Somerville Arrest Sparks Dover Street Ruckus in Dorchester
Alfred A. Somerville of Dorchester president of Premium Soap Company was arrested after a midnight clash with Miss Eliza Berry on Dover Street near the Elevated structure. Patrolman Desmond struggled with Somerville as a mob formed, culminating in handcuffing at the station. Somerville offered rewards to witnesses and attempted to fight his way into the cell before his shoes were removed.
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Alfred A. Somerville
Stoughton Street
Dorchester
Premium Soap Company
Washington Street
Desmond
Division 1
Eliza Berry
Charlestown
Dover Street
Somerville
Miss Berry
Dennessey
Murphy
Crowley Defeats Shea in Cambridge City Council Vote
Cambridge city officials voted 16 to 1 against re electing John T Shea to the Board of Overseers of the Poor and chose Jeremiah Crowley instead. Debate centered on Shea being described as a politician amid opposition from Aldermen Coveney Bird and others. votes split along party lines with loud exchanges and claims of political influence.
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Cambridge
John T. Shea
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Jeremiah Crowley
Shea
Coveney
William Bird
Bird
Crowley
Mr. Coveney
Cutting
Mr. Crowley
Rall
Aylward
Alderman Carstein
Lake
Mr. Shea
Sortwell
Herman Bird
Barrett
Bharkey
Yea
Nay
Bell
Temke
William Hird
Davis
Merrill
Coxeter
Svarnard
Caswell
Cuing
Weere Rhodes
Stearns
Walcott
Spalding
Presidert Aylward
Board of Aldermen
Good
Barry
Bushway
Clark
Colman
Flynn
Hart
Finn
Sharkey
Ghnessy
Sullivan
Ladies Cure Tobacco Habit Trial Offer at Home
An Ohio chemist's harmless compound claims to instantly end tobacco use for men and women, stopping cravings and spitting. The Rogers Drug and Chemical Co. of Cincinnati offers a free trial package in a plain sealed wrapper by sending name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Rogers Drug and Chemical Co
Fifth & Costs
Cincinnati
Rumor of New Will Modifying Bequest to Mrs Crocker
A Post reporter reports a possible amendatory will or codicil by the late Uriel Haskell Crocker may appear before the probate of the current will on April 3. The existing will leaves the entire estate to Mrs Annie J Crocker, with a later revert to stepsons or their issue. The Crocker widow, aged 48, mourns in seclusion at Commonwealth Avenue, while stepsons and lawyers decline comment.
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Uriel Haskell Crocker
Post
Urie Haskell Crocker
Fitzpatrick
Charlestown
Annie J. Fitz
High Street
Monument Square
Fitz
Mr. Crocker
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Annie J. Crocker
Uriel Crocker
Mrs. Crocker
Annie
Zane fortune split aims to end will dispute
Hartford dispatch reports Mrs. Joseph Zane widow of the late Boston businessman and Joseph Zane of Baltimore visiting with Joseph R. Barlow to settle the late Mr Zane's will by compromise. Zane plans to share the $100000 fortune with his wife and married daughter while seeking to end trusteeship and avoid a legal contest. He notes his past life, family history in Baltimore, and health issues including locomotor ataxia. The widow seeks outright ownership and says both sides favor a settlement with no contest.
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Mrs. Crocker
Hartford
Joseph Zane
Mr. Zane
Boston
Baltimore
Bay View Asylum
United States
Lowell Patrolman Neely Fired After Ill Fated Pursuit
Patrolman B Wesly Neely was dismissed from Lowell police for conduct unbecoming an officer and persisting in advances to a factory girl under 15. He confronted Captain Kew in the ward room, tried to disrobe, and a scuffle ensued with SergeantsCrowley officiating as the pair fought before Neely was escorted outside.
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Lowell
B. Wesly Neely
Neely
Captain Kew
Helment
Ffere
Kew
Charmion
Crowley
Man Treated After Hand Injury in East Eagle Street Incident
William McDonald of Everett was treated at Re- Hef Hospital in Haymarket Square yesterday afternoon for a badly injured hand after a quarrel on East Eagle Street East Boston with three women and a man. One finger required amputation.
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William McDonald
Everett
Re- Hef
Haymarket
East Eagle Street
Boston
Malden Hears Plans for Contagious Ward at Hospital
In Malden both branches held a joint session to hear the hospital trustees about building a contagious ward estimated at 65000 dollars. The annual maintenance and patient care costs were projected at about 2500 dollars.
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Malden
Malden Hospital
Marsienenet
Captain Mayo Here at Touraine on Boston visit
Captain Elmer Mayo, hailed as a Mono moy hero, arrived in Boston and registered at the Touraine. He recalled volunteering for the Monomoy rescue in a dory despite warnings to stay away and said he could not save more lives. He praised Cape life-savers and welcomed the growing fund for their families, hoping it grows larger.
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Elmer Mayo
Boston
Touraine
Captain Mayo
Belmont Arrests in Washington for Speeding
Representatives O. H. P. Belmont and Jacob Ruppert were arrested in Washington for driving an automobile beyond the speed limit. They were taken to the station house and later released.
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Washington
O. H. P. Belmont
Jacob Ruppert
Carey Pleads For Socialism In East Boston Meeting
Representative James F. Carey of Haverhill spoke to several hundred listeners at Central Hall East Boston under the East Fioston Socialists Club. He urged collective ownership, attacked capitalism, urged party alignment with socialism, and said labor should receive the return value of work.
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James F. Carey
Haverhill
Central Hall
East Boston
East Fioston
Socialists’ Club
James J. McVey
Carey
Collins
Crane
Gardner the Dood Fire destroys Dunn chair factory
The main building of John A Dunn’s chair factory in the town’s business district burned in the early hours, likely total loss of the three and one half story structure. About 600 workers faced temporary unemployment as flames from a chimney ignited the dry house and boiler room, with Templeton steamer aid helping keep the blaze from spreading to the paint shop.
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Gardner
John A. Dunn
Templeton
Train wrecks station near Auburn Maine Central freight breaks
A freight train on the Maine Central railroad bound for Auburn split in two near the station around midnight. The rear section struck the front, demolishing three cars and badly damaging part of the passenger station. No injuries reported. Estimated damage about $6000.
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Auburn
Maine Central Railroad
White House Conference on Cuban Reciprocity Considered
Washington March 2 Another White House conference weighed Cuban reciprocity. An attendee said no time is fixed for House consideration and that the bill will likely be amended along various lines but passed substantially as agreed by the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
White House
Ways and Means
Steamer Altonia Arrives Amid Wind Calms and Shipyard Progress
Steamer Altonia from Liverpool reports four days of head winds and gales with squalls and rain before docking. Work at New England Company's Bath yard advances rapidly on several vessels, including a Pastern Steamer and multiple schooners, with two 1060 ton barges contracted for Baltimore and Boston. Halifax renewal, Nantasket repair, and a new Boston Plymouth route launch set for June and May respectively.
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Altonia
Liverpool
New England Company
Bath
Pastern Steamaney Company
E. P. Bogge
Boston
Halifax
Wilmington
Del
Nantasket
Hull
Andrews
Plymouth
Nantasket Point Syndicate
Rowe's Wharf
City Briefs: Wyman guilty. arrests across Charlestown
Patrolman Arthur A. Wyman of Division 3 is found guilty of neglect of duty for not appearing in court on March 15 and is reprimanded. Division 15 officers raid 391 Main Street Charlestown, arresting Samuel Shane Abrahim Cohen for ambien and Frank Lewis Max Adier Samuel Friedman for being present. Minor injuries and other incidents reported include a wagon wheel accident, a fire alarm at 349 Park Street Dorchester, a light overcoat theft at Vossler's Hotel, and larceny cases involving a horse blanket and cotton goods. A lecture is planned by Max Mitchell on the Federation of Jewish Charities, and Mary McGee is hospitalized after a scalp wound allegedly caused by her landlady.
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Arthur A. Wyman
Division 3
Division 15
Main Street
Charlestown
Samuel Shane
Abrahim Cohen
Ambien
Frank Lewis
Max Adier
Samuel Friedman
Samoset Street
James F. Whitehouse
Houghton Street
Park Street
Dorchester
J. M. E. Morrill
Carl Vossler
Vossler's Hotel
Martin Conley
Pine Street
Michael Dooley
Fellows Street
Louis Davidson
Cotting Street
Morris Lowenstein
Lispenard Street
New York
Margaret Paddy
Kaiser’s yacht Meteor sails aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm
The Kronprinz Wilhelm departed Bremen for New York carrying Emperor William’s new schooner yacht Meteor’s crew. Passenger Adolf Von Sonnenthal, the tragedian, is aboard.
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Berlin
Bremen
New York
Emperor William
Herr Adolf von Sonnenthal
Universalist Dean Lectures on Wider Uses of Universalism
The Rev Charles H Leonard dean of Tufts Divinity School was the Universalist Social Union guest at the Hotel Nottingham banquet. He read a paper arguing that religion is life driven by the indwelling divine spirit and inner force as the central idea of Universalism.
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Charles H. Leonard
Tufts Divinity School
Universalist Social Union
Nottingham
Horse falls into uncovered cistern on Beacon Street
A horse driven by an unknown man plunged into an open cistern on Beacon Street near Charles. Both forelegs were badly torn, the driver thrown into the street. A derrick hoisted the horse to solid ground after about an hour.
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Beacon Street
Charles
Terra Firma
Cunard Declares Reduced Dividend Amid Rate Talks
London reports Cunard lines declares a 4 percent dividend, drawn $125000 from reserve to meet payments, signaling pressure to keep Europe to United States saloon rates. Beaver Line declines to join rate pact. Dominion Line agrees after Cunard concedes by postponing new Saturday Boston sailings to Thursdays.
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London
Cunard
Europe
United States
Beaver Line
Cunard Line
Dominion Line
Boston
Dominion
Rope climb record broken at national gymnastic meet
Edward Hunath of the Anchor Athletic Club set a new record at the Amateur Athletic Union national championships in New York by climbing an 18 foot rope in 335 seconds. The event highlighted the evening program.
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New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Edward Hunath
Anchor Athletic Club
Seven Die in Gas Plant Cave-In in Cleveland
A cave-in at the Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company Main street plant collapses a large bank of earth. Seven Italian laborers are dead and another hurt, though not seriously.
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Cleveland, O
Main Street
Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company
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Tey
Uriel H. Crocker
Zane
Peter
Peter Zane
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Gop
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Pinger
Malden City
Belmont
Munyon
Tremont Temple
Gardner the Dood Fire
Maine Central
Kaiser
Dean Leonard Universalists
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Fiat
Alaska
Ginter Grocery Co
Elm
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Tremont
Eliot Streets
Summer Street
Keep’s
Tremont St., Near
West St
Barrett, Nephews & CO
Old Staten
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BosTox, Mass
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Wilson
WM. Albrecht
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