Evacuation Day Celebrations Planned in South Boston
South Boston prepares for Evacuation Day with bunting and flags on public buildings and homes. Guests include Secretary of the Navy Moody Governor Bates Mayor Collins and other officials. A 1:30 parade leads to a concert speech banquet fireworks display and indoor athletic meet with open houses at clubs and societies.
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Boston
Moody
Governor Bates
Collins
Admiral Johnson
Charlestown Navy Yard
Colonel Mills
Fort Banks
D and
Fourth Streets
Ine
South Boston High School
W. BE. L. Dillaway
Citizens’ Association
Bates
Frothingham
George F. H. Murray
Dorchester Heights
D Street Gymnasium
South Boston
Hibernians plan monster parade in Suffolk County
Suffolk County Hibernians prepare a grand St Patrick parade with nine districts and lists of divisions and marshals including District 1 marshal Martin E Joyce and County President Matthew Cummings. The event features bands from Gardner and Cambridge plus a 1:30 start, with contingents from Lynn Brockton Cambridge New Britain Conn Gardner and more.
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Suffolk County
Order of Hibernians
Marshal Cummings
Lynn
Brockton
Cambridge
New Britain
Conn
Gardner
Hibernian
Martin E. Joyce
East Boston
Revere
Chelsea
James J. Reardon
John Delan
Mission Church
John F. Murphy
South Boston
Dorchester
Dennis
Cronin
Daniel J. O’sullivan
Bunker Hill
Patrick J. Clements
Matthew Cummings
John H. Dillon
James M. Curley
Parades Resolve South Boston Route Conflict
Two parades in South Boston tomorrow afternoon, Evacuation Day and Hibernian, risked overlapping routes. Chief Marshals Matthew Cummings of the A. O. H. and Joan Hi. Dunn of the South Boston parade met and reached an understanding that fully eliminates any friction.
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South Boston
South
Boston
Matthew Cummings
Joan Hi. Dunn
Water Town Tax Collector Explains Account Discrepancies
Water town March 1. Tax Collector William E Farwell defends the 230 discrepancy in his town tax report saying the deficiency is theoretical not real. He notes delinquent taxpayers have cleared obligations and a $300 examination by expert accountants is authorized by the Selectmen. Farwell, in 21 years in office, calls his role honorary with a $100 salary in recent years. Herbert Coolidge seeks the inquiry to satisfy curiosity while trusting Farwell's honesty.
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Watertown
Herbert Coolidge
William E. Farwell
Post
Farwell
Somerville Man Arrested Over Threats To Kill Wife
After three years of non support, Charlies Cooper returned to his wife at 512 Columbia Street Somerville and caused a scene leading to his arrest on a non support charge. He allegedly threatened to kill his wife and himself wielding a shotgun found unloaded by police.
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Charlies Cooper
Columbia Street
Somerville
Cooper
Michael T. Kennedy
American Refugees Safe at Chemulpo
American refugees from the Unsan mine reach Chemulpo aboard the USS Cincinnati after travel from Unsan via Chinnampo and Pingyang. The party of three men and several women and children received help from Cincinnati’s crew, faced badge restrictions and Japanese scrutiny, and included an arrest of a miner later cleared as not Russian.
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Chemulpo
Corea
Cincinati
Chinnampo
Unsan
The
Cincinnati
Pingyang
Anju
Kuropatkin Urges Hold Port Arthur With Present Force
London dispatch reports General Kuropatkin instructing Lieutenant-General Stoessel to retain Port Arthur with the current garrison. No concrete war news, but persistent rumors arise. A Berlin note claims Makaroff mined the peninsula coast three miles offshore.
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London
Daily Mail
Niuchwang
Kuropatkin
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Daily Express
Berlin
Count Osten-Sacken
Makaroff
Russians Deny Port Arthur Evacuation Story
From St Petersberg the Associated Press reports high officials deny rumors of Port Arthur evacuation. They call the claim ve riest nonsense and warn that abandoning Port Arthur would doom the fleet. The Tokyo motive is seen as to sway public mood amid war bonds.
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Port Arthur
Tokio
Associated Press
Japan
Russia Bothered to House Harbin Soldiers
Harbin March 15. Due to housing difficulty for the large influx of troops moving toward the Yalu River to reinforce 7000 at Kasan and Anju, troops from European Russia are stalled at Harbin. Warmer weather will ease the problem, but the government is rushing portable collapsible wooden quarters forward.
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Harbin
Yalu River
Kasan
Anju
Russia
Malden Mayor Dean Accused of Dishonesty in City Funds
Alderman Devil accuses Mayor Charles L. Dean of dishonesty over $35,000 borrowed with no authority. Dean defends actions as necessary payroll advances and notes he borrowed $12,500 from two banks on Dec 21 1903 and that all notes were paid Jan 21 1904. Debate ends with a filing of the mayoral communication and confirmed nominations.
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Board of Aldermen
Devil
Treasury
Malden Trust Company
First National Bank of
Malden
Holden
Alderman Devir
Bates
Alderman Devil
Finance Committee
Charles L. Dean
Master Bakers Indignant as Pure Food Case Is Dismissed
In Charlestown a group of master bakers faced charges for selling light weight bread after investigators from the Massachusetts Pure Food Association, led by Frank Tucker and John T. Keilor, pressed the case in Municipal Court. Judge Bragg discharged all defendants Mellen Jose James H. Brown Fred A. Young William Hewton and Charles Kalajian.
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Massachusetts Pure Food Association
Charlestown
Pure Food Association
Frank Tucker
John T. Keylor
William Mitchell
Joseph Zottolli
Mellen Jose
James H. Brown
Fred A. Young
William Hewton
Charles Kalajian
Bragg
Dr Galvin Charges to Gov Bates Over Prison Inquiries
Dr George W Galvin says charges against officials in penal institutions will be presented to Governor Bates. He claims Dennis Fearebury alias Flaherty Thomas Connatty and Levi Brigham are among the State insane at Bridgewater for solitary confinement. Officials deny charges of brutality and say Galvin seeks political gain with Socialist ties.
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George W. Galvin
Bates
Dennis Fearebury
Alias Flaherty
Thomas Connatty
Levi Brigham
Bridgewater
Charlestown
Galvin
Socialist Party
New York
Socialist
Henry J. Bebro
Bridges
Charlestown State Prison
Board of Penal Commissioners
Co. A. Drew
Dr Drew Replies To Galvin Charges
Bridgewater March 15 Dr Drew answers Galvin charges defending socialism and urging calm as party lines sharpen and local rhetoric tightens around the budget and public policy.
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DR. Drew
Galvin
Bridgewater
Warden Bridges Responds To Dr Galvin Criticism
Warden Bridges at Charlestown State Prison says he is not disturbed by Dr Galvin's charges. He questions Galvin's insanity expert qualification, notes ten years as warden show criticism can surface in routine proceedings, and promises to uncover Galvin's reasons for the attack.
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Dr. Galvin
Bridges
Post
Charlestown State Prison
Phonograph Complaint Fined in Municipal Court
Patrolman Nickerson told Judge Brown the Scol lay Square phonograph was a nuisance, blasting operas and ragtime since February. Joseph Rubin and Morris Short man of the International Phonograph Co. faced a $10 fine after defense cited only classical music with minor bugle calls.
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Nickerson
Station 2
Brown
Joseph Rubin
Morris Shortman
International Phonograph Company
Tremont Row
Bill
Gaskin
Rimbach
Crawford House
Pantsmakers to Start Cooperative Shop Amid Strike
Pantsmakers union heard that 10 contractors who have not granted the nine hour day and whose workers are on strike planned to shut shops to defeat the strikers. The union will launch a cooperative shop to handle work for those contractors. Local garment workers are being assessed 10 cents weekly, 80 percent have the new scale, and 10 percent weekly contributions support the strikers with international aid.
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The
International
Tufts Anti Hearst Club Forms at Tufts
Tufts young Democrats have organized the Tufts Democratic Club on College Hill to oppose the Hearst movement. The group includes many undergraduates and a notable alumnus. Chandler M. Wood leads as president with Henry T. Claus as secretary and John J. Mullen as treasurer.
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Tufts
College Hill
Tufts Democratic Club
Democratic Club
Chandler M. Wood
A. B
Fort Plain
N. Y
Boston University Law School
Tufts College
West Hall
Henry T. Claus
Saugus
John J. Mullen
Wellesley
History of Paper Money by Colonial Era Bankers
Andrew McFarland Davis spoke to the Society of Colonial Wars on crude banking ideas of ancestors. He traced paper money from its 1690 issuance and its value then to today, and recounted old banks and the Bank of England.
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Andrew McFarland Davis
Society of Colonial Wars
Mr. Davis
Bank of England
Police Matron Found Dead at Cambridge Home
Mrs. Augustus M. Stearns aged with ties to Station 1 died at her 60 Winthrop Street Cambridge residence last night from heart disease. She had served as police matron for many years and was held in high esteem by the police department community.
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Augustus M. Stearns
Winthrop Street
Cambridge
Stearns
Station 1
Police
Dismissed Petition To Revoke Guardian Appointment
In Probate Court Judge McKim dismissed Mildred Glover of New York petition to revoke the 1908 decree appointing Albert O. Glover of Boston as guardian of their minor child Mildred Glover. The wife said she did not know about the former proceedings.
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Glover
McKim
Mildred Glover
New York
Albert O. Glover
Boston
Irish Influence Talk Led by Edward F McSweeney
Edward F McSweeney will discuss A Forecast of Irish Influence on American Life this evening at the Young Men's Catholic Association rooms 41 East Newton Street. Mr Armagna O Donaghey will sing several Irish ballads during the event.
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Edward F. McSweeney
Young Men's Catholic Association
East Newton Street
Armagna O’donaghey
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