Fire Threatens Tenement and Italian Boarding House
A crowded North Street tenement and an Italian boarding house faced a destructive blaze last night. Giatano Palma and her infant Columbo were badly burned before Patrolman Thomas J. Tighe rescued them. Fire crews from Somerville and Cambridge battled flames as a northeast wind fanned the fire, heavily damaging the two and three story structures and prompting rapid water assault to halt spread.
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North Street
Giatano Palma
Joseph Palma
Columbo
Thomas J. Tighe
Tighe
Weyler orders tragic crackdown in Cuba provinces
Proclamation from Captain-General Weyler demands pursuit of rebel pockets in Pinar del Rio and Havana with ten day lists for insurrectionists, property seizures after fifteen days, and penalties for housing rebels. Surrender within fifteen days spares rebels from molestation. planters aiding rebellion face treachery charges. New troops, patrols, and alcaldes to enforce order as battles unfold around Matanzas and Cardenas.
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Havana
Weyler
Pinar del Rio
Santiago
Gomez
Maceo
Lucret
Corralfalso
Matanzas
Death to the Yankees in Barcelona Demonstrations
In Barcelona on Sunday crowds cheered Spain and shouted Death to the Yankees as patriots urged war with the United States. Authorities increased gendarme presence to prevent disorder, driving rioters from main streets and guarding the American consulate after multiple mob attempts.
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Barcelona
United States
Spain
France
Spain Offers Ships in Trade Aid to Government
Madrid March 8 The shipowners of eville offered government fly steamers for any use authorities deem expedient. Some steamers trade to England. Granada chamber of commerce urged merchants to break relations with the United States and drop American insurance. Spanish subjects who were American consular agents protest against the United States toward Spain. Rallies were held today in the provinces.
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Madrid
England
Chamber of Commerce of
Granada
United States
Spain
Italian War News and Political Maneuver After Adowa
Reports from Rome describe 18 000 missing after Adowa, 7000 returning to Italian lines with more arrivals daily. Major Salsa sent to obtain burial rights for Italian dead at Adowa and identify Abyssinian prisoners. Signor Saracco’s cabinet efforts fail, Rudini rumored as future prime minister, Bara tieri blamed for cowardice, Crispi seeking to justify actions to the Chamber. Public clamor grows for halt to Africa hostilities while some papers urge continuing the war.
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Adowa
Major Salsa
Menelek
Adon
King Humbert
Signor Saraceo
Crispi
Signor Saracco
Ricotti
Marquis di Rudini
Rudini
Baratieri
Signor
Chamber of Deputies
Abyssinia
Africa
Italy
Adewa
Tribuna
Italians desert to escape conscription as Italy faces Abyssinia
Despatches from the Austrian and French borders report young Italians crossing frontiers to dodge African service. Commentators expect King Humbert may replace his cabinet and recall Signor Crispi to pursue war aims while German finance circles doubt a new Italian loan, noting Italy's debt and corrupt governance.
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Berlin
Italy
Humbert
Abyssinia
Signor
Crispi
Baldissera
Germany
Rome
Kreuz Zeitung
Menelek
Vienna Fremdenblatt
Goluchowski
Prince Hohenlohe
Adona
Count Goluchowski
Vienna
Newarmy Starts Electric Horror at Copper Union
Immense audience of 6000 filled Copper Union Hall as Mr and Mrs Ballington Booth addressed the crowd. A fire broke out on North Street involving four buildings leased by the Palma brothers and owned by Luigi Lepero, gutting the row and causing property losses estimated around 5000 dollars. Firemen extinguished the blaze, with victims treated by Dr. Elliott. a firebug is suspected after watchman Duffy reported tracks near the scene.
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New York
March
Collision on Clayton electric car kills four in St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS, March 8. Disobedience of orders by the conductor and motorman of an east bound car on the Clayton electric road caused a collision one mile west of Kirkwood, St. Louis county. Four persons were fatally injured, twenty nine badly injured and about thirty bruised lightly.
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ST. Louis
Clayton Electric Road
Kirkwood
St. Louis County
Waterbury Italians Form Committee for Abyssinian War Relief
A mass meeting at Waterbury City Hall raised funds for families of soldiers killed in the Abyssinian war through the Red Cross Society. Dr. Raphael Guidone presided as committee chair with Peter Bauby as treasurer to canvass for subscriptions.
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Waterbury, Conn
Waterbury
Red Cross Society
Raphael Guidone
Peter Bauby
Somerville Incendiary Fire Destroys Pack Room and Stores
A two story wooden building and two adjacent structures on Windsor street in Somerville were gutted in a daytime blaze. Fire crews reported damage not exceeding 15000 dollars with several buildings nearby at risk. Authorities suspect arson as the cause after a box alarm from Box 24. A storeroom housed thousands of pails and lids.
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Somerville
Michael Duffy
North Company
Cambridge
North Packing and Provision Company
Windsor Street
Brighton Cars Fire Destroys Oil Car At Cottage Farm Yard
A Brighton arsonist set a blaze in a car carrying seventy barrels of oil in the Boston and Albany yards at Cottage Farm. The fire spread to a lumber car and a sugar car, with about ten thousand dollars in damage. Brookline and city fire units battled the flames, four engines aiding along a long hose line from Babcock street. most cars were saved, coal cars damaged but not burning. Trains on the main line were delayed over an hour, and insurance is thought to cover most losses.
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Brighton
Boston & Albany
Cottage Farm
Brookline
Syracuse
N. Y
Sawyer’s Station
N. H
The Rev Paige Celebrates 94th Birthday at Cambridgeport
The Rev Lucius R Paige observed his 94th birthday at his Cambridgeport home at Washington and Pine. He remains hale and hearty and received bouquets from friends. Paige is the oldest living Mason and Universalist minister in Massachusetts and is an Odd Fellow with Friendship Lodge since its first year.
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Lucius R. Paige
Washington and
Pine Streets
Cambridgeport
Paige
Massachusetts
Friendship Lodge
Death of Rear Admiral Henry Walke at 88 in Brooklyn
Rear Admiral Henry Walke U S N retired died in Brooklyn on March 8 after a week of grip and heart failure. He was 88 years old.
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Brooklyn
WN. Y
Henry Walke
U.S. N
Woman attempts suicide after quarrel with lover
Rose Roylston, 20, living at 27 Falmouth Street, took cocaine at home last night. Inmates found her in a critical state about 9 pm and Dr Harwood ordered her removal to City Hospital. She reportedly acted after a quarrel with her lover earlier that evening.
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Rose Roylston
Falmouth Street
Harwood
Miss Boylston
Cuban Relief Vessels Again Sent From Philadelphia
Cuban Americans in Philadelphia report a new vessel fitted out to aid Cuba. The ship left last Thursday and carried munitions of war only after leaving port, with arms and ammunition transferred at sea beyond the three mile limit.
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Philadelphia
United States
Cuba
Bomb Found In Hyde Park Postal Box Aimed At Armour
Police report a pasteboard box mailed from Chicago contained a two part box with a gas pipe and fuse ready to explode if pulled apart. Hyde Park station officials suspect a reporter from a rival paper published the story and inquiries followed. If explosive, it would be the fourth such device mailed to Mr Armour.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
Fiftyfith Street
P. D. Armour
Prairie Avenue
Ill
Woolruff
Hendrickson
Stuart
Hessing
Armour
Postoffice
They Blew Out The Gas At Lodging House
Two Norwegian sailors applied for lodgings at 200 Friend street. After staying in a room they were found unconscious from gas, dragged to City Hospital. One is critical, the other improving. a prayer book with the name John Romberg is the only clue to identity.
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Friend Street
Knowlton
John Romberg
Alfonso XII Hanged in Effigy by Chicago Crowd
A crowd near Madison street and Campbell avenue hanged a Spanish king effigy from a rope over a telephone line after a Northwestern University Evanston party. The figure bore the inscription Sic semper tyrannis as patriotic songs and flag destruction followed.
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Chicago
Spain
Madison Street
Campbell Avenue
Alfonso XII
Northwestern University
Evanston
Tar overflow at Bayonne tank wounds five workers
Boiling crude tar spilled from a Standard Oil tank in Bayonne New Jersey early today causing five laborers to be severely scalded as they fled the burning area. Local crews and company men battled the blaze and rush medical care to the injured.
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Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Bradley C Newell to Treat the Afflicted in Vermont
Jacksonville reports healer Bradley C. Newell will spend three days in Bellows Falls beginning Tuesday to treat the afflicted and will proceed to Randolph on Friday.
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Jacksonville
Bradley C. Newell
Bellows Falls
Randolph
Schooner Samuel Dillaway Arrives Leaking in New Bedford
New Bedford reports the schooner Samuel Dillaway arrived from Norfolk today badly leaking. She was towed off Newport by M. & W. Tug No. 2.
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New Bedford
Samuel Dillaway
Norfolk
Newport
Richard Irvin Dies in New York of Kidney Heart Troubles
New York March 8 Richard Irvin banker died at his home today from a complication of kidney and heart troubles. He was a prominent figure in financial circles and his death leaves a vacancy in the city’s business community.
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New York
Richard Irvin
Salisbury Claim Gains Ground In British Case Debate
English press argues Salisbury has proven Britain’s stance in the ongoing case debate. Papers emphasize evidence supporting Britain’s position and highlight implications for policy and diplomacy.
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Britain
Behring Sea Arbitration: Salisbury’s Venezuela Stance
London dispatch summarizes British press reaction to the Venezuelan blue book. The Standard and The Times back Salisbury’s claims, praising protective rights and two centuries of possession by Britain and the Netherlands. Debate centers on delaying arbitration and potential impact on Salisbury’s stance.
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Salisbury
Venezuela
London
Chronicle
Standard
Toriés
Essequibo
Frederick Pollock
Great Britain
the Times
United States Senate
Lord Salisbury
Murdered at His Door Hempstead Long Island
Steven Powell prominent Hempstead gas and electric superintendent was murdered returning from his business on Main Street to his Fulton Street home. Police arrested three men and others remain under suspicion as a $1000 village reward is offered for killers.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Steven Powell
Long Island
Mai Street
Fulton Street
John A. Wayne
Arthu Mayhew
Whit
M. Powell
Thy
Hampstead Village
Three youths arrested for vagrancy on Fifth Avenue
From Springfield New York March 8 three young men were arrested at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street charged with vagrancy. Charles O Connor 20 from Detroit, Frank Rooney 17 and James Barrin 18 both of Springfield Mass accompanied by two others they asked alms and started to run when an officer approached. The officer blew his whistle and with two policemen arrested the three named. the other two escaped.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Charles O'Connor
Detroit
Frank Rooney
James Barrin
Springfield
Mass
Plymouth Burglars Probe Stolen Stereopticon Case
In Plymouth on March 8 two weeks of burglaries culminated with the Universalist church broken into and a stereopticon lantern stolen in two sections. Frank Bush, about 16, confessed implicating himself and companion William Peterson. Bush is missing while Peterson stands on $500 bond amid denial of the burglary. A threatening letter to Pastor J S Chill bore a skull and crossbones, with notes about dime novels.
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Plymouth
Universalist Church
Frank Bush
William Peterson
Bush
Peters
J. S. Cl Hill
Bosses Not Wanted Unite Water Dept Labor Action
A joint meeting of water department workers connected with Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor at 45 Eliot Street failed to unite into a single federation. The plan to cast Knights of Labor and AFL ties together was rejected. foremen could not join the federation. It was decided that water department bosses seeking work under one charter must apply individually to the local AFL for membership, excluding boss participation.
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Employees of Water Department
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Eliot Street
Knights
O Ees
Water Department
A. F. of L
Admis
Building Trades Council Rejects Boycott Case. Protests Subway Lease
The Building Trades Council last evening announced that the case against George Gunter and John F. Sullivan for posting boycott stickers at Wet End railroad poles against P. J. Daly of Washington Hotel was not pressed. Resolutions protesting a fifty year lease or exclusive lease to any one corporation for the subway were adopted.
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Building Tr Council
George Gunter
John F. Sulvan
Wet End
P. J. Daly
Washington Hotel
Drowned 13 Year Old in Piscataqua River
Richard E. Bloss aged 13 was gathering driftwood in the Piscataqua River at Manchester New Hampshire when he slipped from an ice cake and drowned. The body was not recovered.
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Manchester
N. H
Richard E. Bloss
Piscataqua
Apothecaries Guild Sets Store Curtain Drawn Today
The Apothecaries Guild of Boston on vicinity requests its members to draw the curtains of their stores today from 8:30 to 3:30 o'clock.
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the Apothecaries’ Guild of Boston
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Theat
Aarmer
General Gomez
United Press Correspondents
Yankees
Newarmy
Ir. and
Mrs. Ballinton Booth
Washington
Palma Brothers
Angelina
Joseph
Lugi Lepero
Elliott
Station 1
Duffy
North Packing Company
C. E. Davis
Ome Land
Mr. Booth
Booth
Salvation Army
Walker
Alfonso
Vermont
Schlatter
Irvin
Burns
Tmg Braxparta Co
Canat Sr
New World
Uilding Trades Council
Pharmacists
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