Funeral of Groton’s Great Son
Groton honors ex Governor George Sewell Boutwell with a town hall service. The body lies in state from 10 to noon before a 2 o’clock funeral led by Rev Pemberton H Cressey with multiple pastors assisting. Honorary and actual pallbearers from among former governors and townsfolk, a Groton Band, and special train transport mark the somber event.
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Town Hall
Groton
Boutwell
William A. Bancroft
George Sewell Boutwell
Paris
General Bancroft
Pemberton H. Cressey
George M. Howe
Congregational Church
C. W. Turner
Baptist Church
Findicott Peabody
John D. Long
J. Q. A. Brackett
John L. Bates
W. Murray Crane
J. P. Thatcher
Littleton
George Chase
William Gleason
Daniel Gilbert
Herbert Haynes
John Carleton
William Bancroft
North Station
Boston
Garfield reports beef trust probe to Roosevelt and Congress
James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, has completed the beef trust investigation and submitted the report to President Roosevelt. The decision was made that the document will be sent to Congress on Friday.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt
Congress
St Paul Physician Metcalf Dies in Italy
A cable from Orrito Italy reports the sudden death of Dr George R Metcalf a prominent St Paul physician aged 57 a native of Brattleboro Vermont and a graduate of Amherst College and Columbia University He had practiced several years in New York before moving to St Paul.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Orrito
Italy
George R. Metcalf
St. Paul
New York City
Black Suits for All Occasions from Morse Made Line
No substitute for a black suit for any function from day to night. Range includes single or double breasted hard or soft faced worsteds from $10 to $25. 3 button cutaway suits $12 to $25. Prince Albert coats and vests $20 to $25. Livening dress suits $25 to $35. Tuxedo suits $21 to $32. All Morse made for fit and quality.
Ex-Councilman Curry Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
John Lt. Curry a former Ward 9 councilman pled guilty to giving straw bail. Judge De Courcy sentenced him to 18 months in the House of Correction after his Feb 4 arrest on two counts. He claimed he acted for friends and insisted he was not responsible at the time.
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John Lt. Curry
Common Council
House of Correction
de Courcy
Superior Court
Curry
Joseph Curry
Josephine Lynch
Dwight Street
Will of Sarah O'Donnell Shared Charitable Bequests
The Boston will of Sarah O'Donnell admits public bequests to charitable institutions including Home for Destitute Catholic Children Boston $100 Little Sisters of the Poor Roxbury $100 House of the Good Shepherd Roxbury $100 Orphans' Home Roxbury $100 Working Boys' Home $100 Free Home for Consumptives Dorchester $100 Society for the Propagation of the Faith $100 Carney Hospital $100 St Mary's Infant Asylum Dorchester $100 St Vincent de Paul Conference at St Mary's Boston $100 Italian Church of St Leonard Boston $50executor Edward O'Donnell named as executor.
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Sarah O’donnell
Boston
Little Sisters of the Poor
Roxbury
House of the Good Shepherd
Orphans’ Home
Camden Street
The
Working Boys’ Home
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Carney Hospital
St. Mary’s Infant Asylum
Conference of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Mary’s Church
Verdigts Against Roxbury Gas Light Co In Personal Injury Suit
In the first Superior Court jury session a joint suit against the Roxbury Gas Light Company over a gas leak sickness awarded Lawrence Griffin $500, Mary Griffin $200, and their sons James and Walter $150 and $100. The Griffs sought $3000 for illness from a January 15, 1908 gas leak at 21 Lamont Street and medical expenses.
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Superior Court
Roxbury Gas Light Company
Lawrence Griffin
Mary Griffin
James
Walter
Mach
Lamont Street
Old Cranberry Merchant Daniel Clark Dies at 74
Daniel Clark a pioneer of the Massachusetts cranberry industry died at his Liberty home at age 74. He helped solve early cranberry barrel problems by contracting with him in South Paris, Maine. He left a wife and three sons Morton J. Clark D Crommett Clark and James Laurin Clark. Funeral set for Friday.
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Liberty
Daniel Clark
Massachusetts
Waterville Morning Sentinel
James Laurin Clark
Bangor & Aroostook
Mrs Mary Finnegan Dies in Gloucester at 90
Mrs Mary Finnegan 96 years old died of pneumonia at her Pleasant street home in Gloucester. An Irish immigrant who came to the United States nearly fifty years ago she had lived in the city for 40 years. She was married to Patrick Finnegan and leaves three daughters and two brothers including Dr Daniel J Finnegan and John J Finnegan. Funeral services are set for Friday.
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Gloucester
Mary Finnegan
Ireland
Pleasant Street
Patrick Finnegan
Daniel J. Finnegan
John J. Finnegan
Farce Comedy Presented at the Christian Union
The Criterion Club staged a three act farce from the German of Von Schonthan at the Christian Union last night. The comedy offered light entertainment and drew a local audience audience for the society event.
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Christian Union
The
Criterion Club
von Schonthan
Gold Watch for Nantasket Man on Birthday Night
Nantasket March 1 Frank GC Marshall celebrated his birthday at the New Weymouth tonight. His friends presented a gold watch and charm. The presentation speech was made by George Bunker.
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Nantasket
Frank GC. Marshall
Food Calms Mind Sayings At Women's Physiological Club
Mrs. Helena Macomber of Chicago spoke at the Physiological Club gathering in the city club, arguing that physical condition shapes mental and moral state. She warned against overindulgence, noting esthetic pleasure can unsettle reason, urging temperance and calm to preserve nerves and morals.
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Helena Macomber
Chicago
Ex-Senator Wolcott Dead in Denver Message Recalls Life
Denver reports the death of former U S Senator Edward O Wolcott after a period in Italy. Born March 26 1848 in Longmeadow Massachusetts he began public service and joined the One Hundred and
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Edward Oliver Wolcott
Massachusetts
Longmeadow
The
One Hundred and
Notable 19th Century Lawyer and Senator Profile
A brief biographical sketch describes a private in Fiftieth Ohio Volunteers who later attended Yale but did not graduate, moved to Colorado in 1871 to practice law in Denver, and served as United States Senator from 1889 to 1901. He was Harvard Law School trained and cousin of Roger Wolcott, former Massachusetts governor.
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Ohio Volunteers
Yale
Colorado
Denver
United States
Harvard Law School
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
East Boston Couple Welcome Newborn Samuel Aronson
East Boston residents Mr and Mrs A S Aronson celebrated the birth of their son Samuel yesterday afternoon at 253 Marion Street East Boston. Over 100 friends attended with many prominent Hebrews of East Boston present. Abraham Alpert served as toastmaster and Rabbi Aaron Sirk of Ohel Jacob spoke.
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A. S. Aronson
East Boston
Samuel
Marion Street
Abraham Alpert
Rabbi Aaron Sirk
Ohel Jacob
Anna Maddern Now a Bride in Quiet Feb. Ceremony
Anna Rosalie Maddern wed William W. MacArthur on February 22 at St. Stephen's Street Church in a private ceremony. The couple, living at 50 St. Germain street, include a real estate investor bride born in Bedford Pennsylvania and a Prince Edward Island born groom, both seen as well connected in local circles.
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Anna Rosalie Maddern
Jesse M. Gove
William W. MacArthur
John McGaw Foster
St. Stephen’s Street
St. Germain Street
MacArthur
Mr. MacArthur
Massachusetts Avenue
Miss Maddern
Injunction Bars Vaudeville at Franklin Square Worcester
M J Finnegan of Worcester sues Franklin Square Theatre lessee and managers to stop vaudeville performances. Judge Sheldon grants a temporary injunction restraining P F Shea of Springfield and Tobias Burke of Providence from presenting vaudeville at the Worcester venue. The suit claims an agreement to run the theatre for first class travelling companies only and notes a planned vaudeville show starting February 27 1905.
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M. J. Finnegan
Worcester
Sheldon
Equity
Superior Court
P. F. Shea
Springfield
Tobias Burke
Providence
Franklin Square Theatre
Bandits Rob Frisco Train In Ark Robbery
East bound St. Louis and San Francisco Ar kansan Traveler was halted eight miles south of Mammoth Springs by three armed men who blew open the Southern Express safe. They escaped into the woods after taking up to about $2000, with Messenger Harry White held at gunpoint. The holdup was reported in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Southern Express Company
Harry White
Milford Granite Cutters Strike Vote Report
Milford March 1 employees at local granite quarries voted to strike for higher wages. Demands include 30 cents an hour for hand drillers 40 cents for machine drillers. They want tool sharpeners to withdraw from the stonecutters union and join the quarrymen’s union.
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Milford
Lynn Boy Says He Beat Hotels
William H. Prime a 24 year old from Lynn Massachusetts was arraigned in police court for defrauding a boarding house keeper. He admitted defrauding hotels in New York Albany Troy Schenectady Gloversville Utica and Syracuse. He also confessed stealing a diamond ring from Numa Cook of Norwalk Connecticut. He will be held.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William H. Prime
Lynn
Mass
Wright
New York
Albany
Troy
Schenectady
Gloversville
Utica
Here
Numa Cook
Norwalk
Conn
Granite strikers for war in Quincy deadlock at wage talks
About 800 granite cutters in Quincy have quit work after a midnight expiration of their existing contract. Conferences with manufacturers failed to yield progress as workers demand a minimum daily wage to scale up while manufacturers propose a maximum.
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Quincy
Granite Cutters Threaten Strike in Quincy Over Wages
The National Granite Cutters' Union officials and Quincy workers clash over a minimum daily rate. James Duncan reports 14,000 cutters back a fight to finish, with arbitration and wage proposals rejected. The strike affects Quincy quarries as 800 out plus potential spillover.
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National Granite Cutters’ Union
Quincy
James Duncan
Washington, D. C
Duncan
Fred Nl. Jones
Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. Jones
Alexander Smith
National Union
Pres. N.G.C.U
Granite cutters in Worcester strike for 3.25 a day
About two hundred granite workers in Worcester walk out demanding 3.25 a day, up from 3.00. The Webb Granite Construction Company faces crippling losses while smaller firms shut down. employers refuse to concede, threatening closure or relocation of work.
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Worcester
Worcester County
Webb Granite Construction Company
Connecticut Stonecutters Strike For Pay Increase
New London stonecutters would accept a 6 percent rise offered by employers while Waterford and Graniteville quarry workers began a strike today seeking about a 10 percent wage increase. The action reflects a regional labor dispute as talks continue.
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New London, Conn
Waterford
Graniteville
New London
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Anna Maddern
Jesse Gove
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Lynn Boy
J. W. Batchelder
Globe Clothing Store
Washington and
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Lagrange Street
Globe Clothing
Washington and Lagrange Streets
St. Mary's Hall
Fred L. Jones
Manufacturers’ Conference Com
Mittee
Granite Cutters
Westerly
R. I
Barre
Quincey
Manufacturers’ Committee
Granite Cutters’ Committee
Fred Ll. Jones
Granite Manufacturers’ Association
Connecticut
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