Commission Report Urges Improved Boston Albany Service
Railroad commissioners fault Boston & Albany line under New York Central lease for curb to mouth service and poor passenger and freight delivery. They cite weather, coal shortages and high business volume, urge liberal management and costly upgrades to tracks, terminals, and trains instead of lease termination.
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Boston & Albany
New York Central
Post
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Boston & Albany Division
East
Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
Massachusetts
Duke and Consuelo Sign Legal Deed of Separation
London reports the Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo have signed a legal separation deed after an acrimonious marriage. The duchess gains custody of four children with visitation rights for the duke. The settlement reportedly upholds the duchess’s stance with conditions unpublicized, and casts the American plaintiff in a favorable light.
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Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo
London
Jan
Judge Bragg Refuses to Explain Sunday Law Summons Policy
Charlestown Municipal Court Judge Henry W. Bragg, citing personal reasons, refused for two weeks to issue summonses for alleged Sunday law violations. About 15 patrolmen appeared Monday seeking summonses, all denied as Bragg adheres to his ongoing policy from the prior week.
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Henry W. Bragg
Charlestown
Bragg
Harvard Professor Sued for Breach of Promise
Professor Marcou faced a breach of promise suit and went into seclusion at Riverbank court Cambridge. He refused to discuss his relationship with the plaintiff, and disappeared after the case became public. The Marcou family long occupied 42 Garden Street Cambridge and Hull's O'Reilly cottage, with deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Marcou occurring years apart.
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Riverbank Court
Cambridge
Marcou
Manley
Professor Marcou
Garden Street
John Boyle O’reilly
Hull
Professor Marcou A French Scholar at Harvard
Born in Silanes France 59 years ago Philippe Marcou pursued European study then Harvard earning a 76 French honors A M in 1879 and a Ph D in 1888 He became a Harvard tutor and later assistant professor of Romance languages author of Contes et Legends and French short novels He remains unmarried and devoted to study in Gore Hall library.
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Phillipe Marcou
Silanes
France
Europe
Harvard
Germany
Berlin University
Marcou
Paris
A. Brun
Gore Hall
Harvard Star Hanley Named Young K of C Chancellor
William A. Hanley, Harvard 07, elected chancellor of Mt. Vernon Council K of C. At 19 he becomes the youngest office holder in Massachusetts councils. Hanley, a Harvard football fullback, rises to a prominent local position.
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WM. Hanley
MT. Vernon Council, K. OF C
William A. Hanley
Harvard
Mt. Vernon
K. of C
Massachusetts
Hanley
Mt. Vernon Council
Track star wins high honor at local meet
A ball team athlete and track team member earned a top honor as the son of Peter Han ley, guardian of the courthouse, steps into the spotlight.
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Peter Hanley
Hints of Poison in Deaths of the Fernalds
Christmas events reveal the Fernald family sickened around Elmer Fernald who died from inhaling flames after a kerosene incident in Everett. Mrs Fernald and the elder Fernald perished soon after, with Bright's disease listed as the final cause for Mrs Fernald. The will left everything to Miss McLeod, the nurse. A local druggist noted prior care and gifts from the elder Fernald to Elmer and others before his death.
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Fernald
Mrs. Fernald
Miss McLeod
Elmer
Richard Morris
Bright
Everett
Post
New Hampshire
Tragic River Drowning Claims 10 Year Old in Orono
In Orono Missouri on January 8 10 year old John Baker son of mill employee John F Baker drowned after falling through ice on the Penobscot River. The body has not been recovered.
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Orono, Mo
John Baker
John F. Baker
Penobscot
Parishioners Seek Bishop's Reversal of Pastor Transfer
In Vergennes Vermont 21 members of St Peter s Roman Catholic Church visited Bishop John B Michaud of Burlington to urge revocation of his order transferring Rev Joseph Turcotte the parish s new pastor to Graniteville He has served here only two weeks.
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Vergennes
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
John B. Michaud
Burlington
Joseph Turcotte
Graniteville
Father Turcotte
Dartmouth Student Leon S S Cole Dies After Diphtheria
Hanover New Hampshire January 8Leon S S Cole a prominent junior at Dartmouth College died today after a three day illness from diphtheria His home is Warner New Hampshire The death closes a brief illness and campus mourns the loss of a young scholar
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Hanover
N. H
Leon S&s. Cole
Warner, N. H
Dartmouth College
Polish girl operative sparks strike at Royal Weaving silk mill
In Central Falls Rhode Island January a strike of 50 girls broke out in the warping department of the Royal Weaving Company silk mill. The plant employs about 800 hands and prolonged strife among the female workers risks a shutdown of the entire factory.
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Central Falls
R. I
Jan
Royal Weaving Company
Connecticut Labor Federation Opens 22nd Convention
The Connecticut Federation of Labor begins its 22nd annual convention in Hartford with about 180 delegates. A key topic is whether the American Federation of Labor should enter politics as an organization.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
New Hampshire Legislature Advances Entomology and Liability Measures
In Concord on January 8 bills seek gypsy moth suppression and a State entomologist, an employer's liability act, and damages from deer to crops. Edward N. Pearson and S. A. Carter were renominated for Secretary of State and State Treasurer respectively at a Republican caucus.
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Concord
N. H
State House
Edward N. Pearson
S. A. Carter
Admiral Thomas hands over Newport district command
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas today transferred duties as commandant of the second naval district at Newport to Captain John P. Merrill. On January 19, Thomas will haul down his flag and join the Atlantic fleet as division commander.
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Newport
R. I
Charles M. Thomas
Second Naval District
John P. Merrill
Naval War College
Thomas
Fernald Brothers Case Reveals Family and Factory Ties
A court report details the Fernald family's losses and the G W Bent bedstead factory where younger Fernald was praised as a master mechanic. Ada McLeod, sister-in-law to the accused, plans to move and continue nursing while expressing shock at New Hampshire authorities actions and defending her sister against foul play rumors.
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G. W. Bent Bedstead
Fernald
Ada McLeod
Courtland Street
New Hampshire
Miss McLeod
Pugwash
N. S
Boston Faces Immediate Loans for Westminster Chambers Damages
Mayor Fitzgerald says loan measures must pass at once to cover drafts totaling 342 309 84 dollars paid yesterday by the city as damages to the trustees of Westminster Chambers under a court ruling.
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Boston
Westminster Chambers
Fitzgerald
Finigan and Whelson Key Players in Aldermen Chair Race
The city board's deadlock over choosing a chairman centers on Alderman Fred A. Finigan and Alderman Whelton. Finigan is accused of courting Martin Lemansey to win support, while Whelton backs Finigan on all ballots. Republicans hold six seats, leaving no clear path to a chairman without cross-party votes. Alderman Bell leads Republicans with six votes. Baldwin is the strongest Democrat with five.
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Fred A. Finigan
Martin Lemansey
Finigan
Board of Aldermen
John E. Baldwin
Whelton
Fitzgerald
Aldeman Draper
Alderman Cauley
Moran
Alderman Berwin
Stake in Board Chair Sparks Reelect and Deadlock Talk
Aldermen fear a repeat deadlock in selecting board chair as divisions widen with Berwin’s seniority shaping a possible yearlong gavel hold. Democrats split, Republicans and local observers note complex election dynamics and possible extended stalemate.
Brockton Girl Sues for 25000 Damages in Promissory Suit
Miss Louise D. Furlong of Brockton sues Allison E. Coffin of Malden in Middlesex county court for 25000 alleging breach of promise and false representation of being unmarried. Plaintiff seeks jury trial and damages for alleged great injury from reliance on statements.
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Louise D. Furlong
Brockton
Allison E. Coffin
Malden
Middlesex County
East Cambridge
Judge Knowlton Talks to Harvard Men
Justice W. C. Loring of the Supreme Court gave a reception at his home 2 Gloucester street for Harvard scholars of distinction. Chief Justice Knowlton spoke on Harvard scholarship ideals and long term benefits of a high college reputation. Members of Harvard corporation, the board of overseers, and prominent Boston citizens attended.
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W. C. Loring
Supreme Court
Harvard
Gloucester Street
Henry L. Higginson
Knowlton
Harvard Corporation
Board of Overseers
Boston
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