War outlook from Russia forecast defeat of Japan by August
A high Russian official told the Associated Press that the war would end by September with a complete defeat of Japan. Reinforcements of up to 8000 daily are expected as Russia concentrates forces in Manchuria. Port Arthur and the Japanese fleet are under scrutiny for possible maneuvers while Grand Duke Alexis weighs future Far East duties.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Pacific
Port Arthur
Admiralty
Alexieff
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Makaroff
Mukden
Yalu
Grand Duke
Alexis
Far East
Chemulpo
Vicksburg
Roudner
Varing
Uriu
Mechanics Savings Bank Chartered by Massachusetts Legislature
The Mechanics Savings Bank in Lowell at 202 Merrimack Street was chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature and approved by Governor John A. Andrew on March 1, 1861. It becomes a State Institution under state laws and the supervision of the Commissioners of Savings Banks. Directors include Charles L. Hildreth as President and Jacob Rogers as Board Chairman, with deposits near three million dollars. Banking hours are daily 9 to 1 and Saturday evenings 7 to 9.
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the Mechanics Savings Bank
Lowell
Merrimack Street
Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
Charles L. Hildreth
Jacob Rogers
Board of Investment
Mikado honors British naval officers for Nippon voyage
Tokia Feb 23 The Mikado received Captains Lea and Paynter and Lieut Boyle of the British navy in audience and thanked them for navigating the Japanese armored cruisers Nishin and Kasuga from Genoa Italy to Japan He conferred the order of the Rising Sun and presented gifts of silver and lacquer from the imperial collection The Nishin crew sails home on the Siberia from Yokohama via San Francisco
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Tokio
Mikado
Lea and
Paynter
Lieut. Boyle
Nishin
Kasuga
Genoa
Italy
Japan
Order of the Rising Sun
Siberia
Yokohama
San Francisco
Russian Transports Reach Port Said En Route to Odessa
Port Said Egypt February 28 Russian transport Orel carrying 1227 troops and the Smolensk laden with ammunition and provisions both arrived from Suez and will proceed to Odessa today.
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Port Said
Egypt
Orel
Smolensk
Suez
Odessa
Russian scouts at Anju report authentic says telegram
A Pingyang telegram confirms Russian scouts are at Anju. It says Pingyang residents are panic stricken, while foreigners face no threat. The message, from a foreign correspondent, arrives in Seoul on February 23.
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Seoul
Pingyang
Anju
Russian War Ministry Appoints Acting Minister of War
St Petersburg February 23 Gen Sakharov chief of staff Turkestan military district is appointed to act as minister of war during the absence of Gen Kuropatkin whose appointment to command Russian forces in the East was gazetted yesterday.
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St. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Turkestan
Kuropatkin
East
Relgar Went to Washington Amid Mental Trouble
Chicago residents report Edward Relgar, alias Frank Coe, known for seeking President Roosevelt, has a history of mental illness. He reportedly killed his wife, attempted suicide, and spent time in detention hospitals, a Toledo insane hospital, and a penitentiary after a past shooting.
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Chicago
Edward Relgar
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Whiting
Relgar
Frank Coe
Coe
Toledo
Springfield
Ohio
New York
Brattleboro Stockholders Seek Receiver for Brattleboro & Whitehall
Brattleboro citizens traveled to Burlington to argue in federal court for appointing a receiver for the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad. Stockholders claim lease terms to the New London Northern were violated and seek court oversight for a period. Many Brattleboro & Whitehall stockholders want to regain control of the line.
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Brattleboro
Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad
Burlington
United States
New London Northern Railroad
Brattleboro & Whitehall
Fire Kills Man in Tenement Inferno at Machias
Alfred Hall, about 60, perished in a bedroom fire that gutted his tenement in Machias Maine. A fellow tenant woke him but he suffocated before escape. his charred body was recovered after the flames were quenched.
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Machias. Me
Alfred Hall
Barton Woman Jane Keyes dies at 100 in Coventry VT
Mrs. Jane Keyes aged 100 years and two months died at her son Isaac Keyes home in Coventry Vermont. She was the oldest member of the Vermont WCTU.
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Barton
Jane Keyes
Isaac Keyes
Coventry
Vermont
Fierce Fire Threatens Tanks as Firemen Fight West Fifty-ninth Street Blaze
Firefighters battled a six story West Fifty-ninth Street blaze endangering three giant gas tanks holding 1.5 million cubic feet each. Officials delayed gas shutoff, fire raged, walls fell, several firefighters escaped serious harm, and Fire Chief Croker criticized the gas company for slow response.
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New York
Fifty-ninth Street
Tenth
Eleventh Avenues
Fire at Killpartrick's Spa in Merrimack Square
A passerby reported smoke from Killpartrick's Spa in Merrimack Square around 6 am. Firefighters found a blaze in the ceiling partition sparked by electric wiring, forced entry broke large glass, and the fire was quickly put out with minor damage. Authorities warn of potential disaster if it had spread earlier.
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Killpartrick’s
Merrimack Square
Notable naval career of the late Commander Hall
The death of Commander Martin Ellsworth Hall U S N retired in this city provokes naval tributes. Hall helped invent a gun mount pre dating the French design and adopted nationwide. He served from 1864 as a cadet, with sea duty in the Mediterranean and South Atlantic, later guiding torpedo stations, hydrographic work, and ships from the Alaska to the Philippines before retirement due to ill health.
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Martin Ellsworth Hall
U.S. N
Hall
David A. Hall
Washington
Oliver Ellsworth
United States
Naval Academy
Mediterranean
Richmond
Portsmouth
Essex
South Atlantic
Navy Yard
Pensacola
Pacific
U. S
Alaska
New Hampshire
Pensacola Navy Yard
Machias
North Atlantic
Marblehead
Naval Proving Ground
Eager
Sound
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Catskill
Enterprise
Philippines
Saloon Fight Ends With Fatal Wound and Riot
In a West Twelfth Street saloon a struggle with two detectives probing excise violations left John Hughes fatally wounded by Detective W. H. Amann. The crowd attacked the officers, doors were barred, and police reserves later arrested those inside.
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New York
West Twelfth Street
John Hughes
W. H. Amann
Amann
Hughes
Two Customs Inspectors Re-arrested in Manila Conspiracy Case
John T. Miller and W. D. Ballantyne, previously acquitted in January in the local customs court of appeals for alleged conspiracy to defraud the customs by aiding non-exempt Chinese entries, were re-arrested in Manila on the same charge. Ballantyne, then a customs inspector, issued fraudulent Chinese certificates. Miller, an ex-inspector of immigration.
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Manila
John T. Miller
W. D. Ballantyne
Customs Court of Appeals
Crossfield
Rexes
Ballantyne
Miller
Dugan kills Ramsey family in jealous rage
Terre Haute Indiana February 23 Terry Dugan a section hand killed Mrs Benjamin Ramsey and her two young children Myrtle age four and Albert age two then surrendered to a policeman after confessing the crime He admitted staying at the Ramsey home and said jealousy prompted the killings He turned over the razor used in the slayings
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terry Dugan
Benjamin Ramsey
Myrtle
Albert
Dugan
Banks Resumed In Baltimore After Fire
Baltimore banks reopened in all branches today after the fire halt with Gov Warfield suspending protestable paper payments from Feb 6. Obligation holders must settle before banking hours end today. The Baltimore stock exchange will reopen tomorrow.
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Baltimore
Warfield
Baltimore Stock Exchange
Comedian Alfred Klein Dead at Amityville Sanatorium
Alfred Klein, a veteran stage comedian famed for Wang and El Capitan, died in a sanatorium at Amityville Long Island after more than a year of illness. Born in England about 40 years ago, he suffered nervous prostration and later mental decline.
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New York
Alfred Klein
Amityville
L. L
Klein
England
el Capitan
Train Wreck Reported Near Bridgeport Tenn
South bound Southern Railway passenger train 35 is said to have wrecked at Bridgeport Tennessee about 68 miles east of Knoxville. The entire train except one sleeper reportedly plunged into the French Broad river. Wires are down and casualty toll is not yet known.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Bridgeport
Here
French Broad River
New England Kennel Club Bench Show At Boston
Boston on February 23 hosted the New England Kennel Club bench show with terriers poodles hounds and other breeds. Spectators filled the venue as dogs were led in for judging by judges Harry W. Lacy James Mortimer and Miss Anna H. Whitney across categories including poodles dachshunds Pomeranians whippets and giant breeds.
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Boston
New England Kennel Club
Harry W. Lacy
Wakefield
James Mortimer
New York
Anna H. Whitney
Lancaster
Under Water Sudden Freshet Deluges Hempstead Plains
Heavy rains and rapid snowmelt unleashed a freshet in New York state flooding Hempstead L. I. rescuers report three feet of water in two hours. Homes of millionaires plus smaller residences were inundated. roads and bridges destroyed isolating mansions and forcing residents to flee by rowboat. Water filled town hall basement and trolley lines halted traffic as lakes formed on Hempstead plains.
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New York
Hempstead
L. L
Cortelyou
Hempstead Plains
Lower
August Belmont
James Martin Hanged for 1902 Silver Bow Murder
Butte Montana February 23 1903 James Martin was hanged today for the murder of J R Williams at Silver Bow Junction in May 1902. The trap fell at 4 42 am in darkness the thud and the snapped neck were the only signs. Martin spoke only Good bye God bless you all before the end.
New York Politician Suspected in Teague Assault
The latest on Dr. Edward C. Teague, hospitalized after an assault in New York, notes he rests comfortably but remains in danger. Police tied the attack to reports naming a prominent politician, with Daniel Teague and Frank Schaeffer detained briefly before release.
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Edward C. Teague
New York
Teague
Pawtucketville
Buarron
Dr. Teague
The
Victoria the
May Wheat Boom Drives Chicago Prices Higher
Wheat for May delivery rose to 1.08 and one half dollars per bushel, up 2 1/2 cents from Saturday. The gain reflected sensational foreign market climbs, with traders citing fears of European complications from the Russo Japanese war.
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Chicago
Fall River Man Injured in Boxing Arena Fall
John Hogan of Fall River is in a dangerous condition after a balcony stairs fall at a New Bedford boxing match last night. He suffered a brain concussion and remains unconscious with no recovery expected.
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New Bedford
John Hogan
Fall River
Wanted men to make world’s fair novelties at home
Advertises home work creating novelty items for the world’s fair with easy pay and no experience required. Respondents to Phoenix Co at 200 Broadway, N. Y., via stamped envelope for instructions.
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Phoenix Co
Broadway, N. X
Lenten Services at Unitarian Church on Merrimack Street
Rev. Smith T. Ford will conduct the second in a series of Lenten services at the Unitarian church Merrimack Street head of John. The service begins promptly at 4 p.m. and closes at 4 30 p.m. All are invited.
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Smith T. Ford
D. D
Unitarian Church
Merrimack Street
John
Lennon Gets Eight Months For Larceny From Sleepin Man
Thomas Lennon was sentenced in police court to eight months in jail for larceny from the person. A sick man on the North common slept on a settee when Lennon allegedly watched and then stole his $63 watch and 60 cents. Several witnesses identified Lennon, including James Winn who showed Lennon a gold filled watch, and Owen Monahan who saw Lennon earlier in August. Alec Hubert was convicted of a separate assault and battery. John Halbert faced family neglect charges, collapsed during the session, and was placed on three months probation with a $3.50 weekly payment to his wife. The report notes prior brief imprisonment for Lennon in 1903 and references ongoing court proceedings.
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Thomas Lennon
Michael J. Horan
North Common
James Winn
Lennon
Winn
Owen A. Monahan
Michael Horan
Horan
Sanborn Avenue
Hadley
Welch
John Halbert
Alice
Ayer
Judge Hadley
Harvard
Middle Street
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Croker
Commander Hall
Turkey
Cone Man
MR. Klein
de Wolf
Hopper
Tennessee
Hempstead, L. I
Corteiyou
James Martin
Atre
Seventh Avenue
Daniel H. Teague
West Forty-sixth Street
Frank Schaeffer
West Ninety Eighth Street
Daniel
Barron
Schaeffer
Daniel Teague
Whitman
West Side Court
Markell
West Forty-ninth Street
Scholer
Washington Savings Institution
Central ST
Lowell, Mass
Myrtle Street
Dr. Heald
P. O. Square
Swan Building
Husband
Paelice
Sleeping Man
Alec Hubert
Peter Stavroisos
Tremont and
Suffolk Mill
James W. Carlin
Lynn
William McCloughrey
Carlin
McCloughrey
Clement
Defendant
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