Tragic Train Deaths Claim Three Girls in Rhode Island
Three girls under 20 were killed and a fourth seriously injured at Phillipsdale on the New York New Haven Hartford line. Rose McAloon Bridget White Mary Tierney died after stepping off a freight train to avoid a northbound locomotive, then a southbound engine struck them. Lizzie McKnight survived with serious injuries. several others escaped harm. Bodies were sent to Pawtucket for burial preparations.
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Providence
R. I
Phillipsdale
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Rose McAloon
Bridget White
Pawtucket
Mary Tierney
Central Falls
Lizzie McKnight
Glen Lyon Dye Works
Philipsdale
Insurance cases dominate Lowell police court docket
In a busy session, Rubloff and Cowan faced larceny and insurance fraud charges with continuances and adjournments. Rubloff’s case moved to March 25 to allow communication with Chicago friends, while Cowan’s false life insurance representation case neared trial with a March 26 date. Multiple fines were levied for gaming, drunkenness, and disorderly conduct, and several youths received probation or school placement.
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Henry Rubloff
Chicago
Hadley
Rubloff
New York Life Insurance Company
Stiles
Hyman Snyder
Sidney Drewett
Donahue
Antoine J. Cowan
Boston
Lowell
Cowan
The Big Shoe House Of Lowell Advertises Fancy Shoes
A rail thin note proclaims that brand names and engraver’s art do not improve shoes beyond a simple $3.50 purchase. The ad points to Lowell, Opp, City Hall as the source of the promotion and highlights the pricing limit.
Fire claims life of occupant in Danielson dwelling
A house fire in Danielson on March 20 destroyed the Edwards family home. Stephen Essex, aged, was burned to death in his room where he lay ill. Other residents escaped in night attire, losing money and valuables as flames rapidly consumed the premises.
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Laura Coburn
City Farm
Richardson
Coburn
Thomas Niland
John Latour
Anthony Christon
Stephen Howard
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hale's Brook
Christon
Lyman School
Hadley
Slattery
Lowell
John Casey
Thomas Ryan
Waverley
Patrick J. Griffin
Newmarket
N. H
Douglas McInnes
Newport
William Richards
Boston
Simon
Peter Nobaski
Susannah Marren
Inspector Walsh
Dooley
Susannah
Sabina Hart
Danielson
Conn
Wm. Edwards
Stephen Essex
Essex
Passenger Stops Flaming Washington Express By Emergency Brake
A Washington express train carrying cab and tender ablaze raced toward Jersey City after leaving New Brunswick. Firemen fought flames as engineer Lyons tried to shut off power. passenger H Shearman Lewis pulled the emergency brake rope, halting the speeding train before it reached Rahway yards. An additional engine was attached and the train arrived an hour late in Jersey City.
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New York
Washington Express
Jersey City
Pennsylvania
Washington
New Brunswick
J. M. Mooney
Philadelphia
Searles
Metuchen
Lyons
Rahway
H. Shearman Lewis
Yale Friends Remember Pennell Loyal To Memory
Yale class of 1887 members publish a long statement praising Arthur Reed Pennell of Buffalo as a man of the finest Yale type. They note his loyalty, kindness, and unshakable character amid his death linked to the Burdick case, with messages of sympathy from many classmates and a final pledge of pride in Yale.
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New Haven
Pennell
Yale
Buffalo
Carleton L. Brownson
New York
Sanford E. Cobb
Wm. A. Cornish
Cortland
N. Y
Oliver G. Jennings
Thomas Penney
William Lyon Phelps
Albert R. Pritchard
Rochester
Strike sympathies swirl over Lowell wage dispute
A Fall River correspondent reports a Boston Journal despatch alleging New Bedford and Fall River labor leaders back a strike to win a 10 percent wage rise for Lowell operatives. Weavers’ secretary Matthew Hart in New Bedford signals broad support and possible financial aid, pending union-wide approval.
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Lowell
The
Boston Journal Today
Fall River
New Bedford
Hart
Matthew Hart
Weavers’ Union
New Bedford. After Listening To What Mr. Hart
Mr. Hart
Why colds lead to pneumonia and home work offer
A dated short ad block explains that neglecting a cold can inflame lung lining causing pneumonia and promotes Father John’s Medicine as a food remedy. It also advertises at home pillow making earnings and a bicycle repair job listing with minimal details.
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Father John
New Haven Railroad Grievance Committee Holds Quiet Session
A message from NYNH and Hartford Railroad president Hall was sent to the conductors and trainmen grievance committee. The directors action was discussed beginning at 10 am, but the committee would not reveal contents or discuss details outside the room.
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Consolidated
New Haven
Hall
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Yale announces new senior club named Blihu club
New Haven March 20 Yale graduates learn of a new senior organization, the Blihu club, described as a run club not a secret society. Its aim is to enroll as many seniors as possible and to restrict membership to students not in any other senior society, with university eligibility rules applying.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
T 18
Ite Schepters
Blihu Club
On Slal
Eutire
Mlihu
Collision in Long Island Sound robs Plymouth of life
In dense fog the Plymouth with 500 passengers and 200 crew was rammed by the Taunton near Gull Island. At least six dead, many injured, and debris fill the second cabin and steerage as survivors are rescued and preparations made for rail transport. Captain Davis declined comment and marines aided in the response. The crash occurred just east of Plum Island as the Plymouth headed for New London.
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New London
Conn
Gull Island
Plymouth
Fisher's Island Navigation Company
John McCarthy
Snow Coleman
Julius Dawson
John Bristol
John William
Jonathan M. Thompson
Wilkesbarre
Patrick Daley
New York
Michael Kilduff
Boston
Daley
J. C. Williamson
Ger
Frankie
Baltimore
Elisha Davis
Plum Island
Taunton
Davis
T. H. Low
United States Marine Corps
Wm. C. Harlee
Low
Collision at Nantucket Shoals Damages Portland Schooner Sebago
A three masted Portland schooner Sebago was badly damaged after colliding with a four masted vessel off Nantucket shoals. The Sebago reached Chatham anchorage but remained leaking with four feet in the hold. Life savers aided the battered ship, and a tug was requested as repairs and tow options were debated.
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Chatham
Nantucket Shoals
Portland
New York
C. H. Cogswell
Nantucket
Cogswell
Chatham Station
Calain Eldredge
Eldredge
Vineyard Haven
Chatham Beach
East Deering
Horse From Nashua Being Locked Up
A Nashua horse and carriage missing from Luton House Stables prompted a Morse livery call in Middlesex Street. The chestnut mare with two white hind legs and a damaged shaft was hired by a stranger last Thursday around 3 PM. no man description or destination given.
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Morse
Middlesex Street
Luton House
Nashua
Kossuth Day Marked by Student Demonstrations
Budapest marked the anniversary of Louis Kossuth's death with student demonstrations in which police were stoned. Kossuth party deputies eventually persuaded the students to disperse.
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Budapest
Louis Kossuth
Kossuth
Ayer’s hair product ad from Lowell Massachusetts
Short promotion for a hair care product at Lowell Massachusetts promising to keep hair, improve scalp cleanliness, and restore color to gray hair with easy results.
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Lowell
Mass
Spring Suits and Top Coats Sellout Posted Saturday
Big selling of half priced spring suits and top coats unusual for this time. Remaining lots to be sold this week at the same prices. Suits and Top Coats in covert cloth black worsted and Oxford mix cheviot marked 3 and 5 dollars after 8 10 and 12 dollar openings.
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Gamblers
Court
Rubloff and Cowan
Universal Co
Walnut Street
Mt. Vernon Street
Kirk Street
Eagle Wholesale Co
Ill
Stackpole Street
Appleton Street
Highlands
Princeton Street
Porter
Central Street
Simon Flynn
Michael Driscoll
Thomas Jones
William Sanderson
Thomas McQuade
Francis McGuire
John F. Fleming
Flynn
Driscoll
Jones
O'Sullivan Bros, Co
City Hall
Erie Street
B. R
NEW Yale
Society
Long Island Sound
Ayer
Merrimack; Clothing Company
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