EXPECT WALSH ARREST AND FUGITIVE FARO MAN NEWS
Lawyer Harvey H. Pratt resumes his unfinished argument in the Kelcher trial before Judge Clarence Hale and a federal jury. Pratt argues the defense rests on proof Kelcher knowingly aided George W. Coleman in misapplication of National City Bank of Cambridge funds. without such proof the jury must acquit Kelcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelcher
Clarence Hale
Pratt
William J. Kelcher
George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Keliher
Bank scandal with Coleman case links to cashier Ly man Earl
Mr Pratt argues cashier Ly man Earl knew Coleman stole funds and overdrew his balance. The defense plans to detail Coleman’s bookkeeping methods and dispute his alleged wealth claims. Coleman may testify. authorities seek Martin Walsh alias Jack Leonard, linked to Marshall & Co, believed in the U S but possibly in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Frank Lyman Earl
Coleman
Colerman
Kelcher
Martin J. Walsh
Jack Leonard
Faro
John R. Marshall & Co
Marshall & Co
Walsh
Belgium
DROWNS WHEN CANOE UPSETS NEAR SOUTH SUDBURY
Gerald New, 25, of 36 Cohasset Street Roslindale, drowned yesterday morning in the Sudbury River at South Sudbury after his canoe capsized during a solo trip to gather wood for a campfire. He was a fireman on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald New
Cohasset Street
Roslindale
Sudbury
South Sudbury
New
Great Pond
N. Y
N. H
Feared Shannon shot at dance hall by Ella Lawson
In Quincy on June 5 Ella Lawson shot James Edmond Shannon and then killed herself. The motive cited was Shannon's supposed transfer of affections to another woman. Shannon remained in critical condition with a slim chance of recovery. Lawson allegedly proclaimed at a May 28 dance hall that Shannon must marry her and that no one else would take him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
James Edmond Shannon
Ella Lawson
Shannon
Miss Lawson
Teddy
Boston Tragedy Ends Bid for Marriage After Threats
Shannon and Miss Lawson tangled in a deadly confrontation at South station after a week expired on an ultimatum to marry. Lawson shot Shannon three times then killed herself with two self-inflicted bullets. The case links a prior claim of marriage and a lease dispute over Shannon’s Houghs Neck cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Hough
Boston
Shannon
Miss Lawson
Washington Street
South Station
Quincy
Car Crash In Dedham Injures Thirteen
In Dedham a 6:30 p.m. head on collision between two semi convertible cars from Old Colony Street Railway Co on Needham Street near Riverdale school injured thirteen people. Pasquale Miele Needham severely bruised Grace Maloney Needham ankle sprain two Mills children Wellesley Hills cut by glass Mrs George Webber Needham arm Mrs J J Schneider Roslindale unconscious revived in car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Old Colony Street Railway Company
Needham Street
Riverdale School
Pasquale Miele
Needham
Grace Maloney
John Mills
Wellesley Hills
George Webber
J. J. Schneider
Roslindale
Collision injures many as trains meet on curve near Roxbury school
Mrs Schneider carried an infant and lost consciousness after a crash that sent multiple injuries along with passengers including Mrs H Seaver of Roslindale and William O Neil of Roxbury. Motormen Robert Faulkner and Charles Robinson on the Boston line and conductors Arthur McMillen and Richard B Peters were involved. One car was following another when a turnout miscommunication led to the collision on a sharp curve near a school. Investigators planned to begin tomorrow to determine fault and improve visibility amid trees that blocked sightlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Faulkner
Charles Robinson
Arthur McMillen
Richard B. Peters
West Roxbury
Boston
Testimonial for Mrs Hibbard Moves to High School Hall
Tickets for the benefit to honor Mrs George A Hibbard by the Thursday Morning Fortnightly Club sold briskly with over 1000 already purchased. The event shifts to Dorf enester High School hall for Tuesday evening due to demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Hibbard
Dorfenester High School
Memberg
New England Faces Doctor Shortage Amid Reform Call
A Carnegie Foundation report urges eliminating all medical schools except Harvard and Yale in New England. It argues the region needs higher medical standards and substitution of higher quality physicians, with Massachusetts urged to bar non graduates and set minimum admission standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Harvard
Yale
Carnegie Foundation
Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
Taft
John S. Billings
Elihu Root
John D. Cadwalader
Lyman x Gage
Henry L. Higginson
Seth Low
D O. Mills
Weir Mitchell
Henrys. Pritchett
Andrew D. White
Massachusetts
Connecticut
O Henry Dies After Operation in New York Hospital
William Sydney Porter known as O Henry died at Polyclinic Hospital East Thirty Fourth Street New York after an operation performed by Dr Charles Russell Hancock. The writer who rose to fame for short stories succumbed to cirrhosis of the liver with his condition deemed hopeless by the surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Sydney Porter
O. Henry
Polclinic Hospital
East Thirty-Fourth Street
Charles Russell Hancock
Funeral Arrangements for Mrs Porter in Whitmire N C
Mrs Porter arrives in the city from Whitmire North Carolina and funeral services are set for tomorrow at the Church of the Transfiguration before interment in Asheville. The piece also recounts O Henry’s life clarifying common rumors from an interview with Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Mr. Porter
Lee Hall
Greensboro
N. c
Pittman Saved From Court Martial in Nicaragua Crisis
William P. Pittman East Cambridge marine engineer held by Madriz forces after aiding Nicaragua revolutionists was spared a drumhead court martial. A telegram from Acting Secretary Wilson reported Dr Madriz would ensure fair treatment and no arraignment, with US consul confirming protective orders from General Lara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Pittman
East Cambridge
Madrid
Nicaragua
Cannon
Grace
Uncle Sam
Pittman
Wilson
Madriz
United States
Managua
Pacific
Department of State
Lara
Washington, D. C
Edwin F. Pittman
Spring Street
Mass
Toledo
Irias
Graytown
Huntington Wilson
Wire from Washington on Pittman case in Nicaragua
A Washington cable dated June 5 1910 reports that Secretary Knox cables consuls in Nicaragua denying a court martial for Pittman and promising fair treatment. It notes Pittman’s supporters fear Madriz would repeat the fate of Cannon and Grace and cites earlier dispatches from Huntington Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madriz
Zelaya
Cannon
Grace
Pittman
Nicaragua
Philander C. Knox
East Cambridge
Washington
Millionaires urged to fund Irish home rule drive in Chicago
During the United Irish Societies of Chicago annual convention M. J. McHugh urged Chicago millionaires to aid the Irish parliamentary party in its home rule campaign. Delegates denounced the English House of Lords and predicted its abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
House of Lords
United Irish Societies of Chicago
Irish Parliament
Ireland
M. J. McHugh
Treasury figures assign $34.59 per person in circulation
Washington reports that if all U S money in circulation were evenly divided every man woman and child would receive 34.59 dollars up 14 cents from last month. Treasury officials note the result reflects per capita circulation levels and changes month to month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
United States
Roosevelt to Join Taft Family in Beverly Visit
Beverly June 5 Word from Charles D Norton confirms the Taft family will arrive in Beverly for the summer on June 23. President Taft will accompany them. Ex President Roosevelt and his family will also come to Beverly on June 23 and Roosevelt will then proceed to Nahant to rest with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Taft
Charles D. Norton
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Taft to Visit Beverly for Summer White House Arrangements
Captain Sowerby of the British embassy will visit Beverly with Captain Butt and President Taft. Furnishings will be moved from the Board of Trade to set up executive offices for the President and clerks. The Taft family will be treated as locals, and Ex-President Roosevelt will stay at The Castle with Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowerby
Washington
A. T. Butt
Beverly
Captain Butt
Taft
Board of Trade
Carpenter
White House
Burgess Point
Tafts
Charley Taft
Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Billy Nolan Named Johnsons Manager in San Francisco
San Francisco June 5 Billy Nolan is announced as Johnsons manager after the discharge of George Little of Chicago Jacks Jensen confirms Nolan will handle affairs hereafter all actions to be coordinated in San Francisco with Johnson present in talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
George Little
Chicago
Jack Jenson
Billy
Wolcott Seeks Charter Probe After Deferred Bill Plea
Fin committee asks to defer the bill as lease clause concerns prompt review. Wolcott vows to press for a thorough probe into the company charter while lawmakers weigh the implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FIN. Com
Bill
Wolcott
Finance Commission Urges Delay On Elevated Holding Bill
The Finance Commission recommends deferring action on Senate bill 410, the Boston Elevated Railway Company stock purchase act, until the next General Court. The delay follows missing rental and lease-extension provisions drafted after the original bill and endorsed by Corporation Counsel Babson. Representative Walcott and Senator Bennett criticize the move as premature and advocate hearings for affected parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Walcott
Milton
Finance Commission
Transit and Railroad Commissions
Frank P. Bennett
Saugus
Joint railroad and transit commission report adds new sections
The bill, reported to the Legislature by the Railroad and Transit Commissions, adds two sections and nine provisions drafted by the commissions' chairmen. Responding to the street railways committee, the draft reflects a Boston Elevated Railway counsel’s guidance on extending leases for Washington street and East Boston tunnels and the subway and fixing rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Hall
Railroad Commission
Crocker
The
Transit Commission
Finance Commission
Senate
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Railroad and Transit Commissions
Committee On
Washington Street
East Boston
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Back Bay
State Street Exchange Trust Co
James E. Shannon
Lawson
Mt. Vernon Street
Charlestown
Hough's Neck
Ella
Ted
John Casey
Father Casey
Baby
Colamm
William P
Billy Nolan
Johnson
L” Holding
Joint Board
Legislative Committee
A. M
Vicinity
European
Grand Banks
Middle Atlantic
Thompson's Spa
Moe Ae
St. Louis
Philadelphia
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