Demands Mellen At Inquest
Bridgeport June 27 Coroner Phelan asked Charles S Mellen president of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad to appear next Tuesday at the continued inquest into the Stamford wreck. The officials refused to testify claiming constitutional protection since they are indicted for manslaughter in the Westport wreck.
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Bridgeport
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
John J. Phelan
Stamford
Westport
A. R. Whaley
H. A. Fabian
Phelan
Inquest Debates on Officials Testimony and Train Stop Devices
The inquest opened after road attorneys objected to officials testifying. Officials declined to answer duties questions while inventors showcased automatic train stop devices. Tests and testimony revealed few devices in railroad use and referenced state law requiring extra brakemen on long passenger and heavy freight trains.
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Spock
Westport
la Croix
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Full Crew Law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms the Dauphin County Court ruling upholding the 1911 full crew law. The decision, authored by Justice Brown, rejects the railroad’s bid to bar enforcement, citing constitutionality and state authority over railroad operations and safety requirements.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Justice Brown
Dauphin County
State Railroad Commission
Little Plymouth Lady May Be Prize Baby
Mrs. David T. Brown of Plymouth enters her daughter Doris Charlotte in a prize baby contest. At nine months old she weighs 25 pounds and measures 1912 inches around the head, 2 inches around the chest, 712 inches around the arm and 11 inches around the thigh. She has six teeth, never had a sick day, and is always in a happy mood.
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David T. Brown
Plymouth
Doris Charlotte
Doris Charlotte Brown
City Endures Historic Heat Wave Prostrations
Boston endured a severe heat wave with a record 8042 degrees above zero noted at 4 30 pm and 91 on June 16. In St Pierre South Dakota 104 was the hottest in the nation while Eastport Maine logged 64 above. Many residents collapsed including Matthew F Tierney 24 of Randolph Charles F Kendall 65 Readville Beatrice A White 21 Somerville Daniel W Cavanaugh 20 South Boston William D Drett 35 Roxbury William O Connell 14 Charlestown and William H Fowler 19 South Boston. Several were hospitalized or treated for heat related injuries as authorities investigated a derelict man found unconscious near 146 Leverett Street and a Wells Memorial patient in critical condition.
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Boston
St. Pierre
South Dakota
United States
Eastport
Rocky Mountains
Portland
New England
Washington
D. C
New York
Chicago
Matthew F. Tierney
Mill Street
Randolph
Washington Street
Court Street
Relief Hospital
Daniel W. Cavanaugh
East High Street
South Boston
Fourth Streets
William D. Drett
Goodcliffe Street
Roxbury
Franklin Park
William O'Connell
Cottage Street
Charlestown
William H. Fowler
State Street
Broadway
Leverett Street
Sheehan
Federal Trust Company
Trust Company
Frank M. Hutchgton
Peter Nelson
Cambridge
Prince Street
North End
Wells Memorial
City Hospital
Slavery to Becky Sharp in a Family Scandal Court Hearings
The ongoing inquiry reveals Sir John Scott's alleged dependence on Lady Sackville. Miss Alicia Scott describes him as weak and mesmerized by her, while Miss Mary Scott and Walter Scott recount Sir John's fear, flirtations, and lavish generosity to relatives. Witnesses portray Lady Sackville as controlling, with Sir John deferred to her temper and wishes amid the family conflict. The hearing adjourned after dramatic testimony.
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Sir John
Lady Sackville
Alicia
Mary Scott
Walter Scott
Walter
D. A. Scott
Lord Sackville
Man 76 Kills Self in Heat After Work at Solway Mill
Pawtucket Rhode Island June 27. Ru bin Paul 76 years old killed himself with a revolver after a day working as a weaver in the Solway mill his mind affected by extreme heat and he told his wife a few minutes earlier that he felt ill.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Rubin Paul
Solway
Veterans Wilt Try Ragtime on Gettysburg March
Gettysburg Penn June 27 Under a hot sun a long line of Massachusetts veterans in blue uniforms marched through Gettysburg toward the old battlefield. Many men were missing limbs or mobility aids as a band played ragtime tunes and organizers prepared meals, transport, and itineraries for a state funded trip to battlesite observances in late June and early July.
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Gettysburg
Penn
Clayton J. Woodworth
Scranton
Majestic Theatre
Earth
Confederates Salute at Pikesville as GA R Delegates Pass
Two ex Confederates from the Old Soldiers Home in Pikesville Maryland lift hats in salute as delegates for the Pennsylvania department G A R pass by on their way to Xavier Hall for a State officers election. John Francis Key grandson of Francis Scott Key aged over 80 is believed to be walking from Pikesville toward Gettysburg after missing transportation. The advance guard Bill Page and Bill Brawner say some unidentified figures may join.
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Sons of Veterans Reserves
Bill Page
Bill Brawner
Old Soldiers
Pikesville
Pennsylvania Department of the
G A. R
Xavier Hall
John Francis Key
Francis Scott Key
Gettysburg
State Delegation Leaves for Gettysburg Battlefield
Governor Foss leads the Massachusetts delegation from South Station at 1 02 pm by special train toward Gettysburg to mark the golden anniversary of the Civil War. A second group of about 2000 veterans follows by direct trains, with overnight stops listed at the Vanderbilt Hotel in New York and the Blue Mountain Hotel on the Blue Ridge.
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Gettysburg
Eugene N. Foss
Daniel E. Denny
Edward D. Collins
Stuart W. Wise
Nicholas J. Smith
Levi H. Greenwood
Senate
Channing H. Cox
Grafton D. Cushing
Henry D. Coolidge
James W. Kimball
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Boston
State House
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Grand Central Terminal
Vanderbilt
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Station
Blue Mountains
Maryland
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain House
Blue Ridge Mountains
Cumberland Valley
Western Maryland Railroad
Governor Foss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Vanderbilt Hotel
Blue Mountain Hotel
Memorial to General Wells Unveiled at Gettysburg by Green Mountain Boys
Vermont’s Gettysburg hero General Wells, the only living general honored with a monument on the battlefield, will attend Thursday’s dedication. The bronze statue rests on native stone bases with a base relief of Farnsworth’s charge at Big Round Top, on Confederate avenue.
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Gettysburg
Penn
Vermont
General Wells
Green Mountain Boys
Farnsworth
Big Round Top
Confederate Avenue
Boston man named to D C Excise Board by Wilson
President Wilson named three new members to the District of Columbia Excise Board. Frank B. Lord, newspaper man, Robert G. Smith, former New Jersey resident and militia figure, and John B. Colpoys of Boston are appointed. Lord to three years, Smith two years, Colpoys one year.
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Frank B. Lord
Robert G. Smith
New Jersey
John B. Colpoys
Boston
Washington
Wilson
New Excise Board
District of Columbia
Senate
White House
Lord
Smith
Colpoys
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Howard C. Rudderham
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Chinatown
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