Boston Police Relief Association Ball Draws 12000 at Mechanics Hall
More than 12 thousand members and friends of the Boston Police Relief Association gathered at Mechanics Hall for a gala ball praised as the event’s finest. The night featured superb costumes, national flags, and vibrant bunting, with Chief Marshal James E. O'Brien and Sergeant Lovell cited for flawless organization.
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Boston Police Department
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston Police Relief Association
Curtis
Clark
Adams
Pierce
Death of Arnold prompts homicide inquiry in White Woods
George W. Arnold, 17, died in suspicious circumstances while felling trees with his father John Arnold in the White Woods Hudson. Medical examiner Hoyt of Marlboro will examine the body tomorrow. The father testified a limb caused the fatal head wound, but neighbors describe a tense home life and prior abuse rumors, as Mrs. Arnold suffers.
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Hudson
George W. W. Arnold
White Woods
Hoyt
Marlboro
John Arnold
Wwe
George
Arnold
Gospel Hill
Widow sues Boston businessman over stock losses in Supreme Court
Mrs. Barbara Ballou, widow of Murray Ballou, sues Clarence H. Willey in a Boston Supreme Court case seeking $13,000 plus, claiming losses on margin trades with Morton & Co. Ballou ran into trouble after Willey closed a women’s brokerage operation, with an auditor confirming a net loss and the defense arguing Ballou was a partner. Ballou has since focused on society life while Willey remains a noted local businessman.
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Boston
Supreme Court
Barbara Ballou
Murray Ballon
Boston Stock Exchange
Clarence H. Willey
R. W. Willey, Hay and Grain
Beverly Street
Beverly Street. Mrs. Ballou
Willey
Teamsters Ready to Strike Ties Rise in Boston Labor Dispute
The master teamsters plan a possible strike after wage demands and a Friday Saturday deadline. Allied Freight Transportation Council support could mobilize over 16 000 workers if talks fail. A decision at the Hotel Essex will be reported to the State Board of Arbitration tomorrow noon.
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Master Teamsters
Hotel
Essex
Allied Freight Transportation Council
Oscar Cox
Freight Transportation Council
Boston
Cox
Hartwell
Johnson & Co
Merritt Express Company
Abbott & Fernald
Carter, Rice & Co
Feastern Salt Company
J. N. Muldoon
J. W. Mahoney
Denniexpress Company
J. H. Tyner & Sons
Joselyn & Co
Boston and Haverhill Despatch Company
Teamsters
State Board of Arbitration
Unsettled Weather Forecast For Thursday And Friday
The forecast calls for cloudy unsettled conditions on Thursday with possible light rain in parts, followed by cloudy to generally fair weather on Friday. Winds will be light and variable then brisk to fresh from the north or northwest, diminishing by Friday. In New England and Eastern New York, snow or rain is expected Thursday morning with improving conditions Friday.
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Washington
Jan
New England
New York
Democrats pick Gorman and Vandiver for statewide posts
Annapolis reports Hon. Arthur P. Gorman chosen unanimously as United States Senator and Murray Vandiver named Democratic State treasurer at the party caucus held tonight in Maryland.
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Annapolis
Arthur P. Gorman
Murray Vandiver
Democratic State Central Committee
United States
Gorman
Maine Democrats Dine in Auburn on Jackson Day
The Maine Democratic Club held two gatherings in Auburn with about 400 party leaders at the banquet. Mayor Wilson presided, and speakers included Edward M. Shepard of New York, Josiah Quincy of Boston, with remarks from Lindley Staples of Knox County Cyrus Davis of Waterville William Tripp of Wells Peter Keegan of Van Buren Joel Bean Jr. of Auburn and Edith May Miller of Camden.
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Auburn
Maine Democratic Club
Jackson
Maine
Wilson
Edward M. Shepard
New York City
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Lindley M. Staples
Knox County
Cyrus W. Davis
Waterville
William M. Tripp
Wells
Peter C. Keegan
van Buren
Joel Bean, Jr
Edith May Miller
Miller
Camden
Six Hurt As B&O Train Collision Wrecks Two Engines
A rear end collision on the Monon gahela division near Shinnstown in Fairmont West Virginia injured six people and wrecked two engines and a mail and baggage car.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monongahela
Baltimore & Ohio
Shinnstown
Deadly New York Central tunnel wreck kills fifteen
A rear end collision in the New York Central tunnel at Fifty-fourth Street and Park Avenue left fifteen dead and about thirty wounded. Engineer John Wische of the White Plains local is jailed without bail on homicide charges amid investigations by the district attorney and railroad commissioner. The crash, Long Island City to New Rochelle bound, occurred as smoke and steam filled the two mile tunnel, with a long list of victims and numerous injuries.
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Park Avenue
New York
New York Central Railroad
John Wische
White Plains
Fifty-fifth Street
Grand Central Station
New York Central
Flynn
Fyler
Wische
Fyle
Tombs
Presbyterian Hospital
J. FE. Haviland
Portchester
N. Y
Ee. W. Munzinger
Hawthorne
Conn
Wells. McMaster
Sound Beach
Yessie Woods
New Rochelle
Arthur Whitely
J. H. McKenna
Riverside
F. P. Rice
Colonial Place
Eva Ferris
Cos Cole
S. I. Coudrey
Bert A. Stewart
Louis Loew, Jr
E. Herold
William Brown
William A. Sawyer
North Main Street
Robert A. Steward
Rochelle Park
New York Hospital
Alexander Hume
Larchmont
Fifth Avenue
Alfred B. Hubbell
George Weller
C. Warner
S. Slutz
J. H. H. Wheeler
Weicker
Wopcke
Norwalk
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Harlem
Rescue Effort After Disaster Leaps Into Action
Wreckage triggered cries of survivors as rescue work began within minutes. Police, fire, ambulances, and surgeons converged with volunteers and clergy. Fire department chaplains aided victims amid collapsed engine boiler and tunnel debris. Continued on Page 8.
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Manhattan
William Smith
Fire Department
Walkley
William Clarke
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A. FE. Howard
Frank Washburn
William Leys
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Walton
Everett Coffin
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Albert W. Adams
George J. Carter
George P. Wisher
East Portchester
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Minnie J. Rice
Sadie Scott
Richard Mollineux
Peter A. Murphy
Winfield Schultz
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Henry Keene
Siegel, Cooper Company
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Willian Brooks
Roosevelt Hospital
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