Coleman Freed on $50,000 Bail in Bank Falsification Case
George W. Coleman was released on bail of $50,000 after being accused of falsifying the books of the National City Bank of Cambridge. He stayed at his parents home at 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, with family loyal to him. His father W G Coleman and uncle James W Coleman, tied to Coleman Bros. coal business, posted security consisting of real estate and buildings worth $100,000 free of incumbrance. He rode home with his father in a closed cab.
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George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Magazine Street
W. G. Coleman
James W. Coleman
Coleman Bros
Coleman
Cronin
Mr. Winslow
Mr. Cronin
John J. Cronin
Ex-Governor Bates Receives Bank Loan Payments Amid Coleman Case
Ex governor Bates as receiver called in bank loans totaling 208000 dollars. Coleman may accept Bates offer to straighten the books. Coleman out on bail may appear at the bank. family scenes unfold at Cambridge home as Cronin and Winslow share defense duties.
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John L. Bates
Bates
Coleman
Upset Car Freezes a Man Under Wheel in Everett
A crowd of about 200 lifted a surface car with their shoulders at Main and Winthrop in Everett to free Frederick St. Gorman 24 from Melrose. He died moments after being rescued while en route to Whidden Hospital.
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Everett
Main and
Winthrop Streets
Frederick St. Gorman
Maple Street
Melrose
Whidden Hospital
Accident on Lebanon Street Kills Pedestrian
At 6 13 to 7 35 emergency crews blocked five streetcar lines after a fatality on Lebanon Street. The victim, identified as Gorman, was struck by an outward bound Lebanon streetcar operated by Leo H. Rice and conductor Frederick Hunt. The car, moving slowly, stopped after striking him. Witnesses heard his screams as bystanders attempted to assist before the car could be raised to free him.
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Gorman
Lebanon Street
Leo H. Rice
Carney Street
Medford
Frederick Hunt
Mt. Washington Street
Malden
Troopers Quit Philadelphia as Cityabandons martial rule
Philadelphia ends martial rule as the last state police detachment withdraws and the State Fencibles are discharged. A city cavalry force is deployed to replace them while arbitration talks with Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. fail, and a mass meeting in support of the striking trolley workers is planned for tomorrow night.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
Co. O
Pratt
First King of Pi Alley Dies After Illness
Oliver ID. Conwell, known as the original king of Pi alley, died at his Dorchester home after a week of illness. A Civil War veteran, he served as high sheriff at Richmond, Virginia, under President Grant and later ran a Boston restaurant in Pilley. Funeral services will be held under Post 68, G. A. R.
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Oliver ID. Conwell
Welles Avenue
Dorchester
Conwell
Richmond
Grant
Boston
Pilley
Post 68
Boston Mayor Fitzgerald to visit Havana Cuba
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and a large party of Boston leaders will leave Palm Beach Florida for Havana to visit Cuba. The trip is brief with plans to return to Boston early next week and was originally scheduled to be in Boston on Monday.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Glover Denies Beating of Hattie in Probate Court
Mrs. Lillian Marie Glover testified at East Cambridge Probate Court detailing conditions in the Waltham home. She denied beating Hattie LaBlane and described a scene on April 13, 1908 with Hattie, her half-niece Kate Sampson present.
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Lillian Marie Glover
East Cambridge
John J. Scott
Waltham
Hattie LaBlane
Glover
Mrs Glover’s Court Testimony Reveals Hattie Confession
In a courtroom scene Mrs Sampson questions Hattie about an alleged affair with Mr Glover and involvement with Captain Peter King. Hattie reportedly admits relations with men and money paid by King as Mrs Glover denies striking questions while the judge admonishes the witness. Spectators note Mrs Glover’s measured manner and a striking eye appearance as darkness falls.
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Hattie
Mrs. Sampson
Attorney Scott
Mrs. Glover
Scott
McIntyre
Forecast for Boston and New England Weather
Weather forecast shows rain in Boston and vicinity on Wednesday with unsettled conditions Thursday. New England expected rain on Wednesday and Thursday, with partly cloudy skies and moderate variable winds, brisk northeast along the Maine coast. Temperature data and station readings included from Thompson's Spa and Burdett College notice.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Maine
Wilson Disputes Pinchot Over Letter to Dolliver
The Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee hears Gifford Pinchot claim Secretary Wilson allowed him to write to Senator Dolliver. Wilson testifies he permitted letters on departmental affairs but not a critique to the President. Pinchot and Wilson differ on what was discussed and what letters were referenced.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson
Forester
Dolliver
Pinchot
Ballinger-Pinchot
Wilson
Mr. Pinchot
Senator Dolliver
United States
Senate
Nelson
Taft
Congress
Witness recalls boyhood incidents in Russell home at identity hearing
William C. Russell testified in East Cambridge Probate Court about childhood games and a chicken killing among brothers Daniel and William in the Melrose home. He described some stories as humorous while others suggested pathos among actors long dead. The examination and crowd noise described a lengthy, prosaic day.
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Daniel Blake Russell
Melrose
William C. Russell
East Cambridge
Dannie Blake
Robert W. Nason
Leslie A. Simpson
Russell House
Simpson
William ©. Russell
Train Buried in Heavy Drifts Reaches Town
Report states a freight train was buried under heavy snow drifts and survivors reached the town after miles of exposure. Rescue teams scrambled to locate and assist workers while officials warned of lingering dangers on the line.
Fear Other Trains Have Met With Same Fate
Everett dispatch reports 51 people feared dead after the Spokane express buried in the Cascade mountains. By midnight 20 bodies recovered, two travelers reached the scene with news. Wires down, wrecking train delayed. the stalled train lay two miles west of the Cascade tunnel since last Thursday. Superintendent O’Neil believed the line was safe.
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Everett
Wash
Spokane Express
Cascade Mountains
Cascade Tunnel
O’neil
Avalanche of Cascades Traps Trains in Snow Drift
A massive avalanche from the Cascades traps stalled Great Northern trains near Wellington. A mail and express train and four electric motors were swept 100 feet from tracks. Snow deepens to 15 feet at the west end of the tunnel. Rescue efforts underway as officials fear heavy loss of life among passengers and rail workers.
Flood Web Halts Northwest Rail Travel From Ogden
Flood conditions cut off the Northwest and halted traffic on six transcontinental railroads. Mountain avalanches swept away towns from Nevada to British Columbia and blocked four lines into Washington and Oregon. Only one line serves Salt Lake City as several hundred westbound passengers remain in Ogden.
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Ogden
Utah
Northwest
Nevada
British Columbia
Rockies
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Salt Lake City
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Faro
Federal Building
Charles Street
Old Colony Trust Company
City Trust Company
Court Street
L” Jacks
PI Alley
Cuba
Securities Guarantee CO. OF America
Beacon St
Fresh Hennery Eggs
Dot New Poultry Store
North Market St
LaBlanc
Mrsi Clarence
John Scott
Glover Will
Cambridge Court
Thompson
Burdett College
Ady
Spokane
Great Northern
Great Northern Power House
Wellington
O'Neill
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