May Hold New England Fruit and Grain Show in Boston
A New England Fruit and Grain Show may be held in Boston next October pending approval at the New England Conference on Rural Progress meeting. State Board of Agriculture rooms host the discussion with Merchants' Association and Chamber of Commerce invited. The week long exposition would feature exhibits from state boards and societies, plus fruit grain cereals and other products from six New England states.
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New England
Boston
New England Conference On
State Board of Agriculture
State House
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Agriculture
Neponset Honors Memory of Bond
Prominent Greater Boston figures gather at Trinity Congregational Church Neponset for memorial exercises honoring Charles H. Bond a wealthy cigar manufacturer Tributes come from Professors Southwick Whitney and Leland Powers A concert features performers Eva Lee Mary Fay Sherman Maud II Benjamin Lucile McConnille and patrons include ex Governor Curtis Guild Jr and others from local churches and communities
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Greater Boston
Trinity Congregational Church
Walnut Street
Neponset
Charles H. Bond
H. I. Southwick
William I. Whitney
Leland Powers
Eva Lee
Mary Fay Sherman
Maud II
Benjamin
Lucile McConnille
Curtis Guild, Jr
H. H. A. Beach
John Craig
Meryor Richards
Malden
Mayvor Gould
Melrose
van Ness
Second Church
Dorchester
Charles §. Washburn
Cross
Old South Church
Charles Wleischer
Rowley
First Baptist Church
Exoneration Given to Rev Harvey Eastman in Shooting
A justifiable homicide finding exonerated Rev. Harvey Eastman the Congregational minister who shot and killed George L. Marcotte. The formal hearing before Justice Charles E. Hall concluded tonight and Eastman was greeted by townsmen who endorsed the verdict.
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Temple
N. H
Harvey Eastman
George L. Marcotte
Charles E. Hall
Clergyman in Self Defense Shoots Man at Brigadier General's House
A posse surrounded Brigadier General James Miller's residence as Marcotte a Miller household butler, threatened deaths with a revolver and was shot by a clergyman. The fatal shot, fired in self defense, ended Marcotte's life. witnesses and officials, including County Solicitor Aime Boisvert, Dr. Charles E. Congdon, and Sheriff Fred Ix. Ramsey, testified the clergyman acted to protect himself and others.
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James Miller
Marcotte
Miller
Aime Boisvert
Nashua
Charles E. Congdon
Fred Ix. Ramsey
Manchester
Eastman
Unemployed Rally Pressures Acting Governor in State House
Acting Governor Frothingham met with Morrison I. Swift amid protests from an outside group of about two dozen unemployed workers who sought a meeting with the governor. Police barred further gathering, and Swift left promising to return after Governor Draper’s return.
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Frothingham
Draper
Morrison I. Swift
State House
Remington
Mr. Remington
Mr. Swift
Swift
Quake near Jerusalem destroys village near Jerusalem
A Smyrna telegram reports Masran near Jerusalem razed by an earthquake with 150 buried. No confirmation or location available.
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London
Smyrna
Turkey
Masran
Jerusalem
N H Senate Backs Direct Primary Bill On March 3
Concord New Hampshire The Senate approved a direct primary law by 22 to 1 this afternoon. The House had not acted yet. House actions included approval of bills to register lobbyists ban bucket shops and permit street railways to carry freight and express items.
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Concord
N. H
Senate
House
Fire kills 10 in New York tenement blaze on Seventh Avenue
Ten persons suffocated and burned to death as a double tenement fire on lower Seventh Avenue woke 30 families, mostly Italians. Five seriously injured include a fireman and several residents. Minnie Travisano the sole survivor of the Travisano family.
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New York
Lower
Seventh Avenue
Rosalie Filiberti
Contanzo Gruppi
Provengia Placia
Filiberti
Rosa Placia
Caroline Sansone
Josephine Travisano
Mrs. Sansone
Lena Travisano
Josephine
Joseph Travisano
Lena
Evelyn Pasito
Robert Sampson
Mulada Momad
Nicholas Bardalick
Dominick Filiberti
Travisano
Minnie Travisano
Sugar Trust Scales Faulty Weights Under Scrutiny
In New York the government rests its case against the American Sugar Refining Company over customs duties alleged unpaid due to weight shortages. Dr C Y Palmer Massachusetts weights commissioner testified on scale accuracy and noted the devices used at the time were inaccurate.
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New York
Marcel
American Sugar Refining Company
C. YV. -Almer
Massachusetts
New Club In Carmack Case
Nashville March 3 After a recess for counsel in the murder trial of former United States Senator W Carmack two facts emerged S J Bennings defense witness recalled for cross examination and heightened police activity by the prosecution as Attorney General McCyhrn seeks a clue to one of three mysterious witnesses for the prosecution
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Nashville
Duncan
Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John JD. Sharp
United States
W. Carmack
S. J. Bennings
Carmack
Special Police
McCyhrn
Guild Associates Stage First Minstrel Show in Huntington
The Curtis Guild Associates presented its first minstrel show at Huntington Chambers Hall before a crowded audience. Ex-Governor Guild attended and praised the performance. Bernard T. Glick opened as interlocutor while Minnie Goldstein, Louis J. Levine, and Syvings EK. Robinson starred in songs and dialect bits. A rural schoolroom comedy followed with committee members listed and El Amolsky at the piano.
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Curtis Guild Associates
Frances Willard
West
Huntington Chambers
Governor Guild
Bernard T. Glick
Minnie Goldstein
Brudda
Louis J. Levine
Moe
Syvings EK. Robinson
A. Glick
M. Shore
J. Levine
8. Levin
J. M. Cohen
el Amolsky
House Seeks to Make Secret Service Permanent
The House select committee report urges Congress to grant permanent legal status to the Secret Service, noting the Treasury Division operates without lasting authority and is funded by year to year appropriations, while the Justice Department force faces a similar situation.
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House
Secret Service
Washington
Congress
Select Committee
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Dinizula Found Guilty in Natal Rebel Harboring Case
Dinizula son of Cetewayo was convicted of harboring rebels and given a four year prison term. He surrendered to authorities in December 1907 amid Natal turmoil caused by rising native boldness, a spate of murders and outrages. He faced trial in Pietermaritzburg.
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Greyton
Natal
Dinizula
Cetewayo
Pietermaritzburg
Maine Committee Rejects Bill to Create State Police
The Maine Legislature committee on legal affairs voted 40 to report against multiple measures. The package included a bill to create a state police force, changes to state detectives law, sewer drain laying by municipal officers, boiler safety by competent operators, and abolishing the industrial and labor statistics commissioner.
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Augusta
Committee On Legal Affairs
Commissioner of Industrial and Labor Statistics
BromO Quinine Remedy Ad Claims Worldwide Cure
An old advertisement touts BromO Quinine as a universal remedy for headaches neuralgia colds and stomach distress. It promises to remove the cause and urges readers to call for the full name and look for the signature E. W. Grove while offering it for 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Sperry Praised by Roosevelt and Navy Leaders
President Roosevelt lauds Admiral Sperry for command of the Atlantic fleet on its cruise. Secretary Newberry calls the trip creditable for the navy, while Sperry credits his officers and men as the correspondence is made public.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Admiral Sperry
Newberry
Roosevelt Letters Itemizes Sperry Fleet Wins and Praise
President Roosevelt lauds Rear Admiral C. S. Sperry for superb command of the Atlantic fleet from the home coast to the Pacific and around the world. He commends Sperry’s gunnery, maneuvering, diplomatic mission in Australia and Japan, and work on coastal defense and maritime law. The Navy secretary echoes unqualified approval and Sperry thanks the department for steadfast support and loyal crew.
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White House
Atlantic
Pacific
Australia
Japan
National Coast Defence Board
Hague
Theodore Roosevelt
C. S. Sperry
Secretary of the Navy
Sperry
Newberry
Navy Department
Department
Gas Driven Sea Fighter
London March 3 English naval authorities are satisfied with the gas engine tests on the Rattler and announce that the new Indefatigable of the Dreadnought class will use internal combustion gas engines. Smokestacks and deck clutter will disappear increasing deck space for more turrets and all round fire.
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London
Apsley Rubber Co to Reopen By March 22
Leighton the treasurer of Apsley Rubber Company denied reports of a shutdown. The firm shut down last Friday but will be back in full operation by March 22.
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Apsley Rubber Co
Hudson
Leighton
Apsley Rubber Company
Tucker Put on Retired List With Three Quarters Pay
Secretary Wright approves the retiring board findings for Colonel William F. Tucker of the Army Pay Department and son-in-law of Mrs. John A. Logan. Tucker is placed on the retired list for life with three quarters pay.
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Washington
Wright
William F. Tucker
Department of the Army
John A. Logan
Tucker
Dorchester Man Dies In Street Car on Dudley Street
Robert G. Donnelly aged 72 of 12 Upham Avenue Dorchester collapsed from a sudden paralysis and died in an inbound street car on Dudley Street Roxbury near the elevated terminal last evening.
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Robert G. Donnelly
Upham Avenue
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Banquet Marks Park Street Church Centennial
The centennial celebration ended with a banquet at Ford Hall where Rev. A. Z. Conrad thanked attendees and urged maintaining a worship house at Park and Tremont. Clergy from multiple denominations sent groetings and shared praise for the church and its role in local religious history.
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Park Street Church
Park Street
Ford Hall
A. Z. Conrad
Park and
Tremont Streets
George A. Gordon
New Old South Church
A. FE. Dunning
Congregationalist
John Hopkins Dennison
Mallalieu
Conrad
Chapman
O. V P. Gifford
A. B. Shields
Episcopal Church
Samuel M. Crothers
Herbert A. Manchester
East Boston
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