Mellen Seeks Leniency in Bill to Aid Railroad Control
President Charles S. Mellen and Vice President Timothy Byrnes urged Speaker Cole to soften a bill that could strip the New Haven railroad of influence over ten leased lines in Massachusetts. The conference, joined by Senate Chairman Faxon and House Chairman Wittum, lasted over an hour. The bill’s sharp terms risk potential criminal exposure for Mellen under its provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Timothy Byrnes
Cole
State House
Senate
Faxon
House
Wittum
Railroad Committee
Mellen
Haven
Massachusetts
ORENBERG'S Announces New Summer Hours and Sale
The store will stay open until 5 30 today and from July 1 will close at 5 each day and 1 on Saturdays. This afternoon from 1 to closing time a Solid Gold Signet Ring for ladies with a monogram is on sale for 1 19, in bright finish and good weight.
Cole bill aims to curb New Haven control of leased lines
The article describes how New Haven allegedly controls major stock in many leased lines allowing election influence over presidents and boards. It notes the Cole bill could target New Haven and Boston & Maine to block current power. President Mellen reportedly pushes for scope limiting to these two railroads to avoid broader impact.
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New Haven
Boston & Maine
Mellen
Massachusetts
Children Die in Accidents in Charlestown and Revere
John Wentzell aged 10 of 2 Exeter court Charlestown killed by hose cart horses. Fopiano West aged 12 of Revere killed by automobile in separate accident yesterday.
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John Wentzell
Exeter Court
Charlestown
Fopiano West
Revere
Little Boy Dies After Hose Wagon Accident in Charlestown
Ten year old John Wentzell son of Mr and Mrs Augusta Wentzell of 2 Exeter court Charlestown was killed when a hose wagon from Engine 27 responding to Box 482 alarm hit him as he dodged the vehicle near Pearl and Bartlett streets. The team halted and the body was moved to 69 Bartlett street yard.
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Boston
Little John Wentzell
Augusta Wentzell
Exeter Court
Charlestown
Pearl
Bartlett
Fred Mingo
Bartlett Street
Aleppo Temple Shriner Parade Route Announced for June 24
The Shriners issue guidance for a parade on June 24 starting at Commonwealth Avenue and Arlington Street, routing through Beacon Charles Tremont and downtown streets to the Mechanics Building. Dress guidance urges dress suits with black ties, otherwise dark clothing and fez. A collation and entertainments follow at the Mechanics Building with parade forming after ceremonial session.
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Shriners
Commonwealth Avenue
Arlington Street
Arlington
Beacon
Charles
Boylston
Tremont
Winter
Washington
Congress
State
School
Dartmouth
Copley Square
Huntington Avenue
Mechanics’ Building
James S. Blake
Charles H. Porter
Oratory Inspires Harvard Class Day Gazing Toward Walls
A vivid class day feature from Harvard captures a student parade of seniors in caps and gowns at Sanders Theatre and the Stadium. It notes a confetti battle, celebratory spreads, and a reception with President and Mrs. Eliot. Radcliffe and others join in the evening lantern spectacle.
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Harvard
Sanders
Eliot
Radcliffe
Smith
Wellesley
Vassar
Vincent Club
Harvard Class Day Enthusiasm at Memorial Hall and Sanders Theatre
John D. White leads seniors as ivy orator Daniel W. Streeter stuns with jests at Brown of Harvard and Roosevelt. President Eliot greets each senior at 17 Quincy Street during a grand reception. Hermann Hagedorn Jr. recites the class poem in Sanders Theatre. Seth T. Gano delivers the class day oration.
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John D. White
Holworthy Hall
Gayety
Memorial Hall
Eliot
Quincy Street
Warvard
Ivy
Daniel W. Streeter
Brown
Harvard
Roosevelt
Francis G. Peabody
Appleton Chapel
Sanders
Hermann Hagedorn, Jr
Dr. Peabody
Wilder Goodwin
H. F. Vans
the Post
New England
Seth T. Gano
20 Percent Equipment Increase Announcement
A wartime era transit notice promotes a Boston and Worcester Air Line trolley trip with 20 percent equipment increase. Park square departures every 15 minutes and Chestnut Hill connections with extra cars are highlighted to boost service.
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Boston & Worcester Air Line
Zingland
Park Square
Chestnut Hill
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Promotes Liver Health Relief
Product promotes liver activity and relieves constipation sick headache and malaria claims.
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Horsford
Haywood Murder Trial Moves to Defense Rebuttal
Boise Idaho June 21 When the state closed its case against William D Haywood charged with the murder of Frank Steunenberg the defense failed to win an acquittal ruling from Judge Wood The court then set Haywood's lawyers to present opening statements and first testimony on Monday
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Wood
Haywood
Attorney E F Richardson Arguments in Acquittal Motion
Attorney E F Richardson led the motion to acquit citing the Idaho statute forbidding conviction on uncorroborated accomplice testimony. He argued Orchard's testimony was essential to tie Haywood to the crime and that the statute forbade conviction on such basis. Senator Borah contended Haywood was independently connected and Greenard’s testimony corroborated by independent facts. Clarence Darrow urged no general conspiracy. Judge Wood denied the motion and adjourned.
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E. F. Richardson
Idaho
Orchard
Haywood
Borah
Greenard
Clarence Darrow
Wood
Haywood link to Orchard bolstered by Seahorn testimony
Jim Seahorn a Denver horse dealer testified in Boise that Orchard and Pettibone bought a horse and buggy for Haywood. Seahorn described driving to Pettibone’s place, noting Orchard returned with another man who rode in the buggy. The man was identified as Haywood.
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Boise, Ida
Haywood
Jim Seahorn
Denver
Orchard
Seahorn
Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Mr. Hawley
Heat Tales Claim Several Lives in City Tragedy
Thirty minutes of extreme heat left six residents in peril with four deaths and two rescues. Edward Coleman died after ingesting carbolic acid. Enrico Ferario drowned off Roxbury Bay. Jacob Newender leaped into the Charles River and was saved. Sarah F. Gloyd fell at South Station breaking her hip. Frank A. Doane and Thomas F. Reynolds were overcome with heat.
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Jacob Newender
Grove Street
Charles River
Sarah F. Gloyd
Fourth Street
Chelsea
South Station
Frank A. Doane
Warrenton Street
Straine Arrested After Abduction Attempt at Dana Hall
Former bondsman Robert I. Straine was arrested on Summer street by Constable Edward Cresswell after failing to secure new bondsmen in his bid to abduct his daughter from Dana Hall Preparatory School Wellesley. He was sent to the Salem jail.
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Robert I. Straine
Dana Hall
Wellesley
Summer Street
Edward Cresswell
Salem
Weather Notation Shows Extreme Compared to Normal
The entry lists values such as greatest 70 or 1 above normal and lowest 64 or 5 below normal, indicating a temperature anomaly range. It reads as a concise record of daily or seasonal deviations from typical conditions with specific figures.
Weather Outlook: Warm with Light Showers and Steady Heat
Generally clear with possible light showers, warm conditions, and light southwest winds. High temperatures are not expected to ease, remaining consistently hot.
Death by Own Action in Heat Ensuing Tragedy
Edward Coleman aged 60 of 1087 Tremont Street killed himself by drinking carbolic acid in the Thorndike stable office on Elliot Street. He had agitated by oppressive heat in recent days and was foreman of the Thorndike stable for about 20 years. His body was found by an employee beside the poison bottle and the Lady was taken to City Hospital morgue.
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Keat
Edward Coleman
Tremont Street
Thorndike Stable
Eliot Street
Coleman
Thorndike
City Hospital
Man Jumps Into Charles River From West Boston Bridge
Jacob Newender, 49, of West End, jumped into the Charles River yesterday amid extreme heat and mental distress. Workmen in a rowboat pursued him as the outgoing tide swept him away. inquest details to follow on Page 2.
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Jacob Newender
Grove Street
West End
Charles River
West Boston
Newender
Straine linked to alleged bond sale and abduction plot
Straine, head of a telegraphic news firm, is jailed on bonds to face Essex County Court over suspected bond sale fraud to a Salem woman. Police link the case to his earlier misappropriation accusations and say his daughter Dorothy, 19, has fled to friends to escape her father’s influence.
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Wellesley
Straine
Salem
Post
Dorothy Straine
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Orenberg
Boston Hotel Co
Hollis Chambers
Boston Common
Oxford
Aleppo
Frederic Hinckley
Edward F. Woods
Hinckley & Woods
Kilby Street
New York
Enrico Ferario
Norfolk Avenue
Roxbury Bay
Thomas F. Reynolds
Bunker Hill Street
Overcome
A. Fikes
Telegraphic News Company
Essex County
Creswell
Journal
Telegraphic Information Company
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