Assault on Cranston school principal shocks village
Providence March 11 Cranston residents recount a heated clash at Highland Park grammar school between principal Florent D. Whitmore and Mrs Grace Hines Hunt wife of railroad station master Thomas D. Hunt The teacher says Hunt struck Whitmore over the head with a bludgeon and both Hunt children witnessed the scene The dispute dates back over a year when Hunt had Whitmore arrested for shaking her son
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Providence
R. I
Cranston
Florent D. Whitmore
Highland Park Grammar School
Grace Hines Hunt
Thomas D. Hunt
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Whitmore
Princess Avenue
Webster Hunt
Mary
Hunt
Oratorical Doyle Goes to Jail for Window Smashing Incident
In a police court today Thomas F. Conneff and Paul Bushnell faced assault and battery charges against woodman John Dillon after a Saturday night fracas at 343 Middlesex street. Dillon testified vividly while officers noted intoxication. Connell and Bushnell were fined 15 dollars each for assault and battery and Coyle was ordered jailed three months for glass breaking with an appeal pending.
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Thomas F. Conneff
Paul Bushnell
John Dillon
Middlesex Street
Gorham Street
John P. Quinn
Dillon
Connell
Dennis J. Murphy
Bushnell
Eli
Connelf
Murphy
T. J. Dwyer
C. T. O'Keefe
Bushner
Conneff
Joseph Coyle
Won Tung
Paige Street
Coyte
William McCloughrey
John Watson
Watson
Coyle
North Woodstock log driver jailed for bail jumping
John Hall of North Woodstock New Hampshire, tagged as one of the two dollar drunks, jumped bail after being assigned to the lower limit class. Wallace Bennett posted $50 bond, which Hall later repaid. Hall was sentenced to four months in jail with six months suspended. D J Murphy appeared for Hall.
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John Hall
North Woodstock
N. H
Wallace F. Bennett
Hall
Bennett
D. J. Murphy
Drunk Sentences Report From Local Court
Mary E Walsh is jailed four months with six months suspended on condition. John E B Holden receives a workhouse sentence for another offense. Ten individuals fined two dollars for drunkenness are noted in the report.
Strike spreads at Townsend & Downey yard
In New York on March 11 300 shipwrights joiners carpenters and caulkers walked out at Townsend Downey yard Shooters Island after a local union decision. Burlee dry dock Port Richmond 200 men on strike yesterday remain out. Iron workers at New Brighton Stalin s shipyard and J W King plaster mills show no intention to strike.
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New York
Townsend & Downey
Shooters Island
McCallum
Burlee
Port Richmond
McLaughlin
J. W. King Plaster Mills
New Brighton
Stalin
West Brighton
Lowell textile wage dispute discussed by treasurers
The Boston Herald reports a meeting of treasurers from Lowell cotton manufacturers in the Locks & Canals office. They reviewed a 10 percent wage increase demand by the Lowell Textile council and prepared a guarded reply to be sent to employers. Company reps gave no official statement pending that reply.
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The
Boston Herald
Lowell Cotton Manufacturing Companies
Locks & Canals
Lowell
Lowell Textile Council
Textile Council
New York Programme Outlined by Republican Caucus
Albany March 11 The New York Legislature will adjourn by mid April and push a canal improvement bill totaling 101 million dollars. A mortgage tax bill set at four mills, excluding religious charitable and educational institutions, a 50 percent liquor tax increase adding six million in revenue, and the withdrawal of the conveyance tax bill were decided. Gov Odell was assured enough votes exist in both Houses to pass the plan, despite earlier factional disputes.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Gov. Odell
Artillery Man in Court for Knifing
Newport Rhode Island March 11 In district court Private Wm B Raines of the 79th coast artillery was arraigned on two warrants for assault with a knife on Privates Calvin McCarty and Julius Bohm of the 78th coast artillery and was bound over for a hearing on Friday March 20 in 1000 in the McCarty case and 300 on the Bohm case No bail was forthcoming and he was sent to jail McCarty's condition is reported as comfortable this morning and his recovery is expected.
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Newport
R. I
Wm. B. Raines
79Th Coast Artillery
Calvin McCarty
Julius Bohm
78Th Coast Artillery
McCarty
Bohm
Gas leak at Middlesex street club rooms prompts alarm
Occupants of the Marston block in Middlesex street were startled by a gas odor detected in the corridors. The rooms used by a young men's social club were locked. after doors were opened by Dr. Marston, the rooms were found empty. The previous night’s cleaning left the gas supply running despite the lights being out.
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Marston
Middlesex Street
Dr. Marston
Pentucket Lodge 96th Anniversary Supplied By Boston Entertainers
The 96th anniversary of Pentucket lodge F. and A. M. was celebrated Tuesday at the lodge rooms with dinner and entertainment. District Deputy Hart of Concord spoke, and performers from Boston provided music and monologues. Presiding officer Horace Page was absent due to illness, with Benjamin F. Clements standing in.
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Pentucket Lodge
A. M
Hart of Concord
Boston
Horace Page
Benjamin F. Clements
Dead white woman found at Albany Club billiard room
Police report a young white woman found dead at the foot of stairs to the Albany Club billiard room at 104 West Thirtieth street. Surgeon cites skull base fracture as cause. Thirteen colored men detained, four jailed on suspicion of involvement.
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New York
West Thirtieth Street
Albany Club
Little Fear Of Freshet In Local River Level
Rain to continue may cause a freshet as river height fluctuates around five to five and a half feet above the dam. Officials note two inches of rain earlier in the week, with potential rises if warm conditions persist, though 1852 saw the record of 12 feet 8 inches and other years reached ten feet.
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the Locks and Canals Company
Head-on Train Collision Near Agate Station
A Rocky Mountain flyer collided with a through Denver bound train at Agate station last night. Engineer Davis of the westbound train was badly bruised. Robert Simpson 18 of Hope Idaho riding as a rider was badly injured with both legs broken. The Denver train engineer tried to back into the main track but the speed of the flyer prevented avoidance.
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Simon
Col
Rock Island Road
Denver
Agate Station
Davis
Robert Simpson
Hope
Idaho
Agate
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific win naval transport contract
In a tight bid among trans continental lines, the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads secured the government contract to transport U S naval officers and men to and from San Francisco. The agreement covers routes west of the Missouri River with a bid of about one quarter of a cent per mile per passenger.
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Chicago
Trans-Continental Lines
United States
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Missouri River
House Reproves Judge Adams Over Injunction Action
Jefferson City Mo March 11 A House resolution condemns Judge Adams U S district court St Louis for granting the recent Wabash injunction decrying the era of government by injunction and the sweeping order by Judge Elmer Adams
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Jefferson City, Mo
House
Adamis
U. S. District Court
St. Louis
Times
Elmer Adams
Peabody to Visit Colorado Springs over Strike Quiet
Gov. James H. Peabody is due in Colorado Springs this afternoon to assess strike conditions as infantry pickets around the strike headquarters are withdrawn and tension eases.
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Colorado Springs
Col
James H. Peabody
Ayers Cherry Pectoral Promoted as Primary Remedy
The excerpt touts Ayers Cherry Pectoral as the principal medicine that can cure consumption in many cases. It suggests consulting a doctor for guidance on its use and effectiveness.
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Ayér
Dr Ames Fights Extradition In New Hampshire Hearing
In Manchester New Hampshire March 11 Dr Albert A Ames former Minneapolis mayor battles extradition via habeas corpus to stand trial for bribery. The hearing before Judge Pike featured extensive defense questions on statutes extradition law governor’s evidence and custody procedures as Minnesota officials await transfer.
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Manchester
N. H
Superior Court
Albert A. Ames
Minneapolis
Pike
Hancock
Dr. Ames
Doane
Hillsboro County
Minnesota
Dreger
Chas. J. Hamblett
New Hampshire
Ames
United States
Sickness Deepens From Gas Poisoning Case in Little Canada
Mrs. Bastien and Miss Lavalle, both exposed to gas poisoning, worsened to critical condition. Bastien, ill since Tuesday, required Dr. Rochette and a priest as her husband returned from North Leominster. Lavalle, of Tremont & Suffolk mills, collapsed at home after a morning return to work.
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Little Canada
Mary Bastien
Harris Block
Ward Street
Lavalle
Lawrence
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
Perkins Street
Migneault
Holes Opened by Sewer Gas Explosion on Ninth Avenue
Two large pavement holes appeared on Ninth Avenue between Fifty ninth and Sixtieth Streets due to sewer gas explosion in electric conduit. Stone blocks were thrown up and struck the elevated railway structure, injuring one man slightly.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-ninth
Sixtieth Streets
Pennell’s Injuries and Death Details Revealed
Buffalo residents study the extensive injuries of Arthur Pennell after a fatal incident. Medical examiners list eight major fractures and a deep back wound while life insurance valued at two hundred thousand dollars is noted. Identification items and a ticking gold watch were found on Pennell. Calumet club to visit Highland club next week Friday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sisters’ Hospital
Arthur Pennell
Danser
Pennell
Austin
No. 56
Franklin Street
Life Insurance
Babcock
Automobile Company
Calumet Club
Manchester
Highland Club
Wanted farm hands and nurse at local agency
WANTED Two good strong farm hands must understand milking and teaming temperate Apply at Pihl's Employment Agency successor to Var num's 29 Central street mi2 8t WANTED A Protestant woman as night nurse Apply at Pihl's Ens Agency 29 Central street mi2 3st FOR sSALE In Highlands room house steam heat hot and cold water cement cellar with stable for two horses plenty of carriage room further information address A B this office ral
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Pihl
Varnum’s
Central Street
Pihl’s
Ens
Mi2
Ak Agency
Highlands
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Doyle
Bad Boy
Merrimack
City Hall
Merrimack Clothing Company
Mary E. Walsh
John EB. Holden
Burlee’s
Odell
Rock Island
SHARP
U. S
Adams
aAmes
Mr. Spring
Springer
Secretary of State
Pearson
Machine
Automobile
Money Makers
Oxfords
O’sullivan Bros. Co
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