Roosevelt Demands Panama Canal Commission Resignations
President Roosevelt calls for the resignations of the Panama Canal commissioners. Secretary Taft asks all members in Washington to resign to enable a reorganization headed by a practical new leader, with Major General George W. Davis likely remaining as canal governor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Davis
Panama
Horace Burr
Union Pacific Railroad
Panama Canal Commission
Taft
Commission
George W. Davis
Army
Canal Zone
Moody
Inquiry finds no criminal liability in Brockton boiler explosion
Brockton March 29 The inquest into the R. B. Grover Company boiler disaster that killed 58 found no evidence of criminal liability. District Attorney Asa P. French said personal responsibility was not fixed though experts blamed lap-scam boiler construction as unsafe. The case may prompt new safety actions by manufacturers.
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Brockton
R. B. Grover Company
Asa P. French
New England
French
Bixby
Boston Area Weather Forecast Ahead of Weekend
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity notes Thursday will bring increasing cloudiness and showers at night. Friday is expected to be fair and cooler with brisk southeast to southwest winds.
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Boston
Sanford Ginger Breaks Up Colds and Fevers
Advert reads Sanford's Ginger claims to break up colds and fevers with a genuine remedy. The short note emphasizes authentic product and health benefit.
Meningitis Approaches the Record
Deaths in the city yesterday stand at one with three cases under treatment. Cambridge reports two new cases while state deaths in the first three months of 1905 total eighty eight. The average annual state deaths from 1897 to 1905 are three hundred forty five. Boston records one hundred eighty four deaths in nine months of 1897 during the last spotted fever epidemic. Past three months’ state deaths exceed any similar period except 1873.
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Cambridge
Boston
Experts Speak On Disease Its Contagion And Cure
Dr W T Councilman calls the illness contagious and acknowledges unknown origin and cure while Dr F L Morse notes rising deaths and cites anti toxins as treatment. He mentions New York lumbar puncture being tested, with a page reference to continued coverage.
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W. T. Councilman
Harvard Medical School
F. L. Morse
State Board of Health
New York
Man Survives Five-Story Fall From Roxbury Site
Patrick Hussey, 82, of 15 Taber Street Roxbury, fell five stories at a Nor folk Avenue schoolhouse under construction. He landed uninjured aside from daze and planned to report for work. The tale ends with a drug ad for Piso’s Cure.
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Patrick Hussey
Taber Street
Roxbury
Hussey
Norfolk Avenue
Gladden's Appeal to Churches Against Rockefeller Gift
The Rev Dr Washington Gladden of Columbus urges an organized movement by churches to oppose John D Rockefeller's gift to the American Board of Foreign Missions. He calls for action at once and to consult church authorities about their stance on the matter.
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Washington Gladden
Columbus
Congregational Church
John D. Rockefeller
American Board of Foreign
Ministers to Discuss Dr Gladden’s Gift Suggestion
The Rev Dr Washington Gladden urges an organized church movement against accepting John D Rockefeller's gift to the American Board of Foreign Missions. Protestant ministers in the city show favor, while the protestant ministers' committee delays comment until after their meeting.
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Washington Gladden
John D. Rockefeller
American Board of Foreign Missions
William A. Knight
Brighton
Gladden
Suffocated in Fire in Cambridge Lodger Dies in Bed
Jeremiah Moran a 28 year old Cambridge lodger at 184 Otis Street died of asphyxia from a fire started while he slept after a pipe toppled in bed. Moran had visited his sick mother in Somerville and was described as a sound sleeper by landlord Morris Richards. Moran worked as a window washer for the Boston and Maine road.
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Jeremiah Moran
Otis Street
Cambridge
Moran
Somerville
Morris Richards
Richards
Boston & Maine Road
Wealthy Brighton woman accused in arson plot
Anna McBride a 28 year old Brighton resident is alleged by police to have instigated her hired man, John Doherty, to burn her property at 373 Western Avenue. McBride, who manages the estate at 8 Winship Street, was bailed by her sister Nellie in $800. Doherty remains in custody after an undercover police stakeout near the coal sheds.
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Brighton
John Doherty
Western Avenue
Anna M’bride
Anna McBride
Division 14
Nellie
Willis
Doherty
Winship Street
McBride
Nellie McBride
Collins set for third mayoral bid in party plan
Democratic leaders met at the Quincy House to prefer Mayor Collins as the party nominee for mayor. The talks named Joseph J. Corbett and James Donovan as possible challengers with John Fitzgerald, and an announcement was expected in a few days. A further conference was planned to advance Collins campaign plans.
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James Donovan
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Quincy House
Collins
Joseph J. Corbett
John F. Fitzgerald
Pupils' Hours Shortened by New York School Board
The New York Board of Education voted to reduce first year elementary school study from five to three and a half hours. Frills such as sewing, physical training, organized games, physiology and hygiene, and much drawing instruction are abolished.
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New York
Board of Education
Father John's Medicine Ailment Cure Claim Ad
Patient testimonial from B Pullen of 19 Leroy Street Boston claims Father John's Medicine cured phronchitis and used 45 years in family. Advertisement notes it cures colds and throat and lung troubles.
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John
B. P. Mullen
Leroy St
Boston
Czar Nicholas Rumored to Attempt Self Harm
Paris dispatch reports an unconfirmed St. Petersburg rumor that Emperor Nicholas attempted to kill himself and wounded his hand, with the Empress Dowager preventing the act.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
U S Says Russia Japan Not Asked Roosevelts Peace Aid
Washington dispatch reports neither Russia nor Japan has asked President Roosevelt to aid in stopping the war. The U S government is aware that Emperor Nicholas remains committed to prosecuting the war to its bitter end.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Nicholas
Warship Ordered to Port au Prince Amid Haiti Tensions
Washington reports say an American man of war will sail to Port au Prince to protect U S interests. The cruiser Newark under Admiral Sigsbee is slated to depart from Guantanamo, with the Brooklyn expected there tonight or tomorrow. Officials cite possible trouble on March 31 and April 1 but offer no explanation.
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Washington
Port Au Prince
State Department
Powell
Haiti
Navy Department
Newark
Sigsbee
Guantanamo
Brooklyn
Hayti
Wild bull terrifies New York city streets
A wild bull roamed Manhattan on March 23 causing chaos from Forty second Street to Blackwell's Island. It knocked riders down, overturned a bicycle, charged pedestrians, and eluded crowds before plunging into the river near a ferryhouse after a lengthy chase through Bryant Park and the Grand Central area.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Forty-secon Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
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