Etruria Helpless and Battered by Storm
Cunard liner Etruria drifts 500 miles west-northwest of the Azores in a furious gale with rudder torn away and propeller lost. Tow from William Cliff, crew and passengers remain aboard under Captain Stephens. Ottawa relays the latest, ship in tow toward port as 205 aboard stay ready.
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Fayal
Azores
Etruria
William Cliff
Ottawa
Cunarder
Umbria
Queenstown
Thomas Stephens
Horta
Stephens
Cunard
Tugs Sent For Etruria From Azores Tow Towage Planned
The Canara line has dispatched two tugs to tow the Etruria from the Azores to her home port. She is expected to reach Fayal tonight. Her shaft, nearly new, is believed damaged after striking sunken wreckage.
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Liverpool
Canara Line
Etruria
Azores
Fayal
Young Holbrook resident wins town clerk post
Louis E. Flye, 21, elected Holbrook town clerk, defeating veteran Zenas A. French who had served as town clerk for three years. Flye, a Holbrook native now studying law, issued the first marriage license of the year and cited a demand for newer approaches. French, age 68, welcomed the change and noted a desire for younger blood.
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French
Massachusetts
Holbrook
Flyer
Thayer Academy
Holbrook High School
Boston University Law School
Frye
Young Flye
Zenas Arnold
School Street
Boston
Flye
Mr. French
Seven Year Old Hobo Desires Night Out, Defies Home Rules
James McKenna aged 7 of 734 Harrison Avenue is known as Chimmie Fadden to his peers. He roams at night, avoids school, and has frequented police stations 6 10 and 9 while feigning offense by his parents. Police and clergy hope a stern home talk will keep him at home in the future.
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James McKenna
Harrison Avenue
Chimmie Fadden
Immaculate Conception
Jimmie
Station 10
Roxbury
Wakefield the Young Promoter Sent to Reformatory
William C. Wakefield once famed as a flashy American in London was convicted of perjury and pleaded guilty to larceny in Middlesex Superior Court. He received a mild sentence to the Massachusetts Reformatory, with Judge Bond remarking harsher penalties would fit older offenders. His family celebrated the lenient outcome amid reported associations with other alleged offenders.
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William C. Wakefield
London
Middlesex Superior Court
Cambridge
Massachusetts Reformatory
Bond
Wakefield
State
Chelsea Chief Drury Faces Removal Hearing
The Chelsea board debated Chief Drury’s conduct as Mayor Willard moved to remove him amid raids and gambling complaints. Aldermen urged justice, delaying a public hearing to Thursday February 12 at 8 pm, with a lengthy session possible into the night.
Steel directors reelect Schwab for new terms
New York March 4. United States Steel Corporation directors met and re elected President Schwab and all others whose terms expired. Otherwise routine business was transacted.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Laura's Crew Abandoned in Gale Rescue at Sea
The American schooner Laura with lumber from Savannah bound for New York sprang a leak near Cape Hatteras during a Feb 7 gale. The captain J R Pendleton and six crew were rescued Feb 16 by the Norwegian bark Fortuna and landed at Chester N S, arriving in Halifax tonight. steward Alexander Robinson was injured, and the crew survived on salt beef for days.
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Halifax
N. S
Laura
J. R. Pendleton
Savannah
New York
Chester
Cape Hatteras
Fortuna
Pendleton Bros
Bonavista
Boston
Man with imaginary hemorrhage provokes hospital brawl
P J Doherty wandered into Emergency Hospital seeking a cure for a supposed hemorrhage. After a dispute with another patient and a cabman, Patrolman Brooks and Dr Ledwell intervened. A cab fare dispute sparked a scuffle with an elderly man. Doherty joined, and all parties were quieted as Doherty was removed.
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P. J. Doherty
Doherty
Brooks
Dr. Ledwell
Malden Aldermen Meet Grant Hearing On March Eighteen
Malden aldermen met and voted to grant a hearing on Tuesday March 18 for St Marys T A Society and others opposing a sixth class license. An extra appropriation of 5000 was approved to cover salary deficiencies. A transfer of 21064.48 from city treasury to the street department was approved. Mayors nominations of Daniel P Wise park commissioner and Williams Bixby registrar of voters were confirmed under suspension of the rules.
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Carlos L. Dean
Daniel P. Wise
Williams& Bixby
Boston Printing Trades Club Celebrates First Anniversary
The Boston Printing Trades Club marked its first anniversary with an opening night smoke talk at 17A Brattle square last evening. Newspaper representatives attended while local talent performed. A collation was served. The quarters include billiard and pool rooms a dining reading and card room and a parlor.
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Boston Printing Trades Club
Brattle Square
Four Burglaries In South End Reported
Four burglaries, with jewelry and clothing losses, were reported to Division 6 last night. Items stolen include a pearl set gold ring, black enamel earrings, a gold bar breast pin, a sugar spoon marked HH, cuff-buttons, a razor, and more from several houses on Upton Street and Groton Street. One thief, George Wilson, 44, was arrested for breaking and entering. Additional thefts occurred at 600 Tremont Street and near Tremont and Concord streets.
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George A J Hinckley
Upton Street
Charlotte A. Chapman
William J. Porter
Willam F. Smith
Groton Street
George Wilson
Charles A. Scheele
Middlesex Street
James Kennon
Francis Street
Dedham Street
Tremont Street
Raglan
William ¥. Pearson
Tremont and
Concord Streets
Lamp inspectors eyed to curb city lighting flaws
A strong likelihood exists that after an expert accountant overhauls the lamp department the city will consider appointing 15 to 20 lamp inspectors. The move aims to curb complaints over inadequate light and poor lamp care, with political influence possibly shaping the plan. The current contractor for lighting has faced criticism for stock ownership and sway under prior administrations.
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Quincy
Dumaresq Will Names Executors and Several Bequests
Francis Dumaresq’s will filed in Suffolk Probate names Philip K. Dumaresq and Haward C. Perkins as executors and trustees. Dated October 9, 1901, it includes a $5000 bequest to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for Porto Rico work, $1000 to multiple charities, and a $1000 note to St. John the Baptist Church in San Juan, Porto Rico.
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Francis Dumaresq
Suffolk
Philip K. Dumaresq
Haward C. Perkins
Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society
Protestant Episcopal Church
Porto Rico
Episcopal Charitable Society of Boston
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Industrial Home
Newbury Street
John Howart
Bridgewater
Church of St. John the Baptist
Sar Juan
Fire damages Attleboro three story building
A cellar fire at the Boston Branch grocery in Attleboro March 4 caused substantial damage to a three story building. Firemen halted flames near a 300 gallon kerosene pot tank with losses not exceeding 3500, shared among Boston Branch Grocery Bates & Rogers Willam Foster Alexander Langton and Simpson's boarding house.
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Attleporo
Boston
Bostion
Bates & Rogers
Willam Foster
Alexander Langton
Simpson
Lyman Dean
Irelands Woes and Boers Linked at Chicago Irish Meeting
In Chicago this night Irish Nationalists paid tribute to Robert Emmet. Ex congressman John J. Lentz of Ohio delivered the principal address, with Judge Edward F. Dunne also praising Emmet. Cleveland sent a regret note as speakers condemned imperial policy and urged reform, including a call for free trade.
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Chicago
Robert Emmet
Ireland
John J. Lentz
Ohio
Edward F. Dunne
Lentz
England
Vaal River
United States
Detroit and
St. Lawrence
M NAMEES MEN HELD UP IN CAMBRIDGE WARD SLASH ASSESSORS
The Cambridge Aldermen delayed Mayor McNamee's appointment of 11 assistant assessors to seek fuller information. Alderman Bounke moved for the solicitor's opinion on whether the ward change in Cambridge is constitutional since it took effect 16 days before the governor signed.
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Cambridge
McNamee
Bounke
City of
Mrs Munsey To Be Extradited From New Hampshire
Concord March 4 Governor Jordan granted Massachusetts request to extradite Mrs Martha Munsey of Pittsfield to Cambridge for alleged forgery of her uncle Samuel Welch s will. She was arrested in Pittsfield and is jailed in Concord. Local and state officials attended the hearing with plans for possible habeas corpus challenges.
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Concord
N. H
Jordan
Massachusetts
Martha
Munsey
Pittsfield
Cambridge
Mass
Samuel Welch
Clough
John M. Mitchell
Middlesex County
General Whitney
Massachusetts State Police
Dukes and marquises named to orders in Britain
News from London Rome and St Petersburg report a royal knighthood update in Britain with the Duke of Bedford named a knight of the Garter and the Marquis of Waterford honored by St Patrick. In Rome the Pope receives Mgr Farley. In St Petersburg students and workers plan a large demonstration March 7 in front of Kazan Cathedral.
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London
Duke OF Bedford
Order of the Garter
Earl Witz-William
Marquis of Waterford
Order of St. Patrick
Marquis of Dufferin
Rome
Mgr. J. M. Farley
New York
Kazan Cathedral
Navy to Launch Barry Destroyer at Philadelphia Yard
The Navy Department informed Neafle & Levy of Philadelphia that the torpedo boat destroyer Barry will be launched at their yard on the 22nd instant and will be christened by Miss Charlotte Adams Barnes, descendant of the officer after whom the vessel is named. A tragedy reported from Quanhare Ontario where Mrs George Brook and her young son drowned in a creek after the boy fell in. Rear Admiral Higginson sails from Cienfuegos aboard the Kearsarge with the battleships Alabama, Massachusetts and Indiana, bound for Colon on the Panama Isthmus. Senor Joaquin Walker Martinez presents credentials to President Roosevelt as Chillan minister.
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Washington
Navy Department
Neafle & Levy
Philadelpha
Barry
Charlotte Adams Barnes
Dunnville
Ont
George Brook
Quanhare
Higginson
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Indiana
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Colon
Panama
Don Joaquin Walker-Martinez
Senor
Vienna
Chillan Missister
Roosevelt
Man arrested for Confederate ten dollar bill theft
Thomas D'Arveau, 35, of 191 First Street South Boston, was arrested by Patrolman Mosher after attempting to buy tobacco with a Confederate ten dollar bill from a Cambridge Street store. The owner noticed the bill and confronted him. D'Arveau fled but was detained by the officer.
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Thomas D'Arveau
First Street
Boston
Mosher
Division 3
Cambridge Street
D'Arveau
Lincoln Sent to Asylum for Forgery Case
Frederick H. Lincoln of Cambridge, who pleaded guilty in Middlesex Superior Court to forgery, has been adjudged mentally weak and placed in McLean Asylum at Waverley. He reportedly fell behind in Harvard Divinity School and forged several prominent men’s names to repay them. his family offered restitution, and the case was not pushed.
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Frederick H. Lincoln
Cambridge
Middlesex Superior Court
McLean Asylum
Waverley
Bliss
Harvard Divinity School
Linecoln
Norfolk Mob Incites Citywide Strikes and Martial Law
A mob of strike sympathizers crowded Norfolk streets disrupting the main Norfolk Railway and Light Co line. Police and militia clash as cars derailed, stones blocked tracks, and a sergeant is bayoneted. arrests grow. Officials discuss martial law as 48 hours of police fatigue mount with no strike settlement in sight.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Railway and Ligh Company
H. Harmanson
Harmanson
H. R. Gal
Beaman
Wgellires
Higgins
Test Virginia Regiment
Placin
Rebellion in China Spreads Across Kwang Si Province
March 4 report from Hong Kong notes rapid spread of unrest in Kw ang Si with signs in Kwe Lin and Nan Ning, Canton viceroy deploying over 1000 troops, rebels believed ex-soldiers of Marshal Su. French support rumored. Pekin orders Su to resume command amid pay disputes and a French officer killed near Tonqui border.
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Hong Kong
Kwang Si
Kwe Lin
Nan Ning
Canton
Kw Lin
Marshal Su
Pekin
Kwangs Province
Tonqui
Ninety Immigrants Held at Dominion Steamship Dock
Eighty nine Italian immigrants remain detained by immigration officials at a Dominion steamship line dock in Charl's town after arriving Monday on the New England from Naples. Detentions stem from missing or incorrect addresses, with 7 women and 8 children among those held. Few have funds, but eight—about a tenth—are short and will be aided by friends tomorrow.
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Dominion Steamship Line
Charl’s Town
New England
Naples
Dorchester man struck by outbound train near Mattapan station
Marino Capalo, 30, of 721 Norfolk Street Dorchester, was hit by an outward-bound New York New Haven Hartford train at 7 yesterday morning near Mattapan station. He suffered a severe head wound. A man named Frank Smith faced $2000 bail on forgery charges in Municipal Court. Ladderman James F Boyle of Ladder Company 5 in South Boston received an extra day off after praise for stopping a runaway horse.
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Marino Capalo
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Mattapan
New England Bravchy
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Frank Smith
Peery Jury
Byudge Parmenter
James F. Boyle
Ladder Company 5
Fourth Street
South
Boston
Russel
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