Young Theodore Roosevelt Improves At Groton
Groton feb 12 young Theodore Roosevelt shows marked improvement after pneumonia at Groton school. Secretary Cortelyou says night was quiet and morning examination expected. President Roosevelt visited his son with Mrs Roosevelt and Dr Parkhurst paid respects before returning to Washington.
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Groton
Theodore
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Mr. Cortelyou
Wm. A. Gardner
Chas. H. Parkhurst
New York
Amherst
Clinton
Parkhurst
Ayer
Howard Potter
Wm. Gammell
Providence
Gammell
Washington
Sale of J. M. Patent Leather Shoes
The Blucher style dominates this season and the sale offers every pair priced at 4.00 and the bals at 3.60. Each shoe bears the J. M. trade mark and name, emphasizing a closeout of the stock at reduced prices.
Bold Theft Leads to Five Year Sentence for Jerry McCarthy
Glendive Montana February 12 Jerry McCarthy a baseball player has been sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary for stealing nearly fifteen thousand dollars worth of diamonds from trunks of C B Claussen a traveling salesman for a Minneapolis jewelry house McCarthy confessed and led officers to the hidden plunder which had been rifled from the express room of the depot The robbery was bold and daring and the case marked by his confession and recovery of the diamonds.
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Glendive
Mont
Jerry MccCarthy
State Penitentiary
C. B. Claussen
Minneapolis
McCarthy
Tolstoi weakening in Yalta as pneumonia eases
In Yalta on February 12 Count Tolstoi’s condition grows weaker with a low fever and pulse between 100 and 102. The pneumonia shows no spread while improvements in vital signs raise hopes for a rally as his entire family gathers at his bedside.
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Yalta
Crimea
Tolstoi
Illinois Central workers seek wage increase clash in Chicago
Engineers and firemen on the Illinois Central system lobby for higher pay. Committees from the two branches are in Chicago to confer with railway officers. Current wages average about 3.75 dollars per 100 miles for engineers and 2.76 dollars for firemen. Freight men earn more. The demand is a raise of at least 25 cents per 100 miles.
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Chicago
Illinois Central System
the Chronicle
Sandusky Soldier On Trial For Third Time In Murder Case
Sandusky Ohio February 12 David Wingel, a veteran twice condemned to death and twice spared on grounds of error, faced trial yesterday for the third time charged with the murder of Frederick Blancke.
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Sandusky
Ohio
David Wingel
Frederick Blancke
Lincoln Birthday Delights Lowell School With Bas Relief Gifts
Molly Varnum chapter D A R presents copies of Lucca Della Robbia bas reliefs to Lowell High School. The 93d Lincoln birthday observance featured a 10 o clock program in the school hall with a strong chorus under F O Blunt and a welcome from Principal C W Irish. Mrs G C Brock delivered a presentation highlighting civic patriotism and the role of art in schools.
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Molly Varnum
Lucca Della Robbia
Abraham Lincoln
F.O. Blunt
G. C. Brock
Della Robbia
C. W. Irish
Molly Varnum Chapter
Brock
Lowell High School
Lowell
Daughters of the American Revolution
Greenhalge
Girls’ High School
Boston
Boston Public School Art League
Brookline
Pierce Grammar School
Lincoln School
Times
Ross Turner
Florence
Robblia
Bet
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promises Deep Cough Relief
Advertisement for Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral from J. C. Ayer Co. Lowell Mass. claims to cure the worst of deep coughs while offering 25c 50c and 1.00 options and emphasizes relief for light and persistent coughs.
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Dufferin Dies After Prolonged Ill Health
London reports the death of the Marquis of Dufferin former Governor General of Canada and veteran British diplomat after a long illness. His passing follows the death of his son in South Africa and the collapse of a family finance concern. Eldest son Claude Boye inherits the title. private funeral planned in County Down Ireland.
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London
Marquis of Dufferin
Canada
Clan de Boye
County Down
Ireland
Lord Dufferin
Lord Ava
South Africa
London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited
Lord Hamilton-Temple Blackwood
Ninth Lancers
Claude Boye
Foreign Office
Florence
John H. Davis
New York
Miss Whitmore Missing from Appleton Street
Mrs Selina Whitmore reports her 18 year old daughter Selina Whitmore disappeared from 152 Appleton street last Friday afternoon after leaving for work at Appleton mill. The mother describes Selina as five feet three inches, about 120 pounds, fair skin blue eyes light hair and convent education. She suspects a friend Ada Bilbeault, aged around 19 or 20, may know her whereabouts and notes Selina wore black clothing when she left.
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Selina Whitmore
Appleton Street
Appleton Mill
Ada Bilbeault
Ada
New Engine House Plans Expand Gorham Street Facility
Plans for remodeling Gorham street engine house call for a larger building with eighteen feet added on the street side and twelve feet at the rear plus a new wagon shed. The tower remains sound but the rest will be torn down to the first story and rebuilt. Superintendent J. S. Gillow has issued a new building ordinance requiring permits for new construction or major repairs after filing a work statement. Also noted is a dispensary effort to limit free medical attendance to needy applicants, who must obtain a line to the doctor form from overseers.
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Gorham Street
J. S. Gillow
City Hall
Frozen to death while shovelling path in Clyde
Henry Backman, 70, a prominent farmer living three and a half miles south of Clyde New York, was found last evening frozen to death a short distance from his home while shovelling a path to the barn. He suffered a heart condition.
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Clyde
N. Y
Henry Backman
Runaway Horse Incinerates Shop and Claims Ex Assemblyman’s Father
A runaway horse crashed through a Broadway window, toppled a stove and started a fire in a one story paint shop. Terence F. Reilly, 62, father of Assemblyman Reilly, died trapped after the horse blocked a doorway. David Grouther escaped with facial injuries as the shop burned and collapsed.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Terrence F. Reilly
Assemblyman
Reilly
13Th District
David Grouther
Grouther
Hegelman and Cavanaugh Lead Long Walking Match
In New York on February 12 the 56th hour of the walking race finds 24 teams still on track. Hegelman and Cavanaugh pull away, over 13 miles ahead of rivals at 8 am, with leaders 60 miles above the previous record. scores show Hegelman Cavanaugh at 339.8, Shelton Guerrero 326, Fahey Metkus 316.3, Golden Tracy 311, and others trailing.
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New York
Hegelman
Cavanaugh
Hurst Brothers
Hegelman-Cavanaugh
Shelton- Guerrero
Fahey-Metkus
Golden-Tracy
Glick-Howarth
Davis-Carroll
Feeney-Feeney
Heer-Heer
Fallon-Harrington
Dean Campbell
Portland Chamber Opposes Chinese Immigration Restriction
The Portland chamber of commerce adopted resolutions opposing congressional bills to restrict Chinese immigration. They assert Portland’s trade with the Chinese empire is vital and should be aided with full commerce facilities and friendly treatment toward the Chinese merchants who drive this trade.
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Portland, Ore
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Portland
Western steam fitters end strike with new pay scale
St Louis February 12 A strike of 300 steam fitters and helpers seeking 2.50 a day has been settled Eleven of eighteen contractors concede to 2.35 a day and the compromise scale was ratified by a mass meeting of involved unions.
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St. Louis
Steam Fitting Contractors Association
Willie defeats Handler in six round clash at Aurora hall
Chicago report notes John Willie, a wrestler, outweighed Jimmy Handler by about 20 pounds in a six round bout at Aurora hall. Handler was knocked down several times but avoided a knockout. the decision went to Willie.
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Chicago
Jimmy Handler
Newark
Aurora Hall
John Willie
Willie
Handler
Captain James H. Carter Dies at Wakefield at Age 69
Wakefield report notes Captain James H. Carter a former representative and leading citizen died this morning of paralysis. He was famed in Washington and New England, former chief engineer of the town fire department, and founder of the Carter Hose company. He was 69 and survived by a widow.
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Wakefield
James H. Carter
Washington
New England
Carter Hose Company
Carter
Desert post offices in the Sudan</T>
The Egyptian postal administration reports new post offices for registered mails at Khartoum Fashoda and 25 other Sudan locations. U S postmasters are instructed to handle incoming and outgoing mail to these sites.
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Washington
Egyptian Postal Administration
Khartoum
Fashoda
Soudan
United States
Sampson's Sister Dead in Detroit
Mrs. L. E. Ellis wife of Dr L E Ellis of Detroit and sister of Rear Admiral W T Sampson died at her home last night She was born December 1850 in Palmyra New York
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Detroit
Mich
L. EB. Ellis
L. E. Elis
W. T. Sampson
Boy with golden locks sent to reformatory
John Henry Canney, 17, known for his golden locks, pleaded guilty in a police court to stealing $35 from Martha F. Dean. About $24 was recovered on him. his father appeared, and Judge Hadley committed him to the Massachusetts reform school. Other defendants included actors Collins and Gilman, stranded in Lowell seeking work, and several minor cases heard with fines or continuances.
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John Henry Canney
Martha F. Dean
Dean
Welch
Hadley
Massachusetts Reformatory
John M. Collins
Charles B. Gilman
Haverhill
Lowell
Swan Building
Andrew Halpin
Noye
Collins
Gilman
Severin Anderson
Savage Brothers
Scott
Thomas Savage
Anderson
Hamilton Mills
John McLaughlin
Hamilton
John F. Thompson
Trapeze Performer Eva Gilbert Dies After Fall
Newport News reports Eva Gilbert a Powhatan theatre trapeze artist died after falling from a trapeze during an aerial act. She slipped from a loop about 25 feet high and died within ten minutes. Born Gilbreath she lived on West 83d Street New York and was a widow. She arrived in town about six weeks ago.
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Newport News
Eva Gilbert
Powhatan Theatre
West 83d Street
New York
Gilbreath
American Prosperity Strikes City of Mexico
American merchants in Mexico City join the chamber of commerce to boost business life. The United States bank reports 100000 capital and deposits of 1,501,000, a 300 percent gain in one year, amid talks on arbitration liquidation and bankruptcy rules.
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Mexico City
Mex
Chamber of Commerce
United States Bank
Ladies Custom Waist Patterns Offer Early Purchase
The store urges selecting exclusive Waist Patterns from the D. & J. Anderson importers before the season progresses. Shopping now ensures satisfaction and leisure for tailoring while unique designs remain scarce and in high regard.
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D. & J. Anderson Fabrics
D. & J. Anderson
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W. W. Blackmar
J. & M. Patent
O'Sullivan Bros
Big Shoe Hou
Jerry McCarthy
A. Lincoln
Dufferin
India
English Statesman
Animal
Oregon
Western Steam Fitters
Jimmie
Desert Post Offices
Sampson
M. Hugues LE Roux
America
City OF Mexico
VE Clothing CO
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