Fire Threats at Morton House and Keiths Theatre
A New York blaze at the Morton house and Keiths theatre in Union Square threatened both buildings early today. Guests escaped in night clothes as smoke filled hallways. 22 firefighters were overcome, and three hours of efforts kept the theatre intact while the hotel suffered lower-level damage and an estimated 30000 dollars in losses.
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New York
Morton
Keith
Union Square
Fourteenth Streets
Morton House
Collective protest over Salonika quay duties initiated
Constantinople January 2. At the British envoy's urging, foreign embassies here prepare a collective note protesting the imposition of Salonika quay duties without prior approval from the great powers. The move signals diplomatic pressure over the contested charge and aims to safeguard international prerogatives.
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Constantinople
Salonika
First CN Rail Line Reaches Winnipeg at New Year
The first train from Port Arthur arrived in Winnipeg at midnight marking the completion of the Canadian Northern line as the last rail was laid today.
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Winnipeg
Man
Port Arthur
Canadian Northern Railroad
Canadian Northern
Mother of starving children taken to day nursery
Constable Mc Manus removed two children from Shannon of Front street to Kirkstreet day nursery on Wednesday afternoon. The mother was found nearly starved and the children would likely have died if left at home. She will seek work to support them. the father's whereabouts are unknown.
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Shannon
Front Street
Constable McManus
Kirkstreet
Lowell Dispensary Elects New Officers at Meeting
The Lowell Dispensary annual meeting elected Sewall G. Mack and George J. Carney as managers and James W. B. Shaw as secretary and treasurer. The vote occurred this morning.
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Lowell Dispensary
Sewall G. Mack
George J. Carney
James W. B. Shaw
Traders National Bank ad promotes services and rates
The Traders National Bank offers foreign exchange and letters of credit payable worldwide, travelers checks, and a savings department paying 3 percent compounded semi annually. It features ladies banking rooms and serves as a depository for the United States and Massachusetts. Banking hours are 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. weekdays and 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. Saturdays. Locations: 30-46 Middlesex Street and 11-24 Post Office Ave.
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Traders National Bank
Epania
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middesex Street
Post Office Ave
Retaliation On Domicile Question Splits Border Towns
Calais Maine January 2 A petition from St Stephen and Milltown New Brunswick residents seeks Canadian enforcement of alien contract labor law across the St Croix boundary. The move follows Washington County railroad demands workers reside in American territory, prompting concern Calais may lose workers. Officials doubt rapid action and urge wage border adjustment.
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St.tephen
St. Stephen
Cotton
Ganong Bros
Calais
Milltown
Washington County Railroad
St. Croix
Cassels Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
Springfield jurors return a verdict of murder in the first degree against John D. Cassels for fatally shooting Mrs. Mary J. Lane in East Longmeadow on February 26 last year. The jury delivered the decision in a January 2 session. The case arose in Springfield with local officials reporting the verdict.
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Mary J. Lane
East Longmeadow
Springfield
John D. Cassels
Cassels
Middlesex County Officials Organized in East Cambridge
Boston January 2 Middlesex county officers were organized at a meeting in East Cambridge. New district attorney George A Sanderson appointed Hugh Bancroft of Cambridge as his assistant. Sheriff J R Fairbairn announced a long list of deputies and court officers for Cambridge jail and Framingham probate court with several named deputies from Malden Waltham and other towns.
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Boston
Middlesex County
East Cambridge
George A. Sanderson
Fred N. Wier
Hugh Bancroft
Cambridge
Bancroft
William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Levi S. Gould
John R. Fairbairn
George W. W. Saville
Malden
Edward W. Clark
Tewksbury
M. Frank Eastman
Melrose
Charles A. Eveleth
Lowell
James H. McKenna
Waltham
George Nutt
Natick
Lyman H. Richards
Henry C. Sherwin
Ayer
George F
Stiles
Bradshaw
Tolman
Samuel W. Tucker
Newton
William H. Walsh
South Framingham
Walter C. Wardwell
Charles G. Whitman
Marlboro
Bartholomew M. Young
Joseph H. Buck
Woburn
George D. Ford
George W. Cushing
J. Edwin Fairbairn
Alvah
Baker
William R. Davis
Robert Duddy
Somerville
Charles F. Morse
Harry FE. Shaw
George F. Stiles
John E. Tidd
Arthur H. Wiggin
Frederick M. Esty
Framingham
Five Hurt in Halsted Street Car Collision
In Chicago on January 2 a collision at Fifty third street between a carriage and a Halsted street electric car left five people seriously injured and one dead. The carriage with Sam Fuller his wife and four children was demolished and Little Helen Fuller suffered fatal injuries.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Fifty-third Street
Sam Fuller
Helen Fuller
Turkey Compelled to Come Off Roost
In Constantinople on January 2 reports say two naturalized American citizens were arrested at Tripoli, Syria for refusing to pay a tax tied to exemption from military service. The U S minister to Turkey, John G S Leishman, demanded their release, and the Porte ordered their release and instructed authorities not to molest American citizens.
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Constantinople
Tripoli
Syria
United States
Turkey
John G. S. Leishman
Porte
Crane Readies Inaugural Address at State House Ceremony
Boston January 2 Governor W Murray Crane of Dalton is sworn in for a third term before a large audience at the Massachusetts State House. Lt Governor Bates also takes oath as crowds fill the House and corridors, Crane reading his modest inaugural address to the distinguished gathering.
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Crane
Soule
Olin
W. Murray Crane
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bates
Gov. Crane
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promoted for Deep Coughs
A cough medicine advertisement promotes Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a remedy for all coughs including deep ones. It lists prices 25c, 50c, and $1.00 and identifies J C Ayer Co of Lowell Massachusetts as the manufacturer.
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Legislature Holds Outlines for Governor Council Oath
The convention adjourned after a lengthy address as the Senate and House swapped orders to swear in the Governor's council. Councillors-elect were escorted in for oath administration by President Soule. The day ended with promises of new committee appointments and a return on Monday to begin the year's business.
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Senate
Soule
Speaks Myers
Two Men Die in Elevated Rail Accidents in Boston
Boston reports two deaths from elevated railway incidents. James Donovan, 87, of Arlington Avenue, died at City Hospital after being crushed between a train and Pleasant Street station platform. William E. Callahan, 26, of Roswell Street Roxbury, was disemboweled at North Union Station, with unclear circumstances. The bodies were found near the south end of the platform, prompting competing theories about where he fell or was struck.
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Boston
Pleasant Street
North Union Station
James Donovan
Arlington Avenue
City Hospital
Donovan
William E. Callahan
Roswell Street
Roxbury
Callahan
William &. Callahan
Edward and
Bridget Callahan
Highway robbery attempt ends in fatal duel on Calumet Ave
Chicago report details George F Donovan of Springfield Mass suspected robber who draws a pistol on Eugene Heitor a Chicago financial editor. Donovan is shot in the eye and dies at St Luke's hospital after Heitor fires in self defense. A second assailant Edward Conger is captured nearby.
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Chicago
George PF. Donovan
Springfie’d
Mass
Twenty-first Street
Calumet Avenue
Eugene Heitor
Jeter
Manila
Springfield
United States Philippine Commission
Buston
Geo. F. Donovan
Trinity Court
Dartmouth Street
Boston
Hector
Prairie Avenue
Edward Conger
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bomb explodes under Grand Duke Constantine palace balcony
Paris dispatch from Kiev reports a bomb blast last night under the balcony of Grand Duke Constantine's palace. The crowd caused a panic but no injuries occurred. windows were shattered and considerable damage noted. Nihilist students are suspected, with fifteen arrested.
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Paris
Kiev
Russia
Constantine
Big Woman Faints in Lowell Court Overlooked Case
In Lowell police court Judge Hadley notes Mary Festa a 225 pound woman fainted on the bench while awaiting transfer to jail after a three month sentence. She was removed to the downstairs area and consciousness returned. The judge had also presided over a domestic assault case against James Stead and wife Mary A. Stead. the case was continued due to absence and later dismissed for lack of proper witness notice.
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Mary Festa
James Stead
Mary A
Hadley
Stead
Head Arrested After Nonappearance On Larceny Charge
George Head was arrested after failing to appear on a larceny charge and was sent to jail awaiting a hearing scheduled for tomorrow. Mary Rock, showing signs of alcohol troubles, went to the workhouse for six months. Albert Provencher and Edward Gagnon paid $2 fines. James FE. Cummings, a second offender, settled the sum of $6.
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George Head
Head
Mary Rock
Albert Provencher
Edward Gagnon
James FE. Cummings
Rebel Force Sails for Venezuela From Martinique
The British steamer Ban Righ, renamed Libertador, sails from Fort De France loaded with Gen Matos and Venezuelan generals plus 300 volunteers bound for the coast of Venezuela. Supporters at Martinique express hopes for rapid insurgent success and topple President Castro. Observable armament enhancements noted as voyage begins.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Haytien
Ban Righ
Libertador
Veneguelan
Senor Matos
Gen. Matos
Venezuela
Nico As
Rolando
Domingo Monagas
Penaloza Ducharme
Eduardo Ortega Cordova
Carlos Azugary Egcamier
Tomas Garcia
Mieves Navarro
Antonles Bartazal
Antoine Espinoza
Merendi Sambrano Rendon
Castro
Matos
Thi
Quiet Secret Wedding Seals Wilkins and Freeman Bond
Noted novelist Mary E Wilkins Randolph has wed Dr Charles M Freeman of Metuchen New Jersey in a quiet ceremony at the doctor's home amid secrecy and altered plans. The union follows repeated announcements and denials of marriage reflecting a private, low key wedding with only close relatives present.
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New Jersey
Randolph, Jan
Mary E. Wilkins
Chas. M. Freeman
Metuchen
N. J
Randolph
Dr. Freeman
Massachusetts
Miss Wilkins
Dr. Freeeman
Fire at Massachusetts Mills Finishing Room
Fire broke out Wednesday around 1 30 in the finishing room of the Massachusetts mills as lint dust ignited in a receptacle. A spark from a machine is thought to have started the blaze. The fire brigade connected with the mill prevented its spread and damage was slight.
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Massachusetts Mills
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Thomas Costello
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Amasa Pratt
Frepeerick
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Frank E. Dunbar
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Discount Daily
Mrs. Freeman
Appleton National
Geo. W. Fifield
Fred H. Ela
Charles MH. Allen
Fred A. Buttrick
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Wm.e Livingston
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