Near Riot at Harvard Over Emmeline Pankhurst Speech
About 2000 Harvard and Radcliffe students gathered at Brattle Hall in Cambridge to hear Emmeline Pankhurst speak on women's rights. Doors shut after 760 capacity filled, sparking a desperate attempt by students to enter through windows. Police guards were called to quell the disturbance.
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Harvard
Radcliffe
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
Emeline Pankhurst
Harvard Men’s League For Women’s Suffrage
Trains Crash In Pennsylvania Wreck Claims Several Lives
Six men were killed and five injured when two freight cars and a fast express collided at Devil's Bend near Manor Pennsylvania. A freight stalled and the express crashed into it. Twenty horses were killed and valued between fifty thousand and sixty thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Devil's Bend
Manor
Penn
Here
Hurley to Swap Silk Hat for Straw Hat in 1912
Salem reports ex Mayor John F. Hurley vows to abandon his distinctive 25 degree silk hat. He will wear a straw hat from January 1, 1912, onward for all occasions until his death, in all seasons.
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John F. Hurley
Salem
Blind woman dies from burns at City Hospital
Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod a 58 year old nearly blind resident of 54 Waltham street died after her chintz wrapper caught fire from a cook stove while she prepared supper. Police rushed in to smother the flames and rushed her to City Hospital where she died after inhaling the flames.
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City Hospital
Elizabeth McLeod
Waltham Street
Labor Betrayal Claim Targets Gompers Unions
The article reports labor leaders accusing Samuel Gompers of betrayal while unions face internal tensions. A detecting official continues investigations into explosive incidents as the federal government leads the response.
Gompers Urged Against Labor Leader as Fake
Philadelphia dispatch notes a sharp denunciation targeting Samuel Gompers. The speaker accuses Gompers of misrepresenting organized labor and hints at possible arrest while insisting workers were betrayed by him, not by the McNamaras.
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Philadelphia
Gompers
McNamaras
Samuel Gompers
Burns visits Philadelphia to pursue dynamiting cases
Detective William J. Burns arrives in Philadelphia to pursue dynamiting cases linked to Ortie McManigal. He accuses Samuel Gompers and unnamed union men of funding the Los Angeles explosions and indicates money moved through a bank to buy dynamite. Burns plans to continue to New York and then Boston.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
William J. Burns
McNamaras
Los Angeles
Burns
Ortie McManigal
J. J. McNamara
Gompers
New York
Boston
Broker Crocker Stricken On Train
John F. Crocker of Cambridge and former president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce died of heart failure aboard the Pacific express en route to New York. He was 60. The body was taken from a South Framingham parlor car.
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John F. Crocker
Cambridge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Express
New York
South Framingham
Mr. Crocker
Boston
South Yarmouth
Friends School
Providence
R. I
Cape District
Boston Packing & Provision Company
John P. Squires Company
Crocker
Chamber
Leroy
N. Y
Fire Devastates Dana Hall at Lawrence Academy
Groton reports a major blaze at Lawrence Academy as Dana Hall burns to the ground after a lamp accident in room shared by Charles Burke and James Cameron. Bigelow Hall roof also damaged as fire lasts over three hours with help from Groton fire dept and students.
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Groton
Lawrence Academy
Dana Hall
Bigelow Hall
Charles Burke
James Cameron
Burlington
Students Fight Dorm Fire At Academy
Nearly 100 students under Principal A. J. Clough battled a blaze at Bigelow Hall with garden hoses and chemical streams. The dormitory ell and Dana Hall area suffered heavy damage as smoke overwhelmed two students and Mrs. Green narrowly escaped. total loss estimated around 7000 dollars with insurance on the dormitory.
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A. J. Clough
Academy
Bigelow Hall
Dana
Harold Wallace
Hopkinton
Dana Hall
Clough
Charles Burke
James Cameron
William Wicks
Jacinth Bothnelly
No More Turbines for Battleship Use
The Navy Department will abandon turbine engines for battleships and switch to reciprocating engines after tests showing 30 percent greater economy. Rear Admiral H. S. Cone announced the change, with the New York and Texas under construction to be equipped with the new engines.
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Washington
Navy Department
H. S. Cone
Bureau of Steam Engineering
New York
Texas
Pankhurst Speech Sparks Rush at Cambridge Hall
Before 4 30 the Cambridge crowd jammed Brattle street in front of the hall as Mrs Pankhurst was to speak on women’s suffrage. Patrolman Corcoran and Harvard leaders managed access while the hall filled to its 760 capacity and doors were closed to prevent overfill. Dr Walter Wesselhoeft presided with other officials behind him.
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A. S. Olmsted
Harvard Men's League For Women’s Suffrage
Walter Wesselhoeft
Cambridge
Methodists Plan House of Worship in Fenway District
The Methodists aim to build a new church in Fenway Boston which is expected to trigger sales of at least two prominent Boston churches. Four Methodist churches exist in Boston proper with Bromfield Street Church and People's Temple described as struggling while Bromfield Street is likely to be sold soon. sale of People's Temple not decided.
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Fenway District
Boston
Creed
Bromfield Street
People’s Temple
Methodist Churches Consider Joint Sale Proceeds Plan
The Bromfield street property already sold and funds from this sale plus that of one or two other church properties may be combined to build a headquarters and church in harmony with surroundings. Rev John Galbraith urges reform and an advance move, with any surplus income invested to aid Methodism citywide. Pending sale results, a suitable lot should be secured in the best location.
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Bromfield Street
John Galbraith
Methodist Churches
People’s Temple
Regent's Resignation Accepted by Empress Dowager
An edict from Pekin reports Empress Dowager accepting the resignation of Prince Chun the regent. She notes his tears and intent to abstain from politics while acknowledging ongoing rebellion and disaster affecting commerce and people.
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Pekin
Prince Chun
Weather forecast for Boston and New England
Fair weather expected in Boston and vicinity with moderate southwest and south winds. New England forecast calls for fair conditions Thursday and Friday with moderate variable winds becoming south.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Weather Fragment Report From Thompson's Spa
Reported by Thompson's Spa with scattered figures on temperatures and conditions. Notes show yesterday's average temperature around 40 while last year at the same date was 20 with cold clear weather remembered.
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Thompson's Spa
Whitlock refuses pay raise in Toledo mayoral session
Mayor Brand Whitlock refused to accept a $500 salary increase. He advised the finance committee chairman of the decision tonight. His current salary is $4000.
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Whitlock
Toledo
Brand Whitlock
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