Devonshire Street Fence Will Go
The Devonshire street fence at the East Boston tunnel will be broken by the Elevated Railway Company to allow free transfer to the Washington street tunnel for northbound passengers. Turnstiles will be installed in the openings. General William Bancroft announced the change in a letter to House Chairman Grafton D. Cushing.
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Devonshire Street
East Boston
East
Boston
Elevated Railway Company
Washington Street
William Bancroft
The
Elevated
House
Grafton D. Cushing
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Senator Frye III Alarms Friends Over Illness
Washington reports growing concern among Senator W. P. Frye of Maine as his illness persists. The swelling ankle was described as gout a fortnight ago, with Dr. Z T Sowers noting an toe ulcer but deeming it not serious.
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Washington
W. P. Frye
Maine
Z. T. Sowers
Wreck Ends in Fatal Runover on South Margin Street
A man believed to be John Rock was fatally crushed by a wagon of the Adams Express Company yesterday forenoon at South Margin and Stamford streets. He died about an hour after arriving at Relief Hospital. The wagon was driven by Thomas F. McLoughlin.
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John Rock
Adams Express Company
South Margin
Stamford
Relief
Thomas F. McLoughlin
Leather Workers Strike Nationwide for Eight-Hour Day
Kansas City March 21 union leather workers across the country except the East went on strike for an eight hour day and a ten percent wage hike. The action was ordered by J M Baker president of the United Brotherhood of Leather Workers. Frank Askew a Kansas City leather manufacturer said the strike is general nationwide except the East and that the National Saddlery Association will handle the case.
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Kansas City
Eest
J. M. Baker
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers
Frank Askew
United States
East
National Saddlery Association
Accuse Egg Men of Concealing Assets
Maurice Tobin of Lynn and Harris Leskefsky of Charlestown were arrested on a secret indictment for conspiracy to conceal assets of the National Egg Company from its bankruptcy trustee. The firm, Tobin as manager, filed for bankruptcy last June with liabilities about 16 641 and assets around 5 638. The government says about 10 000 in goods were concealed. Both pleaded not guilty before Judge Lowell. Tobin held at 4000 and Leskefsky at 2500.
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Maurice Tobin
Lynn
Harris Leskefsky
Charlestown
United States
Waters
Ruhl
National Egg Company
Tobin
Lowell
Leskefsky
Narrow Escape From Surgeon's Knife Promised Cure
A patient recounts five years of severe stomach trouble and failed medical hope before trying Cooper's New Discovery. She reports rapid relief within a week and full recovery in two months, claiming the remedy saved her life after doctors gave up. The ad cites Cooper Medicine Co. of Dayton, Ohio, and urges readers to seek a local druggist.
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Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Daytor
Ohio
Mrs La Salle Pickett to appear in vaudeville
Mrs La Salle Pickett widow of General George Pickett plans 20 minute talks on North and South history to unite the nation. She recalls meeting President Lincoln after the Richmond surrender and Lincoln’s forgiving remark sparked by her baby’s smile.
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Washington
la Salle Corbell Pickett
George J. Pickett
Gettysburg
Andrew Johnston
General Pickett
Richmond
Lincoln
Pickett
George Pickett
Mrs. Pickett
Abraham Lincoln
George
Mr. Lincoln
Rascal
Catholics From Holland Reach New World Farmland
Twenty one Holland Catholic families arrive in New York from Antwerp aboard the Lapland headed by four priests. They travel by special train to Minnesota as Bishop McGorrick urged emigration to farm lands in the Northwest. Land costs range from about $10 to $22.50 per acre with 10 to 20 acre plots for smaller holdings and 160 acre quarters for the ambitious.
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New York
Antwerp
Lapland
Minnesota
Holland
James McGorrick
Duluth
American Northwest
Oldest Dip Arrested at Dudley Street Terminal
James Birdie Wilson aged 72, famed pickpocket known across the United States, was arrested by Inspectors Smith Burr and Angell at the Dudley Street Elevated terminal after being caught with his hands in Barnett Katzofft wallet on 70 Quincy Street Roxbury. Katzofft lost $200 in cash. Wilson has prior prison records in Canada and the U.S. and operates under multiple aliases. He is to be arraigned today.
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United States
Dudley Street
Smith
Burr
Angell
James
Birdie) Wilson
Lst
Birdie
Barnett Katzofft
Quincy Street
Roxbury
Mr. Katzoff
Stole wagon lord of shoes case convicts man
Wilfred Curran was yesterday convicted of stealing 8000 dollars worth of shoes and held on 4000 dollar bonds for the grand jury. Curran named another man at the House of Correction. He allegedly mounted an unattended wagon of the North Shore Express in the North End and drove off with it. Shoes were removed to East Boston, packed in barrels, and shipped to New York for sale.
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Wilfred Curran
Curran
House of Correction
North Shore Express Company
North End
Boston
New York
Notables of Bar at Hardy Services
Arlington March 21 The funeral of Horace Dexter Hardy assistant district attorney of Middlesex county was held from his Arlington home. Services at church were led by Rev Keller and Rev Gill. Middlesex Circuit Courts adjourned and Arlington paused for the funeral with pallbearers H C Sawyer D A Hendrick E F B Bishop Roland Sherman Ralph M Smith and Charles J Wier. Burial followed at Mt Pleasant cemetery Arlington.
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Arlington
Horace Dexter Hardy
Middlesex County
Keller
Madison
N. J
Unitarian Church
Frederick Gill
Hardy
Middlesex Circuit Courts
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Middlesex Circuit Court
Suffolk
Middlesex Counties
General Court
H. C. Sawyer
D. A. Hendrick
EF. B. Bishop
Roland Sherman
Ralph M. Smith
Charles J. Wier
Brownsville Case Evidence Before Court of Inquiry
Washington March 21 the Browns ville case evidence is before the Court of Inquiry and a report to Congress is expected within two weeks. Three negro company commanders say ammunition losses or record fails explain the earlier witness statements denying full accountability at Brownsville post.
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Washington, D. C
Brownsville
Congress
Roosevelt
Cudahy Victim Jere Lillis Leaves Home After Attack
Kansas City March 21 Jere Lillis president of the Western Exchange Bank was able to leave his home for the first time since the assault at the Cudahy residence two weeks ago. He rode downtown in his motor car but declined to be interviewed.
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Kansas City
Jere Lillis
Western Exchange Bank
Cudahy
J. P. Cudahy
Packer
Lillis
Home Beauty Aids for Skin and Hair Care Advertised
Advertisements describe Spurmax lotion for whitening and smoothing skin and preventing freckles. Canthrox shampoo and a quinine hair tonic are promoted to combat dandruff, itching, and hair loss. A DIY face cream with almozin and glycerine is also recommended for soft, clear pores and dry skin relief.
Beef Trust Indicted As National Packing Co Faces Antitrust Suit
Chicago marching indictments target the National Packing Company and its affiliates for antitrust violations. The U S District Attorney also seeks dissolution, naming Hammond, Armour, Swift, Morris and other major packing interests and key executives in a sweeping government action.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
United States
Sims
Armour, Swift and Morris
Canadian leader to discuss tariff at Boston banquet
The Hon. Robert L. Borden will explain Canada's interest in U S tariff legislation to the Canadian Club of Boston at a hotel Vendome banquet. Governors Draper Quinby Weeks Mead have been invited to attend.
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Robert L. Borden
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Canadian Club of
Boston
Draper
Quinby
New Hampshire
Weeks
Connecticut
Mead
Vermont
Hotel Vendome
Ellen Terry to Tour America With Heroines of Shakspere
Ellen Terry plans a series of lectures in America this year on The Heroines of Shakspere. She will outline the principal women characters in Shakspere's plays and illustrate with readings from famous speeches on a tour visiting major and smaller cities.
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Ellen ‘Terry
Shakspere
New York
Ellen Terry
America
Miss Terry
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Filene Shoe Department
Neverslip
Margaret Lambert
Broad Street
New Haven
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Hardy Services
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