Cotton Mills Run At Regular Force In Boston Area
Eighteen thousand workers filled Boston area mills at the regular start time. About $125,700 in wages expected by noon Saturday. Tremont and Suffolk nearly full, Boott with few idle, Massachusetts weavers briefly out then back to work, Appleton fully staffed, Lawrence near normal. Labor union officials tired from days of continuous conferences with little rest.
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Tremont
Suffolk
Boott
Massachusetts
Appleton
Lawrence Corporation
Royalty Upbraids Bavarian Scholar Over Ape Descent
New York reports Prince George of Bavaria, 22, publicly rebuked Prof. Ranke after the lecturer asserted mankind’s descent from the ape. The prince, a Life Guards lieutenant, insisted the royal family cannot be descended from an animal, citing Providence placing the Wittelsbachs to rule. Ranke remained silent.
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New York
Ranke
Munich
Prince George of
Bavaria
Life Guards
Prince George
Wittelbachers
Paris Decree Sets General Election For April 27
Paris report states President Lou bet signed a decree during morning ministers council fixing the general election date for April 27. The action comes after ongoing political negotiations and confirms the schedule for nationwide voting.
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Paris
Council of the Ministers
Loubet
Man from asylum jumps in front of train at Taunton
Peter Rochan, 36, inmate of the Taunton Insane asylum, walked with laborers to Whittenton Junction and threw himself in front of a Taunton to Lowell passenger train at 6 27. His body was carried about 500 feet on the locomotive. Death was instantaneous.
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Lowell
Taunton
Pilot
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Whittenton Junction
Peter Rochan
Lawrence
Taunton Insane Asylum
Rochan
Alabama Claims and Arkansas political nominations reported
Latest returns show Democratic nominations for Arkansas Congressmen with districts 1 doubtful between Bruce Macon and F C Taylor. 2 Joe P Robinson. 3 Minor Wallas. 4 C C Reid. 6 John S Little. 7 J C Floyd who defeated Dinsmore. Also election of Judge B B Hudgins and J S Hampton as state railroad commissioners to succeed Abner Gains and J G Wallace.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bruce Macon
Helena
F. C. Taylor
Jonesboro
Joe P. Robinson
Loneke
Minor Wallas
Texarkana
C. C. Reid
Morrillton
John S. Little
Sebastian
J. C. Floyd
Marion
Haytien Refugees Enter Kingston Amid Haiti Turmoil
Large numbers of Haytien refugees arrive in Kingston Jamaica as political upheaval in Hayti intensifies. Refugees report a serious situation and warn that trouble is likely to break out soon.
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Kingston
Hayti
Minor Question Causes Much Interest in Texas Case
In Houston on March 31 the United States court of appeals handed down a ruling in the Dan Miller case. A Texas minor who joined the army at San Antonio without parental consent deserted and was jailed awaiting decision. The court held enlistment makes a minor a soldier, subject to military law as fully as adults, and parents cannot halt enforcement in either realm. Special government attorneys argued the case, noting its establishing a precedent.
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Houston
Tex
United States Court of Appeals
Dan Miller
Texas
San Antonio
Isbell Easter Storm Wrecks Churches and Depot
A Friday evening storm at Isbell Alabama destroyed the Methodist and Baptist churches and damaged multiple homes. A cedar tree 12 inches in diameter was torn from near a feed warehouse and hurled into a house. The North Alabama rail road depot was blown off its foundation, tearing the freight room apart, with several thousand dollars in damage reported.
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Isbell
Ala
North Alabama Railroad
Destructive Wind Storm Hits Athens Ohio Hotel Roof Torn
Athens Ohio reports a severe wind storm on March 31 with heavy hail. The event damages the Athens Journal office and tears away half the roof of a local hotel, marking the worst storm in years.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens Journal
Investment firms barred from Illinois under foundation act
Springfield March 31. Attorney General Hamlin holds investment companies cannot do business in Illinois under the foundation corporation act, as many seek to do. He deems their business banking or loaning, not eligible under foreign corporation law. Officials may prosecute agents of unauthorized concerns and likely curb the investment boom. The secretary of state then instructed corporation clerks to refuse all future applications.
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Springfield
Ill
Hamlin
Illinois
Secretary of State
Two Funeral Processions Stir Pike County Feud Ring
Chicago reports two rival processions in Pike County on Sunday afternoon. More than 200 mourners carried rifles as Hatfield kin were buried on the mountainside for Thompson Hatfield and Eph Hatfield, while John Rutherford was interred elsewhere. Rutherford kin allege a deadly quadruple tragedy on Saturday, heightening fear of a renewed feud that could rival Hatfield McCoy tensions.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Whitesburg
Pike County
Hatfields
Thompson
Eph
John Rutherford
Harry Watts
Rutherfords
Crippled for Life From Samar Fighting
San Francisco March 31 Captain E H Schoefel of the 5th infantry arrived from Manila led a party of 15 Americans surprised by insurgents on Samar Eight soldiers were killed and the rest wounded Schoefel crippled possibly for life after two operations in Manila and another planned in Washington
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San Francisco
E. H. Schoefel
Manila
Samar
Schaefel
Washington
Caracas denies Colombia government change report
A cablegram from Caracas to the Colombian legation in Washington states there has been no change of government in Colombia and that conditions are quiet inside the country. The minister of foreign affairs in Caracas affirms the government remains unchanged.
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Washington
Caracas
Colombia
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promotes Vitality for Fatigue
If you feel run down easily tired weak nerves and thin blood begin to take the good old standard family medicine Ayer's Sarsaparilla a splendid tonic sold by all druggists. J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Bridges Ruined in Storm Plaguing Tennessee
In Tullahoma Tennessee on March 31 a severe storm floods the region causing multiple railroad wrecks. The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line loses bridges over Buck river and Little Garrison with miles of track washed away, halting service toward McMinnville and Sparta. Two lives reported lost near McMinnville and a flouring mill on Duck river carried downstream. Property damage runs high with cabins washed away and stores moved.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Nashvile, Chattanooga & St
McMinnville
Manchester
Duck River
South
Eleven Bodies Reported Drowned After Severe Tenn Storm
Pulaski Tenn March 31 Further storm damage expands as Giles county losses mount with destroyed mills and stores. The Wales station wrecked. only five of 35 iron bridges remain. A single covered bridge teetered on a pier. Short Bros store gone. Rail repair trains advance toward Aspen Hill and Riversburg. Western Union restoration restores south lines. Eleven bodies recovered.
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Pulaski
Tenn
Giles County
Chambers
Vinta
Chambers Bros
Drew Chambers
Wales
Kelly's Ford
Richland Creek
Short Bros
Louisville
Nashville
Decatur
Aspen Hill
Riversburg
Western Union
Storm floods wash out bridges and tracks in Tron City
Tron City Tenn March 31 A Friday storm washed away railroad bridges trestles and tracks stopping trains from the north passenger service. Farms damaged and Shoal creek rose ten feet above previous records.
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Tron City
Tenn
Robetsed Arrested on Merion Arrival in Boston
Karl Robetsed alias Edward Meyer, bookkeeper for Graf Bros. at 182 Broadway New York, arrested on arrival of the Dominion line steamer Merion from Boston to Liverpool. Charged with embezzling 900 dollars to cover payroll. Extradition expected. case referred to Bow Street police court. Unmarried, 27, employed three months.
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Quetns
Dominion Line
Merion
Boston
Liverpool
Karl Robetsod
Edward Meyer
New York
Bow Street
London
Robetsed
Graf Bros
Broadway
Karl Robetsed
Robet Als
Jerome
Europe
Teenstown Police
Russian Arms Landed At Persian Gulf Seaport
Bombay reports a Russian subsidized steamer Korniloff landed 60,000 rifles at Bender Abbas on its last visit. The Korniloff reportedly left Odessa January 31 for Jedda and then sailed via Aden toward the Persian gulf around February 17.
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Bombay
Korniloff
Persian Gulf
Bender Abbas
Persia
Straits of
Ormuz
Odessa
Jedda
Aden
Hat remark sparks fatal shooting in Chicago crowd
In Chicago on March 31 two girls and their escorts, Geo Stranz aged 16 and Stanley Goblinski aged 18, were targeted after remarks about Easter hats. A stranger fired four shots, wounding Goblinski in the abdomen and Stranz in the breast. both were hospitalized with poor prospects for recovery as the shooter fled amid a riotous scene.
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Chicago
Geo. Stranz
Stanley Goblinski
Stranz
Goblinski
Goblin
Indian steamer wreck off Cuttyhunk saved by tugs
The Philadelphia and Boston steamer Indian struck Sow and Pigs reef in fog off Cuttyhunk Saturday night. Crew of 25, mostly from New York and Philadelphia, were taken off by life savers and tugs. Passengers included a Boston woman returning from a wedding trip. The ship rests on a sandy bottom with eight feet of water in forward compartments. propeller and rudder gone. Tug Mercury aided in landing crew. cargo removal and hull patching expected to take days.
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New York
Philadelphia
Crowell
Boston
W. G. French
Sow
Pigs Reef
Mercury
London Arrival of Minneapolis Steamer at Plymouth
The Atlantic Transport line steamer Minneapolis, sailing from New York for London, arrived at Plymouth today. Passengers Sir Henry Irving and Sellen Terry remained aboard and will land in London tomorrow.
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London
Atlantic Transport Line
Minneapolis
New York
Plymouth
Sir Henry Irving
Sellen Terry
Fire aboard Pretoria reaches New York harbor
The Quebe line steamer Pretoria returned to New York on March 31 with a fire raging in her forehold. The blaze was extinguished and the tug I J Merritt began pumping water from the forehold. Damages could not yet be estimated.
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New York
Quebe Line
Pretoria
Stapleton
S. L
I. J. Merritt
Candy Trust to Regulate Prices for Cheap Candies
Capt. Burnell Gunther, general manager of Gunther candy factories, says a candy trust will form to regulate prices of cheap candies. He notes five major Chicago makers have agreed to join and others are considering, with an expected price increase if formed.
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Kanss City
Burnell Gunther
Chicago
Gunther Candy Factories
Capt. Gunther
Cholera Toll Climbs in Mecca and Jedda
In Jedda March 31 report shows 928 cholera deaths in Mecca and 61 in Jedda during the past week, reflecting a severe outbreak. The figures highlight the health crisis spreading across the region and the strain on local officials and relief efforts.
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Jedda
Arabia
Mecca
Marital Tensions Surface in Police Court Case
In a Manchester police court session Judge Hadley heard the Harris Crisps case charging malicious injury to property after the wife Ellen Crisps testified of threats to kill and a break in at Norah Scanlon’s home. The couple, Irish wife and Greek husband married six months after a short courtship, faced a protective bond.
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Harris Crisps
Hadley
Norah Scanlon
Ellen Crisps
Nora Scanlon
Crisos
Lowell
Eugene Champagne
Galy
Hanover Street
Champagne
George W. Cosey
John Dupuis
Workhouse
Thomas Church
Togus
John Smith
Timothy Sullivan
Peter Ducharme
Lilley Avenue
Creamer
Anthony Welch
Welch
Arsenault
Arthur Arsenault
Ducharme
State Farm
James Harkins
Tilton
Harkins
James Danford
Charles Bournc
Bourac
John Goncosz
Frank Kosywada
Bourne
Goncesz
George H. Whitney
Westford
Patrick Darrough
Providence
R. I
Louise Chadwick
William Liffey
Frank
Mayor Dimon Improves but Housebound Pending Further Days
The mayor remains under care and is not ready to leave his home for several days. A public hearing is set at city hall tonight on buying more Edson cemetery land. A spicy committee session is anticipated. Smallpox patients are improving with 10 new cases reported.
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Dimon
City Hall
Edson
Widow of Judge Perkins Dies in Concord at Over Ninety
Mrs. Clara B. Perkins widow of the late Judge Hamilton F. Perkins dies at her Concord New Hampshire home aged more than 90. She leaves a son Hamilton of Boston and a daughter Miss Susan of Concord. A granddaughter is Mrs Lara Anderson.
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Clara B
Hamilton F. Perkins
Concord
N. H
George H. Perkins
Hamilton
Boston
Susan
Lara Anderson
Meteoric Flight German Emperor yacht Meteor III sails for trial
New York March 31 The German Emperor's yacht Meteor III left Shooters Island at 10 30 this morning for a trial trip at sea. If successful the yacht would proceed at once to Germany.
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New York
Shooters Island
Germany
Plague Deaths Surge in Punjab Reportedly 70000 Monthly
Simla reporting plague in Pun jab worsens with alleged 70,000 deaths each month, reflecting severe outbreak conditions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Punjab
Lost finger in starch room accident at Lowell Bleachery
Jos. Howard of 44 Elm street caught his left hand in a machine in the starch room this morning. He was taken to St. John's hospital where his middle finger was amputated. Wm. Kershaw, a weaver, has a notice of interest in another column.
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Jos. Howard
Elm Street
Lowell Bleachery
St. John’s Hospital
Wm. Kershaw
Weaver
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Sir Henry
Candy Trust
Kane
David Brown
Thomas Moloney
James Keough
Frank, Stone
Patrick F. Bolton
Andrew Ross
John Lunny
James Cleary
James MeekEvyoyi
Dominic Cyr
Joseph Gill
Augustus Waldren
Gill
John Parker
Merrimack Corporation
Laflamme
City Hall Notes
Merrimack
Errimack
Clothing CO
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