Boston Repeators in the Essex District
Representative Frank J. Linehan of South Boston travels to Salem to collect evidence on alleged corrupt election work in the sixth district. He claims names of gangs who repeated votes are in hand and that a statewide investigation may follow with possible action from the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth
Frank J. Linehan
South Boston
Salem
Linehan
Daniel J. Kiley
Ward 8
Boston
House
Arrests in Salem Ninety Registered May Be Arrested
Salem March 15 The city faces warrants for 909 legally registered men who cannot be found Arrests will target members of both parties including ward workers tied to registration City Clerk and Collector Quinn will urge the marshal to bring implicated men to court Witnesses to registration are missing as the Gardner Shaw fight draws scrutiny from Democrats and some Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Salem
Gardner
Linehan
Thomas Buckley
Buckley
John Anderson
Quinn
Marshal Fields
John Fields
Democrats Demand More Recognition On Elections Committee
Democratic members of the House plan steps to force Speaker Myers to appoint at least three Democrats to the elections committee investigating the Ward 8 case. The panel now has 10 Republicans and one Democrat, Mitchell of Marlboro. Dems from Worcester Wakefield Braintree Ipswich and Holyoke protest the single representation and threaten a bitter fight if a compromise isn’t reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Myers
Mitchell
Marlboro
House
Skerrett
Worcester
Dean
Wakefield
Drinkwater
Braintree
Schofield
Ipswich
McMahon
Billerica
Fahey
Pittsfield
Begley
Holyoke
Boston
Senate
Mystery of Harry 8 Brown Tied to Ward 8 Probe
The whereabouts of Harry 8. Brown, a key witness in Ward 8 politics, remain a mystery. Despite sensational charges, efforts to locate him continue, with friends claiming he will appear on Wednesday at the State House and no one may see him before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry 8. Brown
Ward 8
State House
Spinners Vote Unanimously to Strike At Manville Mills
The Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association meeting in Woonsocket voted unanimously to strike tomorrow in four Manville Company mills, three in Woonsocket and one in Manville. They seek a 10 percent raise and cite long standing grievances noted by General Secretary James Cliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Rhode Island Mule Spinners’ Association
Woonsocket
Manville Company
Manville
James Cliffe
Greatly Reduced Rates to California and Pacific Coasts
West Daily offers greatly reduced fares to California Oregon Washington and British Columbia through April 30. Chicago and North Western Railway sells New England to the Pacific for over 17 dollars less than regular second class rates. Tickets and information from J. E. Brittain, Agent, 268 Washington Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
New England
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Boston
Deadly Love ends in Tragedy in Providence
Julia Toombs, 23, was shot four times and killed by rejected suitor William Stevens Morse, 29, near her Oxford Street home as she walked to church. Morse, declared insane after prior threats and multiple detentions, fled after the shooting and was captured by Henry W. Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Julia Toombs
William Stevens Morse
Oxford Street
Morse
Miss Toombs
Henry W. Blake
Broad Street
Haran
State Hospital
Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Toombs
Insane Asylum
Keene and Harriman square off in Southern Pacific fight
New York March 15 James R Keene leads a fierce battle against E H Harriman for control of the Southern Pacific company. Talbot J Taylor won a Cincinnati court injunction blocking Harriman from voting stock at the April 8 meeting and from disposing of Central Pacific. The fight draws in Morgan Kuhn Loeb Gould Rockefeller and Morgan bankers with Gould and Rockefeller holding 160 000 shares. Investors watch a high stakes clash reshaping Wall Street power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Keene
E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Company
Mr. Keene
Harriman
Keene
Talbot J. Taylor
United States Circuit Court of Cincinnati
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Leland Stanford
Morgan
Keene Syndicate
House of Kuhn, Loeb & Co
J. P. Morgan & Co
George J. Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Moore Bros
Rock Island
Messrs. Gould
Rockefeller
Wall Street
Icebergs Seen Near port and new steamship plans announced
The Sagamore reported two large icebergs near latitude 43 40 and longitude 49. field ice stretched north. Captain Samuel Pike to command the new steel steamer Calvin Austin, 4000 tons, 995 feet, 60 foot beam, speed 20 knots, cost about 400000, due in June. Eastern Steamship controls Maine and St John routes and has built modern steamers to fill gaps. Savannah liner Tallahassee undergoes repairs. Consuelo from Hull and Cestrian from Liverpool due soon. Several tugs and fishing fleet vessels, including Olivia Domingos, launched five weeks ago, enter service for shore fishery. Fresh fish landings dominate market with Nellie Dixon leading yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagamore
Fenton
Charlestown
Samuel Pike
Calvin Austin
Eastern Steamship Company
Wilmington
Del
St. Croix
Austin
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Lubec
State of Maine
Maine
Sagadahoc
Cumberland
Tremont
Bay State Dredging Company
Channing
Atlantic Works Railway
Boston
Suffolk
William H. Gallison
Wade
A. W. Chesterton
Joseph Collins
Gallison
Chesterton
Long Wharf
Tallahassee
Chattahoochee
Lewis Wharf
Quintard Works
Europe
Wilson
Consuelo
Hull
Leyland
Cestrian
Liverpool
Toy Line
Old Dominion
New York
Handkerchief Shoal
Admiral Farragut
Olivia Domingos
Domingos
Mary Cabral
Essex
James & Tarr
Ann Louise Lockwood
Simpson
Newcastle
Eng
Nordhavet
Olgen
Pandosia
Louisburg
C. B
Manomet
Dixie
Fish Hawk
Yankee
Navahoe
Mary Edith
Albert Geiger
Joseph P. Johnson
Nickerson
Sylph
Hungarians Honor Washington Statue With Kossuth Commemoration
About 200 Hungarians gathered at the Washington statue in Public Garden to place a four foot wreath in memory of the 1848 Hungarian revolution led by Kossuth. Speakers included Senator Morse Aaron Wolfson and A A Freeman. The wreath bore American and Hungarian colors with the motto Champion of liberty. Afterward the group went to Parker House for lunch amid quiet reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
Senator Morse
Martha's Vineyard
Aaron Wolfson
A. A. Freeman
Huzzas
Mr. Freeman
A. G. Stager
Parker House
Post
Boston
Public Garden
St Bartholomew Mission Closed Amid Bishop's Letter
The St Bartholomew mission in Cambridge is closed and the guild house locked. Bishop Lawrence offers to review the situation if donors pledge 800 dollars yearly for two years, while Dr Gushee defends the mission as a charity serving poor locals and blames outside interference. The bishop had approved the closure after discussions and concerns about finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bartholomew’s
Lawrence
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Cambridge
Gushee
Post
Old Cambridge
St. Philip's Church
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Update
Sun rises at 5 56 a m and sets at 9 34 p m with length of day eleven hours. Arrivals include Sagamore to Warren Co and Nordhavet coal to Boston. Vessels Cleared and departed for Liverpool Newcastle and St John with merchandise and passengers. Weather shows northeast wind and strong breeze with several tugs and barges active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagamore
Fenton
Liverpool
Warren & , Co
Nordhavet
Grea Newcastle
Eng
Boston
Stanwood
Yarmouth
N. S
J. F. Masters
St. Croix
Pike
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Portland
C. KE. Laechler
Mystic
Abbott
Louisburg
C. B
C. Marvel
Dorchester
James
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
Indian
Thacher
Philadelphia
Frank P. Wing
Chattahoochee
Lewis
New York
E. H. Downing
Herman Winter
Crowell
Henry M. Whitney
Dingley
Dennison
City of Gloucester
Ober
Gloucester
Joshua Lovett
Baker
Bessie
Alice
Troy
Tamaqua
Hatch
Herndon
Glendower
Kimberton
Lynn
Lykens
Lloyd
Ashland
Langhorne
Beechwood
Paoli, Chase
Winthrop
Cardenas
Gypsum King
Blizzard
J. B. King & Co
Newport Newa
Lehigh
McGoldrick
Beverly
Passaic
Edgewater
Herman F. Kimball
McFadden
Rockport
Raporter
Ipswich
Mass
Nantasket Roads
Woodward Abrahams
Viator
Marie Palmer
Brookline
Buck Ridge
Logan
Richardson
Henry Clay
Chatham
Manhattan
Storm King
White Band
Highland Light
Staples
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Boston Repeaters
A. P. Gardner
E. P. Shaw
Luce
Adams
Foss
Republican State Committee
Democratic Party
Dr. Hiron
Dr. Hilton
G. W. Hilton
M. D
Lowell
Mase
Stanford
Keene and Harriman
Suekesetsoense
Ea Athdcohe
Rose Cabral
Mortis H. Perry
Amelia Enos
Dorothy
James S. Steele
Philip Manta
Caviare
Ella M. Doughty
Sylvia Nunan
Julia Costa
Nellie G. Adams
Nellie Dixon
Rienzi Massasoit
Estelle Nunan
Helen B. Thomas
Sadie Nunan
Nunan
St. Patrick's Day
Sylvia
Estelle
Landsman
Shipping News
Miniature Almanac
Telebeatre Rich, Harris & Chas
Frohman
Mats
Henry Mil
Charles B. Dillingham
Richard Harding
Davia
Helen
E. D. Stain
A. L. Wilk
Iulr
Tel
Oxford
Miss Blanche
Bob
Boston Theatre
Lawrence M'Carty
Lessee
Mgr
Chauncey
Olcott
Old Limerick
Augustus Pitou
Maurice Grau
Lohengrin Meistersinger
Eve
Sat
Richard Carle
Rosebud Garden
Las
Keith’s
Colonial Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Drury Lane
Grand Ensemble
Castle Snesire
Tremont St
Music Hall Pl
Castle Sq. Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Magdalen
Pricen
Grea Reat
Josephine Hall Knickerbocker Girl
Gabrilowitsch
Chickering Hall
Symphony Hall
Hollis Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Fryisman
Ethel Barrymore
Carro
Miss Barrymore
John Drew
Austin Stone
Pedg ES Tremont Row
Curio Hall
Willseum
Guster
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
Millie James
Princess
Grand Opera House
Dover St
L’’ Station
George W. Magee
Lessee & Mgr
Alphonse
Gaston
Publio
Alphonse Me
THE
Tremont Building
ALL the New Cars
Salem Cadet Band
Tamersee
Hackett
Winston Churchill
Mechanics’ Building
Hiawata
Howard
Edmond Hayes and Company
Edward M. Favor
Edith Sinclair
McNulty
Toby Lyons
Hinkey Deelers
Racketts
Paliaace
Haymarket
Bowdoin
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