Chelsea Board Rejects Revere Morality Objection to Licenses
The Chelsea Board of License Commissioners responded to Revere neighbors seeking to bar new liquor licenses near the Revere line. They found no legal basis to restrict licenses, deeming local moral objections invalid for action and noting inconsistencies with other areas.
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Board of License Commissioners
Chelsea
Revere Board of Selectmen
Revere
Selectmen
Mass
Board of Selectmen
Igore
David M. Hudson
Masons Seek Eight Hour Day in Local Union
The masons, 300 strong in Fall River, push for an eight hour day replacing nine. They would start on April 7 with a one hour cut in pay and aim to $2.89 per hour. Builders offer eight hours from June 9 plus a pay raise after agreement. A Builders’ committee reported partial progress and plans another conference to reach a settlement.
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Iders’ Association
Fall River Builders’ Association
Builders’ Association
Killed G A R man found dead in Amesbury home
Amesbury March 19 The body of Charles W Randall 62 a prominent G A R man was found in his Merrimack street house today. A bullet wound in the head indicated suicide. He lived alone worked at a local hat factory and was last seen yesterday afternoon. Neighbors forced entry and found the corpse with a revolver nearby. He had been despondent and left several letters to relatives. He chloroformed eight cats in the house.
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Amesbury
Charles W. Randall
Merrimack Street
Randall
Taking Changes and Spring Tonic Promise
A brisk warning that neglecting colds leads to greater mortality than many diseases. Colds can settle in the lungs and trigger pneumonia, so no risk should be taken. Father John’s Medicine is advertised as a spring tonic, claimed to strengthen the body and purge impurities, though it does not claim to cure bronchial trouble, coughs, or colds.
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Father John
Patrick McDonough Dies After Stairfall at 61
Amesbury reports Patrick McDonough aged 61 died three hours after a fall down stairs today. The incident occurred this afternoon and is under local investigation. The deceased was a resident of the town and is survived by relatives.
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Amesbury
Patrick McDonough
Cuba Big Brother Cigarro Ad Declares Low-Cost Tobacco
An advertisement promises a dollar weekly salary boost to readers who discover that the Cuba Big Brother Cigarro uses the same tobacco as a 15 cent cigar but costs one fifth as much. It urges trying a packet of five for ten cents and markets waste-free budgeting.
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Cuba
Brookline Polls Quiet as McManus Falls Short in Selectman Race
In Brookline the annual township election saw William H. McManus lose by 102 votes to Pearson for the Board of Selectmen. Charles E. Riley was reelected to the Water Board while 140 of 251 women voters cast ballots for school committee. Voter turnout around 2,150 with 3,800 registered amid cold, calm conditions. The electors chose Codman, James, Humphrey, Conant and Pearson for the new board. Horace James previously served a decade as Selectman. Police reported a peaceful day with little activity.
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Brookline
William H. McManus
Selectman
Charles E. Riley
Water Board
O'Connell
Mr. McManus
Riley
the Water Board
McManus
Pearson
Board of Selectmen
Messrs
Codman
James
Humphrey
Conant
Horace James
G. H. Paige
Florida R. Ripley
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Ripley
Kent Street
Woman’s Era Club
Ruffin
Rt Angema
Boston
Brookne
Post
Board of
Selectmen
Luther M. Merrill
Daniel F. Appel
Edward W. Baker
George 8. Baldwin
Benjamin E Bates
Watts H. Bowker
Henry B. Cabot
Ruffus G. F. Candage
Alfred D. Chardler
Walter Channing
James M. Codman, Jr
Nathaniel Conant
Frank B. Connor
William Craig
Prentiss Cummings
Oscar B. Mowry
Philip 8. Parker
Charles H. Pearson
Charles B. Riley
James P. Stearns
Joseph Walker
Fred H. Williams
George H
Stock brokers win injunction over street railway lease
Block Metropolitan Lease New York March 19 Harry and Walter Content stock brokers secured a temporary injunction restraining the Metropolitan Street Railway Company from leasing its lines to the Interurban or ban Securities Company. The argument will be heard Friday by Justice Idersleeve stockholders vote tomorrow on the lease. Weidenfeld and Parker F Chandler of Boston are associated with the Messrs Content.
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New York
Harry
Walter Content
Greenbaum
Supre
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Orban Securities
Metropolis
Boston Area Forecast Sees Clouds and Wind near coast
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Thursday to be generally cloudy with brisk north erly winds. Friday should bring fair weather and rising temperatures. Washington dispatch notes New England clearing Thursday with cold on the coast and high winds easing slowly, then fair Friday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Surbridge Sued for Divorce by Wife Lillian Surbridge
Lillian W. Surbridge sues Randolph C. Surbridge for divorce alleging infidelity. Surbridge, a lawyer banker and promoter formerly with Tremont building Hotel Touraine and the Bellevue is now living in parts unknown.
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Randolph C. Surbridge
Tremont
Hotel Touraine
Bellevue
Lillian W. Surbridge
Quiet wedding in Yorkville seeks surprise Bridgeport
John McLachlan aged 43 and Mrs Jennie Corcoran aged 87 ran away from Bridgeport Connecticut yesterday and were married this morning in Yorkville Police Court Magistrate Mayo officiating The groom said they wanted a quiet wedding and planned to surprise Bridgeport on their return from the honeymoon
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New York
John McLachlan
Jennie Corcoran
Bridgeport
Rumor Of Boer Cartridges Linked To Dock Fire
New York March 19 a rumor spread that cases of cartridges were on the pier during last night’s blaze and bound for the Boers in South Africa. Sanderson and Son, the New York agents of the Phenix One steamer British Queen which was burned, said they had no knowledge of cartridges on the dock and doubt there were any. They added they never carry explosives as freight.
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New York
South Africa
Messrs. Sanderson & Son
Phenix
Nee
Coal Miners May Strike in Shamokin District
Coal workers in Shamokin Penn claim indicators show a large strike after a convention. President Mitchell reported refusals by B B Thomas of Erie RR and railroad presidents to meet on working cards and wage scales starting April 1 1902. Delegates voiced displeasure at low wages and unfair conditions, signaling possible strike as early as Friday. The convention set committees and discussed multiple wage scales per district amid growing tension.
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Shamokin
Penn
Mitchell
New York
B. B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
Indianapolis
J. Pierpont Morgan
Nichollas
Nicholls
Leahy Named Deputy Water Commissioner by Mayor
Mayor Collins plans to appoint John J. Leahy of Ward 6 as deputy water commissioner succeeding the late General A. P. Martin. Leahy, 38, long active in North End politics, is a close ally of ex-Congressman John F. Fitzgerald and has served in City Hall roles under several mayors. A separate talk targets ex-Senator David B. Shaw for wire commissioner, pleasing ward leaders but no final decision yet.
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Collins
Ward 6
John J. Leahy
John F. Fitzgerald
Eugene 8S. Sullivan
A. P. Martin
North End
General Collins
Leahy
Henry S. Fitzgerald
Matthew Keany
Ward Committee
Matthews
Quincy
Hart
Courtenay Guild
Ayers
Quincey
David 3B. Shaw
Joseph J. Corbett
Ward
Conly
Keefes Slayer An Ex Convict Identified As Hughes
Halifax detective Power identifies George Hughes as Edward Carter alias Edward Hughes the man who killed Everett Patrolman Keefe. Hughes a Halifax criminal with arson burglary and shooting with intent convictions released from Dorchester penitentiary last November. He previously tried to break into Senator Kraulback’s Lunenburg home in 1886 and shot Nathan Owen after a confrontation.
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Halifax
Edward Carter
Edward Hughes
Keefe
Everett
Mass
Power
George Hughes
Dorchester Penitentiary
Kraulback
Lunenburg
Nathan Owen
Hughes
Owen
Northwestern Professor to Study Labor Unions in England
Professor John H. Gray of Northwestern University was appointed by Carroll D. Wright, U.S. Commissioner of Labor, to travel to England and study how labor unions affect industrial output.
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Chicago
John H. Gray
Northwestern University
Carroll D. Wright
Washington
United States
Commissioner of Labor
England
East Boston Grade Crossing Plan Agreed Today
A commission will discuss and finalize plans to abolish East Boston grade crossings at a cost over 1 250 000 dollars. The Boston and Maine relinquishes to Boston Revere Beach and Lynn, while Boston and Albany stays on Bennington street. Mystic and Maverick street docks will see new arrangements and added terminal facilities for Albany.
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Boston
George W. Wiggin
Franklin
EB. B. Bishop
Haverhill
W. B. French
Winchester
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Boston & Maine Road
Revere Beach & Lynn
Bennington Street
Maverick Street
Sumner
Webster
Maverick Streets
Mystic Wharf
East
East Boston
Mystic Docks
Albany Road
Cropsey murder trial ends in Elizabeth City
In Elizabeth City North Carolina closing speeches are to be delivered tomorrow in the Cropsey murder case with the jury likely to hear the verdict on Friday.
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Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N. C
Sumner H. Green Named Chief of Stoneham Police
Stoneham officials appoint Sumner H. Green as chief of police and John C. Small with James J. Sculley as patrolmen. The vote follows recent gambling raids affecting Chief Green and prompts action by the selectmen.
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Stoneham
Sumner H. Green
John ©. C. Small
James J. Sculley
Chief Green
Blacksmith John Smith Brought In With Head Laceration
John Smith, a blacksmith from Smithville who works for Smith Bros, entered Emergency Hospital last night with a badly lacerated head. He refused to disclose how the injury occurred.
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John Smith
Smithville
Smith Bros
Ward 8 Democratic Club becomes Hancock Club in new room
Members met in the Odd Fellows building at 31 North Russell Street and decided to rename to The Hancock Club in honor of General Hancock. They planned a formal opening on April 4 and voted to hold the first dance on May 2 at Botghan's Hall in Charlestown.
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Ward 8
Democratic Club
Odd Fellows
North
Russell Street
Democrats Press for Boer Sympathy Resolutions
Washington March 19 The Democratic members of the House caucus unanimously adopt resolutions to express U S sympathy for the Boer republics and force committees to report such resolutions so Congress may act The Randall resolution calls for neutrality, peace efforts by Britain, and a just settlement The Sulzer resolution is defeated 22 to 3 and Democrats plan to frame a House measure for action
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Washington
House
Congress
Hay
Virginia
Robertson
Louisiana
Randall
Texas
Sulzer
New York
House of Representatives of the
United States of America
Congress of the
United States
Boer Envoys Sail Today For France
Boer envoys Wolmarans and Wessels will sail tomorrow morning to France. Wolmarans says alliance with the Irish and Dutch support have aided their cause on the battlefield and in Parliament. He thanks the Dutch and Irish, notes German backing, and appeals for sympathy from the United States.
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New York
Wolmarans
Wessels
France
Mhnglish House of Parliament
United States
House of Representatives
Policeman Injured Catching Armed Burglars in Boston
Acting Sergeant Shannon and Reserve Officers Spinney and McGauley of Chelsea police arrested Yupalet Bigonis and James Phillips after recovering $700 of copper magnet coils stolen from the Boston & Northern street railway. Spinney was injured when a wagon driver failed to stop. the pursuit ended with two suspects detained and jailed.
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Shannon
Spinney and
McGauley
Chelsea Police Department
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Yupalet Bigonis
John Bigonis
John Broomfield & Co
James Phillips
Causeway Street
Boston
Broadway
Boston & Northern Railway
Clark Avenue
Spinney
Sixth life lost in feud in Knoxville shootings
In Knoxville Tennessee police officer Thomas C Howard was fatally shot in a shooting gallery by Josh R Jones and Moultrie Jones. Josh Jones fired through glass wounding Howard. both men then shot him as he lay. The feud has claimed six lives with five prior fatalities. The Jones brothers surrendered and are jailed.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Thomas C. Howard
Josh R. Jones
Moultrie Jones
Howard
Josh Jones
Jones
Scamman Inventor Of Plywood Toothpick Devices Dead
Charles D. Scamman died in Portland Missouri at age unspecified. He was known as an inventor who developed numerous labor saving appliances, mainly for the manufacturing of wooden toothpicks.
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C. D. Scamman
Portland
Charles D. Scamman
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Keefes
Gray
Stoneham's Police Force
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