Supreme Court backs ICC in rail cargo rate rulings
The Supreme Court upheld federal supremacy in railroad rate decisions, confirming ICC authority over interstate shipments, settlement of disputes on lumber rates from the Pacific coast to major hubs, and limiting state power in rate setting. It also ruled railroad dividends cannot determine reasonableness of rates, emphasizing conditions and federal law.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
Federal District Court of
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Montana
St. Paul
Omaha
Chicago
Richeson Insanity Defense Rejected by Jury
Attorney Lee says no jury would deem Richeson insane from appearance and no insanity commission would declare him irresponsibile legally. Richeson, in Charles Street jail, collapses in serious condition amid concerns of mental breakdown after the court ordeal. The judge orders Richeson to be executed by electric chair in Suffolk County, Boston, on the 19th day of May, with confinement until then and a mercy prayer for his soul.
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Richeson
Lee
Post
Richegon
Charles Street
Criminal Court
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Boston
Suffolk
Richeson Convicted of First Degree Murder in Courtroom Drama
In a tense session at the county courthouse Clarence V. T. Richeson pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree after a brief confession read by the District Attorney. Judge Sanderson sentenced him to death as the court reconfirmed the premeditated nature of the crime. A church move to remove his Reverend title followed the case.
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Morse
Lee
Pelletier
Thomas Lavellen
Timothy Laary
Sanderson
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Richeson
Manning
Ign
Commonwealth
Clerk
Riche- Son
Dideilver
Immanuel Baptist Church of
Cambridge
Baptist Church
Ecclesiastical Council
Cascarets Cure Indigestion and Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for sour stomach sour belching and indigestion claiming immediate stomach cleansing regulation and removal of fermenting food and bile. It promises relief by morning with a 10 cent box and notes children also need gentle cleansing.
Ecclesiastical Council Likely to Exclude Church Minister
The Ecclesiastical Council may act on a matter likely to exclude a minister from church membership. It notes three Baptist paths to cease ministry death exclusion or Ecclesiastical Council action, with death deemed unlikely and the aim to have the title removed before legal steps.
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Ecclesiastical Council
Confession by Pastor Richeson Relieves Public Case
The Watchman notes Richeson’s confession of causing Avis Linnell’s death may settle the case if the court accepts it. The piece traces the tragedy’s impact on families, the church, and a minister’s fall from grace, while urging mercy and judgment by God. It cites the bereaved, Sheriff Seavey’s decline, and counsel William Morse amid ongoing misery and doubt.
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Watchman
Avis Linnell
C. W. T. Richeson
Sheriff Seavey
William A. Morse
Richeson
Richeson Engagement Denial From Newton Theological Institution
President Harr states Richeson graduated two years ago last June and pursued studies under faculty direction. He says the institution was never asked by Emmanuel Church Cambridge Hyannis Church or any person to investigate engagement to Miss Linnell and calls such claims absolutely false.
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Newton Theological Institution
Harr
Richeson
Immanuel Church
Cambridge
Hyannis Church
Linnell
Game preserve urged in Massachusetts circular letter
Salem D. Charles, president of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association, proposes leasing or buying 5000 acres for a game preserve. He plans to draft a bill for the Legislature to authorize real estate acquisition. He envisions a sanctuary to propagate song and insectivorous birds and game birds, seeking a permanent fund of $20,000.
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Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
Salem D. Charles
Charles
Harvard Bars Halls to Uninvited Women
Harvard College governing board votes unanimously that no hall shall be opened to women for lecturing unless invited by the corporation. The move sets a definite policy to prevent recurrence of the Pankhurst episode and limits speaker access to invited women only.
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Harvard
Corporation of
Harvard College
University
Pankhurst
Australian Mack held in $15 000 bail on bank theft case
John McNamara known as Australian Mack was arrested in New York charged with robbery linked to the Bank of Montreal dynamiting at New Westminster B C and the theft of 375000. He was held in $15 000 bail for examination in Police Court Thursday and remanded to the Tombs in default of bail.
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New York
John McNamara
Mack
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
B. C
Courageous Terry Torpedo Boat Describes Storm Surrender
Norfolk dispatch reports torpedo boat destroyer Terry limped into port after 48 hours battling hurricane winds near Cape Sable off Nova Scotia. All life boats lost, decks washed, crew of 82 lived on canned goods as steering gear failed. Commander John C. Fremont kept the ship afloat and steered toward Hampton Roads.
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Norfolk
Terry
New York
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
John C. Fremont
Fremont
South Carolina
Hampton Roads
Prairie
Fair of All Nations in Horticultural Hall
The Fair of All Nations at Horticultural Hall runs January 8 to 12 in aid of the Home for Destitute Jewish Children. Featuring booths, flags, and costumes from Spain, Germany, Holland, America, England, Italy, Egypt and Japan, it showcases a colorful exhibition organized by Jewish women of Greater Boston.
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Horticultural Hall
Greater
Boston
Spain
Germany
Holland
America
England
Italy
Egypt
Japan
Louis Rosenberg
A. Hailparn
Women’s Scholarship Society
Jennie Marks
Society of Sisters Vecar Choulim
H. Cohen
Adath Jeshurun
A. Rose
Jewish Children’s Aid Society
M. Fox
Noemi Logge
M. Levin
Roxbury Ladies’ Aid
E. R. Prager
Candy Table
Henry Penn
L. White
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Hewson
Lee Kees
Philip Dunbar
Clarence V
T. Richeson
California
Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern Line
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Union Moll
S. A. Hutchison
Fair OF All Nations
Posner
Cooper
Adler
BATH
Nix
He Is
Fun Maker
Percy
Men’s Store
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