Shaws Escape Jail Breakers Prove Elusive in Vermont
Middlebury Vermont May 1 Two jail breakers a father and son the Shaws fugitive murderers of Deputy Sheriff Hoffman are proving too smart for state officers. A week after breaking from Windsor county jail two hundred constables and armed citizens have trailed them but the Shaws slip away each time. Reports say deputies nearly cornered them but the fugitives vanished from the hiding place.
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Middlebury
Shaws
Hoffman
Windsor County
Sheriff O'Brien Slips Toward Final Illness at Home
Sheriff John J. O'Brien, ill and resting at his home near Charles street jail yard, suffered a collapse Monday night. Dr O'Shea revived him, with a brief improvement, but the sheriff remains very weak and is in precarious condition with death appearing possible at any moment.
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John J. O’brien
Charles Street
O’shea
Kentucky change of venue granted in five Kentucky cases
In Frankfort on May 1 Judge Cantrill granted change of venue for five defendants who sought it. The parties are Youtsey Avis Powers Whittaker and Combs. In Washington on May 1 the Supreme Court resumed hearings in the Kentucky governorship case with Hon. W O Bradley the sole speaker appearing for Governor Taylor.
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Frankfort
Cantrill
Youtsey
Avis
Powers
Whittaker
Combs
Washington
Supremeourt
W. O. Bradley
Taylor
Debating Society Prize Contest in Boston Fortifies Nicaragua Canal
The Fulton Debating Society held its eleventh prize debate at a College on James Street Boston. Edward Crowley and Martin Welsh led the affirmative with John Francis and Joseph Lynch Early opposing. The audience praised the negative for salient points and Joseph Lynch Early won the gold medal. Early, a Roxbury native and junior class president, was the sole sophomore chosen last year for the contest.
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Fulton Debating Society of
Boston
Allege
James Street
United States
Ceaters
Edward Francis Crowley
Martin Joseph Welsh
Ohn Francis
Joseph i Zee
Joseph Lynch Rly
Early
Roxbury
Republicans Choose Delegates at Osleyan Hall Convention
At the eighth Republican district convention in Osleyan Hall yesterday afternoon Franklin E. Huntress of Somerville and Stillman F. Kelley of Cambridge were elected delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia. James M. Hallowell of Medford and Henry F. Strout of Ward II were named alternates by acclamation. Resolutions backed the administration and supported McKinley and Long for the next presidential election.
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Osleyan Hall
Franklin E. Huntress
Somerville
Stillman F. Keley
Cambridge
Philadelphia
James M. Hallowell
Medford
Henry F. Strout
Ward II
McKinley
Long
Trantor Kills Self Over Love for Miss Morris
Lowell May 1 Miss Edith Morris a 19 year old singer and church choir member was at center of tragedy as George S Trantor killed himself over love for her Miss Morris denies engagement and says she did not prompt his actions.
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Lowell
Edith Morris
George S. Trantor
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Trantor Death Traced To Love Link Baffles Family
George J. Trantor, 32, killed himself amid rumors of engagement to Miss Morris. Morris refuses comment as public speculation swirled about a summer marriage. Trantor’s wife reportedly left for Seattle and later returned. a divorce remained unresolved. Surviving family includes a widowed mother and a brother with two sisters at home.
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Seattle
Wash
New England
Providence
Trantor
Philip J. Farley
Inauguration of Charles Allen as Porto Rico governor
Charles Herbert Allen was inaugurated as the first American civil governor of Porto Rico. The ceremony included the oath by the chief justice, handshakes with General Davis, and a favorable inaugural address. Seventeen shots were fired from Forts San Cristobal and El Morro and the fleet amid crowd applause. Judge Quinones gave a welcome, and the remarks were translated into Spanish. Some spectators noted apparent Porto Rican indifference.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Charles Herbert Allen
United States Navy
Governor Allen
Allen
General Davis
San Cristobal
el Morro
Quinones
Davis
Mr. Allen
Congressman Daly's Woes Shake New Jersey Politics
Washington reports Congressman Daly of New Jersey faces multiple troubles blamed on Congressman Fitzgerald of Boston and the Bryan Club of Ward Five. Daly insists his wife and children prefer his married status and jokes about going to Boston as chaperon to aid Chanler Green Fitzgerald and Rupert, amid district disharmony.
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Washington
Daly
New Jersey
Fitzgerald
Boston
Bryan Club
Wardé
Messrs. Chanler
Greom Fitzgerald
New York
Rupert On
Dewey Parade in Chicago Draws Wide Admiration
Chicago witnessed Admiral Dewey lead a four mile downtown procession with 100 groups. A 300 girl chorus, in white and blue, sat by the Art Institute as Mrs Dewey hosted receptions. Political and civic leaders praised Dewey while avoiding campaign overtures during a gala day in May.
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Chicago
Admiral Dewey
Art Institute
Raines law hotels face license revocation in Boston
Seven Raines law hotels were refused licenses by the Police Commission, with further sanctions possible. Some proprietors seek to overturn or modify outcomes via attorneys and political allies, hoping to salvage operations under new conditions such as banning women and stricter business practices. Officials note ongoing secret surveillance and Governor Crane’s influence on liquor policy.
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Police Commission
Raines Law
Pemberton Square
West End
Strategy Board
Bunker Hill House
James T. Fitzgerald
Murphy
Broadway Tavern
Patrick Mullaney
Mullaney
P. J. Daly
Washington Street
Bernard Ferguson
Boston
Crane
Curtis
Dorothea Dix Vaudeville for Falmouth Cottage Fund
A vaudeville show at the Dorothea Dix House on 14 Fast Brookline Street last night raised funds to buy a cottage at Falmouth for the house children to spend summers. The event was directed by Miss Louise Frances.
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Dorothea Dix
Fast Brookline Street
Falmouth
Louise Frances
Fire Damages One-Story Building on Cambridge Street
A small blaze reported from Box 23 at 10 11 last night damaged a single story wooden building at 81 Cambridge Street owned by the Otis estate and used in the basement by Hancock Tailoring Company. The fire caused unknown damage with two alarms.
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Cambridge _ street
Otis
Hancock Tailoring Company
City Briefs Nightly Mishaps In Malden And Nearby Areas
Wendell Taylor 17 of Malden sustained eight stitches for a severed arm wound after catching it in a cutting machine at a sausage cutter. John Batchelder 21 of South Beaton had a finger amputated after his hand was caught. John Marrianty 45, a Dominion Steamship Company laborer, fractured multiple ribs when he fell from a staging at Hoosac Tunnel Docks. Mary Tolivar alias Pauline Hill 20 of Grove Street allegedly kicked through glass, severing an artery at a local venue and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. A woman reported a burglary at 178 West Springfield Street with a stolen diamond ring and a Columbian dollar. Francisco Gigigolo 10 of Hanover Court was struck by an electric car near Hanover Street and Wesley Place, suffering scalp wounds.
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Wendell Taylor
Malden
John Batchelder
Dresser Street
South Beaton
John Marrianty
Eaton Street
Dominion Steamship Company
Hoosac Tunnel
Pital
Mary, Tolivar
Pauline Hill
Grove Street
J. P. Hill
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jernanyan
West
Springfield Street
Francisco Gigigolo
Hanover Court
Hanover Street
Wesley Place
Frien
Filipino War Story Siege at Catubig Five Days
Major Gilmore of the Forty third Volunteers reports from Calbayon Samar that a detach ment was besieged by insurgents at Catubig for five days with 1 killed and 2 wounded.
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New York
Manila
Gilmore
Forty-third Volunteers
Calbayon
Samar
Catubig
Enraged Doctor Opposes Sargent in Park Investigation
The closing session of the park department probe saw Dr. Gerry assaulting Professor Sargent over arboretum tree removal at Arnold Arboretum. Sargent refused to answer, citing it none of his business, while Gerry claimed insult. Pettigrew testified on tree cutting and public criticism of thinning shrubbery.
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Park Department
Sargent
Dr. Gerry
Professor Sargent
Arnold Arboretum
Harvard College
Boston
Matthews
Pettigrew
Brooklyn
Fund for Ottawa Fire Sufferers Pooled by Peabody Plan
Fund for Ottawa fire sufferers organized by Kidder Peabody & Co to aid victims. Contributors include Dr John Dixwell Mrs Charles F Sprague William Firth L Young John Matley A Shuman and others listed with various amounts. Administration by Mote and the consul general.
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John Matley
A. Shuman
Eldder Peaton
Eeeeteenes
Whalen to be removed from printing plant amid political clashes
Representative Gartland of Ward 9 says Thomas A. Whalen will be removed this week as printing superintendent after Democratic and at least one Republican support to confirm Michael T. Monahan next Monday. Whalen’s removal aims to clear path for Monahan amid party strategy and ties to James W. H. Myrick in the Boston Co-Operative Press. Courtenay Guild also dismisses ten deputy collectors and appoints nine new deputies as city operations shift under new leadership.
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Thomas A. Whalen
Michael T. Monahan
Representative Gartland
Ward 9
Monahan
Menahan
Whalen
Ahan
John H. Lee
Democratic City Committee
Hart
James W. H. Myrick
Boston Co-Operative Press
Courtenay Guild
Nathaniel Taylor
C. F. Crowley
J. J. Spomiee
J. A. Devlin
J. J. Hartnett
P. J. Kelly
M. J. Leary
D. F. McCarthy
J. F. Sullivan
J. J. Leahy
James Warren
J. A. Coutts
F. J.enos
C. J. Kidney
A. H. Peters
C. E. Pierce
A. G. Pike
W. Ll. Reed
J. L. Stickney
W. W. Strongman
Fiood
William H. Lott
Republican Market Men Indorse Long at Boston Banquet
The Marketmen's Republican Club in Boston opened the campaign with a spring banquet at Quincy House. Speeches by C. D. B. Fiske and Mayor Hart praised McKinley and Long while urging party unity. Other speakers included George N. Swallow J. M. Gove and Rev Roblin joking about a City Hall chaplain.
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Boston
Marketmen
Republican Club
Quincy House
McKinley
Hart
C. D. B. Fiske
Arief
William McKinley
John D. Long
Board of Aldermen
Massachusetts Legislature
George N. Swallow
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