Governor Bates Urges Immediate Repeal Of Liquor Law Section
Gov Bates sends a message to the Massachusetts General Court urging repeal of the section allowing sales of imported liquors in original packages. He argues the clause defies state policy and clashes with federal law, citing a 1890 federal act and an AG opinion. Continued on page three.
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Gov. Bates
House of Representatives
Commonwealth
House
Committee On
Senate
Massachusetts
United States
Congress
Embezzler Charged Over District Funds in DC Office
James M. Watson Jr a DC auditor clerk and son in law of a retired railroad contractor faced embezzlement charges. The amount ranges from 60000 to 75000 with a specific $8009 cited. The case centers on deposits from property owners paying for improvements diverted through the auditor’s fund and a District Co Operative association. Watson bail set at 25000. he claims careless bookkeeping and denies embezzlement.
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Washington
James M. Watson, Jr
District of Columbia
Watson
Petty
District Co-Operative Association
Sylvester
Reform School
Pope receives Pilgrims amid health fears in Vatican
Paris dispatch from Rome reports the Pope’s reception of the Pilgrims was influenced by Vatican fear that not meeting them would fuel rumors of ill health. The Pope, though weakening, remains active, directing church affairs on foot and discussing Oriental missions with Mgr Savelli.
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Paris
Rome
Vatican
Mgr. Savelli
President to attend Hanna daughter wedding in Cleveland
Cleveland police will not jail Leon Czolgoz relatives during President Roosevelt's Cleveland visit for Miss Ruth Hanna to wed Joseph Medille McCormick. Czolgoz family kept under surveillance while twenty detectives guard the President at Union station and during his stay.
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Cleveland
Leon Czolgoz
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ruth Hanna
M. A. Hanna
Joseph Medille McCormick
Czolgoz
Union Station
Young Boy Electrocuted Under Bridge in Shelton
In Shelton Connecticut on June 9 a 12 year old boy named Comb lish was killed by a live 2000 volt current while crawling under a trestle with a companion. His body suffered severe burns and his neck was nearly severed as the wire struck.
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Shelton, Conn
John Comblish
Comblish
Pipers Strike Looms as Maine Mills Fail to Reach Settlement
Rumford Falls Maine June 9 No settlement of the strike by 25 pipers and steam fitters in the International and Oxford mills was reached after an all day conference. Union officials warn a general strike could follow affecting three plants and up to 3000 workers. The mills’ weekly payroll stands at 25000 dollars.
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Rumford Falls
International
Oxford Mills
Gov Bailey Weds Ida Weed In Kansas City Ceremony
Governor Wills J. Bailey of Kansas married Ida B. Weed at First Congregational church in Kansas City. After the ceremony the couple departed for Topeka.
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Kansas City
Wills J. Bailey
Kansas
Ida B. Weed
First Congregational Church
Judge Pickett Dead in New Haven at 74
Judge Rufus S. Pickett a prominent New Haven county jurist died at age 74. He served as city court judge from 1837 to 1898 and later as city attorney for six years.
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New Haven
Conn
Rufus S. Pickett
Lydia E Pinkham Woman's Vegetable Compound Testimonial
Mrs May Haytes of Edgerton Wisconsin reports health improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularities and uterine troubles. She says back and side pain eased within a week and she gained weight after two months of use sharing strong endorsement for the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
May Haytes
Ederton
Wis
Householdconomics Club
Mrs. Houle
Edgerton, Wis
Reading price bid in Hearst coal case hearing
New York June 9 hearing in Hearst coal rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission continued with President Baer recalled. He said coal from the anthracite region to tide water costs $1.55 a ton under the Reading system and that the Reading company owned key railroad and coal interests. Baer stressed the bottom price must hold at $4.50 a ton to earn returns and doubted raising prices beyond 50 cents a ton due to competition.
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New York
W. R. Hearst
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baer
Prouty
Reading Company
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Reading
Three 16,000-ton battleships awarded to shipyards
Secretary Moody announced the three lowest bids for the new 16,000-ton battleships. Minnesota goes to Newport News Shipbuilding Co. for 4,110,000 dollars. Kansas to New York Shipbuilding Co. for 4,179,000 dollars. Vermont to Fore River Manufacturing Co. for 4,165,000 dollars. Portable equipment excluded from the congressionally fixed per-ship limit of 4,212,000 dollars.
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Washington
Moody
Minnesota
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Newport News
Kansas—New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Vermont
Fore River Manufacturing Company
Weymouth
Maas
Congress
Rosa Stedman Dead in Back Bay Hotel Room
Rosa McKean Stedman, oldest daughter of the late Admiral Charles Stedman, was found dead in a Back Bay hotel room. The sudden death, attributed to heart trouble with possible apoplectic tendency, leaves a wide social circle across Boston Newport York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington.
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Boston
Rosa McKean Stedman
Back Bay
Charles Stedman
A. Lawrence Mason
E. Rollins Morse
Newport
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
York Harbor
Bar Harbor
Maine
Newspaper Managers Convene in Boston Harbor Sail
The National Association of Managers of Newspaper circulation resumed sessions in Boston on June 9. Forenoon featured papers of interest, and this afternoon, with courtesy of local papers, members enjoyed a harbor sail landing at Bass Point Nahant for dinner.
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Boston
National Association of Managers of
Bass Point
Nahant
Editor Clara Nichols dies in Tribune Building elevator incident
Chicago on June 9 reports Clara Nichols, society editor of the Chicago Tribune, crushed to death in an elevator at the Tribune Building.
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Newspaper Society
Chicago
Clara Nichols
The
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Jews Leave Roumanian Crisis Route to America
Two hundred Romanian Jews passed through Vienna on their way to America citing worsening conditions at home. They accuse the anti Semite press of inciting violence by mimicking Kishineff. Scribbling paper blocks offered at four sizes and six cents per pound. Courier Citizen office.
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Vienna
America
Roumania
Kishineff
Courier-Citizen Office
West's Soaked Tracks Buried Under Mud and Lightning Strikes
Clinton reports heavy rain of nearly 2 inches in an hour with widespread mud, lightning striking several locations. Bancroft barn caught fire but was controlled with minor damage. Dinsmore residence struck but occupants unharmed. Streetcar lines halted for hours, phone service down. Damages run into thousands.
Records Go To Smash At Charles River Park Track
Boston June 9 the first circuit paced meeting at Charles River park track produced record breaking marks in five mile heats. Walthour McLean Nelson set world and track records with times of 6 17 1 5, 6 11 1 5, and 6 06 4 5 in successive heats. One mile handicap won by Connors from 50 yard line. Worcester meet opened with Gus Lawson defeating Caldwell and Stinson as Caldwell’s tire failed.
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Boston
Charles River Park
Bobby Walthour
Hugh McLean
Joe Nelson
Walthour
Nelson
Neilson
Charles Connors
P. F. Logan
J. J. McKinnon
Worcester
Gus Lawson
Salt Lake City
Harry Caldwell
Manchester
N. H
Will Stinson
Cambridge
Caldwell
Jeffries Corbett Fight Seen as Hippodrome Ruse
Los Angeles reports Manager McCarey of the Los Angeles Athletic club claims a secret San Francisco conference arranged a "fake" fight between James Jeffries and Jim Corbett, with Corbett told of the plan and assent. Corbett and Jeffries both deny involvement while avoiding each other in public before the ring meeting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McCarey
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Jeffries
Jim Corbett
San Francisco
Corbett
Harry
Jeff
Fitz
Rile Corbett
Price of Cotton Will Close Mills
Information from Nashville reports the Tennessee Manufacturing Company will shut down soon due to high cotton prices. Mills in Columbia Trenton and Covington plan to close. Henderson Kentucky mills prepare to do the same. The cause is unprofitable manufacture as cotton prices outpace finished goods, though Phoenix Cotton Mill Nashville will keep operating through the summer.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Tennessee Manufacturing Company
Tennessee
Columbia
Trenton
Covington
Henderson
Phoenix Cotton Mill
Manchester Mills Closed at Macon
Atlanta June 9. Due to cotton scarcity the Manchester mills in Macon shut down for first time in 12 years, laying off about 200 workers. The closure, expected to last two months, will see mills overhauled and workers assisted in other mills. about $15,000 gained from selling on hand cotton.
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Atlanta
Manchester
Macon
Bloody Tragedy in Mulberry Street
New York June 9 Giacomo Santaniello a butcher was shot dead in Mulberry street tonight. His cousin Jorio Saniscalo of Newark N J had his lower jaw shot away. Clementino Alfio Giovanni Confozzo and Frank Caliendo were shot in the legs. Saniscalo wrote that Rafaello Coscone a collector shot him. Coscone was arrested.
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New York
Giacomo Santaniello
Mulberry Street
Jorio Saniscalo
Newark
N. J
Clementino Alfio
Giovanni Confozzo
Frank Caliendo
Saniscalo
Rafaello Coscone
Coscone
Rapid Rise Flood Threat in East St. Louis
The Mississippi River reached a peak of 37.75 feet in St. Louis before receding, with about 8000 refugees sheltered locally and 4000 residents still in flooded Granite City Venice and Madison. East St. Louis remains critical as the Eads bridge viaduct is closed for safety, and river thieves are reported looting submerged homes.
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St. Louis
Granite City
Venice
Madison
East St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Missouri
Mississippi
Firebugs Again Busy in Manchester
Fire in a workshop at 286 Merrimack Street was spotted by a roomer who removed the flames and prevented broader damage. The building adjoins a house and barn owned by James Thompson of Hooksett and rented by Mr and Mrs James A Colby. Evidence suggests the attack used wood tied with kerosene oil tossed through a broken window.
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Manchester
N. H
Haverhill
Mass
Merrimack Street
James Thompson
Hooksett
James A. Colby
Gardiner Convicted in Forgery Case in Plymouth
Mrs Ada F Gardiner found guilty of forging the name of C T Pierce of Boston and Middleboro on a 7000 note in a Superior Court trial before Judge Harris. Sentencing deferred. Also on trial is Michael J Connolly of Duxbury charged with assault with intent to murder Chief Walter W Crandall of Duxbury on April 30.
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Plymouth
Ada F. Gardiner
C. T. Pierce
Boston
Middleboro
Harris
Michael J. Connolly
Duxbury
Walter W. Crandall
Boy Killed by a Foul Tip at Brockton Yard
In Brockton on June 9 a 10 year old boy, Arvid Holmberger, was struck by a foul tip while watching a baseball game at the Campello freight yard. He died within minutes from chest injuries sustained when the ball hit him near the base line between home plate and first base.
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Brockton
Campello
Arvid Holmberger
Boston Asked For Help In Kansas City Flood Aid
Mayor Collins of Boston received a telegram from Kansas City Kansas asking for relief for food sufferers. The message says a flood left 30 percent of 60 000 homeless and destitute, unable to cope, demanding aid from Boston for weeks.
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Boston
Collins
Kansas City
Kan
Graddock
Obituary for Arthelem Bertrand and Ellen Johnson
Arthelem Bertrand died at his home on 33 Salem street at age 44 years 9 months and 12 days leaving a wife and seven daughters Andrea Blanche Laura Yvonne Cora Rose and Ida Ellen Johnson wife of James Johnson of 35 East Merrimack street died at her home last night leaving two sons T Thomas and James and two sisters Mrs Bernard Kearns and Mrs Lawrence Stephens
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Arthelem Bertrand
Salem Street
Andrea
Blanche
Laura
Yvonne
Cora Rose
Ida
Ellen Johnson
James Johnson
East Merrimack Street
T Thomas
James
Bernard Kearns
Lawrence Stephens
Funeral for infant Alice Piche at St Josephs cemetery
Alice child of Ferdinand and Phemle Piche died June 8 at 188 Perkins street aged 8 months. Burial was yesterday afternoon at St Josephs cemetery with Undertaker Jos Albert in charge.
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Alice
Ferdinand
Phemle Piche
Perkins Street
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Jos. Albert
Obituaries Update From City Listings
In this city on June 8 Ellen Johnson aged 68 died at 35 East Merrimack Street Iris infant daughter of Bernard and Blanche Riley listed June 8 at 21 Penn Avenue. James Hope McLennan aged 29 died June 7 at 1065 Bridge Street.
Petition to sell trust real estate in Middlesex estate
In the probate matter of Lucinda Manning estate trustees Allan Bottomley John E Rowell and Thomas Spaulding petition to sell real estate in Billerica Middlesex is filed. A Cambridge probate court will hear on June 23 1903 at 9 am with notice by publication in Lowell Daily Courier and service to interested parties.
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Lucinda Manning
Chelmsford
County of
Middlesex
Allan Bottomley
John E. Rowell
Thomas Spaulding
Billerica
Cambridge
Lowell Daily Courier
Lowell
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Public Administrator Appointed for NH Estate
Notice announces Joseph LaPierre appointed public administrator of Celina Labranche estate in Hillsborough County New Hampshire. All claims must be presented and all debts paid to the administrator as required by law.
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Cliff Street
New York
Celina Labranche
Derry
Hillsborough
New Hampshire
Joseph
Lapierre
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Office of Auditor of
PSN
Pope
Hanna
Gov. Bailey
Judge Pickett
Fore River Works
Iwiss Stedman
Stedman
West
Clinton
SMASH
Charles River
Jeffries-Corbett
Manchester Mills
Cabtofr
Corded
Gardiner
Shai
Middlesex Trust Company
Parker
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
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