Mystery of the Three Students at St Luke's College
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a discreet university theft on the eve of a Fortescue Scholarship examination. Tutor Hilton Soames reports tampering with Greek proofs as Bannister the servant and an Indian student Daulat Ras figure in a careful investigation of a theft that must remain discreet.
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Sir Arthur Conan Coyle
Sherlock Holmes
Detective
St. Luke’s College
Hilton Soames
College of St. Luke’s
Soames
Holmes
Baker Street
Fortescue
Thucydides
Mr. Holmes
Bannister
Daulat Ras
Watson
Old College
Inquest Into Brockton Horror Continues And Bodies Found
The Brockton inquest probed boiler safety after a Grover factory blast. Experts discussed lap seam boilers and hydrostatic tests. A worker’s body was found cremated near the cellar wall, unidentified, as officials prepared their report.
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Grover
Inquest Hears Charred Remains Found in Brockton
During an inquest in Brockton on March 29 investigators reported finding several small bones badly charred and a quantity of ashes, likely from cremation, among the remains. The evidence pointed to a possible homicide or accidental fire as the cause.
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Brockton
Grover Learns Full Details of Brockton Disaster
Brockton March 29 Captain R B Grover senior member of the R B Grover Company now knows the disaster details from last week. Ill health delayed information but a Saturday telephone reveal gave him the full truth. He is tender-hearted and deeply grieved for the victims.
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Brockton
R. B. Grover
R. B. Grover Company
Grover
Brockton Fire Sufferers Fund Receives Local Contributions
Readers of the Boston Post forward donations to the Brockton fire relief effort totaling amounts from $52.50 to $1.00. Ferdinand Whist Party contributes $52.50 with tickets sales doubled by him. Donors include Celeste M. E. M. of 354 Walnut Ave and Hyde Park residents, plus a Boston shop girl and others, all sent to aid the Brockton tragedy victims.
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Boston Post Fund
Brockton Fire Fund
Ferdinand Blue
Frank Ferdinand
Boston
the Post
Brockton
Ferdinand
Brockton Fund
BLUE
Washington Street
L. R. Llufrie
Walnut Avenue
Celeste
Hyde Park
Sir—Finch
Conductor Rescues Woman From Escaping Horse Wagon
An elderly woman crossing Highland avenue Somerville was saved from being trampled by a two horse hose wagon from Steamer 2. Conductor Stewart Leary of the Boston Elevated Railway leaped from his car, lifted the woman, and carried her to the sidewalk to avoid the advancing horses as the wagon responded to a fire alarm.
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Highland Avenue
Somerville
Stewart Leary
Boston Elevated Railway
Leary
Tacoma Crew Freed After Japanese Capture
The Tacoma crew, seized north of Hokkaido on March 14, arrived at Yokohama and were released. They recount icebound ordeals from March 4 to 14, with coal shortfalls, frostbite risk, and breached beef cargo. They praised Japanese courtesy and expect to sail home on the Minnesota. owners seek intervention to avoid prize court condemnation.
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Yokohama
Tacoma
Northwestern Commercial Steamship Company of
Seattle
Hokkaido
Dutch Harbor
Hokkaido Island
United States
Minnesota
Vladivostok
Shanghai
State Department
Nagasaki
Crying Needs of Our Girls Highlight Moral Reform Talk
Dr. Julia Morton Plummer urged better instruction for girls covering physical and moral welfare at the Talitha Cumi Home during the New England Moral Reform Society meeting. She noted 70 girls admitted last year, ages 14 to 20, with many partners aged 50 to 66, and called for a $50,000 country home fund. Officers elected included President Dr. Caroline E. Hastings, Secretary Dr. Julia M. Plummer, and Treasurer Caroline M. Otis.
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Julia Morton Plummer
Julia Plummer
Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel Church
Caroline E. Hastings
Julia M. Plummer
Caroline M. Otis
Parisian Libelled for Sixty Thousand in Collision
The Parisian was libelled by Albano owners for 60000 following a collision off Halifax. The Parisian remains half submerged at the Intercolonial terminus as patching and hatch sealing continue. An inquiry into the crash began this afternoon.
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Halifax
N. S
Allan Line
Russian Fleet Moves Toward Japan in Indian Ocean Charge
Durban reports the British steamship Dart from Rangoon saw 30 warships and 14 colliers steaming eastward 250 miles northeast of Madagascar on March 19. Ro jestvensky’s squadron may have reached Nossi Be around March 16 and scouts near Ceylon. Japanese admiral Togo’s fleet rumored near the Straits of Malacca as tensions mount for a potential great naval clash.
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Durban
Natal
Dart
Rangoon
Madagascar
Rojestvensky
Nossi Be
Togo
Straits of Malacca
Singapore
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Two Maine Men Among Killed in New York Powder Mill Disaster
Portland, March 29 Walter Sprague aged 25 and Philip Bartlett 50 two of the four men killed by the explosion at Schaghticoke near Troy New York last night lived at South Windham and their bodies will be taken there for burial Bartlett leaves a widow and five children Sprague a widow and one child both were experienced powder men formerly employed at the Oriental Powder Mills in South Windham they left a month ago for New York.
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Portland
Walter Sprague
Philip Bartlett
Schaghticoke
Troy
N. Y
South Windham
Oriental Fowder
New York
Bartlett
Sprague
Office Boy Vanishes After $400 Missing at State Street Firm
William Holmes a 15 year old office boy at J C Pearson Company on 181 State street vanished after $400 disappeared. The former clerk reportedly cashes a $400 check and gives the money to Holmes who did not return. Police watch Dorchester home and train stations as inquiries continue.
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State Street
William Holmes
J. C. Pearson Company
Holmes
Leroy Street
Dorchester
Testimonial Concert for Elizabeth M Gallagher
A testimonial concert will be held April 6 at Association Hall for Elizabeth M Gallagher under Division 50 A O H. The program includes Thomas E Clifford Adelaide Fisk Stinson soprano Mrs Co C Morse Miss Margaret McGrath Soph Field Parker George D Elles Miss Elsie Luker Sutcliffe Sisters Edward Barron Martha H Mackee and George Martin.
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Elizabeth M. Gallagher
Division 50
Association Hall
Berkeley and
Toylston Streets
Thomas E. Cliford
Adelaide Fisk Stinson
Co. C. Morse
Margaret McGrath
Soph Field Parker
George D. Elles
Elsie Luker
Sutcliffe
Edward Barron
Martha H. Mackee
George Martin
Poles Angry Over Rescript in Poland Language Reform Debate
Reporting from Warsaw on March 29 the Polish reaction to the Emperor’s rescript is one of disappointment. Poles feel insulted by being called the Vistula country and fear reforms will be pushed by bureaucracy. The governor general’s interpretation of orders to restore order will shape events, with fears the rescript deepens tension.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vistula
Kingdom of Poland
Maximovitch
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted as Health Booster
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe remedy to absorb gases in the stomach and bowels, improve complexion and breath, and purify the mouth and throat. They are sold for about twenty five cents a box and praised for daily use.
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Stuart
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Inquest Into
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Charles Blake
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Josiah P. Gibbs
Rockwell
Edward Kendall
Charles River Iron Works
J. Frank Hill
C. O. Emerson
Daniel S. Howard
L. W. Hunt
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John Newhall
David Rockwell
Channing Howard
Mary Sturgess
Clarence Anglim
Beecher and Lewis
Blake
Hartford Boiler Insurance and Inspection Company
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Copeland and Clark
A. E. Paine
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C. S. Blake
Frederick H. Bird
Daniel J. Connolly
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Edward Whiting
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