Sunk Chelsea Ferry Boat Adrift After Mooring Drift
The City of Boston ferry sank off Charlestown harbor after an ecow scow broke free from moorings and drifted toward the Mast Boston shore. The scow loaded with dredgings was found afloat and the ferry was partly submerged at high tide. Repairs and pumping were underway as Boston traffic faced delays with the single remaining vessel. A second item reports Mrs Margaret Todd Kellogg near death in Daytona.
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Chelsea
City of
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Eastern Dredging Company
Winnisimmet Ferry Company
Maldens
Lincoln
Daytona
Cal
Margaret Todd Kellogg
Charles St. Kellogg
Cincinnati
Forst House
White House
Mrs. Lincoln
Meridian Street
Fast Ball Practice At Macon Yesterday
In Macon Georgia on March 14 Jimmy Collins spoke of improving weather aiding players as Mercer fell 10 to 7 to the world beaters in a City Park game. Parent and Gibson near return, Wolf heads here tomorrow night or Wednesday, and O Neill along with Doran show promise.
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Macon
Jimmy Collins
Parent
Gibson
City Park
Mercer
Collins
Wolf
Texas
Boston
O'Neill
Doran
World Beaters
Tannehill
Mercer Boys
Fred P. O'Connell
Drunks Fill Prisons in Emmons Crusade Outcome
John B. Martin, penal institutions commissioner, reports to the Mayor that Judge Emmons’s crackdown on drunkenness last year filled Deer Island institutions. Commitments rose by 2306 with a daily average increase of 423, though cost per inmate declined. Four hundred fifty seven prisoners were released on probation, with two violating and returning to custody. capacity was taxed but no crowding occurred.
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John B. Martin
Penal Institutions
Emmons
Deer Island
JAPAN STUDENT AT BU CRITICIZES RUSSIA
A Japanese student at Boston University, Mr Funashi, spoke at a Boston Universalist Club banquet at Quincy House. He said Russia aims to dominate Asia, is grasping, and unwilling to learn foreign ideas or share openness with the world.
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B. U
Russia
Mr. Funahashi
Boston University
Boston Universalist Club
Quincy House
Mercer Coach Betts Leads Local Worlds to Spring Work
Former Boston boy Betts coaches Mercer University while Charley Farrell recalls his first spring with the Chicago team at 16. Doran, a new catcher from New York after Colorado Springs, joins the crew amid talk of Collins, Griffith, and the fast invaders. Ferris tees off in golf, Stovall shines with a .470 season bat, and Yabo becomes the champions’ rallying cry as spring practice drums up local enthusiasm.
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Betts
Mercer University
Boston
Charley Farrell
Chicagos
Arrell
Doran
New York
Colorado Springs
Macon
Pring
Miacon
Clark Griffith
Atlanta
Invaders
Collins
Collegians
Ferris
Providence
O'Neill
South
Stovall
Mercer
George Winter
Parent
Lawhance
Yabo
Terris
British Bark Falls of Halladale Reaches San Francisco
The British four masted bark Falls of Halladale arrived in San Francisco after 20% days at sea from Liverpool. After leaving July last the voyage faced westerly and southwest gales near Cape Horn, culminating in a hurricane on Oct 9 and 10 during which 19 sails were blown away.
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San Francisco
Cal
Liverpool
Cape Horn
Cape
Pacific
Revere Town Meeting Allocates 223000 For Yearly Costs
The Revere town meeting drew a large crowd with 20 articles on the warrant. seven acted on, others postponed. A. S. Burnham was chosen moderator and 223000 dollars were appropriated to cover current expenses. Only one new name joined the jury list, totaling 181 enrolled, the legal limit. Action on purchasing a steam fire engine was indefinitely postponed.
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Revere
A. S. Burnham
Brighton Protest to Governor Over Brighton Saloons
An officer delivered a remonstrance signed by 60 civic and church groups from Brighton Watertown Newton and Waltham urging the Boston Police Commission to refuse licenses for first class liquor sales after May 1 1904. The letter argues saloons ruin real estate values and public order and urges removal.
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Brighton Public Order League
Brighton
Watertown
Newton
Waltham
Teague
William H. B. Emmons
Boston Police Commission
Sir
Council of
Baltimore
Foss Scoffs at Clarke in Boston Speech on Reciprocity
Eugene N. Foss challenged Colonel Clarke of the Home Market Club in Brockton arguing that Theodore Roosevelt backs McKinley policy and that foreign trade should be judged by business interests. He endorsed Roosevelt Hay and Cummins in shaping policy, warning stand patters within the party threaten tariff progress and the shoe trade. Foss claimed reciprocity would boost sales to Canada and stressed the need to center business needs in policy.
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Brockton
Eugene N. Foss
Republican Club
Colonel Clarke
Home Market Club
McKinley
Blaine
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John Hay
Tle
Republican Party
Hay
Cumins
Dalzell
Canada
Non-Union Bands Stir Parade Controversy in City
Prominent labor leaders condemn the Music Commission for hiring non union bands for the Evacuation Day parade. An order to employ only union bands was reportedly ignored by the commission chair. The dispute endangers participation as some union marchers threaten to refuse to march if non union bands appear.
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Music Commission of
Common Council
Music Commission
Retreat at Immaculate Conception Church Ends Soon
The Church of the Immaculate Conception hosts an annual women’s retreat led by Rev. Thomas J. McCluskey S J of Boston College. It closes Sunday when participants meeting requirements receive holy communion. A parallel weeklong retreat for the Young Men’s Catholic Association of Boston opens next Sunday evening with Rev. William F. Gannon S J, Boston College president, leading.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas J. McCluskey
S. J
Boston College
Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston
the Immaculate Conception
William F. Gannon
Ovation for Maud MacCarthy Irish Violinist At Roxbury
A large Roxbury audience packed St Alphonsus Hall last night for Maud MacCarthy’s concert at Mission Church. The Irish violinist received repeated calls and was kissed by seven year old Margaret Whelan who handed her roses. Afterward a 90 minute reception in Guild Hall drew about 1600 attendees with Mrs MacCarthy and Father Frawley praised for the event.
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Maud MacCarthy
Mission Church
Roxbury
St. Alphonsus Hall
Miss MacCarthy
Margaret Whelan
Guild Hall
Miss O'Sullivan
Guild
MacCarthy
Laundry loot suspects nabbed after break in at Shawmut ave
Patrolman Frank Kelley investigated a smashed Olympia Laundry plate glass window at 111 Shawmut avenue last night. A young man named James Perry of 492 Tremont street and a young woman identified as Bessie Reynolis were arrested after the break in and the laundry items were found.
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Shawmut Avenue
Frank Kelley
Olympia Laundry
Bessie Reynolis
James Perry
Tremont Street
Reciproc ity Support Seeks Cross Border Trade Gains
The Boston Associated Boards of Trade adopted resolutions backing reciprocity with other nations, notably Canada. In Wakefield, March 14, the adjourned town meeting approved annual appropriations totaling $111,755 covering schools $51,285 highways $4,000 poor department $5,090 police $1,700 fire department $6,500 interest $15,725 salaries $3,320 Town Hall expenses $2,000 Richardson Light Guard $600 soldiers relief $5,400.
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Boston Associated Boards of Trade
Canada
Wakefield
Richardson
Doctor Galvin to level charges against prison officials
Dr George W Galvin of the Emergency Hospital and once a mayoral candidate says he will on Wednesday morning file serious charges against officials of State penal institutions and insane asylums for cruelty to convicts and wards. He urges Gov States to end solitary confinement as it drives inmates to insanity. He cites Dennis Flaherty Louis H Brigham and Thomas Cornappy from Charlestown and Bridgewater, alleging years of solitary torture and derangement, though he and Dr Stromple report the men show no current insanity.
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George W. Galvin
Galvin
Ttates
Dennis Flaherty
Louis H. Brigham
Thomas Cornappy
Charlestown State Prison
Stromple
Vlaherty
Cornappy
Bridgewater
Charlestown
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Mpany
League
Ciety
Brookline
Somerville
New England
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Foss
Clarke
Congress
Rast
Associated Boards of Trade
Washington and Boylston Sts
DR. Galvin
Princess Devesser
Plimpton-Hervey Go
Union Street
Faneuil Hail
Portland & Sudbury Sts
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