Emmet Club speaker condemns Boston & Maine leased lines
Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald told Somerville's Emmet Club yesterday that Boston & Maine leased lines demand a pound of flesh while the main system nears bankruptcy. He urged President Elliott of the New Haven to push leased line officials to share in easing the railroad's burdens.
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Emmet Club
Somerville
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston & Maine Railroad
Elliott
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Faces Public Service Commission Over Rates
Editorial attacks Boston & Maine officials for seeking passenger and freight rate increases that would burden communities along the line while insiders gain up to 30 percent dividends from leased lines. The piece cites New York–control, bankruptcy risk for New England railways, and the sprawl of riverfront and downtown real estate held by a powerful local group.
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Boston & Maine
Public Service Commission
New England
Boston
New York
Wolverton Eyes Interleague Post Amid PCL Sacramento Tug
From the East, word suggests Harry Wolverton could manage in the International League next season, a move that signals his waning faith in pressuring the Pacific Coast League to return the Sacramento franchise to him.
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Harry Wolverton
Wolverton
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento
Hermit of Dungarven Hill Dies in Fremont Fire
Worcester January 10 Albert N. Davis of Norfolk Street relates the life tragedy of George D Hayes known as the hermit of Dungarven Hill His 30 years of devotion to the memory of the woman he was to wed ended with his death in the blaze that destroyed his shack last Tuesday
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Worcester
Albert N. Davis
Norfolk Street
George D. Hayes
Dungarven Hill
Mysterious recluse hid a bride and a hidden estate
George D. Hayes of Lowell led a secluded life after his fiancée died on their wedding day. He later moved with his mother to Worcester and, after her death, lived as a hermit in a hut and cave while preserving a $100,000 estate.
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George D. Hayes
Lowell
Hayes
Dungarven Hill
Worcester
Waterbury Franchise Still Hopes for Finn Takeover
The Eastern Association hopes Mike Finn will take over the Waterbury franchise abandoned by the Cleveland owners, but reports from Tuttle Rock indicate Finn is not inclined to invest in a ball club at this time.
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Eastern Association
Mike Finn
Waterbury
Cleveland
Tuttle Rock
Finn
Bay Favored For Galesburg Manager Job Next Year
Harry Bay former Cleveland speed merchant and Madison manager in Wisconsin Illinois league visited Galesburg to discuss managing the town’s potential Central Association franchise in the coming season. He is reported as the favorite for the position.
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Harry Bay
Cleveland Speed
Madison
Galesburg
Burglary Suspect Found With Hidden Jewelry at Malden YMCA
An 18 year old former YMCA resident is arrested on breaking and entering and larceny charges after a hidden jewelry box was found under a bed at the Malden YMCA. Items identified include two watches three rings and an amethyst pearl necklace from Halsie Abbeys home. Police also seize an overcoat from a Benoit McShane store theft. Jewelry bears various initials and marks aiding identification.
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Malden Y. M. C. A
George L. de Quoy
Malden Y
George B. Greenleaf
Malden
Clothing Company
Abbey
Greenleaf
Benoit-McShane
Boston
F. B
Mrs. Nick Longworth Struck By Mumps in New York
Mrs Nicholas Longworth former Alice Roosevelt hospitalized at 677 Fifth Avenue with a severe mumps attack. Vanderbilts’ home quarantined. Dr Austin Flint Jr attended. Children moved to 6098 Fifth Avenue as Mrs Vanderbilt postpones Florida trip.
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New York
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Unclear Textile Prices and Discounts Noted
Fragmentary ad lists discounted bedding items with various sizes and price changes. Mentions sheets 90x108 and 72x108, blankets for single and double beds, and late price drops from several dollars to lower amounts. Data is partially obscured and inconsistent.
Clearance Sale of Mixed Fabrics and Voiles in Remnants
Continuation of the clearance sale featuring 27 inch Mercerized Poplin and silk striped fabrics, 27 inch Bedford Suitings in multiple colors, 46 inch Zephyrs, 32 inch Scotch Ginghams, 38 inch Printed Borders, 27 inch printed ratines, and 4Q inch English White Crepe. All remnants are marked down regardless of cost.
Raid Brews 60 Gallons of liquor Seized at Lannon House
Stoneham police raid a Cedar street property owned by Sylvester and Mary Lannon uncovering a rumored headquarters for local kitchen barrooms. Three sugar barrels held 391 half pint bottles and 210 pint bottles of whiskey plus a large dry goods box of other liquors. Lannon couple absent, foreman sought.
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Stoneham
Sylvester
Mary Lannon
Cedar Street
Wakefield
Reading
East Woburn
Woburn
Lannon
Packed House for Kreisler as Symphony Hall Sells Out
Fritz Kreisler again drew a full capacity crowd at Symphony Hall on Sunday afternoon with a program of Vivaldi Corelli Beethoven Bach and Dvorak. The violinist’s popularity remains unmatched and a third concert is scheduled for Sunday the 24th at 3 PM.
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Fritz Kreisler
Symphony Hall
Kreisler
Vivaldi
Corelli
Beethoven
Bach
Dvorak
Converts Crush Way to Sunday
Philadelphia crowds poured into the Billy Sunday tabernacle on Sunday noon and night as 660 and 640 people publicly announced their faith and shook hands with the evangelist in a fervent citywide revival. The atmosphere mixed fervor with allegation as critics warned of moral danger while supporters hailed the spiritual turnaround.
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Philadelphia
Billy” Sunday Tabernacle
Evangelist
Tabernacle
Belching Pastor Brands Ministers in Fiery Tabernacle Outburst
A preacher erupts at ministers in a front row tabernacle scene, denouncing religious factions and shouting about revival with explosive rhetoric. He invokes historical battles and biblical triumphs, culminating in a deafening hallelujah as a storm of emotion breaks.
Jesse Pomeroy’s Mother Dead at 78 in Weymouth
The mother of Jesse Pomeroy died at 78 at her granddaughter’s home in North Weymouth after a long stretch of illness and prior visits to her son in prison. Quarantine restrictions were set by the Board of Health for the family and funeral arrangements discussed, with options for private or public services under safety measures.
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Pomeroy
Wallace Glidden
Pearl Street
North Weymouth
Worcester
Millionaire sued for $15000 doctor's bill case linked to social secrets
Boston detectives pursue a sensational suit implicating Miss Natalie Pearson and financier James Hammond Dunn in a web spanning New York London and Berkshire estates. Dr Sandfort claims $15000 for services from late 1911 to early 1912 with an $25000 attachment on Berkshire property as Pearson eludes service at Great Barrington and Hotel Belmont in New York.
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Globe
Natalie
Nicholson
London
London Times
James Hammond Dunn
Dunn, Fisher & Company
Threadneedle Street
Bishopgate Road
B. C
Paris
Barcelona
Pr. Sandfort
Robb
Pearson
Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
Belmont
New York
Natalie Pearson
Mabel Ward
Lowell
Self immolation attempt shocks Back Bay station inmates
Cornelius Teehan, 17, of 110 Castle Street, South End, set himself on fire in a Back Bay station cell about 8:25 last night. Guards dragged him out, he was taken to the surgery then to City Prison and placed in a padded cell.
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Cornelius Teehan
Castle Street
South End
Teehan
City
Prisoner sets self ablaze in cell after reading papers
Sergeant Murphy heard shouts as Teehan in a cell set a paper roll alight using a gas jet. Engine 33 extinguished the blaze with Teehan overcome by smoke. Teehan was jailed on a larceny charge, with another arrest tied to the same case.
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Engine 33
Teehan
Huntington Avenue
Boston & Albany Railroad
Elizabeth R. McGaughley
Cortes Street
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