Embargo on the B M Road Halts Freight to New York Ports
The Boston and Maine railroad announced a freight embargo through Friday at Rotterdam Mechanicsville and Troy New York due to snow and congestion. No shipments will be received from New York Central or Delaware and Hudson, excluding perishable freight. High-volume Western freight like grain will back up at the three embargoed points until rail cars are redirected. President Tuttle issued the statement. embargoes do not apply to perishable goods under interstate law.
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New England
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rotterdam
Mechanicsville
Troy
N. Y
New York Central
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Tuttle
Lawyers End Fleischer Case After Seven Day Merits Hearing
The case of lawyer John Nathan Fleischer charged with conduct unbecoming a member of the bar concluded after a seven day merit session in Equity Court. Arthur Berenson blamed James J. Loughrey for the complaints and alleged attempted bribery and vindictive conduct. Arthur D. Hill, for the Bar Association, urged the court to uphold its duty to uphold professional standards despite sympathy for the respondent.
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John Nathan Fleishcher
Schofield
Equity Court
Arthur Berenson
James J. Loughrey
Loughrey
Fleischer
Bar Association
Arthur D. Hill
Kaiser Opens Reichstag in Berlin Amid Spectacle
Emperor William opened the new reichstag in a grand ceremony held in the palace white hall. Members of the reichstag were absent by party, with socialists boycotting the king’s presence while the Empress and Crown Princess Cecilia watched from a large box.
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Berlin
William
Reichstag
House of Hohenzollern
Cecilia
Bogus solicitor targets Boston Floating Hospital
Trustees warn public of an impostor soliciting funds for a tugboat removal project. Do not give to anyone except George C. Lee Jr at 44 State Street or the Boston Floating Hospital office at 54 Devonshire Street. Referrals to G Loring Briggs at 54 Devonshire Street to aid police investigation.
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Floating Hospital
Boston Floating Hospital
George C. Lee, Jr
State Street
Devonshire Street
Fortune 10 probe her mother's death
Mrs. Lottie Wallau, jailed in New York, denies hastening her mother Ida Binge's death and vows to use Binge's fortune to fund inquest efforts if poisoning is confirmed. Counsel Harry St Haas must present the will at tomorrow's coroner inquest before Coroner Acritelli.
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New York
Lottie Wallau
Ida Binge
Europe
Harry St. Haas
Doctors Accused in Malicious Contagion Suit
Serena D. Guirke of Melrose sues Dr. H. P. Jackson and co-defendant Charles S. Walsh for 1000 dollars. She alleges they conspired on June 1, 1906 to cover a diphtheria contagion from public notice, causing her illness and extended sickness.
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H. P. Jackson
Melrose
Serena DD. Guirke
Charles S. Walsh
Dr. Jackson
Walsh
Grave toll expected after Mexican mine disaster
BELIEVE 100 DEAD IN MINE. LAS ESPERANZAS Coahuila Feb 19 The death toll from the gas explosion in the coal mines near here yesterday will probably reach about 100 with 39 bodies recovered and 12 entombed men rescued. Officials fear about 60 more entombed workers have perished. Most victims are Mexican with many Japanese also employed. Rescue teams work at depths over 60 feet amid slow progress.
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Las Esperanzas
Coahuila
Mexico
Canal Contract By March 1
Washington February 19 The President told contractors allied with W J Oliver in the Panama canal bid that a decision would be reached before March 1 The final conference before the decision was held with Oliver associates and Secretary Taft said no conclusion was reached today.
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Washington
W. J. Oliver
Panama Canal
Oliver
Taft
Suit Over Suit Puzzles Court
In Municipal Civil Court, Cora A. Cutting sues Louis Perliss over alterations to a green velvet outfit. She says the workmanship ruined the suit and made a hat useless. she paid $55 for the suit and $10 to Perliss and seeks compensation. Perliss denies the claims. expert witnesses testified. Judge Wentworth reserved decision.
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Cora A. Cutting
Louis Perliss
Perliss
Miss Cutting
Wentworth
Fernald Divorces Eloquent Wife in Middlesex Court
Decree nisi granted to Edgar A. Fernald of Somerville in the Middlesex Superior Court at East Cambridge following the 1905 elopement involving his wife Georgie M and Frank T. Gookin of Cambridge. Gookin named as corespondent. sensational reports prompted two homes to break up.
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Georgie M
Edgar A. Fernald
Somerville
Frank T. Gookin
Cambridge
Nisi
Middlesex Superior Court
East Cambridge
Gookin
Fernald
Morse Mutual Benefit Ball At Corinthian Hall
A large gathering of 409 employees and friends of the J. P. Morse Mutual Benefit Association attended its ninth annual ball at Corinthian Hall last evening. Principal guests included association members, drummers and various local businessmen.
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Corinthian Hall
J. P. Morse Mutual Benefit Association
Buff Fined $1000 for Contempt in Patent Case
Louis F Buff of Buff and Buff Manufacturing Company was fined $1000 by Judge Rugg in Supreme Court for contempt of a court order. He allegedly advertised surveying instruments patented by G L Berger in violation of the decree. This is Buff’s third contempt fine for disobeying court orders, with a warning of no mercy on future appearances.
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Louis F. Buff
Buff & Buff Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court
Rugg
Buff
G. L. Berger
Berger
Nicaragua Defeats Honduran Troops at Frontier Fight
At 3 p m yesterday Honduras under General Bomilla attacked Nicaraguan frontier forces led by General Zelaya. After hours of combat the Honduran army was defeated near Managua authorities report.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Bomnilla
Honduras
Zelaya
Strange double romance unfolds at City Hospital
Immigrant Louis Wood 55 arrives from Manchester on Saxonia and recovers from a contagious skin disease as his wife Nancy 60, aided by her former lover now a Chelsea restaurant owner, are joined by the old flame after years apart. Nancy and her suitor travel to Boston while Louis is held for recovery and a bond secures against public charge.
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Louis Wood
Manchester
England
Saxonia
Wood
City Hospital
Nancy
Chelsea
America
United States
Boston
Safford
Immigration Bureau
Long Wharf
Louis
Waitress Dies in Rumford After Mistaking Poison for Ammonia
Miss Lottie Camphead a waiter at the Hotel Rumford died after drinking carbolic acid mistaken for spirits of ammonia. Authorities investigate the accidental poisoning case in Rumford Falls Maine.
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Rumford Falls
Lottie Camphead
Rumford
Great Northern Railroad Indicted Over Sugar Rebates Case
A federal grand jury charged the Great Northern Railway Company with rebating sugar shipments in 1904 to Lowell M. Palmer of the American Sugar Refining Company. The indictment alleges freight conspiracies with Lehigh Valley, New York Central, and New Haven & Hartford routes to move sugar from New York and Boston to Sioux City at below tariff rates, and predicts further indictments.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Great Northern Railway Company
Lowell M. Palmer
American Sugar Refining Company
Palmer
Great Northern
Lehigh Valley
New York Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Erie Railway
Great Northern Steamship Company
New York City
Boston
Sioux City
Iowa
Alonzo W. Lake
A. W. Steel
Great Northern Company
President and Cannon Confer on Ship Subsidy Bill
Washington reports a conference among the President Speaker Cannon and Representative Watson that an effort to pass the ship subsidy bill is practically decided. The House will devote the evenings of the week to the measure.
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Washington
Cannon
Watson
House
Woman Dies From Refractory Nose Bleed in East Boston
Mrs. Mary Dugan of East Boston was stricken with a nosebleed early last Sunday. Surgeons at Relief Hospital could not stop the bleeding despite heroic measures and she was placed on the dangerous list at midnight.
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Mary Dugan
East Boston
Relief Hospital
Revere Caucus Vote Count Amid Stormy Session
At 2 am officials tally a stormy Revere Republican caucus with 1400 votes cast and over 300 from the Citizens caucus. Winners include Selectman-at-Large Benjamin Keeping and town officials Benjamin Keeping and others. Citizens not recognized by law as a party.
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Revere
Citizens
Selectman-at-Large
Benjamin Keeping
Hugh M. McKay
Edward '. Orr
Isaac D. Pierson
William P. Brown
Albert J. Brown
G. A. Tapley
C. H. Bates
Senator Hall
Japanese Squadron Arrives in Honolulu Harbor
The Japanese squadron comprising the cruisers Matsushima Hashidate and Itsukushima arrived in Honolulu today. Hundreds of sampans greeted the ships as a national salute sounded and the harbor and ships flew American and Japanese flags. About five thousand Japanese visitors filled the frontage in holiday attire to welcome the squadron.
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Honolulu
Matsushima
Hashidate
Itsukishima
Rail spread caused White Plains express wreck
coroner's inquest heard that a rail on the curve outside the derailment point spread five inches under force from a tremendous impact. N S Balliet testified to damaged spikes and broken bolt heads, while Henry E Reed described the train's frightful speed through the Bronx and his fear during the crash.
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New York
White Plains Express
New York Central
Nathan A. Smyth
N. S. Balliet
Two Victims Identified in Larchmont Disaster
The Gay Head life saving crew brought ashore the bodies of Julius P. Wightman of Lebanon New York and F H Mooney of East Providence Rhode Island. Identifications were made from letters found in their clothing along with a bank book and an insurance policy. Both had been listed as missing since the disaster and were passengers on the toy line steamer Larchmont.
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Vineyard Haven
Larchmont
No Man's Land
Gay Head
Julius P. Wightman
Lebanon
N. Y
F. H. Mooney
Summit Street
East Providence
R. I
Wightman
Bess
West Caton
South Scituate
E. C. Wightman
Mayor Wins Honors in Story Telling Contest With Speaker Cole
A banquet at the Quincy House featured a storytelling contest between Speaker John N. Cole of the Massachusetts House and Mayor John F. Fitzgerald. The mayor, billed as not a teller, told a chestnut tale that drew roaring laughter, while Cole delivered stag party stories. Governor Guild sent greetings, and Gen R B Brown impressed with a tribute to Guild and Fitzgerald. The evening included speeches by multiple veterans leaders and a G A R quartet with a poem by TIT. Benton Kelley.
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Cole
John N. Cole
Massachusetts House of Representatives
John F. Fitzgerald
Sons of Veterans
Quincey House
Andover
Boston
Governor Guild
Commonwealth
George W. Penniman
Brockton
R. B. Brown
Guild
Fitzgerald
Edwin M. Amies
W. J. Patton
Memorial University
Iowa
Frederick I. Walker
Massachusetts
J. Payson Bradley
D. W. Lyman
Lynn
G. E. Stunt
Abington
Post 5
Benton Kelley
Supreme Court Denies Father Possession of His Daughter
Judge Rugg rules that parental ties are built on trust, not strict right, leaving nine year old Ethel with foster mother Mrs. Adelaide Harris for one year. Richard A. Jefferson sought habeas corpus to gain custody, but no abuse was alleged. The court says the girl should meet her father and siblings, yet remain with Mrs. Harris for now.
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Rugg
Supreme Court
Mtcel Jefferson
Adelaide Harris
Ethel
Harris
Jefferson
Weymouth Nominated for Mayor in Weymouth Saco
Dr Harry A Weymouth named Democratic candidate for mayor after nomination by Weymouth meeting and endorsed by Citizens Association. The event took place February 19 in Saco Maine.
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Saco
Harry A. Weymouth
Citizens’ Association
Plume of Plume & Wood Dies at 88 in Waterbury
D S Plume treasurer of Plume and Atwood Manufacturing and a leader in American Brass Company died in Waterbury at age 88. He is survived by a son Frank C and other relatives.
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Tisten
City Hall
Arte
Gimlet
Fit2
Kitk
Hendricks Club
Lomasney
Fitz
Martin
Kaiser
Fortune
Melrose Woman
J. P. Morse Mutual Benefit Ass’n Ball
S. S. Pierce. CO
S. S. Pierce CO
Boston and Brookline
Great Northern Indicted
Caucus
Portland and Sudbury Sts
Preciate
Red
Wolf’s
MY Clothier
Hanover
Portland
White Plains
Weymouth
D. S. Plume
SHA Watu Ry Furniture CC
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