Massachusetts Odd Fellows Hold Busy Manchester Unity Session
The Massachusetts district Independent Order of Odd Fellows met at Elkshall with a large delegate turnout. Officers were appointed, credentials confirmed, and reports heard as nominations for provincial officers circulated. future decisions include a possible new Lawrence district and next meeting location.
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Massachusetts
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Manchester Unity
Elkshall
Caleb Mulock
Harvard
J. W. Gregg
Excelsior Lodge
George W. Rockett
Irving Lodge
Boston
Hearts 291
Oak
Washington
Essex
Victoria
Lawrence
Methuen
Andover
Optimistic New England Cotton Meeting Opens in Boston
Boston April 26 The New England Cotton Manufacturers association opened in Tremont Temple with Gov Douglas sending Speaker Frothingham in his place. President Herbert Walmsley of New Bedford urged sound management, warned against strikes and urged modernization and industrial training while stressing strict economy to keep New England cotton competitive with the South. Theodore H. Price of New York spoke at the afternoon session.
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Boston
New England Cotton Manufacturers Association
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
Wm. L. Douglas
Louis A. Frothingham
House of Representatives
Herbert E. Walmsley
New Bedford
Walmsley
New England
Theodore H. Price
New York City
Arlington Mills to Increase Capital Stock
The Arlington Mills of Lawrence plans to raise capital from 3 million to 5 million dollars. A stock dividend of 1 million dollars will be issued from earnings, and 1 million dollars offered to stockholders at par. The move follows a 25 percent rise in mill machinery prices amid strong textile demand.
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Boston
Saco and Pettee Company
Biddeford
Newton
Upper Falls
Lowell
New England
Arlington Mills
Lawrence
Thumb Laceration Treated at Emergency Hospital
William Hamilton of 16 Congress street sustained a severe laceration to the end of his thumb this morning. Three stitches were required to dress the wound at the Emergency hospital.
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William Hamilton
Congress Street
Framingham Tragedy As Train Hits Carriage Killing Woman
Mary Ducey of Framingham Centre and Joseph Foley of Natick die after their carriage is struck by a New York, New Haven and Hartford passenger train at Waverly street crossing. The collision mangles the woman and injures Foley, who later dies at Framingham hospital. The couple were returning from Natick when sight or sound failed before the speeding train from Mansfield to Fitchburg.
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South Framingham
Mary Ducey
Framingham Centre
Joseph Foley
Natick
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Waverly Street
Miss Ducey
Mr. Foley
Mansfield
Fitchburg
Foley
Framingham Hospital
West Central Street
Warren's Corner
City Clerk to Seek City Solicitor Opinion on Veto
City Clerk Cadman will request a written opinion from City Solicitor James G. Hill on the validity of Mayor Casey's veto of the redistricting bill. Cadman will then report to the secretary of state, with the outcome shaping the return of whether the bill passed. The dispute pits Republicans and Democrats, with the fight likely to go to court.
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Dadman
Cadman
Secretary of State
Casey
Lowell
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Courier-Citizen
James G. Hill
Hill
Patterson Case Rests on Pawnbroker Testimony
In New York on April 26 the Stern confrontation with J Morgan Smith failed to identify the man who bought the revolver used in the Caesar Young killing. Stern could not say the defendant resembled the purchaser nor could he confirm Nan Patterson’s companion. The case centers on whether Smith bought the weapon for Patterson.
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New York
Hyman Stern
Caesar Young
J. Morgan Smith
Nana Patterson
Stern
Smith
Nan Patterson
Rand
Mr. Stern
Mr. Smith
Abraham Levy
Goff
Mr. Rand
Cincinnati
Patterson
District Attorney’s Department
Smiths
Young
Levy
Two New Cases of Spinal Meningitis Reported
Two new cases of cerebro spinal meningitis were found yesterday when Dr. Wesley Sawyer attended two children of Dennis Meagher at 1204 Gorham Street. One is a boy and the other a girl. The boy's case has been reported to the board of health. Robert Foster, a patient of Dr. Sawyer, is in serious condition.
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Wesley Sawyer
Gorham Street
Dennis Meagher
Board of Health
Robert Foster
Sawyer
Consecration of Bishop Darlington in Brooklyn
In New York on April 26 Rev James Henry Darlington D D was consecrated bishop of Harrisburg Pennsylvania at Christ Protestant Episcopal church in Brooklyn, marking a clerical milestone for the church and region.
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New York
James Henry Darlington
Harrisburg
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Note Says He Jumped Overboard on Bay State
Portland April 26 A note found after the Bay State arrived from Boston states I have jumped over the edge of the boat Please notify my father Fred Wilson 17 Sunnyside street Jamaica Plain Mass The steamer officers will determine if a passenger is missing when the ship reaches Boston tomorrow and tickets are checked
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Portland
Bay State
Boston
Fred Wilson
Sunnyside Street
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Ten Miners Die in 400 Foot Mine Cage Fall
Ten miners died at the Conyngham mine of the Delaware and Hudson Company in Wilkes Barre after the cage rope broke at 350 feet from the surface. The accident occurred as the men were lowered, the cage plunged 400 feet to the bottom, and rescuers found the bodies beneath debris. Eight victims were Polish workers and two were English-speaking miners. Supt. Foote reported rope inspection beforehand showed no fault, and foreman William Cunningham blamed the failed catchers for the tragedy.
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Wilkesbarre
Conyngham
Delaware & Hudson Company
Foote
Wm. Cunningham
Hillam
Temperance crusader claims victory over Lowell liquor bill
Quincy April 26 Eva M Brown manager of the Faxon Temperance Bureau says she thwarted the unlimited liquor license bill in Lowell, exposing it as a ploy to remove license limits statewide. She details tactics by Rep Adams and city legislators, vows to push closing hours and a revised fee split, and notes a reconsideration date Friday as lobbyists regroup.
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Quincy
Lowell
Senate
Eva M. Brown
Faxon Temperance Bureau
Cecil L. Adams
House of Representatives
Adams
New England
Killed for Her Money in Spring Street Apartment
New York April 26 police seek two Italians after Mrs. Marie Ducci 45 was found dead in her Spring Street two room flat. Her money and valuables were missing, clothes torn, marks of violence on head and neck, and a wad of cloth stuffed down her throat likely causing suffocation. The body was discovered by her eight year old daughter Rosie. Police believe she kept a large sum in her bosom and two bend safety pins marked the money’s hiding place.
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New York
Marie Ducci
Spring _ street
Rosie
Andrea Desposito
Germany Ends 1900 Reciprocity Pact With U S
Berlin April 26 The imperial government notifies Washington that the Germany United States tariff accord signed July 10 1900 ends March 1 1906 when the new European treaties take effect Germany offers to negotiate a new reciprocity treaty with the United States
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Sanford's Ginger Breaks Up Colds and Fevers
An old-time remedy advertises Sanford's Ginger as a genuine cure for colds and fevers. The ad urges readers to obtain the product shown as the authentic version.
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Sanford
Pharisee Wins Epson Handicap for 3 Year Olds
London readers report Pharisee won the Epson 2000 sovereign handicap for horses three and up over about a mile and a quarter. Ambition took second, Dean Swift finished third as nineteen horses contested the race with Pharisee ridden by Danny Maher the American jockey and the favorite at 11 to 2.
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London
Epson
Pharisee
Ambition
Dean Swift
Ninteen
Danny Maher
Delegates Visit Harvard at American Electrochemical Convention
Boston April 26 The delegates to the annual convention of the American Electro Chemical society today visited Harvard university. The convention will close tonight with a ban ser.
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Boston
American Electro Chemical Society
Harvard University
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Elks’ Hall
F. G Humphriss
Mr. Price
Southern Cotton Combine
Yerxa’s
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O’sullivan’s
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Saco & Pettee Co
Lowell Shop
City Solicitor
Morgan Smith
Newsboy
Nan
Hood
Miss Brown
Gremany
Aggourt
Ayer
Rilla
J. D, Ayer Company
Lowell, Mass
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