Blondin to be defended by Morrison in murder case
John Henry Morrison and Jean B 2D Jacques have been retained to defend Joseph Wilfred Blondin, charged with his wife’s murder. Morrison, returning from a seven hour New York interview, vows to fight for Blondin, denies extradition, and previews showing that another person committed the crime.
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John Henry Morrison
Jean B. 2D. Jacques
Joseph Wilfred Blondin
Blondin
Jerome
New York
Sesson
Jacques
Morrison
English Press Tone Improves Over Prince Henry Visit
London reports a warming editorial response to Prince Henry of Prussia’s U S trip. Pall Mall Gazette lauds American press for revealing his mission and notes imperial authorship and contrasts with German officers. St James Gazette echoes praise for free press power and Anglo German friendship, lauding Whitelaw Reid's speech remarks.
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London
Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
Pall Mall Gazette
Waldorf-Astoria
New York Staats Zeitung
Prince Henry
Fatherland
Bismarck
St. James Gazette
Germany
Great Britain
William
Whitelaw Reid
JAP INTERVIEWED ON JAPANESE TREATY VIEW
Victoria B C Feb 28 K Sunisto editor of the Japanese Times of Tokio arrived on the Shinano. He says the Anglo Japanese treaty will create enemies for Japan yet be worthwhile. England erred in ceding Wei Hai Wei leaving no northern sea port. Russia loses prestige in Korea while Japan expands railways and telegraphs. Yuan Shi Khai stands stronger than the Boxers.
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Victoria
B. C
K. Sunisto
Japanese Times of
Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Far East
Germany
Russia
Korea
China
Sunisto
Yuan Shi Khai
Man Believes Suspect Worker On Ocean Liner Identified
Providence report states George Hollis of 15 Elmdale Street identifies a man, known as Joseph Bernard, as Joseph Blondin suspected of a wife murder in Massachusetts. Hollis worked with the man as a coal passer aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Trave between New York and Genoa, and notes Blondin did not leave the boat until July 17.
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Providence
George Hollis
Elmdale Street
Joreph W. Blondin
Massachusetts
Trave
New York
Genoa
Hollis
Joseph Bernard
Blondin
Bernard
Blondid
Canadian immigration fears amid rising trade and steamship service
Mr. Sunisto warned that missionaries could be attacked and brigands and pirates would operate, with riots possible, but no further organized outbreak. He said Japan was trying to discourage immigration to Canada and America while trade between nations grows with improved steamship service.
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Li Hung Chang
Sunisto
Canada
America
Ultimatum Spurned In Olneyville Weavers Meet
A mass meeting in Olneyville drew over 600 as rain dampened turnout and the company ultimatum was rejected unanimously. Chairman McDermott said the vote clears outside circles’ hope for a quick local settlement via a committee of weavers and employees, but plans of the striker executive board remain unchanged. No developments until Sunday when actions to extend the strike to other mills are expected, with preparations already in progress. An exodus of weavers from Olneyville is anticipated as a local settlement appears unlikely.
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Providence
Olneyville Weavers
McDermott
Olneyville
Riots at Moscow University Prompt Expulsions
An official account from St. Petersburg reports that on February 22 at Moscow University four hundred students armed with bludgeons iron bars and revolvers wrecked university buildings barricaded themselves inside and raised red flags. Police and troops entered and arrested the ringleaders. A ministerial decree orders the expulsion from the university and high schools of all students arrested in connection with the rioting.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow University
Minister of Public Instruction
French premier injured in street car collision
Paris on February 28 reports Premier Waldeck-Rousseau and his nephew were injured when their carriage collided with a street car on Rue Reaumur. Both suffered severe contusions and cuts from shattered glass but reached home by cab.
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Paris
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Reaumur
House Clears Calendar with 159 Private Pension Bills
Washington February 28 The House broke records by clearing its calendar in just over three hours passing 159 private pension bills. The conference report on the census bill was adopted and the House adjourned until Monday.
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Washington
House
Injunction Against Boston Teamsters Upheld
Judge Braley in Boston today denied the Boston Team Drivers International Union and its officers the right to interfere with R. S. Brine Transportation. The court found unlawful intimidation through crowd actions, stalking, harness cutting, and blocking teams, while recognizing the right to regulate conduct and solicit customers under contract limits. Cox was cleared of participation. an interlocutory injunction remains to restrain the defendants.
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Boston
Braley
Superior Court
R. S. Brine Transportation Company
International Union 25
Oscar F. Cox
International Allied Freight and Transportation Council
Cox
Aeid
International Union
Hartnett
Miller
Teamsters’ Union
Terrible Telluride Avalanche Hits Liberty Bell Mine
Feb 28 Telluride Col reports the Liberty Bell mine on Smuggler mountain buried by a massive avalanche. Estimates of deaths range from 30 to 75 as rescuers, delayed by snowbound roads, pull bodies from debris and bunk houses, with a second slide and ongoing recovery efforts.
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Telluride
Col
Colorado
Liberty Bell Mine
Smuggler Mountain
Liberty Mine
Liberty Bell
Liberty Mines
Harry Chase
Chas. Hall
Telluride Shortl
German Corn Laws Increase Tariff On Maize
Berlin reports the Reichstag tariff committee approved higher duties on maize. The duty rises from two to five marks per 1000 kilograms, millet also set at five marks, and other grains fixed at 1 1/2 marks per 1000 kilograms.
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Berlin
Tariff Committee
Reichstag
Morgan to keep trotting despite trip rumors
New York February 28. A Morgan banking house member denied reports that J Pierpont Morgan would cancel his annual European trip. He plans to go south soon and the voyage abroad will not be affected by this schedule.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Morgan Banking House
Morgan
Dexter Drowns Himself in Millbrook River At Athol
Athol February 28 Juv seph L Dexter a well known resident drowned himself today in Millbrook under a foot of water He left a note to his wife explaining his actions and where the body would be found His body was found this afternoon He is believed to have been temporarily insane Dexter aged 63 had suffered ill health for several years
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Athol
Juvseph L. Dexter
Millbrook
Mr. Dexter
Gale levelled wall of state capitol wing in Tallahassee
A powerful storm struck Pensacola and Tallahassee region with strong winds last night. In Tallahassee the entire wall of the new south wing of the state capitol was leveled, causing extensive damage and forcing possible delays to completion.
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Pensacola
Fla
Tallahassee
Secretly Wed Daughter Of Senator Hennessey
Senator Joseph P. Hennessey learned by mail that his 17 year old daughter May secretly wed Henry Goggin a post office employee on November 21. She had been at a Flushing convent and refused a wealthy suitor. The family holds no personal objection to Goggin but wished for a longer courtship.
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New York
Joseph P. Hennessey
Albany
May
Henry Goggin
General Post Office
Flushing
Arrested on landing aboard Hamburg America line ship
New York report states a man accused of stealing 30000 from a benevolent society in Jassy Romania was arrested on the Hamburg American Line steamship Pennsylvania on its arrival from Plymouth. Listed as Herr B. Nanalin, he traveled in first cabin with his wife.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
B. Nanalin
Jassy
Roumania
Trolley Route From Nesmith Street Opens Boston Service
Residents report pleasant experiences aboard the new Boston route via Nesmith street Tewksbury Winchester and Medford. Easy riding cars with cross seats, quick two hour trips, and a fare of 25 cents are highlighted. If weather allows, many will use this Sunday service, with cars departing at 15 minutes before and after the hour from the square.
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Boston
Nesmith Street
Tewksbury
Winchester
Medford
Lowell
Carleton Improves After Railway Collision Injury
Wilmington report says W C Carleton of the Florodora company traveled from Philadelphia to visit his father W T Carleton after a railway collision. The elder Carleton is in shock but expected to recover with a few days rest and resume his role soon.
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Wilmington
Del
W. C. Carleton
The
Florodora Company
Philadelphia
W. T. Carleton
Carleton
Hair switch and wig components offered for sale
Short stem and long hair switches, waves, and front pieces priced at 1.50, gray switches 22 inches long at 1.00. All goods made in our own store under supervision of Mr. Rhodes.
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Rhodes
Not Guilty in Mistaken Identity Case for Mary Soulis
In Lowell police court Mary JF Soulis was acquitted of larceny and uttering worthless checks after prosecutors failed to prove she committed the crimes. The judge ruled the evidence showed mistaken identity, noting Soulis’s testimony and reputation for honesty.
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Mary JF. Soulis
Holden
Traders National Bank
James W. McGrath
Woburn
Mary RE. Soulis
Boston
Lowell
Anne Street
Merrimack Street
Central Street
Central Streets
Lynn
Jennie Hobart
Tyler Street
Sarah Fleming
Chapel Street
Mary Hodgson
Harry Gray
E. B. Holt
Eliza M. Davis
Emily B. Pinkham
Swan Building
Helen Wheeler
Noyes
Fannie L. Bennett
Miss Soulis
Capt
Ken
Kew
Hadley
Liquor Law Hearing Set on Vinholder Licenses and Midnight Sales
Massachusetts State House announces a March 4 hearing by the Committee on Liquor Law on proposals by Clarence W. Rowley and John Quinn Jr. to allow vin holders to serve guests anytime and to sell intoxicants, plus a measure to permit innholders to sell until midnight. Eugene Sprague, chairman. Thomas L. Davis, clerk.
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Massachusetts
State House
Boston
Committee On Liquor Law
Clarence W. Rowley
Rep. Quinn
John Quinn, Jr
A. m. Eugene Sprague
Thomas L. Davis
Lowell Gas Light Company Hearing Notice 1902
In the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners Boston February 19 1902 the Lowell Gas Light Company petitions to approve 150 009 capital stock for plant additions. A hearing is set at Room 145 State House Boston March 5 at 10 30 am with publication notices required in Lowell newspapers for two weeks prior.
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Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Boston
Lowell Gas Light Company
Lowell
Mass
State House
Lowell Daily Courier
Lowell Daily News
City of
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C. B. Stevens
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M. Waldeck Rousseau
Blake
Adams, Taylor &Co
State St
Boston Teamsters
Union
Avalanche
Gale
Post Office
Herr B. Nanalin
Rhodes’ New Hair Store
Future of the World
Campbell’s Milk Food
Campbell's Mills
Sawyer Crystal Blue Co
Broad Street
Geo. H. Wood
R. G. Tobey
Shearwood, Taylor
Jones
Aarvard Hauf
Eta
Roach
Quincy
Merrimack Streets
Harvard Ale
T. H Bcyle & Co- Proprietors
Wy. T. Griffin
Appleton Street
Meadowcroft Street
Ada BE
Morrell, D. C
Central Block
Courier
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