Test Shaft Sunk on Public Garden Edge
Laborers gather at the Common and Public Garden for a test tunneling drill. Engineer F B Edwards leads a team marking distances and driving nails as crews dig on Boylston street, sparking rumors of a subway start but officials say it is only a test.
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State Street
Jamaica Plain
F. B. Edwards
Boylston
Charles Streets
Edwards
Boylston Street
Public Garden
Charen
Charles Street
Church Street
Subway Project Starts Amid Crowds on Boston Common
Engineer F B Edwards and observers awaited a start on Boston’s planned subway. Jones and Meehan advertised for fifty workers, but 500 to 1000 men gathered in working clothes early to watch. Ground tests and water indications delayed digging, with officials unsure when excavation would begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Messrs
Edwards
Salt Discovery on Orange Island Near Avery's Island
Information from New Iberia reports a new rock salt discovery on Orange Island in Louisiana, near Petit Anse. Joseph Jefferson owns the island and has pursued salt via shafts. a 250 foot drill struck rock salt in one location, but a 300 foot bore did not reach the bed.
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New Orleans
New Iberia
Orange
Jefferson Island
Louisiana
Petit Anse
Avery’s Island
United States
Orange Island
Joseph Jefferson
Theatrical Manager Arthur Chase Ends His Life
Arthur B. Chase a 44 year old retired theatrical manager shot himself at his home 214 Seventh avenue New York His wife cited ill health as the cause His brother in law recalled his six years as Edwin Booths manager and his work with the Booth Barrett Modjeska company He earlier ran Holyoke Opera House and belonged to the Players Club Elks and Knights of Pythias
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New York
Arthur B. Chase
Seventh Avenue
Chase
Edwin Booth
Holyoke Opera House
Holyoke, Mass
Players’ Club
the Elks
The
Knights of Pythias
Henry Neville Entertained at Boston Reception
Mr and Mrs Jean Paul Selinger hosted a charm ing reception at their studios on Boylston street yesterday afternoon. Henry Neville of Be rbom Tree's company was the guest of honor in a gathering attended by many literary and professional people including Mr and Mrs Tree Miss Lily Harbury and Mr Mauril of the same company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Paul Selinger
Boylston Street
Henry Neville
Beerbohm Tree’s Company
Mrs. Tree
Lily Harbury
Mr. Mauril
Mr. Tree
Narrow escape from harbor fall at Johnson & Gatelys wharf
John Sweeney aged 55 of 478 Albany street narrowly escaped drowning after falling from the string piece at Johnson and Gatelys wharf on Albany street. He was rescued by Captain William Willety and taken to the Emergency tal.
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John Sweeney
Albany Street
Johnson & Gately’s
William Willety
Eeney
Kaiser vows Reichstag dissolution and Waldersee chancellor move
Berlin dispatch reports at Friedrichsruhe luncheon the Kaiser declared resolve to dissolve the Reichstag and named Count von Waldersee as future chancellor He ordered Waldersee to confer with Prince Bismarck on policy direction and governance details
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Berlin
Kaiser
Friedrichsruhe
Reichstag
Count von Waldersee
Prince Bismarck
Emperor William Reviews Troops for Bismarck Birthday
In Friedrichsruhe on March 26 Emperor William enters Anmuehle by train then leads troops to Friedrichsruhe to honor Prince Bismarck. The scene features field gendarmes, cuirassiers, and a sword gift symbolizing blood and iron, plus a seal once used by William I.
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Friedrichsruhe
William
Anmuehle
Schwarzenbeck Cross Roads
Halberstadt
Bismarck Curavassiers
Friedrichruhe
Prince Bismarck
Elector of
Brandenburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Bismarck
Count Eulenburg
Countess von Rantzau
Emperor William I
No May Day Holiday Debated in House of Commons
In London on March 26 the House of Commons heard James Keir Hardie press for May Day as a general holiday or for government employee time off. Sir William Harcourt replied both options would be rejected. He also noted the government may consider pay for MPs when feasible.
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London
House of Commons
James Keir Hardie
William Harcourt
C. J. Darling
Italian Emigration Commission Holds Steamship Line Responsible
The Italian Emigration Commission ruled that steamship agents must compensate two Italian emigrants denied landing in New York and sent back to Italy. It found the agents breached the law by permitting embarkation. Washington acknowledged the decision with a thanks for enforcing American immigration law.
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Italian Commission
Steamship Company
Rome
Italian Emigration Commission
New York
Washington
Russian Bark Reports Stranded American Vessel in Heavy Seas
The Russian bark Saari reports sighting an American ship in critical condition on Feb 21 in lat 36N lon 54W. Captain Soderlund lowered a boat to aid but a capsize in heavy seas drowned two men, and further rescue proved impossible.
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London
Alicante
Soderlund
Pensacola
Belfast Steamer Bel fast Wrecked off Iona Island
The Bel fast loaded at Darien and bound for this port went ashore on Iona Island and is a total wreck. The surviving crew have reached Colonsay.
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Belfast
Darien
Iona Island
Colonsay
Orleans Family Sets Helene Aosta Wedding at Stowe House
The Orleans family insists the marriage of Princess Helene to the Duke of Aosta will take place at Stowe House near London, the residence of the Duc d Or. The report notes the venue as a key detail in the union.
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London
Orleans
Helene
Duke of Aosta
Stowe House
Duc d
Two Conspirators Arrested Over Castings Larceny
Herbert H Wascomb and William F Young, connected to Hartford and Macallen Company, are detained at Court Square station over a patent dispute and planned theft of casting samples. Young cooperated, Luscomb implicated, both jailed for larceny and to be arraigned in Municipal Court.
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Herbert H. Wascomb
Hartford
William F. Young
W. T. C. Macallen Company
Atlantic Avenue
Court Square
United States
Young
Luscomb’s
Macallen Company
Lusecomb
Hartford Company
Boston
Luscomb
Sommers
O'Neil
Messrs
Louis McCarthy
J. W. Scully
Shortage Unearthed in Whiskey Trust Rebates
Chicago reports a large accounting shortage in the Whiskey Trust. Between 300000 and 450000 dollars paid to old management as freight rebates were not entered in the books. Evidence shows the money reached the trust treasury, likely enabling two directors to balance against favored contractors.
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Chicago
Whiskey Trust
Dorchester Women's Club Gathers Notables for Society Tea
The Dorchester Women's Club on Pleasant Street hosted a special reception for Massachusetts federated clubs leading ladies. More than 400 guests visited from 2 to 5 30 enjoying tea, music by Bergman’s Orchestra and the Lorelei Club singing. Notables included Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Louise Chandler Moulton.
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Dorchester
Pleasant Street
Dorchester Women’s Club
Federated Clubs of
Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe
Louise Chandler Moulton
Abby Morton Diaz
Louise Imogen Guiney
Whiton-Stone
William A. Bancroft
W. J. Perley
Cora Stewart Wheeler
William Lee
Abbie McCutcheon
Edmund C., Mead
Thomas Temple
J. H. Bean
Eddy
J. Mitchell Galvin
Royal Whiton
Willian H. Baldam
Man Dies in Cell After Drinking, Police Say
Thomas McCarthy 35 was found dead in a station cell on Pinckney Street after drinking heavily. An officer fed him water and he died three hours later from heart disease. no home was reported. Medical Examiner Harris notified.
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Division 3
Thomas McCarthy
Pinckney Street
Peabody
McCarthy
Thompson
North Grove Street
Harris
Manton Strike Ends as Weavers Return to Mills
Providence reports the Manton woollen mill strike ending after three weeks. 149 looms in use with six operating over four shuttles. Workers gain an extra three mills per shuttle and will receive weekly wages instead of fortnightly.
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Providence
Manton
Pansy Club's Seventh Annual Ball at Odd Fellows Hall
The Pansy Club hosted its seventh annual ball last night at Odd Fellows Hall with about 350 guests. The women’s social organization, linked to the National Lancers, decorated the hall in yellow and white and featured a grand march led by Colonel Bunting and Mrs. E. B. Wadsworth. Military officers and state regiments joined in the festivities, and a Berkeley Hall banquet followed the floor music. Notable gowns and guests included Mrs. Wadsworth in red brocaded taffeta and many prominent Boston and New York attendees']=
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Pansy Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
National Lancers
Eivery
Pansy Gun Club
Kingston
Boston
Wadsworth
State Militia
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Bunting
E. B. Wadsworth
Barrett
J. L. Howard
Thomas
W. L. Page
B. K. Emerson
J. A. Verge
E. S. Marston
Fred McDonald
E. M. Rogers
Lucius Slade
F. K. Neal
Sidney M. Hedges
A. L. Getchel
Berkeley Hall
G. Howard Jones
H. K. Lyman
F. P. Hawkes
E. E. Marston
W. S. Atwell
Frank Neal
Richard McLean
D. W. Haggerty
Alice Fay
Florence Woodward
George Walden Priest
Co. D. Goodale
A. D. Mowroe
A. D. Howland
C. D. Buttrick
L. Frank Arnold
A. B. Cushing
C. E. Phipps
Ray FE. Lane
C. M. Gibbs
Norma A. Edgerly
Lizzie Ireland
James Goldthwaite
F. H. Mudge
E. P. Cram
E. W. Studley
G. W. Hill
J. L. Sloan
L. J. Cally
L. H. Brown
W. A. Cremer
Leon Hum
W. A. Reynolds
T. H. Squarrey
KE. E. Marden
Henry H. Green
Warren J. Richardson
Fred Richardson
Edgar Parker
George W. Chelsy
H. E. Hendley
Harvard Opens Season With Scrimmage At Soldiers Field
Harvard staged the first baseball game of the season at Soldiers Field as candidates from two pickup teams played a dressing game. The outfield and infield were filled with promising recruits and several veterans as coaching observers noted, with training-table selections to follow after two weeks of games against Forwards. The Cambridge contest with Andover is slated for Saturday at Cambridge.
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Harvard
Soldiers Field
J. J. Scannell
G. Buckman
C. E. Bacon
B. A. Morton
H. Selfridge
Varsity
S. A. Frothingham
J. Wiggin
Scannell
Highlands
Hayes
Whittemore
Winslow
Haskell
Morton
Garrison
Selfridge
Buckman
Paine
Stevenson
Brown
Anderson
Dean
McCarthy
Rand
Burgess
Cambridge
Andover
More Maine Sardines Coming
Heay Harbor Maine March 26 ifietes Co brood today for a large sardine factory plans call for expanded processing capacity and increased canning output to boost the local seafood industry.
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Maine
Heay Harbor
Ifietes & Co
Assault on Lieutenant Rosatto in Cross Street incident
Lieutenant Rosatto of Hanover Street Station faced a surprise assault by a group of men in Cross Street near Haymarket Square. After a stumbling warning, a stagging blow to the neck and a punch to the jaw followed before the assailant was restrained and booked as Charles Ladoonko, 25, Armenian, of Lowell. Patrolman Harrington assisted. the motive remains unclear.
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Rosatto
Hanover Street
Cross Street
Haymarket Square
Boston
Harrington
Charles Ladoonko
Lve
Lowell
Woman from Roxbury Nearly Dies by Own Action
Mrs Mary McNeal of 25 Dwight Street Roxbury attempted suicide by leaping into the Charles River near Cambridge. She is 37 and has not lived with her husband for five years, with a seven year old child living with her parents at 244 Hancock Street Dorchester. She was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital and spoke to Officers Atwood and Gilmore, asking that her family be notified. a brother Allen McDonald a Ladder 4 firefighter was alerted.
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Charles River
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mary McNeal
Dwight Street
Roxbury
McDonald
John McDonald
Dorchester
McNeal
Atwood and Gilmore
Station 3
John McNeal
Hancock Street
Allen McDonald
Adams Street
Noa
Milwaukee Fire Devours A. F. Tanser Furniture Co Scene
A major blaze at Grand avenue and Fourth street in Milwaukee engulfs A. F. Tanser Furniture Co and Landauer & Co, destroys Barling Whitbold clothing store, and jumps Grand avenue igniting tenements, the YMCA, and a library. Police and fire crews struggle as walls collapse and damage climbs to about 250000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Avenue
Fourth Street
A. F. Tanser Furniture Company
Landauer & Co
Barling & Whitbold
Cup Defender Iselin Confirms Manga Bronze Plating
C Oliver Iselin visited Herreshoff works in Bristol and said the cup defender will be plated with manganese bronze making her faster than Vigilant. Valkyrie III may use Tobin bronze. English reporters overlook metal details. Defender to sail with all American crew under Captain Hank Haff. training on Colonia starts May 1. launch planned mid June.
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Providence
C. Oliver Iselin
Cup Defender Syndicate
Bristol
Herreshoff Works
Iselin
Valkrie III
Hank Haff
Colonia
Griffo Defeats Harmon in Six Round Boxing Match
In New York at the Manhattan Athletic Club 3000 fans watched Eddie Loeber of Brooklyn beat Sam Bolen of Harlem at 122 pounds. The main bout saw Griffo defeat Joe Harmon with steady blows from the second round onward, Harmon landing some uppercuts but Griffo dominating rounds four to six.
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New York
New Manhattan Athletic Club
Eddie Loeber
Brooklyn
Sam Bolen
Harlem
Loeber
Bolen
Joe Harmon
Young Griffo
Griffo
Harmon
Grifffo
Rebels Weather Storm as Cuban Uprising Gains Ground
A March letter from W. A. Foster in Havana reports the Cuban uprising against Spain as serious with rebels advancing while government troops retreat. He notes a large reinforcement from Spain and the Alliance affair stirs commotion as Spaniards praise a captain's action against an American vessel.
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W. A. Foster
Havana
Spain
Conde de Venadito
Manifesto to Spaniards Circulated in Cuba by Maso
A Cuban revolutionary message from Bartolome Maso at Manzanillo Headquarters appeals to Spaniards in Cuba. It urges recognition of a just cause, promises safety for those not hostile, and requests pardon for all as part of the revolution program.
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Havana
Cuba
Bartolome Maso
Manzanillo
General Campos to resign as captain general of Madrid
General Martinez de Campos plans to resign the post of captain general of Madrid after claiming his mission ended with the pacification of riotous officers. The government opposes a bill he intends to present to the Senate allowing court martial trials for journalists who attack the army in their newspapers.
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Madrid
Martinez de Campos
General de Campos
Senate
Bull fighter Timoteo Rodriguez killed in Durango arena
Timoteo Rodriguez, a famed Mexican bull fighter, died in a Durango bull ring yesterday after the bull gored him during the fight. A large crowd cheered as the animal displayed its fighting prowess.
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Durango
Mex
Timoteo Rodriguez
Mexico
Hayti Rebels Defeated in North Hayti Fight
Kingston reports Hippolite's forces clashed with a strong rebel band in northern Hayti. Rebels were said to be defeated in the engagement reported from Kingston.
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Kingston
Jam
Hippolite
Hayti
Press Club's Annual Entertainment Draws Crowds at Music Hall
The Press Club's annual show at Music Hall drew large crowds in afternoon and evening performances. Governor Greenharge and aides attended as the Shoe and Leather minstrels, with a varied program including Olga Nethersole and Burr McIntosh. The event left a substantial net for the club, surpassing earlier efforts.
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Press Club
Music Hall
Greenharge
Agjjuinlt
Walton
Lovell
Farqu
Messrs
Trainer and
Howe
Truschka Brown
Henry Nuremberg
Leo Ditrichstein
Olga Nethersole
Reading
Burr McIntosh
Tula Rice
South Boston
Wilton Lackaye
Joseph S. Judge
Edworah Nahar
Olive MacMackin
Mamie Moore
Ella Bartlett
J. Genie Olys
Elsa Rosenbaum
Miriam Couden
Florence Goodhue
Miss Whiden
Mary Lamb
George P. Davis
Mary
George
Galop
Drew
Perkins
Putnam
Aubrey Beardsley
East Cambridge Banker George Riley Dies After Stroke
George W. T. Riley, 58, longtime East Cambridge resident and banker, collapsed on Court street Boston yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital at 40 and died fifteen minutes later. He had lived with his mother at 503 Cambridge street for years.
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George W. T. Riley
East Cambridge
Court Street
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mr. Riley
Harriet S. Riley
Cambridge Street
Indian medicine show story ends with missing Mamie Gateley
Mamie Gateley of Shirley vanished after leaving home March 18 claiming a Providence visit. A two week Indian medicine company, including Red Leaf, visited Shirley. Gateley and Red Leaf reportedly left together and were traced to Montreal before the trail went cold.
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Shirley
Mamie Gately
Providence
Red Leaf
Montreal
Rescue on Neponset Bridge Ends with Hospital Transfer
At 11 45 last night officers from Division 11 found John Mackey on the railroad bridge at Neponset unconscious and seemingly in the water. Dr Merrick treated him at the station and ordered removal to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 11
John Mackey
Neponset
Merrick
City Hospital
Experts uncover large payments by Whiskey Trust for statistics
Chicago reports that investigators will reveal payrolls totaling over $600 000 for statistics as part of the Whiskey Trust scrutinies. The anti Greenhut faction alleges lobbying in Washington. A humorous exchange between Barrore and Munn adds color to the day’s chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Whiskey Trust
Washington
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Lookers-On
State St. Exchange
Kneeland St
State St
Boylston St
Alex. S. Porter
Warwick Street
Cornhill
W. E. Hingston
Devonshire St
Home Assistance Society
Bolyston St
Samuel Rodday
East Sixth St
South
Hyde Park
Fairmount Ave
H. M. Hamblin
Real Estate Covics
T. O. McEnaney
A. C. Wheelwright
London Street
Marion Street
Frank Finn
Mr. Finn
Joe Jefferson
Garding Reichstag
America
Military
Nwneal
Rebels
Campos
Barrore
Munn
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