Long Lost Brother Discovers Himself in St John
Thomas Kane who grew up as Thomas McLaughlin and longtime Boston pilot learns his Kane identity after a sister posts a notice. A St John priest provides records tying the emigrant boy to the Boston mariner, now reunited with his surviving sister Mrs Patrick Condon. He and his wife visit the city, having missed the sister’s home while tracing family history eight years earlier.
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St. John
N. B
Thomas Kane
McLaughlin
Boston
Kane
Ireland
Partridge Island
Thomas
Sisters of Charity
Richibucto
Thomas McLaughlin
Patrick Condon
Pilot McLaughlin
Father Gaynor
St. John the Baptist
Bennigsen slain in Hanover duel over wife affair
Herr von Bennigsen, Landrath of Hanover and son of Rudolf von Bennigsen, died from a gunshot wound after a duel with Herr Falkenhagen. The dispute arose from rumors of Falkenhagen’s relations with Frau von Bennigsen. The duel, three pistol rounds at ten paces, ended in the first round as Bennigsen was shot. his brother witnessed.
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Hanover
Prussia
Herr von Bennigsen
Rudolf von Bennigsen
Herr Falkenhagen
Springe
Frau von Bennigsen
Traders National Bank Advertises Foreign Exchange Services
The Traders National Bank promotes general banking services including foreign exchange in English French German and Swedish money. It offers safety deposit boxes in private rooms and savings with 3 percent interest compounded semi annually. It features a ladies banking room and lists locations at 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Ave.
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Busina Fords
Foreign Exchange
Payab
Somat
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middesex Street
Post Office
Missing Philadelphia weaver John Hinchcliffe sought by Lowell police
John Hinchcliffe a 38 year old expert weaver from Philadelphia has been missing for four weeks. He left his North Clarion Street home with a large sum of money and said he would meet a friend at the Hotel Lafayette. Enemies in Philadelphia raise foul play concerns. Lowell friends are asked to aid in locating him. Photographs and letters to a contact named G H Hodgson have gone unanswered. He formerly resided in Lowell and held a managerial post at Crow’s Mills.
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John Hinchcliffe
Lowell
Philadelphia
Hinchcliffe
North Clarion Street
Crow's Mills
Marie Corelli attacks German style in British army uniforms
In a letter to a paper Marie Corelli rants against the new British army uniforms resembling German designs. She argues the alleged German prints insult the king and officers and cites widespread anger over postage stamps’ German-looking color and design.
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London
Marie Corelli
England
Germany
Condor May Be Bound For Honolulu On Coal Shortfall
Victoria B C January 18 Captain Fleet Esquimault senior officer says the overdue British sloop Condor may sail to Honolulu after exhausting her coal due to a severe storm on the night of the 84. He believes this will delay her arrival beyond the planned schedule. The U S ship Grant departed yesterday to inspect wreckage reports on Vancouver Island shores.
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Victoria
B. C
Fleet
Esquimault
Honolulu
Hawaiian
U.S
Grant
Vancouver Island
Drunk on the railroad tracks leads to court fines
Lawrence report recounts John McDonald drunk on the car line near Dewey Grove, arrested by Dra cut constable Charles Chagnon after a fight. McDonald fined $5. Felix Dube’s firm dissolution prompts asset claim disputes with Paul Burtt and brother Alexander Dube. court orders $20 fine. Peter J. Martin, paroled from State farm, remanded. Patrick Hayes fights officers, fined $15 for assault and $2 for drunkenness. Charles Livingston charged with assault on a housekeeper. judge finds him not guilty after defense questions. Multiple minor fines listed for various individuals.
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Lawrence
Dewey Grove
John McDonald
Charles Chagnon
Chagnon
McDonald
Lowell
Hadley
Felix Dube
Paul Burtt
Alexander Dube
Felix
Dube
Burtt
Felix Dube & Co
Peter J. Martin
Martin
State Farm
Patrick H. Hayes
O'Keefe
Middlesex Street
Hayes
Charles Livingston
Franklin Court
Brown
John H. Morrison
Angel
Mr. Morrison
Engine Boiler Blown to Smithereens at Victor Iowa
Des Moines Ia Jan 18 The boiler of a Rock Island passenger locomotive exploded near Victor Iowa early today. Engineer W Williams and fireman were killed, brakeman and two porters seriously injured. A Pullman car from Des Moines rolled down the embankment but no passengers were hurt. The engine dropped its crownsheet wrecking the engine and tilting the baggage car buffet and four sleepers. Baggageman Shaffer injured.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Victor
Chicago
W. Wiliams
Shaffer
Klondike News From Dawson And Skagway
Port Townsend reports the Dirigo arriving with 50 passengers including Klondike travelers. Dawson sees excitement after a second bedrock is struck on Eldorado Creek, with gravel grading one to five dollars per pan. Circle City is deserted as traders relocate to Good Pasture Creek for rich gravel. White Pass and Yukon railway blocked by a massive snow slide.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Dirigo
Skagway
Klondike
Dawson
Eldorado Creek
Circle City
Tanana
White Pass
Yukon
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Ad Promises Cough Cure
Advertising copy asserts Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral does not cure rheumatism or dyspepsia but will cure coughs and colds. Sells in 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 sizes from J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Isthmian Canal Commission Members Meet in Washington
The Isthmian Canal Commission met in Washington at 10 30 this morning to decide on the Panama matter. They plan to remain in session and hope to have a report for the President by late today if possible.
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Panama
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Boston Woman Burned In Accidental Fire
Mrs Julia Mitchell aged seventy died today in Philadelphia after her clothing caught fire during breakfast preparations. Her son in law Jog W Hammond who was helping to extinguish the blaze was severely burned. The Hammond family had moved from Boston to the city about a month ago.
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Philadelphia
Julia Mitchell
Jog. W. Hammond
Hammond
Six Firemen Hurled From Wagon In Chicago Blaze
Chicago January 18 six members of truck company No 17 were thrown from their wagon when an axle broke two men were buried beneath it and severely injured One man John Green the driver may die due to the crash and injuries
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Chicago
Truck Company No. 17
John Green
State health boards urge end to soiled paper money use
Columbus Ohio Jan 18 The state and local boards of health after their annual session adopted a resolution against the continued use of paper money after it had become soiled from constant handling The association will recommend this action to the treasury department.
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Columbus
Ohio
Boards of Health
Treasury Department
Krause Found Guilty in Incitement Case
London January 18 The lord chief justice Baron Alverstone sustains defense that no proof letters reached Broeckeman thus incitement to murder fails. The court finds Dr Krause guilty of attempting to persuade and sentences him to two years in prison.
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London
Baron Alverstone
Dr. Krause
Broeckeman
Webster Davis Delivers Petitions For Boer Sympathy
Webster Davis heads to Washington with a petition signed by 212 604 citizens of the South and West urging Congress to declare strong sympathy with the South African Republic and Orange Free State. He plans to hand the document to the Boer consul in New York for delivery to the proper officials.
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Kansas City
Webster Davis
New York
South
West
Congress
Davis
United States
South African Republic
Orange Free State
Great Britain
Washington
Spalding Discusses Scope of 1904 Olympian Games
A. G. Spalding, named final athletic committee chairman, met with H. J. Furber to review the tasks ahead. He said the scope was astonishing and far beyond anything previously undertaken, surpassing even the Paris exposition in scale.
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Chicago
A. G. Spalding
H. J. Furber
Illinois Child Labor Surges in Last Year Report
Chicago reports from the state factory commission show a 30 percent rise in child labor in Illinois over the past year. Inspectors found 14,256 children at work in 1900 and 19,839 in 1901, a gain of 5,583 as manufacturing grew only 9 percent. Total employed rose 12 percent with 369,804 men and 94,529 women at work in 1901.
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Chicago
State Factory Commission
Illinois
Wisconsin faculty probes student poker links
Madison Wis Jan 18 The Wisconsin university faculty led by Acting President Birge has begun an inquiry into alleged poker playing among students. About 200 young men are cited to appear and report what they know about the matter.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin University
Birge
Soldier degraded and jailed ten years for threats to President
Frank Rakowski, a U S Army private from Chicago, was degraded at Fort Canby Oregon and sentenced to ten years in the Alcatraz military prison after a court martial. While intoxicated in Chinook he threatened to assassinate President Roosevelt, echoing McKinley’s killer.
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Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Astoria
Frank Rakowski
United States Army
Fort Canby
Alcatraz Island
Cal
Rakowski
Captain Cloke
Fort Stevens
Fort Columbia
Port Canby
Chonook
McKinley
Roosevelt
Czolgosz
Chicago
Chinook
Spinners to Return to Work in Assabet Mills
Maynard January 18 spinners at Assabet mills to resume work Monday under promise American Woolen Co. will meet them halfway. They cite overtime pay issues and a new weighing system as reduced wages while awaiting conference with treasurer W. M. Wood. State arbitration aided compromise.
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Maynard
American Woolen Co
Assabet Mills
W. M. Wood
State Board of Arbitration
Wood
George Hinchliffe
Lagos Ashore Near Madeira After Fog
The British steamer Lagos from Liverpool ran aground at Las Desertas southeast of Madeira in fog. Crew and passengers were saved. mails hoped to be recovered. Lagos owned by British and American Steam Navigation Co. Ltd and built at Port Glasgow in 1888.
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Funchal
Island of Madeira
Lagos
Liverpool
Las Desertas
Atlantic
Madeira
The
British and American Steam Navigation Co., Ltd
Elder, Dempster & Co
Port Glasgow
Contemplated Arson Arrest in Boothbay Harbor
Lewiston Maine January 18 A Boothbay Harbor special reports Mrs Angelia I Meader of Boothbay Harbor was arrested on complaint by Freeman Cox for allegedly trying to set fire to his house on January 10. Cox and his wife were out. a noise drew him to the back of the house where he saw a shawl covered figure climbing the wall. He identified Mrs Meader who was held on 8000 bond.
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Lewiston
Boothbay Harbor
Angelia I. Meader
Freeman Cox
Mrs. Meader
Robbers Hold Up Gambling Room in Omaha
Two men, Frank Williams and Frank Jones, robbed a gambling room of a cash box and $200 then fled. Police chased them, firing shots, and captured both within ten minutes. All stolen money was recovered.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank Williams
Frank Jones
Mayor Receives 1902 Budget Estimates From City Heads
The mayor has most department figures ready for the appropriations committee. Interest for the year is $125,000, $289,500 will be paid on city debt, and $43,500 goes to sinking funds. Taxes owed amount to $537,275.10 over four years.
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Committee On Appropriations
Man Kicked by Horse Injures Stomach Near Cheever and Aiken
Ferdinand Marcott of 17 Queen Street was kicked this morning by a horse from Lowell Rendering at the Cheever and Aiken corner. He was driven to St. John's Hospital where doctors found no broken bones.
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Ferdinand Marcott
Cheever
Aiken Streets
Lowell Rendering Company
Marcott
St. John’s Hospital
Queen Street
Local Clergy and Society News from Brooklyn and New York
Mr. John H. Buttrick remains near his previous condition after a paralytic shock and is expected to recover. Grace Church in Brooklyn hosted the consecration of Rev. Frederick Burgess D. D. as bishop of Long Island with attendees including Rev. Warner BE. L. Ward and Mrs. Ward. Mrs. C. A. R. Dix shows marked improvement after a period of serious illness. Geo H. Wood the jeweler attended the jewelers banquet at Sherry's in New York on Wednesday.
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John H. Buttrick
Frederick Burgess D. D
Long Island
Grace Church
Brooklyn
New York
Warner BE. L. Ward
House of Prayer
Ward
C. A. R. Dixon
Geo. H. Wood
Sherry’s
Banquet Held for Highland A. E. church choi group
The Highland A E church board hosted a vestry banquet honoring the choi for their service. Committee members were Mrs D Richardson Mrs Lombard Mrs Waugh Mrs Livingston and Mr Killpartrick. Waiters included Prana Short Wesley Wilder and William Thomas.
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the Highland A. E. Church
Choi
D. Richardson
Lombard
Waugh
Livingston
Killpartrick
Prana’ Short
Wesley Wilder
William Thomas
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Alphonse Belleau
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Albert Milot
Peter St. George
Joseph Betti
Edwin St. Lauren
Marty Perault
William Laston
Francis J. McCann
Catherine Savage
Frederick Heine
Collinsville
John W. Smith
Smith
Heine
Web Davis
Olympus
Ilinors
Assabet
Appleton National
Banxixa
Geo. W. Fifield
Fred H. Eia
Charles H. Allen
Fred A. Buttrick
Fred H. Ela
George W. Fifield
WM. E Livingston
Elisha Neale
J. W. €. Pickering
Addison Putnam
Boothbay
Wasley
Dimon
Huntington Hall
Wasley Recentl
Butterfield
Tyngsboro
Inspector Flood
Nashua
Laflamme
Edward Shea
Savoy
Parker
Coal S Wood A Company
Lowell Gas Light Company
Prescott Street
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