Schooners Meet in Fog Off Chatham in Coastal Collision
The three masted Portland schooner Sebago collided with an unidentified four masted vessel in fog on Nantucket shoals. Sebago, bound from New York to Portland with coal, damaged below the waterline and grounded on Chatham Beach. A tug and wreckers towed Sebago, with eight wreckers aboard, toward Portland or Boston.
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Chatham
Nantucket Shoals
Portland
New York
Chatham Beach
Mallowes
Boston
New York Captain Guilty of Neglecting Duty
New York March 20 Commissioner Green said Captain Henry Halpin was found guilty on 20 of 26 specifications of neglect of duty for failing to keep proper blotter entries at Church Street station. He was fined 30 days’ pay but the penalty was remitted due to prior suspension. Also, Captain John W. England was granted 20 days leave before retirement. One policeman was dismissed and six detective sergeants were restored.
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New York
Green
Henry Halpin
Church Street
Halpin
John W. England
Suspect Flees East Pepperell Incendiary Fire
East Pepperell March 20 Police seek incendiary fire suspect who fled town and remains at large. Officers search the area with high hopes of arresting him today.
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East Pepperell
Perry speaks on trust evils and law enforcement
Harvard Law lecturer E R Perry told Cigarmakers' Independent Union members that tariff revision cannot cure trusts and urged enforcing existing laws. He warned against holding companies and praised lawful strikes while calling for voters to elect public officials who will uphold the law.
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E.R. Perry
Harvard Law School
Investigator Hall
Appleton Street
Independent Union 9
Perry
Congress
Northern Securities Company
United States Steel Corporation
Union
Woman in Bernhardt Audience Attempts Suicide
In Paris at the Bernhardt theatre after Werther, a woman cried I too wish to die and fired a pistol. Mme. Paule de Martigny, a Paris newspaper contributor, made the attempt. her daughter had replaced the live cartridges with blanks, causing only a panic.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
First Day of Spring Feels Like Summer in Newspaper Row
The report describes a heatwave on the first day of spring with highs in Newspaper Row reaching a record March 20 level and a 23 degree rise from morning to evening. John Ericson was chased by photographers in Newspaper Row as onlookers enjoyed the unusually warm weather.
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John Ericson
Ericson
L Street
Power Street
Newspaper Row
Once Friends Now Foel Ends in Rent Suit and Claim
Gertrude Canuel and Marie Garrier, once close friends, clashed after Garrier sold a piano. Garrier left Canuel’s house, leading to a rent lawsuit and additional claims. A young lawyer Edward Morrison argued the case, securing a reduction from 35.75 to 10 dollars, approved by the judge.
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Gertrude
Canuel
Marie B. Garrier
Edward Morrison
Dorchester Fire Damages 148 Freeport Street Dwelling
A kerosene lamp explosion started a fire last night in a two and a half story wooden house at 148 Freeport Street Dorchester. Occupant James Lally reports $50 in damage.
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Freeport Street
Dorchester
James Lally
Foster and Dickinson Guilty on Three Counts
The South Danvers bank case jury found George M. Foster and John W. Dickinson guilty on three indictment counts after 32 hours of deliberation. The trial spanned 12 weeks with misapplication charges tied to specific dated transactions.
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Foster and
Dickinson
South Danvers Bank
George M. Foster
John W. Dickinson
Foster
Hill & Cutler
United Zinc Company
Boston
United States
South Danvers National Bank
Klatsch Collégium Event at Boston University Shines
Boston University hosted the annual Klatsch Collégium drawing 500 students from seniors to freshmen. The event featured music, frappe, theater-like table decor, and elaborate floral setups in Convocation Hall Jacob Sleeper Hall and the chapel.
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Klatsch Collegium
Boston University
Klatsch Collégium
Casey
Frappe
Mary Shepard
Edward R. Graham
Elsie Daniels
Convocation Hall
Mary Galbraith
Pearly Copeland
Beta Phi
Jacob Sleeper
Edna Spurr
Musle
Catherine McDonald
Lansdowne
Law Harsh in Gaming Raids
In a case before Judge Sullivan the Municipal Criminal Court considered returning goods seized from Tremont street premises raided Jan. 14. The lessee claimed a plane and other piano items were leased since 1898 and used at club premises without consent. The judge noted the harsh statute but suggested the evidence showed gambling use. bonds of 200 dollars were set and appeals noted.
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Sullivan
Municipal Criminal Court
Tremont Street
Alleged Forged Order For Encyclopaedia Set
Two young men Alfred I Jones and George L Horr faced Judge Adams in Municipal Court on charges of forging and uttering. A meat cutter, Joseph H Lalonde of Malden, testified Horr asked him to buy a book but he had not signed any order and the signature at the foot was not his. The case was continued to secure bondsmen, with potential lodging in the Superior Court at $1000 each.
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Lowell
Paul
Dickinson
George L. Horr
Adams
Joseph H. Lalonde
Malden
Horr
Superior Court
Judge Rules Against Moore in Missing Lawyer Case
Judge Sherman in a jury waived session yesterday dismissed the bill against Grace 8 and Mabel Stults while taking the bill as against Michael J. Moore. The decision harms the plaintiff who held a mortgage assignment from Moore on Winchester property. The mortgage secured a $5000 note and the suit sought to void the note.
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Sherman
Michael J. Moore
Grace 8
Mabel Stults
Moore
Winchester
Forti Put On Trial For Manslaughter
Frank Forti of Cliftondale faced a Superior Criminal Court jury yesterday charged with manslaughter in the death of Francesco Raita from a shooting incident. The defense claims Forti acted in self defense while intervening for a relative amid knife threats.
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Francesco Raita
Frank Forti
Cliftondale
Superior Criminal Court
de Courcy
Forti
Dorchester Shoplifter Arrested With 75 Handkerchiefs
Inspector Joe Knox rounded up Isabella Ford, 40, of Norfolk Street Dorchester, found with 7 handkerchiefs 51 yards of lace three handbags a silk shirt neckties and hat pins. She matched a prior January 29 arrest for the same offence and was caught preparing to steal more goods.
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Joe Knox
Isabella Ford
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Knox
Cure of Consumption Claims Koch Lung Cure Success
A patient recounts hereditary consumption and severe lung pain reduced after Sept to Dec treatment, aided by Mrs. Lucy Smith of Somerville who referred to the Koch Lung Cure at 361 Boylston Street Boston. He declares complete recovery and offers to testify in support for others with catarrh asthma or consumption.
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Dr. King
King Dental
Dentil I
Washington Street
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Crosby's
Oxford
W. 8
Rice
New York
J. I. Ford
Cedar 81
Roxbury
Mass
W. 8. Rice
Dept. E
Broadway
Boston
Lucy Smith
Jacques Street
Somerville
Boylston Street
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Madras
R. H. White
E. W. Grove
Harvard
Bernhardt
Detroit
Mich
Union Depot
Pacific & Dominion Express Company
Foel
Washington ST
Rapture
M. Whitney
BOSTO
HUG CO
Tremont St
Dr. Shoop
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Hood
U. S. Hood CO
E. H. Little
Mt. Vernon St
Somerville, Mass
Bos
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