Floods Raze Towns and Halt Rail Lines Across New England
Winter snow and January thaw flood New England rivers causing washouts on rail lines and damaged water power. Easthampton dam washed away with $25,000 damage and mills likely to stay closed. Connecticut River tributaries flood Vermont towns, roads, and a power plant. West Dummerston and Pownal face rising waters. Ice harvesting halted on Merrimack and Connecticut rivers. Skowhegan bridge spans partly washed away. Pemigewasset bridge wrecked. Bristol line iced over near Hill. Damaged Kennebec and other river infrastructure disrupt transport and milling operations.
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New England
Easthampton
Connecticut
Vermont
Brattleboro
Dummerston
Williamsville
Newfane
West Dummerston
West River
Pownal
Burgess Flats
Merrimack
Southbridge Printing Company
Saundersdale
Maine Central Railroad
Kennebec River
Skowhegan
Kennebec
Madison
Pemigewasset
Hill
Sanbornton
N. H
Bristol Line
Concord
Greeks Protest Tax Plan In Mass Meeting
A Boston mass meeting of Greek society members at Faneuil Hall condemned a reported plan by Greek ministers in Washington to levy a yearly $10 per capita tax on Greeks nationwide. The gathering was led by Cesar Zovitas of the Hellenic Association with speakers Dr. Anthony Vrahno Dr. G Catsainos BE Stamatello of Boston and M Satros of Lowell.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Washington
Cesar Zovitas
The
Hellenic Association
Anthony Vrahno
G. Catsainos
BE. Stamatello
M. Satros
Lowell
Pinchot Chosen to Succeed Eliot as Conservation President
The National Conservation Association announced the election of Gifford Pinchot to succeed Dr. Charles W. Eliot as president. Dr. Eliot remains honorary president, while Pinchot assumes active leadership tomorrow with headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Charles W. Eliot
National Conservation Association
Eliot
Pinchot
Dr Eliot backs Pinchot to lead national conservation group
Two weeks earlier Dr Eliot urged the association’s executive committee to seat Mr Pinchot as president. A meeting was held by his direction and Pinchot was elected. The National Conservation Association formed last July in Cambridge to advance conservation principles from the White House conference of May 1908.
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Eliot
Association
Pinchot
Mr. Pinchot
Dr. Eliot
National Conservation Association
Cambridge
Mass
Dr McKenzie Bids Farewell After 43 Years At Cambridge Church
The Rev. Alexander McKenzie preached his last sermon yesterday in Cambridge First Church, completing nearly 43 years as pastor. Assistant Rev. P Bourne read the resignation letter as the congregation filled every seat.
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M’kenzie
Alexander McKenzie
Cambridge
P. Bourne
McKenzie
Dancer’s Heir Sparks Engagement With Electrician
Charles Martin an Australian electrician in Miss Fuller's Ballet of Light learned yesterday he inherited 75000 from a recently deceased uncle. He announced engagement to 18 year old dancer Dorothy Harkuss, known as Botticelli girl, while both continue their jobs and keep the romance secret per Miss Fuller.
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Charles Martin
Miss Harkuss
London
Martin
Australia
America
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson Goes Pro Dancer in London
London patrons are astonished by Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson’s terpsi chorea and daring performances. She earns 2000 dollars weekly and plans to tour America again to promote a boys school in Scotland, after dancing before royalty and elites alike. She is noted as an accomplished athlete and hunter.
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George Grantham Bain
Constance Stewart Richardson
Constance Stewart-Richardson
Lord Cromartie
London
Constance
America
New York
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
J. A. Burden
Heath
Scotland
Edward
Egypt
Africa
South Sea Islands
India
Texas
Reviews Fight for Home Rule at Cambridge Talk
A crowded Aquinas Hall in Cambridgeport heard Captain Edward O'Meagher Condon recount the Irish struggle for home rule. Applause followed his account of American Irish support and a $1000 donation to the United Irish League. The program was led by Rev. Michael J. Doody with remarks from local officials and supporters.
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Aquinas Hall
Cambridgeport
Edward O’meagher Condon
Captain Condon
Sons of Erin
America
Ireland
United Irish League
Cambridge
Michael J. Doody
St. Mary’s Church
Daly
Brooks
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Mer
Denis O’callaghan
John O'Callahan
Troubles of Church Over New Board of Trustees
The First Church of Christ Scientist in New York reports an end to internal troubles after Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy approves the election of a new board. Charles A. Dean sends her a telegram praising the church's democratic government and she replies with a blessing on victory over wrong. Applause follows the telegrams.
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New York
Christ Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Charles A. Dean
Gotham's Oldest Sleuth Lieutenant Dunn Dies
New York January 23 Lieutenant John J Dunn the oldest detective in the New York police force died today from paralysis He was 77 years old and served 58 years in the police department.
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New York
John J. Dunn
Police Department
Rabbi Fleischer Talks On The Future Of The Human Race
At the Free Synagogue in New York Rabbi Charles Fleischer of Temple Israel Boston argued against large families saying three children are enough to keep the birth rate above the death rate.
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New York
Free Synagogue
West Eighty-first Street
Charles Fleischer
Temple Israel
Boston
Advocating Larger Families Amid Economic Strains
A religious speaker argues for early marriages and larger families to boost the human race, accusing Roosevelt and the Emperor William of supporting the issue. He contrasts high birth rates with strained living conditions and rising meat prices, urging greater fertility despite hardship.
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Rabbi Fleischer
Roosevelt
New Comet Photographed Across the Sky
Professor Edward C. Pickering and assistants at Harvard Observatory photographed a new comet last night. He says it is entirely new, supported by a London observatory report of three observations. The bright object was visible to the naked eye across the United States and Europe, outshining Venus.
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Edward C. Pickering
Arvard Observatory
Pickering
London
United States
Europe
Ninth Annual Banquet of St. Alphonsus Association
The ninth annual banquet will be held at the clubhouse 80 Smith Street Roxbury on Wednesday evening. Prominent speakers will address the members. President John J. Colahan and Secretary Henry D. Martin direct the event, preceded by a reception in the parlors.
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St. Alphonsus Association
Smith Street
Roxbury
John J. Colahan
Henry D. Martin
Bryan Is Lima's Guest of Honor
Lima Peru January 22 William Jennings Bryan named special guest of the municipality and invited to a reception on Tuesday afternoon Mrs Bryan has recovered from a brief illness and will accompany him
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Lima
Peru
William Jennings Bryan
English Parties Tie in British Election Pushes Cabinet Uncertainty
The Liberal and Labor parties hold the top totals with 2 565 627 and 2 324 315 votes respectively, yielding a 153 803 edge for the Liberal Labor alliance in a 5 825 157 vote total. London dispatch says the result creates an unprecedented tie in the next House of Commons, leaving the political landscape highly uncertain.
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United Liberal-Labor Party
London
House of Commons
Bitter British election campaign tests budget and Lords reform
The article analyzes a hung Parliament with 218 Unionists and Liberal Labour seats, predicting a renewed general election. It discusses the likely roles of Asquith and Lloyd George, the fight over House of Lords reform, budget passage, and home rule, with Redmond central to Nationalist strategy. The piece notes shifts between free trade and protection, campaign imagery, and partisan tensions.
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Lloyd-George
Balfour
Asquith
House of Commons
Liberal and
Labor Party
Lords
House of Lords
United States
John Redmond
Liberal Party
Haldane
Edward Grey
David Lloyd-George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Squirearchies
Protection
Mayor-Elect Fitzgerald to Meet City Council
Mayor-elect Fitzgerald will request a meeting in City Hall with the incoming council to discuss moving council chambers and to decide clerk appointments under the new charter.
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Fitzgerald
City Hall
Miss Goulds Fiance Aids Her Selecting Trousseau
New York January 23 Society circles follow the engagement of A J Drexel Jr and Miss Marjorie Gould. The wedding is planned for early spring with expectations of royal scale. The couple has toured New York stores to select the trousseau and their choice of wealth over foreign nobility draws praise.
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Miss Gould
Trousseau
New York
A. J. Drexel, Jr
Marjorie Gould
Mr. Drexel
Marjorie
Dixie the 111 Year Old Dog Wears $15000 Diamond Collar
In Baltimore a wealthy owner Arthur Wollenhorst shows off his black and tan dog Dixie who sports a collar valued at fifteen thousand dollars. The 700 diamonds range from a sixteenth to a full carat and shimmer against Dixie's dark fur.
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Dixie
Baltimore
Arthur Wollenhorst
Lost Boy Found Injured After Boston Disappearance
Through the Post, Willie Collins reported lost by his mother on Friday evening was found yesterday at Tewksbury State Hospital. He was picked up unconscious in Boston from blows on the head and taken first to the Chardon Street Home before his transfer to the hospital.
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Post
Little Willie Collins
Ysterday
Tewksbury State Hospital
Boston
Chardon Street
Emollient Treatment for Brights Disease Promised
Bright's Disease recovery estimates vary by patient condition with 10 to 20 percent in severely weakened cases and higher rates for longer life expectancy. About three quarters may recover if not bed ridden while nearly nine in ten respond when the emollient Fulton’s Renal Compound is started early. The drug is sold at Riker Jaynes stores in Boston and Jno. J. Fulton Co. in San Francisco invites patient letters and physician correspondence.
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Bright
Fulton
Boston
Riker-Jaynes
Jno. J. Fulton Co
Battery St
San Francisco
Cal
STAIR PLUNGE FATAL FOR CAMBRIDGE MAN AT HOME
Horace F. Mace age 74 of 34 Warland street was found unconscious at the foot of his stairway Saturday morning and died at Cambridge Hospital from injuries. He had lived alone with a parrot a cockatoo and two cats which were found near the house and later moved to animal rescue in Brighton.
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Horace F. Mace
Cambridge
Warland Street
Cambridge Hospital
Mace
Cambridge Gas Company
Station 2
Animal Rescue League
Brighton
Rumors of Strife Stir Nicaragua Conservatives Report
The Managua dispatch says arrests of Conservatives linked to a movement against Madrid continue amid wild rumors. One claim speaks of the steamer Victoria seized on Lake Nicaragua by revolutionists. Another asserts General Vasquez defected, which the government calls absurd.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Madrid
Victoria
Vasquez
National Education Association to hold 48th convention in Boston
The executive committee announced the 48th annual NEA convention will be in Boston from July 2 to 8, 1910. San Francisco was considered, but Boston was chosen after meetings in Los Angeles in 1907 and Denver in 1909, with Winona report noting the decision.
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Winona, Minn
National Education Association
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Murder Farm Sold to School
The 60 acre Gunness farm at LaPorte Indiana, burned with Mrs Bella Gunness and her three children in 1908, has been sold to the superintendent of a nearby boys school and will join the school property.
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Laporte
Ind
Bella Gunness
Gunness
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