Courtney May Be Superintendent of Pauper Department
A prediction that Martin J. Courtney will be elected general superintendent of the pauper department by the new board of charities, with Dr C E Donlan possibly retained as assistant. The board aims to reduce outdoor aid, curb fraud through investigators, and cut costs toward less than 100000 annually. Hartford methods may serve as a model for strict case supervision and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Courtney
Overseers of
Board of Charities
C. E. Donlan
Casey
Cinca
Lowell Board
Hartford
Board of Public Charities
Hartford Conn
Im Hartford
Lawson Will Be A Witness In Oil Trust Inquiry
New York Jan 9 Attorney General Hadley of Missouri said Thos W Lawson of Boston will be invited to appear before Commissioner Sanborn in the Missouri suit against the oil trust If Lawson can provide valuable facts on Standard Oil relations he will testify While Rogers of Standard Oil Indiana testified and refused to answer several questions regarding past companies and ownership of Waters Pierce stock
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New York
Hadley
Missouri
Sanborn
Oil Trust
Thos. W. Lawson
Boston
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Hadley
Lawson
Standard Oil of Indiana
Republic Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Herbert S. Hadley
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Rogers
Indiana
Mr. Rogers
Kentucky
Consolidated Tank Line Company
Standard Oil Company of Kentucky
Waters-Pierce Oil Company of
Iasggpese of
Mr. Hatley
Mandamus Case Set for Jan 23 in Boston
A mandamus action to compel Mayor Casey to sign the Holly pump contract and approve a $19 700 pump bill heads to a Boston hearing on January 23. Judge Braley issued the notice. Mayor Casey to be served tomorrow. The water board's choice, West Sixth street station pump, conflicts with the boulevard project as cited in last year’s report. City Solicitor Hill will represent the city as aldermen consider key appointments tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Frank E. Dunbar
Supreme Court
Boston
Braley
Water Board
Holly
Boulevard
The
West Sixth Street
Dunbar
Hill
Schooner Fannie Palmer Wrecks Near Little Island Station
Cape Henry Virginia reports the schooner Fannie Palmer went ashore a quarter mile north of Little Island life saving station at 4 a.m. The vessel lies on the beach and pounds heavily. One man was landed by breeches buoy with a message to owners. rest of crew refuse to land.
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Cape Henry
Fannie Palmer
Little Island
Chinese arrivals at Victoria port narrow to sixty four
Victoria British Columbia reports that during the last year only 64 Chinese entered Canada at the port, all of whom were former residents seeking entry.
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Victoria
B. C
Canada
Peddler Thieves Loot Swedish Lutheran Pastor Home
Lowell police report a string of peddler thieves ransacking homes while selling wares. The latest break occurred Friday night at Rev. Per FE. Asier’s Meadowcroft street residence, with a watch and a clock stolen and a wedding ring discarded due to its monogram. Police tie the crime wave to suspected men posing as peddlers.
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Lowell
Per FE. Asier
Swedish Lutheran Church
Meadowcroft Etrmet
Mra Asley
Janitor Heroically Stabilizes Boiler Burst at School
In Fall River on January 9 Mark Harrington janitor at N B Aldrich school kept 500 pupils calm as a boiler exhaust pipe burst. He alerted the principal Miss Della Corbett and removed burning coal to prevent an explosion while teachers led students to safety. Inspector Shea praised Harrington's bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mark Harrington
N. B. Aldrich School
Harrington
Della Corbett
Haton
Shea
Unreadable OCR Summary Card
Source text is garbled with missing words and unclear references. Unable to identify persons, places, dates, or events to produce a coherent headline and summary.
Stubborn Blaze Destroys South Boston Warehouses
A fire at five six story brick warehouses in South Boston caused by spontaneous combustion in a bale of wool led to $75,000 to $100,000 in losses. Firemen faced low water pressure and freezing weather as a fire boat aided efforts. The Railway Supply and Manufacturing Company suffered major damage, with Proctor Ellison and others also affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Factory Buildings Trust
Wormwood
Railway Supply and Manufacturing Company
Joseph Joseph & Brother
Vroctor Ellison
Fort Point Channel
Proctor Ellison
Hallet & Davis Piano Company
Plano Company
Maine’s heaviest woman dies after weight dispute
Elleworth Maine Jan 9 Mise Castle Carter aged 11 years reputed to be Maine’s heaviest woman died at her South Bive home last night. She weighed 435 pounds and stood five feet four inches. Cause of death listed as fairy degeneration of the oeert. Carter had showcased at fairs in eastern Maine but declined many offers from showmen nationwide.
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Elleworth
Mise Castle Carter
Maine
South Bive
Mise Carter
Salem Race Track Opposition Sparks Legal Inquiry
In Concord New Hampshire on January 9 Governor McLane and his council heard a petition from a 12 member committee under the State Sunday School Association. The group seeks court guidance on gambling laws and charter powers as it weighs a proposed Salem race track and the New England Breeders club charter.
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Concord
N. H
McLane
State Sunday School Association
Salem
New England Breeders Club
Wim. J. Tucker
Dartmouth College
Edward C. Niles
Niles
Supreme Court
New English Classes Open for Illiterate Pupils Over 14
Lowell opens two new rooms at Cheever and Worthen street schools to aid pupils over 14 who cannot read or write English. Most learners are French at Cheever and Greeks or Portuguese at Worthen. Authorities expect more rooms and note gains in reading and writing standards through evening and day schools.
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Cheever Street
Worthen Street School
the Green School
Worthen Street
Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
New Bedford
Hine
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Aiken Avenue
Whhiitcomb
States
Moody Evening School
Green Day School
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture Meets in Boston
The Massachusetts state board of agriculture held its annual meeting at the state house in Boston with many farmers and interested parties in attendance. Secretary J Lewis Ellsworth presented his annual report, urging codification of agricultural laws and urging that bounty funds for fairs be redirected toward establishing agricultural institutes and demonstration work.
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Boston
State Board of Agriculture
State House
J. Lewis Ellsworth
Tests of the blood smears
New Haven findings on the death of Chas A Edwards at the Hiller home remain preliminary. Medical Examiner Bartlett and Dr Ferris tested blood smears from the back stairs rail dining room and Edwards chamber. Coroner Mix said Edwards could have died by his own action but did not reveal motive or a final verdict and the autopsy statement is still pending.
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New Haven
Conn
Chas. A. Edwards
New York
Hiller Homestead
Bartlett
Ferris
Edwards
Mix
Gompers to Attend Miners Convention in Indianapolis
Washington Jan 9 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor will depart soon for the national miners convention to meet in Indianapolis on Jan 16. The gathering is expected to last several weeks with both Sonn Mitchell and Gompers likely to address the delegates.
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Washington
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
National Convention of Miners
Indianapolis
Sonn Mitchell
United Mine Workers of Americas
Gompers
Two Printers Strike in Wooneecket City
In Wooneecket RL ins, a printer and member of the Master Prigfe Association ordered two union men to go on strike at a local job plant. The workers were said to be operating 18 days instead of elect. The union remanded the action and warned no strike occurred at other plants in the city.
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Wooneecket
Ins
Prigfe
Anton
Tragic Wedding Ends In Death Near Upton Que
A French-Canadian wedding party in Upton Quebec suffered a fatal tragedy last evening as one sleigh team failed. The bier of Alme Pinsonneault and Dona Ce filles, along with their father mother and brother, were among those in the six sleighs involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton
Alme Pinsonneault
Fall River Gets New Price Reductions
Pall River Has Works Company announces a reduction in price for one to percent centa and thousand feet to consumers of over feet, effective January. Consumers of nine hundred sixty nine feet or less to be charged at per thousand feet under the new rate.
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Pall River
Tenement Hous es Plunge Into Haverstraw Clay Pit Tragedy
A landslide at Haverstraw New York last night sent several wooden tenements into a clay pit. More than twenty people are feared dead with many burned or trapped. Rescue efforts hampered by shifting clay and broken water mains, while volunteers battled rekindled flames as a second landslide claimed additional victims.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
Joseph Albert
Alden
Bayler
Abaham
John Bonnett
WM. Cohen
Thomas Hughes
Bartlett McGovern
Hannion
Harry Nelson
Benjamin
Silverman
Child
O. Y
Washington Date Unclear From distorted report
A fragmentary note from Washington references January dates and unsatisfactory conditions but lacks clear details or actions. The garbled text provides no verifiable events or entities beyond a vague time reference.
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Courtney
Donlan
Hartford Board of Charities
Superintendent of Charities
Principality of
Montenesto
Europe
Ify
Board of Aldermen
Hubert M. Potter
Mary C. Brennan
George F. Noonan
Ity
James R. Fulton
Chinese Immigration
Wormwood St
Cassie Carter
Heavi
Tion
Gov. McLane
Sunday School Association
Whitcomb
Board OF Agriculture
Hiller Home
Stead
Miners’ Convention
Davision
Jefferson Streets
Division Street
Cinna
Jan
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