Lawyer Jacobs Sentenced for Perjury in Bail Bond Case
Lawrence A. Jacobs, known as a professional bondsman, was sentenced to four years in state prison for perjury in Superior Criminal Court. He falsely swore about owning property at 47 Norman Street to qualify as a surety for Laura Stearns, who failed to appear in court.
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Mason
Superior Criminal Court
Lawrence A. Jacobs
Jacobs
Reynolds
Laura Stearns
Stearns
Superior Court
Conlon
Municipal Criminal Court
Norman Street
Assessors
Sughrue
Salem's New Club Planned With 125 Members
A preliminary meeting of Salem Club subscribers was held at Academy Hall. Committees were appointed to draft an organization plan. The club will emulate Oxford of Lynn and Pentucket of Haverhill, with over 125 names including Salem's leading society men. The Gideon Tucker mansion on Essex Street opposite the Essex Institute is secured to be remodeled as a luxurious club house.
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Salem
New Salem Club
Academy Hall
Oxford
Fall River Boy Killed In Ride On Stone Gear
March 27 Falls River Willie Miller ick aged 5 lost his life by stealing a ride on a stone gear this afternoon. The driver yelled to get off and in doing so he caught on a spoke of the wheel and was drawn around until his head wedged between the rim and ground. He died instantly.
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Fall River
Willie Millerick
Danvers Appropriates 45000 for New High School
Danvers officials announce a $45000 appropriation for a new high school building in a city plan unveiled today. The action sets the stage for construction funding and local education expansion.
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NEW High School For
Danvers
Goulds Atalanta Rumored Sold
Southampton March 27 It is rumored here that Mr George Goulds steam yacht Atalanta is to be sold.
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Gould
Southampton
George Gould
Not from New Bedford search for Peary rescue plans
New Bedford reports efforts to hire a vessel to search for Lieutenant Peary and his party in Greenland. Estimated cost to fit and deploy is 12000 dollars. Whaling vessels A. R. Tucker and Canton from New Bedford may be engaged but are tied to Hudson's Bay voyage and not the Arctic search.
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New Bedford
New York
Peary
Greenland
Hudson’s Bay
Hudson's Bay
A. R. Tucker
Canton
Longworth Sues Renehon for Slander and Prosecution
James Longworth of Waterbury sues Thomas Renehon of Union City for 5000 damages claiming slander and malicious prosecution stemming from a theft of a harness. Sheriff Carmody attacked the defendant's buildings and real estate this afternoon. Longworth, a prominent businessman, was arrested weeks ago at Renehon’s instigation and later proven innocent.
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Waterbury
Conn
James Longworth
Thomas Renehon
Union City
Carmody
Longworth
Renehon
Funeral for John J. Smith Held in Dedham
Funeral services for John J. Smith were held at 3 p.m. at his Washington street home in Dedham Centre. Members of Charles W. Carroll Post 144 attended in a body and marched to the grave. Rev. William F. Cheney officiated. Pallbearers were four veterans Leo Phillips George H. Moore William R. Guild and Frederick Musche. Burial followed at Brookdale Cemetery.
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Dedham
John J. Smith
Washington Street
Dedham Centre
Charles W. Carroll
William F. Cheney
Oakdale
Leo Phillips
George H. Moore
William R. Guild
Frederick Musche
Brookdale Cemetery
Schooner Georgie L. Drake’s rough voyage to Boston
Schooner Georgie L Drake Schofield reports from Vineyard Haven that after good weather to March 2 the voyage to Boston faced continuous violent gales and high seas to March 23. The vessel was hove to for two days and oil helped. On the 18th a northwest blizzard forced twenty hours of hawser towing astern to steady the seas.
Nutmeg Employers Concede After Strike Agreement
Sandy Hook Conn March 27 The employees of the New York Belting and Packing Company who has been on strike since Saturday have reached an agreement with the company and will return to work tomorrow. Wages will rise on average about 15 cents a day and other demands are granted. Both sides express satisfaction with the result.
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Sandy Hook
Conn
New York Belting & Packing Company
Young pickpocket arrested on Washington Street
Harry Johnson alias Jackson, 23, colored, labeled an old offender, was arrested by Inspector Joe Knox for attempting to pick pockets in the Washington Street shopping district on March 20. Convicted previously on January 21, 1890, and December 26, 1893, Johnson, originally from Texas, will be arraigned in court today.
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Harry Johnson
Jackson
Joe Knox
Washington Street
Knox
Johnson
Texas
Prodigal Boston Scion Held in Cambridge Theft Case
Chandler P. C. Allen, 25, of a prominent Boston family, is jailed in Middlesex for allegedly obtaining 67 dollars from Shaw & Corey in Cambridgeport via a bogus Bank check. Two more counterfeit notes found. Once wealthy, Allen squandered his fortune after leaving Tufts and briefly attending a Boston medical school. Case likely to settle out of court.
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Chandler P. C. Allen
Boston
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Shaw
Frank R. Blackwell
Corey
Allen
Boylston Bank
Frank Blackwell
Murray
Young Allen
Station 2
Cambridgeport
J. H. Clark
O. L. Livermore
C. P. C. Allen
Wellesley Hills
Wisconsin
Tufts
Boston Medical School
Almy
Daughters of Veterans hold fifth Massachusetts convention
The Daughters of Veterans in Massachusetts began their fifth annual convention at Commercial Hall Boston with 600 members in attendance. Miss Addie A. York chaired, reports were read, committees formed, and a luncheon held at Gettysburg Post rooms followed by an evening program chaired by York with Cora Pike and Cora Adamson assisting. Governor Greenhalge sent greetings. Tomorrow at 9 am further business and officer elections will occur.
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Massachusetts
Daughters of Veterans Order
Commercial Hall
Washington Street
Department
Addie A. York
Gettysburg Post
Cora B. Pike
Cora L. Adamson
Greenhalge
Henry A. Thomas
Joseph Thayer
Fred S. Bolton
Sons of Veterans
Emilie L. W. Waterman
Woman’s Relief Corps
Hoa T. Cook
Aid
Sinking of Elbe inquiry resumes in Rotterdam
The North German Lloyd deposits 2000 pounds as security for Crathie damage. Crathie owners demand embargo removal and costs. NG Lloyd counsel asks for a one week postponement. court grants it, likely 12% before closing arguments.
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Rotterdam
Lloyd Steamship Company
Lloyd
West End Car Changes During Track Reconstruction
The City Point-Harvard Square line will reroute via Boylston and Berkeley streets instead of Columbus avenue. The Clarendon Hill line will return to the corner of Charles and Boylston streets instead of from Park Square monument.
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Charles and
Boylston Streets
City Point
Harvard Square
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Columbus Avenue
Clarendon Hill
Monument At
Park Square
Croker sails for England to tend racehorses
Richard Croker leaves New York with Mrs. Croker and two sons for England, saying little on reform. He praises Mayor Strong's integrity, questions reform’s cloak, notes tax-rate decline under Tammany, and predicts possible gains for Tam many if elections were held tomorrow. He remains out of politics and wishes the new administration success.
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New York
Richard Croker
England
Mr. Croker
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Croker
Y M C A Banquet Highlights State Meeting Leaders
The Y M C A state executive committees of Massachusetts and Rhode Island gathered at the Thorndike for a banquet attended by about 150 dignitaries including Bishop William Lawrence Governor Greenhalge and former Fitchburg mayor Henry Fosdick. Speakers praised the organization’s fifty one year growth and its moral spiritual and physical benefits noting the value of bodies as temples and the need for practical Christian service.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Thorndike
William Lawrence
Greenhalge
O. H. Durrell
Lawrence
Russell Sturgis
H. M. Moore
John C. Paige
Henry Faxon
Henry Fosdick
Fitchburg
George E. Keith
Brockton
Frothington
Haverhill
A. A. Pope
H. O. Whiting
State Committee
Phillips Brooks
Gordon
D. Russell Brown
Sturgis
Europe
Strasburg
Cologne
Ife
Fosdick
Bishop Lawrence
Pal of Rollins Street thefts arrested in Chicago
Richard Willig was arrested on Wednesday night for alleged theft at a South End lodging house. His 22 year old associate William Fox was arrested last night and linked to the same case. A trunk on Carter Street held clothing valued at $100 identified as part of the Rollins Street loot. Police expect to recover more stolen items and pin additional thefts on the pair.
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Richard Willig
South End
William Fox
Fox
Willig
Rollins Street
Division 5
Carter Street
Billings's Trial in North End Burglary Case
Billings faces twenty six counts for breaking and entering tied to a North End theft ring that spanned Everett and East Boston. Officers Hunt Learned Spurr and others testified detailing the hand cart theft at Faneuil Hall market and subsequent identifications. The case will resume this morning with a large defense and Commonwealth witness list.
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Frank Z
Station 1
George H. Billings
Everett
Faneuil Hall Market
North End
Michael Hunt
Learned
Billings
H. W. Spurr & Co
East
Boston
Melvin O. Adams
Owen Farley
Oliver J. Wise
Lawrence Cain
Officer Learned
Edward J. Spurr
Spurr & Co
Commonwealth
Waller Case Review by Secretary Gresham
Washington March 27 Secretary Gresham reviews the case of ex Consul Waller who has been sentenced to twenty years by France for alleged complicity in the Madagascar insurrection. Little can be done until official word reaches the State Department. France may be asked for information when communications arrive.
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Washington
Waller
Madagascar
Gresham
State Department
Olney orders subsidy bonds repaid to U S sinking fund
Attorney General Olney decides the principal of the Central Pacific subsidy bonds maturing January 16, 1895 and paid by the United States should be reimbursed from the railroad sinking fund in the Treasury along with the balance of interest due at maturity. The Central Pacific sinking fund totals 5,902,415.51 dollars with bonds totaling 5,561,000 dollars and cash 341,415.51 dollars.
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Washington
Olney
Central Pacific Railway
United States
Central Pacific
Lowell Building Bids Opened in Lowell Project
Bids were opened at the Treasury Department for constructing the approaches to the public building at Lowell Massachusetts. Louis D Bumile of Lowell was the lowest bidder at 4870 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Lowell
Mass
Louis D. Bumile
Veterans Night at Oxford Club Highlights War Experiences
The Oxford Club in Lynn hosted Veterans Night with guests including General A. P. Martin General Peach Secretary of the Commonwealth Olin Congressman Barrett and Rev E A Horton among others. Speakers recounted wartime memories and battles while over 300 club members and G A R Post 6 officers attended.
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Oxford Club
Lynn
A. P. Martin
Peach
The
Commonwealth Olin
Barrett
E. A. Horton
George S. Merrill
John C. Linehan
New Hampshire
Post 6
John S. Bartlett
J. G. B. Adams
General Martin
Adams
Gettysburg
Little Round Top
Meade
Martin
Navy
Sumter
Olin
Merrill
Linehan
Accomplished elocutionist in a small town tale
A worried mother asks if her daughter will become a skilled speaker. The professor reassures with humor, noting that the girl can already draw a crowd and empty a large hall in under five minutes.
Men's Wool Sack and Frock Suits at $2.85 a special
Advertises men s suits in sack and frock styles priced at 2 85 with a 12 50 value, plus 11 860 all wool sacks and frocks at 4 82 with a 16 50 value and money back refund. Also lists 2240 nobby dress suits at 6 85 valued at 18 to 20 dollars and 1990 tailor made suits at 8 85 worth 25 dollars.
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Prince Albert
Buit
Scaenews Newan Tr
Otis
Dictatorship risk in Spain amid possible coup
Washington dispatches report official advices indicating a coup d etat may occur in Spain before week’s end. Premier Canovas favors suspending the constitution and court martial for Madrid journalists, but the chamber majority opposes. Queen is expected to dissolve chambers, with General Campos seen leading a military takeover toward a temporary dictatorship. The Canovas ministry could fall, delaying State Department contact on the Alliance incident.
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Washington
Spain
Canovas
Madrid
Campos
State Department
Foreign Office
Rebels Driven Back in Cuba Fighting Report
Havana March 27 report from the Governor of Santiago de Cuba says government troops overtook a small rebel band wounding one and capturing arms and ammunition. Another band at Cuavitas was dispersed with arms and provisions seized. Seventeen rebels surrendered to authorities in Santiago.
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Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Cuavitas
Santiago
Marcus Munoz Recalls San Domingo and Haiti Tour
Marcus Munoz of New York describes his trip to San Domingo and Haiti. He says San Domingo is quiet politically, the government is entrenched, and the dispute with France has ended. San Domingo paid $60,000 to France and executed the Dominican who killed the French consul.
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New York
Marcus Munoz
San Domingo
Haiti
France
Resignations Hit Spanish Official Posts Across Committees
Madrid reports ongoing resignations of officials including presidents of the commercial treaties committee and the Cuba tariff reform committee. Correspondencia questions the new loan's impact on treasury woes while noting plans to raise the army peace strength from 71,000 to 82,000.
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Madrid
Commercial Treaties Committee
Cuba
Correspondencia
Arrival of Cuban relief battalion sparks enthusiasm in Madrid
A despatch from Havana reports the first battalion assigned to reinforce Cuba arriving in Madrid amid widespread excitement. Reform and Constitutional Union leaders in Cuba cable Senor Canovas del Castillo pledging full cooperation.
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Madrid
Ilavana
Cuba
Reform and Constitutional Union
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Spanish Reinforcements to Cuba Reported from Madrid
A Madrid despatch to Journal des Debats says Spain will send 6000 more troops to Cuba as reinforcement. The decision reflects ongoing tension in the Caribbean theater and increases Spanish military presence abroad.
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Paris
Madrid
Journal Des Debats
Cuba
United States Accepts Senor de Lome Appointment
Madrid dispatch reports the United States agrees to Senor Dupuy de Lôme as Spanish minister to Washington. The March 27 notice in the Pall Mall Gazette notes the decision and outlines the diplomatic nod from Washington.
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United States
Senor DE Lome
London
Madrid
Pall Mall Gazette
Senor Dupy de Lome
Washington
United Mine Workers Consider Strike Over Pay Rise
Delegates from District No. 2 representing nearly 20 000 miners met in secret at Dubois Penn to press a 10 cent per ton raise or more tied to coal height. The scale mirrors the Pittsburg region and a general strike is implied if demands are not met. If talks fail, a strike may be ordered on May 1.
Wrecks Reported Along South Atlantic Routes
Advices from Montevideo state the British steamer Dunkeld bound for Buenos Ayres from Barry Feb. 23 was wrecked on English Bank. The Swedish bark Amaranth, Captain Nilsson, from Liverpool Nov. 24 bound for St. Domingo, has been lost with cargo at destination. The Australian bark Pelesac, Captain Cosesch, was wrecked off Maddonado Uruguay but crew were saved.
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London
Montevideo
Dunkeld
Barry
Buenos Ayres
Amaranth
Nilsson
Liverpool
St. Domingo
Pelesac
Cosesch
Maddonado
Uruguay
Supremacy Theme Highlighted in Quincy Lecture
Reverend Martin Kneeland spoke at Hancock Hall under the A P A on Supremacy of Americans. He praised American girls men products schools art and manufactures and contrasted them with Europe in a period tone strong in national pride.
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Quincy
Martin Kneeland
D. D
Hancock Hall
Li Hung Chang Injured Slightly in Legation Incident
The Japanese Legation informed the State Department that Li Hung Chang, the Chinese envoy, sustained only a slight flesh wound with no expectation of serious consequences. Precautions are taken to avoid blood poisoning, aided by Li’s abstemious lifestyle over recent years.
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Washington
State Department
Li Hung-Chang
Li Hung Chang
Diet adjourns after secret session condemning Li Hung Chang assault
The Japanese Diet closed its session this morning after a secret session held before adjournment. It passed resolutions deploring the assault on Li Hung Chang, signaling official censure and concern over the incident.
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London
Yokohama
Diet
Li Hung Chang
Cholera Breaks Out Among Japanese Troops at Port Arthur
A Star despatch reports cholera outbreaks among Japanese troops at Port Arthur with thirty eight cases in a single day. The news notes the rapidly spreading disease and potential impact on operations and troop health.
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London
The
Star
Port Arthur
Meted Out His Own Measure In Berlin Reichstag Row
The Vossische Zeitung notes the Reichstag’s choice to mete out its own measure against Prince Bismarck. It recalls Bismarck’s anger at Congress condolence votes and his past mistreatment of opponents, including boycotts, slander, and removals of officers, judges, and professors for political views.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Reichstag
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
United States Congress
Herr Lasker
Prince Bismarck Greeted by Halberstadt Cuirassiers at Friedrichsruhe
At Friedrichsruhe the Halberstadt cuirassiers with the regimental band awaited Prince Hohenlohe and the chancellor. The arriving chancellor was received by Prince Bismarck in cuirassier uniform. Hohenlohe aims to convey Bundesrat and Prussian ministry congratulations. Ex-chancellor hosted luncheon. Prince Henry proposed Bismarck health wishes.
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Friedrichsruhe
Halberstadt
Prince Hohenlohe
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Bundesrath
Liege Miners Strike Spreads as Militia Deployed
Liege miners strike spreads rapidly with unrest reported. The government has called out militia reserves as a precaution against violence amid growing tensions in Brussels on March 27.
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Brussells
Liege
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