Veteran of Big Fire Is Dead
Michael C. Sullivan a Barni coat veteran who fought the 1872 Boston business district fire lies dead at City Hospital morgue. Friends seek burial fit for a veteran of many fires. only surviving relative is his daughter unable to pay. City may bury him unless voluntary aid arrives. Insurance agent Herman C. Lucas sent $5 from Cambridge to aid the burial effort.
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Michael C. Sullivan
Barnicoat
Boston
City Hospital
Forest Hills Cemetery
Two Convicted In White Slave Case At U S Court
Salvatore Zucco owner of Farmers Inn Pittsfield and Salva tore Longo a Hartford cobbler were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court yesterday on a charge of engaging in the white slave traffic. They are now in East Cambridge Jail and will be sentenced shortly.
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Salvatore Zucco
Farmers’ Inn
Pittsfield
Salvatore Longo
Hartford
Conn
United States District Court
East Cambridge
Prussian loan of 137 million arranged
Berlin Feb 26 The Prussian empire has decided upon a loan operation aggregating 137 500 000 dollars Of this sum 100 000 000 will be short term four per cent treasury notes payable in 1917 and 25 000 000 of Prussian fours and 12 500 000 of imperial fours not redeemable before 1926
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Treasury
Harvard Men Nab Burglar On Harvard Gold Coast
Watson M. Washburn a Harvard sophomore and tennis champion with J N B Hill and E H Alsop chased down Thomas M. Connors who had loot ed Washburns room in Apsley Court at 1 30 yesterday morning Near the Harvard Lampoon building the trio detained the burglar and he was held in $1000 bonds for the grand jury after an appearance in court.
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Harvard
David F. Crane Dead A Longtime Boston Lawyer
David F. Crane retired lawyer died at his home 61 Pearl street Somerville aged 93. He was born February 25 1828 in Wayna Me and graduated from Kent Hill Seminary in 1851 and Colby College in 1855. He practiced law 50 years in Boston and had been a Somerville resident for 50 years. He is survived by two daughters Marion S. and Harriet Crane.
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David F. Crane
Pearl Street
Somerville
Wayna Me
Kent Hill Seminary
Colby College
William Pitt Fessenden
Portland
Boston
Marion S
Harriet Crane
Children recover from gas poisoning in Webster
Four children of Herbert Kangley of Lake Street Webster were feared fatally poisoned by gas fumes this morning but by tonight they were all doing well and entirely out of danger.
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Webster
Herbert Kangley
Lake Street
Puss Curb on Foreign Divorces
Supreme Judicial Court declares when a person travels to another state for separation and later seeks divorce and alimony without the other spouse appearing, the divorce is not valid under Commonwealth law. Dr Luther O Martin of Petersham wins reclaiming mortgaged deeds notes and bank shares, previously claimed as alimony, with the Colorado divorce ruled invalid and jurisdiction denied.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Court
Luther O. Martin
Petersham
Viola FE. Martin
Martin
Colorado
Springfield
Nathan Harkness
Wilson declines Chevy Chase Club membership
President elect Wilson declines membership in the Chevy Chase Club of Washington. The club includes former President Roosevelt, President Taft, nearly all diplomatic corps members, and most high government officials.
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Wilson
Chevy Chase Club
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Diplomatic Corps
Port Officials Push for 40 Foot Channel at Boston
Col Frederic V Abbot reports War Department doubts need for more than an 85 foot channel. Port Directors press for 40 feet with a public hearing set for March 19 at the federal building. Hodgdon ordered to prepare bids for 50 acres of filling at Maverick street and East Boston waterfront study funded at 3 million dollars led by Henry V Macksey.
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Frederic V. Abbot
United States
Boston
Abbot
William T. Russell
War Department
Federal Building
Hodgdon
Commonwealth
Maverick Street
Anchorage Basin
Bird Island
Henry V. Macksey
East Boston
Macksey
Trust in Josiah Quincy for Temagami mine case
Dr William J Morton an elderly physician testified as a director in the Temagami mine venture linked to the Hawthorne group, saying he trusted Josiah Quincy in finances. Quincy Julian Hawthorne and Albert Freeman face trial for alleged mail fraud as the fourth month opens with hundreds of exhibits.
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New York
William J. Morton
Temagami
Hawthorne Group
Quincy
Morton
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Julian Hawthorne
Albert B. Freeman
Hawthorne
Seamen Bill on Merchant Vessels Favored by Senate Panel
Washington Feb 26 The sea men involuntary servitude bill abolishing involuntary restraint on American seamen in foreign ports and mandating more adequate manning of merchant vessels with skilled seamen was favorably reported to the Senate late today from the commerce committee.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Commerce
Stefansson Plans Four Year Arctic Expedition Next May
Vilhjalmar Stefansson, discoverer of the blonde Esquimaux, announced plans for a four year Arctic expedition beginning next May. He aims to map much of the white space in the far north and push beyond currently unexplored regions.
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New York
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Esquimaux
Arctic
Stefansson Plans Arctic Expedition Voyage Explored
Stefansson and a group of eight to ten scientists will sail from Esquimault on the 247 ton Karluck whaler. The expedition, funded by Canada, aims to explore ice filled seas north toward Beaufort and Victoria Lands, establish bases at Herschel Island or Prince Patrick Land, and return in 1916. The crew of 14 will use a wireless setup to stay in contact while resources include pemmican, malted milk, and game. Dr. R. M. Anderson will be second in command. Stefansson plans to visit England and address the Royal Geographical Society about polar exploration and women’s suffrage.
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Stefansson
Esquimault
B. C
Victoria
San Francisco
Barkentine
Beaufort Sea
Herschel Island
Prince Patrick Land
R. M. Anderson
North American
Siberia
Pole
Mr. Stefansson
Roald Amundsen
Fram
America
Victoria Land
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Europe
England
Royal Geographical Society
Pardons Granted in Two Cases. King Case Delayed
Pardons were granted to Arthur Deconcour of Haverhill and Joseph A. Lee of East Boston. The case of Cardenio F. King did not reach the Governor's Council, with no pardon petition planned for weeks. Deconcour received a 1908 sentence of eight to ten years for intent to commit murder, while Lee, convicted in 1912 of attempted larceny, was slated for two years in the House of Correction.
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Cardenio F. King
King
Arthur Deconcour
Haverhill
Joseph A. Lee
East Boston
House of Correction
Massachusetts Suffrage Amendment Backed by Committee
Massachusetts constitutional amendments committee spent yesterday hearing arguments for and against woman suffrage. After the hearing the panel informally indicated a majority favored adopting the amendment.
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Massachusetts
Committee On
Shift Probe Bill Sent To Street Railways Panel
The House and Senate rules committees voted to refer Rep John G Stevens inquiry on New Haven trolley merger activity to the street railway committee. If evidence is insufficient, joint rules may act. The panel weighs a western trolley bill draft different from last year’s gubernatorial veto.
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New Haven
House
Senate Committee On Rules
John G. Btevens
Stevens
Ellis Denies Candidacy for Mayor Amid School Committee Debate
Former school committee chair David A. Ellis denied any mayoral ambitions as testimony before the committee on cities examined proposed expansion from five to nine members. Representative Sullivan of East Boston labeled the committee a hotbed of politics, noting Storrow’s mayoral run after beginning in the school panel.
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Sullivan
David A. Ellis
Committee On Cities
Ellis
East Boston
Storrow
Greenwood’s vote defeats Civil War veterans pension bill
The Boston Senate tied 17 to 17 on the Civil War veterans pension bill with President Greenwood casting the deciding vote against the measure. The bill would place veterans not on the city payroll for five years on the retired list with pensions, a provision Hobbs argued went back too far.
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Senate
Greenwood
Boston
Hobbs
Cat, Woman Vote and Breaker Bills Die
It was a great day in the House yesterday for upholding committee reports. The cat licensing bill ended its ninth life. The bill to permit cities and towns to pension dependent persons was killed. The bill to abolish the executive council was killed. Also killed were the bills to prevent non resident strike breakers and to permit women to vote in primaries for school committee.
Committee Rejects Direct Election Plan for President
The committee on federal relations rejected the proposal for direct election of the President and Vice-President yesterday, blocking a path to a nationwide popular vote.
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United States
Committee On Federal Relations
Preventive Laxatives and Signatures in Grove Notice
A fragmented notice mentions a product signoff tied to Bromo Quinine and a remedy claim to remove a cause. The text suggests looking for a signature marked E, W, or GROVE, implying a public or legal notice context without clear event details.
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Grove
Constitutional Amendment on Regulating Hours of Labor
Washington February 26 A joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment giving Congress power to regulate hours of labor and to make them uniform across the United States. Representative Curley of Massachusetts introduced the measure in the House.
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Washington
Congress
House
Representative Curley
Massachusetts
United States
New Trial Ordered in Suit Over Real Estate Fraud
The Supreme Judicial Court ordered a new trial for Patrick F. Gormley against Julius Dangel finding the Superior Court erred in granting a verdict for the defendant on the basis of lack of fraud evidence. The ruling notes trial judge White erred in directing a verdict.
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Patrick F. Gormley
Julius Dangel
Supreme Judicial Court
White
Superior Court
Maine Legislature backs women suffrage amendment
Augusta February 26—A committee report favoring a constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote has passed both Maine legislative chambers. The measure now faces a two thirds vote hurdle as it moves toward enactment, with the House approving 88 to 60 in concurrence with the Senate’s 23 to 6 approval last week.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Foster Promoted at Boston Custom House
Thomas H. Foster advances from messenger to assistant custodian by order of Collector Edwin A. Curtis at the Boston custom house.
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Thomas H. Foster
Edwin A. Curtis
Boston Custom House
Rheumatism relief promoted by Eimer and Amend ad
An advertisement claims Eimer and Amend's N. Y. 2851 provides relief for rheumatism. It asks why suffer when this remedy relieves you and notes it is carried by reliable drug gists.
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N. Y
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