Billard Gains 2,048,000 In Rail Deal Details
John L. Billard, organizer of the Billard Company of New Haven, testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He described buying 109,948 shares of Boston & Maine stock from the New Haven at 125 and selling at 150 to Boston Railroad Holding Company, a profit claimed at 2,748,700. He noted receiving 16,250,000 in gold notes and forming the Billard Company to manage the transaction.
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Washington
John L. Billard
Billard Company of
New Haven
N. Y
N. H
Mellen
New England Navigation Company
Boston & Maine
New Haven Road
Boston Railroad Holding Company
New England Investment and Security Company
Billard Company
Investment Company
M. Stock
Interstate Commuristy Commission
Yester Oai A
Funston Asks for More Troops at Vera Cruz
A cipher message from General Funston reached the War Department and stirred officials. It is believed he wants increased forces at Vera Cruz with tentative plans for additional cavalry regiments and artillery. Secretary Garrison summoned staff for a conference after receiving the first paragraph of the message.
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Washington
Confederate Vets Elect Leader at Jacksonville Reunion
General Bennett H. Young of Louisville was re elected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans at the annual reunion in Jacksonville Fla Richmond Va was named for the 1915 gathering One hundred Forrest cavalry survivors offered their services to President Wilson in case of war with Mexico
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bennett H. Young
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
Richmond
Forrest
Wilson
Mexico
General Fun Likely Suppressed By Mr Garrison
The fragment suggests Mr. Garrison felt constrained to suppress General Fun, indicating a political or military action tied to his leadership period. The incomplete text hints at authority limits and possible censorship or restraint affecting General Fun's activities.
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Garrison
Sunrise and Moon Phases and Anniversaries Reminder
Sun sets at 3 20 this a m with first quarter May 3 and full moon May 9. Last quarter May 16 new moon May 24. 128th day of year with 44 days until summer. Evening stars Venus Mars Saturn, morning star Jupiter. Auto lamps at 7 21 and other vehicles at 7 51. Arbor Day in Rhode Island and notable anniversaries: Robert Morris died 1806 Mt Pelee eruption 1902 Civil War Battle of Spotsylvania Court House 1864 one year ago tariff bill passed 281 to 139.
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Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Rhode Island
Robert Morris
Mt. Pelee
Spottsylvania
House of Representatives
Unsettled Boston Forecast with Showers and Winds
Forecasts warn of unsettled conditions for Boston and vicinity with likely local showers Friday and generally fair Saturday. Moderate easterly to southerly winds noted, with northern New England increasing cloudiness and possible Friday showers, Saturday showers and variable winds. Southern New England expected cloudy with probable showers and fresh southeast winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday average temperature reported as 59 degrees with readings taken across early morning to night. Data shows 62 at 3 a.m., 61 at 3 p.m., 65 at 6 a.m., and 58 at 6 p.m. Readings from Wiscan and mentions 9 p.m. time.
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Thompson's Spa
Wee
Millbury Man Dying in Hospital After Auto Crash
Worcester May 7 S Edgar Benjamin a wealthy Millbury businessman and former Newton resident is dying at Worcester Hospital from injuries after a State highway crash near Sterling early today a woman in the car with him escaped uninjured and is being kept unnamed by authorities as they guard the failing man’s bedside.
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Worcester
S. Edgar Benjamin
Millbury
Newton
Worcester Hospital
Sterling
Benjamin dies after car crash in fog on Sterling road
Benjamin, superintendent of the National Crash Manufacturing Co. of Millbury and owner of the Millbury baseball team, was killed when his car swerved in dense fog between Sterling and Sterling Junction, dumped into a ditch, and wrecked. His companion survived with injuries and summoned help.
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Benjamin
Sterling
Sterling Junction
National Crash Manufacturing Company of
Millbury
Singer Schumann-Heink mocks rumor with humor in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on May 7 Mme Schumann-Heink, famed soprano, dismissed the sensational claim of being in love with a younger man. She quipped in a mix of laughter and tears about her eight children and six grandchildren, lightening the moment with humor.
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Cincinnati
Himmel
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Continents
Ridiculous says Madame Schumann Heink in divorce case
In Chicago divorce court William Rapp Jr accuses Mme Schumann Heink of infatuation with a Paterson New Jersey policeman. She defends the claim saying the man is a protegee and part of her aid to young singers, including a at Cincinnati May festival.
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Chicago
Windy City
William Rapp
Paterson
N. J
Henry
New Jersey
Law
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Cincinnati
Schumann- Heink
Joyous Wedding at the White House
Washington May 7 Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson daughter of the President married in the Blue Room at six o'clock to William Gibbs McAdoo the Secretary of the Treasury. The ceremony drew a notable White House crowd with children gowns and formal aides in full dress uniforms. It marked the first time a President's daughter was married by a cabinet member.
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Washington
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
William Gibbs M’adoo
the Treasury
Washington, D. C
Miss Wilson
Bride joins official family duties of Cabinet hostess
The bride becomes a member of her father's official and private families and must observe duties of a Cabinet hostess, including calls on the wives of Supreme Court judges, ambassadors, and Senators.
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Supreme Court
Newsboys honor comrade Louis Gold in funeral procession
Thousands of mourners including 3500 newsboys followed the hearse bearing Louis Gold to Montvale Cemetery as Boston schools granted a day off for the funeral. Crippled peers Louis Gaffen and Samuel Massell joined the procession, which paused at Haymarket square.
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Mary Germinini
Haymarket Square
Franklin B. Dyer
Boston Public
Boston
Newsboys’ Protective Union
City
Newsboys’ Club
Newsboys’ Union
Louis Gaffen
Tegen
Samuel Massell
Montvale Cemetery
Woburn
Daniel A. Maloney
The
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Thomas Downe
Globe
Lewis Hammond, Sr
Transcript
Walter Ledwidge
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Christian Science Monitor
R. Williams
the American
A. M. Adams
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Timothy J. Kan, Jr
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