Indictment Expected in Blondin Murder Case
Grand jury in Middlesex County to hear the Blondin murder case after special sessions. Attorney General Parker aims to prove the crime occurred in Boston with Chelmsford as the trial site, relying on Justice Gray’s Costley decision. Eyewitness gaps persist, while defense led by Morrison vows acquittal and funds support.
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Boston
J. Wilfred Blondin
John H. Morrison
Lowell
Blondin
Morrison
Jacques
Montreal
Middlesex County
Chelmsford
Gen
Parker
Gray
Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Commonwealth
A S. Costley
Costley
Julia Hawkes
Sudbury River
Supreme Court
Dist
Atty
Saunderson
Canada
Casey
Lawrence
Green Street
New York
Justice Gray
A. E. Pillsbury
Miss Stones Captors Demand Turkish Action
The American legation in Constantinople presented the second note to the porte about Ellen M. Stone and Madame Tsilka. It argues the brigands are within the Turkish frontier and must be captured, denies frontier vigilant limits, and says interior troop movements were the only interference. The first note had sought punishment of the guilty.
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Constantinople
Porte
Ellen M. Stone
Miss Stone
Madame Tsilka
Turkey
Misplaced switch causes Maine Central collision near Union Street
Express No. 11 from Boston collided with Bath local engine 28 near the round house on Union street at noon. Bath engineer Leavett was badly cut about the head and may lose sight. Fireman Irving saved his life by leaping. Several passengers shaken. damage focused on engine 23 wreck. Accident blamed on a misplaced switch.
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Brunswick
Boston
Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Round House
Union Street
Leavett
Irving
HIGH WATER THREAT LOOMS OVER EVANSVILLE
Evansville Indiana adjusts to rising river levels as 9 PM reading hits 39.6 feet and mounts. With forecasts for a 41-foot crest, lowland farmers scramble to save corn while Green River mills succumb to floodwaters. The 41-foot crest would be the highest since 1894, and the river may span ten miles wide between here and Cairo by Tuesday noon.
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Evansville
Ind
Crib
Green River
Cairo
Accident Cases Leave Two Injured in City
Louisa Crane was taken from Bay State avenue Saturday night to Emergency hospital with contusions of the left shoulder and hip. John McAloon was taken to Corporation hospital yesterday afternoon in an ambulance from the corner of Cady and Lawrence streets with a badly cut head.
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Louisa Crane
Bay State Avenue
John McAloon
Corporation Hospital
Cady and
Lawrence Streets
A Rival Namesake at Lowell Cotton Mills Meeting
The first stockholders meeting after one year of operation elected officers for the new fiscal year. President H McAden, vice-president J C Rankin, secretary and treasurer S M Robinson. Rankin named superintendent and general manager of the plant.
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Lowell
N. C
H. McAden
J.C. Rankin
S. M. Robinson
Rankin
Prince Henry of Prussia Treated to New York Social Record
Prince Henry of Prussia enjoyed a day of New York entertainments including a Waldorf Astoria concert at his request a luncheon at the University Club a Vanderbilt dinner and an informal reception at the New York Yacht Club He met leaders and social figures and departed for home after a busy schedule with a German Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria upcoming.
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New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
University Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hohenzollern
Arion Society of
Brooklyn
Prince
Arion Society
Kaiser
Roosevelt
General Corbin
Admiral Evans
Bingham
Cowles
Prince Henry
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Edmund Baylies
Orme _ Wilson
German Society of the City of
Strike Out In Boston 7000 Freight Workers Parade
Boston March 9 7000 freight handlers clerks and Teamsters unions voted to strike at 70 oclock tomorrow morning in a showdown that could disrupt N Y N H and H and other lines. Allied Freight Transportation council debates general walkout with fears of widespread delays and possible militia deployment.
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Boston
Teamsters’ Union
R. S. Brine Transportation Co
Freight Handlers’ Union
Freight Clerks’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
N. Y
N. H. and
Boston and Albany
A. F. of L
Fitchburg
Maine
Allied Freight Transportation Council
Longshoremen’s Union
Expressmen’s. Union
Meat Handlers
Wool and Leather Handlers’ Union
Allied Freight ‘Transportation Council
N. Ys. Hy
N. H
Aspitalas
Boston Hotel and Railroad News Company
Hartford Road
Hartford
Consolidated Railroad
Etruria Safe After Propeller Failure Off Azores
The Cunard steamer Etruria anchored at Horta on March 9 after a February 26 propeller break and rudder loss. Crew rigged a jury rudder, tug assistance failed, but two days later the Etruria was to be towed home by tugs and passengers awaited landfall. No one was hurt and the voyage resumed with the Elbe carrying passengers to England.
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Horta
Azores
Cunard Line
Etruria
Umbria
William Cliff
Ottawa
Fayal
Naples
New York
Cunard
Royal Mail
Elbe
Southampton
England
Liverpool
Emmet Anniversary Observed by Wolfe Tone Guards
The birth anniversary of Irish patriot Robert Emmet was observed by the Wolfe Tone Guards and friends in Market Street. The hall was crowded with Irishmen as speakers from various Irish societies extolled Emmet’s virtues. the meeting began shortly before 5 and lasted over an hour.
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Robert Emmet
Wolfe Tone Guards
Market Street
Emmett
Notre Dame Academy Annual Retreat Opens March 19
The annual retreat for Notre Dame Academy pupils and alumnae begins Wednesday March 19 at 4 30 p m in the academy chapel. The opening date was tentatively set for Tuesday the 18th but was moved at the request of Rev Father Cowarden S J of Boston who will conduct the retreat.
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Notre Dame Academy
Father Cowarden, S. J
Boston
Greenwood Union Meetings Begin at Immanuel Church
The Greenwood union meetings under South End church auspices open Tuesday evening March 11 at Immanuel Baptist Church Blossom Street. They continue daily at 3 and 7 30 p.m with Mr Greenwood and a large union chorus choir performing. The public is invited.
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Greenwood Union
South End
Immanuel Baptist Church
Blossom Street
Greenwood
Notre Dame Reading Circle Whist Party Plans Meeting
Notre Dame Reading Circle held a full meeting at the academy with Miss Grace Delaney presiding. The group arranged the whisty gir ty event for April 16 and called patronesses to attend the April meeting at 4 p.m. at the academy.
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Notre Dame Reading Circle
Academy
Grace Delaney
Obituary of Blanchard and Montmarquet Residents
Helen Blanchard aged five died at 299 Dutton Street, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hi ram R Blanchard and granddaughter of Deacon A D Carter. Mrs P C Montmarquet died at 16 Robert Street after brief illness at 57. Survived by three daughters C Daoust Yvonne Antoinette and six sons Philip Manchester Norbert Howard Edgar Arthur and Bernard. Born in Canada she came to Lowell from Montreal in 1882 and was well known in French circles.
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Helen
Hiram R. Blanchard
A. D. Carter
Dutton Street
P. C. Montmarquet
Robert Street
C. Daoust
Yvonne
Antoinette
Philip
Manchester
Norbert
Howard
Edgar
Arthur
Bernard
Canada
Lowell
Montreal
Funeral notices spanning multiple obituaries
The text lists funeral services for James Peterson Robert Burrows Roscoe Greene Bachelder Lauren F Haskell Raymond Lonsdale James Morris and others. It provides locations addresses funeral homes and burial places including Edson cemetery St Patrick’s cemetery Immaculate Conception church and references to Undertakers Molloy O Donnell Currier and a priest Rev Fisher Merriam McGrath with bearers and attendees.
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Arthur McQuaid
Patrick
John Morris
Michael McDonough
Peter Gallagher
McDermott
Hattie Blaisdell
Lincoln Street
A. E. Kenyon
Baptist Church
Carlisle
Mr. Arm
M. W. Perkins
E. L. Grey
William Caddell
Thomas Greene
Thomas A. Greene
Weinbeck
Robert Burrows
Blinkhorn Avenue
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Molloy
Roscoe Greene Bachelder
Cross Street
E. Fisher
Messrs
Frederick
George W. Conant
Harry
Paul Bachelder
First Street
Edson
James Morris
High Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. McGrath
Irish Benevolent Society
Simon Cox
Mortuary Report Shows Weekly Deaths in 1902
Population 99 574 total deaths 86 with 10 under five and infectious diseases rising. Acute lung diseases nine measles one typhoid fever three scarlet fever one diphtheria seventeen measles sixty one. Death rate for week ending March 8 1902 18.80 vs 14.78 and 21.41 for prior weeks. Board of Health.
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Board OF Health
Vital Statistics February and March Fatalities Listed
Vital statistics for February and March document a long list of deaths with ages and causes including heart disease pneumonia and bronchitis. Notable entries include Simon Frazer 71 apoplexy Pierre Latour 73 Brights disease and Joseph Sullivan 60 chronic gastritis. City Clerk Girard P Dadman signs off.
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Simon Frazer
Marie Flynn
Margaret Hews
Joseph Sullivan
Arthur P. Pitts
Pierre B. Latour
Ann Dougherty
Charles Rouff
John Gargan
James McDermott
Mary E. Pardee
Hattie Murphy
Margaret McCaffrey
Philippe Page
Alice Shanley
Ernest Adam
Mahala Clifford
William E. Cooper
Hattie J. Blaisdell
Yvonne Vernum
Rita Stowell
Agnes T. Wilson
Virginia Cunial
Hulda Pihl
Walter P. Kelleher
Joseph H. Gagnon
Euchariste Montmarquette
Lowell Boys' Club Tour Draws Local Interest
At Thorndike street 135 attendees heard the second Molly Varnum chapter lecture in a D A R series about places in the national capital. Pictures of houses famous sites and heroes' statues complemented the stories. Boys’ eager faces showed desire for a larger share in better things, with members engaging through questions.
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Thorndike Street
Molly Varnum
Benson's Plasters Promise Quick Relief for Ailments
The ad touts Benson's Plasters as highly useful for gout rheumatism neuralgia and colds on the chest claiming rapid complete relief. It emphasizes the product’s effectiveness and urges purchase from all druggists with prepaid postage on 25 cents each from Seabury Johnson Mfg. Chemists.
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Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson Mfg. Chemists
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Elba
Farris
Leonard F
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John C. Farris
Horan
Gorham Street
Mary Horan
Carlin
James
Annie
Mills’ Court
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Katie Carlin
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Tewksbury
Josephine Sawyer
Willow Street
O'Flaherty
St. John's Hospital
Bridget O'Flaherty
West Sixth Street
Undertaker Molloy
Sullivan
Emmet’s
James Peterson
O'Donnell
Gilli
Cascara
Romi
Lagridpe
GEM
Rae
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Prescott St
Mortuary Report
Vital Statistics
Girard P .Dadman
Lowell Boys’ Club
Horace Ela
Hard Street
the Butcher
Sapolio
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
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Sam
Electro- Silicon Co
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BLY Brothers
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