Boston & Maine Reorganization Bill Finalized
The Public Service Commissions of Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire recommend a bill to reorganize the Boston and Maine railroad and its leased lines. It requires approval from all three commissions for major moves and preserves general railroad laws without suspension.
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Boston & Maine Road
Boston Holding Company
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Public Service Commissions
Boston & Maine
O. K
Boston and Maine Authorized to Acquire Subsidiaries
Tt authorizes the Boston and Maine to acquire all subsidiary lines and allows reorganization under the charter or a new company to be formed by directors. The bill bars issuing capital stock beyond the current capitalization of the road and its subsidiaries, with continuation noted on Page 4 Third Column.
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Boston & Maine
Road
TUNNEL TOLLS STOP DEC 31
East Boston tunnel tolls will be abolished on December 31 after Governor Walsh signed the bill. The city may annually replace toll revenue to pay tunnel bond interest, and Representative Giblin of East Boston received the signing quill for his efforts.
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East Boston
Walsh
Boston
Giblin
Blockade Legal Debate Signals Possible European Waters Blockade
Washington observers weigh whether Britain and allies will keep a legal blockade or use general contraband rules to curb trade between Germany and neutrals. Navy officials suggest the vague phrase European waters including the Mediterranean could define a legal operating area for a blockading fleet.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Naval policy and submarine activity shaping blockade debate
High ranking naval officers advise on neutral shipping policy as the United States weighs possible war risks. Discussions at the State Department and Neutrality Board cover submarine activity, the legality of blockades, and how far belligerents may press opponents without neutral interference.
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United States
Fiske
Navy Department
Robert Lansing
State Department
Neutrality Board of Three
Oliver and
Knapp
Santiago
Great Britain
France
United States Naval War College
Karlsruhe Sunk in West Indies Confirmed by Admiralty
The British Admiralty states credible belief that the German cruiser Karlsruhe was sunk near the West Indies early last November. Survivors reached Germany in December aboard the steamer Rio Negro, which had cooperated with the Karlsruhe.
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Karlsruhe
West Indies
Germany
Battle of Dardanelles Claims Three British Ships
Allied assault in the Dardanelles results in the sinking of British battleships Irresistible Ocean and French Bouvet amid drifting mines with heavy loss of life. Inflexible and Gaulois suffer heavy damage as Turkish fortifications resist and the Straits town is set ablaze.
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Dardanelles
Irresistible
Ocean
Bouvet
Allied Fleet Sinks Three Battleships After Mine Strike
Floating mines sent by Turkish forces in the Dardanelles sink three allied battleships Irresistible Ocean Bouvet with about 700 men dead or missing. Damaged Inflexible Gaulois endure heavy losses but survive. Bouvet goes down within three minutes. Bouvet crew nearly all lost.
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London
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Irresistible
Ocean
Bouvet
Mrs Angle Freed in Manslaughter Trial
Bridgeport Connecticut March 19 Mrs Helen M Angle was found not guilty of manslaughter by a jury in Criminal Superior Court. She was accused of causing the death of Waldo R Ballou at Stamford on the night of June 23 last.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Helen M. Angle
Criminal Superior Court
Waldo R. Ballou
Stamford
Verdict Sparks Tears as Woman Is Freed in Fairfield
The jury foreman Byron Eddy of Fairfield reads the verdict freeing Mrs. Angle after a 12 day trial. Mrs. Angle collapses but is caught by her father Leonard Blondel and later escorted to rest. Crowds line streets for miles awaiting her departure to Stamford.
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Byron Eddy
Fairfield
Mrs. Angle
Leonard Blondel
Blondel
Stamford
3 Alarm Blaze Scares Quincy At Hancock Street Store
A fast moving fire at the Oren Payson Company clothing store on Hancock Street near Quincy square sparked a 3 alarm blaze. The wooden one story building houses Pettingill jewelry Sherman dry goods Brown & Co periodicals and Manuel Ice Cream Parlor. By 4 o clock the flames continued to burn with extensive damage feared.
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Oren Payson Company
Hancock Street
Quincy Square
Quincy
Pettingill
Sherman
Brown & Co
Manuel
Not the Right Miss Patten
A publisher error yesterday used photos of Miss Marjorie Patten the cellist and her sister Miss Nathalie Patten in a suffrage dance carnival story. The dancer Miss Marjorie Patten was involved. the musician and her sister were not connected with the carnival or article.
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Marjorie Patten
Nathalie Patten
Commonwealth Bill Makes Supporting Parents a Crime
A bill reported favorably by the social welfare committee in the House makes failure of grown children to support destitute parents a crime. It carries fines or imprisonment or both as punishment.
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Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Legislative Committee On Social Welfare
Bill to punish neglectful children of destitute elderly parents
The measure, filed by David Gugenheim of Temple Adath Israel, imposes a fine up to 200 dollars or up to one year in prison for anyone over two who refuses or neglects to support a destitute parent. Officials say affluent offspring shift burden to public poor houses, and the bill seeks to curb this.
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David Gugenheim
Temple Adath Israel
Commonwealth Avenue
Factory Man Wounded by Bullet in Haverhill
George Palmer a shoe worker in the G. B. Leavitt & Co factory is in critical condition with a back wound from an incident today. Edward Jacobs a shopman is arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill and held for a hearing.
Opium Patients Treated at Givens Sanitarium
A newspaper advertisement notes treatment for opium patients at Givens Sanitarium in Stamford Connecticut. The notice highlights care options and the facility services available to those seeking rehabilitation.
Woman dies in Church Street stove blast in East Douglas
In East Douglas on March 19 a stove explosion ripped through a Church street home killing 77 year old Mrs. Joseph Quintle instantly and fatally injuring her daughter Mrs. Levina Giguere who died later at Worcester City Hospital.
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Joseph Quintle
East Douglass
Worcester City Hospital
East Douglas
Levina Giguere
Church Street
Giguere
City Hospital
Worcester
Coal House Disaster Suspected Explosion Under Probe
An explosion is suspected to have caused a coal house disaster. The coal was soft and had been stored for five years. The State police will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
Explosion Declares Fire Fatal to Mother in Worcester
Neighbors flocked to the scene as the building erupted in flames. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and pulled out two women. The mother died instantly, and Mrs Giguere died en route to Worcester hospital despite urgent medical care.
French Liner Sights Atlantic Derelict far south of Cape Race
The French liner Champlain reported sighting a wrecked vessel about 480 miles south of Cape Race. The derelict was seen at latitude 41.23 south and longitude 50.35 west, the wireless message said.
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Halifax
N. S
Cape Race
Champlain
Bordeaus
New York
Moon Phase and Astronomical Notes for Today
Moon changes mark new moon on March 15 and full moon on March 31. Evening star Saturn. morning stars Venus and Jupiter. Easter Sunday falls on April 4. Charles William Eliot born 1834. Isaac Newton died 1727. Civil War Stoneman raid began 1865.
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Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Charles William Eliot
Harvard
Isaac Newton
Stoneman
Virginia
Weather Forecast For Boston And Nearby Areas
Unsettled weather expected for Boston and vicinity Saturday with Sunday turning generally fair and cooler at night. Washington reports forecast for New England and New York calling for fair conditions Saturday and Sunday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Leaders of G. O. P. at feast
The Massachusetts Club hosted a complimentary dinner for the Republican State committee at Copley Plaza last night. Speeches contained sharp digs at opponents but more mobilization than actual attack was evident as G. O. P. leaders on the staff outlined campaign strategy.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Club
Republican State Committee
Copley Plaza
Republicans Tell How They Came Back in Three States
Frederick C. Tanner Frederick UH Parkhurst and Edward A Thurston chaired the national officials and stated how the Republicans "came back" last fall in New York Maine and Massachusetts and how they hope to carry the party in 1915 National Committeemen Frederick Hale F W Estabrook and William P Sheffiled Rhode Island offered encouragement and guidance.
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Frederick C. Tanner
Frederick UH. Parkhurst
Edward A. Thurston
New York
Maine
Massachusetts
Frederick Hale
F. W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
William P. Sheffield
Rhode Island
Kaiser William III Faces Possible Second Operation
A Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William II again affected by a throat illness and German doctors urge immediate operation. Swiss specialist Dr Mermod warns of urgent surgical need as the emperor lies seriously ill in Berlin.
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Mermod
Suzanne
Berlin
Basel
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