Pearl Berard Sentenced for Larceny at Police Court
Pearl H. Berard, charged with larceny, was sentenced to one year in Sherborn reform atory for women after a dramatic court appearance. Inspectors recovered stolen items from her trunk and from Phoebe Winney, including china pieces and cash, as Berard admitted thefts and confessed to further larcenies during testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl H. Berard
Sherborn Reformatory
Anna K. Selzam
Percy Street
Kenwood
Berard
Pearl
Samuel Goldstein
Presse
Middlesex Street
J. J. Pickman
Goldstein
Louis Spendeas
Peter Kaphemis
Peter Hetu
Michael Ryan
Michael
Lowell
Hawk Eye
Welch
Noye
Galvin
Whoa Emma Ryan Not Negligent in Holman Collision
In superior court this morning the Holman versus Ryan case resumed with cross examination of Dr. Walton and testimony from Dr. Meigs. Ryan described his route on the night, noting the sleigh moved slowly and he yelled whoa. Holman was thrown when he grabbed the bridle. The trial paused for 2:15 pm due to counsel schedules. Separately, Gately v Dickey opened claiming $937.95 from checks to the Dickey estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatsulias
D. J. Donahue
Mylahovis
Flood's Alley
Market Street
Lawrence Mill
C. H. Keene
St. John's Hospital
Defendant
John J. Harvey
John L. Holman
John Ryan
Geo. L. Walton
Boston
Joe V. Meigs
Mr. Holman
Mud Pond
Dunbar
Wotton
Ryan
Mr. Dunbar
Lowell
Gately
Dickey
Peter A. Fay
J. J. Kerwin
Mabel G. Dickey
Leroy W. Dickey
B. F. Gately
Doctors Describe Plaintiff's Condition After Accident
In the afternoon witnesses testified that the plaintiff’s condition has greatly changed since the accident. Dr Sweetsh of Lowell noted the state the day after the crash. Dr Courtney of Boston and Dr Pillsbury, both nervous disease specialists, supported that the injury caused the current condition. The defense opened and the first witness’s direct exam ended before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetsh
Lowell
Joseph W. Courtney
Boston
Boyden H. Pillsbury
Holman
Quiet in Rome as Easter pilgrims arrive
Rome reports a peaceful strike resolution with near normal life resuming. Cabs are absent but pilgrims from Germany arrive for Easter rites and will meet the Pope on Monday. Holy Week services proceed in 300 churches as police and strikers clash fade from public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Radical push for negro suffrage and southern representation cut
New York April 9 union league members plan radical steps to back negro suffrage in the South and urge Congress to reduce southern representation. A committee report calls for delaying no action, testing state constitutional validity, and funding lawsuits across Alabama Virginia and other states. Former Secretary Bliss is a prime mover with Roosevelt once a club vice president.
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New York
Union League Club
South
Congress
Club Committee On
Alabama
Virginia
Cornelius N. Bliss
Roosevelt
Holy Thursday Feet Washing By Francis Joseph
Emperor Francis Joseph with 11 archdukes conducted the ancient rite in the Hofburg washing the feet of 12 elderly men aged 92 to 89 totaling 1082 years. After dishes of food were offered the viands were sent to the men's homes and each was given a bag of 30 pieces of silver. The emperor appeared in excellent health amid a large court and diplomatic presence including Storer and Mrs Storer Rives Harris Sir Henry Plunkett Lady Plunkett and the Duchess of Marlboro.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Hofburg
Storer
Rives
Harris
Henry Plunkett
Plunkett
Duchess of Marlboro
Railroad dispute prompts settlement talks in The Hague
The Vaderland reports the railroad employees union asks state railroads to enter negotiations for a settlement and reinstatement of workers. In Rotterdam a sentinel shot four railroad men who refused to leave the line after warning. one man was killed.
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the Hague
Vaderland
Union
Rotterdam
PUGILIST DYING IN Butte FIGHT ROUND TWO
In the Butte Athletic club bout Harry White knocked out Henry Taylor in the second round. Taylor is hospitalized and reported to be in a dying condition. Both fighters are Black. In Berkeley Frank E. Ross a UC graduate was named Carnegie Institute research assistant in astronomy to study the Moon's motions with Prof. Simon Newcomb.
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Henry Taylor
Harry White
Butte
Mont
Butte Athletic Club
Berkeley
Cal
Frank E. Ross
University of California
Carnegie Institute At Washington
Simon Newcomb
British Columbia Reenacts Oriental Exclusion Act
Victoria April 9. The British Columbia Legislature re enacted anti oriental legislation modeled on the Natal act. It provides an educational test to be passed by Chinese and Japanese seeking admission to the province. The act was in force last year and was dissolved by the federal government for imperial reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Ayer's Hair Vigor Restores Color and Hair Growth
The advertisement claims Ayer's Hair Vigor restores gray hair color, stimulates growth, stops hair loss, and cures dandruff. The claim presents a hair care product marketed to improve appearance and scalp health through multiple effects.
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Ayer
Textile council stalls hearing in Lowell labor probe
The State board of conciliation and arbitration opened an inquiry into Lowell labor trouble as the Textile council, advised by its executive committee, refused to present its case without a policy from the council. Treasurers from several mills offered to show their books to an expert, while insisting on protection of private data, and hearings adjourned to tomorrow with visits planned to mills to study manufacturing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Textile Council
Lawrence Mills
City Hall
Board of Arbitration
Frederick B. Amory
Hamilton
C. P. Baker
Lawrence
Eliot Clarke
Scott
Franklin Nourse
Frank E. Dunbar
Board of Trade
F. A. Bowen
Apzieton Mills
A. 8. Covel
Tremont & Suffolk
Judge Reed
Lowell
Conroy
Reed
Clarke
the Boot
Covel
Baker
Amory
A. G. Cumnock
Appleton Company
Lovering
Massachusetts and
Merrimack
Executive Committee
Palmer
Nourse
Cotton Mills
Camborne by election returns Liberal Sir Wilfrid Lawson
In Camborne Cornwall the Liberal Sir Wilfrid Lawson won the parliamentary seat with an increased majority over Arthur Strauss Liberal Unionist. The vote was 3658 to 2869 amid crowd gathers and local tensions. Lawson’s anti government stance on Transvaal and temperance figure noted.
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England
London
Camborne
Cornwall
W. S. Caine
Wilfrid Lawson
Arthur Strauss
Wilfrid
Transvaal
Orange Bree
Strauss
Westminster
Chamberlain
Shoe Merchant Killed at Harvard Street Station
Boston April 9 I P Webster a 35 year old shoe merchant was instantly killed at Harvard Street station New Haven railroad while crossing behind a freight train he stepped into an oncoming express and was thrown 50 feet. He was single.
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Boston
I. P. Webster
Harvard Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Northwestern Chicago strike by 285 clerks at five stores
In Chicago on April 9, two hundred eighty five clerks from five large northwestern stores have gone on strike. They allege store proprietors violated a pact to close on Wednesdays and Friday nights, prompting a labor dispute in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mass meeting backs Roosevelt on Negro suffrage rights
Schenectady residents voted to endorse President Roosevelt and support the rights of colored citizens to enjoy the fruits of citizenship. The gathering expressed enthusiasm for forthcoming actions and urged adherence to equal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Roosevelt
Berlin singer Gilbert recovers from private hospital illness
Berlin April 9 Gilbert the music hall singer has been ill in a private hospital since February but is recovering and expects to return to the stage soon.
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Berlin
Weather Tests for Shamrocks Off Weymouth England
The Shamrocks race today covered 15 miles to leeward with a 30 mile test home under light winds up to five knots. Shamrock I led Shamrock III by about half a minute after starting at Weymouth pier, as both yachts moved to clear water for the downwind run.
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Weymouth
Eng
Leeward
Sandy Hook
Shamrock L
Shamrock NL
Huntington’s Out in Rail Franchise Row
Los Angeles reports that Senator William A. Clark is linked to the Southern Pacific in seeking an 82 mile Los Angeles blanket franchise. A midnight meeting with W. F. X. Parker Wm. M. Garland and Clarence Miller produced a plan to challenge Pacific policy, prompting Henry E. Huntington to sever ties and possibly resign from the board, marking a national railroading episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
the Times Today
William A. Clark
Montana
Southern Pacific
Garland
Clarence Miller
W. F. X. Parker
Wm. M. Garland
Transportation
Henry E. Huntington
Southern Pacific Company
Huntington
C. P. Huntington
Wage Accord Reached At Portland Mill Conference
At a meeting in Colorado Springs President Burns of Portland company and Charles Burr for the Western Federation of Miners, with Portland mill workers, reached a partial agreement on wages. A new minimum of 2.25 dollars for inside workers, previously 1.85 to 2 a day, was approved. The Portland mill is among plants tied to the Colorado City strike.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Burns
Portland Company
Charles Burr
Western Federation of Miners
Portland Mill
Colorado City
Wanted and for sale items clutter Dracut Lowell and nearby
A jumble of classified notices lists WANTED positions and salaries at Grosvenor Rock and Davis Terrace, FOR SALE Gayton Hall farm at Dracut Centre with 11 cultivated acres and good buildings, WANTED free lots for Pinehurst Annex summer homes at 29 Central Street, TO LET furnished rooms at 56 Franklin Street, TO LET tenement six rooms at 24 Second Street, FOR SALE or rent a farm at 52 Parker Street with easy terms, and a cheap Hardman upright piano offered nearby.
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Gayton Hall
Dracut Centre
Bridge Street
Lowell
Pinehurst Annex
J. W. Bruce
Central Street
Fine Grove
Bath
Second Street
P. J. Byrne
East Merrimack Street
Parker Street
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Pearl Berard
Sherborn
Haralabos Mylahovis
Theodoros
Emma
J. L. Holman
Radical Action
Emperor Francis Joseph
Want Settlement
Chas. DA
State Board of Arbitration
Council
the Lawrence
Temperance Man
Yvette
Shamrocks
Southern
Pacific
Grosvenor Roek
Davis Terrace
Franklin Street
Hardman Lardman Upright Lane
Rigms Raniteville
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