Harmony as National League Slogan and Bosses Meet
New York March 31 Harmony between rival factions tops the agenda as National League club owners meet to decide on league governance. A three man committee is likely to run affairs next season with A. G. Spaulding named for the panel alongside Young and a third party. Several schedules may be offered with Boston proposing Sunday games and a possible April 17 or April 23 season start.
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New York
Charles H. Ebbetts
Brooklyn
A. G. Spaulding
League
Messrs. Young and Spalding
National League
Boston
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Burke P A C duel for purse and receipts
The opening Burke P A C game in Huntington hall features a $400 purse and 60 percent of receipts. Lowell anticipates an exciting matchup akin to Webster and South Framingham, with fielding similar lineups and a five game series. Admission remains 15 cents while seats once reached 3 dollars at similar events.
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Burke-P. A. Cc
Huntington Hall
Lowell
Webster
South Framingham
Burke-P. A. C
Burkes
Ellingwood’s
Lowell Polo Team Sails for Muncie Tourney
The amateur Lowell polo squad led by Lewis Hart Jean Holderness and Parsons sails for a three game series in Muncie Indiana Mallory stays home for New Slaven. Lawrence Sun notes the talent among the two cities youngsters and a benefit match for Joe Fox on April 7 tickets at Ellingwood’s drug store. Dick Furbush, not playing regularly this season, remains a strong halfback and is seen as a potential goalie for future play.
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Lowell
Lawrence Sun
Mallory
Muncie
Indiana
Lewis
Hart
Jean
Holderness
Parsons
Newslaven
Lowell Boys
Joe Fox
Ellingwood
Dick Furbush
Furbush
BASE BALL NOTES from Fall River and surrounding clubs
Fall River reports a dark blue uniform with maroon stockings and a three pocket double breasted jacket. Manager McDermott lists signed players including Kickers and Ward as catchers, Thatcher of Lincoln and McLane of Rochester as pitchers, Weeks of Sanford Moorehead Providence as infielders, Harrington Fall River and Whalen Camden as outfielders. Parsons will not push Hart’s signing. Lawrence has ready outfielders and spare pitchers/catchers. Tom Reilly of Meriden gets Jersey City franchise, succeeding Tom Burns. Sockalexis vows to join practice in 10 days and has ferried on the Penobscot river since break-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
McDermott Ag
Kickers
Providence
Ward
Thatcher
Lincoln
N. H
McLane
Rochester
N. Y
Weeks
Sanford
Moorehead
Mark Harrington
Whalen
Camden
N. J
Parsons
Hart
Lowell
Lawrence
Lake
Sockalexis
Penobscot
Baseball results from Charlottesville and Washington
At Charlottesville Virginia University of Virginia defeated Yale 2 to 1 in 2 innings while Georgetown and Princeton produced a 9 to 0 score in a shortened game. Richmond College beat University of Pennsylvania 8 to 3 at Richmond.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Yale
Washington
Georgetown
Princeton
Richmond
Richmond College
University of Pennsylvania
Six day go as you please race postponed in Salem
The six day go as you please race at the North street rink in Salem was postponed from tonight to next Wednesday due to lack of patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
North Street
Hair goods sale offers long and short switches
In a catalog style notice made in a store, hair switches and front pieces are offered. Short stem and long hair switches priced at 50 cents to 1.50 dollars with 22 inch crayon switches at one dollar. Goods are made in the store under Mr. Rhodes supervision.
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Rhodes
Diplomatic Doings In Washington March 31 Italian Embassy Vacancy
Henry White secretary of embassy at London is a leading candidate to fill the Italian embassy post created by Ambassador Meyer’s retirement. He is urged by Senator Lodge and has strong diplomatic credentials. Bellamy Storer, minister to Madrid, may become ambassador to Berlin, though Ohio senators’ stance could block.
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Washington
Henry White
London
Meyer
White
Senator Lodge
Hay
Bellamy Storer
Madrid
Berlin
Andrew White
Storer
Ohio
Neglect of Duty Charge Against Saratoga Sheriff
Edwin A. Wood of New York city filed charges with Governor Odell accusing Sheriff Carpenter of Saratoga county of neglect of duty for failing to serve a warrant for Richard Canfield the Saratoga club proprietor and allowing gambling to continue in open violation of the law on August third, 1901.
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Albany
N. Y
Edwin A. Wood
New York City
Odell
Carpenter
Saratoga County
New York State
Andruss
Saratoga Springs
Richard Canfield
Saratoga Club
Pretoria Returns After Fire Off Tompkinsville
The Quebec Steamship Co liner Pretoria bound for Bermuda returned from sea with cargo fire and grounded off Tompkinsville. A wrecking steamer floated her, the fire was extinguished, and her hold is being pumped out as she heads to drydock for a damage survey.
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New York
Quebec Steamship Co
Pretoria
Bermuda
Tompkinville
General Bradenord Struck By Stroke In Ardmore Office
United States Commissioner General S. B. Bradenord fell ill with a partial stroke while in his Ardmore Oklahoma office on March 31. The former Kansas attorney general, about 50, had been sent to Washington by the statehood convention and had campaigned for single statehood. His condition was listed as critical.
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Ardmore
I. T
S. B. Bradenord
United States
Bradenord
Kansas
Washington
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Fight Bids Entered For Match
New York March 31 James J Jeffries and Robert Fitzsimmons will meet by proxy to open bids for their bout. Two offers are in play a $25,000 guaranteed bid from the Century Athletic club of Los Angeles and a $26,000 bid from the Exposition company of Charleston South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Jeffries
Robert Fitzsimmons
Century Athletic Dluby
Los Angeles
Exposition Company of
Charleston
8. C
Sheckard Signs with Baltimore Club for Coming Season
Baltimore outfielder James Sheckard signed a contract to play for the American League club and travels to Savannah to join the team. He had previously signed with Brooklyn in the National League.
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Baltimore
James Sheckard
Savannah
Sheckard
Brooklyn
Morristown trades threaten strike over eight hour day
Morristown carpenters masons and painters announce plans to strike in the morning over demands for an eight hour workday while preserving current wage rates. Employers stand united and refuse to concede to the men’s demands.
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Morristown
N. J
Memorial Bridge Plan Endorsed for Potomac Crossing
Washington March 31 Senator Martin from the District of Columbia committee reports favorably an amendment for a memorial bridge across the Potomac at Washington. The measure fixes the cost at 5 million dollars and authorizes a present appropriation of 100 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin
Committee of the District of Columbia
Potomac
Three Queens and Fifty Plunks Referenced in Day’s Call
A fragmentary line notes a figure of "Three queens" and a payment of "fifty plunks" amid an unclear day. The snippet preserves two named elements and hints at a scene involving calls or bets, with no further context to identify people or event.
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Day
Boston Breweries Face Major Strike After Two Months
Nearly 1500 Boston brewery workers plan to quit Thursday after failing to resolve three demands with master brewers. Disputes over discharge hearings, free beer, and hours of labor stalled a two month schedule revision, with brewers citing cost and legality while workers seek hearings and continued free access to beer. The most contentious issue is discharge policy, with unions demanding hearings before termination.
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Boston
Wage Increases Spread Through Blackstone Valley Mills
March 31 in Pawtucket Rhode Island. Most cotton mills in the Blackstone valley announce a 10 percent wage rise to take effect around April 7. Lorraine Mills, with 1900 workers, has not yet adjusted wages. Samoset, Slater Cotton, Valley Falls, and others report gains. J and P Coates thread workers threaten action if not granted.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Blackstone Valley
Lorraine Manufacturing Company
Westerly
Samoset Company
Valley Falls
Central Falls
Jennings
Slater Cotton Company
Valley Falls Company
Albion
Lorraine
J. & P. Coates Thread Company (Limited
New Bedford Yarn Mill Talks End Without Wage Rise
A New England Cotton Yarn Co conference with labor leaders and managers ends with President Knowles rejecting a 10 percent wage advance. He proposes a four month wait to assess business and hints at another meeting if conditions improve. Spinners and other mill workers plan further meetings later this week.
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New Bedford
New England Cotton Yarn Co
Knowles
Spinners Union Chief Plans Saturday Meeting on Wage Shift
Secretary O'Donnell of Fall River’s Spinners union, after talks in New Bedford with New England Yarn officials, will convene a Saturday afternoon meeting to address the mill wage advance demand refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
O'Donnell
New Bedford
New England Yarn Company
Old Scale Restored at Atlantic Yards Weavers Strike
Providence March 31 The weavers at Atlantic Yards Olneyville returned to work after a settlement. A committee initially demanded restoration of the old 37 percent cut and a scale wage increase. The management discharged eight men who were said to be the committee, but those discharged were not on the committee.
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Providence
R. I
Atlantic Yaills
Olneyville
Fall River Carders Strike Looms At Mills Row
Fall River card room employees at Pocasset American Linen and Cornell mills complain of working conditions and wage issues. Workers plan meetings to discuss action as tensions rise among mill management and labor organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Pocassett, American Linen
Cornell Mills
Union Leaders Seek 10 Percent Advance Inquiry
Tonight they presented their grievance to Secretary Tansey of their association, with figures to be inquired into later. The Pocasset case was postponed until the Hargraves mill strike is settled. The secretary will inquire into the other two cases.
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Tansey
Pocasset
Hargraves Mills
Perry explains Iowa captain denies indiscreet remarks
Washington March 31 Secretary Long received Captain Perry of the battleship Iowa for a reply to inquiries about alleged in discreet remarks at a Chilean banquet. Perry states he was not present at any meal where toasts were made and did not express pro war or pro any side views. The incident stems from a Chilean official visit where wine was offered and a cordial toast was given. He calls the explanation satisfactory.
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Washington
Long
Perry
Iowa
Department
Chile
Argentine
Concepcion
Haines Murder Case Highlights Witness Stand Testimony
Mount Holly New Jersey March 31 Mrs Mabel Fentons Haines testifies four hours denying all prosecution claims. She denies giving arsenic or abusing Gwendolin aged two. Cross examined an hour as mother and brother testify for her. State rebuttal witnesses follow as trial heads to jury.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Mabel Fentons
Haines
Gwendolin
Barnard College Nears Rockefeller Gift Match
George A. Plimpton Barnard College treasurer said only 1000 more dollars were needed of 200,690 to meet Rockefeller's matching gift. By 9 pm, he announced the 1000 had been received and the fund would be completed tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Plimpton
Barnard College
John D. Rockefeller
Kanawha Arrives at Santiago With Noted Passengers
The American steam yacht Kanawha carrying H. H. Rogers of Standard Oil Thomas B. Reed former Speaker and Samuel L. Clemens arrived at Santiago de Cuba on March 31. They visited nearby historical sites and Reed praised Cuba’s wealth before the vessel departed for Nassau.
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Santiago de Cuba
Kanawha
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oi! Co
Thomas B. Reed
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Santiago
Missionary Claims Held Back Pending Board Adjudication
Washington reports that the House appropriations committee has not acted on the President's recommendation to pay 2,100,000 in missionary claims tied to the Boxer trouble in China. An informal understanding favors awaiting adjudication by another commission and China’s 23,000,000 indemnity payment before any payment to claimants.
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Washington
Appropriations Committee
The
House
China
Monument planned for Sultana steamer victims
Washington on March 31 reports a movement to erect a monument in memory of 1457 ex-prisoners of war from Andersonville and Cabala who died in the Sultana explosion near Memphis on April 27, 1865. A $50,000 appropriation bill will be introduced in Congress. Fire at Revere Beach destroys Ocean View house, owned by Mrs. Anna Garrington, loss about $5000 with some insurance.
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Washington
Andersonville
Cabala
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Revere Beach
Ocean View House
Anna Garrington
Rathbone trial move debated by Senator Hanna
Senator Hanna plans to introduce a bill to try Rathbone in the United States under American law for Cuban postal service frauds. The Post says Rathbone is believed honest by Hanna, who argues admissible evidence under U.S. procedure could aid him, while White House insists the Cuban judgment should stand.
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Washington
the Post
Hanna
Estes G. Rathbone
Cuba
United States
Post
Rathbone
Reeves
General Wood
Neely
Wood
Congress
Fancy price asked for new burial lands
A city cemetery hearing shows Alderman Badger opposing further land buys as the city already loses money on cemetery plots. Officials argued Manning land value and upkeep costs, with Mr Gray claiming the area is better suited for burials than other uses. The committee, after executive session, recommended against purchasing the land.
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Centralville
Badger
Clark
Derby
Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Derby
Gray
Manning
Mr. Gray
Garin
A. J. Howe
Lowell
Appreciation for Carleton and Hovey Drug Store
The Carleton and Hovey drug firms on 236 Merrimack Street showcase a public appreciation of their prescription business. Improved methods and pure drugs, fair prices, prompt service, and a solid family reputation attract customers seeking accurate compounding. Ask for a free graduated glass medicine spoon.
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Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack Street
Right of Dower Upheld by Rhode Island Supreme Court
Providence March 31 Chief Justice Stiness sustains the right of dower in the appeal by Reilly et al ruling that Mrs A Hunt signed a dower release without authority in a deed James gave his mother. The court finds no equitable estoppel since she learned of the deed only after completion and had no chance to warn the grantor.
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Providence
R. I
Supreme Court
Stiness
Reilly
A. Hunt
James
Navy yard per diem workers oppose extra leave bills
About 309 per diem employees at the New York navy yard join a protest against two House bills granting an additional 15 days of unpaid leave. They argue passage would reduce permanent hiring chances by raising government labor costs and say they are satisfied with the current 15 days.
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Washington
New York Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Debate Question Set for Yale Harvard May 12
Cambridge March 31 Yale has submitted to Harvard a debate question for the May 12 event in New Haven. The motion asks whether immigration of Chinese laborers into our insular possessions should be prohibited by law. Harvard selects the side.
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Cambridge
Yale
Harvard
New Haven
Gift to Phillips Exeter funds scholarship for needy students
Exeter New Hampshire March 31 Principal Amen of Phillips Exeter academy announced a gift of 3000 dollars from Miss Susan G Perkins of Concord in memory of her father. The fund will be known as the Hamilton Flint Perkins fund and supports a scholarship for needy students.
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Exeter
N. H
Amen
Phillips-Exeter Academy Today
Academy
Susan G. Perkins
Concord
Hiamilton Flint Perkins
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claim by Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states druggists refund the money if it fails to cure and features E. W. Groves signature on each box, priced at 26 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Relieves Farm Accident Pain
Accidents on the farm bring cuts stings bruises and sprains. Dr Thomas Electric Oil relieves the pain instantly and is advertised as a safe essential for farm life.
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Thomas
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New York Optical Co
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the Mosler Safe Co
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Bowler Bros
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Mass
St. Vincent's Hospital
Justice Stiness
Rhode Island
Phillips-Exeter
Coburn
Caleb L. Smith
Boston Branch Grocery
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Steam —_ Carpal Cleaning Co
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