Aerial passenger service outlines bold plans by Lipsner
Captain Benjamin P Lipsner, ex superintendent of the U S aerial mail service, promotes a forthcoming million dollar aerial taxi railway system with a Boston terminal aimed at saving hundreds of hours for business travelers. He notes legal obstacles, promises routes later, and compares air routes to faster rail, predicting transatlantic flight eventuality and a shift toward cheaper, widely accessible speeds.
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Benjamin P. Lipsner
United States Aerial Mail Service
Fost
Boston
New England
Lipsner
Captain Lipsner
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Pardon Refused for Dr Turner After Council Session
Governor's Council reports dismissal of extortion allegations by Mrs. Kathryn Turner and states that Dr. Augustus W. Turner will receive no pardon. The secret session last week reviewed charges on attempts to secure a pardon through pressure from the council. No pardon granted.
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Governor’s Council
Kathryn Turner
Augustus W. Turner
Turner
Turner seeks parole after light sentence for illegal operation
Turner aged 67 has served two and a half years of a five year term for an illegal operation on a young Arlington woman who died. The Parole Board supported a pardon petition, reversing last spring, while a council panel deemed the sentence light and believed not enough time served for clemency. A Pittsfield councillor disclosed closed session motives and the hearing included testimony from Mrs Turner about alleged efforts by two men to obtain a pardon for $1000. Both men denied graft though they admitted discussions. no council member was accused of accepting money.
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Turner
Arlington
Parole Board
New York and Boston Only 2 Hours Apart
Continued from first page the service and its ships will be as safe as any form of motor transportation. The brief notes compare two east coast cities and mention ships and travel times in a cautious, promotional tone.
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New York
Boston
Boston investor to back new railroad venture opening May 13
Captain Lipsner asserts a new system mirrors the real railroad network across the country and will operate soon. Boston capital is already invested, with Lipsner planned to visit Boston within a week to brief associates on planned actions when the system opens on May 13.
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Boston
Lipsner
Petition for Bank Charter in Boston Hub Trust Company proposed
Patrick O'Hearn and a group of Boston men appeared before the Board of Bank Incorporation at the State House in support of a charter for the Hub Trust Company to be located on Tremont Street between Court and Beacon. Petitioners named include Thomas H. Connolly Oliver Hayward George Richardson and others. There was no opposition.
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Patrick O’hearn
Boston
Board of Bank Incorporation
State House
Hub Trust Company
Tremont Street
Court and
Beacon Streets
New Trust Company
Thomas H. Connolly
Oliver §. Hayward
George Richardson
Tehhabod Binker
William HH. Hardy
William H. Crosby
Harris Levine
Joseph I. Low
James TL. Barney
Ernest L. Adams
Frank M. Loran
Bernard (. Kelly
Joseph A. Williamson
John J. Moore
Christmas Spirit Shines for Betty and the Cherubs
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine issue next Sunday features a Christmas tale about Betty and the Cherubs, celebrating the real holiday spirit in an amusing and entertaining story.
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Boston Post
Papers on German planned Uboat warfare tied to von Papen leak
Captain von Papen papers seized by British in Palestine reveal plans for Uboat warfare against Holland and Scandinavian states in 1916. The records were introduced during a Senate judiciary hearings on German propaganda. Von Papen, then a major with Liman von Sanders, fled Palestine ahead of British advance.
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Washington
von Papen
Palestine
Germany
Holland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dernburg
Army
Dernhburg
Ludendorff
Admiralty
Dernbure
Liman von Sanders
Germany submarine plans disclosed by former agent Dernburg
A Berlin dated letter from Dr Bernard Dernburg, once the German agent in the United States, dated Oct 18 1916, reveals his stated opinion on Germanys submarine activities against European neutrals and outlines the apparent strategic plans.
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Bernard Dernburg
United States
Berlin
Germany
Dernburg
Uniforms to be Furnished at Cost by Government
The Senate approved a House bill authorizing government furnishing of uniforms and equipment to naval officers at cost. A second House bill for temporary Marine Corps officer promotions now with the army was also approved, and both measures proceed to the White House for the President's approval.
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Washington
Senate
Marine Corps
White House
Pershing’s Cuban 10th Cavalry Service Highlighted
The Boston Sunday Post previews H F Wheeler’s The Real Life of General Pershing noting that Pershing’s early career with the 10th Cavalry in Cuba best prepared him for current leadership challenges.
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General Pershing
10Th Cavalry
Cuba
H. F. Wheeler
Boston Sunday Post
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