Pawtucket Graft Probe Seeks Governor Aid
City solicitor Edward W. Blodgett plans to appeal to Governor J. Pothier for authority to compel witnesses in the Pawtucket graft investigation. Special prosecutor Hugh J. Carroll warns without court power to compel testimony the case stalls. The probe centers on William St Barclay James Beach and George J. Maynard with a missing witness linked to alleged shell payments for undelivered stone.
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Pawtucket
R. I
J. Pothier
Edward W. Blodgett
Supreme Court
William St. Barclay
James Beach
George J. Maynard
General Assembly
Hugh J. Carroll
Greenough
Commissioner of Public Works
Barclay
Olivine Bedard
Beach
Massachusetts
Boston Finance CO
Court ST
Past Regent’s Jewel for John J. Heenan
John J. Keenan retiring regent of Boston Council No. 4 R. A. received a solid gold jewel at Lawrence Encampment Hall in recognition of a year of service. Past Regent James L. Hovey presented it. Keenan urged members to support the new administration as officers were installed by Past Grand Regent Walter H. Hadley of Holliston.
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John J. Keenan
Boston Council
No. 4
R. A
Lawrence Encampment Hall
Washington Street
James L. Hovey
Keenan
Joseph J. Brennan
Gideon G. Ryder
Oracle
Arthur E. Boyd
P. R
John P. Wiley
William A. Wood
Franklin Welles
William T. Irving
Louis J. Dodsworth
Carl Youngson
Walter H. Hadley
Holliston
Tamandra Ship Sold at Auction in Portland
The full-rigged steel ship Tamandra of Glasgow Scotland, against which creditors claimed $6495, was sold today by decree of the U S District Court for $8000. John Wylde of Halton England bought the vessel, believed to represent the ship owners.
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Portland
Tamandra
Glasgow
Scotland
United States District Court
John Wylde
Halton
Eagland
Fleet of Fifteen Fishing Vessels Arrive With Heavy Totals
A fleet of 15 vessels arrived at the wharf with two boats having offshore catches. Total receipts reached 229,400 pounds of mixed fresh fish including haddock cod hake pollock and cusk. The Spray carried 20,000 pounds of scrod haddock. Susan and Mary and other boats fished offshore. Prices ranged from 2 to 4 cents per pound for various species. The White Star liner Cymric sails this afternoon for Queenstown and Liverpool with 25 cabin and 100 steerage passengers. The new barge Bear Creek brings 1625 tons of coal, and the Sagamore sails for Liverpool with 64,210 bushels of wheat.
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Twharf
Scrod Haddock
Susan
Mary
Flavilla
Dorothy
Elizabeth W. Nunan
Haddock
Victor
Ethan
H. Cromwell
Fanny
Ethel B. Penny
Cymric
W. Finch
Queenstown
Liverpool
Frank Montgomery
Edward L. Pierce
Milton
M. G. McDonald
Cambridge
J. R. Bullard
Dedham
Joan d’Arc Corsi
H. G. Mhyre
China
Bear Creek
Lehigh Valley Transportation Company of
New York
Irvington
Monteiro
Warren Line
Sagamore
Charles A. Grimmons
Somerville
Shipping News Update From January Almanac Observations
The miniature almanac records sun and moon rise times, daylight length, and high tides. Arrivals list steamers and tugs with origins, passages, and vessels alongside barges and readiness for assignments. Sailed section notes steamers and ships departing to multiple ports, with tugs and tows preparing for South Amboy pickups.
Harvard Union Talk Defends Lincoln McKinley Roosevelt
F Hopkinson Smith denounces national mudslinging and praises naval heroes of the Spanish American War. He defends Lincoln and McKinley, hails Roosevelt as the squarest man, and urges the public to support integrity in government and give every man a square deal.
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F. Hopkinson Smith
Harvard Union
New York
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Hobson
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Roosevelt
Mud and Honor in an Age of Heroes
A speaker rails against mudslinging toward national leaders and veterans, praising figures who served in Santiago, Gridley, and other pivotal moments. He laments repeated undercutting by press and legislature, noting misjudgments of Lincoln and McKinley as examples of hostile public attack.
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Gridley
Lincoln
McKinley
Think Thomas Victim of Foul Play
Albert W. Thomas, 22, of 22 Burrell Street, was found unconscious Saturday night at Washington and Corning Streets and died at Relief Hospital. Family investigators suspect foul play from a head injury described as a fractured skull. He had earned $57.50 at the Boston Photogravure Company on Atlantic Avenue and had no money on arrest.
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Albert W. Thomas
Burrell Street
Washington and
Corning Streets
Relief Hospital
Young Thomas
Boston Photogravure Company
Atlantic Avenue
Washington Street
Hollis Street
Magrath
Thomas
Jubilee celebration marks Rev. Butler's silver jubilee
The silver jubilee of the Rev. Francis J. Butler pastor of St. Leo's Dorchester was honored at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury with 600 guests. Toastmaster Joseph H. Stack introduced Father Butler and speakers Father Gasson Boston College John H. Casey Lewis Watson James F. Aylward Rev John W. McCarthy. A fine dinner followed with music and recitation.
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Francis J. Butler
St. Leo’s
Dorchester
Intercolonial Hall
Roxbury
Boston
Joseph H. Stack
Father Butler
Father Gasson
Boston College
John H. Casey
Lewis Watson
James F. Aylward
John W. MacCarthy
Beatrice Mills Gift Tea Before Granard Wedding
Mrs. Ogden Mills hosted a tea at No 2 East 69th Street in New York showing Beatrice Mills gifts for her upcoming marriage to the Earl of Granard. The drawing room opened to the ballroom where the ceremony will take place, with tables displaying jewels, gold and silver plate, fans, and other treasures.
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New York
Ogden Mills
East 69Th Street
Beatrice Mills
Earl of Granard
Hursday
Mills
Gifts From Nobility and Wealthy Friends for Mrs Mills
The article lists donations from D. O. Mills and other high society figures to Mrs Mills and Lord Granard, including a London house to be chosen later, a pearl and diamond tiara, coronet-marked silver pieces, a traveling case, gold baskets, candelabra, crystal flasks, royal blue and gold centerpieces, fans, enamel clocks, and other fine jewelry and silver items from Boston and New York donors such as Alfred Vanderbilt, Amies, Thayer, Iselin, and the Martins.
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Miss Mills
D. O. Mills
London
Lord Granard
H. Mortimer Brooks
F. Burrell Hoffman
Henry T. Sloane
Emily Sloane
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Sdward Post
W. O'Donnell Iselin
Huge Sea Buried Steamer Arrives With Vast Cargo
Five ocean steamers returned to Boston from Europe and South America with cargoes worth millions. The Winifredian from Liverpool, Buffalo from Hull, Lobelia from Leith, Arkansas from Copenhagen via Leith, and St Irene from South American ports all braved Atlantic storms. The Arkansas and Lobelia faced heavy seas, while the other three ships enjoyed smoother passages.
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Sicilian
Fairfullasgow
Halifax
Buffalo
Clarke
Hull
Eng
Arkansas
Dan
Petersen
Copenhagen
Christiania
Lobelia
Watson
Leith
Scotland
St. Irene
Hartley
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
St. Lucia
Winifredian
Shepherd
Liverpool
Tan
Guilmet
Portland
Salem
Baltimore
Thortensia
St. George
S. I
Eastport
Boston
Europe
South America
England
South American
Atlantic
Will Case Witness Missing Inheritance Proceedings
A key witness in the will contest of Mrs. Caroline W. Johnson is missing. John Hunter, a former butler, is believed to be in Ireland with $1000 he received from the family. Testimony shows Hunter's importance through repeated references in Probate hearing records and a diary excerpt about household matters.
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Caroline W. Johnson
New York
Newport
John Hunter
Taylor
Emmett
Almost a Fire in Speaker Cannon's Room
An incident near Speaker Cannon's chamber prompted fire crews to respond as smoke and alarms triggered evacuation. No injuries reported and investigators began checking electrical sources and safety protocols.
Fire in Speaker Cannon's room damages room and hands
In Washington on January 12 a fire started by papers dropped in Speaker Cannon's room. Secretary Busbey smothered the flames with his hands. Damages included a broken glass screen, a scorched carpet, and blistered hands.
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Washington
Speaker Cannon
Busbey
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Atlantic Ave
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McPhi1
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Sun
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Silver
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Frederick C. Havemeyer
Bradley Martin, Jr
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Denmark
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