Peabody and Nixon Arrested in Larceny Case
Boston lawyer Frederick W. Peabody and William Nixon of Braintree were arrested Saturday by Inspectors McGarr Waite and Norton on charges of larceny amounting to 2500 dollars. Edward W. Parker of 7 Montgomery Street filed the charge. bail was posted, Peabody by his wife who is suing for divorce. Parker claims the money was to be used to buy a patent. if not purchased it was to be returned. Peabody protested his innocence and asserted the case belongs in civil court. He cited over two years of known relations with Parker and others involved.
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Frederick W. Peabody
Boston
William Nixon
Braintree
McGarr
Waite and Norton
Edward W. Parker
Montgomery Street
Peabody
Parker
Post
Oxford Street
Knife and pistol fight on Watertown street injures man
Angelo Mascaro of 61 Galen Street Watertown is hospitalized with a five inch knife wound after a clash on Main Street near the Public Library. Frank Derando drew the knife and Mascaro’s brother was also targeted before a gunfire briefly erupted as bystanders chased the assailants.
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Watertown
Angelo Mascaro
Galen Street
Frank Derando
Luigi Mascaro
Main Street
Derando
Mascaro
Michael W. Lyons
Luigi Mascara
W. H. Lyons
Glidden and
Clifford
Fought After Church Service Sparks Street Fight
A free fight on Hanover Street last night involving about a dozen Swedes was quelled by Patrolmen Duncan and Nickerson. Three men were arrested after the clash near a charitable group’s rooms used for Sunday church services. Names given were John Peterson Edward Samuelson and Alexander Stone.
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Hanover Street
Duncan
Nickerson
John Peterson
Corbett Street
Roxbury
Edward Samuelson
Sailors Home
East Boston
Alexander Stone
Buckner Street
Probing death of prisoner at East Cambridge House of Correction
George Groves hanged himself in his cell Saturday night after eight days at the East Cambridge House of Correction. Officials suspect possible underlying cause beyond the act, noting he had only 24 hours of incarceration before the event and showed no prior signs of illness. Sheriff Fairbairn leads the inquiry with distant relatives in Providence, R I, located but unnamed. Groves had been boarding in Maynard with the Murphy family and was recently arrested in Marlboro for drunkenness, fined five dollars, and sent to the facility in default of payment.
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East Cambridge
$5,000,000 Fire Tears Through New Orleans Docks
A massive blaze on New Orleans docks caused extensive warehouse, shed, and elevator destruction along the Stuyvesant terminal from Louisiana to Napoleon avenues. Firefighters faced accessibility issues while tugs, switch engines, and boats moved stock to safety. By midnight nine squares of the terminals were ruined and losses may exceed five million. lives uncertain but several injuries reported.
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Lfe
Stuyvesant
Louisiana Avenue
Napoleon Avenue
Smail
Amelia
Louisana Avenues
Austerlitz
Constantinople
Labor notes from Boston unions outline police licensing demands
The Boston Junk Dealers Association thanked the Boston Police Commission for denying non resident licenses and for restricting junk collector licenses. The group will supply a list of at least 50 non residents with badges. Various unions reported grievances supported, wage discussions planned, a nine hour day debated for boilermakers, and leadership changes.
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Boston
Itisons’ Junk Dealers’ Association
Boston Police Commission
Police Commission
Boston B. T. O
N. E. Branch 7 of
Boilermakers
Boston & Marine
A. F
Feoward P. Colbert
Boston Bartenders’ Union 77
Longshoremen
Provident Union
Quinn Bros
Fred J. Kneeland
Brotherhood of Painters
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Wells Memorial
Newakors’ Protective Union
New York
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department
Bakers’ Union
Boston Grocery and Provision Clerks’ Union
Nicholas J. Nally
Donovan
Boston & Maine
K. of I
Monument Hall
Charlestown
Patrick Lowey
Assembly
Union 17
Lynn
Salem
Lowell
Lawrence
Amalgamated
Union 68
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Frank P. Fall
John J. Fenton
P. J. Gallagher
J. J. Riley
Jeremiah Mahoney
David B. Proctor
Japanese Press Forward At Tie Pass Near Mukden
Report from Mukden notes continued fighting in front and west of Tie Pass with Japanese forces attacking eastern positions and threatening the main defense. Russian casualties rise as 40 wounded arrive and 400 more expected. snow and wind affect operations while Japanese artillery veterans from Port Arthur are suspected to lead the assault.
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Mukden
Tie Pass
Port Arthur
Nogi
Japanese army repels Russian attacks near Malton Mountain
Manchurian army headquarters reports two Russian infantry assaults in the Malton Mountain area Friday night were repulsed. The clash marks another engagement as hostilities continue in the region.
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Rio
Manchurian Army
Malton Mountain
Stoessel Receives Heartily at Moscow
Moscow February 26 General Stoessel late commander of Russian Port Arthur forces and his party arrived at 9 am in the imperial pavilion at Nicholas station. He was greeted by the Governor and officers. Colonel Dimansky gave a welcome speech praising the Port Arthur defence and Russia. Bouquets were given to Mme Stoessel. He will proceed to St Petersburg Wednesday.
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Moscow
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nicholas Station
Dimansky
Port. Arthur
Russia
Mme. Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Japs Await Thaw to Seize Ice Bound Craft
Unknown steamer trapped north of Hokkaido by sea ice cannot be approached. Two other vessels near La Perouse Strait off Cape Soya are held by ice. Japanese warships monitor the situation and expect to seize all ships as they break free.
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Tokio
Hokkaido
la Perouse Strait
Cape Soya
Russian cruisers leave harbor under Japanese blockade claim
Vladivostok reports from Tokio say Russian cruisers left port and were met by Japanese blockaders who forced them back. The paper notes the cruisers sometimes maneuver outside the harbor and that no blockaders have been seen. The town remains quiet.
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Vladivostok
German steamer Romulus seized by Japanese cruiser
Tokso Feb 26 The German steamer Romulus bound for Vladivostok with a cargo of Cardiff coal was seized by a Japanese cruiser on the night of Feb. 25.
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Tokso
Vladivostok
St Patrick's Day Smoke Talk Planned by AOH Division 43
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 48 held a meeting at St James Hall. Hugh E Scanlan chaired Patrick Ahern was installed treasurer. Members Denis Crontin Patrick Ahern John Archbold John O Higgins William Callaghan David Lane Edward Kennedy Michael Morrison attended. A smoke talk and social literary event were set for St Patrick's Day with a preparation committee named.
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ST. Patrick’s Day
Order of Hibernians
St. James Hall
Kneeland
Hugh E. Scanlan
Patrick Ahern
Denis J. Crontin
Patrick: Ahern
John J. Archbold
John B
O'Higgins
William J. Callaghan
David Lane
Edward P. Kennedy
Michael Morrison
Hugh E. Seahan J. Callaghan
James Mantle
David ® E
Plan Said Behind Widespread Strikes In Russia
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports evidence that strikes across the empire are driven by a definite political plan. Workers push broader concessions while authorities fear peasant uprisings may trigger a synchronized general strike with peasants.
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ST. Petersburg
Empire
Imperial Commission
Riga
185000 Russian Strikers Across Cities Spark Severe Hardship
A February report estimates 185000 Russian workers on strike, with extreme hunger in several regions. Moscow Warsaw Lodz and Vitebsk show tens of thousands out, while Bealystok Mohileff and Ekaterinoslav report thousands each. Trans-Caucasia totals 240000.
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Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Bealystok
Kharkof
Trans-Caucasia
Boston Girl Takes Creosote in Personal Crisis
Annie Murray sixteen of 39 D street South Boston drank creosote in a bid at self harm after noon. She is at Carney Hospital while Frank Steurber and Charles McKay faced distress during the incident. The episode followed a lovers quarrel as did a prior creosote attempt within 48 hours.
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Annie Murray
D Street
South Boston
Carney Hospital
Frank Steurber
Newman Street
Charles McKay
D and
Sixth Streets
McKay
Mysterious Poisoning Woman Near Shawmut Dover Corner
Bessie Gilchrist, about 18, was found writhing in corrosive sublimate poison near Shawmut avenue and Dover street at 1 am. She claimed marriage and residence at 35 Dwight street, but police found no missing person of that name. She received antidote at Dr Journeay's Dover street office and was taken to City Hospital where recovery is hoped.
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Bessie Gilchrist
Shawmut Avenue
Dover Street
Dwight Street
Journeay
City Hospital
President Clarke to Lead Two Month Union Organizing Tour
Francis J. Clarke head of the State AFL branch will tour the middle and west sections for two months to organize crafts and promote the union label. Secretary Driscoll to meet with a downtown department store to address a dispute over union conditions. Clarke and Brockton’s Clarke and Lynn’s Cohen to Fall River for an organizing drive among non union textile workers. Committees will urge all 1600 state trade unions to affiliate, with the annual convention set for Oct 9 in Pittsfield.
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Francis J. Clarke
A. F. of L
Dennis D. Driscoll
Fall River
Clarke
Brockton
Edward Cohen
Lynn
Pittsfield
Boston Typographical Union to hear trade schools talk
Boston Typographical Union 13 voted to invite Samuel Hubbard of the North End Union to address members on trade schools. International President James M. Lynch postponed his Eastern trip due to illness. The union urged attendance at State House labor hearings and endorsed the garment workers label while advising against Rochester-made clothing. Applications and donations noted.
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Boston Typographical Union 13
Samuel Hubbard
North End
International
James M. Lynch
State House
Garment Workers
Bakers of
Boston
Colorado
Employers to Address Conciliation Club Dinner Talks
At the first annual dinner of the Conciliation Club at the Quincy House on March 9 two prominent coal dealers will speak. The club aims to hear the other side to ease disputes and unite employers with team drivers. A leading employer has invited members to his home on March 14 for further trade discussions.
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Team Drivers
Quincy House
Senator Dryden Pushes Federal Regulation of Insurance
Sen Dryden of New Jersey and president of Prudential will introduce a bill to regulate insurance by the federal government. The measure defines policies as commerce and interstate delivery as interstate or foreign transactions, with federal licensing for insurers. He cites benefits for 20 million policy holders, lower costs, higher returns, tax relief, reduced clerical burdens, and elimination of fraudulent insurers.
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Washington
Dryden
New Jersey
Prudential Insurance Company
Senate
Paul Jones coffin not Jones remains found not
Corroded name plate on the Jeaden coffin identified as an Englishman buried May 5, 1790, two years before John Paul Jones. Coffin will not be opened. Excavation shows those buried near Jones period lie in the Protestant cemetery vicinity.
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Paris
Jeaden
Ambassador Porter
John Paul Jones
Jones
Examinatio Continus Sa
Dawson Critiques Modern Evangelism at Harvard Talk
English evangelist W G Dawson warns Harvard students that evangelism has degraded by well meaning but unworthy figures. He urges a Wesleyan approach reaching those most in need and urges verdicts for or against Christ. He supports new biblical criticism though not its all aspects.
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Harvard
Phillips Brooks House
Cambridge
W. G. Dawson
John Wesley
Christ
Dawsor
Evangelist Dawson at the Eliot Church Newton
At the Eliot Church in Newton on February 26, Rev. Mr. Dawson urged self sacrifice. He warned that Jesus would welcome the outcast and challenged Christians to let the cross enter their lives instead of seeking personal gratification.
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Newton
Jesus
Mr. Dawson
Eliot Church
Dr. Dawson
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