Mayor Rejects 34 Cent Foot Land for Mawhinney Shoe Shop
Mawhinney Company and Mayor Casey seek alternative sites after rejecting Mollahan land at 34 cents per square foot in Lowell Massachusetts. Mollahan offered 0.84 per square foot for about 33,000 square feet, deemed excessive by the mayor who plans to review other reasonable locations and expects the company to visit Lowell again.
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Gorham Street
Casey
Assessors’ Department
Boston
Mawhinney Company
Lowell
Mass
James B. Casey
Peter Mullahan
Courier-Citizen
Mollahan
Jenson commits suicide amid larceny indictment
Boston April 17 John P Jenson indicted on forty counts for larceny from the Soldiers home in Chelsea shot himself through the mouth with a .38 revolver dying instantly He had furnished bonds for early court appearance He was 38 years old leaving a widow and three children
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Boston
John P. Jenson
Chelsea
Jenson
Panama Railroad Affairs at New York Session
Secretary Taft and members of the Panama canal commission met today in New York at the Panama railroad company offices. Stockholders and directors meetings, postponed for a couple of hours, reflect the government control of the railroad. Attendees included Theodore P. Shonts Judge Magoon Col Edwards Wm Barclay Parsons and Wim Nelson Cromwell.
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New York
Taft
Panama Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Theodore P. Shonts
Reorganized Commission
Magoon
Col. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Republics
Wm. Barclay Parsons
Wim
Nelson Cromwell
Woe to Democrat Who Dodges Issue on Redistricting
A city council showdown over the mayor's veto of a redistricting measure looms as Democrats are pressed to attend the roll call. Republicans claim unity and aim to win over a Democratic vote to sustain the veto, while some GOP members split their support. The measure moves from aldermen to the common council, with keen watch on attendance and timely action as the city later audits horse-related bills.
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Boston
Democratic City Committee
Republican City Committee
Common Council
Charles Bell
Stromquist avenue sewer project begins under heavy political pressure
A large force started work on the Stromquist avenue sewer this morning and will be paid until completion. Aldermen and councilmen pressed to assign their men, and Supt. Morse faced significant pressure. The job will last several weeks, after which sewer committee tasks earlier approved will start.
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Stromquist Avenue
City Hall
Morse
Committee On Sewers
Cosgrove Stays Quiet With City Work Requests
One alderman, Cosgrove, has kept a pledge not to bother the superintendent of streets, Morse, with requests for work. He told Morse long ago he would not annoy him and has since honored that promise.
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Alderman Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Supt. Morse
Remedy for Meningitis Says Nuclein Cure Proposed
West Boyleston April 17 Dr Ernest E Warren a meningitis researcher reports a nuclein based remedy claims to kill meningitis germs and restore vitality He argues the disease is infectious not contagious and worsens in damp cold areas noting no January thaw allowed rotting vegetation to spread illness spreading from dampness and warmth as factors in transmission.
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West Boyleston
Ernest E. Warrer
Warren
Fought for Her Life in Minnesota Murder Found
Little Falls Minnesota reports the discovery of Annie Kintop’s nude body four miles from the city with a twisted kerchief around the neck and brutal head injuries. A witness heard screams and saw two unknown Black men near the scene as a posse searches for suspects.
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Little Falls
Minn
Annie Kintop
Darling
Charles Nelson
Dump fires call out twice on Lakeview and First streets
Two telephone alarms this morning sent the department to dump fires on Lakeview avenue and First street. No damage occurred beyond the dumps themselves.
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Lakeview Avenue
First Street
Seeds sale ad for Patriots' Day in New York area
Best New York pea beans seven and eight each quart and four quarts at 25 cents for Tuesday only. Best granulated sugar and Yerxa's Best flour priced per bag and barrel. Potatoes 13 cents per bushel, 50 cents per bush. Buy seeds now to plant Patriots' Day.
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New York
Trial 18 Again Delayed in Nan Patterson Case
In New York on April 17 the Nan Patterson murder trial was postponed for a likely 24 hours awaiting Justice Gaynor on a motion to surrender papers seized in Cincinnati. The Smiths seek access to grand jury minutes and to answer demurrers while questions linger about calling them as witnesses. Rumors of new witnesses and sensational disclosures fade as jury selection may take several days.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Court of General Sessions
Justice Gaynor
Jerome
J. Morgan Smith
Cincinnati
Gans
Herbert B. Limburger
Justice Foster
Smiths
Limburger
Rand
Foster
Young
Miss Patterson
Tombs
Patterson
Maguire Discharged Over Missing Drowning Case Information
John E. Maguire, a Boston police department messenger, was discharged by Supt. W. B. Moffatt after failing to report Seraphine Brunette missing from her home and the subsequent drowning in the Merrimack canal. Maguire had knowledge of the case for days but did not inform investigators, leading to confusion and delays while inspectors searched for clues.
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John E. Maguire
W. B. Moffatt
Maguire
Seraphine Brunette
Merrimack Canal
Maher
Laflamme
Messenger Maguire
Supt. Moffatt
Department
Civil Service
Body Seen Swept Over Falls Likely From This City
Lawrence april 17 the merrimack continues to cast up dead bodies and sunday evening another body of a man was seen swept over the falls by the current dressed in dark clothes with no overcoat and washed over the middle of the stonework. Eugene Potter a clerk at the Upper Pacific mills on the bridge at 630 saw the body approach pass over the dam and not rise. Police notified North Andover and Haverhill to watch for it. Authorities suspect the body may have come from Lowell upstream and drifted down.
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North Andover
Haverhill
Lowell
French Naval Action Near Kamranh Bay in Cochin China
Saigon reports Russian warships revictualling in Kamranh bay as French and Japanese forces clash in Cochin China. A large convoy delivers provisions to the squadron. Sully salvage contract set at 300000 dollars. Prince Cantacuzene, Julia Dent Grant descendant, is noted among the hospital cases.
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Eridan
Europe
Prince Cantacuzene
Orel
Straits of Malacca
Saigon
Admiral Bayle
Hong Kong
Sully
Allong Bay
Admiral de Jonquieres
Descartes
Cochin-China
Michael Cantacuzene
Julia Dent Grant
Imperial Guard
Boston Philadelphia game called off in cold weather
Philadelphia today reports that the Boston Philadelphia game scheduled for April 17 was postponed due to cold weather. The decision paused play and shifted the schedule, with teams awaiting clearer conditions to reschedule.
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Philadelphia
His Fortune Came Too Late in California Estate Claim
Norfolk, April 17. Thomas Yandaw a long time Norfolk figure claimed a California fortune. Declared a lunatic five years ago and sent to Eastern Virginia asylum at Williamsburg. He died and was buried in a pauper’s grave. A Pacific coast letter says Yandaw was entitled to a substantial California estate worth over 1.5 million dollars. He left no heirs and his wife was dead.
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Norfolk
Thomas Yandan
California
Eastern Virginia
Williamsburg
Pacific Coast
Yandaw
Body of John Paul Jones to be brought home in naval convoy
Washington reports that Secretary Morton and Acting Secretary Loomis approved bringing John Paul Jones’s body from Paris aboard a naval vessel with convoy. Upon arrival in American waters the body will receive full naval honors and likely burial at Arlington. Removal expected in June with Porter possibly staying in Paris to oversee embarkation.
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Washington
Morton
Loomis
John Paul Jones
Ambassador Porter
Paris
America
American
Arlington
Porter
Aged Recluse John P. Prescott Dies in Malden
Malden April 17 John P Prescott a reclusive 76 year old man reputedly wealthy was found dead today by a caretaker in a rear building on Ferry street He owned substantial real estate Death was due to heart disease He had lived alone in the residence for many years
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Malden
John P. Prescott
Waite
Ferry Street
Estatte
Beavers Declared Subject to Removal by Supreme Court
Washington April 17 The Supreme Court today ruled Geo W Beavers subject to removal from Brooklyn to Washington in a case challenging a New York bakery labor law. Justice Peckham wrote that the ten hour day and sixty hour week in bakeries violated state law, with dissent from Harlan White Day and Holmes.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Geo. W. Beavers
Brooklyn
Beavers
Peckham
Supreme Court of the United States
New York State
Harlan, White
Day
Holmes
Harlan
Danz Told to Face Gallows After Supreme Court Ruling
Philadelphia refined the story reports that by a five to two vote the state supreme court has sentenced Mrs Catherine Danz to death for the murder of her husband William G Danz. Geo Hussey a colored voodoo doctor also received the death sentence for his part in the crime. The defendant testified that she bought powders from Hussey and gave them to her husband to cure his drinking habit. The pardon board remains as the only path to clemency.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Catherine Danz
Wm. G. Danz
Geo. Hussey
Danz
Hussey
Tammany Leaders Ready to Testify Testimony Planned
New York April 17 Notice was given to the legislative committee investigating fighting conditions that Charles F Murphy Tammany leader and other witnesses were ready to appear and answer questions as soon as Senator Stevens called the session to order Peter A Hendricks appeared as counsel for Murphy and for the New York Trucking and Contracting Company whose member is Murphy's brother.
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New York
Legislative Committee
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Stevens
Peter A. Hendricks
Murphy
New York Trucking and Contracting Company
Mr. Murphy
Missouri beer inspection law upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the eastern district of Missouri in Pabst vs Grenshaw, upholding the Missouri beer inspection law as not antagonistic to the commerce clause. The ruling sustains the law’s validity under constitutional provisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Missouri
Pabst
Brush Fire In Oaklands Threatens Nearby Buildings
An afternoon brush fire in the Oaklands near Wentworth avenue prompted a 2 PM alarm to box 241. Fire crews battled a lively blaze in brush and woods, but the danger to nearby structures was contained by the department’s efforts.
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Wentworth Avenue
Oaklands
Russian Squadron Supposedly In Kamranh Bay
St. Petersburg dispatches report Russian warships entering Kamranh Bay off Cochin China, with Admiral Rojestvensky likely to rest and refuel before the voyage's final phase. Officials refuse to confirm stay length or movements, while no torpedo attack is expected and no split of the squadron is believed.
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St. Petersburg
Kamranh Bay
Cape Padaran
Cochin-China
Rojestvensky
Chochin-China
Admiralty
Rojestvenskoy
Japanese Surprised by France Action in Kamranh Bay
Tokyo reports that information of Russian squadron vessels at Kamranh Bay on April 14 reached Tokyo and was released by the navy department. The surprise stems from the unexpected move and was conveyed briefly to the public.
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France
Tokio
Kamranh Bay
Navy Department
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