Floating debt of Baltimore and Ohio rails heavy at thirteen million
The article notes the $13,000,000 floating debt of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and questions its durability. It recalls Bryant’s stormy march verse and mentions a gubernatorial rally as a hoped for success. It reports civic items from a town meeting in Tewksbury where women voters backed Foster, and notes Mrs. Merrimack’s rising extravagance.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tewksbury
Quotable Glimpses From Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of brief, humorous and ironic clippings. Dialogue about originality and editors contrasts with social remarks about moustaches and a window encounter. Short exchanges note car mishaps and a German purse tale reflecting period newspaper voice.
William Mitchell In Court Asks If He Is Himself Or Cousin
Ten drunks faced the court today with sentences ranging from fines to the work house. Nellie Carroll Celia Connors Thomas Fitzgerald John Lamb and Thomas Burns each paid 5 dollars for drunkenness. Alfred Poisson and Edward Smith paid 3 dollars. Fanny Duffy received a six month workhouse sentence. James Connors was placed on probation until March 4. William Mitchell claimed he was never arrested here before and faced a four month work house sentence after a prior appearance led to a 200 dollar bond for superior court. James Myers faces reform school for larceny. Alfred Poisson was held 100 dollars to keep the peace. Alfred M. Curtis case on file for selling substandard milk.
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Nellie Carroll
Celia Connors
Thomas Fitzgerald
John Lamb
Thomas Burns
Alfred Poisson
Edward Smith
Fanny Duffy
James Connors
William Mitchell
Tuttle
Mitchell
Worthy
Hadley
James Myers
Georgiana White
Alfred M. Curtis
Savings Deposits at Traders National Bank
Money deposited in the savings department at Traders National Bank locations on or before Tuesday March third earns four percent interest from March first. Interest may be withdrawn or added to principal on July first and January first. Bank hours are 8 am to 4 pm weekdays, Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm and 7 to 9 pm. William F Hills, Cashier.
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Traders National Bank
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
William F. Hills
Widespread flood damage halts rail traffic and mills
Across New England March 3 reports describe four Boston and Maine bridges wrecked and northern division blocked. Dover to Rockland junction also blocked. Mills in Amoskeag and Jackson may close for a month to recover. Rivers rise, fires risk, and streetcars at a standstill amid blizzards and crests.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Dover
Rockland Junction
Manchester
Amoskeag
Jackson Mills
Ten Children Missing After Hat Factory Explosion
Danbury Connecticut March 3 benzine exploded at Liezner Mabie hat factory on White street causing rapid fire. The building burned to the ground with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. Ten children are missing believed buried in the ruins and one fireman was killed.
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Danbury,Conn
Liezner & Mabie
White Street
Genesee flats fire wounds one and leaves another missing
Utica New York March 3 Genesee flats burned this morning causing no deaths but injuring Mrs David Hughes who jumped from a window. Mrs John B Wood is missing after the blaze only slight property loss reported.
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Utica
N. Y
Genesee Flats
David Hughes
John B. Wood
Death of Charles Carleton Coffin noted author and journalist
Brookline, March 2. Charles Carleton Coffin, well known author and journalist, died suddenly at his home of apoplexy. Born July 26, 1823 in Boscawen New Hampshire, Coffin worked as a land surveyor, farmer, telegraph fire alarm builder, and war correspondent. He authored about 20 volumes and lectured widely, with trusted ties to many prominent figures. Coffin served in the legislature in 1884 and as a senator in 1890, married Sally Russell Farmer in 1846, who accompanied him on a world tour and remains active in public service.
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Boston
Boston Journal
Coffin
Daniel Webster
Edward Everett
Winthrop
Sumner
Wilson
Seward
Chase
Fessenden
Dix
Lincoln
Grant
Sheridan
Phillips
Garrison
Andrew
Garfield
Colfax
Blaine
Whittier
Holmes
Longfellow
Bryant
Bayard Taylor
Harper’s
the Atlantic
Sally Russell Farmer
Col. John
Sally Gerrish Farmer
Controversy Over Weyler Attributed Crimes
In Havana on March 2 officials react to Senator Sherman's Senate statement charging Capt. Gen. Weyler with unlimited crimes during the last revolution. Weyler supporters deny the accusations, arguing insurgents seek to smear capable officers to transfer them or send them home, and claim none of the charges have been proven.
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Havana
Sherman
U. S. Senate
Gen. Weyler
Friends
Weyler
Spain
Mothers deserve equal chance to learn from lectures
A correspondent lauds the attendance at Dr Stanley Hall's lecture on The New Psychology hosted for the waiting list of the Women's Middlesex club. The piece praises Mr Whitcomb for enabling teachers to hear the educator and argues mothers of children deserve recognition and self improvement alongside paid teachers in education.
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Hall
Middlesex Club
Stanley Hall
Clark University
Whitcomb
Lowell
The Car Service Delayed Until Tomorrow Morning
Water in the power station and engine room remains several inches deep but is receding, and fires will be started to restore service by tomorrow morning. The L L and H line at First Street ends has little water. trains north from Lowell are halted, with Manchester and Nashua trips rerouted via Ayer Junction. Montreal trains use that route and are late.
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First Street
Lowell
Manchester
Nashua
Ayer Junction
Montreal
Doctor narrowly escapes after buggy collision in Chelmsford
Dr. F. R. Rix of Chelmsford met a night accident while driving toward Lowell about 7:30. He crossed an electric track near Dr. Howard’s house and collided with a car traveling at full speed. The buggy was wrecked and the horse injured in one foot, but the physician escaped unharmed.
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F. R. Rix
Chelmsford
Lowell
Howard
Arrest in Larceny at Bridge Street Boarding House
John Griffin was arrested this morning for larceny of clothing from Mrs. Roberts's boarding house on Bridge Street. The complaintants are Edward Phillips and Michael J. O'Dwyer.
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John Griffin
Calls for Aid Amid Flooded David Son Street District
At the overseers of the poor office many applicants seek assistance as flood damage hits the David Son Street district, prompting relief requests and aid distribution efforts.
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Davidson Street
River Falling Worst of Fresher Believed to Be Over
River conditions ease after peak freshet as authorities report flood threats subsiding and residents resume normal activities. Officials say downstream risks have diminished though monitoring continues and local advisories remain in effect.
Electric road system still blocked by flood damage
The flood destroyed the Middlesex street power station dam and halted city transit. Bridges and walls collapsed while streets flooded and barricades were set to block dangerous water. Sewers and watercourses overflowed, forcing closures across Tanner, Howard, High street and Wentworth avenue as cellars filled and districts faced rising water.
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Riverside Street
Baldwin Street
Pawtucket Street
Gage
Broadway Street
Aiken Street
Lilley Avenue
Lakeview Avenue
Bridge Street
Princeton Street
Tanner, Howard
High Street
Wentworth Avenue
Davidson Street
Flood levels rise and fall as blizzard ends
At 11 o'clock this morning water stood 11 feet 6 inches above the dam and by 2 this morning reached 13 feet over the dam. It has since subsided two inches per hour and is expected to drop further, possibly within river banks by morning. The cold caused the fall and improvised crossings form a perilous flood scene. Mills along the Concord below the river are flooded including White's tannery and several mills. East Merrimack street bridge ice jam held, Tyngsboro tracks submerged, Chelmsford tracks flooded, rail service disrupted north and south while travel elsewhere remains possible.
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East Merrimack Street
Stackpole Street
Corporation
Concord
White’s Tannery
Bunting Mill
Whittier’s Mills
Tyngsboro
Chelmsford
Lowell
Pawtucket Dam
Hudson
Taylor
IL O
Rochester Railroad
Lowell Dam Freshet Rivalry With Historic 1852 Flood Mentioned
Residents watched the Pawtucket river reverberate as flood waters neared dam levels seen only in years like 1870 and 1852. Snow bound crowds recalled the 1896 freshet while gates were readied, bridge reach and ice conditions debated, and comparisons drawn to past floods impacting Tyngsboro and Hudson.
Governor Greenhalge Health Bulletin Near Rally
Official bulletin reports Governor Greenhalge resting quietly with no dyspnea and clear mind though later a slight dyspnea attack occurred. He slept well, took nourishment, and remained surrounded by family and nurses. Physicians note gradual rally but warn of continued gravity and fluctuating condition as details draw public interest. Franklin Nickerson and Leonard Huntress sign.
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Greenhalge
Mr. Greenhalge
Franklin Nickerson
Leonard Huntress
Boston Caucus Act Debate Sets 1895 Ballot Adoption
Republican city committee in Boston approves submitting the Boston caucus act to voters at the next caucus despite thin attendance. Jerome F Manning opposed the measure while 186 citizens petitioned for the caucus to implement Australian ballot procedures. Delegates to state and district conventions set for March 18 with 52 total seats allocated by ward counts.
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Republican City Committee
Boston
Jerome F. Manning
State Committee
Ward
Lowell Man Returns After New York Steamer Grounding
William S. Lamson of this city was a passenger on the steamer New York that went aground. He and others were carried to New York on a small steamer and arrived home Sunday. Lamson has returned to Lowell with his family and moved back into 61 Nesmith Street.
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William S. Lamson
New York
Mr. Lamson
Lowell
Nesmith Street
Ninth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at Thorne Home
Friends gathered at 66 Howard street to honor Mr. and Mrs. John Thorne on their ninth anniversary. Miss Lena Mullins and Miss Bernice Vaughn organized the event with readings, piano solos by Gertrude Harris and the Conways, songs by Nettie Studley, and gifts including a mantel clock and rocking chair presented by Alanson Gray. Refreshments, whist, and games followed into the night.
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John Thorne
Howard Street
Lena Mullins
Bernice Vaughn
Gertrude Harris
Nettie Studley
John E
Joseph I. Conway
Alanson Gray
Rail service hampered but papers reach Nashua readers
The railroads are all handicapped and no trains run to the north yet the Citizen and Courier was delivered to Nashua and suburban subscribers as usual. The full story of the enterprise will be told later.
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Citizen and Courier
Nashua
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