Rediscovery of Great Sun Spot Tells of Weather Forecast
The big sun spot first seen February 18 on the sun’s eastern limb, forecasted Santa Clara College Observatory weather disturbances to May 1, was rediscovered and photographed by Rev. J. S. Ricard S J in San Jose California. The current disturbance was predicted in February along with storms.
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Santa Clara College
J. S. Ricard
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Dickens’ Body to Be Buried Tomorrow in Trinity Cemetery
New York April 11 The body of Alfred Tennyson Dickens lying in Trinity Cemetery receiving vault since his death in the city will be buried tomorrow in a cemetery lot donated by the Trinity vestry. With all pallbearers except Ambassador Whitelaw Reid expected to attend, the removal takes place as planned.
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New York
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Trinity Cemetery
Trinity Vestry
Whitelaw Reid
London
Railroad merger bill gains power for commission
A new railroad merger bill is being drafted by the committee on railroads as a substitute for Governor Foss’s measure. It would give the Railroad Commission expanded authority. Leaders said the Public Service Commission bill urged by the Governor would not pass and should die in the Ways and Means Committee.
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Committee On Railroads
Foss
Public Service Commission
Ways and Means
Public Commission
Public Service Board
Fred J. Macleod
The
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Merger Bill Faces Committee Split On New England Lines Plan
Railroad leaders and Governor Foss clash over tying a merger of New Haven and Boston & Maine under New England Lines to a broad public service commission. Support exists for a tightly supervised merger with enhanced Railroad Commission powers, while opposition cites overreach and separate handling of construction projects like a tunnel and electrification.
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New Haven
Boston & Maine
New England Lines
Public Service Commission
Lynn Harbor Jurisdiction Expanded by Harbor Directors
Representative John Coggswell of Lynn won House support to extend the Boston Port Directors jurisdiction to Lynn harbor. The resolution was engrossed by a vote of 80 to 15, with the Lynn Harbor Commission chairman favoring the move.
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Lynn Harbor
John Coggswell
Lynn
Boston
Lynn Harbor Commission
Labor Board Favored by Senate Bill for Factory Inspections
The labor committee reported a bill creating a Labor Commission with factory inspection powers. The commission would replace duties held by the State Board of Health and the state police chief.
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Committee On Labor
Senate
State Board of Health
Hole in Shoe Yields a Diamond Dream of Durkee
Miss Dorothy B. Durkee a Normal School student of 10 Perkins Street found a flawless admirably cut diamond in a small hole in her shoe after walking all day. She cannot recall exactly when she picked up the gem but it was discovered recently.
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Dorothy B. Durkee
Perkins Street
Normal School
Miss Durkee
Smallpox Case Prompts Quarantine on Cedric
A single smallpox case in the Cedric's steerage from the Mediterranean led to transferring 200 third class passengers exposed to detention hospital on Hoffman Island. The liner remained under quarantine all morning. Among saloon passengers was Abdul Bahai Abbad, noted Bahai movement leader.
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New York
Cedric
Mediterranean
Hoffman Island
Abdul Bahai Abbad
Land Court Judge Salary Hike Defeated by House
The House rejected a proposed salary increase for the Land Court judge from 6900 to 8000 dollars a year. The vote was 39 to 43 on a rising vote and 112 on a roll call.
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Land Court
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