Fire Damages National Academy of Design in New York
A blaze at the National Academy of Design on One Hundred Ninth Street and Amsterdam Avenue destroyed paintings statuary and instructional items. Six upper class rooms burned out while the lower floor suffered water damage. Firefighter buried but rescued and expected to recover. Estimated losses start at fifty thousand dollars and may reach twice that.
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New York
National Academy of Design
One Hundred and Ninth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Old Colony Trust opens Temple Place branch in Boston
Two years ago the Old Colony Trust Company erected a four story fire proof building at 52 Temple Place between Tremont and Washington Streets. The basement houses safe deposit vaults and the bank is on the ground floor. The second floor contains desks and offices for women and the fourth floor holds committee rooms for depositors and renters. Signature cards are kept at both the Temple Place and Ames Building main office locations for deposits and checks. A pamphlet about the Temple Place office is available upon request.
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Old Colony Trust Company
Temple Place
Tremont
Washington Streets
Boston
Ames Building
Secretary Hay Collapses Before Boarding Europe Voyage
New York report says Secretary of State John Hay grew ill on March 18 as he prepared to board the White Star liner Cretic for a six week trip to Southern Europe. He was helped aboard in a wheeled chair after a faint and fatigue. Mrs Hay and the party accompanied him but only he and Mrs Hay sailed.
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New York
Hay
Mediterranean
Europe
Washington
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Clarence Hay
Henry Adams
Coghlan Calls For Big Navy In 1908
New York March 18 Rear Admiral Coghlan spoke at a banquet of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He urged rapid naval buildup to 27 ships by next spring with 16 first class battleships and 12 armored cruisers. He warned of unprepared Spanish war losses and called for 65,000 enlisted men in 1908. Most deserters were foreigners, today 90 percent of enlistees are American born. The navy exists to insure peace, not wage war.
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New York
Coghlan
Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Roosevelt
Washington
Car’s Wild Dash Down Steep Hill
A Union Railway surface trolley plunged from a Kingsbridge hill into a Bronx grocery after turning Fordham and Tiebout avenues. Motorman Joseph Goolshaw was crushed and critically injured, possibly facing death, while four passengers suffered minor injuries from flying glass. The cause is reported as a defective brake.
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New York
Union Railway Company
Kingsbridge Road
Bronx
Fordham
Tiebout Avenues
Joseph Goolshaw
Liners Held by Fog Delays From European Ports
New York report notes dense fog over the lower bay and sea delaying numerous liners expected to reach port. Ships listed include St. Louis from Southampton La Savoie from Havre Cedric from Liverpool Slavonia from Palermo Al tonia from Fiume Ethiopia from Glasgow Main from Bremen Patricia from Hamburg and Minnetonka from London and others awaiting entry.
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New York
St. Louis
Southampton
la Savoie
Havre
Cedric
Liverpool
Slavonia
Palermo
Altonia
Fiume
Glasgow
Main
Bremen
Patricia
Hamburg
London
Drunken duo arrested after runaway team spooks Merrimack crowd
Patrick Gorman and Thomas Stanley were arrested shortly before 2 pm by Officers Ryan and Hogan after being thrown from a runaway team in front of the Union bank on Merrimack Street. The horse bolted down Central Street to the delight of a large crowd as neither rider knew its starting point.
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Patrick Gorman
Thomas Stanley
Ryan
Hogan
Union Bank
Merrimack Street
Central Street
Many Seek Liquor Licenses in 1905-6 Applications
A list of 125 applicants filed with the police board for liquor licenses for 1905 06 period. Names include Frederick J Timmons Patrick Kelley Patrick Donohoe James Calnan Thomas Connors Andrew Roach J Edward Gallagher Patrick H Barry Edward Murphy Francis Callahan Frank Barnard John Burke Timothy Donohoe Anthony Walsh Edward Cushing Thomas Hoban Frederick Barrows Edward Brady Cornelius Dugan John Donohoe John J Gallagher Andrew Donohoe James McCarthy John Donnelly Martin Moran Pierre Poissant William Gurney John Donohue Middlesex Grocery Co Thomas Duffy John J Gallagher Andrew Donohoe James F McCarthy Jr John H Donnelly Pierre Bourgeois Daniel Fitzgerald and others with various business addresses across Middlesex Street Tremont and Moody streets and adjacent thoroughfares.
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Police Board
Frederick J. Timmons
Charles FE. Timmons
Timmons & Co
Middlesex Street
Patrick Kelley
Thomas Kelley
Thomas F. Kelley Company
Davidson Street
Patrick Donohoe
Nora Donohoe
Patrick H. Brosnan
Mary J. Brosnan
P. H. Brosnan & Co
Cab4ot Street
Hugh Ferguson
Ada Ferguson
St. Charles
Thomas F. Connors
Nellie M. Connors
T. F. Connors & Co
Tremont Street
Maurice O'Donnell
Mary F. O'Donnell
St. James
Elias A. McQuade
Daniel E. McQuade
Nelle Connors
Connors & Co
Moody Street
Harvard
Daniel F. Sullivan
Catherine F. Sullivan
D. F. Sullivan & Co
Andrews Street
Andrew F. Roach
Peter Roach
Roach & Co
Bridge Street
French Street
J. Edward Gallagher
Catherine Gallagher
Gallagher & Co
Gallagher House
William Street
Patrick H. Barry
Ellen T. Barry
Barry & Co
Salem Street
Thomas J. Lynch
Ellen Lynch
Whipple Street
Anthony Robinson
Thomas R. Fahey
Robinson & Co
Church Street
Eugene A. Shea
John T. Shea
E. A. Shea & Co
Broadway
Edward Murphy
Edward A. Murphy
E. Murphy & Co
Fletcher Street
Francis T. Callahan
Patrick McMathon
F. T. Callahan & Co
Lakeview Avenue
Coburn
Frank Barnard
Emma J. Barnard
Barnard & Co
Central
Gorham
John H. Burke
Timothy F. Donohoe
Dennis Donohoe
T. F. Donohoe & Co
Union Streets
Anthony Walsh
John F. Walsh
Edward T. Cushing
Amelia L. Cushing
Chambers Street
Edward F. Brady
John J. Murphy
Brady & Murphy
Fletcher
Worthen
Cornelius E. Dugan
Charles A. Dugan
Margaret J. Dugan
Dugan & Co
Appleton Streets
John Donohoe
Moody
Charles E. Thornton
Gorham Street
John Clancy
David Hackett
Clancy & Co
Willie Avenue
Owen M. Donohoe
Joseph F. Donohoe
Donohoe & Co
Noel Traversey
E Francis X. Traversey
Traversey & Co
Middlesex
Dexter Court
John T. Donohue
Fulton Street
Middlesex Grocery Company
Eden Moran
Moran & Co
Church
Lawrence Streets
Pierre Poissant
Eugenie Poissant
Poissant & Co
William ,Gurney
Willie Street
Worthen Street
the Park Hotel
George Kitchener
Edith F. Kitchener
Kitchener
Arsene Bourgeois
Bourgeois & Co
Daniel T. Fitzgerald
Market Street
Wires Cut Endangering Russian Retreat in War
St. Petersburg reports telegraph lines with the retreating Russian army cut for over 24 hours while authorities hope for a temporary lapse. A briefing notes the army advancing in good order but pressed by Japanese forces with rear guards fighting and a potential turning movement north. Mobilization has begun in several provinces as Kuropatkin’s legacy is reassessed and Linevitch’s command is supported as temporary chief.
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St. Petersburg
Linevitch
War Office
Associated Press
Changtufu
Tie Pass
Kaiyuan
Kirin
Harbin
Imperial Guards
Linovitch
Kuropatkin
Health Board Back Again Seeks Cremator for Lowell
The Lowell board of health returns from Atlanta with a favorable view of the Decarle cremator and plans to consider building one here. A $10,000 appropriation is available. City officials discuss best system to dispose of refuse and minimize costs. Mayor Casey to sign the Ennell street school house order. The secrecy of recent meetings by secretary Courtney is questioned. Insurance on Huntington hall may delay payment. A committee of investigation will probe assessors, treasurer, and water board to expose revenues and expenses.
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Board of Health
Atlanta
Leonard Huntress
Jackson
W. C. Doherty
Lowell
Huntington Hall
Water Board
Trouble at Polish rail bridges sparks troop request
Warsaw reports that Vistula railroad directors asked for troops to guard bridges between Siedlce and Malkin after threats to destroy them. Strike agitation has risen in Lodz. strikers tried to force workers at Pabianice mills to quit, a clash ensued leaving an agitator dead and others wounded.
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Warsaw
Russian Poland
Vistula
Siedlce
Malkin
Lodz
Pabianice
Retreat and prospects in Manchuria after Mukden
Reports from Tokio sketch uncertain progress as Russians retreat north of the railway. Estimates of prisoners vary up to 20,000 with no confirmation. Harbin appears a likely base while Kirin line could be challenged as Japan expands war aims after Mukden victory.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Harbin
Kirin
Kinyuan
Sungari
High Councils of
Japan
Mukden
Russia Fights Heavy Action Near Kalyuan North of Tle Pass
From Yinkow Manchuria March 18 reports say Russian rear guard engages in a heavy fight near Kalyuan about 20 miles north of the Tle pass. The shelling and exchanges indicate intensified military activity in the region.
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Yinkow
Manchuria
Kalyuan
Tle Pass
Bad Husbands Put On Trial
In a police court session this morning three novel assault cases and a cruelty to a horse charge were heard. Defendants found guilty. Thomas F Dolan shouted Not guilty but evidence showed abuse of wife Mary A Dolan at 209 Charles street with nightly absences and assaults. He claimed ignorance. CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
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Thomas F. Dolan
Mary A
Thomas F
Charles Street
Dolan
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