Pppers Obliged to Foot It in Chicago
Chicago reports show union pickets blocking State street and Wabash avenue, stopping cabs and stores. Shoppers, left with bundles, are searched or redirected, with several women forced to walk or ride away from boycotted stores. Coal supply is critical. officials warn of possible plant shutdowns within 24 hours as strikebreakers arrive from Detroit and police protect wagon convoys. Continued on page seven.
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Chicago
State Street
Wabash Avenue
Union
John C. Fetcher
Union Traction Company
Schuettler
Diphtheria Fears Halt Transfers at Lowell Jail
Diphtheria cultures among inmates at the Lowell common jail lead to halting prisoner transfers for the time being. Police court sessions featured mostly drunken disorder cases with several offenders sent to the house of correction in Cambridge or other state institutions. Notable inmates included James Murray, Antonio Perry, and John J. Barry, with fines and sentences ranging from conditioning to months in reform school and regional facilities.
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House of Correction
Cambridge
James Murray
James
Mr. Brown
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Centre
Hadley
Brown
Welch
Antonio Perry
Antonio
Martin
Davis Street
Appleton Street
Tony
Maria
Lawrence
Antonio Picanco
John J. Barry
James Daly
Patrick McQuade
Patrick Lahiff
Robert Porter
John J. Coughlin
James McDonald
Elizabeth Cruse
Alphonse Dube
Michael Riley
John Griffin
Jeremiah Reardon
Patrick Cullen
John J. Donovan
Enfield
N. H
George F. Smith
Tilton
Fire kills woman in Morrisville logging camp
In Morrisville near Schenectady New York a logging camp blaze claimed the life of Mrs Joseph Remillard who entered the burning dwelling to save their money and perished. Her husband was badly burned trying to rescue her and is believed fatally injured. the couple resided in Watervliet New York.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Morrisville
Joseph Remillard
Watervliet
Governor Visits Textile School Enthusiastically
Governor Douglas visited the Textile school with Mrs. Douglas and local officials. Principal Crosby guided the tour showing departments to the group, who were impressed by the demonstrations. The governor, amid plans for a large appropriation, praised the experience before boarding the 11 o'clock train to Boston.
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Douglas
Co. E. Fisher
Watson
Casey
A. G. Cumnock
A. G. Pollard
J. L. Chalifoux
Michael Dugan
Thomas Walsh
Jacob Rogers
James 7. Smith
Crosby
Mrs
Middlesex Street
Boston
Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
James Boyne pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for the death of May Wilson at the St. Lawrence hotel. His plea was accepted and he faces life imprisonment at sentencing next Saturday. His wife, present with their infant child, asked the court to spare his life for the sake of the child.
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New York
James Boyne
May Wilson
St. Lawrence Hotel
Boyne
Waltham Man Arrested for Train Wreck Attempt
In Waltham on May 2 Detective Bradley and Inspector McKenna arrested Carl R. Nordren, 24, of Silverhill Weston on charges of attempting to wreck a train. He reportedly admitted guilt after iron plates and a loaded wheelbarrow were found on Fitchburg division tracks near River View station and Kendall Green during the night of April 22. Nordren to be arraigned in Waltham court tomorrow.
Mayor's presiding role in Lowell a legal dispute
Debate over whether the Lowell mayor may preside over aldermen, based on a 1895 charter change. Qua argues the mayor is purely executive with no legislative tie, while others note past practice and tests. A bill to extend city water to Atherton via Tewksbury was killed by the Rules Committee after local officials sought authority.
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Qua
Massachusetts
Lowell
Mr. Qua
Casey
Tewksbury
Committee On Rules
State House
Crowley
Water Board
Representative Hayes
Rules
Hobbs
Arlington Mills
Lawrence
Atherton
Bradbury
Highbords
Bos
More Riots Feared in Warsaw as Attacks Proliferate
Reports from Warsaw on May 2 describe continued unrest with workers forcing strikes, deaths and injuries from troops on Zelazna and Jerusalem streets, a bomb near Vienna station, and clashes at Kalsiz church. In Lowell, Capt. Jere Lewis Flagg of the fire department died at age 70 after a long service dating to 1869, remembered for his daring rear-vehicle work and wartime service.
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Warsaw
Zelazna Street
Jerusalem Street
Vienna
Kalsiz
Russian Poland
Jere
Lewis Flagg
Flagg
Church Street
Boston
Capt. Flagg
Grafton
N. H
Fire Department
Protective’ Department
Lowell
Capt. Fuller
Central Station
Capt. Downs
Centralville
Capt
Downs
Department
New Hampshire
Hamilton
Fuller
Royal Arcanum
No. 8
Rand Replies to Levy Charges in Nan Patterson Trial
New York May 2 court restrictions tightened during closing hour of Nan Patterson trial as Recorder Goff barred spectators without direct interest. Attorney Rand defended his conduct, rejected Levy’s accusations as lies, and asserted the trial’s integrity while denying improper pressure on witness Mrs. Smith through questioned pawn tickets.
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New York
Yester
Recorder Golf
Nan Patterson
Criminal Court
Goff
Attoreney Rand
Mr. Rand
Levy
Young
Coggins
Thief Tackled by Rector at Notre Dame Church
Pittsfield, May 2. A foreign man posing as deaf and dumb was arrested on theft charges after entering Notre Dame church and stealing two poor boxes. Rector Rev Clovis Baudoin grappled with him as he left, police summoned and the man detained. Complaints from Switzerland report glaciers defaced by advertising signs, climbers urged to destroy them.
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Pittsfield
Notre Dame Church
Clovis Baudoiin
Switzerland
Will Establish A School Of Sculpture In Rutland
Rutland Vermont May 2 An old substantial building erected in 1802 and once used by Vermont s first bank has been sold to Samuel Bowles a London banker He plans to establish a school of modelling in the structure and endow it to cover running costs His aim is to educate American children in sculpture so Vermont marble makers need not hire foreign workers.
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Rutland
Vermont
Samuel Bowles
Bowles
Hunt Cancelled by Storm at Camp Roosevelt
A storm raged overnight at Camp Roosevelt near Glenwood Springs Colorado delaying the hunt and the move to East Divide Creek while hindering Secretary Loeb’s departure.
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Storm
Camp Roosevelt
Glenwood Springs
Col
East Divide Creek
Loeb
Austrian railway minister succession named
Vienna May 2 Privy Councillor Wrhba rises to the post as successor to Dr Ritter Von Wittek Austrian minister of railroads whose resignation was announced yesterday.
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Vienna
Wrhba
Railroad
Ritter von Wittek
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PPERS
Detroit
George Demers
Delbert E. Brown
John J. Pickman
Traders Nat. Bank
Yerxa’s
Central St
O’sullivan’s
Boston Cloak and Suit Store
Principal Crosby
Merrimack Street
Old City Hall Block
Captain Flagg OF
the Protective Dead
Wescott & Clarke
Rand
El-Azhar
C. I. Hood CO
Mass
THE
Central Savings Bank
Central Street
von Wittek
Washington Savings Institution
Lowell Trust Co
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