Smuggling Plot Found Tied to Azores and Boston
Boston customs uncover a large suspected smuggling operation linking the Azores to Boston. Dozens of trunks and packages on the White Star liner Cretic were seized as possible contraband with no matching passenger names, and officials expect arrests. Inspectors pursued undeclared baggage from immigrant shipments and prepared to forward evidence to the federal district attorney.
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Azores
Boston
Europe
White Star
Cretic
Major Edgerly
Customs Service
White Star Line
Spector Tighe
Tighe
Charlestown Docks
Charlestown and Mystic Wharf
Federal District Attorney's Office
Debate on Socialism at Empire Theatre Chelsea
Yesterday afternoon a Socialism debate was held at the Empire Theatre Chelsea between Representative Maurice Caro who opposed it and Dr Charles W Gibbs of Atineboro. George Roefer a prominent Socialist was unable to attend.
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Empire Theatre
Chelsea
Maurice Caro
Charles W. Gibbs
Atineboro
George Roefer
Three Victims of Violent Death in Worcester Hospital
Worcester reports three men and a woman died from injuries after violent incidents. Annie Thatcher, 74, died after burns at her Main Street home. delays in hospital transfer cited. Charles Longbottom, previously stunned by 13 000 volts while cleaning a boiler, succumbed after partial recovery. Thomas White of Taunton, head house man at the Warren Hotel, died after nitric acid exposure.
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Worcester
Annie B. Thatcher
Main Street
Charles Longbottom
Worcester Pressed Steel Works
Thomas White
Taunton
Warren Hotel
Pastors to Be Changed Today in New England Conference
Bishop John W. Hamilton announced pastoral changes to be made known tomorrow morning in the New England Southern Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Providence and New Bedford district superintendents are among those affected. A love feast marked today’s session as the Rev J E Priestly’s daughter from South Coventry was baptized with Jordan River water. five deacons and five elders were ordained. The conference closes tomorrow.
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Willimantic
Conn
John W. Hamilton
Boston
New England
Methodist Episcopal Church
Providence
New Bedford
J. E. Priestly
South Coventry
Jordan
Firemen Tackle Sedalia Race Riot in Downtown Clash
Sedalia Missouri March 29 Firemen joined police to quell a race riot that erupted between white and black residents at a merryround scene. Several hundred fought with brickbats and clubs for two hours before arrests were made and the crowd dispersed with no serious injuries.
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Sedalia
Miss Wilson and McAdoo Arrive. Gowns Chosen in New York
Miss Eleanor Wilson and her fiance William McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury arrived in Washington after a visit to New York where she selected gowns for her trousseau. McAdoo showed keen interest and approved her taste with several gowns in her favorite color true blue.
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Washington
Eleanor Wilson
William McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. M’adoo
Fifth Avenue
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Maine Cities Have Go-to-Church Day
Portland churches joined the state wide Go-to-Church Sunday movement reporting a 25 to 60 percent rise in congregations. Similar increases were seen in other cities despite a cold cloudy day.
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Portland
Seek Missing Heir to $365000 Estate
Kane Penn March 29 A fortune of 365000 awaits Keith Dalrymple aged 23 of Port Alleghany who disappeared from home seven years ago.
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Kane
Penn
Keith Dalrymple
Port Alleghany
Missing Heir of Oil Operator Sought Nationwide
Relatives spread word across the country in a search for a young man who vanished without a trace. He inherits a fortune left by his father, a recently deceased oil operator.
Warnsowners of Breweries Warnsowners of Breweries
Mary Harris Armor of Micon Georgia warned against liquor investments at a Kansas City rally of the Interstate National WCTU urging swift withdrawal of brewery money. She said brewery stock could lose value within five years, comparing it to Confederate money in 1835 during the push for national prohibition.
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Kansas City
Mary Harris Armor
Micon
Tolls repeal dominates Congress as debate resumes
Washington March 29 Congress confronts a pivotal clash over repealing toll exemptions for American coastwise ships through the Panama Canal. The Sims bill faces final vote by Tuesday night or Wednesday with Senate debate focusing on a resolution by Senator James Hamilton Lewis. The House and Senate committees are split, with multiple bills proposing to modify toll rules andPresident-led actions amid broader anti trust and capital questions in other legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate
House
James Hamilton Lewis
O’gorman
Owen
Committee On
Canals Committee
Chilton
Lewis
Reed
Senate Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Committee
Covington
Interstate Trade Commission
Toll repeal fight pits White House against Congress
Senator Lewis pushes a plan granting the President power to suspend tolls in the public interest while Senator Gallinger urges a resolution asserting Congress may control American shipping through the Panama Canal. House leaders stage a final clash as Speaker Clark weighs his approach amid party strife. President Wilson remains silent awaiting congressional action and aims to see toll repeal enacted, with Senate cloture looming and repeal margins uncertain.
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Lewis
Illinois
Congress
Gallinger
Panama Canal
House
Champ Clark
Wilson
M'loughlin to wrestle Lemle in catch contest at Grand Opera House
Karl Lemle the Bohemian heavy weight and John McLaughlin the clever Irish wrestler will meet in a finish match under catch-as-catch-can rules at the Grand Opera House Thursday night. The bout follows a postponed clash in Mechanics' building due to Burns-Gerhardt length. Both fighters are in strong demand and a fast bout is expected as McLaughlin pressures Lemle to his best.
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Karl Lemle
John McLaughlin
Grand Opera House
Lemle
McLaughlin
Mechanics’ Building
Court case discloses elopement breach of contract suit
Marblehead March 29 A mother 62 against her stepdaughter files suit in Salem over alleged breach of contract. Mrs Elizabeth T Hooper accuses Mrs Sarah A Merritt of Marblehead of an agreement to convey property in return for lifelong care care for her mother as long as she lived.
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Elizabeth T. Hooper
Marblehead
Salem
Sarah A. Merritt
Hooper
Merritt
Deserter Brunell Sought as Hooper Seeks Damages
Mrs. Hooper accuses her son in law Albert B. Brunell of desertion leaving her in hardship while her stepdaughter Mrs. Merritt allegedly vanished after consent to transfer property. Gossip links Brunell and Merritt in another city as police seek Brunell. Georgia H. Duckett and husband assist Hooper.
Officer Exonerated for Fatally Shooting Man in Fight
Patrolman Edward W. Tigue was exonerated and commended by Chief Michael Regan after he shot Charles G. Keller 27 during an assault incident in Buffalo. Keller attacked when interfered in a fight, and Tigue fired as he was beaten.
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Buffalo
Edward W. Tigue
Michael Regan
Charles G. Keller
Keller
Tigue
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