Merger Debate Opens Before Railroads Committee
Charles H. Jones of the Shoe and Leather Association and Representative Norman White led the first direct clash over a merger before the railroads committee. White cited 50,000 Anti-Merger League names. Jones said New Haven officials were invited to testify but declined. Vice-President Byrnes of New Haven claimed the merger serves state interests and waits for public scrutiny.
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Committee On Railroads
Charles H. Jones
Shoe and Leather Association
Norman White
White
Jones
New Haven
Byrnes
Merger Question Debate Ends with Clear Opposition
President Jones reports an open inquiry into the merger, but invitations to New Haven officials and supporters yielded little information. The association rejects the merger by a large majority citing burdens and misgivings about regional transport integration. Norman White notes an impending remonstrance from the Anti-Merger League aiming for 50 000 signatories.
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Commission
Jones
New Haven Road
Massachusetts
Three Years for Guido Caro Convicted of Polygamy
Guido Caro received a three year sentence from Judge De Courtncy in a polygamy conviction. The ruling placed Caro in the house of correction for the term.
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Guido Caro
House of Correction
Caro
Rumor of H H Rogers Illness Denied
New York dispatch reports no truth to rumors that H H Rogers is seriously ill in Bermuda. Son in law William Benjamin arrived from Bermuda with news that Rogers is in splendid condition and will stay there until April 11 for an enjoyable visit.
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New York
H. H. Rogers
Bermuda
College Heads to Meet Here for Yale Harvard Princeton
A Boston dinner on May 15 aims to foster better understanding among Yale Harvard and Princeton. Harvard's President Eliot and Princeton's Woodrow Wilson have accepted. Yale President Hadley cannot attend due to a Roosevelt conference, with Anson P. Stokes likely to attend in his stead. The event is arranged by the New England Princeton Alumni Association.
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Boston
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Eliot
Woodrow Wilson
Hadley
Roosevelt
Forest Preservation Commission
Washington
Anson P. Stokes
New England
Dr Brouillet Found Guilty in Assault Case
Dr George A Brouillet a Back Bay dentist was found guilty of assault on his brother in law James L Luce with a dangerous weapon. He faced a divorce cruelty charge served in the detention room as jury deliberated for four hours and will be sentenced in a few days.
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George A. Brouillet
Back Bay
James L. Luce
Prohibition Ordinance Aims Ban on City Employees in Elections
Mayor Hibbard asks Common Council to amend the Boston Revised Ordinances to bar city employees from campaigning on election day or caucus activity. The measure prohibits wearing campaign buttons, distributing material, lingering near polling places, or taking part in elections. A cough promotion note follows unrelated.
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Hibbard
Common Council
Committee On
City Council of
Boston
Worcester Lawyer Named Assistant City Solicitor
Ernest H. Vaughan appointed Clifford S. Anderson a rising Worcester lawyer to the post, with Anderson’s engagement to Philadelphia society girl Miss Phyllis Green announced after the appointment. The couple plan a forthcoming marriage in Worcester.
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Worcester
Ernest H. Vaughan
Clifford S. Anderson
Frederick Humes
Anderson
Philadelphia
Phyllis Green
John Green
Miss Green
Vaughan
Quaker City
Chicago billiard champ Demarest defeats Poggenburg 400 to 135
Calvin Demarest of Chicago defeats Ferdinand Poggenburg of New York in the national amateur billiard championship with a 400 to 135 score in Chicago.
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Chicago
Calvin Demarest
Ferdinand Poggenburg
New York
Heaps of Love suit seeks $10000 in Essex Superior Court
In Medford matter, 77 year old John L. Coolidge fights a breach of promise claim by Mary A. Pillsbury of Methuen seeking $10,000. Read letters show romance plans and a possible future engagement while counter denials challenge the case as witnesses testify in Lawrence courtroom.
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Medford
Lawrence
Essex County Superior Court
Dana
Mary A. Pillsbury
Methuen
John L. Coolidge
West Medford
House Passes Pension Bill in Congress
Washington March 19 The House approved the pension appropriation bill carrying 150 869 000 the largest sum ever authorized by that measure in an 86 to 129 vote. The chamber kept a plan for one general agency and debated federal patronage linked to Secretary Taft.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Appropriations
Fitzgerald
N. Y
Taft
Labor Protest to Congress Calls for Immediate Action
Speaker Cannon and Vice-President Fairbanks urged passage of an employers liability act to fix constitutional issues in the existing law. A delegation led by Samuel Gompers and 87 unions urged Congress to act promptly on labor matters in Washington.
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Washington
Cannon
Fairbanks
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Trade and Labor Unions and Organizations of Farmers
House of Representatives
Gerschunin, Chief Russian Extremist Actor, Passes Away
Paris cable reports the death in Switzerland of Gregory Gerschunin, once head of the Revived Russian extremist actors. A Minsk native and Moscow University graduate, he escaped Siberia in 1906 after imprisonment for complicity in attacks linked to Sipiaguino and Von Plehve eras.
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New York
Paris
Switzerland
Gregory Gerschunin
Siberia
Europe
America
Gerschmnin
Sipiaguino
von Plehve
Minsk
Marked for the Reaper and a Kidney Cure Claim
A Oakland family earlier sought help for a kidney disease in a 13 year old girl and later reappeared healthy claiming total recovery after Fulton’s Renal Compound. The ad urges readers to contact John J. Fulton Co and local agents Jaynes & Co for literature and bulletin updates.
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L. Herkes
Kirkham Street
Oakland
Cal
Herkes
Fulton
John J. Fulton CO
Jaynes & Co
Ban on pocketbooks by City of Whitewater mayor
Mayor Hibbard ordered the city treasurer to stop payment on over 400 pocketbooks contracted by the joint committee on rules and orders. The 192 pocketbooks were distributed to council members, aldermen, and city department staff. Hibbard returned his pocketbook to the Clerk of Committees and seeks to force the firm to take them back, with court action possible if needed.
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Hibbard
John Dever
Bans School Book Stories Prompt Worcester Outcry
Mrs Ches ten Peterson, wife of a minister, told the State WCTU executive board in Worcester that local school books are immoral. She claimed children imitate actresses from plays like Little Red Riding Hood and fear fairy tales read aloud, urging changes.
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Worcester
Chesten Peterson
State Women's Christian Temperance Union
Man 81 Takes Own Life Over Lost Love in Philadelphia
Charles Franks aged 81 shot himself in Philadelphia after the death of a woman he loved for 30 years. He had lived with John S. French and his wife for 32 years and was devoted to Mrs. French. Her recent death left him in loneliness and despair, leading to the fatal act.
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Miss Pillsbury
W. R. Garland
Plymouth
N. H
Philadelphia
Charles Franks
John S. French
Free 9 059 Word Business Book Offer for postage
A promotional appeal invites readers to request a free illustrated 9 059 word Business Booklet. It promises lessons from 112 business men on managing selling mailing earning profits and office methods with no obligation beyond postage. Submit coupon to receive the booklet.
Dr P S Henson Recovers Diamond Pin Thief
Dr P S Henson of Tremont Temple and Deacon Foldy were robbed of a diamond scarf pin valued around 30 dollars while entering a subway. Henson detained the thief until police. Joseph Sarco of Fleet Street faced court and received six months in the House of Correction.
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P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Deacon Foldy
Fleet Street
House of Correction
Farmer Held on Spanking Charge Over Butter Sale
Henry Clay Jones, a prominent Milford area farmer, was held on $1000 bail for allegedly spanking his 25 year old stepdaughter as a baby after a dispute over the sale of butter and eggs. The case awaits the April court appearance.
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Milford
Del
Henry Clay Jones
Jones
Nervura Promises Strength and Health Boost
An advertisement extols Dr. Greene's Nervura as the path to renewed energy and vigor. It claims the medicine cures disease, builds health, and offers free consultations from Dr. Greene at 34 Temple Place, Boston.
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Dr. Greene
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
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