Blaze On Franklin Street Leaves $20,000 Damage
A five story brick building at 81 Franklin street suffered a $20,000 blaze shortly after 11 pm. Firemen fought to stop spread to adjacent structures as flames surged from the elevator shaft and roof. Patrolman Gallagher first spotted smoke from the second and third floors, prompting box 46 alarms and a rear attack via Winthrop place. The Storer Bement warehouse lay at risk until a substantial fire wall helped prevent extension. Continued on page 16.
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Franklin Street
Gallagher
Division 2
Remington Typewriter
Redding-Baird
Winthrop Place
Storer Bement Company
Fifty Years of Quality Clothing at Great Spring Prices
For fifty years this name on clothing has guaranteed perfection in style fit and quality. This spring we offer pennies better than ever to meet demand of the exclusive dresser and those preferring conservative attire. Watchwords remain only the very best clothing. Suits and topcoats $10 to $25. Nobby children’s suitings. Smart furnishings to match good clothing including shoes hats and swell neckwear.
Lowell Mills Set to Lock Out 20000 Operatives Today
Lowell March 2. After a 11 hour secret conference among seven cotton corporations and Textile Council officials no settlement was reached. Notices posted pledge mills will shut down and resume only when operatives return. A 140 percent wage increase granted in New Bedford influenced talks. Local authorities discuss funding for law and order ahead of possible unrest.
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Lowell
Textile Council
New Bedford
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens
Pead
Merrimack
Bowen
Appleton
Kerr
Boott
City Hall
Lowell Mills Face Lockout As 20000 Workers Threaten Strike
In Lowell Massachusetts merchants push for a settlement while mill owners post notices threatening a shutdown. Loom fixers beamers and other workers may strike Monday, with mills to close until further notice. Unions oppose concessions, citing Fall River wage increases as a benchmark. leaders warn any conference could fail.
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Lowell
Massachusetts Corporation
Wassachusetts
Boott
Hamilton
Appleton
Lawrence
Tremont
Suffolk
Merrimack
New Bedford
Rafferty
Oowell
Fall River
Lowell Textile Workers Divided On Lowell Lockout Action
Will aid Lowell men as discussions continue in Lowell. United Textile Workers leaders Tansey and Hibbert say no executive meeting has been called yet to act on the labor situation. A shutdown notice has been posted, and if not followed, workers may strike with possible national help and moral obligation cited.
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Fall River
James Tansey
Albert Hibbert
United Textile Workers of America
Lowell
Hibbert
Tansey
United Textile Eee of America
Thomas O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Father John's Medicine Builds Up System Without Stimulants
An advertorial claim praises Father John's Medicine for strengthening each body organ to prevent illness. It asserts the cure supports overall nourishment, protects against pneumonia, and avoids nerve-deadening syrups that allegedly worsen congestion and risk of pneumonia.
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Father John
Forgery Charge Ties Kehew to Mrs. French Death Case
Alfred R. Kehew, 35, arrested on a forgery warrant tied to Mrs. Julia B. French death. Police report he was last with her on March 12 at her Newbury Street home and allegedly forged a transfer of 1000 Massachusetts Central railroad shares. Key figures include Chief Watts, Superintendent Pierce, lawyer Harrison Dunham, and notary Jacob Weinz. Weinz says he consulted over a pending stock transfer and kept a note from Mrs. French. Bail set at $2000. investigation continues with multiple officers assigned.
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Julia B. French
Alfred R. Kehew
Kehew
Newbury Street
Pierce
Watts
Dugan
Arthur Frenzel
Wilfred French
Harrison Dunham
French
Steadigrapher Brown
Caroline I. Currie
Jacob Weinz
Dunham
McCausland
Currie
Tremont
Post
N Street
Mr. Weinz
Alfred Ki. Kehew
Jacob Welnz
Storm Warning Brings Rain Across Regions
Weather bulletin notes rain expected Saturday across New England and eastern New York with stronger south to southwest winds. Forecast calls for Sunday turning cooler from the south with lingering rain in some areas and brisk winds. The system centers over Indiana, moving northeast with increased energy.
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Weather Bureau
Indiana
Washington
New England
New York
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Cushing
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Cal Supply Company
Ton Street
Lowell Mills
Fcletk
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Brine
William H. Brine
Temorsittres
Jowell
A. R. Kehew
Caroline J. Currie
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