Peculiar Explosion Damages Sailors at Navy Yard
In Portsmouth on March 8 a strange accident occurred in the construction blacksmith shop at the naval yard. Stanchions from the Reina Mercedes, heated red hot to rust off submerged in Santiago Harbor water, exploded when struck by a hammer. Apprentice John W. Flanagan was knocked 12 feet and badly burned by steam and rust.
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Navy Yard
Reina Mercedes
Santiago Harbor
John W. Flanagan
Flanagan
Weymouth Town Meeting Announced for Opera House
Weymouth officials announce a town meeting at the Opera House tomorrow with seating for about 600 and an electorate totaling 2000 voters scheduled to attend.
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Weymouth
Opera House
Friends of Miller Meet to Seek Aid for Exiled Boston Man
An indignation meeting held at the North Bennet Street Industrial School, called by Julius Rottenberg, urged U S government action on Vincente Milickewicz Miller of Boston exiled to Siberia. Speakers urged Secretary Hay to learn facts and intervene. attendees included Meyer Bloomfield Max Mitchell and John Rowaskewicz among others.
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North
Bennet Street
Vincente Milickewicz
William Miller
Boston
Siberia
Hay
Meyer Bloomfield
United States
Max Mitchell
Jewish Charities of
Miller
Russia
John Rowaskewicz
Newton
Godfrey Morse
Borofsky
J. Lewancovsk
Comes to Navy Yard from Portsmouth to succeed Captain Barclay
A naval officer detached from the Portsmouth yard has been transferred to Boston to assume command in place of Captain Barclay. The move places the new officer in charge at the Navy Yard in Boston and marks a shift in leadership.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Boston
Barclay
Moody and Dewey clash over naval policy
Washington dispatch reports a split between Secretary Moody and Admiral Dewey over a standing naval programme. Dewey's Board urges annual authorization of four battleships two armored cruisers two cruising scouts four torpedo boat destroyers with auxiliaries until a 48-battleship fleet is built. Moody favors yearly flexibility over a fixed plan.
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House of Representatives
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General Board of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Fog causes collisions in New York harbor
Dense fog halts harbor and river traffic as the Empress crashes into the canal boat Lyman Willie and later into the Rhode Island. The Lyman Willie sinks, its captain’s wife aboard escapes to the dock. The American liner Philadelphia arrives late. the Express sustains no damage.
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Rhode Island
Spiers Fall Tragedy Victims Count Rises
In Glens Falls New York the Spiers Fall disaster adds to two bodies recovered bringing total dead and missing to seventeen. Two of the sixteen unaccounted for overnight were found today.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Spiers Fall
Republicans Amazed by Ward 8 Precinct Officer Shortcomings
East Boston court testimony in the Conry-Kelcher contested election case reveals Ward 8 Republican precinct officers largely ignorant of duties and voters. Simon Goldberg, Ward 8 committee chair, admits city employment under a Democratic mayor and cannot name associates. Louis Sonnabend is accused of engineering appointments. most officers are Russian Hebrews with little political knowledge.
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Conry-Kelcher
Ward 8
Ward 3
Lomasney
Republican Ward Committee
Simon Goldberg
Goldberg
George Holden Tinkham
Republican City Committee
Martin Lomasney
John F. Eddleson
West End
Louis Goldberg
Massachusetts
Bates
Representative Riley
Coury
Louis Sonnabend
Somasney
Sonnabend
Opposition to Bill Likely to Draw Aldermen Fight
The appropriation bill before the Board of Aldermen this afternoon faces expected objections. The finance committee backs a bill aligned with the Mayor's revised recommendations, while Aldermen Attery and Frothingham plan to push for the Mayor's original proposals. Democratic members appear less willing to concede than last year, signaling a potential spirited debate and a state of affairs.
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Board of Aldermen
Finance Committee
Richest Russian Dies Leaving $100 Million Fortune
Moscow reports the death of Nikolai Terestchenko the wealthiest Russian who left about 100 million dollars largely in real estate. He slept four hours daily with two hours at lunchtime and prayed each dawn. He worked from 6 am with secretaries and ate only one solid meal after 10 pm. His son died of consumption in Monte Carlo the day after the father's death.
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Moscow
Russia
Nikolai Terestchenko
Hig
Monte Carlo
Somersault Fall Leaves Charlestown Man Hospitalized
Patrick J. Reagan, 24, of 20 Pleasant Street Charlestown, fell 16 feet from a Chelsea bridge stringer while walking at noon. He somersaulted during the fall, struck a brace, and was thrown into the water before being rescued by Bunker Hill Yacht Club members E. W. Watermen Peter Fontrose and Joseph Rose.
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Pleasant Street
Charlestown
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J. A. Roughan
Mystic Wharf
Chelsea Bridge
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Peter Fontrose
Joseph Rose
Bunker Hill Yacht Club
Ex Governor Boutwell’s Wife Dies in Groton Home
Mrs. Sarah Adelia Boutwell died this afternoon in Groton at nearly 89 years old. She had been bedbound for almost six years. Survived by husband ex Governor George S. Boutwell and two children Francis Marion Boutwell and Miss Georgianna Boutwell. she was born Thayer on July 8, 1841.
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Groton
Sarah Adelia Boutwell
George S. Boutwell
Francis Marion Boutwell
Georgianna Boutwell
Boutwell
Thayer
Mr. Boutwell
Fire Alarm Mixup at Union Square Hotel
Guests at the Union Square Hotel in Somerville were alarmed by a fire in a second floor closet filled with waste paper. A lit match started the blaze. an alarm from Box 225 failed, causing a delayed double alarm before Chief Backus fixed the fault. Damage totaled about zero.
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Union Square
Somerville
Backus
Police abandon McCarthy murder theory in case
Police at Station 1 say no one is under suspicion in the William McCarthy death found Wednesday on Luther Place in the North End. They deem foul play unlikely and dispute the medical examiner Harris who suspects a fatal fall or accident. An inquest is ordered for Tuesday morning.
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William McCarthy
Luther Place
North End
Station 1
Harris
Pace
McCarthy
Pope Leo XIII Declares Ten More Years For Church
Rome report quotes Pope Leo XIII saying he feels strong for another decade of service. He discusses age, resolve, and a hoped term guiding the church through likely trials. The pope grants blessings to 6000 pilgrims from Berlin, Vienna, and Belgium despite medical advice.
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Rome
Leo XIII
Marquis Sacchetti
Papal Court
Edwin Sheppard, Lowell Florist, Dies at 78
Edwin Sheppard a longtime Lowell florist died this morning at his home 292 Fairmount Street He was 78 years old and esteemed figure in the local gardening and floral business plans for funeral arrangements to be announced by his family.
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Lowell
Edwin Sheppard
Fairmount Street
ZEMA-CURA Medicated Powder Promises Healing Skin Aids
An advertisement touts ZEMA-CURA Medicated Powder as superior to typical talcums with medicinal skin healing properties. It claims cooling relief for irritated skin and notes it can be used with vaseline for quicker healing, suitable for babies, with a 25 cent price and distribution through multiple druggists in New York and neighboring cities.
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Zema Cura Co
West
22Nd St
New York
Youngest County Attorney Emerges in Liquor Probe Biddeford
George L. Emery of Biddeford Maine the youngest county attorney in the state campaigns vigorously against liquor dealers He was 26 at nomination and recently turned 27 He appears for the State in liquor prosecutions in Biddeford and Saco Municipal Courts seeking jail sentences for persistent violators The temperance faction and Sheriff Fogg back his enforcement drive while some party leaders oppose it
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Biddeford
George L. Emery
York County
Foreman Carpenters Question City Staffing Moves
The 380 0 foremen carpenters were discharged by Superintendent Donovan and seek exact reasons from the civil service office. The office was asked to supply eligible applicants, fifteen names were submitted, and it is unclear if they were appointed. A quiet investigation will review why the street department needs over 80 foremen carpenters.
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Civil Service Office
State House
Civil Service
Miss Mary A Marcus Dies After Brief Illness
Miss Mary Ann Marcus daughter of Alfred Marcus of 110 Dartmouth street died Saturday evening after a brief illness. Her brother Simeon Marcus died weeks earlier of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at 110 Dartmouth street Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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Alfred Marcus
Dartmouth Street
Simeon Marcus
Marcus
Miss Marcus
Harvard professor warns faculty could abolish football
Professor Hollis, Harvard athletic committee chair, says the faculty could ban football under current rules. He asserts one member could sway the faculty to end intercollegiate play, though he does not predict abolition. The piece highlights tension over football’s brutality and Harvard’s stance.
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Hollis
Harvard
Post
Crimson
University of
America
Harpe
Shingle Ship Route Studied by Vancouver Board
The Shingle Men's Association formed a committee to study sending a large steamer around Cape Horn with shingle cargoes to the eastern market. The committee reports an offer of a steamer to be provided as needed following their investigations.
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Vancouver
B. C
Question of immortality agitates the forum
The People's Forum in the Morgan Memorial building debated agnosticism with chief speaker W F Frazier admitting he did not know if God exists and inviting a debate. Martha Moore Avery and others challenged him as the session opened early for more participation. Next Sunday's topic will be The Philippines.
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W. F. Frazier
Frazier
Martha Moore Avery
Philippines
Break In Somerville Steals Jewelry and Money
Burglars forced entry to Isaac Waters house at 101 Orchard Street West Somerville early yesterday morning and stole a gold watch a gold chain six silver tea spoons two gold rings a diamond pin and seven dollars. Police suspect a Cambridge gang active in similar crimes.
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Orchard Street
West Somerville
Cambridge
Springfield Agreement Ends Harvard Yale Eligibility Feud
After a long clash over eligibility rules Harvard and Yale reached a quick accord in Springfield. The plan aims for cleaner football and purer athletic standards, with Harvard's committee to decide the overall football agreement tonight.
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Yale
Springfield
Hollis
Man Drowned Near Boston Harbor Drawbridge
Harbor police search the Boston and Maine area for the body of a bald man drowned off the pier Saturday night at 9 35. Witnesses say he may have jumped from a passing train near the harbor.
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Western Division of
Boston & Maine Railroad
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