Witness recounts Lawson threat to “get a rap at Paine”
George E. Learnard testified in Hall vs Paine, Webber & Co about meeting Thomas W. Lawson at Young's Hotel. Lawson said he knew the case and intended to get even with Paine. The trial resumes this morning with further cross examination.
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George E. Learnard
Paine, Webber & Co
James M. Hall
Thomas W. Lawson
Young's Hotel
Lawson
Paine
Learnard
Hall
Aines
Mr. Paine
George
Mr. Lawson
Morse
Mr. Whipple
Residents push for escalator at Harvard Square station
Men women and children from the Harvard Square area crowded the Public Service Commission rooms at 1 Beacon Street to urge the Elevated to install an escalator at Harvard Square station. Chair Frederick J. MacLeod led the hearing with residents and businessmen presenting arguments. Elevated officials said they would consider the proposal, noting a likely cost between 10 000 and 18 000 dollars.
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Harvard Square
Public Service Commission
Beacon Street
Harvardad Square
Frederick J. Macleod
Son of Concord Police Chief Weds Concord Woman
Francis Leo Craig son of Chief William Craig of Concord married Elizabeth Francis Spiers of Arlington in Arlington last evening. The ceremony connected two generations tied to the town and its policing legacy.
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Concord
Francis Leo Craig
William Craig
Bill” Craig
Emerson, Thoreau
School of Philosopy
Arlington
Elizabeth Francis Spiers
Gloucester Trust Co Cashier Takes Bride
Miss Mildred Tarr daughter of Roger H. Tarr president of L. E. Smith Plumbing Supply married George Cameron cashier of Gloucester Deposit & Trust Co. at 7 tonight by Rev Charles H. Williams. Bridesmaid was Miss Helen Tarr sister of the bride. best man William J. Mefnnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mildred Tarr
Roger H. Tarr
L. E. Smith Plumbing Supply Company
George Cameron
Gloucester Deposit & Trust Company
Charles H. Williams
Congregational Church
Helen Tarr
Tiffin
N. Y
William J. Mefnnis
Butt Memorial Bridge Dedicated In Augusta
Impressive exercises marked the dedication of the Butt memorial bridge in Augusta Georgia. The tribute honors Archibald Willingham Butt aide to Presidents Taft and Roosevelt who perished in the Titanic disaster. Former President Taft helped lead the ceremonies joined by Masons from Temple Noyes Lodge and local officials.
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Augusta
Archibald Willingham Butt
Taft
Roosevelt
Temple-Noyes Lodge
Washington
Major Butt
Butt Memorial Association
New
Canal
Fifteenth and
Greene Streets
Taft Praises Archie's Sacrifice At Bridge Dedication
Former President Taft spoke at the bridge ceremony praising Archie for dying heroically aboard the ship. He described Archie as a Southern gentleman shaped by war and service and recalled how women and children were saved as he went down with the vessel.
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Taft
New South
Old South
Archie
City History Club Hosts Citizenship Meet in Boston
The City History Club of Boston invites the public to a 3 o clock gathering at Faneuil Hall next Sunday. Governor Walsh and Edmund Billings will speak as about 250 young men take the free man's oath administered by Judge William C. Loring. The club educates new voters about U S government and city affairs.
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Faneuil Hll
City History Club of
Boston
Governor Walsh
Edmund Billings
District of Massachusetts
William C. Loring
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
City History Club
Cambridge Installs New Fire Apparatus
Mayor Timothy W. Good of Cambridge christened 11000 worth of new fire apparatus installed in the newly built Inman Square fire house Cambridge one of the best in the state yesterday afternoon riding in the driver seat of each piece. Yesterday was the informal opening of the new fire house as firemen evacuated their old engine house on North Cambridge street.
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Timothy W. Good
Cambridge
Inman Square
Cambridge Street
City Faces Half Million Loss Over Spectacle Island Case
Boston faces potential losses of at least $500,000 as the Supreme Court decision prompts a public hearing on eminent domain seizure of Spectacle Island for a garbage plant. The Boston Development & Disposal Company built a disposal plant and wharf after the town took the land two years ago, with plant costs reported over $500,000.
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Boston
Board of Street Commissioners
Supreme Court
Spectacle Island
Boston Development & Disposal Company
N. Ward Company
Ward Company
WN. Ward Company
McCall Urges Bar to Seek Justice Not Wealth
At the Norfolk Bar Association banquet at Young's Hotel Hon. Samuel W. McCall urged lawyers to pursue justice rather than profit. He warned of a long trend among attorneys to seek prestige and wealth, aiding individuals and corporations, with some outcomes described as appalling.
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Norfolk Bar Association
Young's Hotel
Samuel W. McCall
Lawyers urged to seek justice over wealth in legal ethics talk
A speaker urged lawyers to prioritize justice over money, warning that great fortunes may be stolen from the people and that routine bar practices can aid such losses. Judges Ely and Bumpus shared reminiscences as Norfolk county courts plan ten months of sessions next year. J Raphael McCoole acknowledged his first after dinner speech and thanked fellow members.
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Robert Ely
Boston
E. C. Bumpus
Quincy
Louis A. Cook
Supreme and Superior Courts
Norfolk County
Hyde Park
J. Raphael McCoole
Register of
Probate
N Ward Company Fights City Over Spectacle Island Property
The Supreme Court ruled the city must hold a public hearing before taking Ward land on Spectacle Island. Ward protests the proposed taking and possible restoration of buildings. Officials fear damages, injunctions, and gar bage disposal disruptions if the city proceeds again.
Page Bible Class entertains at Boston Y M C A
The Page Bible Class held a monthly entertainment night at the Boston Y M C A with athletics bowling and an Association Hall program. About 150 members attended and praised the event as a great success.
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Page Bible
Boston Y. M. C. A
Association Hall
Patient Makes Record Cash? Relief Hospital Flight
A man in night attire left Relief Hospital in Haymarket square before 2 o clock and ran through Canal street toward North Station then back to the subway. He fled the tunnel to Haverhill street pursued by a large crowd before returning to the hospital.
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Haymarket Square
Canal Street
Canal
Haverhill Streets
Haverhill Street
Hospital
Thieves Tunnel to Store Looting LinSky Tailors
Burglars tunneled from 264 Tremont Street into J H Linsky & Brother at 262 Tremont Street and stole about 500 dollars worth finished suits and cloth. They entered through a wall, broke glass at the door, and exited via the tunnel with no clues left for police. The Lagrange Street station investigated after the New Richwood Hotel neighbor was noted.
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J. H. Linsky & Brother
Tremont Street
Linsky
Lagrange Street
New Richwood Hotel
Vandals Raid Lenox Villa Belonging to Kinnicut Estate
Deepdene the Lenox villa leased by Mrs. W. Roscoe Bonsal was found ransacked on opening day. Furniture used as kindling, closets forced, and many cigar butts scattered suggest a winter rendezvous for pinochle games. Mrs. Bonsal returned to New York after the incident.
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Lenox
Francis P. Kinnicut
W. Roscoe Bonsal
Hamlet
N. C
Old Soldier Dies After Illness Aboard Street Car
Joseph A. Braman, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, became seriously ill on a Dorchester street car in South Boston yesterday and died while being taken to a nearby drug store.
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Joseph A. Braman
Soldiers
Chelsea
Dorchester Street
Boston
Volleys Stop First Race at Tulsa Track
State militiamen under Governor Cruce fired over the heads of riders to break up Tulsa race track first race. No injuries reported. Adjutant-General Canton warned a future race could see horses killed on the track.
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Tulsa
OhKla
Cruce
Canton
Anhut Is Sent to Tombs After Appeal Loss
John N. Anhut the attorney on bail pending appeal from a prison sentence for attempting bribery in connection with efforts to get Harry K. Thaw out of Matteawan Asylum was sent to the Tombs today. He chose Tombs pending the Court of Appeals or Sing Sing to begin a sentence of two to four years.
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New York
John N. Anhut
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Tombs
Anhut
Court of Appeals
Sing Sing
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Nou
Cant
Pippin
Whee Gee
R. Learnard
Lawson, Rnold & Co
Mr. Morse
Mr. Hall
Boyle
Washington Street
Harvard Sq
Gloucester Trust CO
Shamrock
Indus Ain Ayiolba
America
Dublin
U. S
Boylston Street
MCALL
Page Bible Class
North End
the Neal Institute
Newbury ST
Back Bay
Worthington St
Springfield
Rob Tremont
Vandals
Lenox Villa
Shuman
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