details in Roxbury Cambridge Brookline and related streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park House
Bosworth Street
Edward Hatch
Parker House
William D. Park
Devonshire Street
Morton Place
Arch Street
Central Court
Montgomery Place
Denney
Pynchon Street
Roxbury
Joseph Macy
Henry C. Marcy
Suffolk Street
Cambridge
Israel Nelson
N Nesson
Dr. Marcy
Lane
Brookline
Watson Streets
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Virginia
Allen & Ginter
American Tobacco Co
Newton
Charles Foster
Granite State
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo, WY
Waltham Court
Caterer Boneau
Daily Dity
Delaware
Lewiston and
Still New
Charlesbank Athletic Club
Bumstead Hall
Buber Pill Co., Banger, Me
New Defender
East Boston
A. A. Dange
Noddle Island
East Boston Athletic Association
Paris Street
Peters
Joseph B. Maccabe
Association
William J. Hancock
John Brant
E. F. Kelley
T. T. Reilly
H. F. McDonald
W. H. Corey
J. J. Smith
W. M. Boudreau
J. A. Brant
C. T. Frazier
D.W. Gallagher
W. Flemon
Alexander Klein
H. Pero
W. S. Nolan
J. A. Kelley
T. J. Burden
P. C. Boudreau
Nora Downing
R. A. Kelley
William F. Saunders
Mollie
William H. Helt
Sadie Saunders
James M.ixillion
May
T. T. Fynn
Josie Hayes
Edward 8. Fitzgerald
Alexander Kline
Grace Jenkins
George Scanlon
Irene
Peter Boudreau
Kitty Cruise
William Curuise
Susie Campbell
William Flemen
Mamie Crowley
Mellie
Baseball
Woodbury
Winter St
N.Y
Phila
National League Rules
Cycle Trade Notes
Real Estate Covics
Roseland Improvement CO
John Hancock
Niara
B. Roger
Trevonshire — St
Niagara
Bostonair
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