Patrolman Samuel Sweetland Loses Supreme Court Appeal
Samuel J. Sweetland former Hanover Street Station 1 police officer found guilty of charges by Captain Kimball was discharged from the force and lost his appeal to reinstatement. Judge Braley upheld the trial board as properly constituted after scrutiny of the board which included Captains Yeaton Canney and Harriman. Sweetland faced accusations of taking $26 from a prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Sweetland
Hanover Street
Kimball
Supreme Judicial Court
O'Meara
Yeaton
Canney
Harriman
Braley
Sweetland
Captain Discharged and Guardsmen Reprimanded in Fordyce Raid
Governor Conaghey held a hearing into the Arkansas National Guard raid on Fordyce's Negro section. Captain Hickey of the Jonesboro Company was dishonorably discharged and the entire command publicly reprimanded. Four companies participated. 14 Black individuals were injured, two possibly fatally. No motive was proven for the guardsmen's actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordyce
Ark
George W. Conaghey
Arkansas National Guard
Hickey
Jonesboro
Auto Price Reductions Explained for Waist Ad Sale
A sample advertisement outlines staged price cuts starting at 1.00 for waists. If unsold, reductions progress to Aug 14 75c, Aug 21 50c, Aug 28 25c, and Sept 5 free. To avoid cuts, sellers must move the entire lot at the initial price.
Rescue on Rockland voyage ends with injuries aboard lifeboat
A disputed incident on a Haverhill bound voyage during a honeymoon return to Rockland left a woman injured after a lifeboat overturned. She struck her head while lowering and was later refused entry to a second boat before swimming to a collier and being rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Rockland
Girl restrained from lifeboat after collision at Rockport
Agnes McKenzie, 10, daughter of Louis McKenzie of Beechmont, says female occupants of lifeboats prevented her from boarding after the collision. She swam in cold water until rescued by another lifeboat that passed by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Agnes McKenzie
Louis McKenzie
Beachmont
Witness Describes Lifeboat Etiquette After Cruise Disaster
The speaker asserts no gender preference was shown as lifeboats were lowered after the crash. He recalls men, women, and children scrambling aboard, with some women recognizing friends and attempting to join the same boats. One mother even jumped from the deck to reach her daughter.
Little Confusion Says One Passenger
Passenger describes a collision on the City of Rockland in which lights failed, leaving travelers in darkness. He notes women and children were prioritized, his wife and child placed in a lifeboat, and calm returned once power was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Rockland
H. C. Cross
Crew praised for conduct after maritime disaster
W F Behrmann of Newark reports on the Rockland fog horn awakening him to the night crash. He credits the crew with exceptional work and notes Captain Blair rescuing remaining shipwreck survivors in a small boat.
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W. F. Behrmann
Newark
Rockland
Blair
Collision at sea described by Seaman Thomas McMann
Seaman Thomas McMann recalls a fog bound encounter as the Chrisholm approached from the east. The other vessel loomed about 200 feet away while both ships moved at about 6 12 knots and no searchlight was used. McMann ran to the stern to avoid a fatal impact.
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Chrisholm
Officers and Men Praised for Discipline Aboard Ship
A survivor recalls the City of Rockland episode noting perfect discipline with women and children first. He says none of the men tried to save themselves and praises the officers and crew as a splendid, finest group.
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Rockland
Censures Officers Praises Deckhands After Collision
James J. McVey of Haverhill praises the Rockland deckhands for their actions during and after the collision. He censures the officers for poor boat handling and for behaviour that alarmed passengers.
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James J. McVey
Haverhill
Rockland Steamer Collision Couriers Passengers Safe
Post reporters quote crew members describing the 12 04 collision on the City of Rockland. Passengers behaved well and were evacuated with blankets coffee and medicine. Six boats and four life rafts carried 40 each while 12 jumped overboard though paddle wheels stood still. Crew abandoned ship except Captain Blair First Mate Gilpatrick Chief Engineer Cole and two electricians. Water compartment averted sinking and no freight damaged though some barrels eels beer barrels and window frames were lost.
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Rockland
Blair
WU. S. Gilpatrick
Charles Cole
Zinc Company sues 26 defendants in record injunctions
Judge Loring in the Supreme Judicial Court granted twenty six injunctions in a single equity case brought by the United Zinc Companies of Maine, assignee of the United Zinc Companies of New Jersey, against former directors and associates in the company in Boston.
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Loring
Supreme Judicial Court
United Zinc Companies of
Maine
New Jersey
Conspiracy Charges Involving United Zinc Directors and Associates
A suit accuses directors of United Zinc Companies and others of conspiring to buy property, sell at high prices, and divert stock with no consideration. Complainants seek damages from $500,000 to $600,000. Subpoenas issued for named individuals and for multiple associated corporations and mills across Massachusetts, Newton, and Boston.
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United Zinc Companies
Mark the New Serial by Frances Newbold Noyes
The new serial Mark in the Post Magazine has become a hit with fiction lovers. A synopsis of the opening chapters will appear next Sunday for readers who missed the first instalment.
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Mark
Frances Newbold Noyes
Post
Kickers and Complaints From Small Town Workers
In a 1912 piece Walt Mason portrays a village grocer miller and barber voicing gloom over tough times. They lament government failure to ensure living wages while planning routine errands and summer plans, reflecting rural economic strain and worker frustration.
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Walt Mason
Press Critics Say the News Is Not Always Truthful
William H. Ellis of Grey's Lake Illinois told a National Newspaper conference the press often withholds facts or uses misleading wording. He cited railroad notices and legislation as examples of distorted reporting while Livy S. Richard of the Boston Common linked press control debates to a Democratic impulse for freedom.
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Madison, Wis
William H. Ellis
Search Light
Grey’s Lake
Ill
Ellis
Livy S. Richard
Boston Common
Public newspapers urged to guide the nation
A speaker urged the need for a public newspaper to help readers navigate the flood of news, stating we may not progress until such a publication is established. The remark underscores the call for openly available press to inform citizens.
Tafts to Attend Washington Ceremony After Beverly Visit
Mrs. W. H. Taft departs Beverly for Washington to attend notification ceremonies. Miss Helen Taft and Robert A. Taft plan a horseback tour through Montana with western youths, visiting ranches and staying with Miss Isabel Vincent, Bryn Mawr classmate. Miss Taft is noted for horse riding and ribbon wins at the Montserrat show.
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Beverly
W. H. Taft
Parramatta
Washington
Helen Taft
Robert A. Taft
Minneapolis
Montana
George E. Vincent
Tafts
Isabel Vincent
Bryn Mawr
Taft
Montserrat
Woman Bankrupt With Debts of 15268 Dollars
Flora N Lopans of 59 Mountfort Street Boston filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court. Liabilities amount to 15268 dollars with 5850 dollars secured. Assets include 4000 dollars in Winchester real estate, believed sold under mortgage leaving no interest to the petitioner.
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Flora N. Lopans
Mountfort Street
Boston
United States District Court
Winchester Real Estate
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Miss Agnes McKenzie
James J. M’vey
Donald McDonald
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Usher’ So. V.S
Lords of Eng
Gordon Drysu
Psu
Eugene
Grenliver
Ginter Co
Elmand Union
Canal
Tremont
Gers
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Ralph W. Bartlett, JR
Newton
Thomas McMann
Seaman
Nanfords
D. F. Flagg & CO
Blackstowe
C. P. Small
South Wey
Edward Johnson
Charles Crocker
Ka-Tar-No Company
Columbus
Ohio
Sydney Harwood
Charles E. Riley
Edward E. Parker
Brookline
Albion B. Turner
Frederick R. Tibbitts
Manchester
Sarah E. Mick
Newton Centre
Georg M. Foster
Peabody
Samson D. Whittemore
Newton Highlands
E. A. Phippen
Frederick A. Turner
John W. Dickinson
Harwood & Queen Machine Company
Norumbega Park Company
Lewando’s French Dyeing & Cleansing Company
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company
Milford & Uxbridge Street Railway
Milford and Worcester
Newton Trust Company
Boston Suburban Electric Company
C. E. Riley Company
Maverick Mills
East Boston
Boston Machine Works Company
Howard O. Bullough
American Machine Company, Ltd
Warwick Mills
Lawton Mills
Brookside Mills
Morse Brackett Box Company
Boston Plate & Window Glass Company
Walt
Kickers
George Matthew Adams
Mrs. Taft
Nickerson
Doubledisc
Columbia Phonograph Co
Gen
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Boston, Mass
Oxford
Columbia
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