Dinner for Secretary Long by Navy bureau chiefs
Washington April 20 Secretary of the Navy John D Long was treated to a complimentary dinner at the New Willard Hotel with chiefs of the department’s bureaus who worked with him during his career. Seated near Admiral O Neil and Admiral Dewey the gathering included Admirals Melville Bradford Kenny Endicott Bowles Rixy Taylor General Heywood Judge Advocate General Lemly Captain Sigsbee Chairman Foss Moody and Senator Hale. No toasts were proposed and Mr Moody will succeed Long tomorrow while Hale was absent.
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Washington
O’neil
Long
Dewey
Melville
Bradford
Kenny
Endicott
Bowles
Rixy
Taylor
Heywood
Commando of
Marines
Lemly
Sigsbee
Foss
House Naval Committee
Darling
Moody
Long Tomorrow
Senator Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Moody completes last day in House of Representatives
On April 30 Representative Moody spent his final day serving Massachusetts sixth district. He attended the appropriations committee meeting in the morning and remained on the House floor most of the day while friends gathered to offer regrets and best wishes for his cabinet appointment. He expressed pride in Congress and its role in American life.
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Washington
Moody
Massachusetts
Appropriations Committee
Republic
Two Barges Sink In Gale Near Bridgeport Tragedy At Sea
New York dispatch reports Captain George Milliken of the towboat Volunteer losing two barges Henry Hughes and Baxter with casualties. Captain Mitchell and his wife and two children aboard the Hughes and Baxter crewman Joseph Symons also aboard. A drowning occurred as the Baxter foundered and the boy on Mitchell's barge perished. Pottsville towing others faced trouble nearby and remained unaccounted for the Taylor.
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New York
George Milliken
Volunteer
Henry Hughes
Baxter
Milliken
Jersey City
Portland
Hughes
Joseph Mitchell
Joseph Symons
Bridgeport
Mitchell
Pottsville
Taylor
High Priced Meat Hurts Boston Market
Marketmen report meat prices remain high and trade is dropping. Dealers note fewer customers and a sharp fall in wholesale and retail activity. Sturtevant & Haley say business is the worst in 18 years, with no expected price relief as consumption declines and profits shrink.
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Boston
Haley
Sturtevant & Haley
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Sturtevant &Haley
Ministers Call on Mayor Hurley in Salem
April 30 report on a meeting at the mayor's office where Mayor Hurley Marshal Knight and reverends discussed enforcing liquor laws after a Tabernacle Church event. Officials urged stronger enforcement, while delegation members suggested they should not be asked to enforce laws. drugstores were blamed for increased drunkenness. Aldermen delayed action on druggists licenses to a future meeting.
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Salem
Hurley
Marshal Knight
S. B. Nobbs
C. H. Puffer
W. G. Seaman
Tabernacle Church
Nobbs
She Bers
Ced
Salerm
Senator Money III Faces Court Delay After Streetcar Incident
Senator Money III of Mississippi remained confined to his apartments after a severe shock from a street car conductor incident last week. It is doubtful he can appear in court tomorrow for charges tied to the affair.
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Washington
Mississippi
Panic at Philadelphia cigar factory kills and injures many
A deaf janitor was killed and a stampede on a five story Harbinger Ho man Co factory stairway caused eight deaths and over twenty injuries among 12 to 18 year old workers at the Tenth Street plant. Fire engines arrived late as panicked workers jumped from windows and ladders as rescue efforts began.
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Philad Milphia
Penn
Isador Baccus
Harbinger, Homan & Co
American Tobacco Company
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
Almis
Baccus
Helen Tollini
Quiet May Day in Boston as unions brace for talks
May Day passes calmly in Boston with no parades or large actions. Bakers report 169 master bakers signed the 10 hour day schedule and expect further signings. few workers may strike. Other unions discuss wage advances and set meetings as contractors and masters plan conferences.
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Boston
Princess Radziwill Found Guilty and Sentenced Two Years
CAPD TOWN April 30 In a high profile trial Princess Radziwill was found guilty on all counts after the jury deliberated. The chief justice noted fraud and use of another’s name in the alleged scheme and sentenced her to two years confinement in the House of Correction or another governor appointed facility. The prisoner showed calm composure as the verdict and punishment were delivered.
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Princess Radziwill
Capd Town
Cecil Rhodes
New England Forecast Calls for Fair Weather in Boston Area
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity expects fair skies Thursday and mostly fair Friday. Temperatures rise Friday after a cooler Thursday. Westerly winds accompany the pleasant stretch with only showers possible in eastern Maine on Friday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Maine
Washington blamed for Philippine atrocities order
Washington April 80 sensational disclosures allege the administration issued general order 100 during the civil war, authorizing suspension of civilized warfare rules. The report says army officers in the Philippines will cite this order, shifting responsibility to Washington as officers plead they acted under orders from Chaffee and Smith in Manila court-martial proceedings.
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Washington
Philippines
Saloon Licenses Crackdown Shuts Many Boston Saloons
Boston police and city officials closed seventy three liquor saloons across sections of the city last night and will bar business this morning. Of licenses granted, 44 unpaid, 12 pending, 13 not applied. Rejected firms unnamed. Hotels and clubs affected. several hotels face license loss but may obtain bar licenses. Financial figures show tax collections lagging as receipts reach about 1.44 million. Washington notes follow with Philippine committee wrangling over Major Gardener testimony and witness calls.
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Boston
Albany House
Brighton
Hotel Leonard
Tremont Street
Woodbine
Howard Street
Cabot Club
Alden Street
Resolute Club
Cambridge Street
Revere Club
Corning Street
Colonial Club
East Boston
Charlestown
South Boston
B Fitzgerald Bros
Quarry Men to Strike Today in Cape Ann Showdown
Gloucester April 30 A meeting at Edmunds Hall Pigeon Cove united Quarry Workers Unions 1 and 2 with the new Quarry Engineers Union. About 500 men voted to strike tomorrow morning over demands for a nine hour day and higher pay, targeting Rockport Granite and other Cape Ann quarry owners.
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Bakers’ Union
Eliot Street
August H. Gronan
J. M. Nickers
Baker Wagon Drivers’ Union
Brewers
Frank G. Cressey
R. P. Chamberlain
P. A. LaTour
William Howard Anderson
M. B. Brady
F. G. Cressey
Mc Neal
Canney Hill Grante Company
Mey Aoerer
Chievis
Amnranite Company
Archbishop Corrigan Recovering from Pneumonia
Dr Keyes announced after visiting Archbishop Corrigan at ten o clock that the patient was recovering nicely. All traces of pneumonia have disappeared and recovery is expected with assurance.
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New York
Keyes
Archbishop Corrigan
Fall Into Barge Hold Injures Charlestown Coal Handler
William Doyle of 90 School street Charlestown, a coal handler, fell from the hatch combing into the hold of Barge 12 at the Wellington Wilde wharf. He was taken to Haymarket Square Relief Station at 3 30 yesterday with several broken ribs after unloading coal.
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William Doyle
School Street
Charlestown
Haymarkket Square
Wellington-Wilde Wharf
MacArthur cites efforts to halt hostilities in Philippines
In Washington on April 80 the Senate Philippine committee heard General MacArthur describe his push to end fighting with Aguinaldo whom he called the incarnation of the revolution. He noted the death toll imbalance and claimed Filipinos misunderstand the rifle sight. He said he acted without Washington guidance and that Funston drafted the capture plan, with MacArthur sometimes approving it. The committee voted not to subpoena Major Cornell Gardener Aguinaldo Sixto Lopez Mabini and skipped sending a subcommittee to the Philippines.
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Washington
Senate
Patterson
Secretary of War
Cable
Philippines
Philippine Committee
Lodge
Gardener
Allison
Congress
Tillman
Philipine
Carmeek
Tenn
Major Gardener
Majorardener
Jr. Culberson
Hex
Taft
MacArthur
Mr. Lodge
Senate Philippine
Aguinaldo
Funston
Cornell
Sixto Lopez
Mabini
Hanna and Root Confer on Rathbone Ret rial Case
Senator Hanna had a long conference with Secretary Root at the War Department about Major Rathbone. It is believed Root reviewed the case in Havana to determine the President’s powers to order a retrial.
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Washington
Hanna
Root
War Department
Major Athbone
Havana
Rathbone
Falling Off of 6 691 375 Bushels in Grain Exports From Boston
The four month total of grain exports from Boston fell sharply this year to 7 201 896 bushels from 13 893 271 last year. Wheat held steady with 6 575 298 bushels vs 6 188 628, while corn and oats collapsed to 667 685 and 58 963 respectively. High prices and southern port competition drive the drop. no bright forecast.
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Europe
Boston
Unknown man found dying in doorway on Washington Street
An unknown man about 40 to 45 years old, six feet eight inches tall and 140 pounds, was found dying in the doorway of the Boylston building at 657 Washington Street. He staggered on Washington Street and collapsed in the doorway as bystanders notified police. He died at Station 4 after Dr. Williams assessed heart failure as the probable cause.
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Boylston Building
Washington Street
Station 4
Williams
Naval officers yell in jail in Rome
In Rome on April 30 the foreign office stated that the United States Ambassador Meyer has not demanded the release of imprisoned officers of the cruiser Chicago. The officers, appealing their sentence, have submitted to the Italian court. They are confined in St Mark’s prison, all together in a single cell.
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Rome
Foreign Office
United States
Sador Meyer
Chicago
St. Mark
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Fr. John’s
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Philadelphia
Carpenters
Lathers’ Union, No. 72
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Wood, Wire and Metal Workers
Central Labor Unon
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers No. 7
John M. Nickers
Pattoprson
Colorado
Samar
Barge
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