Gas Explosion Burns Five in Wall Street Tenement
A gas leak exploded yesterday afternoon at 11 Wall Street injuring Bernhard Michelson 16 and four Webb family members. Michelson stopped the leak and escaped, while Jacob Webb 45 and his wife Celia 38 and daughters Miriam 8 and Bessie 6 suffered burns. fire engines and a crowded scene followed as the building and surrounding glass were damaged and all were treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Wall Street
Samuel Butters
Bernhard Michelson
Jacob Webb
Masachusetts General Hospital
Mackintosh
Court Street
Celia Webb
Miriam
Bessie
Green Street
Stamford
Leverett Streets
McKim
Boston
Michelson
Webb
Sarah Webb
Rosa
Post
hurrieMy
Leverett Street
Mr. Webb
Webbs
Land the Y Gang and Arrest of Roxbury Looters
Police capture youth gang led by Frank Hawkins aged 18 after months of break ins in Roxbury. Three youths, two arrested earlier, confess to about thirty robberies netting $800 in property valued at $5000. Officers recover jewelry, watches, and other items. Hawkins as ring leader linked by Alpine hat incident.
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Frank Hawkins
Gilmore
Roxbury
Watts
City Prison
Causeway Street
Walter Abbott W
Station 3
John Davis
John A. Phillips
Williams Street
Harry Guptill
Mason
New York
Davis
George Schultz
Williams Terrace
Robinson
Abbott
Everett
William W. Kohn
Lawrence Avenue
William A. Lord
Dudley Street
Frank Richfield
Eustis Street
Albert Carr
Harold Avenue
Chief Watts
Young Schultz
Schultz
Emery Street
Eiverett
Hawkins
Officers Nab Two Thieves in West End Pawnshop Case
Special Officer Gilmore of Station 3 tracked stolen jewelry to local pawnshops after linking pieces to a Humboldt avenue burglary. With Inspector Abbott, Davis and Guptill were detained after being found with more loot at a Merrimac street pawnshop and later questioned at headquarters. A loaded revolver and old coins stolen from 2 Humboldt avenue surfaced on Davis.
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Gilmore
Station 3
West End
Humboldt Avenue
Watts
Abbott
Davis
Guptill
Merrimac Street
Causeway Street
A. T. Crowell
Weather forecast for New England and Boston on Friday
Fair, colder conditions expected for New England and Eastern New York with westerly winds. Boston area forecast calls for fair weather and colder temperatures.
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Washington
New England
New York
Boston
Vicinity
24 HOURS TO FLORIDA Spectal Train Route Details
A cryptic note references a New York Florida Spectal with trains via ntc Con att ten tence and mentions 900 Washington aiken, suggesting timetable or route details for a Florida-bound service and associated locations.
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New York
Florida
Ntc
Washington
Aiken
Inspector Knox recovers jewelry in Roxbury burglar series
Inspector Joe Knox returned from Springfield with about 300 dollars worth of jewelry found in rooms occupied by Arthur and Frank Kelley and Arthur's wife. The Kelleys were arrested yesterday morning in that city. They are suspected in the recent string of breaks in Roxbury and Back Bay, with over fifty cases on record.
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Joe’ Knox
Headquarters
Springfield
Arthur
Frank Kelley
Roxbury
Back Bay
Regular Troops Disperse Havana Riot Yesterday
Reports from Havana describe regular troops restoring order after a riot near El Diario de la Marina. A man was shot in the arm during disturbances at the Albisu Theatre and in front of the Diario de la Marina. Consul-General Lee denies violence against him and denies asking warships. The Marblehead is kept ready for duty, not yet ordered to Havana.
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Spain
Lee
Norfolk
Gulf
Madrid
United States Senate
State Department
Havana
el Diaro de la Marina
Diaro
Arolas
el Diaro
Albisu
Central Park
Hotel
Inglatarra
Hotel Inglaterra
Reconcentrado
la Discussion
Diario de la Marina
United States
Legation
Navy Department
Florida
Department
Marblehead
Maine
Cuba
Navassa
Cuva
Pro Cuban tensions amid Spanish political shifts
Madrid reports the government acknowledges "disagreeable news" from Cuba but withholds details. The Senate president Marquis Pazo de la Merrzed and five Canovas cabinet members publish a manifesto opposing the Pidal-Silvela coalition. Havana reports shoutings of "Viva Don Carlos Viva Weyler" beneath General Blanco's windows.
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Madrid
Cuba
Pazo de la Merrzed
Senate
Canovas
Pidal-Silvela
Havana
Don Carlos
Viva Weyler
Blanco
New York Navy Squadron To Sail For Key West
The flagship New York of the North Atlantic squadron is expected to sail for Key West tomorrow morning. One hundred tons of coal are ordered alongside at Newell's Point. The monitor Terror at Norfolk Navy Yard has day and night crews preparing her for sea. Ammunition for winter cruise target practice is on board. Officials decline to discuss details but confirm winter cruise orders remain in effect.
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Norfolk
New York
Key West
Newell's Point
Norfolk Navy Yard
The
Gulf
Spanish Minister Reports No Wounds After Havana Turmoil
The Spanish minister in Washington received a Havana despatch saying yesterday’s tumult caused no injuries and that not a single shot was fired. The envoy has been kept informed of every development as events unfolded in the capital.
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Washington
Senor de Lome
Havana
Great Mark Down Sale on Clothing
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Labor Board hearing blocked as loom strike widens
New Bedford reports a dispute over arbitration exclusion leads to increased tension among workers. Weavers and spinners plan mass meetings, with unions pledging to resist wage cuts and to strike Monday. Secretary Ross says $1600 from the national body will aid 400 spinner members during the strike.
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New Bedford
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Matthew Hart
Cotton Weavers’ Protective Association
Richard P. Barry
Old Colony
Weavers
Barry
Weavers’ Committee
Card and Picker Association
North End
South End
Ross
Mills
National Spinners’ and
Textile Workers’ Unions
Spinners’ Union
Fall River
O’donnell
Samuel Ross
Weavers Union Plans Fund for New Bedford Strikers
At the Weavers' Union meeting in Fall River on January 13 officials discussed raising money for New Bedford strikers with a house to house canvass likely. Weavers from Lonsdale at Pawtucket and Rhode Island mills requested organizers and two men were assigned to go there tomorrow night to address workers. Discontent grows among mill help over wage cuts exceeding 11 19 percent, with union officials reviewing cases to avoid trouble.
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Fall River
Weavers’ Union
New Bedford
Lonsdale Company
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Lewiston Votes to Strike Androscoggin Mill Weavers
Five hundred weavers from the Androscoggin cotton mill gather at Central Union Hall to vote on a strike. Details continue on page two.
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Lewiston
Lewiston, Mo
Androscoggin Mill
Central Union Hall
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