Rescue of Babe and Mother From Fire in Jamaica Plain
A mother and her three week old infant were saved from a two story frame house at 3 Chestnut Square Jamaica Plain after an overheated furnace caused a blaze. Neighbor Frederick Card and Sergeant Busby entered the flames to reach Mrs Mack and the baby, both suffering superficial burns. The house sustained about 1500 dollars in damage before rescue.
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Henry Mack
Chestnut Square
Jamaica Plain
Frederick Card
Sergeant Busby
Bravo
Seven Mass PD Cases in District Court
Fourteen indictments were returned by the grand jury in the United States Circuit Court. Seven Massachusetts P D cases were arraigned before Judge Lowell. Blake and Richter pleaded guilty and were sentenced to Charlestown State Prison. Other defendants faced varying charges and outcomes, including pleas and stays.
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United States Circuit Court
Post Office
Lowell
United States District Court
James F. Blake
Edward Sprague
Paul Richter
William Gordon
Holliston
Mendon
Blake
Charlestown
Richter
Massachusetts
New England
Frank Martin
Worcester
House of Correction
Frank A. Dolan
Back Bay
United States
Fiske
Edward J. Crandall
Troy
Boston
Francis D. Sharon
Millbury
George Denno
Springfield
Denno
Couple 20 Years United Everett
Mr and Mrs re B Watkins celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage at home on Second Street in Everett. They received congratulations from friends in Everett Malden Chelsea and other places. The evening featured social conversation music and reading with a dainty collation and the couple received many beautiful remembrances.
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Everett
Re B. Watkins
Second Street
Malden
Chelsea
Mrs. Watkins
Dyspepsia in Women Promoted by Pinkham Remedy
A period ad claims a female dyspepsia form responds only to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites Mrs Maggie Wright of Brooklyn who says the tonic eased her symptoms in weeks, restoring digestion and daily function after other remedies failed. The advertisement lauds widespread cures of female troubles.
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Tate
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Ek
Pinkham
Boston Common Playground Dispute Over 8000 Feet Granted to Contractor
Boston boys and citizens protest a transfer of 8000 feet of Common ground to contractor Harry P. Nawn for storage linked to a subway project. City officials including Mayor Collins and the Boston Transit Commission defend the concession as necessary to avoid traffic disruption while forester Doogue laments the park’s appearance and set plan.
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Collins
General Howe
Park Square
Charles Street
Doogue
Boston Transit Commission
Equitable
Beacon Street
Nawn
B. Leighton Beal
The
Transit Commission
Howard A. Carson
Mayor Collins
Park officials dispute role in Common lumber yard setup
Park Commissioner Charles E. Stratton denies involvement in turning the small boys’ playground into a lumber yard on the Common. Secretary Beal says obstructions may last about a year and notes Mayor Collins consent was reluctant but given. Forester Doogue questions the choice and cites alternate storage sites.
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Park Commission
Doogue
Beal
Collins
Mr. Beal
Noted Men Pay Final Tribute to Governor Boutwell
In Groton on March 2 citizens of many colors and faiths joined officials and dignitaries to honor former Governor Boutwell. Four former governors Douglas Bates Brackett and Long sat in the front as the body rested in the Town Hall and later was laid to rest in Groton Cemetery amid tolling bells and family presence.
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Groton
Massachusetts
Boutwell
Mr. Boutwell
Douglas
Bates
Brackett
Long
Mr. Cressey
Governor Boutwell
Miles
Groton Cemetery
John Q. A. Brackett
Arlington
John D. Long
Hingham
John L. Bates
Boston
W. F. Wharton
Charles KE. Bigelow
Erving Winslow
Gamaliel Bradford
Samuel A. Green
George A. King
John W. Parker
Michael Sheedy, Jr
W.A. Williams
Frederick D. Grant
Gheradi Davis
Charles Eliot Norton
Inaugural Festivities Brighten Washington Snow Cleared
March 2 report describes crowded hotel lobbies and streets as inaugural visitors arrive. Snow has nearly disappeared and reviewing stands line the parade route. The inauguration committee approves $2000 to illuminate the court of history. Governor Cobb of Maine and staff arrive. President Roosevelt to receive cowboys after the parade. Admiral Dewey ill with grip may be replaced by Rear Admiral Higginson if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Seth Bullock
Porte Cochere
White House
Dewey
Francis J. Higginson
Washington Navy Yard
Inauguration Day Weather Forecast Near DC
The Weather Bureau predicts Saturday weather in the District of Columbia will be influenced by a low pressure area over the Saskatchewan Valley. If it moves eastward, expect clear to partly cloudy skies with pleasant, comfortable temperatures.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
District of Columbia
Saskatchewan
Senate Passes Sundry Civil Bill Amid Amendments
The Senate approved the sundry civil appropriation bill for about 68 million dollars after debates on numerous amendments. A 100 thousand dollar allocation for an army hospital site in Washington was approved, Yosemite Valley added to Yosemite Park, and geological survey funding rose to 200 thousand dollars. A 9,500 dollar item marked sites of American soldiers fallen in China and Cuba. A light and fog signal project at Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, also received congressional approval.
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Washington
Senate
Army General Hospital
Proctor
Yosemite Park
Perkins
Patterson
Lodge
Geological Survey
China
Cuba
Hepburn
Culberson
Charles Williams Cunningham
Texas
Price, McCormick & Co
New York
Diamond Shoals
N. C
Senate expands inquiry into railroad employee accidents
Washington March 2 The Senate passed the Kearns resolution authorizing the interstate commerce committee to sit during the congressional recess. At Mr Martin’s urging the scope was broadened to cover railroad liability for accidents involving employees.
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Washington
Senate
Kearns
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Congress
Martin
Jamestown Exposition Bill Passes House
Washington reports House approval of a $250000 appropriation to back a Jamestown Virginia exposition celebrating the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere. The vote was 192 to 91 under a suspension of the rules after a vigorous debate. General Fitzhugh Lee attended as an observer. The measure then advanced to the Senate and to the President.
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Washington
Jamestown
Hampton Roads
House
Virginia
Fitzhugh Lee
Exposition Company
Senate
Quinona Tonic Endorsed By Hospitals In Maine And Boston
Augusta City Hospital Maine praises Quinona as a strength giving tonic with strong results. Hale Hospital Haverhill and St Luke's Boston also report nerve and debility benefits. Dr Frederic G Moore calls Quinona a lasting tonic and rebuilding aid. One bottle costs a dollar and free medical advice is offered.
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Augusta City Hospital
Augusta
Maine
McKinley
Hale Hospital
Haverhill
Quinona
Quinona Co
Hartford Street
Boston
Take Girl With Ex Clergy Man Took Flight To New Jersey
J F Cordova once a South River clergyman and Miss Julia Bowne arrived from Washington after authorities in New Jersey charged them as fugitives. Cordova faced abandonment charges with $1000 bail while Bowne carried a State's witness warrant and $500 bail. A large crowd protested at the station. Neither could post bail and both were jailed.
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New Brunswick
N. J
J. F. Cordova
South River
Julia Bowne
Washington
Cordova
Miss Bowne
Miss
Carnegie Gift Accepted For Boston Mechanical Institute
A Boston trustee reports Andrew Carnegie will donate 400000 to the city, added to Benjamin Franklin's 400000 bequest, to fund a Carnegie Franklin Mechanical Institute. The total surpasses 800000 for a mechanical learning institution akin to New York's Peter Cooper Institute. Mayor Collins is away at Hot Springs, Va., delaying notification until his return next week.
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Franklin Fund
Andrew Carnegie
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Carnegie-Franklin Mechanical Institute
pXer
Peter Cooper Institute of
New York
Collins
Hot Springs
Carnegie
Corsair Yacht of J Pierpont Morgan Reaches Azores Port
The steam yacht Corsair owned by J Pierpont Morgan of the New York Yacht Club arrived at St Michaels in the Azores on March 2 for coal refueling.
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Morgan
Corsair
Azores
ST. Michaels
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York Yacht Club
Powers Retired Congressman To Be Honored Dinner
Friends plan a complimentary dinner for Hon. Samuel L. Powers after his retirement from Congress. Many New England members are expected, with Senators Lodge Crane and the Massachusetts delegation anticipated to attend.
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Samuel L. Powers
Congress
New England
Senator Lodge
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
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M. Wright
Tasrant Mple Place
Boston Common
Harry P. Nawn
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G&g
Leighton Beal
City Forester Doogue
William Doogue
Boys of
Charles E. Stratton
Boutwell’s Bier
Dr. Peabody
George S. Boutwell
Bier
J. P. Thatcher
George Chase
William Gleason
Daniel Dilbert
Herbert Hynes
John Carleton
Snow
Cobb
Augusta City
Man
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Congressman Powers
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