Grand Jury Calls Murphy In Dix Pardon Inquiry
New York February 15 The grand jury investigating Brandt’s 30 year sentence has been asked to hear Charles F Murphy leader of Tammany Hall and Delancey Nicoll who allegedly pleaded with Governor Dix to deny a commutation Gans letter to a detective asking aid to a long sentence is cited as the basis for the summons.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Delancey Nicoll
Howard S. Gans
Dix
Foulke E. Brandt
Charles S. Whitman
Murphy
Brandt
Doctor Sues Wife In Dedham Divorce Case
Dr. Robert F. Souther of Brookline is named in specifications filed in Dedham Divorce Court by Louis S. Woodruff against his wife Mildred Hoyt Woodruff. The wife’s divorce by decree became absolute six months ago.
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Robert F. Souther
Beacon Street
Claflin Road
Brookline
Louis S. Woodruff
Dedham
Mildred Hoyt Woodruff
Mrs Woodruff Accuses Souther of Extramarital Affair
Mrs Woodruff deserts her Brookline home on December 8 1911 moving all furniture in two hours with movers while Mr Woodruff attends court. He alleges Dr Robert F Souther a frequent visitor at her apartment and a dance attended during his absence. Judge Hardy permits name as corespondent under new statute after ex parte hearing.
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Woodruff
State Street
Dr. Souther
Mill Men Delay Answer To Offer In Textile Strike
Feb 15 mill agents announce no power to grant operatives' demands without corporation authority. Rumors claim secret offers to the I W W for a settlement. Ettor Giovannitti hearing continues to Monday with rising probability of militia withdrawal or reduction. Five weeks into the strike.
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Lawrence
Strike morale and mill employment rise draw mixed hopes
The text notes broad belief that the strike has broken and highlights heavy gains in mill operatives at work while signaling a lack of enthusiasm among workers and observers about the strike’s impact.
Women Strike Leaders Arrested in Lawrence
Mrs Annie Welzenback a leading strike figure and her sisters Lillian and Emma Stedl were arrested at midnight in Lawrence on charges of intimidation. They posted $200 bail each with funds supplied by their father. Rose Roy and Minnie Duquette of Washington mills swore out the warrants.
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Lawrence
Annie Welzenback
Lillian
Emma Stedl
Rose Roy
Minnie Duquette
The
Washington Mills
Wage talks and strike mood among skilled workers
Strikers are seen as a sign of employer victory while skilled workers express considerable disappointment. Committees under the Central Labor Union resented demands to agents yesterday during delays in wage schedule deliberations by owners.
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Central Labor Union
Limited on Penn Road Is Wrecked
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania Limited No 2 derailed at Warrior's Ridge near town killing three people and injuring 67. Eleven cars plunged to the Juniata River edge nine rolling down the embankment. The dead are Harry A Mass of New York Mrs John E Tavenner of Cordover Illinois and Mrs M B Hall a New York City colored train maid.
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Huntingdon
Penn
Pennsylvania Limited No. 2
Warrior’s Ridge
Juniata River
Harry A. Mass
New York
John E. Tavenner
Cordover
Ill
M. B. Hall
New York City
Boston and Eastern R R Plans Pass
The Joint Board of Railroad Commissioners and the Boston Transit Commission approved the location of the tunnel under Boston harbor and the terminal station in Post Office Square for the Boston and Eastern electric railroad. The action clears the way for an $11,000,000 Beverly to Boston line to begin construction, with financing in New York.
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Joint Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston Transit Commission
Boston Harbor
Postoffice Square
Boston &Eastern Electric Railroad
Joint Board
Beverly
Boston
Train Wreck at Warrior's Ridge on the Juniata River
A passenger train with ten cars and a postal coach left Altoona more than an hour late. Traveling at about 50 mph, the two locomotives hauled the heavy train toward Warrior's Ridge when the second locomotive’s equalizing bar dropped. Nine cars derailed and plunged down the embankment along the Juniata River. the observation car stayed on the rails.
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Warrior's Ridge
Juniata Valley
Juniata River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Juniata
Boston tunnel and terminal locations face prolonged dispute
Negotiations over road locations extended to outlying districts while strong opposition arose to Boston sites. For months a dispute has raged before the joint board over securing the tunnel and terminal locations.
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Boston
Joint Board
Second woman doctor joins school corps in Health Board
The Health Board added a second woman physician to the school corps, appointing Dr. Laura A. Hughes of 98 Huntington Avenue. It also made provisional appointee Dr. Eliza J. Cadman of 488 Beacon Street permanent.
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Health Board
Laura A. Hughes
Huntington Avenue
Eliza J. Cadman
Beacon Street
Dynamite Conspiracy Claim Ties to Iron Workers Leader
District Attorney Charles W. Miller announced sensational charges alleging the dynamite conspiracy involved the executive board of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. He named President Frank M. Ryan as part of a years long plot recorded on paper with Ortie E. McManigal described as being shuffled across the country on destruction missions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Frank M. Ryan
Ortie E. McManigal
Charles W. Miller
Indictment Details Unconsummated Acts in Conspiracy Case
Mr Miller outlines an indictment covering unconsummated acts in a mail based conspiracy. Defendants include Ryan Meekin Young Butler Webb and others from Detroit Boston Buffalo New York with 54 abettors named. Evidence relies on 40000 letters and telegrams from the iron workers international headquarters.
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Miller
Ryan
Bert’ S Meekin
Detroit
Mien
Mr. Young
Boston
John T. Butler
Buffalo
Frank C. Webb
New York
McManigal
Iron Workers’ International
Hockin
Webb
Notable Birth Anniversaries of Historical Figures
The notice lists the birth anniversaries of diverse figures: Rev. William H. Van Allen D D, a professor at Tufts named Jabez Henry Barnes, hygiene instructor. Henry Watterson, journalist and publisher. and references to historic events including the surrender of Fort Donelson in Tennessee in 1862, and the 1621 Plymouth Colony greeting by Chief Samoset to the Pilgrims.
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William H. van Allen
Jabez Henry Barnes
Tufts
Henry Watterson
Fort Donnelson
Tenn
Samoset
Plymouth
Colona
Boston Weather Outlook Snow or Rain With Winds
Forecast shows Friday with snow or rain and brisk northwest winds in Boston and nearby areas. Saturday turns fair and warmer with lighter breezes, while New England overall expects snow or rain Friday and generally fair conditions Saturday with winds shifting from northeast to northwest.
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Boston
New England
Temperature readouts and averages from Thompson's Spa
Yesterday’s temperature readings show hourly values from 11 PM to 12 PM with highs around 34 and lows near 9. The report notes an average yesterday of 80 10 24 and compares to 1610 24 a year ago. Fragments indicate a cloudy Friday a year ago.
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Thompson’s Spa
How to Help a Worker Conquer the Liquor Habit
Advice for managers to restore employee confidence and address drinking issues. Encourage private talk, offer three days off for treatment, and threaten discharge if alcohol use continues. Includes guidance on verifying claims and seeking authentic information.
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Newary Street
Boston
Back Bay
Ainsworth Stripped of Army Adjutant General Post
President Taft removes Maj Gen Fred C Ainsworth as adjutant general of the army after a War Department letter of criticism. The action ends a long power struggle between line officers and staff bureaus over control of army affairs. General Leonard Wood leads a faction favoring direct control by officers in the field.
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Washington
Fred C Ainsworth
Army
Taft
Bbc
Secretary of War
Ainsworth
Leonard Wood
Suspension of General Ainsworth shocks army and Congress
The first ever suspension of the adjutant general, after friction with the chief of staff, caused a burst of debate on the House floor during the army appropriation discussion. President acted after talks with Secretary Stimson amid questions over integrity and departmental cooperation.
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Ainsworth
Army
Department
Stimson
Neral Ainsworth
American Association to invade Western majors per reports
Fragmentary summary notes possible expansion by the American Association into four Western major cities. Mentions a contract by Joe Wood and Chicago skate star involvement. References to Arena skating and wrestling arrivals, with scattered names like English High and Boston Latin.
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American Association
onlin-Campbell
Joe Wood
Chicago
Lawrence
Berth 9% on Sunset Route 12 Milk and 362 Wash
A terse notation notes a 9 percent berth alongside the Sunset Route with references to Milk 12 and Wash 362. The fragmentary item suggests a schedule or fare listing from a rail line or shipment log.
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Harricon
Essex
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Greater
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