Snowblockade Threatens Local Market With Higher Prices
Freight congestion from heavy snowstorms cripples movement of beef grain coal and fruit. Rail lines delay shipments, with Buffalo and Newport Vermont hubs crippled and most freights five to six hours late. Local dealers fear beef shortages and potential price rises, but some coal and staple goods stay stocked as weather delays ease.
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Boston & Maine
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific
Here
Buffalo
N. Y
Newport
Boston
Concord
N. H
Erie claims paid by check at last
The Erie tax claim was paid this morning by Harvey N. Shepard a Boston lawyer representing the company. It amounted to 22400. The city of Lowell acknowledged the liquidation of the debt with Mayor Howe and several officials present. The Erie stockholders were represented by Qua Burke and Shepard. The payment was delayed from yesterday afternoon due to a hitch but is now complete, ending the compromise period.
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Erie
Harvey N. Shepard
Boston
City of
Lowell
Howe
Hogan
Geo. F. Richardson
Francis W. Qua
John C. Burke
Mr. Shepard
Messrs. Qua
Burke
Cover not surprised by pardon committee ruling
J B Cover said he was not surprised when a Courier Citizen reporter reported the pardon committee refused James Dowd's petition, a life prisoner at Charlestown. He criticized the evidence as vague noting his watch described as in Clan Vaughan's possession was different from the thicker watch he wore. He warned he might move from New England for safety if Dowd were pardoned.
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J. B. Cover
Courier- Citizen
James Dowd
Charlestown
Mr. Cover
Clan Vaughan
Vaughan
Dowd
New England
Life membership offer at Tabard Inn Library
A life membership is offered for a short time at Tabard Inn Library priced at $1.00. For details or to join, contact the Courter Citizen office.
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Tabard Inn Library
Courter-Citizen Office
Wife's search ends in arrest of husband's slayer
New York reports that after seven weeks of relentless Bowery patrols and visits to unsavory spots, Mrs. Katie Duffy of Brooklyn led police to arrest Charles Devuno for the murder of her husband Richard Duffy, fatally stabbed Jan. 1 in front of a Bowery resort. Devuno, linked to the lower East Side gang life, was arraigned on homicide charges.
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New York
Bowery
Katie Duffy
Brooklyn
Richard Duffy
Chas
Devuno
Duffy
Lower East Side
Greenwich Insurance closes reinsuring all fire risks with London firm
New York February 18 Greenwich Insurance company has reinsured its entire outstanding fire risks with Commercial Union Assurance of London. Founded in 1834, its 69th annual report shows assets around 2.12 million dollars and surplus to policyholders about 358 thousand. Loss from the Baltimore fire totaled about 200 thousand, prompting its withdrawal. stockholders will receive liquidation value. The firm never called on stockholders for capital, paid dividends regularly, averaging 18 percent annually, and operated widely including Hawaii and most U S states and territories.
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New York
Greenwich Insurance Company
City of
New
Baltimore
Commercial Union
Greenwich
Hawaii
Alaska
Arizona
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Oregon
Nevada
Wyoming
Ice Embargo Eases as New England Rail Lines Reopen
Boston reports improving freight and passenger service on northern New England railroads after ships wait for cargo and ice along the wharves slows harbor traffic. Officials expect conditions to return to normal by week’s end if no new storm arrives. Vermont and Montreal trains had faced deep snow delays.
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Boston
New England
Vermont
Montreal and
Western
Boston Harbor
Dull Court Holds Short Custody For Drunk Defendants
Judge Hadley and court officers took a brief recess as the hall of justice saw a quiet docket. Michael J Holden, recently released from jail, faced a drunkenness charge and promised to steer clear of Lowell. Held in one cent until Friday to allow departure from town. Luke Burke received 20 days in jail for drunkenness. One defendant tagged as drunk was fined $2 and released. Joseph Vercontaire’s case was continued in custody at $100 until Friday.
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Hadley
Michael J. Holden
Michael
Haverhill
Lowell
Holden
Luke Burke
Joseph Vercontaire
SANBORN'S CASE DESERTION STIRS NEW ORLEANS REPORT
A New Orleans dispatch reports M L Sanborn who wed Miss Ohlson of Boston while his first wife lived has deserted wife No 2 and heads to Boston with wife No 1 Miss Gordon of Lowell. Wife No 2 and her sister pursue. Sanborn allegedly reconciled with his first wife to dodge bigamy charges. Witnesses to the second marriage have disappeared. He is described as the son of a former wealthy Winchester timber man.
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New Orleans
M. L. Sanborn
Miss Ohlson
Boston
Miss Gordon
Lowell
Mass
Sanborn
Winchester
Ice Thick on Merrimack River Spurs Safety Concerns
The Merrimack River ice is described as over two feet thick after recent cold snaps. Two weeks earlier it measured 18 inches, with six to seven more inches formed since. A Tyngsboro angler broke 98 inches of ice before reaching water. Officials fear damage from the thaw and breakup.
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Merrimack River
Tyngsboro
Locating a Lost Husband After Sea Wreck
Mrs. Alfred McLean of this city found her long lost husband Sailor Alfred McLean, living in California after a shipwreck near the gulf of Pe-Chi-Li left him and two others as survivors. Police and newspapers aided the reunion, ending years of worry for the couple.
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Alfred McLean
Mr. McLean
San Francisco
China
Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li
McLean
California
Fan blamed for deadly blaze at Iroquois theatre
Chicago investigators tracing the Iroquois theatre fire findings show a large electric fan in an air chamber above the east wall operated during the blaze. Public appraiser Alfred C. Mace reports the draft drew fire into the chamber, melting iron blades and feeding the inferno.
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Chicago
Tolman
Alfred C. Mace
Mace
Peril Death From Lockjaw After Transfer Slip Cut
George Powers a street car conductor dies from lockjaw caused by a hand cut while tearing a transfer slip. The New York board of health bans conductors from moistening fingers with saliva to separate transfers, aiming to stop germ spread.
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New York
George Powers
Powers
Board of Health
Block Island Fleet Icebound as Harbor Freezes
Block Island reports the fishing fleet completely icebound in harbor with attempts to force a passage hampered by cold. The steamer Danielson to Providence had to break a long ice stretch to depart. A mile long ice field was spotted five miles offshore drifting from Montauk at Long Island Sound.
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Block Island, R. L
Block Island
Danielson
Providence
Montauk
Long Island Sound
Ice sets farther out to sea near Machias Bay
Machias Me February 18 ice extends farther from shore than since 1888 with ice reaching Round Island. A buoy on Round Island flats was displaced by the lee a mile to the southwest and dropped in the passage between Round Island and Salt Island.
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Machias
Machias Bay
Lce
Round Island
Iland
Round
Storm disrupts St Louis area with heavy fleet gale
A strong storm sweeps St Louis and vicinity, with reports of damage to peach and cherry trees. Sidewalks and streets are encaged by debris and streetcar frames, hindering travel and traffic in several areas. Weather conditions cause significant disruption across the city.
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Bt. Louis
St-Touls
Dartmouth Hall Burns at Dartmouth College
Fire swept the three story wooden Dartmouth Hall in Hanover New Hampshire destroying the building and causing an estimated twenty five thousand dollars in losses. About twenty six students housed on the third floor lost all belongings as the blaze began on the third floor during chapel exercises and firefighters prevented spread to two adjacent college buildings.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
College
Dartmouth Hall
School Budget Cuts Spark Clash Over Teacher Salaries
The appropriation committee trimmed 42485.51 from estimates while debating a 280000 school fund. Superintendent Whitcomb warned further cuts would force salary reductions or fewer teachers, noting most salaries are 600 annually and that economy alone won’t meet the new limit. The debate echoed a Civil War-era stance by Hocum Hosford defending full school strength. The city also plans to grant fire wagons right of way and appoint a new poor department head from the civil service list, with duties around 23 a week.
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Clerk Dowling
General Treasury Fund
A. K. Whitcomb
Courier-Citizen
Supt. Whitcomb
Appropriations Committee
Hocum Hosford
Hosford
James F. Walsh
Civil Service
John F. Courtney
Martin J. Courtney
Russia Calls for Patience as War Preparations Build
An official proclamation from St. Petersburg dated February 18 explains Russia forgoes rapid war mobilization, urges patience, and vows swift punishment of Japan. It notes eight days of indignation, asserts unity and readiness to strike at the foe, and mentions volunteers under Viceroy Alexieff. Also reports M. Pleske’s relief from finance minister post.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Far East
Japan
M. Pleske
Council of the Empire
Japan All Ready As War Increases
Wm. McC. Osborne, collector of customs at Fusan Korea, visiting San Francisco, notes Japan has laid in large supplies for its army, coal, and construction facilities. He observes Japan is on a war footing unmatched in speed by any nation. He previously served in Chinese customs and in Korean service at Fusan.
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San Francisco
Wm. McC. Osborne
Fusan
Korea
Osborne
Japan
Boyarin Disaster Sinks Russian Cruiser Believed Torpedoed
Tokio reports the navy department believes the Russian second class cruiser Boyarin was torpedoed and sunk by the destroyer Hegatory during the Port Arthur attack last Sunday. A St. Petersburg despatch says the vessel blew up after striking a mine, with 187 officers and men lost.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Boyarin
Hegatory
Port Arthur
Takenouchi
St. Petersburg
Appalling Russian naval loss in Far East action
A Cologne Gazette despatch from Chemulpo reports 17 officers and 439 men killed or drowned when the Russian warships Variag and Korleiz were destroyed. The event highlights a grievous blow to the Russian fleet in the Far East.
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Berlin
Cologne
Chemulpo
Variag
Korleiz
War office invites volunteers for broadened service
The general staff announced today that the war officers will be able to accept volunteers for expanded service. The move aims to bolster manpower as the conflict continues, with officials stressing orderly enrollment and readiness across available units.
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Petersburg
General Staff
Bne
Volunteara
Five Russian Passengers Released Near Nagasaki
Five Russians detained on the steamer Argun and one on the Ekaterborlov were released at Sasebo and permitted to continue to their destination.
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Nagasaki
Argun
Ekaterborlov
Sasebo
Hai-Ping Arrives at Shanghai After Overdue Status
The British steamer Hai-Ping from Chin Wang Tao for Shanghai reached Shanghai today. It had been overdue, last reported in Port Arthur roads, and was believed captured by Russians.
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Tien Tsin
Hai-Ping
Chin Wang Tao
Shanghai
Port Arthur Roads
Imperial Troops Delay Departure From Pao Ting Fu
Tien Tsin reports the Chinese Imperial troops will postpone their move from Pao Ting Fu to Kin Chau to February 21 to guard the frontier. The reasons for the postponement remain unknown.
Britain Delays Formal Assent to Hay Note on China
London reports that formal assent to Secretary Hay's note on China has not yet been given as details especially the status of New Chiang need clarification, while the foreign office says the reply already signals acceptance of the note's broad principles.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Hay
China
Chiang
Foreign Office
Russians Reported Encamped Opposite Wiju on Yalu
Seoul February news cites about three thousand Russian troops encamped on the Yalu river opposite Wiju. The count, if confirmed, signals heightened tensions near the border as Japanese and Chinese forces monitor the area.
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Yalu
Seoul
Yalu River
Wiju
Train collision kills Altoona engine inspector
In Granville Pennsylvania a westbound Pennsylvania railroad train collided with a locomotive near midnight. Christian Crimmel of Altoona engine inspector on the middle division was killed. The special train carrying Senator Hanna and the funeral party to Cleveland was delayed an hour by the wreck.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Granville
Christian Crimmel
Middle Division
Hanna
Cleveland
Chicago approves theatre without brick proscenium wall
Chicago council votes 81 to 14 to authorize the Cleveland theatre to open without a brick proscenium wall, defying a recently passed theatre ordinance.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Mechanics Savings Bank chartered by Massachusetts act
The Mechanics Savings Bank in Lowell at 202 Merrimack street was chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature, approved by Governor John A. Andrew on March 1, 1861. It is a state institution under state laws and savings bank supervision. It lists Charles L. Hildreth as president and Jacob Rogers as chairman of the board of investment. Deposits near three million dollars. The next quarter starts March 6, with banking hours 9 to 1 daily and Saturday evenings 7 to 8.
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the Mechanics Savings Bank
Lowell
Merrimack Street
Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
Charles L. Hildreth
Jacob Rogers
Ita
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Island Pond
Canadian — Pacific
Pennsylvania
Davis
Lowell Packing Company
Market Street
Canada
Swift & Bailey
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
M. Donovan & Co
Far West
Shikishima
Supreme Court
Sprague
Washington Savings Institution
Central
Lowell, Mass
Husbands
Charles Devine
Old Company
Dull Court
Husband
Mrs. McLean
Louis
El-Azhar
NEW Hampshire’'S College
Barry
Paul Beven
Alexieff
Mechanics Savings Bank
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