Merrimack Street Assault Case Aired In Court
In Merrimack street, coachman J Sanford Dunn faced assault and battery charges after a fracas with Patrick F McKenna near Bell Clothing store. Dunn pleaded not guilty and was held on $200 personal recognizance until March 2. Other cases included a drunkenness plea by James Gormley and larceny by Francis Cunningham, with fines and temporary detentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sanford Dunn
Butler Ames
Patrick F. McKenna
Herbert E. Evans
John P. Quinn
B. F. Gately
Francis Cunnignham
Daniel J
Henry W. O'Brien
Central Street
Flood
J. J. Crowley
Cunningham
Lowell Women Sue at Massachusetts Daughters of Veterans Convention
At a Massachusetts Daughters of Veterans session in Worcester two Lowell tent members Miss Smith and Miss Adams were suspended and sued tent 23 and the state department for $1000 each. The convention opened with Grace Putnam Brock presiding, reports were read showing relief and flowers expenditures, a treasury balance of $507.90, 698 members, and 25 tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Massachusetts Daughters of Veterans
D. ‘Smith
Lowell
Miss Smith
Mary J. Adams
Tent 28
Miss Adams
Tent 23
Massachusetts Department
George M. Wardcorps
W. R
Ella
Paine
Somerville
Massachusetts
Treasury
Emma Metcalf
C. Millie Leighton
Sue Wheeler
Clinton
Annie Dustin
Lillian Debeck
Effie Merrill
Boston
Annie M. Warne
Waltham
Wentworth Will Appeal Filed by Boston Creditor
Frederick D. Fuchs of Boston appeals a supreme court ruling that allowed the late Arioch Wentworth of Boston to settle his estate by compromise. Fuchs declares he is a creditor of Mrs. Willoughby Stuart, the sole heir at law of Wentworth’s estate, in Salem on February 27.
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Salem
Frederick D. Fuchs
Boston
Supreme Court
Harmon
Arioch Wentworth
Fuchs
Willoughby Stuart
Wenthworth
Women Home Missionary society plans national convention
Denver news reports Mrs Clinton B Fiske national president announces the 24th national convention of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will be held in Denver in September.
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Denver
Col
Clinton B. Fiske
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Fourth night of Columbia council fair draws large crowd
At the O U A M fair held for 100 Middle street on Friday the final night featured prize drawings and a Griffin orchestra dance. Winners included a point lace handkerchief by Mrs C M Young, jardiniere to Mrs G D Farley, a parlor lamp to Mrs Sadie Richards, a large doll to Miss Beatrice Collamore, towels to Mrs E L Hardy, a handkerchief pillow to Asa B Hilliard, a mahogany pedestal to Thomas A Tanner, and a china cabinet to Mrs L A Brown. The clock and punch bowls were not drawn. The evening closed with a grand march led by George Cole and Sulzzie Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Council
Middle Street
Point
C. M. Young
C. F. Morse
Second Street
Jardiniere
G. D. Farley
A. G
Turley Resigns as Mississippi Republican Committeeman
Natchez Mississippi February 27 Judge H Co Turley long time postmaster and ally of Hanna and McKinley announced resignation as Republican national committeeman from Mississippi He cites McKinley and Hanna deaths and party demoralization by Democratic dictatorship that blights growth as the reason for stepping down
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Natchez
Miss
H. Co. Turley
McKinley
Hanna
Henry C. Payne
Mississippi
Notable Dry Goods Investor Dies by Suicide in St Louis
Amos B. Ayres, a major stockholder in a leading St Louis wholesale dry goods house, committed suicide by ingesting carbolic acid. He was 62 years old and died in his home on February 27. The tragedy shocks local business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
Amos_ B. Ayres
Ex-Sselectman Clarence Adams Dies in Vermont Prison
Chester Depot Vermont February 27 Clarence Adams ex selectman and state legislator dies after grip illness while serving a 10 year term in Windsor state prison for burglaries His 15 year criminal span included stealing from neighbors grain shingles and household goods Evidence linked to a spring gun used to trap thieves led to his capture Adams 41 unmarried man and once respected local figure left a notorious record in Vermont crime history
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Chester Depot
Clarence Adams
Windsor
Vermont
Adams
Chas. H. Waterman
Waterman
Supreme court rulings on mill land values draw sharp debate
The Hamilton and Appleton tax cases prompt a clash over land valuation for mill property. Assessors question the ruling's applicability, citing varying per foot values and the risk of broad scaling that could raise taxes for small taxpayers. Council committee on sanitaries met, hearing no action beyond consulting street railway officials.
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Supreme Court
Hamilton
Appleton
Superior Court
Capitol Fire Destroys Wisconsin Building in Madison
The Wisconsin state capitol in Madison was nearly destroyed by fire at 6:15 am causing about 800000 in losses. Insur ance lapsed as the state shifted to a state fund, and sensational talk of moving the capital to Milwaukee resumes. Most valuable records likely safe in vaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Capitol
Milwaukee
Senate
Assembly
Tax
Adjutant General
Board of Agriculture
State Normal School
Fish and Game
State Board of Pharmacy
State Land ,Office, Dairy and Food Commission
State
State Board of Control
Insurance
Schofield
Secretary of State
Insurance Commissioners
Supreme Court Law Library
State Library Commission
Public square sanitation committee proposed for B N street rail
Aldermanic action moved to confer with the B N street railway officials about placing a sanitary at the square during a public meeting. A committee of Fairweather and McIntire will report next. Last year’s plan included three sanitaries at the square South common and Fort Hill park with a preference for underground installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counciilman Hayes
Committee On Sanitaries
City Hall
B. & N. Street Railway
Hayes
Howe
Sani
Merrimack Street
Paige Street
Gallagher
Fairweather
Counciilman McIntire
South Common
Fort Hill Park
Bullet-Hole Found in Big Store Window
A Bon Marche window opposite Palmer street shows a bullet hole with no bullet or long fragment recovered. Manager Charles Mitchell said the hole was likely a small caliber bullet not meant to harm the store, possibly spent on impact. Inspector Laflammé visited but saw no sign of attempted entry and suspected a 22 caliber bullet.
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Bon Marche
Palmer Street
Charles Mitchell
Courier-Citizen
Laflammé
Foot Crushed in Elevator Incident at Hamilton Mills
O Connell a 16 year old worker of 31 Cedar Street caught his right foot in an elevator at Hamilton mills this forenoon. The top of his foot was lacerated and an ambulance took him to Lowell hospital at 11 30.
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Win. O'Connell
Cedar Street
Hamilton Mills
Lowell Hospital
Emperor William Plans a Long Cruise to the Mediterranean
Emperor William will travel from Bremerhaven to Vigo aboard the Koenig Albert on a 12 day voyage to the Mediterranean. He will not stop at Antwerp, visiting ports including Gibraltar Port Mahon and Naples if possible. The voyage concludes with a four week cruise aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern from Messina to Corfu and Athens, with land contact kept close.
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Berlin
William
Koenig Albert
Mediterranean
Antwerp
Bremerhaven
Vigo
Spain
Carlos
Portugal
Gibraltar
Port Mahon
Messina
Genoa
Loubet
Brest
Heinrich II
Sleipner
Hohenzollern
Corfu
Athens
Constantinople
Italy
Naples
Mischief and Dismantling Ruins Lead to Arrests in Merrimack Block
In Merrimack street ruins of the O'Donnell and Gil block a quartet of youths engaged in stripping a dismantled building and feed wires. Alphonse Amont, 12, is jailed as ringleader. peers Frank J. Smith 16, Nelson Dyke 16, George L. Wayne 15 arrested by Inspectors Maher and Laflamme. Amont claimed others worked at 1 am. police found hatchet and brass umbrella stand. Charges: malicious mischief. Dyke on probation for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donnell & Gilbride
Merrimack Street
Alphonse Amont
Maher and
Lafiamnme
Frank J. Smith
Smitty
Nelson Dyke
Young Amont
Noye
Amont
Quartette
Fire minimal blaze at Cheever street store
A 10 10 a m fire alarm reported a blaze in a Cheever street house owned by the D W Co Farrington estate. Sparks from a chimney hole spilled into an empty store. chemical extinguishers arrived to halt the fire. The fire burned a floor hole but loss remained slight.
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Cheever Street
D. W. Co. Farrington
Russians and Japanese Report On Recent Harbor Action
Tokyo reports Kamimura's squadron sinking Hokoku Maru Bushin Maru Tenshin Maru Buyo Maru and Jinsen Maru while the flotilla kept to battle at Port Arthur. Russians claim Japanese bombardment failed to block the harbor as Askold Bayan and Novik operated in outer waters. A Japanese torpedo boat destroyer was sunk at Laotche hill. both sides claim light damage and continued engagement.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Kamimura
Togo
Mozilla
Laotche Hill
Bayan
Novik
Askold
Pigeon Bay
St. Petersburg
Russo Telegraphs
Fort White Wolf
Japanese Officers Sailors Reach Chefoo From Port Arthur Fight
Japanese officers and sailors landed at Chefoo in an open boat early today. They refused to identify their origin. The Japanese consulate said they belonged to a gun boat damaged in the Port Arthur action and sank while attempting to reach port. The claim they were crew from merchant steamers sunk near Port Arthur to block it was denied. The survivors crossed the gulf in the open boat. The consul said he had expected survivors.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Gulf
Japanese minister in Seoul not asked to recall French envoy
Paris February 27 There is no truth in a London report from the Novikrai of Port Arthur that the Japanese minister at Seoul had asked Korea to hand the French minister his passports The French representative at Seoul says he does not mention any such incident in a despatch received by the foreign office
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Paris
London
Novikrai
Port Arthur
Seoul
Korea
Foreign Office
Count Leo Molstoi Gives One Thousand Sets for Far East Troops
St Petersburg report states Count Leo Molstoi donated a thousand sets of his works. The proceeds from their sale will aid troops in the Far East campaign, supporting soldiers in the ongoing conflict.
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St. Petersburg
Leo Molstoi
Far East
Rumor of Askold Sinking Declared False
Telegram from Port Arthur reports Commander of Russian cruiser Askold says rumors of sinking are false and the vessel remains sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Askold
Port Arthur
Foreign banks action meets firm Russian loan rejection
St Petersburg on February 27 reports the ministry of finance again declined offers from several groups of leading foreign banks to float a Russian loan. Officials say there is no need for such a move.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
Taunton Bank Closed by Court Injunction
Taunton Feb 27 doors of the Taunton Safe Deposit and Trust Company were closed today by an injunction from the supreme court restraining the treasurer from receiving or paying deposits until after a Monday hearing in Boston. State bank commissioners will seek the appointment of a receiver.
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Taunton
Taunton Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Supreme Court
Boston
State Bank Commissioners
Not the same man in assault case
Alec Hubert who was found guilty of assault and battery in the police court is not Alec Herbert the young colored student at Tremont and Suffolk mill. The note clarifies he should not be confounded with the assailant and aims to set the record straight regarding their identities and actions.
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Welch
Gormley
Amory Street
Boott Corporation
Corporation
Alec Hubert
Alec Herbert
Tremont
Suffolk
Mechanics Savings Bank of Lowell Charter and Details
The Mechanics Savings Bank in Lowell at 202 Merrimack street was chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature with Governor John A. Andrew's approval on March 1, 1861. It operates as a state institution under state law and savings bank supervision, with notable Lowell business leaders as managers. Charles L. Hildreth presides as Superintendent of the Lowell Machine Shop and Jacob Rogers chairs the Board of Investment. deposits near three million dollars are invested per state law. The next quarter begins March 6, with banking hours 9 to 1 daily and Saturday evenings 7 to 9.
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Mechanics’ Savings Bank
Lowell
Merrimack Street
Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
Charles L. Hildreth
Jacob Rogers
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Bell Clothing Company
McKenna
Dunn
James Gormley
Daughters of Veterans
Wentworth Will
Turley
Republican National Committee
Washington Savings Institution
Central ST
Lowell, Mass
Appleton and
State Capitol
Madison, Wis
Emperor William
Hamburg
Port Arthur Entrance
Vladivostok
Possiet Bay
Jepan
Tolsto
Mechanics Savings Bank
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