Gaels in Commons, Licenses, Raid, and Boston Church
Gaelic in the House of Commons drew mockery from Speaker Gully as druggists keep a $1 license. Representative Cook faced them in a mortar. A district attorney and New York judge raided a gambling house and presided over a poker trial. St Pauls church in Boston stayed on its site after rejecting a $1.5 million offer, a religious victory over business.
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House of Commons
Cook
New York
St. Paul’s Church
Boston
Mexico Sees First Snow Storm in Half Century
Mexico experienced its first snow storm in fifty years on Sunday with enough snow to blanket the ground and trees, sparking curiosity among residents. Strong cold air brought white covering noticeable across streets and rooftops.
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Mexico
Emperor May Rule Without Reichsrath Over Austria
In Vienna on February 21 the political crisis deepens as Emperor Franz Josef threatens an absolute dictatorship if Parliament fails to restore order. He summoned Premier Von Koerber at midnight and offered to prorogue the Reichsrath and govern without Parliament unless the body stops disgracing Austria. Koerber asked for more time. the Emperor granted one final chance. The outlook remains gloomy.
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Vienna
Franz Josef
von Koerber
Reichsrath
Austria
Atherton Names Duke of Westminster in Divorce Suit
Maj T J Atherton commander in the Twelfth Lancers now in South Africa has filed for divorce from his wife Mabel Louisa Atherton naming the Duke of Westminster as co respondent in the action February 21 London report notes the couple recently married and the high profile co respondent status with the royal title involved.
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Maj. Atherton
Duke of Westminster
London
T. J. Atherton
Twelfth
Prince of Wales Royal) Lancers
South Africa
Mabel Louisa Atherton
Word From Conger States Chinese Emperor Agrees
Washington february 21 a cablegram fromConger states that the Chinese Emperor agrees to all punishments named in Congers telegram of feb 6.
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Washington
Conger
From Poverty to Wealth for Boston Woman Kate Delehanty
Boston reports a dramatic fortune change for Kate Delehanty her husband Edward and two children rising from three rented rooms on day wages to an $80 000 inheritance plus a $3000 yearly income The money came from Michael Quirk of Townsville whose will left 158? pounds to Delehanty The family plans to return to Tramore County Waterford Ireland to build a cottage by the sea and live comfortably
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Delehanty
Edward
Havre St
Boston
Australia
Michael Quirk
Townsville
Mass
Father of his country revival sparks holiday displays
Cherry trees and hatchets dominate seasonal decor as Mr Nation's campaign appears to rekindle public interest in the Father of his country. The festive scene suggests a broader cultural reassessment prompting patriotic embellishments.
Traders National Bank Describes Services at Middlesex Street
The Traders National Bank transacts general banking business and offers foreign exchange in multiple languages. It provides safety deposit boxes and savings accounts at four percent per year compounded semi annually with monthly interest start. Banking hours are 8 A M to 4 P M weekdays and 8 A M to 1 P M Saturdays. Locations at 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Avenue.
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Ays
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
Boers Reported Moving Toward Nylstroom In Rags
London Feb 21 Pretoria special of the 20th says 800 Boers passed Piener's river moving toward Nylstroom a point 75 miles north of Pretoria on the railroad between Pretoria and Pietersburg. They purportedly discuss desertion or surrender. They were in a deplorable state with clothing in rags. Many were afoot, some riding donkeys, all in distress.
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London
Pretoria
Piener’s River
Nylstroom
Pietersburg
Bad Boys in Court At Police Session In 1900s Town
In a morning police court Judge Hadley hears multiple cases. James H Hessian, charged with common drunkenness, is placed on probation after his father swears out the warrant and testifies. Several youths face larceny and neglect charges with various probation and reform outcomes. Outcomes include fines, orders to repay, or commitment to reform schools.
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Hadley
James H. Hessian
Bernard Hessian
Hessian
John J. Crowley
Daniel Lane
Marine Corps
William J. Riley
Frank Jones
Miss Harper
Merrimack Street
Jones
Joseph H. Brown
Annie O'Toole
John H. Bashaw
State Farm
Bashaw
Philip Boissonneault
Bernard Waters
Cashier Foster Not So Much to Blame as Was Supposed
Peabody February 21 The South Danvers National Bank accountants report rapid progress on the Foster Dickinson case. Evidence suggests Foster is not to blame as heavily claimed, his aim was to strengthen the bank and expand its influence.
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Foster
Peabody
South Danvers National Bank
John W. Dickinson
Nation Cleared in Destruction of Property Case
Topeka court acquits Mrs Nation of malicious destruction of property for demolishing the Senate saloon two weeks earlier ruling she acted to abate a public nuisance without malice toward the proprietors. The verdict does not affect the separate case over the Sunday ship raid.
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Topeka
Kan
Seligman Failure Hits 61 Firms in New York and Attleboro
The Seligman failure in New York causes 61 jewelry firms in New York and Attleboro to feel the impact. Officials blame hasty wealth seeking as the root cause. The firm operated multiple stores trading varied goods and suffered losses that wiped out profits from other ventures.
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Seligman
New York
Providence
R. 1
L. Seligman
West Fourteenth Street
Attleboro
Sioux uprising feared over Black Hills ceding dispute
Omaha Nebraska February 21 Sioux Indians seriously contemplate an uprising if demands to Washington are not met. Several council meetings have occurred as the dispute centers on supply cuts and unpaid claims for the Black Hills cession.
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Omaha
Neb
Washington
Black Hills
Supreme Court stays execution in Doherty case
Montpelier Vermont February 21 The supreme court filed an order for a stay in the death sentence of Chas Doherty to be hanged March 8 at Windsor for the murder of Fred Murphy New evidence claiming insanity is offered for a new trial petition
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Montpelier
Supreme Court Today
Chas. Doherty
Windsor
Fred Murphy
Waldersee Expedition Likely Halted by Pekin Decree
An Associated Press report from Faris February twenty first states Waldersee's expedition will not start as a Pekin decree accepting the terms of the ministers appears imminent. The move would halt planning and deployment pending official confirmation.
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Faris
Associated Press
Waldersee
Pekin
Boxer Emissaries Stirring Up Trouble in Manchuria
The Novoe Vremya dispatch from St. Petersburg dated February 21 reports growing unrest in southern Manchuria. Boxer emissaries have arrived and Chinese troops are joining them, signaling renewed tensions in the region.
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Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Vladic
Woman sentenced for vitriol attack at Cambridge court
Mrs Elizabeth de L Etoile was sentenced Wednesday to Sherborn prison for five years for throwing vitriol in the face and eyes of her former lover John B Reuchard. The sentence was later changed to five years at the house of correction.
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Elizabeth de L’etoile
Sherborn
John B. Reuchard
Cambridge
House of Correction
Vitriol Case Held Guilty in Cambridge Jury
Mrs Elizabeth de L Etoile of Lowell was found guilty by a superior court jury in Cambridge of throwing vitriol in the face of John B Bouchard. Judge Jabez Fox sentenced her to five years in Sherborn prison. The verdict followed a dramatic trial in which Bouchard, now sightless, testified to his injuries and the couple's frayed history.
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Elizabeth de L’etoile
Lowell
John B. Bouchard
Cambridge
Jabez Fox
Sherborn
de L’etoile
Elizabeth de L'Etoile
John R. Bouchard
Bouchard
JJ. J. Donahue
Jewett Street
Robert Mathews
Rouchard
Middlesex Street
Lieut
James Brosnan
St. John’s Hospital
Ken
Kew
Thomas Allen
St. John's Hospital
Johnnie
Burbeck Block
Robert W. Forster
Marshall Street
Butterfield Printing Sues Over City Printing Ordinance
Butterfield Printing company files a friendly suit against Courier-Citizen and board of health to challenge a city ordinance requiring union label use for municipal printing. Bids showed Courier-Citizen lowest with union label, Butterfield had bid 14 dollars, raising questions on council authority and legality of the ordinance as a test case.
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Board of Health
Courier- Citizen Company
Butterfield Printing Company
Allied Printing Trades Council of
Lowell
Courier
Lawler Printing Company
Union Printing Company
O. A. Lilfoby
Courier-Citizen Company
Lowell Law
Wise
Butterfield Company
Father and Son Reunited in Minneapolis After 16 Years
A Minneapolis Tribune report recounts H. D. Haynes of Lowell Massachusetts meeting his son George L. Haynes of Tecumseh Kansas after sixteen years apart. The pair, once separated during the son’s youth, embraced in the West hotel lobby and planned to travel to Chicago before heading to Kansas to join family.
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West Hotel
H. D. Haynes
Lowell
Mass
South Dakota
Dakota
George L. Haynes
Tecumseh
Kan
Kansas
Haynes
Register
George Haynes
Chicago
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Texas
Ned
Harily
Cotton Business Hearings Continue in Boston
The industrial commission sub committee held hearings at Home Market club rooms in Boston with Col. Albert Clarke Andrew L. Harris and Charles H. Litchman present. Charles Lovering testified mills can manufacture 33 percent cheaper in the South due to fuel and labor costs, aiding foreign market supply. He noted a weaker cotton trade, urged uniform tariff reduction, and cited a 26 percent rise in goods over two years. The Boston session ended with this testimony.
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The
Industrial Commission
Boston
Home Market Club
Bedford Street
Col
Albert Clarke
Andrew L. Harris
Ohio
Charles H. Litchman
New Jersey
Charles L. Lovering
Taunton
Massachusetts Cotton Mills
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Lowell
Mr. Lovering
South
Burglars Found Guilty In Hebron Case
In Oxford county supreme judicial court at South Paris Maine on February 20 a jury found Jas White of unknown residence and Thomas Howari of Providence Rhode Island guilty in the Hebron burglary case after the state presented evidence. The defendants were remanded to jail with sentencing deferred while the judge reviews prior records.
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Paris
Hebron
Oxford County Supreme Judicial Court
Jas. White
Thomas Howari
Providence
R. I
Time to Avoid a Commercial War Warned by Papers
The New York Mail and Express argues that neither the United States nor Russia should enter a commercial war, stating such a conflict would waste dollars and sense for both nations and is unlikely to be beneficial.
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United States
Russia
New York Mail and Express
Shor Machinery Firms Combine in Boston Deal
A syndicate led by Alexander S. Porter has acquired a controlling stake in Plage Manufacturing Globe Buffer and Union Edge Fetter companies, uniting over twenty shoe making machines. Flaggs capital rises to 850 960 with an exchange of shares to consolidate the three firms.
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Boston
Alexander S. Porter
Plage Manufacturing Company
Globe Rouffer Company
Union Edge- Setter Company
G. H. P. Plagg
Flagg Manufacturing Company
Globe Buffer Company
Union Edge- Fetter Company
Total
Union Edge-Setter Company
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Emperor of
the Post
Will
Foreign Exchange
Letters of Credit
the Traders National Bank
Hany
Nort of
Annie Thibodeau
Irenee Bordeleau
Five Cent Savings Bank
Bordeleau
James White
Joseph J. Kinney
Dennis Redigan
George A. Farley
Farley
White
Redigan
Lyman School
Kinney
Michael Redigan
Reformatory
Samuel Cottrell
Leonard T. Moody
Thomas Sullivan
William Ford
Lowell Machine Shop
Charles Doherty
Butterfield Co
Minneapolis
Boy
Ciy
Minneapolis Tribune
Lovering
Shor Machinery Companies Combine
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