Bricks Fly as Money Kings Face Added Scrutiny
Congress weighs measures to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission with broader subpoena power and funding for antimonopoly probes. President urges action on discriminations, monopolies and a White House visit by H. H. Rogers and John D. Archbold sparks political reaction in Albany and beyond.
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Congress
H. H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
White House
Washington
Albany
Armstrong
Schidlofski Goes to Trial for Belmont Wife Slaying
The Pole John Schidlofski faces a murder trial Monday in Fast Cambridge. Attorneys plan to argue insanity or drunken accidental killing after his wife’s July body found near Arlington golf links. Medical examiners split on mental state as defense and government prep.
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John Schidlofski
Belmont
Fast Cambridge
Jelly
Walters
Lechidlofski
Edward Lane
Henry Lawin
Winslow and
Sullivan
Schidlofski
Arlington Golf Links
H. H. Winslow
Coun
Lawmakers Seek Funds for Anti-Discrimination Probe
Representative Townsend introduced a joint resolution to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to subpoena witnesses and compel documentary production for a probe of discriminations and monopolies. The measure asks $50,000 for the investigation, while Representative Gillespie proposed $100,000. The plan grants testimonial immunity to those who testify about offenses revealed.
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Washington
Townsend
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gillespie
Texas
Morton argues for insurer investment latitude at Albany hearing
President Paul Morton of Equitable Life testified at the Albany insurance hearing advocating that insurers should have broader latitude in investments with qualifications. He acknowledged faults in the industry but warned the proposed bills would harm state insurance and prompt out-of-state companies to exit New York. The gathering in the State Capitol was described as unprecedented with 10 bills under consideration and radical changes proposed.
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Albany
Paul Morton
Equitable Life
Morton
Evacuation Day Committees Named by City Point Chair
The City Point Evacuation Day committee announced sub committees for Fireworks Decorations Athletic games and Parade. Fireworks members Baldwin Hennessey Fitzgerald McGrath Mealey. Decorations members Hennessey Baldwin Troy Hughes McDevitt. Athletic games members Bell Bromberg McCullough O'Connor Coogan. Parade members Linehan Baldwin Bell McGivern Coogan Mealey McDevitt.
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City Point
Messrs
Baldwin
Hennessey
Fitzgerald
McGrath
Mealey
Troy
Hughes
McDevitt
Bell
Bromberg
McCullough
O’connor
Coogan
Linehan
McGivern
Bostonian Society Meeting Reads War Memoir in Boston
A regular Bostonian Society meeting will be held in the Council Chamber Old State House Boston on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The clerk will read Edward F. Reed of Everett's paper Reminiscences of the Early Days of the War of the Rebellion in Massachusetts.
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Bostonian Society
Council Chamber
Old State House
Boston
Edward F. Reed
Everett
Massachusetts
Harvard Athletes Face Probation Publication Policy
Harvard athletes may have probation names published in the Crimson after April exams. Captains of four major teams sign the notice urging improved academic standing to avoid public listing and loss of spring team spots. An editorial supports the move as a necessary enforcement of the university rule.
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Harvard
The
Crimson
Stephenson
Filley
Dives
Foster
Relief for Starving Japs Receives Mass Red Cross Aid
Gardiner M. Lane treasurer of the Massachusetts branch of the American Red Cross thanks contributors to the famine relief fund for Japan. The list includes Mr and Mrs Edwin Hale Abbot 100 Miss Maria Whitney 25 Dr Harold Williams 10 and others totaling 5683.90 after prior acknowledgment of 5852.90.
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Gardiner M. Lane
Massachusetts
American National Red Cross
State Street
Japan
Edwin Hale Abbot
Congregational Church Charities
Springfield
L. F. Brigham
Ta. R. S
Maria Whitney
Delta Tau Delta Dine At American House
The Delta Tau Delta Society held its quarterly meeting at the American House last evening with representatives from Tufts Wesleyan Brown MIT and Boston University attending the informal dinner. President H. W. See and secretary F. S. Elliott addressed the gathering.
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Delta Tau Delta
American House
Delta Tau Delta Society
Tufts
Wesleyan
Brown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston University
H. W. See Ees
F. S. Elliott
Portmouth men plead not guilty in jail rescue case
Joseph P. Sheehan and Thomas Foster were brought before Judge Simes in Police Court Portsmouth. Through attorney John W. Kelley they waived reading of the writ and pleaded not guilty. County Attorney Batchelder sought a ten day continuance but the court granted four days and set bonds at $600 each with two sureties for a Wednesday hearing.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Joseph P. Sheehan
Thomas Foster
Gouin
Spring
Simes
John W. Kelley
Batchelder
New Police Listing Bill Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny
Boston Republicans charge that City Hall election lists were padded by Democratic influence. The proposed reform would place poll tax enrollment under a single police official, replacing the bipartisan two-assessor system. Democrats seek shared control with the mayor or excise board, arguing current oversight lacked bipartisanship and specific knowledge.
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Boston
City Hall
Hsts
Republican Party
Committee On
Metropolitan Affairs
Emmons
Courier
State House
Excise Board
Souhegan Lodge Holds Annual Concert and Regalia Hall
Wakefield March 9 Souhegan Lodge No 88 I O O F held its annual concert and regalia hall in the town hall with visiting Odd Fellows and locals in attendance. An 8 to 9 program featured orchestra selections baritone solo by Mr Newell a sketch by Munroe and Ledwith and a fancy dance by 16 Reading High School pupils. The grand march at 9, led by Noble Grand Stephen W Mason and wife, followed by 50 couples, with Mason floor manager and aides F A Parsons FE Heywood C T Hill M P Daniel F L Stone A G Abbott E H Pendergrace EK L Phillips J G Reid O H Fessenden and C H Funk. The reception committee were W H
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Wakefield
Souhegan Lodge
Town Hall
Odd Fellows
Mr. Newell
Munroe
Ledwith
Reading High School
Noble
Stephen W. Mason
Noble Grand
G. W. Abbott
P. G
F. A. Parsons
FE. Heywood
C. T. Hill
M. P. Daniel
F. L Stone
A. G. Abbott
E. H. Pendergrace
EK. L. Phillips
J. G. Reid
O. H. Fessenden
C. H. Funk
W. H
Guaranteed Cure for Piles with PAZO OINTMENT Ad
An ad promises a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT. It claims relief for licking bleeding or protruding piles and offers a refund if it fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. The price is 50e.
List of P. G. Fellows and Associates
The article names a group of individuals including Atwell P. G. Anderson BP. G. Cate W. B. Daniel W. Flannigan W. Mason H. Pope G. Potter and E. I. Purrington all bearing the P. G. designation. No further context is provided in the readable text.
Earl of Onslow Asks Government On Foreign Insurance Funds
The Earl of Ons low told the House of Lords he will seek government action to require foreign insurance firms operating in Britain to retain enough funds domestically to cover claims of British policy holders, in light of recent disclosures about American companies.
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London
Earl of Onslow
House of Lords
Great Britain
Turkey Again Rejects Constantinople
The Porte returned a negative answer to the note from the American legation protesting the increase in customs duties.
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Constantinople
The
Porte
Legation
Patent Cold Cure Ad With Bromine Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day using laxative bromine quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails, and the box bears E. W. Grove’s signature. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Jane Toppan Death by Starvation at Taunton Insane Hospital
Taunton March 9 Jane Toppan a famed nurse and multi murderess weighs about 80 pounds after a dramatic weight loss of at least 120 pounds since admission to the Taunton Insane Hospital. She has refused to eat and is subjected to forced feeding as attendants battle to keep her alive.
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Taunton
Taunton Insane Hospital
Jane Toppan
Non union engineers strike over low pay at Dorchester power station
Two more non union engineers employed by Harry Nawn struck over pay of 1.85 a day and hard work while laying a 360 foot harbor pipeline from Dorchester power station for Boston Elevated Rail. They applied for Hoisting and Portable Engineers' Union 4 as the job is temporarily halted.
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Harry Nawn
Union 4
Dorchester
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Freeport Street
Nann
Talbot Avenue
McGrath
Loy
Suspected banco con man called Henry Thomas in Boston
Police arrest a colored man claiming the alias Henry Thomas after Jerett Thomas of Castle street says the man cheated him of 350 dollars at banco. The suspect is described as one of the slickest in this trade. his true identity is uncertain and police seek his true origin, with prior address reports disproven.
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Henry Thomas
Jerett Thomas
Castle Street
Boston
140
Pleasant Street
Engineer Keeps Train Safe Despite Burns At Palatine Bridge
Utica dispatch reports James Jacob a New York Central engineer stayed in the burning locomotive cab for three-quarters of a mile to reach Palatine Bridge after the cab caught fire, suffering serious burns.
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Utica
James Jacob
New York Central
Palatine Bridge
Roosevelt Links Lumber Trade To Government Needs
President Roosevelt told wholesale lumber dealers that their business is like government requiring a blend of scientific understanding and practical horse sense during a Washington address on March 9.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Twenty Years of Vile Catarrh Claim Dr Agnew Powder Heals
Chas. O. Brown of Duluth Minnesota says he suffered from throat and nasal catarrh for over twenty years. After using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder he felt relief within fifteen minutes. He bought three bottles and reports they have almost entirely cured him.
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Chas. O. Brown
Duluth, Minn
Warning for Waltham Dogs Seized on Streets Without ID
City police under Mayor Harvey instruct officers to seize all canines found on Waltham streets after next Sunday that lack a collar with the owner's name and license number. The dogs will be disposed of without further inquiry.
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Waltham
Harvey
McKenna
Permanent Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from New Bedford Massachusetts dated July 31 1905 describes eczema on the hands, relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, and long term remission. The writer William A. endorses the remedies and notes repeated use in winters and urges publication.
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Wm. A
Russell St
New Bedford, Mass
Cuticura Skin Cure Promises Quick Relief for Babies
Advertises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as a complete skin cure for itchy burnt crusted humors in babies. Claims instant relief from symptoms in childhood, markets worldwide, lists prices and Seattle Boston mail offer.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Mass
No Money for Parks Insurance Controversy
Edward Parks faced a court challenge over a life insurance policy on Nellie Meade Parks after admitting he was not the husband. The policy paid to My husband Edward Parks but was denied when he claimed nonmarital status. Funeral bill of $125 pursued by John Flood. If Parks and Meade were never married, the payout may go to Meade as next of kin. An investigation into Parks' living arrangements in Gloucester is underway.
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Sel
Winslow
Schidlofski
Braintree
West Newton
Edward Parks
Nellie Meade Parks
John Flood
Parks
Flood
George Meade
Lincoln Court
Miss Meade
Meade
Gloucester
Pennsylvania gambler loses 100000 francs in hours
March 9. E. S. Armstrong, the Pennsylvania plunger, has lost 100000 francs about $20000 in a few hours while remaining nearly $200000 ahead in the game.
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Nice
E. S. Armstrong
Pennsylvania
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Money For Trust Probe
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Stephen N. Mason
Wakefield Lodge of Odd Fellows
S. N. Mason
Turkey
Nawn
Waltham Dogs
U. S
Minard
Emma B. Williams
Sawyer St
White Dental
Washington ST
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United States
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milk St
Benjamin F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
D. F. Appel
William B. Turner
Warren Sawyer
Thomas Sherwin
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Henry Parkman
Wallace L. Pierce
Charles E. Cotting
Gordon Abbott
Reginald Foster
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Charles H. Flood
Milk Street
A. H. Curtis
Federal Street
West D. Eldredge
Hanover Street
Tel. Rox
Frederic J. Crosby
Warren St
Wash
Howe
Malden
Annie M
Samuel Howe
Annie
Charles Reinhart
Hudson Terrace
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Quinlan
Ellen Barrett Quinlan
Michael C. Quinlan
Clarkson Street
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Calvary
Richardson
West Roxbury
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