Paulhan Captures A Record Flight Across Los Angeles
Louis Paulhan in a Farman biplane made a record cross country flight in Los Angeles starting from Aviation Field to Baldwin Ranch 23 miles away. He covered about 47 1 2 miles in 1 hour 2 minutes 24 5 seconds with the wind, returning in 33 minutes. He praised the motor’s cool condition and said he could repeat the trip at once.
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Aviation Field
Los Angeles
Louis Paulhan
Farman
Aviation
Baldwin
Santa Anata
Baldwin’s
Three Vessels Collide Off Castle Island In Broad Afternoon
A three vessel collision occurred yesterday at 5 30 PM just below Castle Island involving the Vera a Norwegian fruit steamer of the United Fruit Company the Melrose of New England Gas and Coke and the four master schooner Malcolm Baxter Jr The Vera carrying fruit from Cuba and sugar bound for Norfolk The Baxter inbound with 2800 tons of coal and the Melrose with 7500 tons of coal were involved while passing No 8 buoy
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Vera
New England Gas & Coke Company
Melrose
Malcolm Baxter, Jr
Castle Island
Cuba
United Fruit Company
Norfolk
Baxter
Collision in Narrow Channel Involves Melrose Vera Baxter
In a harbor maneuvering incident the Melrose bumped the Vera causing the Vera to strike the four mast er, then the Baxter lost her rigging and lay across the channel. All vessels drifted, crews aided, and anchors were set as survey crews planned inspections next morning.
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Melrose
Vera
Baxter
Smith Ross
Hamilton A. Mathes
Pierce
Frostad
Rynning
Dave Cunningham
Juno
East
Boston Flats
Boston
Ross
Lord Acheson Visits Boston in Brief Stopover
English noble Lord Acheson stayed two days in Boston and left for New York. Reporters and photographers gathered at the Lenox Hotel after his departure. He traveled with Hon. J Ridgely Carter and his daughter Mildred Carter, who with Mrs. David P. Morgan accompanied him.
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Boston
New York
Renox
Lord Acheson
England
Lenox
J. Ridgely Carter
Roumania
London
Carter
Mildred Carter
David P. Morgan
Marjorie Gould Chooses American Suitor for Drexel Engagement
Miss Marjorie Gould, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould, accepts Anthony J. Drexel Jr. as her fiancé after declining a foreign match. The engagement was announced at a Fifth Avenue entrance event as Drexel Sr. arrived from England. The couple plan a October wedding in New York.
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New York
Marjorie
Gould
George J. Gould
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Goulds
Fifth Avenue
Drexel
Europe
Halle Forsythe
Evelyn Thaw
Miss Forsythe
Tony Drexel
Miss Gould
England
Mr. Drexel
Plaza
John R. Drexel
Alexander van Rensselaer
Malden Seeks Better L Line Service Reform Request
A Board of Aldermen committee was appointed to approach the Railroad Commission. The goal is to obtain improved streetcar service on the Broadway Salem Street and Lebanon Street lines operated by the Boston Elevated Company in Malden.
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Malden
Board of Aldermen
Railroad Commission
Broadway-Salem Street
Lebanon Street
Boston Elevated Company
Taft Considers England Style Executive Talks
President Taft at the White House conference with governors expressed a wish to see the U S system admit heart to heart talks with governors over how legislation is obtained and the right to argue matters publicly. He contemplated how England’s executive authority might function in the United States.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Governors and President Taft tackle party rules in Ohio session
President Taft notes the strains with a Democratic Ohio legislature and the wider friction of executive power. Governor Hughes of New York and ex mayor Seth Low spoke at the afternoon session, Hughes signaling further remarks to continue on page two.
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Harmon
Ohio
Taft
Hughes
New York
Seth Low
New York City
Novelist Richard Harding Davis and Wife Separate for Three Years
New York January 18 The applications of author and playwright Richard Harding Davis and his wife for counsel to arrange terms for a separation reveal they have lived apart for the past three years. The move surprises many, though friends say the plan had been considered privately.
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New York
Richard Harding Davis
Three Years Apart Motive Questioned in Davis Drama
The article discusses conjecture over why three years apart occurred between Mrs. Davis and the playwright. Some say Mrs. Davis, initially excited by his plays, grew wary after his early successes.
10,000 Force Cheaper Meat
Cleveland, O. January 18. On the third day of a meat strike, the packing house controlling local prices announced a one cent a pound cut in pork loins. No live hog price change at the stock yard. The Retail Butchers' Association, meeting to oppose the strike, says meat must rise and offers to assist in a councilmanic price investigation.
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Cleveland
Retail Butchers’ Association
Upset Lamp Dies in Fire at Roxbury Lodging House
William Witham, 28, a restaurant worker and lodger at a three story brick house owned by Margaret Kelley at 74 Bickford Street Roxbury, died after a lamp toppled during a fit igniting a fire discovered at 12:40 AM. Firefighters Brazier Fitzmaurice and Chisholm rescued him but he did not revive.
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William Witham
Bickford Street
Roxbury
Witham
Centre Street
Margaret Kelley
Brazier
Fitzmaurice
Chisholm
Priest promoted in Waltham church transfer
Rev. Father David F. Regan was promoted after 11 years as assistant at St. Mary's Waltham. He moves to St. Patrick's Dudley Street Roxbury, succeeding Rev. William B. Finnegan, who was transferred to the Cathedral parish last week.
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David F. Regan
Timothy Brosnahan
St. Mary’s Church
Waltham
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley Street
Roxbury
William B. Finnegan
Christys Court Case Sees Parents On Stand In Custody Suit
In Zanesville Ohio on January 18 the trial over Natalie Christy seeks possession by Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy of her 10-year-old daughter. F M Christy, Natalie’s grandfather, described spying on Mrs. Christy and chauffeur Edgar Purdy and noted the mother’s fondness for Purdy. A second witness testified to family tensions during a summer visit. A separate court moment involved a Mary Cook claimant linked to the Daniel Russell fortune, with a dramatic accusation in the East Cambridge Probate Court.
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Zanesville
Howard Chandler Christy
Natalie
F. M. Christy
Christy
Edgar Purdy
Purdy
Duncan's Falls
Wife defends liquor indulgence in child custody case
Mrs. Christy, facing a custody dispute, defends drinking, saying a hospitable New York wife may drink. She hints at her Keeley Institute treatment and questions if a mother’s drinking should bar custody, while resuming hearing today.
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Christy
Keeley Institute
White Plains
N. Y
Anti Food Trust League Seeks 200000 Members
Washington January 18 Applications for 200000 membership cards to the anti food trust league have been received after the first board meeting. Various organizations asked for blanks to be distributed to members willing to join the new league.
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Washington
Anti-Food Trust League
League
Boston Forecast Sees Cold Later in Day Then Warmer
Forecast for New England and Boston area calls for fair conditions today with colder late afternoon and night. Thursday brings fair skies and warmer temperatures with moderate to brisk westerly winds. Steamship arrivals to European ports will encounter similar west winds and fair weather toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Grand Banks
Know How Methods Taught at Burdett Business College
Burdett Business College emphasizes practical know how methods for administrative work. Instruction covers arithmetic, bookkeeping, shorthand, and office procedures aimed at preparing students for clerical careers.
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Burdett Business College
Trialstage Mock Jim Rousseau Provokes Laughter in Court
In Melrose a man posing as Jim Rousseau creates a scene during a St. Regis Indian testimony. Judge Lawton dismisses him as the impersonator while Mary Cook and other Indians from the reservation reappear for questioning. Counsel for the claimant objects to an interpreter provided by John Jordan the Indian eyewitness.
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Jim Rousseau
Jim
Melrose
Lawton
Mary Cook
St. Regis
John Jordan
la Franc
Okee
Thomas Proctor
Jordan
Leslie A. Simpson
The
Eclaimant
Burbank Loses Carnegie Gift
Luther Burbank, renowned Santa Rosa horticulturist, has been notified that the Carnegie Institute withdraws the $10,000 annual grant for 10 years effective Jan 1 1910 after five years of payments. The decision cites alleged commercial exploitation and a proposed large corporation partnership.
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San Francisco
Cal
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Carnegie Institute For Scientific Investigation
Burbank
Barre Savings Bank Elects 100-Year-Old Trustee
At its annual meeting Barre Vermont stockholders re elected George Howard to the bank’s board of trustees. He is three months past 100 years old and is believed to be the oldest living bank trustee.
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Barre
The
Barre Savings Bank
George Howard
Howard
Bomk
English Election Results to Date
Early returns show continuing counts across districts with gains for multiple parties. Voters cast ballots in key urban and rural constituencies as tallying proceeds and parties report varying leads in regional seats.
Premier Asquith Sets Home Rule Phase
Premier Asquith said no legislation on home rule would be promised until conclusions were settled with the House of Lords. T. P. O'Connor widened his lead in Scotland division of Liverpool by 500, while H. J. Glanville regained Bermondsey seat for the government. Fourteen London boroughs returned eight Liberals and six Unionists, vs eleven Liberals and three Unionists previously.
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Asquith
House of Lords
T. P. O’connor
Scotland
Liverpool
H. J. Glanville
Bermondsey
Southwark
London
Unionists Lead in London Elections as 44 Seats Contested
London reports show Unionists winning 21 of 44 seats with 12 held by ministers in the last Parliament. Liberals gain in Bermondsey where H J Glanville recaptured the seat from a Unionist byelection. Several losses stem from three cornered races where Labor or Socialist candidates split the government vote.
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London
Bermondsey
Southwark
H. J. Glanville
Unionist gains shift balance in London boroughs
Fourteen London boroughs returned eight Liberals and six Unionists, reversing last Parliament’s Liberal edge. Unionists won Southwark West Mile End and parts of Tower Hamlets, Bow and Bromley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Whitehaven, Boston, Warwick and Leamington, Kidderminster, Coventry, and two Brighton seats. Colonel J. E. B. Seely and R. K. Causton lost key seats, signaling government setback.
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London
Southwark
West Mile End
Tower Hamlets
H. J. W. Lawson
Daily Telegraph
Bow
Bromley
Chelsea
Liverpool
Whitehaven
Boston
Warwick
Leamington
Kidderminster
Coventry
Brighton
J. E. B. Seely
R. K. Causton
Abercromby
Soutwark
West
Colonel Seely
House of Commons
Colonial Office
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Marjorie Gould
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Marcsau
Athony J. Drexel
Greater Boston
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Boylston St
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Medric
Boston Wine & Spirits Co
J. J. Doherty
Dock Sq
Mass
Ivorce
Pfalt $ Beer
Squaw
Dan Russell
Mary “Coon
ArrzhpiTieo
Koss&e Au
Cambridge
Son
East Cambridge Probate Court Room
James Rousseau
Daniel Russell
James D. Rousseau
Messina
A. M
Thompson’s Spa
Carnegie
BANK
Liberal
Laborites
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