Cambridge Wins 59th Boat Race Over Oxford at Mortlake
Cambridge defeated Oxford by eight lengths in the 59th annual boat race from Putney to Mortlake. Crowds watched as Cambridge led from the start after winning the toss and maintained momentum despite showery weather and a downstream bend, finishing in 19 minutes 9 seconds with Oxford steered into retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putney
Eng
Cambridge
Oxford
Oxonians
Frank Willan
Huntley
Harrod
Nelson
Hammersmith Bridge
Barnes Bridge
Dark Blues
Mortlake
Thames
Surrey
Graven Steps
Waldens
Crab Tree
Harrod’s Stores
Saccharine Works
Hanmersmith Bridge
Chiswick Eyot
Thorneycroft’s Works
Devonshire Meadows
H. E. Drinkwater
Wadham
Bow
H. D. Milburn
Lincoln
J. Younger
New
H. J. Hale
Balliol
J. G. Milburn
A. del Long
H. W. Adams
University
F. C. J. Huntley
G. C. MacLagan
Magdalen
Milburns
W. H. Chapman
Trinity
T. Drysdale
Jesus
P. H. Thomas
Third Trinity
All Guilty in Navy Yard Work Seeker Plea Session
In a brief Lowell police court session, all defendants pleaded guilty. John Smith, a Manchester weaver seeking Navy Yard mill work, slept on a sidewalk and paid a $2 fine. John E. Walton, from Lawrence, received a $6 assessment. Thomas Maher, an amputee pencil seller, promised to stop drinking. John Commerford of Portsmouth faced jail risk but was released to Chelsea with a case filed. Mary Keating received a one month treatment card. Olive Therrien served time for recent behavior. Levi Parks and George Hadden paid $2 fines. Elias Millman paid $6. Edward Lynch had sentence suspension revoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Manchester
Lowell
Navy Yard
Crowley
St. Paul's Church
Hurd Street
John E. Walton
Lawrence
Hadley
Walton
Thomas Maher
Hoosac
Dutton Street
Middlesex Street
Ladd Hotel
Richardson House
John
Chelsea
Mary Keating
Olive Therrien
Sherborn
Levi L. Parks
George Hadden
John H. Hazzard
Edward Lynch
Elias Millman
Jeremiah Carkhill
Difference of Opinion at UMW Convention in Shamokin
In Shamokin on March 22 the last day of the UMW convention for districts 1 7 and 9 saw a clash between conservatives who back sending final wage scale decisions to a committee led by President Mitchell and district presidents Nicholls Fahey and Duenfy, and radicals from district 1 urging a resolution giving operators until April 1 to grant concessions. Mitchell met with Fahey late at night, while morning session opened with resumed wage scale discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Nicholls
Fahey
Duenfy
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Offered as Family Tonic
Advert shows Ayer’s Sarsaparilla marketed as a strong family medicine for fatigue weak nerves and thin blood. The tonic claims to revitalize, priced at $1, with distribution through J.C. Ayer Co. in Lowell Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Fatal shot after spelling match at Vienna school
In Simpson township, Versailles county, two youths Frank Rushing and John Adams quarreled over a girl. After a spelling contest at Double Bridges school, Adams shot Rushing as he stepped from the building and then wounded teacher Greeley Jones with a second shot before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ill
Double Bridges
Simpson Township
Frank Rushing
John Adams
Adams
Rushing
Greeley Jones
Verdict in Mussey Case Over O Connell Suit
The court ruled in favor of George L. Mussey in Bernard D. O Connell v Mussey. O Connell claimed an assigned claim from Hattie Brouillette widow of Jos eph Brouillette who ran a barber shop before his January death. the court held the widow had no right to run the business or claim profits, which belong to the estate and require an administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard D. O'Connell
George L. Mussey
Hadley
Mr. Mussey
O’connell
Mussey
Hattie Brouillette
Joseph Brouillette
Branch
Queen Streets
Massey
Wadena Barge Becomes Total Wreck After Abandonment
The Wadena, ashore at Shovelful for two weeks, is declared a total wreck. Seven Monomoy life-savers' crew members and the barge crew were drowned earlier. Wrecking parties shift to Fitzpatrick, slated for release and temporary repairs at Hyannis before heading to Boston. Peter C. Smith tug operates amid near perfect weather.
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Chatham
Wadena
Monomoy
Fitzpatrick
Hyannis Harbor
Boston
Peter C. Smith
Missed Her Husband Ends Life in Boston Lodging
Boston march 22 Mrs Joseph Gilley 28 committed death by asphyxiation at her lodgings in the city after being despondent over temporary separation from her husband who serves on the steamer Henry S Little now at Portsmouth NH She was daughter of Mrs Bella Jones of Lowell and was prominent in social circles before her marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph Gilley
Giley
Henry S. Little
Portsmouth
N. H
Gilley
Bella Jones
Lowell
Rebels Seize Kam-Chou In Kwantung Province
Rebels captured Kam-Chou, a prefectural town in Kwantung, seizing the arsenal and granaries. Garrison mandarins fled and appealed to Canton for reinforcements as Canton urged General Ma to intensify efforts to quell the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Kam-Chou
Kwang- Tung
Canton
Mills Move Rehearing In Manchester Tax Case
In Concord on March 22 Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. seeks a rehearing in the supreme court case against the City of Manchester over property valuation. Counsel cite alleged errors in the March 7 1902 opinion, which favored the city to a certain extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Supreme Court
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co
City of
Manchester
Queen of Holland to tour Netherlands and colonies
The Standard reports the Queen and Prince Consort will soon undertake a four month tour of the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies. During the Queen's absence a regency will be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
Holland
Netherlands
Wild Ride Prevents Collision in Rail Switch Race
A Washington dispatcher reversed orders, causing two fast freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern to race for the main line. An urgent switch engine was commandeered, four throttles opened, and the pursuing engine reached the heavy eastbound train just before collision. A potential wreck was narrowly avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Baltimore _ & Ohio Southwestern
Washington
Moody Calls on Crane in Boston for Talk on Navy Appointment
Congressman William H. Moody met Governor Crane at the Massachusetts State House to discuss a possible special election prompted by Moody's resignation to become secretary of the navy. Crane and Moody both said no election looks necessary, Moody awaiting Senate confirmation and an April 26 appointment date. Moody added he does not plan to discuss Sampson Schley matters until taking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William H. Moody
Crane
State House
Moody
Navy
Senate
Sampson- Schley
Chicago airship challenger to Santos-Dumont for fair race
Theophilus Williams of Chicago sent a challenge to Santos-Dumont in Paris for an airship race to precede the $200,000 aerial steeplechases at the St. Louis world’s fair of 1963. Chicago tests of Williams's machine were reportedly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Santos-Dumont
Paris
France
Theophilus Williams
City Hall Notes on Smallpox Quarantine and School Exemption
Health officials sent a mother and child from Cushing street to the smallpox hospital after the child contracted the disease though under quarantine. A city hall caller sought a certificate to admit her daughter to public schools claiming a prior smallpox infection in two years ago and no vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health Department
Cushing Street
Smallpox Hospital
Dolphin arrives in Havana with Rear Admiral Bradford aboard
The United States despatch boat Dolphin reached Havana on March 21 with Rear Admiral Royal B. Bradford aboard, marking a notable arrival as Bradford led the visit and inspection activities during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Dolphin
Royal B. Bradford
Cures Seattle Superiority Dows Herbs Unpressed Effect
Health Index offers free access to a health cure column claiming permanent cures and superiority claims by Dows herbs. The item promotes a perpetual free health resource in Seattle with bold assurances and no clear scientific backing.
Body of Unknown Man Recovered From Merrimack River
A man about 38 to 40 years old was found drowned in the Merrimack River at Middlesex Village. He was six feet tall with light complexion, sandy hair and moustache, wearing dark trousers and a dark striped shirt. His coat hat and cane lay nearby. undertaker C. H. Molloy took the body to his rooms for identification after the sighting by brakeman J. F. Putnam around 6 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack River
Middlesex Village
J. F. Putnam
C. H. Molloy
Molloy
Drought Stricken Arkansans Reach Kansas City Aid
Kansas City volunteers plan a general appeal to raise funds for provisions for drought sufferers in northern Arkansas. A.L. Goss of Sharp county describes families with no food or water and stock losses, forced to sell cattle and other stock as acorns sustain them. The drought extends into Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Arkansas
Livestock Exchange
A. L. Goss
Sharp County
Missouri Line
Havana Improves Health After American Occupation
The insular division of the War Department reports notable health gains in Havana since the U S occupation of Cuba. Yellow fever purging via infected mosquito destruction is highlighted, with 1901 vital statistics showing low infectious disease rates and a marked malaria decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Havana
Cuba
War Department
Roosevelt Opposes Major White House Remodeling Plans
President Roosevelt discussed White House facilities with Representative Mercer of Nebraska. He opposed altering the historic structure and favored providing enlarged work spaces elsewhere while keeping the White House largely as is. The idea of making it a residential establishment with official quarters elsewhere is under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Mercer
Nebraska
House Committee On
White House
Dramatic critic William Henry Frost dies in New York
William Henry Frost, dramatic editor of the New York Tribune for 13 years, died suddenly in New York on March 21. Born in Providence in 1863, he graduated from Brown University and was a Lotus Club member. He had been in poor health for some time and fell ill Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Henry Frost
New York Tribune
Providence
Brown University
Many Applicants Enter Licensing for Lowell Liquor Year
At noon today 149 applicants filed for licenses to sell intoxicating liquor for the year starting May 1 1902, exceeding the legal limit by 55 for Lowell population around 94969. The police board will advertise all applications and select 94 holders from the list, as voting and renewal trends show a slower year but continued license activity. The busy registering day followed a pattern of last minute submissions, with many past holders applying for renewal and potential relocation changes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Board
Lowell
Smith
Asl
Bankers and Firms Listing With Addresses on Moody to Adams Streets
A dense OCR list enumerates numerous business names with owner pairs and street addresses including Moody, Merrimack, Suffolk, Gorham, Broadway, and Adams. Entries name Lennon, Mahoney, Murphy, Birtwell, Callahan, Donohoe, Clancy, Traversy, Donohue, Teague, Paradis, Roach, Desmarais, McCaffrey, Kennedy, Barrows, Richard, Cullinan, Brady, Barry, Mullaney, Brosnahan, Madden, Robinson, Kitchener, Kearns, Curtin, Gallagher, Callahan, Merritt, Donohoe, Dawson, Fitzgerald, Dugan, Shanahan, and others with various partner pairs and firm styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Goedrick
William J. Goedrick
Goodrick & Co
Worthen
James J. Dolan
Concord
James F. Hunter
Maud Hunter
Hunter & Co
Lawrence
Daniel J. Murphy
D. J. Murphy & Co
Dutton
Harry Demarais
George Prempas
H. Demarais & Co
Suffolk
Frederick J. Timmons
John J. McSorley
Timmons & Co
Middlesex
Dennis T. Finnegan
Hanorah Finnegan
D. T. Finnegan & Co
Lawrence Street
Swift
William
William V.meade
Marté C. Meade
W. W. Meade & Co
Moody
Tremont
Rollin W. Stickney
George F. McKenna
R. W. Stickney & Co
Lakeview Avenue
Louis P. Turcotte
Marceline Turcotte
Turcotte & Co
Henry J. Keyes
Thomas F. Lyons
Mary Lyons
James F. Lyons & Co
Fayette
Edward F. Faulkner
Annie C. Faulkner
Jefferson
Pierre Bourgeois
Fabiola Bourgeois
Aiken
John J. Brady
Michael H. Brady
John J. Brady & Co
Adams
Joseph McBride
Bridge
Charles FE. Clark
William F. Clark
Clark & Co
Patrick A. Duggan
H. F. Duggan & Co
Edward J. Rigney
Kate Rigney
Edward J. Rigney & Co
Gorham
Andrew J. Donohoe
Ida M. Donohoe
A. J. Donohoe
Elias A. McQuade
Archie D. McDonald
Market
Timothy Donohoe
Mary E. Donohoe
Whipple
James J. Kennedy
William H. Kennedy
Kennedy & Co
James H. Riley
Mary F. Riley
Coburn
Jas. H. Collins
Joseph H. Bergeron
Collins & Bergeron
Cabot
Arthur J. Cummiskey
Dorothy F. Quinn
Cummiskey & Co
Fletcher
Hugh F. Mellen
Joseph H. Mellen
Patrick F. Creegan
James J. Creegan
Patrick J. O’rourke
Mary A. O'Rourke
James A. Cudworth
Emma F. Cudworth
J. A. Cudworth & Co
Joseph F. Dawson
Jennie Dawson
J. F. Dawson & Co
James W. Barry
Maurice H. Powers
James W. Barry & Co
Thomas A. Green
Michael Green
Green & Co
George W. Enwright
William J. Enwright
Enwright & Co
John O’brien
John
Bridget McEvoy
John J. Drinan
George Drinan
Drinan & Co
Railroad Avenue
Thomas H. Boyle
Kate Boyle
T. H. Boyle & Co
Merrimack
Peter A. Hayden
Joseph E. Hayden
Broadway
Joseph Gray
James J. Courtney
John F. Courtney
Michael J. Garvey
Thomas F. Garvey
M. J. Garvey & Co
Central
James P. McDonald
Joseph McDonald
McDonald Bros
Henry P. Doherty
James F. Mel Carty, Jr
Doherty & Co
William G. Campbell
Kate T. Campbell
Campbell & Co
Joan F. Brown
Nellie G. Brown
Marion
John F. Burns
Sarah F. Burns
Thomas I. Lennon
Ella BE
Lennon, T. &. Lennon & Co
John J. Mahoney
Catherine Mahoney
John J. Mahoney & Co
Daniel Murphy
John F. Murphy
Daniel Murphy & Co
James G. Birtwell
Mary Birtwell
Birtwell & Co
John H. Callahan
Mary A. Callahan
Abbott
Andrew L. Pendergast
John J. Pendergast
John H. Clark
Joseph M. Clark
South
John J. O'Connell
Mary A. O'Connell
O'Connell & Co
Kinsman
Crosy
Owen M. Donohoe
Charles T. Donohoe
Donohoe & Co
Nora Donohue
Patrick Teague
Mary A. Teague
Patrick Teague & Co
Edward Murphy
Florence J. Murphy
Edward Murphy & Co
J. Wilfred Paradis
Emilie Paradis
Paradis & Co
Salem
Andrew F. Roach
Peter Roach
Roach & Co
Philip Desmarais
Marguerite Desmarais
Philip Desmarais & Co
James H. McCaffrey
Margaret McCaffrey
Centra
George J. Kearns
Richard H. Casey
William Curtin
Elizabeth Curtin
Curtin & Co
Peter Gallagher
Catherine L. Gallagher
Gallagher & Co
Bernard J. Callahan
Charles H. Callahan
B. J. Callahan & Co
William H. Merritt
Nellie V. Merritt
Merritt
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. W. H. Taylor
F. J. Escombe
Trinity Hall
H. B. Grylls
First Trinity
Ne Edwards-Moss
R H. Nelson
H. C. Wasbrough
the Police Court
Illinois
Swain
O’connell Vs. Mussey
Mandarins
Mills
Dumont
City Hall Notes
Cures
Seattle
Mack River
Undertaker’s
Kansas
Common Victuallers
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