New Haven Worries Over Report On Rail Attack
July 11 officials of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad held a three hour session at Grand Central to study the Interstate Commerce Commission report on the road attack. Attending were Charles S. Mellen J Pierpont Morgan William Rockefeller Samuel Rea James Hemingway Edward Milligan Charles F. Brooker and Sidney W Winslow. Lunch was not adjourned for.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Grand Central Station
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles S. Mellen
J. Pierpont Morgan
William Rockefeller
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
James S. Hemingway
Edward Milligan
Charles F. Brooker
Sidney W. Winslow
New Haven Railroad Faces I C C Findings and Board Review
Private session discussed the Interstate Commerce Commission report by Commissioner Prouty. The executive committee will refer the matter to the full board next. directors will comment next Thursday. Management will address McChord’s Stamford report on spare engineers and signal upgrades advancing to meet safety standards. The New Haven cites safer passenger service and a decade of strong safety, noting 755 million passengers carried and six fatal accidents in ten years.
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Stamford
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
New York
President Wilson Enjoys Mountain Road Trip
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson traveled by automobile along an unfrequented grassy road south of Cornish New Hampshire. The car clung to steep descents with brakes on, but the journey proceeded without mishap and offered views of the Green Mountains from unusual vantage points.
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President’s cautious motor tour disrupts road traffic
The President toured by car all day including a Hanover golf stop. Oil covered roads and a faint embankment scare sparked rumors of a plunge, but guards kept the pace under ten miles per hour. Earlier, Miss Eleanor and Miss Jessie visited Windsor Vermont homes, including the White House residence, where Mary Evarts greeted them and locals recognized Jessie for her blonde appearance.
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William M. Evarts
Evarts
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New Haven Railroad Tackles Safety After Six Accidents
The New Haven railroad warns the public that 29 lives were lost across six incidents. It notes its traffic is the nation’s busiest and says safety improvements are being pursued. The Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations from Westport Bridgeport and Stamford cases are being adopted.
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New Haven Railroad Retracts Blaming Coroner in Stamford Wreck
The New Haven railroad apologized for a press statement claiming Coroner Phelan of Bridgeport was pressured by "slapjack politicians" over Stamford wreck findings. Press Agent Riggs issued a retraction stating the initial information was inaccurate and the inquiry found no such influence on the coroner.
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New Haven Railroad
Phelan
Bridgeport
Stamford
Riggs
Coroner Phelan Uninfluenced in Stamford Wreck Probe
A later investigation shows Coroner Phelan was not influenced by politicians in deciding the Stamford wreck inquiry. Officials express regret for the inadvertent implication and reaffirm independence.
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Stamford
Tenderloin Czar James Price Dies at 66
New York July 11 James K Price known as the Czar of the Tenderloin died here from paralysis at age 66 after 28 years with the Metropolitan Police Force. A former boilermaker and soldier, he fought Apache tribes in the Southwest and popularized night stick methods to curb disorder. He retired in 1902.
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New York
Husband Won by Her Voice in Telephone Romance
Miss Alice M. Lindauer, night chief at the Dorchester telephone exchange, wed Paul Vincent Farrell March 30 and is on honeymoon in New Jersey. The marriage, revealed in a romance about the wires, surprised phone girls and relatives who heard of the event soon after the ceremony.
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Alice M. Lindauer
Dorchester
Paul Vincent Farrell
New Jersey
Wedding Tie Sealed Amid Secret Courtship on July 13
Miss Lindauer and wire chief Mr. Farrell wed in Brookline Church of the Assumption on the last Sunday in March with a small ceremony. The couple planned a quiet honeymoon in Jersey City before returning to their new home at 16 Chestnut Street Brookline.
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Oxford
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Dorchester
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Frank Sevigne
Margaret Lindauer
Harold
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Erie Street
Dorchester Exchange
Accident on Louisiana Battleship After Leaky Gasket
The board of inquiry found that carelessness in replacing a leaky gasket caused a bonnet to fly off a sea valve aboard the Louisiana off Newport R. I. resulting in a scuttling scare. Secretary Daniels sent letters of admonition to Lt. Frank W. Sterling and Machinist Henry A. Lowell for future caution.
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Henry A. Lowell
New B. M. President See Hard Work Ahead
Morris McDonald, known as the shirtsleeves president, is described as a hard-working railroad man. The Maine Central and Boston & Maine leader plans to devote most time to the Boston & Maine, with a small Portland base, as ICC praise highlights his administration. McDonald, born in 1865 at New Albany Maine, rose from paymaster to senior railroad executive.
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Henry B. Cleaves
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Charles S. Mellen
Lucius Tuttle
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Savannah
Novel Relic of Big Battle at Gettysburg Found
Wakefield man discovers a knuckle bone buried in a stone wall on the 60th anniversary of Gettysburg claiming it is the same bone he left during the battle. Photo by Purdy.
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Bone from Gettysburg used to plug wall hole found by Major Cate
Major John M. Cate of Wakefield discovered a beef knuckle bone used fifty years earlier to seal a hole in a Gettysburg field wall. He ate the edible portion, left the rest in a wall opening behind the firing line, and identified the spot by a ledge where cartridges were laid out. The bone is now exhibited in the Wakefield G A R hall.
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Bigelow Bankrupt in Silk Shares Case
Albert S. Bigelow of Boston, once called a copper magnate, is brought into involuntary bankruptcy at the request of Columbia Knickerbocker Trust Company over a 70000 loan tied to American Silk Company shares. The trust alleges an 1910 assignment stripped them of assets and links to New England Trust and Old Dominion interests.
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Cohasset
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New Engeland Trust Company
Godfrey Hyams
Mr. Bigelow
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Old Dominion Company
New York Company
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Mr. Hyams
McCombs Improves After Operation in Paris
William F. McCombs chairman of the Democratic National Committee shows steady improvement days after surgery in Paris. He eats solid food walks a little and receives flowers and a view of trees from his room. He displays a Wilson cablegram and praises Dr. Ducouchet an American-born surgeon.
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William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Exhibit of Sweet Peas Opens Today in Boston
The National Sweet Pea Society of America announces its annual exhibition in Horticultural Hall beginning today at noon. Growers from far away are sending entries to showcase new varieties and blended colorings. The public may visit from noon to 6 pm today and Sunday, with no admission charged.
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Broadway-Chambers Street Tragedy and Aftermath
Alfred Henry Lewis recounts the 1841 New York case of John C. Colt and printer Samuel Adams. Colt argues over accounts, Fitching a deadly blow with a hammer after a confrontation in Colt’s Chambers Street office. Adams’ murder leads to Colt’s arrest and a dramatic confession at the Tombs.
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