Wires East and North Overwhelmed by Traffic
All wires east and north are functioning, but United Lines are overloaded with business and refuse most messages. They route New York traffic via Albany with two lines, leaving only a few New England points served. Commercial Cable got New York quotes via London yesterday, closing quotes same route. Gold and Stock Company received some quotations by long distance telephone yesterday. Cable company ceases land line work to New York entirely.
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United Lines
Albany
New York
New England
Commercial Cable Company
London
Gold and Stock Company
Cabie Company
Railroads Open As Snow Blockade Lifts Across New England
Reports say Southern and northern rail lines largely clear with trains resuming, boats and mail moving, and telegraph links restored. Freight and passenger services restart as crews clear tracks from Boston to Albany and Hartford to New Haven, amid ongoing efforts to finish opening branch routes and prevent further hardship.
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Springfield
Boston
Albany
Pittsfield
New York City
New York
New England
Hartford
Boston & Providence
New London
New Haven
Old Colony Road
Greatest On Record Blockade Lifted In Berkshire County
North Adams reports the greatest storm on record with three days of sustained bluster. By afternoon the Fitchburg road cleared to Troy and a return to normal rail service began, while Boston lines faced delays. Numerous locals aided the stranded, but no fatalities reported. Hardwick and Ware faced severe drifts, with missing workers and delayed funerals, yet conditions gradually improved as thaw set in.
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New Haven
New York
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Wilbraham
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Chester
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Pittsfield
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Connecticut River
Windsor
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Northampton
Massachusetts
Franklin
Connecticut
Vermot
Holyoke
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Berkshire County
Troy
Troy Times
Fitchburg Road
Fitchburg Company
Boston Mail
Mathew Brothers
Holden Street
Dineen
FE. S. Wilkinson
North Adams National Bank
Church Street
Daniel Denny
Johnson Manufacturing Company
Johnson
Ware
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Ware River
Hardwick
Gilbertville
Faun River
Old Colony
New London
Conn
Metropolis
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
David Carll
Nantucket
Sever Peterson
Rockville
Melrose
Vernon
Brincefoft
Housatonic Road
Newton
Great Barrington
State Line
Falls Village
New Milford
Brookfield Junction
Naugatuck Junction
Harlem River
Creen
Hawheyse
New England
Danbury
Waterbury
Norwalk
Housatonic
Hethel
Brookfield
Wheeler & Wilson
Derry
Stratford
James Angdon
Consolidated Road
Providence
Block Island
Maggie Andrews
Baltimore
Mars
Springfield Awakens From Great Storm
The Republican notes the third day of the big storm shows progress as streets thaw and commerce returns. Snow drifts shrink and workers clear avenues while the street railway company removes Main Street blockages, opening routes from Carew to State streets with remaining snow walls nearby.
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the Republican
The
Street Railway Company
Carew Street
State Street
Connecticut Storms Halt Rail Crossings and Drownings
News of heavy snow and high winds reports rail blockages across Connecticut and nearby states. Rockville relies on walking to reach Vernon as branches reopen slowly. A schooner rescue ends with one drowning, and locals cope with damaged chimneys and halted factories while relief teams clear routes.
Rhode Island Republican State Ticket Nominees Named
At the Republican State convention Royal C. Taft of Providence was nominated for governor with Enos Lapham of Warwick as lieutenant governor Samuel H. Cross of Westerly will be secretary of state Horatio Rogers of Providence named attorney general and Samuel Clark of Lincoln as general treasurer Taft, 65, a Providence wool merchant, is described as respected but not commanding Lapham is Warwick cotton manufacturer and former town council president Cross has served as state auditor Rogers is a former attorney general and legislator Clark is a long-time town clerk of Lincoln A speech by State normal school head I J Morgan urging prohibition drew criticism and concern it could cost the party votes.
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R. I
Royal C. Taft
Enos Lapham
Warwick
Samuel H. Cross
Westerly
Horatio Rogers
Samuel Clark
Lincoln
Northbridge
Mass
Bradford & Taft
Taft, Weeden & Co
Weybosset
Olneyville
Tait
Mgr
William B. Weeden
Taft
General Assembly
Knos Lapham
I. J. Morgan
State Normal School
Salmon fishing in Maine how the sly fellows are captured
In Dixfield Me a Maine fishery official discusses salmon fishing by fly in Maine. He notes Penobscot St Croix and Denny River as key rivers, with Penobscot offering the best fishing, increasing salmon populations, and substantial economic impact from visiting anglers. He warns of poachers and limited resources hindering enforcement and propagation efforts.
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Hlon
F. O. Stanley
Maine
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Penobscot
St. Croix
Denny
S‘iver
Brewer Bridge
Water Works
Atlantic
Kenduskeag
Bangor
8. F. Baird
United States
Connecticut
Denny’s River
Fish Commissioners
Storms Hit Rail Lines Across New England and Ontario
Snowbound conditions slow Boston and Cheshire routes while Keene highways stay closed. Ontario lines, Grand Trunk, and Delaware & Hudson report snow disruption with some trains on time. Britain endures blizzard as telegraph lines fail and roads blockaded.
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Ashuelot Road
Boston & Lowell
Cheshire Road
Bellows Falls
Fitchburg
Keene
Conroocook
N. H
Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Montreal
Grand Trunk
Boston
New York
Delaware & Hudson
London
Great Britain
Scotland
Secretary Fairchild Opposes Sherman Refunding Bill and Tariff Debate
From Wasmaaton March 15 a long session covers Secretary Fairchild's opposition to the Sherman refunding bill and the tariff and revenue bill. The civil service commission report grows longer, Judge Edgerton's views on political associations, and a pension inquiry moves forward. House ways and means schedules votes on tariff amendments while internal revenue and tobacco tax debates resume. Senators discuss undervaluation and appeals, with Treasury assets and receipts noted and Waterbury building funds proposed.
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Sherman
Wasmaaton
The
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Edgerton
House Committee On Ways and Means
Kelley
McKinley
Ohio
House
Labor Notes Reflect Support for Locked Out Marble Workers
A largely attended meeting of painters and decorators voted a sum to aid locked out marble workers and pledged individual contributions. The walking delegate reports hopeful spring business in the suburbs. The session covered trade matters while cigar makers monitor and recruit new members who come in from other cities as factories hire labor.
Mob Tarred Mormon Elders Near Brier Ridge Schoolhouse
A mob of farmers tarred and feathered two Mormon elders near Brier Ridge schoolhouse in Winchester Ohio. The assailants pursued them to the Ohio River where the elders fled for safety after the punishment.
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Cincinnati
Winchester
Brier Ridge
Ohio River
Snow Shoes And Toboggan Aid Stalled Trains
Springfield Republican describes a Newsstand agent and the Massasoit Snow Shoe Club secretary carrying newspapers to stranded travelers between Indian Orchard and North Wilbraham. Using snow shoes and a toboggan, they hauled a load of papers over two and a half miles, selling them to business travelers and locals amid cheers despite cold, collecting coins as payment.
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Springfield Republican
Republican
Indian Orchard
North Wilbraham
Wright
Massasoit House
Moses Mallette
Jolly and Hardy
Massasoit
Mallette
F. X. Hardy
Orchard
A New French Painter Willette at Rue de Provence
Paris correspondent notes Willette as a rising designer with Watteau echoes and sharp Parisian smirch. His exhibit shows patriotic zeal against Germany, with emperors as spectres and grotesque allegory, hinting he may mature into a top satirist if channeled properly.
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Willette
Rue de Provence
William
March
Europe
Doré
Pierrot
Gallia
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Adm
Boston & Asia Ores
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Mercantile Natl. Bank
Salem
Middlesex Mills
Douglas Axe Mfg. Co
New York & Boston Rapid Transit Co
Eastern Rd
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American Shoe Tip Co
New York & New
Cinn
la Louis RR
Amory Mfg. Co
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerwying, Boguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montarnt
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