Plans for the Fourth in the City Parade mécan
Fireworks will reach Lowell Monday. A guard will watch them until set off. Mayor Casey and Purchasing Agent Donnelly will supervise to ensure contract terms. Pain has agreed conditions, weather may push display to first night after July fourth. Auto division includes Harry Noyes. Percy Gulline and Elmer Buckland under consideration. Residents along parade route urged to decorate.
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Lowell
Robert A. Luce
New England
Pain
Casey
Donnelly
Harry Noyes
Auto
Percy Gulline
Elmer Buckland
Peace negotiations lack of updates from Japan and Russia
Oyster Bay June 30 President Roosevelt has received no important information from Japan or Russia on the peace talks and no statement is expected until next week. The president rested part of the day while Secretary Loeb visited Sagamore Hill to review official correspondence. Judge W J Calhoun of Danville Illinois visited on a personal matter.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
Loeb
Sagamore Hill
W. J. Calhoun
Danville
Ill
Mutiny Spreads to Port of Cronstadt
Reports from St Petersburg say about 8000 imperial sailors and dockyard workers at Cronstadt have refused to work, signaling a mutiny. The Cronstadt mutiny is confirmed with one officer killed, impacting the stock market as imperial funds fell slightly.
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Constadt
St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Ewhirst Sentenced by Superior Court in False Entries Case
Geo. Dewhirst former manager of the Arlington Cooperative Association of Lawrence was sentenced by Judge Stevens to one year in the house of correction for making false entries on the association books. A stay of sentence was granted pending supreme court decision on exceptions. Dewhirst posted bonds of 2500 dollars. Convicted in January 1904, covering years 1898 1899 and 1900, he appealed to the supreme court.
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Salem
Geo. Dewhirst
Arlington Cooperative Association of
Lawrence
Stevens
Superior Court
House of Correction
Supreme Court
Dewhirst
Black Sea Fleet Arrives Off Odessa To Quell Mutiny
Paris reports three Black Sea fleet warships reach Odessa to act against mutinous Kniaz Potemkin crew. No action taken yet. commanders intentions unclear. Fears arise crews may side with mutineers while calm returns inland though harbor burns persist with hundreds dead or wounded.
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Paris
Odessa
Black Sea
Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea squadron off Odessa retires after horizon sighting
Private cable message from London reports the Black Sea squadron arrived off Odessa and then retired while ships were seen on the horizon, now motionless. In Odessa on June 30 nine ships have been burned to date.
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London
Odessa
Mutineers Fire On Shore In Russian Revolt
Despatch from St. Petersburg reports the battleship Kniaz Potemkine opening fire on the shore near Odessa. Six officers aboard were murdered by mutineers, eight freed, the rest prisoner onboard. Five hundred rioters killed in the clash as mutineers seized control.
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St. Petersburg
Odessa
Kniaz Potemkine
Consul Heenan Reports Odessan Turmoil and Fires
A U S dispatch cites Odessa violence with six Potemkin officers killed and eight freed, many prisoners remaining. harbor largely destroyed by fire and rioters killed. A second message notes boat firing on town and no fleet. Ambassador Meyer confirms 504 rioters killed, harbor fire, and fleet not arrived.
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Washington
State Department
Heenan
Odessa
Potemkine
Meyer
St. Petersburg
Port Blockaded by the Mutineers
A despatch from Odessa reports the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkine has blockaded the port since midnight, barring entry or exit for all steamers flying the Russian flag. Six vessels lie anchored in the roads under gunfire while a land cordon seals all approaches to the harbor.
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London
Evening Standard
Odessa
Kniaz Potemkine
Mutineers Surrounded by Soldiers at Libau
Libau June 30 About 4000 mutinous sailors are surrounded in a small wood near the port by infantry and reinforced by machine guns. One thousand have already surrendered and given up their arms. The mutiny began Tuesday night among the sailors of the first equipage as the naval wefts are known in Russia.
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Libau
Rus
Mutiny by Sailors Seizes City Guardhouse and Barracks
A revolt by 5000 sailors spread through the city as the sixth ninth thirteenth and fifteenth equipages joined in. The guard fired killing one and wounding seven before the sailors overran the guardhouse and stores. Pandemonium and shelling followed at night with troops arriving Wednesday to seal exits and drive mutineers into the woods. About 1000 mutineers reportedly surrendered. Proclamations by revolutionary agents moved house to house.
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Sia
Witte May Enter Present Crisis With Liberal Support
St. Petersburg reports indicate M Witte may suddenly appear in the present crisis steering leadership of the Liberals. Troubetskoy and Looff aim to secure his advice while wary factions fear armed revolt. Ministers plan to finish Bouligin project review today as delay becomes risky.
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St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Prince Troubetskoy
M. Looff
Zemstvo
Troubetskoy
Russia
Committee of Ministers
Council of the Empire
Odessa Quiet Amid Russian bombardment report
London reports from Odessa state the city is quiet though three steamers of the Russian Transport Company were burned and port access routes closed. A telegram at 10.09 A.M. said bombardment that began yesterday evening was not serious, with a renewal threatened. A later telegram at 11.34 A.M. said British ships are still safe.
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London
Odessa
Lloyds
Russian Transport Company
Autocracy Faces a Serious Crisis in St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports a serious political crisis as autocracy appears endangered after a June 30 event recalling the December 1825 guard insurrection. A continuation note indicates the story runs on page seven.
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St. Petersburg
Man hospitalised after live wire shock in Pollard's store rear
Timothy Reagan was fixing a wire at Pollard's store when a live line shocked him and caused a 20 foot fall. He suffered severe burns but the Emergency hospital later ruled the injuries not serious. He lives at 17 Glenwood Street Malden and boards at the New York House in Chelmsford Street.
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Timothy Reagan
Pollard
Glenwood Street
Malden
New York House
Chelmsford Street
Boston man Elmer Young races to press in Nova Scotia murder case
Boston July 30 Elmer FE Young connected with the prosecution of May Hope Young at Yarmouth N S arrived from Yarmouth today He plans to pursue the matter here take it to Washington if possible and then return to Nova Scotia He accuses Canadian authorities of false detention in the Digby child murder case.
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Boston
Elmer FE. Young
May Hope Young
Yarmouth
Digby
Yarmmouth
Young
Washington
Nova Scotia
British tennis players nominate Davis Cup hopefuls
London reports the Doher ty brothers and F L Riseley with F H Smith to defend the Davis Cup as the Americans enter. The doubles and singles lineups are not specified under the new rules. No tennis was played today due to rain.
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London
Doherty Brothers
F. L. Riseley
F. H. Smith
Fainting Incident After Almshouse Release Shocks City Hall
An unknown woman recently released from the almshouse was driven from her shelter to city hall in the morning. While inside the building she suffered a fainting spell and was removed by ambulance to the city farm for care.
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City Hall
City Farm
City Won't Claim Old Walls
The mayor sent a letter to President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad stating the road may remove the walls of the old Merrimack Street station and any convenient to them. He said the city would make no claim to materials in the walls, relieving the city from removing the walls itself.
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Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Merrimack Street
Hop growers form corp to control Pacific coast prices
A dispatch from Eugene to the Oregonian reports that hop growers resolved at a meeting to form a corporation to handle the crop along the Pacific coast with the aim of controlling prices. The June 30 note from Portland notes the decision was made to organize.
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Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Eugene
Pacific Coast
Ten Millions for Education Sigsbee's Squadron
The American squadron under Rear Admiral Sigsbee arrived at Cherbourg to convey Admiral Paul Jones's body to the United States. The Brooklyn led the formation as 21 guns boomed from fort and ships. Locals lined the harbor as flags flew and ceremonies began, though French squadron guests arrived late.
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Cherbourg
France
Sigsbee
Brooklyn
Chattanooga
Tacoma
Galveston
Paul Jones
United States
Arsenal
Admiral Besson
Maritime Prefecture
Besson
Bouvines
Henri IV
Trehouart
Keith's Theatre Ablaze in East Fourteenth Street Fire
New York report of a blaze at Keith's theatre on East Fourteenth Street formerly the Union Square theatre. The fire started without any occupants inside. No injuries reported. Fire crews battled the flames as units responded to the scene. The cause was not yet determined.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
Keith
Union Square Theatre
Italian Held For Murderous Assault in Barre
Erico Manciani, an Italian, was arrested and arraigned before City Judge Fay in Barre on charges of assault with intent to kill after firing five shots at Wm. Perkins, a street car conductor. Held in $20,000 bond, Manciani was sent to Montpellier jail for lack of funds and will face a formal hearing next Monday. Perkins was wounded in the back but believed not in danger.
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Barre
Erico Manciani
Perkins
Fay
Montpellier
Berlin News Cautious On Moroccan Accord Prospects
Semi official statements in Berlin cast doubt on a French optimistic view of a France Germany Moroccan agreement. Authorities here remain unconvinced an immediate settlement will be reached despite upbeat French reporting.
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Berlin
Fance
Germany
Sheriff Shot by Boy in Jeffersonville Event
Jeffersonville Ga June 30 Former Sheriff E F Pettis aged 0 was shot and killed yesterday by Cicero Blackshear a boy who boarded with Pettis family The boy said he found the sheriff beating the former’s mother and fired Pettis was allegedly drunk.
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Jeffersonville Ga
E. F. Pettis
Cicero Blackshear
Pettis
Eye care ad promises low price glasses today and tomorrow
Special offer urges readers to consult for eye troubles now and tomorrow. It claims glasses are furnished at the lowest prices possible and asserts that using their services means the best in eye care.
Caswell Optical Co Everyday Eyewear at 27 Bridge Street
Caswell Optical Co lists its address as 27 Bridge Street Ground Floor with telephone contact 615 8 for eyewear services and optical needs in a concise local business notice.
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Caswell Optical CO
Bridge St
Rockefeller Makes An Other Big Gift For Education
New York June 30 Ten million dollars as an endowment for higher education in the United States has been given the general education board by John D Rockefeller The announcement was made by Dr Wallace Buttrick of the board at a meeting today The gift aims to promote a comprehensive system of higher education with income used for institutions of learning nationwide and the principal to be held in perpetuity as a foundation The donation will be paid October first in cash or securities as arranged by the board and is to be used as directed by the board for education nationwide.
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New York
United States
General Education Board
John D. Rockefeller
Wallace Buttrick
F. T. Gates
Rockefeller
Broadway
Rockefeller Gifts Shape National Education Board Endowment
A 1902 action by John D Rockefeller Jr and allies formed the General Education Board with a January 1903 Roosevelt charter. An initial 1 million gift funded southern education, now a 10 million endowment to be used nationwide for higher education, including denominational and non sectarian schools. The board will favor well located institutions with strong local support, and funds may cover endowment buildings current expenses debts or apparatus. The present board lists Ogden Peabody Buttrick Murphy Gates Gilman Jesup Page Shaw Rockefeller Jr Hanna Harper Andrews with four vacancies to be filled.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
General Education Board
Congress
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
South
Rockefeller
United States
Gates
Robert C. Ogden
George Foster Peabody
Wallace Buttrick
Potomac
Ohio
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Starr J. Murphy
Frederick T. Gates
Daniel C. Gilman
Morris K. Jesup
Walter H. Page
Albert Shaw
Hugh H. Hanna
Wm. R. Harper
E. Benjamin Andrews
Stevens Succeeds Wallace as Chief Engineer for Panama
Secretary Taft names John F. Stevens of Chicago chief engineer of the Panama canal commission with residence on the isthmus and salary of 30000. He succeeds John F. Wallace whose resignation was accepted. Stevens also becomes Panama railroad general manager but will not join the canal commission. He comes from Philippine railroad work and has long railway leadership experience.
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Washington
Taft
John F. Stevens
Chicago
Panama Canal Commission
Stevens
John F. Wallace
Panama Railroad
Isthmian Canal Commission
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Panama Canal
Rock Island
Great Northern Railway
Rocky Mountain
Norwegian Army Mobilized Across Sweden Border
A telegram from Trondheim to Jamtlands-Posten reports nearly the entire Norwegian army mobilized with three conscription classes drilled. On Tuesday night about 2000 infantry moved toward the Swedish boundary. Seventy-five cars and two engines were sent south from Trondheim to aid troop movements.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Trondhehm
Jamtlands-Posten
Trondhjer
Will Examine Title to Halifax Citadel
Halifax June 30 a Massachusetts heir Geo Brayley of Boston will travel to England with an attorney to inspect war office deeds in London to determine how the military acquired the part of Halifax Citadel claimed by Kent and Artz estate heirs. The group also plans to press claims to large tracts along the La Have river in Lunenburg county and other areas.
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Halifax
N. S
Kent
Artz
Massachusetts
Geo. Brayley
Boston
England
War Office
London
Lunenburg County
la Have River
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Ewhirst
Lawrence Cooperative Society
Consul Heenan
the Babbitt CO
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Bon Marche Building
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Workman Falls
Will
Canada
Knabenshue
City of
Toledo
A. R. Knabenshue
Knaben
HOP Growers’ Trust
Eiazhar
D. Munn & Son
Bridge Street
Wallace
Panama
The
Isthmian Commission
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
August Belmont
Interborough Company
Interborough
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