Malden Man Held Without Bail In Medford Murder
Tomasso Lombreid, arrested in Boston on suspicion of fatally attacking Miss Nellie Sturtevant in Medford during a robbery attempt, is held without bail for a murder hearing set for May 12 in district court. A second suspect, Daniel Murphy, was released for lack of evidence.
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Malden
Tomasso Lombreid
Boston
Nellie Sturtevant
James Sturtevant
Medford
Charles M. Bruce
Daniel J. Murphy
Arlington
Lombreid
J. J. Walsh
East Cambridge
Murphy
Walsh
Sturtevant
Ewell
Lambreid
Station 1
Whittier Alley
North End
No. 11
Mr. Sturtevant
Detained at Quarantine After Smallpox Case
The British bark Baldwin arriving from Macoris was held at quarantine for disinfection after two crewmen contracted smallpox during the voyage. The ship had stopped at Port of Spain amid an outbreak and remained in quarantine for 33 days at Macoris. No new cases occurred after the quarantine period.
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New York
Baldwin
Macoris
Port of Spain
Trinidad
French Fleet Ordered to Sail for Salonica Tonight
Paris reports a division of the French Mediterranean fleet has been ordered to sail tonight for Salonica amid ongoing Balkan tensions.
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Paris
Salonica
Steamship Arrivals Report From Southampton May 7
Ships arriving include St Paul from New York and Boston, Protector from Barry, Adria from Hamburg, Lancastrian from London and New York, Graf Waldersee from Hamburg, all reported at Southampton on May 7.
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Southampton
St. Paul
New York
Boston
Protector
Barry
Adria
Hamburg
London
Graf Waldersee
Shamrock III Opens Trial Spin After Refitting
Gourock Scotland May 7 The Shamrock III begins its first trial since refitting after dismasting off Weymouth. A light NE wind and a cross cut new mainsail challenge performance while the oversized topsail reveals height above the mast. Steering wheel changes and sail stretching tests mark the session as the crew practices. the Shamrock I carries only a working topsail. The vessel drifted from Gourock bay into open water and then moved swiftly down channel.
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Gourock
Scotland
Weymouth
Gourock Bay
Carnegie First Non British President At Iron And Steel Meet
London May 7 The annual Iron and Steel Institute meeting was largely attended. Andrew Carnegie noted he is the first president not a British subject and presented Sir James Kitson with the Bessemer gold medal for 1903. Carnegie then delivered his inaugural address to an audience keenly interested.
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London
The
Iron and Steel Institute
Andrew Carnegie
James Kitson
Bessemer
Carnegie
Pope approves Colton as Buffalo bishop candidate
May 7 in Rome reports Pope Pius X accepted the report of the Propaganda regarding the Buffalo bishopric vacancy. The Pontiff decided to appoint Rev. Charles H. Colton, rector of St. Stephen's Church in New York, to fill the post.
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Leo
Buffalo
Jtome
Mer. Veccia
the Propaganda
Pope
Congregation of the Propaganda
N. Y
Chas. H. Colton
St. Stephen's Church
New York
Royal nurse Hannah Anderson dies in Elgin at 55
Chicago May 7 A Record-Herald cable from Elgin Illinois reports Hannah Anderson former nurse to Queen Victoria and later to King Edward died in Elgin at age 55. She was born in Nordkapena Sweden and had an early career in nursing before serving the royal household.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Elgin
Hannah Anderson
Nurse with royal service in England and South Africa
The woman graduated from a Swedish nursing school and drew court interest for her skill. She later ministered to members of the British royal family in England for years. Before emigrating to this country she worked as a nurse in South Africa under the British flag for 11 years.
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Age
Sweden
England
South Africa
Merrimack Valley Baptist Sunday School Convention Held
The 87th annual Merrimack Valley Baptist Sunday School convention met in Haverhill. Officers elected included H L Tibbetts of Lowell as president and C F Geigenheimer of Lawrence as vice president. Delegates and speakers from multiple towns were named and discussed Sunday school topics.
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Merrimack Valley Baptist Sunday School Association
Haverhill
H. L. Tibbetts
Lowell
C. F. Geigenheimer
Lawrence
A. T. Belknap
Andover
C. R. McNally
T. J. Morey
E. W. Blakeslee
Methuen
Albert Trull
Tewksbury
H. P. Wilder
George E. Murray
Herbert H. Hill
J. B. Norcross
Amesbury
F. E. Marble
Cambridge
S. T. Ford
C. J. Stone
W. W. Main
H. R. Davis
C. L. Jackson
Whitman
C. C. Earle
Herbert J. White
Beverly
Robbers Hold Up Saloon Secure $1600 In Loot
Chicago on May 7 is told of a robbery at Wm. Manion’s saloon where three men with revolvers robbed six patrons and the proprietor. They took $500 in checks a watch and chain and $100 cash while a cigar box with $1000 behind the bar was ignored.
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Chicago
Wm. Manion
Geology professors to search Idaho for earlier reptile remains
Prof. J. C. Merriam of the University of California geology department will travel to southeastern Idaho this summer with Herbert M. Vans to search for reptilian remains in a lower Triassic formation than those previously found. They will be joined by Prof. James Perrin Smith of Stanford University.
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University of California
J. C. Merriam
Department of Geology
Idaho
Herbert M. Vans
Merriam
James Perrin Smith
Stanford University
Vienna officials deny Novi Bazar massacre report
Vienna officials deny the United States news dispatch claiming 9000 Christian residents of Novi Bazar Bosnia were massacred by Moslems. Austria says three garrisons remain in the district and the area is quiet.
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Vienna
Foreign Office
United States
Novi Bazar
Bosnia
Austria
Novi-Bazar
Powder Combine in Western Refinery Interests
San Francisco May 7 T C Dupont of Wilmington Del head of the eastern powder combine has been in the city two weeks to add California powder companies to the amalgamation Dupont is a major stockholder in California Powder Works and is pursuing expansion efforts in the West.
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San Francisco
T. C. Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Powder Companies of
California
Dupont
California Powder Works
Strike Postponed In New Haven Arbitration Effort
In New Haven on May 7 the threatened teamsters strike was postponed for a second time as arbitration efforts proceed. Workers seek shorter hours and higher wages through employer signings of an agreement.
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New Haven
Conn
Teamsters
11 Cent Cotton Harsh Market Upsets Mills and Speculators
News notes the 10.75 cent spread last day and 10.85 cent middling level as speculators push raw cotton beyond consumer reach. Fall River Rhode Island mills face curtailment while Lowell plants, closed, may not reopen. traders discuss two market wings: speculative high pricing and demand-driven lower values.
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New England
Fall River
Rhode Island
Lowell
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
New York
New Orleans
Bull Clique
Sally
Millionaire Miner Dead in Mexican Mine Fortune
A report from El Oro Mexico confirms the death of August Sahlberg a Montana born mining man who arrived with nothing and after years of labor found the Esperanza mine vein yielding him more than 15 million dollars his fortune made in a few years.
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Butte
Mont
el Oro
Mex
August Sahlberg
Sahlberg
Montana
Esperanza
Moran Fined for Assault in Police Court Case
The police court found Daniel J. Moran guilty of assault and battery after conflicting testimonies about a midnight incident at Charlie Wong’s laundry on April 30. Moran was fined $19.20 amid courtroom humor and questions about veracity. Additional cases saw Roscoe Pejo’s paternity warrant continued, Conley discharged, and Gibbons ordered to pay fines or serve time.
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John J. Hogan
Daniel J. Moran
Charlie Wong
Hadley
Lincoln Square
Moran
W. B. Barnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Chelmsford Street
John Casey
Owen E. Cahill
Casey
Lincoln Street
John J. Pickman
Mr. Pickman
Owen Cahill
Cahill
Mr. Hogan
Roscoe Pejo
Somerville
Annie M. Stimpson
George Conley
Joseph Kenworthy
Central Ville Bridge
Centralville
Michael Logan
Kenworthy
Muggins
Conley
Michael Gibbons
Annie Higgins
John Ballantyne
Lynn man held on assault with revolver charge
Charles E. Snyder a union member employed as strike breaker in Lynn was held in 1000 bail for hearing Friday on assault with a revolver upon Martha Phillips of Salem and Catherine Gibson. He went to a boarding house room under liquor influence and fired three shots as Gibson intervened. one bullet cut Gibson's hair. another bullet was recovered in the wall. Snyder pleaded not guilty and a drunkenness charge was added.
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Lynn
Charles E. Snyder
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Martha Phillips
Salem
Catherine Gibson
Snyder
Wallace House
Liberty Street
Phillips
Miss Gibson
British View on Philippine War by Perceval Landon
Perceval Landon writes from Manila for the Daily Mail arguing that Aguinaldo’s capture worsened the situation. He downplays alleged cruelty by American troops as no greater than London’s Newgate calendar and asserts American soldiers generally played fair though the war remains unresolved.
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New York
Perceval Landon
Manila
Philippines
Daily Mail Today
London
Aguinaldo
Ngee “Miles
Landon
Gold Standard Introduced Amid Business Disarray and Chinese Labor Ban
The article notes the introduction of the gold standard causing disorganized business activity and reports a prohibition on Chinese labor. This combination shapes economic policy debates and labor market tensions of the era.
Ultimatum Sent to Hod Carriers and Mortar Mixers
Lynn May 7 master-builders threaten to replace strikers at the old wage scale if Hod Carriers and Mortar Mixers do not return by tomorrow morning. Workers had been striking for 2.26 and 2.50 dollars per day, respectively.
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Lynn
Poe Manuscript of The Bells Sells at Auction for 2100
The original Poe manuscript of The Bells sold in Philadelphia for 2100 as part of Harold Peirce library. The scorched blue paper slips formed an eight by 37 percent inch strip once, now in three parts. It lacks the last 14 lines, which may never have been on this sheet.
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Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe
Harold Peirce
Land grant hearing hints at Wells payout
Victoria May 7 During yesterday's land grant inquiry W J Taylor of Ebert Taylor testified that land commissioner Wells expected compensation from the South Kootenay deal Wells thought about 30000 acres should go to him The witness added that if 600000 acres were divided among 19 or 20 people little would remain for the company
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Victoria
B. C
W. J. Taylor
Ebert & Taylor
W. C. Wells
South Kootenay
Wells
Body Found in Shaw's Cove Identified as Hodges
A man’s body, apparently in the water for a long period, was recovered today from Shaw’s Cove in New London. Indelible ink marks on a handkerchief in a pocket suggest the deceased is R. S. Hodges of Boston.
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New London
Conn
Shaw’s Cove
R. S. Hodges
Boston
Carnegie Eyes Black Education Boost for Tuskegee
Andrew Carnegie shows deep interest in the race question and admires Booker T. Washington. Observers foresee the donor expanding his already substantial $600000 gift to Tuskegee Institute, signaling a new push for colored education.
Confidence in New Committee as Greeks Depart Lowell
The Textile council reports strong AFL backing despite Samuel Gompers leaving Boston and may visit Lowell soon to endorse the strike. Greeks leaving Lowell exceed 900, seen as unskilled labor easily replaced, while Brockton workers donate 1000 to strikers and 200 from cutters. A temporary relief committee replaces old investigatory panel to distribute funds among unions.
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Textile Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Boston
Gompers
Lowell
National Textile Officers
Lowell Textile Council
Brockton
Fall River
New Bedford
New England
Conroy
Ut2
America
Post Office Safe at Blue Hill Looted in Night Burglary
In Ellsworth Maine on May 7 Postmaster A C Hinckley reported burglars entered the Blue Hill post office, blew open the safe, and took about 500 dollars in cash and stamps. The safe was moved to the corridor and blown. Tools found nearby were traced to North Haven. Blankets from Austin Parker’s stable were stolen. Sheriff Whitcomb and deputies began county-wide search.
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Ellsworth
A. C. Hinckley
Blue Hill
North Haven
Austin Parker
Whitcomb
Pope Receives Jubilee Gift From President
In Rome on May 7 Rev. Father Baudenilli and Rev. Father Francis J. van Antwerp of Detroit were received by the Pope in private audience. They presented President Roosevelt's jubilee gift of 10 volumes of presidential messages. Van Antwerp also offered a golden scroll with 25 000 signatures from Americans and Canadians. Fathers Wm. De Bever and Allissey of Detroit were also received.
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Rome
Father Baudenilli
Francis J. van Antwerp
Detroit
Mich
Roosevelt
van Antwerp
Wm. de Bever
Father Allissey
Citywide May breakfast feeds 3000 at armory and church
Nearly all Lynn churches joined city charities to serve a May breakfast at the old armory and the First M. E. church this morning. About 3000 people were fed.
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Lynn
Associated Charities
Old Armory
M. E
Wanted Assistant In Business Office Shorthand Course
Wanthed young man high school graduate preferred as assistant in a business office to be paid by a complete course in Shorthand. Call Saturday May 9 at 2 p m at 31 Hildreth banding. For sale good farm large or small sell or exchange. Don t starve in city No 52 Parker street. To let tenement five rooms bath room steam heat furnished all modern improvements. Inquire 546 Grove paso m To axist two furnished rooms one fitted for light housekeeping 4 Myrtie street
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Hildreth Banding
Parker Street
Grove Paso m
Myrtie Street
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C. Ayer Co
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Caes
Tuskegee
Booker T. Wash
Ington
Washington
Fed
Brewery Workers’ Union of
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N. J
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