Directors 10 Be Tried Again
Washington date January 13 Five former New Haven railroad directors named William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Ledyard Edward Robbins Charles Brooker and Charles M Pratt were ordered to stand a retrial on charges of conspiring to violate the Sherman anti trust act. The cases against George Baker Theodore Vail T deWitt Cuyler Francis Maxwell Edward Milligan and Alexander Cochrane were to be dismissed with new trials granted separately. No new indictments were needed and a start date was left undecided pending government plans.
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Washington
New Haven Railroad
Gregory
William Rockefeller
Lewis Cass
Ledyard
Edward M. Robbins
Charles F. Brooker
Charles M. Pratt
Mr. Gregory
George F. Baker
Theodore N. Vail
T. deWitt Cuyler
Francis T. Maxwell
Edward Milligan
Alexander Cochrane
Concord Deploys New Police Boxes After Delay
Concord used eight new police patrol boxes for the first time last evening after a month delay caused by failed electrical power. The system includes four boxes in the town center and four at the junction, with total installation cost of 2200 dollars.
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Concord
George Sheffield Dies in New York Bankers Founder's Kin
George Sheffield of Sheffield & McCullough bankers and brokers died in New York City. He was son of St John Sheffield Yale rowing authority and grandson of Joseph Warle Sheffield who built the New York to New Haven railroad line and founded Yale's Sheffield Scientific School.
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New York
George Sheffield
Sheffield & McCullough
Bankers
Sheffield
St. John Sheffield
Yale Rowing Authority
Joseph Warle Sheffield
New Haven
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Crimson Initiates Serenade Yale Editors at Harvard
Five candidates for Crimson editorship were presented at Harvard in a morning event. Archie Roosevelt walked in as part of the ritual, while W. Joseph Littlefield was awakened and paraded to the yard in pajamas. The initiates include D. W. Rich, J. O. Magie, C. P. Vogel, G. B. Blaine, and W. Richmond.
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Archie Roosevelt
Harvard Crimson
W. Joseph Littlefield
Harvard
College Yard
Crimson
D. W. Rich
New York
J. O. Magie
Winnetka, Tl
C. P. Vogel
Milwaukee
Wis
G. B. Blaine
Taunton
W. Richmond
Providence
R. I
Alumni Hear Mgr Splaine Address Roxbury School Alumni
The Right Rev. Mar. M. J. Splaine addressed about 700 St. Joseph School Alumni in the Roxbury parish hall. The event opened the year with a report on the first annual reunion, followed by an entertainment and dancing. Graduates performed instrumental and vocal solos and students showcased dances and a club swinging act.
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Mar. M. J. Splaine
St. Joseph's Church
Roxbury
St. Joseph School Alumni Association
Thomas M. Green
Mer. Splaine
Katherine McCormack
Mary
John Goslick
Prince Philippe de Bourbon Marries Princess Marie Louise in Paris
In Neuilly a private ceremony unites Prince Philippe Marie Alphonse de Bourbon of the Two Sicilies with Princess Marie Louise of Orleans. Witnesses include King Alfonso of Spain and King Albert of Belgium. the couple’s birth dates are December 10, 1886 and December 31, 1896.
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Paris
Philippe Marie Alphonse de Bourbon
the Two Sicilies
Count de Caserta
Marie Louise of Orleans
Duke de Vendome
Neuilly
Duke de Orleans
Duke de Guise
Albert
Guillaume
France
Alfonso
Spain
Don Carlos de Bourbon
Prince Janvier de Bourbon
Count de la Tour En Voivre
Cannes
Neuilly Sur Seine
Last survivor of Franklin search ship dies at 88 in Eastport
Eastport Maine January 13 Captain William Grant age 88 dies here. He was believed to be the last survivor of the British whaling ship Abram which sailed in 1849 seeking Sir John Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition. He retired to a small farm near Eastport.
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Eastport
Wiliam Grant
John Franklin
Pro Germans at Harvard Defend Pro German Professors
Harvard Crimson editorial argues against dismissing professors with pro German sympathies during the war. It defends university independence from capitalist pressure and asserts Harvard can tolerate extremist lecturers while criticizing scarcity of revolutionary ideas in economics.
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Harvard
Harvard Crimson
Seyffert Exhibition At St Botolph Club
Leopold Seyffert's paintings at the St Botolph Club drew comparisons to Sorolla from visitors yesterday. Critics praised a bold outlining technique that makes figures stand out like bas reliefs and highlighted a striking old peasant woman titled Tired Out as the room's standout work.
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Leopold Seyffert
St. Botolph Club
Sorolla
Greece protests Corfu occupation sparks in Athens
The Greek government protests the entente powers occupation of Corfu. Athens expects arrests of Austrian and German consuls to follow. British and French ships land in Albania delivering food for 150000 Serbs.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Corfu
Albania
To Prevent the Grip Cords Cure Mentioned by Brand
Advertisement notes claim Bromo Quinine removes the grip and attributes the cure to a known brand. It mentions a box price of 25 cents and carries the signature of B W Grove.
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B. W. Grove
Harvard Lab Reaches 3500 Mile Wireless Light Copy
Professor George W. Pierce reports at Technology that Harvard’s Craft Memorial laboratory achieved error free wireless message reception from Germany over 3500 miles. A tape machine at the lab can pick up signals from major wireless stations and copied Germany for three hours without a mistake.
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Germany
Craft Memorial Laboratory
Harvard
George W. Pierce
Technology
Harvard Craft Laboratory Powers Long Distance Wireless Tests
The Harvard Craft laboratory conducts long distance wireless experiments with power rivaling major US stations. Two 100 foot steel arms rise from the electrical building as German energy about 8540 miles away is captured using a trigger attached to a high powered receiver.
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Craft Laboratory
Harvard
United States
Gront
Germany
Harvard Laboratory
Pierce
Officers' Club Donates to Fire Families Relief Fund
The Boston Fire Department Officers' Club gave 250 dollars to the Box 52 Association fund aiding families of Firemen Willett and Walsh killed in a West End fire. The fund total surpassed 6000 dollars with other gifts from Olympia Theatre Co and Loew's Boston Theatres plus numerous small donations noted by the committee.
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Boston Fire Department
Box 52 Association
Willett and Walsh
West End
John N. Nally
Patrick O’hearn
Hibernia Bank
R. C. Freeman
J. A. Connors
Grace
Ccc
Cece Ape
John Donahue
Mgubole
C-Cdassiness and
Orne
Olympia Theatre Co
Bee
Tcoaeee Sree
Boston Publishing Co
Ea Aie
Officers’ Club
Joan N. Nally
Treas
Frazier Il
O’leary
Matkinew Watchie
Otis
Vidas
Loew's
Boston Theatres
S.csip
Election Inquiry Discontinued in Chelsea Race
Judges Fox Jenney and McLaughlin ended the Superior Court probe into Rep Joseph M Levenson of the fifth district Chelsea after Lawrence F Quigley Democrat who lost the race requested the discontinuance Quigley had alleged Levenson spent over 100 on election expenses and sought an investigation
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Fox, Jenney
McLaughlin
Joseph M. Levenson
Chelsea
Lawrence F. Quigley
Levenson
Quigley
MIT Plans Sale Of Cambridge Lands And Buildings
MIT announced the sale of its Trinity place Clarendon street and Stanhope street properties as it moves principal laboratories and lecture rooms to its Cambridge campus. Buildings to be sold include engineering A B C Henry St Pierce Union Grundmann and Lowell. Rogers and Walker on Boylston will be kept for lectures and labs.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trinity Place
Clarendon Street
Stanhope Street
Henry St. Pierce
Union
Grundmann Studios
Lowell
Rogers
Walker
Boylston Street
Institute
Richard C. Maclaurin
Penn Classes Move To Abolish Class Fights After Tragedy
On January 13 the senior junior and freshman classes at the University of Pennsylvania passed resolutions calling for the end of all class fights following yesterday’s bowl fight that led to a first year student’s death. The sophomore class supported the move, and Provost Edgar F. Smith announced that bowl fights and class rushes would be abolished, hoping students will regulate themselves.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Edgar F. Smith
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