German Student Delegation Visits City for International Congress
A 40 member German led group among seven nations toured the city en route to Cornell University for a late August International Congress. Representatives include Austria Denmark Portugal Switzerland and the United States with Britain sending two and Germany providing the rest. Wives of Cornell professor Nasmyth Dr Gerendsohn and Paul Baumgarten joined the Fatherland party at Turn Hall Middlesex Street after a welcome at the State House by Governor Foss and a City Club luncheon hosted by Mayor Fitzgerald. Dr F W Stuart chaired the social committee and acted as master of ceremonies.
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Cornell University
Austria
Denmark
Portugal
Switzerland
United States
Great Britain
Germany
George W. Nasmyth
Cornell
Walter A. Gerendsohn
Hamburg
Paul Baumgarten
State House
Foss
Fitzgerald
Turn Hall
Middlesextreet
F. W. Stuart
South Boston
Revere broker jailed after large loan charges
Jacob Watchmaker 35 a note broker of 24 Wilson square Revere was jailed in Charles street jail after failing to secure 10000 bail He had borrowed millions over 15 years and once claimed assets of 308000 The charge concerns securing a 500 loan from Broadway National Bank Chelsea with larceny as the alleged offense
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Jacob Watchmaker
Wilson Square
Revere
Charles Street
Watchmaker
Broadway National Bank
Chelsea
Watchmaker in Chelsea Bank Fraud Case Arraigned
Watchmaker faced in Chelsea District Court on $10 000 bail after admitting large unsecured loans totaling about $117 000 from 15 Boston area banks. Banks allege false asset statements and misappropriation of 20 000 to 25 000 drawn from several lenders, with bankruptcy petitions filed by seven banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Watchmaker
Boston
Broadway National Bank of Chelsea
Percy L. Moses
Dbeacon Trust Company
Exchange Trust Company
Federal Trust Company
International Trust Company
Liberty Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
National Rockland Bank
National Security Bank
South Framingham Trust Company
South Framingham
Stoughton Trust Company
Stoughton
Malden Trust Company
Malden
Broadway National Bank
Charles River National Bank
Lechmere National Bank of
Cambridge
Everett Trust Company
Everett
David Stoneman
Stoneman
United States
Services Held for Francis A. Niccolls
The funeral of Francis A. Niccolls was held yesterday afternoon at Forest Hills cemetery chapel in Boston. Attendees included members of the Boston book publishing trade and Rev. McDaniel of the Norfolk Unitarian Church in Dorchester.
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Francis A. Niccolls
Book Publishing Trade
Boston
Forest Hills Cemetery
McDaniel
Norfolk Unitarian Church
Dorchester
Bernard Memorial
South End Man Accused of Theft
Cleveland Whitney aged 20 of 203 Harrison Avenue was arrested by Inspectors Rooney and McCauley on larceny charges for stealing a bag raincoat and camera valued at 49 dollars from William Feinstein of 180B Portland Street.
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Cleveland
Whitney
Harrison Avenue
Rooney and McCauley
Headquarters
William Feinstein
Portland Street
Three Prison Escapes From Knox County Jail
Three inmates escaped the Knox county jail in Rockland Maine. Joseph Henry Peters had been jailed 118 days for breaking and entering. Peters, McGee and Larabee used an improvised saw and a stolen alarm clock spring to cut bars, aided by possible chemicals smuggled in by a visitor.
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Rockland
Knox County
Joseph Henry Peters
Fred W. White
Tolman
Peters
McGee
Larabee
Youngest Woman Journalist to Wed East Deerfield Bride
Miss Madge O Atwood 21 a Holyoke businessman John McDonald marry in East Deerfield. Once vowed never to wed due to journalistic work, Atwood began paper work four years ago sending a news item to the Post and writing stories for magazines.
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East Deerfield
Aug
Madge O. Atwood
John McDonald
Holyoke
Miss Atwood
The
Post
Mulhall May Testify Again in Manufacturing Probes
Washington August 8 The two congressional lobby investigations resume Monday with expected testimony from Martin M Mulhall and others tied to the National Association of Manufacturers and Allied Organizations. James A Emery remained on the Senate panel during today sessions.
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Washington
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers and Allied Organizations
Senate
James A. Emery
Association
Martin M. Mulhall
House Committee
Inlhall
Capitol
Manufacturers’ Association
Burke Named Chelsea Police Sergeant After Board Confirmation
Mayor Willard announced the appointment of Patrolman William Burke as Chelsea police sergeant. Burke, 24 years on the force and top in Civil Service with 95.5 percent, is a popular officer residing with his family at 120 Spencer Avenue Chelsea.
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Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Willard
William Burke
Sergeant Burke
Spencer Avenue
Chelsea
United Telephone Boston Stock Sale Reveals Assets
Trustee Sanford Bates examined the defunct United Telephone Company of Boston in Room 906 at the Kimball building. The company sold about $100,000 worth of stock and showed cash assets of $175, with a list of directors including prominent New England figures.
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United Telephone Company of Boston
Sanford Bates
Kimball Building
Boston figures in a failed United Telephone Company venture
A Boston based group led by John W. Long and William H. Pyle formed the United Telephone Company in 1911 to exploit long distance patents. The firm sold stock $1 to $5 and planned 5000 toll repeaters, but bankruptcy followed and Trustee Bates seeks stock proceeds and note payments while creditors meet next Tuesday in the Kimball building.
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James P. Munroe
Lexington
William H. Jacques
John W. Long
Sboston
James M. Head
Brookline
Frank F. Lamson
Newton
Frank L. Locke
Malden
J. Frank Mixer
Somerville
Walter Jenney
Boston
Harry W. Pierce
Leominster
William M. Pyle
Wilmington
Del
William H. Bovey
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles E
Boston Y. M. Co. A
Foxboro State Hospital
Somerville Bank
Harry L. Pierce
Nevada
United Telephone Company
Delaware
Lester S. Smith
William l. Pyle
State Street
12 Foot Fall Breaks Back in Clinton
Richard Winn, an Ottawa Ontario native employed by Ryan and Keon contractors, was accidentally pushed into a 12 foot excavated trench while working to abolish railroad grade crossings in Clinton. He was taken to Clinton Hospital in unconscious condition with no hope for recovery.
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Clinton
Richard Winn
Ottawa
Ont
Ryan and Keon
Winn
Clinton Hospital
Pankhurst Plans Downing Street Rally in London Riot
Sylvia Pankhurst pledges to lead next Sunday's suffragette riot in London under the chant On to Downing Street, targeting Premier Asquith's residence. She rejects a Trafalgar Square talk without a Downing Street pledge and calls for a mass show of freedom.
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London
St. James’ Palace
Sylvia Pankhurst
Downing Street
Asquith
Free Speech Defence Committee
Miss Pankhurst
Trafalgar Square
Edith Geraghty Composes Naval Song
Newport August news notes Edith Geraghty sister-in-law of Mrs Julia French Geraghty has written a naval song praised by Atlantic fleet society girls and planned for the Casino performance. During Newport stay the heiress and the chauffeur's sister became close friends and she received the original copy.
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Newport
Aug
Edith Geraghty
Julia French Geraghty
Geraghty
Rate Change Is Discussed by Express Firms
Fifteen officers and traffic managers from major express companies met in New York to discuss the Interstate Commerce Commission rate reduction. They urged delays in implementing the new rates noting the 60 day limit is insufficient for complete changes and a second conference will review partial figures in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Francis F. Flagg
Adams Express Company
Mr. Flagg
Foreclosure Steps Spark End of Brighton Beach Race Track
New York officials foresee the closing of the famous Brighton Beach race track as a foreclosure sale on August 28. The action arises from a second mortgage of about 95 thousand dollars, while the first mortgage totals 650 thousand dollars.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Foss Rejects Union Leaders in Hyde Park Plant Talks
Governor Foss refused to meet a strike leaders committee over a settlement proposal. He named only his own employees for talks and disallowed engagement with international officers Oscar L. Preble and Roscoe I. Hall or other international union officials.
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Foss
Hyde Park
Oscar L. Preble
Patternmakers’ Association
Roscoe I. Hall
Machinists’ Union
Noy
Preble
Harold M. Stanley
Governor Rejects Arbitration Offer From Hyde Park Strikers
The Governor again rejected the strikers proposal to end the Hyde Park walkout. Charles G. Wood and Frank M. Bump urged arbitration during a two hour meeting with Governor Foss, who refused to move. The State Board later sent Mayor Fitzgerald a letter saying its investigation was complete and no further service could be provided without a change in party attitudes.
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State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Charles G. Wood
Frank M. Bump
Mr. Stanley
Hyde Park
Mr. Foss
Messrs. Wood
Bump
State Board
Foss
Fitzgerald
Hyde Park Strikers to Seek Public Hearing Today
Mayor Fitzgerald will confer with the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration after its reply to a demand for a public hearing for the Hyde Park strikers. A Huels session is likely. A mass meeting will be held at French's Opera House this afternoon to decide how to respond to Governor Foss's recent settlement attempts.
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Fitzgerald
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Hyde Park
Huels
French
Opera House
Foss
Examiner resigns after bank failure in Pittsburgh district
National Bank Examiner Henry A. Williams who led the Pittsburgh district resigned today after the failure of the First Second National Bank. His resignation was accepted by acting Comptroller Thomas P. Kane.
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Washington
National Bank
Henry A. Williams
Pittsburg
Penn
First Second National Bank
Thomas P. Kane
Proposed Lifeboat Chute System for Steamers
H. H. Winship of East Lynn proposes a steel chute system to launch lifeboats from steamers. Lifeboats ride on upper deck tracks connected to the chute, with multiple chutes easing launches even if others are out of service. The chute is attached to the deck rail and swung outward for rapid, sequential launches.
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West Lynn
H. H. Winship
East Lynn
Southern New England Rail to Resume Palmer Providence Construction
The Southern New England Railway, a Grand Trunk branch, will resume road-building from Palmer to Providence after months of delay. Vice-President John S. Murdock said funds are secured and work should restart within a few weeks.
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Southern New England Railway
Grand Trunk
Palmer
Providence
John S. Murdock
Southern New England
The
Post
Grand Trunk Extension Halted by Presidential Order
President Chamberlin of the Grand Trunk halted work last November due to unsettled European conditions and tight money markets. The project showed signs of resuming after a suit by Hanson, a sub-contractor, revealed that Marsh’s team was ordered to rush the job, with Vice-President Murdock confirming the orders and optimism that work would resume soon.
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Chamberlin
Grand Trunk
Europe
William M. Hanson
John Marsh
Palmer
Woonsocket
Marsh
Murdock
Police quell strike riot in West End
The Hebrew Waiters' Union members staged demonstrations outside two delicatessen stores and restaurants in the West End. Police reserves from Joy Street quelled the crowd estimated at about 1000 without arrests. One man suffered a scalp wound from a catsup bottle. another was roughly handled but not hospitalized.
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Hebrew Waiters’ Union
West End
Joy Street
Marine Allegations Rise As Sloane Targets Merchants Marine Assoc
John D. Sloane former inspector of steam vessels charges the American Merchants' Marine Association with pressuring witnesses to avoid hearings on Inspector Blain. He says Captain Sorensen and Nantasket Steamboat Co president Galliano urged him to minimize Blain. Officials deny charges. Department may dismiss Sloane today amid service tensions.
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John D. Sloane
Washington
Curley
Boston
American Merchants’ Marine Association
Alfred Sorensen
Satellite
Association
Federal Board
Blain
Sloane
Department of Commerce
Sorensen
Mr. Sloane
Alfred Galliano
Nantasket Steamboat Company
American Merchant Marine Association
Luther B. Dow
Post
Moses Ji. Clapp
Committee On Standards, Weights and Measures
E. F. Sweet
F. C. Lane
City of Rockland
Malden Population Grows to 46522
Malden’s population increases by 1200 to 46 522 this year, according to assessor tallies released yesterday. The city rose from 45 322 residents in the prior year.
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Malden
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