Mellen Signals Planned Merger With Boston & Maine
President Mellen of the New Haven indicates a stock exchange like merger with the Boston & Maine. Governor Guild urges quick legislative safeguards and hearings to protect public interests.
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Guild
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston & Maine
Commonwealth
Boston
Committee On Railroads
Young’s Hotel
Cole
Chapple
Senate
William Turtle
Pittsfeld
House
Lawrence
Committee On Rules
New Haven Road
Vahey
Governor Guild
Henry M. Whitney
Woman Dies After Wounding At Roxbury Home
Edith C. Goodrich 32, formerly a Mt. Hope Cemetery clerk, was found unconscious with severe head injuries at 24 Moreland Street Roxbury. Doctors said a brain injury or hemorrhage on the left side and paralysis on the right followed heavy blows. Police and family note the laundry disrupture suggests a struggle. The cause remains unknown as authorities investigate possible assault.
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Edith C. Goodrich
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Moreland Street
Roxbury
J. S. McLeod
Warren Street
George E. Goodrich
Say Sirike Must Be Won At Marble Workers Convention
At the international marble workers convention in this city yesterday officers reported a net membership gain of 1500 and local increases of eight. General President Price said Boston bosses blocked demands and pledged financial aid to Boston unions. The convention debated adding a fifth vice president and planned officer elections for tomorrow. A banquet at Crawford House was accepted and a mass meeting at 18 Kneeland Street featured Wilbur H. Cushing and others.
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Price
Boston
International
Crawford House
Kneeland Street
Wilbur H. Cushing
Hogan
Thomas Flynn
New York
Johnson
Toronto
Turbott
Casey
Pittsburgh
John T. Cashman
Building Tradesction
C2l. U
Barge Pactolus Lost Off Hog Island Near Jersey Shore
The barge Pactolus was lost off Hog Island New Jersey during a southeast gale. Captain James Deputy and his crew of three were rescued after Deputy was knocked down and dragged toward the sea.
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Providence
R. I
Pactolus
Hog Island
New Jersey
James Deputy
Deputy
Tormentor
Barge Sinks After Leaking. Crew Rescued by Tug
A barge sprang a leak and sank hours later. The captain James E. Deputy of Rockingham VA and crew escaped in the tender and were taken aboard the tug which arrived late today. Survivors include Deputy, Engineer Samuel Young Harper's Ferry VA, Cook Harry Rosenberg Perth Amboy NJ, and Deckhand David Murphy Westmoreland VA.
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James E
Rockingham County
Samuel Young
Harper's Ferry
Harry Rosenberg
Perth Amboy
N. J
David Murphy
Westmoreland County
Luzon
Deputy
Pactolus
Red Star Towing & Transportation Company of
Baltimore
Thomaston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Captain Mallock’s Alert threatened with seizure near Magdalen Islands
North Sydney N S June 5 Captain Allen Mallock of the Boston fishing schooner Alert says customs officials at the Magdalen Islands threatened seizure if he fished the shores claiming a treaty contravention. The vessel left Boston for mackerel grounds but was forced to North Sydney after attempting to contact Boston owners and finding the cable broken. He asserts a breach of international law and expects redress. The Alert’s bodstay was later broken by floating ice as she neared the harbor.
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North Sydney
N. S
Magdalen Islands
Allen Mallock
Alert
Boston
Magdalen Island
Philadelphia
Matlock
United States
Mallock
Woman shoots suspected intruder after forced entry
In Ashland Kentucky on June 5 Mrs Melissa Hightower fired on an unknown Black man who tried to force entry to her home. She followed him into the street and he was wounded and taken for medical care at a Black family home.
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Ashland
Melissa Hightower
Boston Post Despatches Not Labeled In News Policy
The Boston Post explains it does not tag its telegraphic reports from the New York Herald or other sources. It uses AP full service and has special correspondents but aims to deliver all news without naming the agency or source, except for copyrighted cables or important dispatches.
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Boston Post
New York Herald
The
Post
Associated Press
New England
Boston Area Weather Forecast with Mild Temperature Rise
Fair conditions expected for Thursday and Friday in the Boston area with a gradual temperature increase noted. The entry includes garbled stray text and an advertisement line for Fr. John's Medicine claiming cures for bronchitis and throat and lung troubles.
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Boston
Fr. John
Bartlett Announces Run For Governor Against Whitney
General Charles W. Bartlett declared as a public candidate for governor in an address to the Fitchburg Board of Trade and Merchants' Association. The move signals a nomination fight with Henry M. Whitney, who had already announced his candidacy.
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Charles W. Bartlett
Fitchburg Board of Trade and Merchants’ Association
Bartlett
Henry M. Whitney
Whitney
Bartlett Declares Candidacy for Governor
Charles W. Bartlett of Boston announced at Fitchburg before the Board of Trade and Merchants' Association that he seeks the Democratic nomination for governor. He focused on tariff and trust issues. Bartlett was the 1905 Democratic candidate. Henry M. Whitney also seeks the nomination this year and may oppose him in the primaries.
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Fitchburg
Charles W. Bartlett
Boston
Fitchburg Board of Trade and Merchants’ Association
Bartlett
Henry M. Whitney
Bartlett Addresses June 5 Meeting on Economic Questions
General Bartlett states at a June 5 gathering he intended to seek the governorship and remains committed. He argues education and experience have awakened the public to rising prices despite harvests and prosperity, noting wheat and flour costs have climbed while explanations fail to clarify or lower prices.
Tariff Critique Sparks Call to Remove Artificial Barriers
A speaker denounces the sacred tariff law as a source of mischief that hinders economy and business. He argues artificial burdens on trade must be broken, noting infant industries have grown powerful while the law remains unchanged and favors special interests over progress.
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Dickerer
United States
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Remedy Claim
An advert promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a cure for obstinate indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, headache, and low mood with bold claims of effectiveness.
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Horsford
Minard's Liniment Promises Restful Sleep for Sore Muscles
An advertisement touts Minard's Liniment as a night time remedy to ease muscle soreness and help athletes wake refreshed. It emphasizes its use for any sport and suggests rapid relief through overnight application.
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Minard
Bombs and Murder Plot Tied to Idaho Mine Strike Leader
Harry Orchard testifies at the Haywood trial that he and others were ordered by Western Federation of Miners officers to kill. He describes mine explosions and killings as a pastime and recounts tracking Governor Peabody for possible assassination. Women in the audience watched in horror as he detailed these crimes.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Pettibone
Peabody
Colorado
Confessed Killer Orchard Details Brutal Criminous Career
The defense was overruled as prosecutors indicated later proof would validate Orchard’s testimony. He described a violent spree across multiple states, admitting involvement in bombings, assassinations, and mine explosions, including the Cripple Creek Vindicator mine, the Florence and Cripple Creek railway plot, and the killing of Detective Lyte Gregory. He warned of more crimes to be revealed, ending with the Steunenberg murder.
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Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Coeur d’Alene
Vindicator
Cripple Creek
McCormick
Beck
Florence & Cripple Creek
Lyte Gregory
Denver
Peabody
Colorado
Steve Adams
Independence Tat
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Caldwell
Frank Steunenberg
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Springfield
Julius Meyers
Cambridge
Legislative Committee On
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Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Corps of Women Demonstrators
West Street
Oxford
Sirike
Marble Workers’ Organization
Renner Aid To
Epicure Hotel
Hayward Place
Epicure
the Epicure
Heidelberger
Hotel Plaza
Sanford
Jersey
Grew
Frana Steunenberg
DAS
General Bartlett
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