Four railroad officials killed in Kinmundy collision
The Illinois State Police coroner of Marion County and the Illinois Central Railway opened a threefold probe into an early Kinmundy crash on the New Orleans express. Four men high in railroading died, four were injured in a private car car attached to train No. 25. Victims include James T. Harahan and Frank O. Melcher. The Panama Limited engine plowed through the private car. Witnesses were questioned and the inquest continued to Friday to hear engine crew testimony.
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Illinois
Marion County
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Kinmundy
Rock Island
Eldridge E. Wright
Memphis
Rock Island Bridge Company
Luke E. Wright
Robert Stuart
C. J. Bert
Limited
Jesse Gilbert
Express
Bert
Gilbert
Stuart
Byron B. Curry
Melcher
Thomas Burbee
Little Rock
Ark
Grant Weatherling
Flagman
Henry J. Brocker
The
Chicago
Mitchell Faces Union Split Over Civic Federation Role
In Indianapolis on January 22, John Mitchell survived a factional bid to condemn his Civic Federation ties. The miners' convention backed an investigation into his charge that Columbus meetings were packed and prepared to resign as a Civic Federation official. A vote on a constitutional amendment barring UMW members from joining the Civic Federation will follow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of América
National Civic Federation
Miners
Columbus
Civic Federation
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Port of Boston Fund Urged As Senate Introduces Measure
Senator Tinkham introduces the Port of Boston Fund as a funding substitute, allowing $100 000 yearly for the Port Directors. The Harbor and Land Commissioners detail a plan noting 11 piers in South Boston and 21 piers in East Boston, with the board asserting prior harbor neglect was addressed by creation of the Port Directors.
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Commonwealth Flats Fund
Tinkham
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Boston Harbor
Boston
Storm jail lynch four in Georgia mob action
A mob of about 100 men overpowered the Harris county jail keeper and hanged four black inmates, three men and one woman, from trees near Hamilton. Gunfire totaled around 300 shots as authorities reported the lynching occurred tonight during the jail take.
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Hamilton
Harris County
E. M. Robitson
Fire in Jamaica Plain Causes $4000 Damage
A blaze starting on the first floor of the Norfolk Blanket Cleaning Company at 109 to 115 Brookside Avenue Jamaica Plain caused $4000 in damage at 1 14 this morning. Firemen found the interior crowded and a second alarm was sounded as police warned tenants to prepare to flee if needed.
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Norfolk Blanket Cleansing Company
Brookside Avenue
Jamaica Plain
La Follette in New York Promotes Progressive Nomination
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin made his first East appearance since announcing his candidacy as a progressive Republican for the presidential nomination. The East was charged with political fervor as he spoke in New York on January 22.
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New York
East
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Five Women Rescued From Fire at Blue Hill Avenue Block
Five women including a 72 year old were rescued from a three story building at 376 Blue Hill Avenue. Firefighters from Engine Company 12 and Ladder 23 pulled them from ladders after the blaze started in the basement used as a novelty store by A. and H. Goldberg. The damage was $1500 and the building is owned by Carp Brothers. State police will investigate the cause today.
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Engine Company 12
Blue Hill Avenue
Dora Goldstein
Betsy Goldstein
Flora Aronson
Barbara Aronson
Sarah Bernstein
A. and
H. Goldberg
Carp Brothers
Boston Police Free From Politics Claims Commissioner
Police Commissioner Stephen O'Meara declares in his sixth annual report to Governor Foss that the Boston department is entirely free from political influence. He notes about 300 000 arrests in five and a half years by roughly 1500 officers, with many arrests for intoxication and violence, and claims strict enforcement of liquor laws and absence of professional gambling.
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Boston
Henry Siegel Co
Stephen O’meara
Foss
United States
W. A. Collings
Capt. Collings
Ept
Pinchot Hosts New York Meeting Endorsing Senator for Republican Nomination
Gifford Pinchot presided as the Senator backed for the Republican presidential nomination. A capacity crowd overflowed into the street as talks addressed recall for the judiciary with limits, women’s suffrage, and democracy earning strong applause.
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Gifford Pinchot
Quinsy Unitarian Church Extends Pastor Invitation
The First Unitarian Church of Quincy invites Rev. Dr. Adelbert A. Hudson of Boston to become pastor after a lengthy session. Hudson, once the Billings lecturer for the American Unitarian Association, has resided at the Hotel Bellevue. The Quincy church is among the oldest in the United States, with John Adams and John Quincy Adams buried beneath its portico.
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First Unitarian Church of
Quincy
Adelbert A. Hudson
Boston
Hudson
Hotel Bellevue
Billings
American Unitarian Association
First Unitarian Church
United States
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Carmody Receives Diamond Ring From Boston Eagles
John D. Carmody of the City Clerk's Office, a longtime member and former president of Boston Aerie No. 45 Fraternal Order of Eagles, was presented with a diamond ring by friends at a downtown hotel. The gesture honors his service and esteem within the fraternal group.
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John D. Carmody
Boston Aerie
No. 45
Order of Eagles
Jack
Boston Eagles
The
Aerie
First Application of Simple Remedy Darkens Faded Hair
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises to restore natural color after a single application. It also claims to remove dandruff promote hair growth and leave a healthy scalp. A fifty cent bottle is recommended with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after fair trial.
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Wyeth
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