Interstate Commerce Commission rules on baggage transport
The ICC today ruled in Herbeck-Dener Co. v Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads that the act to regulate commerce does not ban all discrimination, only undue discrimination. The case involved whether carriers may deny free transportation for baggage beyond a passenger’s amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Herbeck-Dener Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroads Bound by baggage weight rule, commission finds lack of discrimination
The commission ruled that charging a passenger with baggage the same fare as a passenger without baggage, despite 150 pounds allowance, is not unlawful discrimination. Complainants with traveling salesmen carrying about 1250 pounds of baggage face excess fares on amounts over 150 pounds.
Beachmont Press Club Formed by Night Workers
The Beachmont Press Club has been formed by a number of night workers on the city papers, with rooms on Short Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beachmont Press Club
City Papers
Short Beach
Crescent City banker killed by doctor amid family tragedy
J B Sayler, vice president of the First National Bank of Crescent City, is slain by Dr W R Miller after alleged courtship of Sayler’s wife. Police quell mob violence as Miller defends self defense claims. Mrs Sayler and relatives detained as accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watseka
Ill
Golda
J. B. Sayler
First National Bank of
Crescent City
W. R. Miller
Golda Sayler
Sayler
W. R. Nightingale
Dr. Miller
Mr. Nightingale
Willis Sayler
Persian capital Teheran captured by Constitutionalists
Teheran fell to the Constitutionalist forces as they entered the city amid minimal Royalist resistance. Leaders Sardarasad and Sipahdar drew Royalist attention westward while Nationalists and Bakhtiaris moved north to secure the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Turkey
Sardarasad
Sipahdar
Bakhtiaris
Nationalists seize city as Royalists fall back
Guards at the northern gates disarmed the Royalists who were driven from the city. Nationalists take control except for the artillery square and nearby drill ground. Cossacks under Russian officers remain outside, and the Nationalists vow life and property security for foreigners while seeking a real constitution. One invader killed, Royalist losses unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merliss
Sipahdar
Mejliss
Kelliher Declines In Congressmen Baseball Charity Game
Congressman Kelliher of Boston cites lack of speed to participate in a charity baseball game with Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Democratic captain Kinncard lists a lineup including Garner McDermott James Hughes and Heflin. Republican captain Tener fields Thomas Anthony Vreeland Cole Butler Dawson Taylor Morehead Bennett Longworth Slemp Burke Denby Gaines Hawley. Proceeds support the Playgrounds Association treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kelliher
Boston
Bay
Garner
Texas
McDermott
Illinois
James
Kentucky
Hughes
New Jersey
Garrett
Tennessee
Dan Driscoll
New York
O’connell
Massachusetts
Heflin
Alabama
Robinson
Arkansas
Tener
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Thomas
Ohio
Anthony
Kansas
Vreeland
Cole
Butler
Dawson
Iowa
Taylor
Morehead
Bennett
Longworth
Slemp
Virginia
Burke
Denby
Michigan
Gaines
West Virginia
Hawley
Oregon
Treasury of the Playgrounds Association
$50 000 Loan Order Narrows On Technicality
The Board of Aldermen votes eight to pass a $50 000 widening project for Geneva Avenue from Columbia Road to Bowdoin Street. The measure needs two thirds of 13 members but 12 are present due to Alderman Donnelly's death, leaving the threshold at eight votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand
Board of Aldermen
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Columbia Road
Bowdoin Street
Donnelly
Brockton Shoe Makers Endorse Citizens Committee Report
The Brockton Shoe Manufacturers Association unanimously adopts resolutions endorsing the citizens' committee report on local industrial conditions. George E. Keith offered the resolutions at a special meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Citizens’ Committee of Five
Brockton Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
George E. Keith
Babe Dead as Feudist Predicted
The body of John Laski aged 21 2 was found in the Kennebec River. He disappeared last Saturday forenoon after a threat allegedly by a fellow countryman. The man is missing and an inquest date is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Laski
Cyprian Laski
Kennebec River
Occupy Camps of Refugees After Messina Earthquake
Refugees shelter in streets as officials occupy temporary houses meant for the poor after the Messina catastrophe. Dr. Benjamin Sharp reports officials block access to the structures. The Leyland line steamship Winifredian, delayed by fog, brought 45 passengers from Liverpool including Dr Sharp, his wife and daughter, and Prof. E. K. Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Benjamin Sharp
Nantucket
Italy
Leyland Line
Winifredian
F. Shepard
Liverpool
Dr. Sharp
Dorothy
EK. T. Pierce
California State Normal School
Tariff Protests by Boston Clothiers and Shoe Makers
The Clothiers Association of Boston records its dissatisfaction with proposed wool and woolens tariffs and urges downward revision in line with Republican pledges. The New England Shoe and Leather Association presses for free hides, urging widespread letters to Congress and dealers to demand no compromise from the conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clothiers’ Association of Boston
Chamber of Commerce
New England Shoe & Leather Association
Clothiers’ Association
Republican Party
Boston
New England
Conference Committee of Congress
Charles C. Hoyt
Thomas F. Anderson
Army Uniform Cloth Contract Bidding Open
The War Department seeks bids for about 900 000 yards of olive drab cotton cloth for army uniforms. Secretary Dickinson orders samples sent to all manufacturers to test competitive viability. Only one offer had been received from a New England firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Dickinson
New England
Arrest of Quincy stock broker Mills on larceny charge
Frederick W. Mills, 39, a stock broker with offices on State and Devonshire streets, was arrested by Inspectors and arraigned on a larceny charge. Louis S. Cohen says Mills induced a loss of 1050 across five counts from Feb 15 to May 23. Cohen seeks trial after bail set for July 20. Authorities link the case to bucket shop crackdowns risking wider trader cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Mills
Bay View Avenue
Quincy
State Street
Devonshire Street
McCauley and Rooney
Superior Criminal Court
Harris
Louis S. Cohen
S. Cohen & Co
Winter Street
Cohen
Mills
Louis
S. Cohen
Hotel Somerset
Beach Bluffs
the Somerset
Post
Martin Hays
Kimball Building
Hays
Financial
State
Devonshire
Sea Swallows Up Behring Peak Change in Bogoslof Island
Washington reports from a government exploration party that Bogoslof island and two peaks vanished while a new pair of islands formed in a warm saltwater lake. The Perry landing on June 10 observed peaks missing and a new steam‑emitting island rising in the lagoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Behring Sea
Bogoslef
Commandant Ross
Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Cutter
Perry
Bogoslof
Perry Peak
McCulloch
Bigamist Confession Tumbles Across the Nation
Christian Co. Johnson, jailed in San Jose for seven years, is said to admit being the famed "John Madson" sought for broad matrimonial swindles. He claims numerous marriages since 1906 and vanishing with victims' money, including a claim of ten simultaneous affairs in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Johnson
Argentine Foreign Minister Resigns in La Paz Turmoil
Senor Fonseca the Argentine minister at La Paz sent a telegram announcing his departure amid ongoing hostile demonstrations against Argentina and Peru. Mme Fonseca reportedly sought refuge in the artillery barracks as tensions rose. The notice ends with an unrelated ad about Salada tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Juy 13
Senor Fonseca
la Paz
Argentina
Peru
Mme. Fonseca
A Mine of Good Reading on Bronson's Big Game Hunting
A summary item notes Edgar Beecher Bronson’s notable essays on big game hunting in Iica, highlighting his prolific writings and influence in hunting literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Beecher Bronson
Iica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sian
Wolf'’S
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Ismabip
Jaseel
Commission
Beachmont
Temple Place
Shepard Norwell Co
Shah
Shoe Men
Indorse
Rue
Sudbury Sts
Babe
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britado
Steaming Islands Farm
Bigamist
Sunday Post
Thos. W. Lawson
Bates John Shepard
C. S. Mellen
Stephen O’meara
Lucius Tuttle
James Montgomery Flagg
Next Sunday
John Kendrick Bangs
Trump
Paul West
Charles Major
Old
Brandenburg
Taft
Beverly
Lucy P
Peleg Hake
Fort Cole
Jack Hart
Hunnewell Gardens
Wellesley
Sargent Gardens
Holm Lea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!