Order for deputy tax collectors in Lowell urged
City committee considers creating two deputy tax collector posts at 1500 dollars each to speed tax collection. The plan, modeled after Worcester, aims to relieve the overworked treasurer’s office and boost revenue. A Worcester visit, payroll figures, and uncollected taxes comparisons are cited to justify the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles
Committee of Investigation
Lowell
Dodge
Worcester
Constable
Daniel Emery
Enoch Gerrish
Charles C. Hartwell
John McManus
George IF. Stiles
Constable Gerrish
Constable Emery
Nedecesis Vecdus
Ique Sas
Vaviglett Duveue
Ceybage
Merrimack Clothing Offers Covert Jackets Sale
Local Merrimack Clothing Company advertises covert jackets in brand new designs tailored for men. Prices drop from $12.50 to $6.95 this week, urging shoppers to buy now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack Clothing Company
Women's Department
Staging Collapse Injures City Painter at Ambulance Shed
Frank McLean, a painter for the public Buildings department, was badly hurt when a staging collapsed at the ambulance shed, falling seven feet and injuring jaw and nose before being taken to St John’s hospital. Arthur Barris, 11, injured his palm on a nail while alighting a wagon and received dressings at the Emergency hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McLean
Public Buildings Department
St. John’s Hospital
Arthur Barris
Central Street
Floating Pool Room Ship Mt Desert Fails To Sail Again
New York March 24 The steamer Mt Desert advertised to sail from the Battery for a line beyond the three mile limit as a floating pool room and to relay racing news by wireless telegram again failed to sail today. Seventy five would be patrons waited at the Battery until an agent said the voyage was postponed over a hitch with the steamer s papers at the customs house. Officials denied the trouble and agents promised a sail tomorrow.
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New York
Mt. Desert
Battery
the Battery
Customs House
Herrick Named Treasurer for Lowell Machine Shop
Robert F. Herrick, who orchestrated the sale of the Lowell Machine shop to Saco & Pettee for 1180 a share, is named treasurer succeeding Robert Stevenson. All company funds now flow to Herrick. Supt. Charles L. Hildreth remains in office. no other changes are reported by the Lowell end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Herrick
Lowell Machine Shop
Saco & Pettee Company
Robert Stevenson
Mr. Herrick
Lowell
Charles L. Hildreth
Appraisers Sought for Eclipse Woolen Mill in Louisville
Louisville March 24 The civil court was asked by Louisville Trust Company to appoint appraisers for the Eclipse Woolen mill a corporation that recently filed a deed of assignment. Secretary John P Chenoweth says liabilities total about 200000 with assets of 275000. Attorneys say the mill will likely close indefinitely within a week. The Eclipse mill is one of the largest in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville Trust Company
Eclipse Woolen Mill
Trust Company
John P. Chenoweth
Eclipse Company
South
Jules Verne Dies In Amiens At 81
Amiens France March 24 Jules Verne famed novelist passed away at 3 10 p m at his bedside His enduring works include Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days He helped forge a new school of fiction and remains widely read.
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Amiens
France
Jules Verne
Van Valkenburgh Appointed District Attorney
Washington March 24 President Roosevelt named Van Valkenburgh district attorney for the Western states of Missouri on Senator Warner's recommendation in succession of himself. Van Valkenburgh was Warner's assistant. The note mentions covert jackets price contrasts from Merrimack Clothing Company and a women’s department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Withdraw Main Army to Harbin Front
A Russian army withdrawal is reported as preparations shift main forces beyond Harbin or Sungari to avoid a decisive strike, with Tsitsihar and Vladivostok cited as concentration points and Japanese columns moving toward Tsitsihar and Vladivostok. In New York a trance death case at Presbyterian Hospital involves Luella Huestis and her mother after 15 days unconscious, with starvation cited as the cause and hypnosis experts offering divergent theories.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Russia
Sungari
Tsitsihar
Amur
Vladivostok
Linevitch
Oyama
New York
Presbyterian Hospital
Luella Huestis
Mount Vernon
James H. Huestis
Henry W. Helfer
Miss Ruestis
Supt. Fisher
The
Russian press backs peace campaign in Far East intrigues
St Petersburg reports show papers openly detailing Far East intrigues to protect private interests led by Bezobrazoff in the Yalu timber concession. The issue mentions a Kuropatkin memorandum warning war if Russian interests extend into Korea. It notes proposed taxes to fund war costs, including beer and matches, plus a graduated salary tax starting at 1 percent above $300 and a general income tax likely to be popular.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
M. Bezobrazoff
Yalu
Kuropatkin
Korea
Council of the Empire
Neungulatoff’s Squadron Arrives at Port Said
Port Said March 24. Admiral Nebogatoff's division of the Russian second Pacific squadron arrives here with a battleship four cruisers and four transports. The ships take only moderate supplies while the transports carry heavy stores. The division is said to be bound for Jibutil French Somali land and Vladivostok and will likely proceed today.
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Port Said
Egypt
Nebogatoff
Second Pacific Squadron
Jibutil
French Somaliland
Vladivostok
McCormick to Hurry to Paris from St Petersburg
In St. Petersburg on March 24 Mr McCormick the retiring ambassador to Russia has received urgent instructions from Washington to proceed to Paris at once. The reason is unclear possibly due to peace negotiations or Venezuelan issues, or to accommodate Ambassador Porter. Meyer the successor will likely travel to St Petersburg promptly.
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St. Petersburg
Mc Cormick
Russia
Washington
Paris
Porter
Meyer
McCormick
Russian fleet sighted after leaving Suda Bay March 21
Nebogatoff commanded third division of Admiral Rosestven sky's squadron, seen off Crete after departing Suda Bay on March 21. The movement indicates a strategic repositioning in the eastern Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Egypt
Nebogatoff
Rosestvensky
Suda Bay
Crete
Caswell Optical Co Opens at 27 Bridge Street
Notice advertises eye examinations today and tomorrow at Caswell Optical Co. Glasses offered at the lowest price in Lowell. Store operates day and evening from 27 Bridge Street with telephone contact 615-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Caswell Optical Coo
Bridge Street
A keg of whiskey seized in Biddeford transit case
In Biddeford March 24 a large keg of whiskey packed in a bag among shavings was tossed from a fast Boston and Maine express. A woman picked it up and stored it in a hack before police seized it. A man on the train returning with the whiskey from Somersworth and the hackman were arrested for illegal transportation. The woman admitted the liquor was for sale and was charged on a search and seizure complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Boston & Maine
Somersworth
N. H
Sabbatino Held On Murder Charge In Readville Killing
Dedham March 24 Judge Grover finds probable cause in the district court in Giuseppe Sabbatino charged with murdering Alfonso Turi on March 4 at Readville. Sabbatino held without bail for the April term as evidence supports police theory robbery motivated the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Grover
District Court
Giuseppe Sabbatino
Alfonso Turi
Readville
Sabbatino
Covert Jackets Sold At Half Price In Lowell Deal
A Lowell store offers new spring covert jackets at six ninety five, down from twelve fifty, due to a trade opportunity seized by their buyer. The Mer Rimack Clothing Company, Women’s Department, promotes today and tomorrow savings on men tailored covert jackets.
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Lowell
Merrimack Clothing Company
Women's Department
Californian Naval Oranges and Lemons Offered Wholesale
We specialize in California Navel Oranges received directly from the cars and offer fresh fruit weekly. See large oranges in our windows, and we sell BSc Fancy California Lemons with best smoked shoulders and granulated sugar available in ranges.
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California
UB Ib
Relief Fund Grows After Brockton Shoe Disaster
In Brockton the relief fund for victims of the Grover plant explosion rose to 21552 by 9 40 am as communities rally. Funerals for the dead continued while investigations into the blast and boiler safety prompts calls for plant separations and stricter inspections. Local unions urged boiler-room reforms and civil actions loom for damages. D W Field Shoe Co and E E Taylor Co workers contributed sizable sums.
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Brockton
Grover
Asa P. French
Popular Relief Movement
Brockton's Cutters Union
Shaw
Massachusetts
D. W. Field
D. W. Field Shoe Company
E. E. Taylor Company
Inquest Ordered Into Factory Explosion Tragedy
District Attorney Asa P. French orders an inquest into the R. D. Grover Co boiler explosion with proceedings set for March 29 or later. Richard Spriggins obituary funeral held at the family home conducted by Rev. Francis Bingham White. Georgia Emmons funeral held at her parents home with Rev. S L Beal presiding. Relief fund rises to $22,000 by noon.
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Asa P. French
Brockton
R. D. Grover Co
Richard Spriggins
Richard W. Nutter
Francis Bingham White
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Georgia Emmons
S. L. Beal
Miss Emmons
Castro Refuses To Arbitrate In Venezuela Dispute
Castro rejects arbitration over Venezuela United States issues in a Caracas reply to Bowen. The New York and Bermudese Asphalt Company case stays in courts. Bowen’s cable report notes no immediate U S action, cabinet sees no disruption to the president’s southwestern trip.
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Willemstad
Island
Curacaa
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Bowen
United States
New York and Bermudese Asphalt Company
Washington
State Department
No Quarrel Reported In Stuart Injury Case
New York March 24 Stirling Stuart 22 son of Ruth McEnery Stuart author was taken to Flushing hospital with a fractured spine. Darrow Greer son of St Pauls chapel vicar was held by police saying they had dinner together and that while attempting to enter the Stuart home they climbed to the porch roof and broke a window leading to Stuarts fall. Doctors say he cannot recover.
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New York
Stirling Stuart
Ruth McEnery Stuart
Flushing Hospital
Darrow A. Greer
St. Paul's Chapel
Stuart
Flushing
Young Greer
Greer
Dearborn Drops From International Checker Match
George Dearborn of Lowell, an American participant, suffered nervous prostration and could not resume play. Eight games he would have played today and tomorrow were omitted. The tournament opened with Britain 57 points, America 28, and 285 games drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George Dearborn
Lowell
Providence Man Charged With Manslaughter
Providence John Sullivan was arraigned in the sixth district court on manslaughter in the death of his wife Catherine Sullivan from brain hemorrhage and aramic poisoning at a local hospital. He pleaded not guilty, held on $10,000 bail for April 7 hearing.
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Providence
R. L
John Sullivan
Catherine Sullivan
Sullivan
Passenger Train Wreck at Hickory Flat Near New Albany
West bound passenger train No. 204 on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad collided with a car on a side track at Hickory Flat near New Albany Mississippi. The wreck derailed the engine tender and two coaches and several people were badly bruised.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Hickory Flat
New Albany
Miss
Netherlands to push release of five Dutch sailors in Venezuela
The Hague reports that The Netherlands plans vigorous measures to secure the release of five Dutch sailors held in Venezuela for seven months. If no Far East changes occur, Dutch warships maintaining neutrality there may be moved to Venezuelan waters in May.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Venezuela
Far East
Venezuelan
Venezuela Debt Agreement Signed by Bondholders
London March 24 The exterior debt adjustment between Venezuela and Anglo German bondholders was completed today. About 28.6 million dollars secured by sixty percent of customs from all ports except La Guaira and Puerto Cabello.
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London
Venezuela
la Guaira
Puerto Cabello
Reforms in Russia Hear Moscow Delegation
St. Petersburg March 24 Interior Minister Bouligan received a Moscow municipality delegation urging admission of delegates to the representative conference announced in the imperial rescript of March 38 free newspaper discussion of questions affecting the conference and public deliberations. Bouligan will receive a Moscow zemstvo deputation tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Bouligan
Moscow
M. Bouligan
Moscow Zemstvo
Wireless ban in Brest shores to spare imperial messages
March 24 Brest France. The minister of marine ordered vessels in Brest and nearby waters to stop wireless telegraphy until Monday to avoid interfering with any wireless messages Emperor William may wish to send via Ushant while traversing the channel into the Bay of Biscay.
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Brest
France
Minister of Marine
William
Ushant
Bay of Biscay
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Merrimack Street Depot
Thorndike Street Crossing
Azhar
Elazhar
O’sullivan’s
R. F. Herrick
Kentucky
van Valkenburgh
Negculatoff
M’cormick
Central St. Oranges
the Babbitt Co., Opticians
Ben Marche
Erevlent Castro
Darrow Greer
Young Stuart
Dearborn
Ayer
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