Lincoln's Birthplace Under the Hammer
ExVansville Ind March 17 The old Lincoln farm in Lincoln city Spencer county will be sold for delinquent taxes after years of unpaid assessments. Officials expect many bidders as the property may pass into new hands with interests in turning it into a park or securing congressional funding. The Lincoln birth cottage was removed to New York years ago and the burial lot for Mary Lincoln’s mother remains maintained by the county.
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Thomas A. Edwards
D. Ps
Hotel Westminster
Dept. P
Copley
Boston
New York
London
Paris
Exvansville
Ind
Lincoln
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Washington St
Raymond
Whitmey
Mass
State Board of Pharmacy
U. S. Health
Bosto Drug
Tremont Bt
Boston Boar Campaign Unites Hues Friends for New England
A pro Boer movement meeting in Quincy House plans a permanent Boston-New England organization to lead propaganda and fundraising for Boer concentration camps. A five member temporary committee will select 25 or more Boston leaders to form a permanent executive board and drive a mass campaign in Faneuil Hall and beyond.
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Boston
New England
Quincy House
John A. Ryan
Ryan
Wallace Wilson
Braintree
Edward J. Slattery
South Framingham
George H. Sheehan
Faneuil Hall
Lynn
South Africa
Richard J. Barry
Transvaal
George BE. McNeill
England
Africa
Philippines
Wilson
Rogers
Worcester
Thomas Doherty
Barrett
North Adame
Griffin
C. J. Nevins
Mr. Kerrigan
Haverhill
George F. McNeill
George Kerrigan
Donovan
Charlestown
W. H. Barrett
North Adams
Frank McHugh
William F. Grace
Newton
John Gaffey
Brockton
James M. Curley
James
License Restored at Hotel Reynolds Under New Management
The Hotel Reynolds had its liquor license restored after three weeks of suspension. Police commissioners notified Station 4 yesterday, confirming the decision made after discussions with station leadership and hotel officials. The hotel cafe and dining room reportedly resumed strong business last evening.
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Reynolds
Station 4
Cain
F Ryan Freed by Governor on Pardon for Ill Prisoner
Governor Crane pardoned Thomas F Ryan amid illness and doubt about his guilt in a Webster post office robbery case. The pardon, urged by Councillor McNamara and Ryan's devoted wife, followed a unanimous Governors Council vote and immediate transfer to the hospital section of the prison for release.
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Crane
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
Governors Council
Hamlin
Warden Bridges
Thompson
Webster Post Office
New York
Webster
Worcester County
Herbert Parker
Parker
McNamara
Castro's Long March Reaches Panama Amid Welcoming Crowds
Generals Castro and Ortiz arrived in Panama City at 11 am to loud cheers. Castro said government troops of 800 faced 3000 revolutionists at Agua Dulce on Feb 20, with ammo and water scarce, forcing a retreat through rebel lines. He reported over 700 rebels killed or wounded under Herrera. General Salazar says 2000 Gramalo battalion troops under Bertie are expected soon to strike Herrera. Castro crossed the Andes over 300 miles. many soldiers died. A report says 60 men of Call’s fifth battalion landed near Colon.
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Panama
Castro
Ortiz
Agua Dulce
Associated Press
Herrera
Salazar
Bertie
Gramalote
Andes
Bocas del Toro
Call
Colon
General A. P. Martins Funeral Tomorrow at Unitarian Church
The funeral of General A P Martin will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from the Second Unitarian Church Copley Square with public services led by the Loyal Legion and attended by city officials, G A R posts battery veterans and many notable figures. Private family rites will be at his Dorchester home and burial at Mt Auburn with G A R tribute. The event is expected to draw prominent attendees including former mayors and city commissioners.
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A. P. Martin
Second Unitarian Church
Copley Square
Loyal Legion
Martin
Dorchester
Mt. Auburn
Battery
Collins
Water Department
Edward A. Horton
B. F. McDaniel
Norfolk Unitarian Church
Sheriff removes ex officer from Kings county office
In New York on March 14 Sheriff Dike of Kings county forced entry into ex Sheriff Guden's office and escorted him out. Guden proclaimed his surrender saying he remains a sheriff, though protesting the action.
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New York
Dike
Kings County
Guden
Atill Aheriff
Woman’s Dyspepsia Healed by Grape-Nuts Diet
Mary Margaret Smith of Peekskill recounts severe dyspepsia, heart palpitations, and weakness eased by Grape-Nuts with milk. She notes lasting improvement, weight gain, and no cravings for rich foods, crediting the cereal’s nutrition and proper eating.
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Peekskill
Mary—garet Smith
P. O. Box
Warner's Safe Cure Trial Bottle Offer
Free trial bottles sent postpaid to readers of the Boston Daily Post who request Warner's Safe Cure Rochester NY and cite the newspaper ad. Genuineness guaranteed. Doctor written medical booklet on liver kidney bladder and blood diseases with testimonials.
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Frances W. Gresham
Higher League of Educational Society
Washington, D. C
Warner
Boston Post
Bright
the Post
Boston Daily Post
Warner's
Safe Re Co
Rochester
N. Y
Brooks S Live Twice Sought in Murder Case
New York reports Walter Brooks was assaulted shortly before his death and bears facial and chest injuries. A short dark plump woman, linked to earlier attacks, is described as the likely suspect. The case involves Miss Burns and Dythe Eaton, with detectives probing Brooks’s confidences and possible jealousy tied to his former fiancée’s sister.
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New York
Walter Brooks
Brooks
Glen Island
Miss Burns
Young Brooks
Pdythe Eaton
Walter Burns
Dythe Eaton
Tas
Lottie
Edyi the Eaton
Wells
Charlestown Labor Assembly splits over return to work
A long labor meeting in Roughan Hall Charlestown by O Connell Assembly 7174 Knights of Labor ran from 10 am to 1 am with a 4 to 8 pm recess. A messenger offered a return to work under existing conditions but was rejected. Martin J Ryan and Thomas Canning were ejected amid a divided mood over continuing the strike.
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Roughan Hall
Charlestown
O'Connell Assembly
Knights of Labor
Hoosac Tunnel
Hisses
Martin J. Ryan
Livingstone's Heroic Rescue by Police Officer
Roxbury residents who witnessed Police Officer William W. Livingstone dive from a curb to save a drunken man from Dorchester car wheels at Warren and St James streets seek formal recognition at police headquarters. The incident occurred last Monday night as the car sped downhill. Livingstone pulled the man to safety and into the station house but did not report the rescue, prompting witnesses led by Councilman Arthur L. Gavin to pursue acknowledgment.
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Roxbury
Dorchester
Warren
St. James Streets
William W. Livingstone
Warren Street
Livingstone
Leutenant
Arthur L. Gavin
Gillis's Skull Fractured After Street Incident
John Gillis 35 was found unconscious in a doorway on 2% Pitts street. He was taken to the City Hospital where doctors reported a fractured skull and him on the dangerous list. Gillis gave alibis and aliases, while Frank Keenan and Clifford Ashley were tied to the case amid drunkenness and local lumber firm ties.
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John Gillis
Pitts Street
Critchett
Division 3
Haymarket Square
City Hospital
John Gibbons
Warren
N. H
Nova Scotia
Frank Keenan
Gillis
James E. Henry & Son
Lincoln
Keenan
Clifford Ashley
West End
Gilby
Ashley
Linccoln
Concessions to Quarrymen in Quincy Agreement Proposed
A Quarrymen's Union committee and quarry owners reached a proposal offering an eight hour day with a 10 percent pay raise if workers agree to an extra hour daily at the regular rate during March April May July September and October. The measure would apply year round once Barre Vermont grants it. The plan goes to a general meeting at the union's headquarters tomorrow.
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Quincy
Barre
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