Indictment Over Railroads in Sherman Case In New York
Charles S. Mellen Ed son J Chamberlin and Alfred W Smithers were indicted by a federal grand jury under the Sherman anti trust law for conspiring to restrain trade through memoranda of agreement between the New Haven and Grand Trunk railroads. The documents allegedly plan the Grand Trunk to abandon its Providence extension and a Providence to New York steamship line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Edson J. Chamberlin
Wand Trunk Railway of
Canada
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk
Grand
Providence
R. L
School Board Grants Christmas Gifts to Janitors and Teachers
The School Board announced a total $28,568.26 increase for janitors as the division for a $145,000 teacher salary rise takes effect January 1. Amid rising costs and cleanliness standards, 1000 elementary teachers will share the increase while janitors receive a separate rise in salary under a new schedule.
Once Rich Denies She Is Bandit in Lynn Case
Mrs Gertrude Bessie Fowler denied being the assailant who attacked and robbed Miss Georgia Starkey Saturday night. Detained after arrest at 10 Mansur place, Fowler faced police and Starkey, who identified her as a possible attacker. Fowler, a former wife of a Maine drug merchant, was released on $1000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Gertrude Bessie Fowler
Georgia Starkey
Mrs. Fowler
Miss Starkey
Maine
Mansur
David Purcell
Fowler
Broad and Kane
Boston to Light Christmas Tree with 2000 Lights Tonight
Boston officials mark the first formal Yuletide celebration with the city Christmas tree on Boston Common to be lighted. Candles will glow in windows as carols echo through Tremont Mall led by a Yuletide band and singers from Back Bay. Mayor Fitzgerald oversaw the 2000 lights and D Henry Sullivan supervised the public grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Common
Tremont Mall
Fitzgerald
D. Henry Sullivan
Old Fire Horse in Wild Run Through Malden Square
A frightened fire horse bolted from a fire call in Malden yesterday noon, its head in a feed bag. It dragged a roofer’s wagon for a quarter mile through the business section, endangering Christmas shoppers and passersby.
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Malden Square
Fire horse bolts through Malden square during fire call
Frightened by a feed bag entangling its head the veteran fire horse bolted from the Irving street scene as a roofers team headed to a blaze. Pedestrians fled in fear while John Farraher finally halted the animal by grabbing the rope and pulling it to a stop near the Central fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pheeney Brothers, Roofers
Malden
Irving Street
Central Fire Station
John Farraher
Main Street
Teachers salary increase postponed until January meeting
The board postponed action on raises for teachers awaiting properly presented figures. A new janitorial pay plan bases rates on floor, sash, and outdoor areas, with square foot rates differing by three school classes driven by heating and ventilation methods.
London Libel Suspect Deported by Ellis Island
Edouard F. Mylius, an Englishman convicted in London for libelling King George V, was ordered deported as an undesirable alien by Ellis Island immigration officials. He argued no crime in volving moral turpitude, plans uncertain if allowed to stay, and said he may sail for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edouard F. Mylius
London
George V
Commissioner of Immigration
Ellis Island
Mylius
Malta
Solicitor-General of
England
San Francisco
Christmas Eve Historical Illuminations
A compact calendar fragment notes day length and dawn to dusk times, with planetary risings and set events. It marks Christmas Eve lore, including Washington’s Delaware crossing in 1776, the 1784 organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Fort Fisher Federal bombardment in 1864, and a $1.5 million San Francisco fire in 1849.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delaware
Trenton
N. J
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Fort Fisher
N. Y
San Francisco
Yesterday's Temperature Report From Thompson Spa
yesterday's temperature data from Thompson's Spa shows highs and lows with scattered digits and weather notes. Average temperatures are given: yesterday 32, one year ago 46, with a remark that Tuesday was cloudy.
Wife Stabbed After Chase Ends Chase Through Streets
Peter W. Wheeler, 40, of 2 Asylum Street South End, was arrested after chasing his wife through Washington Street and stabbing her in the shoulder near 1026 Washington Street. The injured woman sought shelter in a store and returned home. Wheeler was jailed at East Dedham Street station.
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Peter W. Wheeler
Asylum Street
South End
Washington Street
Dedham Street
Army Goes Six Miles With Suffragist March to Red Hook
Miss Rosalie Jones and her small suffrage group reached Upper Red Hook after a six mile trek from Rhinebeck. The march planned a 14 mile leg to Hudson next, but tonight supporters expected a shorter hop to Livingston then Hudson. Crowds along rural roads listened as speakers urged Votes for Women.
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Upper Red Hook
N. Y
Rosalie Jones
Rhinebeck
Hudson
Livingston
Red Hook
Two Held Up Office Robbery In Buffalo
In Buffalo on December 23 a lone robber entered the Grand Trunk railway ticket office at Ellicott Square and, brandishing a revolver, forced two clerks Joseph Edwards and Harold Mowry to open the cash drawer. He took $327 and fled, the act visible to crowds from Main Street and the court of the large building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Grand Trunk Railway
Joseph E. Edwards
Harold D. Mowry
Edwards
Ellicott Square
Main Street
Boston Telephone Operators Union Extends Labor Thanks
At a meeting of the executive committee in Wells Memorial Hall last night, the Boston Telephone Operators Union passed resolutions thanking organized labor for their ardent support during the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Telephone Operators’ Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Organized Labor
Ton and Half Safe Kills Man in West End
John Farrell a 21 year old single resident of Somerville died after a ton and a half safe weighing about 38000 pounds fell on him at 3 Bowker street West End yesterday afternoon. He died at Relief Hospital Haymarket Square around 11 pm. Farrell and fellow workers were loading the safe onto a wagon when a skid failed causing the accident. Crowds gathered as workers freed Farrell from beneath the heavy load.
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John Farrell
Washington and
Rossmore Streets
Somerville
Bowker Street
West End
Haymarket Square
Farrell
Britton Beats Ahearn In Brooklyn Bout
Jack Britton of Chicago outfought Young Ahearn of Brooklyn in a ten round battle in Brooklyn. Britton pressed the attack but often overswung his punches while using body shots to good effect. Britton weighed 135 1 2 pounds and Ahearn 186 3 4.
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New York
Jack Britton
Chicago
Young Ahearn
Brooklyn
Britton
Brooklynite
Elmore Asks Accounting In Glover Estate Report
In East Cambridge Probate Court the executor Samuel D. Elmore asks for a commission to examine and report on estate claims totaling 58,265.60 against the Clarence F. Glover estate. The estate inventories at 88,704.64, with Mrs. Lillian M. Glover asserting 19,800 in property and her brother William Leblanc seeking 6,900 on a note. The outcome may decide whether properties belong to the estate or Mrs. Glover personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F. Glover
East Cambridge
Samuel D. Elmore
Lillian M. Glover
Post
Elmore
Mullin Signs With Tigers For 1913 Season
Detroit pitcher George Mullin signed his contract to play with the Detroit Americans in 1913. The deal confirms Mullin as a member of the Tigers with seniority noted in the season setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
George Mullin
Boston to Light Up Common for Christmas Eve Carol Parade
Back Bay and West End choristers unite for a city wide Christmas Eve event. A 50 foot tree will be erected on the Common with city electricians preparing festive lights. The annual open house tradition expands to the suburbs as carol singing and illuminated windows spread across Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
West Ind
Fitzgerald
Boston
Sullivan
Chestnut Street
Ralph Adams Cram
West End
Berth 39 on Washington Sunset Route Daily Car Schedule
Standard or tourist. Tatter personal ly conducted without change daily, ex cept Sunday. Berth 39. Washington- Sunset Route, 12 Milk & 382 Wash, st.
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Tatter
Washington
Sunset
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Wickersham
The
New Haven Road
Donnelly
New Haven
E. J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Road
G. G. Bain
Rich
Richard C. Cabot
Marlboro Street
Xmas
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
Special Delivery Messenger Company
Somerset St
Mass
Telephone Hay
Oxford
Oe Avenue
Boylston Perfection Pool
Boylston Street
Essex Street
OLD
Wild Run
Brigham’s
NEW
North Market Street
Faneuil Hall Sq
Eyes Provision CO
Norte ST
Barret
Man
Portland
Gloucester
Newport
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
New England
UNION
LABOR
Ton
Ahearn
Brattle Street
Adams Square
Scollay Square
Joincy
Haymarket
Hayward
Plac
Commission
Glover
Mullin
Tigers
Coladmon
California
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