Lowell to Probe Fire Dept Over Richardson Hotel Blaze
Mayor Casey asks a special fire committee to investigate the Lowell fire department's actions at the Richardson hotel fire. Chief Hosmer will present his account tonight as aldermen and reporters gear up for hearings on equipment, personnel, and standards.
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Chief Hosmer
Lowell
Richardson Hotel
Casey
Committee On Fire
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Mass
City Council
Committee On Fire Department
James B. Casey
City Hall
Holmers
Walker and
Allen
Moody, Hogan and
Allard
Hosmer
Ife
Petty
Slocum to Lead Bay State Woolen Mill
Albert W. Slocum, after six years as assistant superintendent and designer at the Talbot mills in North Billerica, will become superintendent of the Bay State Woolen mill of the American Woolen Company in this city. He will assume duties February 1 and succeeds James Sutcliffe in the loom and weave rooms.
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Albert W. Slocum
Talbot Mills
North Billerica
Bay State
American Woolen Company
Bie
Slocum
James Sutcliffe
W. 8. Hills
Mr. Slocum
New Bedford
Mass
Oneko” Woolen Mills
Philadelphia Textile School
Camden Woolen Company
Camden
Yarmouth Woolen Company
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Talbot Milla
School of Manufacturers
King of Denmark is Dead
New York and Copenhagen reports say King Christian IX of Denmark died at 3 30 pm after long audiences and signs of fatigue. Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Louise were with him, as was the Dowager Empress of Russia Marie Dagmar.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Russia
Christian IX
Frederick
Alexandra
England
William
Greece
George I
Marie Dagmar
Thyra
Duchess of Cumberland
Hanover
Prince Waldemar
Christian
Marie of Orleans
Duce de Chartres
Louisa
Danish minister escapes attempted shooting in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen a would be assailant tried to shoot Minister of Justice M Alberti but the minister wrestled away the revolver. The incident occurred as the assailant is reported to have been a Belgian agent. details remain unclear amid a tense moment for the cabinet.
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Copenhagen
M. Alberti
Ienaee
Pael
Bove
Min- Bae Sian Sahl
Reminder Interest Begins Saturday Washington Savings Institution
A reminder announces interest begins Saturday February 10 at the Washington Savings Institution located at 267 Central Street. The notice appears under Lowell Truet Co. and provides the depository details for customers and the start date.
Court Overrules Demurrers in Bribery Indictments
Justice Gould overruled the demurrers to indictments charging Geo W with bribery. The court proceeded on several cases alleging government fraud and misconduct, with the state asserting evidence of improper influence and conspiracy.
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Justice Gould
Geo
Surae
Police search Leominster park for missing teen body
In Leominster on January 1 a police search followed the discovery of a 16 year old boy named Thomas Sawyer missing after going skating on the lake. A boy named Toone Ba reportedly saw Thomas fall into the water and called authorities. The body was found near the lake shore and inquiries continue into the circumstances.
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Leominster
Jan
Leominster Park
Thome Sawyer
Toone Ba
Lake End Galle
peer @ Rete
Lee
Japan names ambassador to France
Tokio reports the mikado received M Kurino former minister to Russia and assigned him as ambassador to France in an audience marked by official ceremony.
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Japan
France
Tokio
The
Mikado
M. Kurino
Russia
Collision Injures Four As Lake Shore Engines Meet
In Youngstown Ohio on January 29 two Lake Shore locomotives collided at Doughton five miles north. Four men were hurt including James Egan a local fireman who is said to be fatally injured.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Doughton
Here
James Egan
Woman allegedly attempts suicide by arsenic in Bil
Mrs. Martin Crotty of North Bil lic a reportedly swallowed an ounce of arsenic Sunday morning about 9 20 o clock to end her life. Neighbors promptly gave emetics saving her. Reports say family trouble preceded the act as the husband and relatives faced a chaotic scene with a local priest and Chief Conway intervening to prevent an arrest. The pair remained at home and fear of danger subsided as she recovered.
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Martin Crotty
North Billerica
Far¢way Park
North
Illerica
Regan
Buck
Lawrence F. Tighe
O. M
Crotty
Marin Conway
Conway
Ganger
Eubelae
Manchester Police Get More Pay
Manchester police will receive increased pay under a local pay raise ordinance. The measure adjusts salaries for officers including patrol and detective ranks, with phased implementations over several months and budget allocations approved by the city council.
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Manchester
Royal Houses in Mourning Over Danish King Death
London reports the death of King Christian of Denmark at 87 or 88, shocking Queen Alexandra at Windsor. European rulers including Russia, Great Britain, Greece, Sweden, and Norway are closely related to him, either personally or through their spouses, foreshadowing widespread mourning among royal houses. His children prepared for an annual Copenhagen birthday visit before the news.
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London
Christian
Denmark
Europe
Russia
Great Britain
Greece
Sweden
Norway
Copenhagen
Alexandra
Windsor
Judge Sherman Threatened Over Tucker Murder Case
Boston police report receiving several threatening letters connected to Charles L. Tucker’s death sentence for the Mabel Page murder. One undated note threatens Judge Sherman and the officers in charge of the Tucker execution, found among papers in the Weston Page house. Authorities deem the letters the work of irresponsible persons.
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Boston
Shaw
District Police of
Massachusetts
Chas. L. Tucker
Mabel Page
Sherman
Page
Weston
Tucker
Calderon Collides Off Governors Island in Tug Tow Towage
A New York freight steamer Calderon bound for a ter Enz reportedly collided with a float of gates near Governors Island. The ship split a four foot square hole aft of the port bow above the water line and was towed back for repairs. A man was injured in the incident as a safety crew responded.
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New York
Jan
Calderon
Governors Island
City Solicitor Rules Ambulance Hours May Exceed Eight
Lowell Massachusetts January 29 1906 city solicitor James Gilbert Hill writes that the board of charities may hire ambulance drivers for more than eight hours if contract provisions permit otherwise the eight hour rule applies only to standard daily labor contracts courtney superintendent of charities plans to reduce ambulance crew from six to four men based on the opinion
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Hill
Martin J. Courtney
City Solicitor
Lowell
Mass
Charities
Board of Charities
James Gilbert Hill
Courtney
Fire Chief Defends Richardson Hotel Fight as Best Effort
Fire Chief Edward S. Hosmer rejects claims of equipment failure and criticizes the hotel’s fire escapes. He describes arriving early, directing crews, and noting hose bursts while defending the water tower and ladder actions as appropriate for the blaze. He cites misused nets and crowd confusion as the main challenges and calls the criticism unfounded.
Prominent noblemen slain in Courland sleigh ambush
In Tukum Courland on January 2 revolutionaries attacked Count Q e Frederic Lamedorff and Count Roenne while they rode out, pelting them from their sleighs. Lamedorff, the foreign minister, was killed. Search of his home found multiple weapons and ammunition.
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Tukum
Courland
Frederic Lamedorff
Aren Roenne
Chinese Commission Visits Washington Tomb in NEar-Town Stop
A distorted item reports a Chinese commission visiting Washington’s tomb during a January trip. The fragment mentions meetings and a focus on a Washington meet and a marine steamship departure, but the text is garbled and lacks clear outcomes or dates.
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Washington
Held Police at Bay All Night Mystery Person 17
A fragmentary report notes a person, possibly 17, holding police at bay overnight. The readable text provides limited details on location or outcome, leaving the event’s specifics unclear and unsourced.
Unclear Palma Rifle Team Selection For Ottawa
Fragmentary report notes unsettled decision on counting a British rifle team for Ottawa Palma competition. The National Rifle Association faces timing questions about team eligibility and travel for the upcoming year.
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London
Ottawa
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Ernest Stires
St. Thomas's Church
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Grand Army of the Republic
James Tanner
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Indianapolis
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Blackburn
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Lacey
Washington Savings Institution
Central Street
Lowell, Truet CO
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Central
Tucker Case
Merrimack River Savings Bank
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the Fire Department
Wescott & Clark
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Richardson
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Thorndike Street
Henry Fernald
Middlesex Street
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