Plunkett Named Chief as Conscription Debate Grows
Dorchester was yesterday named chief of the State police by Governor Walsh. In London Parliament Asquith introduced a compulsory military service bill as Irish and Labour factions prepared to oppose it. The House showed a packed, war busy scene with ministers present and observers in the galleries. The duel with Sir John A. Simon loomed over the historic session.
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Dorchester
Walsh
London
Commons
Asquith
House of Commons
John A. Simon
Home Secretary
Mr. Asquith
Police Guard State House as Massachusetts Legislature Opens
Police guarded every door of the State House as the Great and General Court of Massachusetts opened its 137th annual session yesterday. Both branches convened without incident and began the year’s business smoothly after a recent dynamite-plot scare.
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State House
State Capitol
Great and General Court of
Massachusetts
Dorchester Chief John H. Plunkett Named State Police Head
Governor Walsh appointed John H. Plunkett of Dorchester as chief of the State police to fill the vacancy after Chief Jophanus Whitney’s death. Jeremiah J. Carey of Lawrence becomes deputy chief of the building inspection department, with Daniel J. Fitzgerald of Salem and Edward J. Masterson of Worcester named as State police members.
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Jeremiah J. Carey
Lawrence
Building Inspection Department
Plunkett
Daniel J. Fitzgerald
Salem
Edward J. Masterson
Worcester
Jophanus Whitney
Governor appoints Chief Plunkett over Deputy Neal
The Governor passed over 74 year old Deputy Chief George Co. Neal to name Chief Plunkett, ending a bitter fight at the State House. Neal had led the State police during the former chief’s illness and after his death. Members had already been jockeying for the post, leaving only a few uncommitted candidates.
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Plunkett
George Co. Neal
State Police
Neal
State House
State Police Department
Labor Party Signals Hard Line on Conscription
John Hodge, vice-chairman, said the London trade council conference with a thousand delegates would be the greatest labor has held. He warned the premier that a congress against the bill could doom its success, noting Labor has long opposed conscription and that outcomes of enforcement are unpredictable.
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Labor Party
John Hodge
Trade Council
London
Labor
Parker backs Taft for Supreme Court vacancy
Alton B. Parker, 1904 Democratic candidate, urged that former President William H. Taft be named to Lamar’s Supreme Court seat. He praised Justice Lamar and said Taft should be drafted if needed. Meanwhile Congressman Peter F. Tague proposed Justice Charles De Courcy of the Massachusetts Supreme Court for the vacancy.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
United States
William H. Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Lamar
Parker
Taft
Washington
Peter F. Tague
Boston
Wilson
Charles de Courcy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Three Yeggs Attack Bride in Greenfield Home
In Greenfield on January 6, three men forced entry into a newlywed's kitchen as she prepared supper. They bound and gagged Mrs. Clifford Hebert and looted $13 before fleeing. Her husband found her distressed and she is under a physician's care with a serious condition.
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Greenfield
Clifford Hebert
Breach of promise suit filed by Byfield woman against Haverhill shoe maker
Marion Mooney, 20, of Byfield files a $30,000 breach of promise suit against Alfred A. Ordway, 72, a wealthy shoe manufacturer, poet and art critic of Haverhill. The declarations were filed today, clearing up the previously mysterious cause.
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Salem
Marion Mooney
Byfield
Alfred A. Ordway
Haverhill
Mooney Suit Sparks Gossip Across Several Massachusetts Towns
The filing of the suit causes a sensation in Haverhill Byfield Newbury and Newburyport as both parties are well known. Miss Mooney claims the shoe man promised to marry and she is ready to keep her part while he refuses. Her father is a Bay State streetcar motorman. Ordway owns a Haverhill town house and a Newbury farm and was a friend of John Greenleaf Whittier. Poems by Ordway are expected at the trial.
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Haverhill
Byfield
Newbury
Newburyport
Miss Mooney
Bay State
Mr. Ordway
Bradford
John Greenleaf Whittier
Roxbury Man Dies Suddenly in New York Hotel
Charles B. Lamont of Roxbury Massachusetts died suddenly at the Hotel St Denis in New York City while attending a convention of agents for the Alexander Hamilton Institute. He had complained of illness that morning and died before doctor arrived. Frank Kendall of Somerville Massachusetts roomed with Lamont and provided details of the illness and death.
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Charles B. Lamont
Moreland Street
Roxbury
Mass
St. Denis
Lamont
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Astor Place
Frank ©. Kendall
Oxford Street
Somerville
Kendall
Dr. Goldenkranz
St. Marks Place
Teachers May Put Up Fight
The State Board of Education urged lawmakers to authorize certification of all public school teachers after July 1 next year and to certify all state school superintendents. The plan aims to remove politics from teacher selections, with superintendent certification backed by the superintendents’ organization.
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State Board of Education
Reward Offered for Return of Two Cambridge Dogs
A Cambridge notice offers payment for the return to 168 Brattle St of two missing household dogs lost Wednesday evening December 15. A black and white two year old setter with white teeth and black saddle, and a small Scotch terrier weighing about 20 pounds with bat ears are sought. Each had a collar with owner details. Contact Cambridge 364 if seen.
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Brattle St
Cambridge
State Senate and House leaders re elected to key posts
Senator Henry G. Wells of Haverhill becomes president of the Senate and Representative Channing Cox of Boston is re elected speaker of the House. Thomas F. Pedrick of Lynn is unanimously re elected sergeant at arms. Henry D Coolidge of Concord and James W Kimball of Swampscott are re elected clerks of the Senate and House. Chaplains Rev BE A Horton and Rev Daniel W Waldron are re elected.
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Henry G. Wells
Haverhill
Senate
Channing Cox
Boston
House
Thomas F. Pedrick
Lynn
Henry D. Coolidge
Concord
James W. Kimball
Swampscott
BE. A. Horton
Daniel W. Waldron
Martial Law For Pacifists In Transit To The Hague
The Ford peace party plans a high speed train from Copenhagen to The Hague with martial law at the German frontier. At Hamburg the group will be searched and baggage inspected while official records are shipped by water to Holland. The party is expected to reach The Hague late Saturday.
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Copenhagen
London
Ford Peace Party
Germany
Hague
Kiel Canal
Hamburg
Holland
New Game by Pickpockets on Lynn Street Car
Harry Millett was robbed of 188 dollars on a Myrtle street car by pickpockets who triggered a distraction in the crowded front vestibule. Millett, in the front with others, chased a suspect who fled as another passenger cried robbery. Millett later found his bank money missing and reported the incident with a vague description.
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Harry Millett
Franklin Street
Lynn
Myrtle Street
Millett
Kanawha Steamer Sinks After Pier Strike on Ohio River
The Kanawha steamer, owned by Kanawha Packet Co, hit a pier at Dam No. 19 nine miles south of Parkersburg and sank in 30 feet of water. It had 36 passengers and 45 crew. Captain Berry said all were saved, with rescuers taking some to Meldahl and others ashore, delaying a full passenger list.
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W. Va
Kanawha
Kanawha Packet Company
Dam No. 19
Here
Ohio River
Berry
Meldahl’s
Ohio
East Boston Toll Gates Defied in Tunnel Riot
More than 1500 East Boston residents gathered at Maverick Church to oppose the one cent toll for the East Boston tunnel. Earlier, over 500 supporters burst Devnhshire Street Station gates, entered the tunnel and refused to pay, prompting police to respond to the riot.
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East Boston
Maverick Congregational Church
Devonshire Street
Contested Mass Meeting Ends After Vote Declared
The church mass meeting featured heated clashes among politics figures including Rep Thomas Giblin City Councilman Henry Hagan ex Rep Thomas A Niland Street Commissioner Frank A Goodwin and former Rep William Doyle who hissed while praising Mayor Curley as Rev Paul Beecher Blanchard ended the event by demanding a vote.
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Paul Beecher Blanchard
Thomas Giblin
Henry Hagan
Thomas A. Niland
Frank A. Goodwin
William Doyle
Curley
Boston & Albany Imposes Coal Embargo Against NYNH Hartford Routes
The Boston & Albany railroad yesterday embargoed all anthracite and bituminous coal bound for points on the New York New Haven Hartford line. This supplements an earlier embargo amid freight buildup from the West routed via Boston to the NYNH Hartford network.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston & Albany
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Peaslee Confesses to Murder and Blackhand Note
Morrison H. Peaslee testified for six hours admitting he murdered his father and wrote a blackhand note to misdirect blame. He said he crafted the confession and letter under pressure from Private Detective Albert R. McDonald and feared Massachusetts electrocution for a fake Worcester murder or NH imprisonment for the real crime.
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Concord
N. H
Morrison H. Peaslee
Peaslee
Albert R. McDonald
Massachusetts
Worcester
New Hampshire
Son of Slain Toymaker Faces Prolonged Testimony
The son of the murdered toy designer has testified for nearly eight hours across today and Tuesday. Prosecutors and defense lawyers plan to continue direct and cross examination for about eight more hours to complete their work.
Dernburg Addresses German American Ties At Lyceum Club
Berlin via London Jan 5 Dr Bernhard Dernburg former colonies secretary spoke at the Lyceum Club for Women on the delicate German American relationship He warned Germany must not overrate wealth pursuit in America and noted Americans view themselves as a colony of England temporarily astray He cited Puritan sentiment and anti militarist currents as contributing factors.
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Berlin
London
Bernhard Dernburg
United States
Lyceum Club For
Germany
America
England
Senators Clash Over Wilson Policy Amid War Debate
In Washington on January 5 the Senate opened a heated session over neutrality, wartime exports, and American travel on belligerent ships. Republicans and Democrats split along party lines, with both defending and criticizing the Wilson administration.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Senate
Senators Clash Over Belligerent Ship Passage and Arms Embargo
Senators Jones Works Lodge O Gorman Hitchcock and others debate neutral conduct and the wartime arms embargo. The discussion centers on American citizens sailing on belligerent ships and the impact of promoting or delaying arms sales amid the crisis. The Senate repart discusses risks to neutrality and connections to Germany and Britain.
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Washington
Works
California
United States
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
O’gorman
New York
Hitchcock
Nebraska
O'Gorman
Senate
McNeely
Persia
Skinner
London
Aden
Arizcan
Twelfth Day Anniversaries and Historic Milestones
On this day the first telegraph instrument was completed in 1888 by Henry F E Dixey. Actor Henry Dixey, born in 1859, is noted. Also marked is the one year anniversary of a Russian strike destroying a Turkish army corps at Sarykamysh.
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Henry FE. Dixey
Sarykamysh
Forecast for New England Rain and Cold Wave
Washington reports a New England forecast predicting rain on Thursday, followed by much colder temperatures at night. Friday is expected to be fair with continued cold conditions.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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