Bandits Terrorize Clinton Citizens in Electric Car Hold-Up
Clinton residents live in fear after two armed men halted a Worcester Consolidated electric car on Main Street near eight o clock Saturday night. Conductor Charles M Gill surrendered as the pair robbed funds from the car and fled, amid calls for stronger protection and possible home guard formation.
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Clinton
Worcester Consolidated
James 8. Scanlon
Ninth Regiment
Main Street
Lancaster
Charles M. Gill
Belated steamships struggle into port
Three overdue steamers reached harbor amid rough seas and gale‑force winds. The Saxon King, 22 days from Rotterdam, endured a five day delay and heavy tossing with no major damage. The Kansas, 18 days out, faced nonstop storms since December 23, leaving cattle pens damaged but no other harm. The Oxonian, 17 days from Antwerp, arrived in ballast after a grueling voyage Billy Velpetts reported as tough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Smith
Rotterdam
Tering
Smith
Kansas
William Waters
Red Star
Oxonian
Antwerp
Velpetts
Democrats Form Steering Committee for 1904 Legislature
The Democratic caucus names a steering committee to oversee legislation and protect minority rights in the 1904 General Court. Members include James F. Aylward as chair from Cambridge, Mark N. Skerrett, Thomas Donahue, Thomas L. Davis, John A. Coulthurst, George A. Schofield, Horace R. Drinkwater, Daniel J. O’Brien, John J. Mitchell, Thomas J. Grady, and William A. Fahey. Each will handle a portion of work to ensure effective minority influence without obstructive partisanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Court
James F. Aylward
Cambridge
Mark N. Skerrett
Worcester
Thomas Donahue
Fall River
Tering
Thomas L. Davis
Salem
John A. Coulthurst
Boston
George A. Schofield
Ipswich
Horace R. Drinkwater
Braintree
Daniel J. O'Brien
Lowell
John J. Mitchell
Marlboro
Luce Law
Thomas J. Grady
William A. Fahey
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Uv Ar
Commemorative Exercises for Dr Perin’s Pastorate
The 21st anniversary exercises for Pr Perin’s pastorate at Every Day Universalist Church 397 Shawmut Ave were held yesterday. The 10:30 am sermon by Dr Perin followed a morning reunion, and the afternoon luncheon led to a 3:30 pm communion. Evening events included Young People’s Christian Union remarks and multiple anniversary addresses by clergy including Amos Ames and R Perry Bush. Parishioners were urged to support Perin’s work financially and morally. Hyphens, evergreen decor, and hymns closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Perin
Universalist Church
Shawmut Avenue
Dr.Perin
Young People’s Christian Union
Abram Conklin
Perin
R. Perry Bush
Charles G. Ames
Henry Blanchard
Ayer
Langs Vesper Service Draws Boston Crowds
Benjamin J. Wang led vesper at King's Chapel with a 40-strong choir singing works by Berlioz Gounod Verdi and Saint-Saens. By 3 oclock all seats were taken and 300 stood in aisles. Doorkeeper turned away between 400 and 500 latecomers as hundreds were refused entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Wang
Boston
King's Chapel
Berlioz
Gounod
Verdi
Saint-Saens
No lay off on B M says Pres Tuttle
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad remarks on a dispatch claiming 18 000 discharges on 15 railroads entering Chicago over three months. He says Eastern lines are not cutting staff, weather affects traffic, and Boston and Maine business remains strong with December meeting standard. He suspects the Chicago report is an exaggeration.
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B.&m
Pres. Tuttle
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Chicago
New England
Boston & Maine
Norfolk Citizens in Battle With Marines
In Norfolk Virginia on January 10 a clash at the Portsmouth ferry dock left Law son Cuddy and Joseph Flynn fatally cut and hospitalized while Marines Robert Cad den Benjamin Marks Frank Bendick and Joe Donohue are under arrest. Police intervened to stop a landing by Marines on an incoming ferryboat as 50 citizens and marines fought. Cadden allegedly drew a razor slashing at least two people. Cuddy suffered gashes across the chest and a near miss to the jugular. Flynn sustained a severed right arm and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Lawson Cuddy
Joseph Flynn
Robert Cadden
Benjamin Marks
Frank Bendick
Joe Donohue
Cadden
Cuddy
Sealskin Sacque Stolen From Church Sleigh
Mrs James A Hathaway wife of a Brighton cattleman reported the loss of a valuable sealskin sacque and sable collar left on a church seat at Harvard Congregational Church Brookline yesterday. She discovered the theft after returning to the sleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hathaway
Brighton
Somerville Patrolman Praised for Kindness to Destitute Family
Somerville police officer Patrolman George E. Rees was lauded for a philanthropic act reliefing a destitute family. The commendation followed his generous assistance during a difficult moment in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
George E. Rees
Family aided by eats and snow job secured for father
A family received help by providing eatables while the father obtained a snow shovel position. the arrangement supported both the family’s needs andwarded seasonal duties.
Sligo Social Club Plans Irish Language Benefit Event
The Sligo Social Club met at Union Park Hall to finalize plans for next month’s entertainment to aid the Irish language fund. President Mr Kimmit chaired as several new members joined and Secretary Mr Griffin spoke in Irish on uniting all Irishmen for the language movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sligo
Union Park Hall
Kimmit
Griffin
Lecture on Rome and Its Churches at Young Men's Union
Mrs Mae D Frazgar of Boston gave an illustrated talk on Rome the Eternal City and its churches using stereopticon views at the Young Men's Christian Union last evening. Next Sunday Rev S H Roblin of the Second Universalist Church will discuss The Life That Counts with special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae D. Frazgar
Boston
Young Men’s Christian Union
Rome
Eternal City
S. H. Roblin
Second Universalist Church
Bodies recovered from Sound steamer Clallam wreck
In Seattle on January 10, rescuers identified several victims from the Clallam disaster. A tug fleet searched the waters and shorelines as lifeboats yielded bodies, including Miss Louise Harris, Miss Ethel Diproge, and Mrs. Thomas Mullins, all unbuckled.
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Seattle
Wash
Clallam
Albion
Wictoria
Vancouver
Lallam
Louise Harris
W. J. Harris
Thomas Mullins
Miss Harris
Sullins
Beacon Hill
Ethel Diproge
Tacoma
Eight Chinamen Napped for Gaming in Oxford Place Room
Just before midnight police from Division 4 burst into a back room at 22 Oxford Place and arrested eight Chinamen for gaming. The door resisted and the light failed, forcing officers to strike in.
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Division
Oxford Place
Bulgarian forces invade Turkish territory near Uskub
Salonica Jan 10 A Bulgarian force moved toward Kumanova sixteen miles northeast of Uskub where a strong Bulgarian band entered Turkish land. Fighting occurred at Kochana about five hundred miles southeast of Uskub with about one hundred Bulgarians killed.
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Salonica
Kumanova
Uskub
Kochana
Ald Quigley Honored by Charlestown Squash Club Banquet
Alderman Edward I. Quigley of Charlestown received a monster complimentary banquet last night in Roughan Hall City Square. About 300 attendees enjoyed a social evening with speeches, music, and recitations. James H. Doyle chaired the gathering with other aldermen and state figures present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward I. Quigley
Charlestown
Roughan Hall
City Square
Quigley
Joseph A. Dennison
Chinaman Wears Fake Fire Badge Amid City Fire
A Chinese man with queue and loose clothing breached fire lines at a house on Bur roughs place burning on the second floor. He claimed a fire badge, saying he was a fireman, but was removed after protest. The blaze destroyed three rooms and caused about $500 in damage. The floor was rented by William Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs Place
Allen
Division 4
John
Fire
Tate
William Savage
Farrar Friends Debunk Crown Prince Infatuation Tale
Melrose January reports intimate friends of Geraldine Farrar dismiss rumors of the German crown prince’s infatuation. They note he admired her singing, sent flowers and a letter, but did not meet her alone at her home. Farrar’s White House appearance and Berlin Royal Opera contract are highlighted.
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Melrose
Geraldine Farrar
Germany
Miss Farrar
Capital
McKinley
White House
Royal
Escape From Reformatory Shocks Concord Prison
William F. Adams, 25, escaped from the Massachusetts State Reformatory. By midnight no trace found. A $50 reward offered. Adams, from Osterville, Maine, had served months for embezzlement and worked as clerk in the front office. He often left until 9 p.m. and vanished tonight after leaving at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
William F. Adams
Massachusetts State Reformatory
Adatos
Osterville
Care
Nativity Play by Notre Dame Pupils at Fitton Hall East Boston
Capacity crowd filled Fitton Hall for a Nativity play by Notre Dame pupils under the Fitton Alumnae Association. Cast features Mary Filannigan as Blessed Virgin, Annie Andreeson as St Joseph, Eva Cox as Magsi, John Magee as Herod, Frank McGovern as high privet, with junior attendants and solo numbers by Mary Walsh and others. The show, including three little tots and a “Bachelor Sale,” drew hearty applause and repeats tonight.
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Notre Dame Fitton Hall
Boston
Notre Dame
Fitton: Alumnae Association
Blessed Virgin
Mary Filannigan
St.Joseph
Annie Andreeson
Jesus
James Broussard
Evangelist
Louise Kane
Magsi
Eva Cox
Alice Grady
Grace Dundon
Fire Herod
John F. Magee
Frank McGovern
King Herod
John Creamer
John Lane
Mary Walsh
Joseph Cook
James H. Halligan
Helen Brown
Margaret L. Kennedy
Katherine Fermoyle
Katherine McGregor
Annie F. Dwyer Buried in Somerville Funeral
The funeral for Annie F. Dwyer daughter of Timothy and Katherine Dwyer of Somerville was held yesterday at 445 Somerville Avenue. Services were at the residence led by Rev Father Linehan of St. Catherine's Church. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie F. Dwyer
Timothy and
Katherine Dwyer
Somerville
Somerville Avenue
Father Linehan
St. Catherine’s Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
136 Drunks Arrested in Weekend Roundup
A weekend roundup from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday netted 136 arrests for intoxication. Police logged the numbers as part of ongoing efforts to curb public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Officers seize whiskey and ale in Roxbury warrant search
Division 10 officers executed a war rant at 4 Mindoro street Roxbury yesterday afternoon arresting no one and seizing one gallon of whiskey and one gallon of ale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Harney
Mindoro Street
Roxbury
Magnopathic Healers Offer Free Treatments in Boston Week
Hundreds flock to Paine Memorial Hall at Berkeley and Appleton Streets to witness Magnopathic Institute demonstrations led by Dr J Fraser Barbrick. Free admissions and treatments draw crowd as crippled walk and tumors shrink, with patients praising rapid relief from sciatica neuritis and goitre reduction.
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Paine Memorial Hall
Cor
Berkeley
Appleton Streets
Boston
Appleton St
Tremont
Cambridge
J. Fraser Barbrick
Magnopathic Institute
Tremont St
Barbrick
Magnopathic
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M. N. Skerrett
Chickering
REP
J. F. Aylward
J. A. Coulthurst
W. A. Fahey
Thos. Donahue
G. A. Schofield
J. J. Mitchell
H.R. Drinkwater
D. J. O'Brien
T. J. Grady
Buchu
Lithia
W.f.smithco
Bummer St
J.E. Smith
Norma, la
Gustavus Smith
Dixfeld
Maine
Weer
Winter Street
Hall Pt
Vorenberg’s
Ees Meyer
DR. Perin
Lang
W. Grove
Somerville Patrolman
Good Samaritan
George Reece
Formosa
Chinaman
Wellville
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Opera House
Berlin
Paris
Paris Opera House
J.S. Waterman &Sons
Washington
Dudley Street
Tel
Dyar
Waverley
Charles W. Dyer
Emma B. Dyar
Grace Episcopal Church
Newton
Naugler
John Naugler
Madison Street
Nourse
West Somerville
Jennie C
Charles Nourse
Elm Street
Scarboro
E Perry
Mary E
Albion A. Perry
Chapel
Forest Hille
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