United States to Defend Nicaragua Canal in War Time
The Senate foreign relations committee will meet to discuss measures to defend the Nicaragua Canal during wartime. Provisions against fortification remain, and Congress weighs options on the canal’s security and status amid ongoing tensions with possible U.S. actions if threatened.
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Mason
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Great Britain
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Wanamaker Heiress to Wed Lieutenant MacLeod
Philadelphia March 8 An engagement of much interest to society is announced Miss Elizabeth Wanamaker to Lieutenant Norman MacLeod. She is the unmarried daughter of John Wanamaker and came out in society several years ago. The wedding is said to take place shortly after Easter.
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Queen Victoria Celebrated by London Amid South Africa Victories
London bursts into spontaneous jubilation as Queen Victoria circles Buckingham Palace. Crowds estimate hundreds of thousands fill streets, with mothers in mourning among the cheering, and the Queen gratefully responds to the nation’s support after months of gloom.
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Cabinet statement clarifies Porto Rico tariff dispute
A Cabinet member refutes claims of conflict between the President and Congress over Porto Rico tariff policy. He outlines the President’s December message, the 15 percent concession, and the use of duties for Porto Rico’s development, stressing harmony with the President’s aims and public policy. The report notes upcoming Hay-Pauncefote treaty consideration and Senate actions on canal defense and diplomacy with Britain.
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Riot in Chicago Leaves Man Shot and Dozens Injured
Labor trouble ends in a riot at Thirty sixth and Wallace streets with one man shot fatally and six others injured. Injured include William Schindler shot in the breast by Joseph Watts. Joseph Walsh nose broken. H K McLain supervisor. James Coffey Samuel Bonstra Peter Speck Nicholas Bebar machinists. Watts arrested as about 40 strikers attacked workers. performances and songs accompanied by a large crowd. About 3000 dollars taken in.
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Joseph Watts
Joseph Walsh
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James Coffey
Samuel Bonstra
Peter Speck
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Ellen Terry's Illness Causes Concern in Toronto
New York March 8 report says Miss Ellen Terry lies ill in Toronto Ontario with a severe cold. Friends fear there may be a more serious condition behind the apparent ailment, though casual reports suggest the cold should yield to treatment.
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New York
Ellen Terry
Toronto
Miss Terry
Helped by a detective in New York confession details
Annie Gorrie former clerk to William F Miller claims she escaped with a satchel of money helped by a detective who assisted her out a window. She states Captain Reynolds confronted her at home and the satchel lay on the table not under a sofa as the panel claimed. Miller was brought to the federal building in Brooklyn under court order to testify.
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Rooklyn
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Harry Davenport
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Columbia
Edward E. Rice
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Lincoln dollar dinner in New York hosted by workers committee
More than 550 attendees filled Terrace Garden for a one dollar Lincoln dinner led by Ernest H. Crosby. Attendees included Congressman William Sulzer and several notable figures while blank circulars urged signatures for a free trade petition with Portugal. A Bryan telegram and various letters were read as a resolution created a hundred member committee to raise funds for Boer War wounded and bereaved families.
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Bird
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James M. Nolan
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The Boston Theatres Show a Busy Week of Plays and Acts
Julia Marlowe’s second matinee of Barbara Frietchie, May Irwin’s Sister Mary at the Museum, Chauncey Olcott in A Romance of Athlone at the Boston Theatre, and Louis Mann with Clara Lipman in Girl in the Barracks headline a packed week. Also on stage are Sarah Cowell Le Moyne at Tremont in The Real Thing in the World, A Stranger in a Strange Land at the Grand, The Policier at the Colonial, and The Prisoner of Zenda at Castle Square. Contortion and tumbling acts headline the Lowells at City Hall, The Littlest Girl at Keith’s, and the Great Danes headline at Austin & Stone's.
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Young Pianist Frieda Siemens Delights Steinert Hall
Frieda Siemens, once a child pianist in this country, gave a recital at Steinert Hall to a large audience. The performances showed notable musical maturity for her age, with a soft, agreeable touch, tasteful phrasing, and strong fortissimo in parts. The program included Chopin and Liszt works, highlighting her poetic interpretation and rising rank as a pianiste.
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Steinert Hall
Chopin
Death of Matthe w Aherne found near Lexington
The body of Matthew Aherne, missing since February 17, was recovered today in a field two miles from Lexington. Officials say exposure caused the death.
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Matthew Aherne
Uxbridge. Mass
March
Antonio F. Arozas
Millville
Uxbridge
Do Your Duty Says Judge Orders Arrest Policy
Richard Hummel, a broker's clerk, faced Judge Dewey after disputes with landlady Miss Ida King at 332 Tremont Street. The judge asked if the arrest for a misdemeanor required a warrant, and reminded the official to do his duty per the manual.
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Richard Hummel
Ida King
Tremont Street
Boston Press Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Boston Press Club held its annual meeting at 2 Sewall Place. Officers elected include President Ed W. Hastewell, Vice Presidents William Y. Nama and Walter B. Adams, Treasurer William as Saad, Secretary Onastes W. Whitaker, with committees and members named for various posts.
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Sewall Place
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Walter EB. Adama
Rown
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Bankrupt Syndicate Questioning Declined on Self Incrimination
On counsel advice Frederick B. House warned that answering questions about the syndicate would incriminate him and degrade his standing, so he declined to respond to the inquiries during the bankruptcy proceedings.
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Frederick B. House
Macknight Water Colors on Private View at Doll Richards
Dodge Macknight’s water colors from winter to summer hang at Doll & Richards in a private view. The show runs through March with titles including Winter Boulders in the Woods The Blush of Soot at the Maples Road Through Gods Summer Breeze and Reflections Do gs Golden Red and Sumac and Sumacs Turn Red.
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Dodge Macknight
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Doll & Richards
State House Robbery Reported In Cambridge Hallway
Albert Apsey of 1797 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge reported a theft at the State House where a black single breasted overcoat with velvet collar black and white lining and the words Littlefield plus his name were stolen from a hallway bagged during the afternoon.
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Massachusetts Avenue
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State House
Rice Benefit Draws Large Boston Crowd
A benefit event for E. L. Rice drew a large audience in Boston. Friends and supporters gathered to contribute and showcase various attractions, with notable enthusiasm from attendees despite a rough, fragmented account of the program.
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Boston
Massachusetts Historical Society Meeting Notes Relics Presented
The stated meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society convened yesterday afternoon with President Adams presiding. W S Appleton presented to the cabinet two relics or memorials of the Columbian Order, now associated with Tamany Hall.
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Adams
W. S. Appleton
Tammany Hall
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