Leaps From Train To Escape Reformatory Transfer
Alonzo Martin twenty of Woburn escaped after leaping through a train window at high speed while being taken from Ascertain reformatory to probationary transfer. Police searched from Wedgemere to nearby towns as the fugitive vanished after the crash of glass and a high speed exit.
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W. A. Everberg
Auburn Street
Martin
Dennis Walsh
Reformatory
Wedgemere
Walsh
Woburn
Metropolitan Park Department
Balloon Goes Up in Smoke in Pittsfield
Spontaneous combustion destroyed the New England Aero Club balloon Boston en route from Orange Massachusetts to Pittsfield. The craft had flown once with three passengers and will cost about 250 dollars with no insurance. The basket and net survived and a replacement 35000 cubic foot balloon was ordered. Pittsfield Aero Club offers its field for a 4 am flight with Rabbi Charles Fleischer of Boston aboard.
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Pittsfield
Boston
New England Aero Club
Orange
Mass
Charles J. Gudden
Pittsfield Aero Club
New England Club
Glidden
Charles Fleischer
Draper Rebuffs City Party Members Over Myrick Hire
Governor Draper refused to grant Colonel William H. Myrick a hearing on charges tied to his appointment to the factory inspection commission. He also declined to meet Myrick at the State House, signaling likely executive council rejection and anticipated fireworks over GOP city committee representation in appointments.
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Draper
William H. Myrick
Executive Council
Myrick
State House
Republican City Committee
Main Points in the Railroad Bill Summary
Commerce court to be organized by Supreme Court. Controls stock and bond issue of roads. Fixes price at which securities may be sold. Controls long and short haul rates. Commission may hold up new rates. Four months. Brings telephones and telegraph under Interstate Commerce Commission. Gives commission authority over classification regulations and practices of railroads.
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Commerce Court
Supreme Court
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Taft
Adamson
Dem
Georgia
Senate
Court of Commerce
Supreme Court of the United States
Telephone and Telegraph
Two Scarlet Fever Patients Escape Lynn Hospital
Lynn May 10. Clad only in underclothes and blankets two women patients from Lynn Contagious Hospital escaped tonight and walked through the busy streets to a Market square boarding house where they were found. Mrs Bessie Bachellor 23 and Mrs Maizie Robertson 20 had been confined just over a week with mild scarlet fever.
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Lynn
Night Ward Escape Leads to Hasty Hospital Return
At eight o'clock two women, wearing only shoes stockings and underclothes, escaped a hospital ward by climbing from a bathroom window using a blanket rope. They reached 41 Market square where Mr. Bachellor detained them. Superintendent Beavins traced and returned them to the hospital.
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Holyoke Street
Market Square
Milk Car Cancelled in New Hampshire
Concord New Hampshire May 10 A farmer boycott over a dispute with Boston led to the cancellation of the H P Hodd Company milk car from White River Junction Vermont to Concord. The car usually picked up 950 cans but on Monday only 40 were delivered. State Grange resolutions supporting the farmers aided their stance.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Boston
H. P. Hodd Company
White River Junction
State Grange
Whiting Company
Grange
Nahum J. Bachelder
State Board of Agriculture
The
National Grange
Railroad bill passes House with Republican support
The House approved the railroad bill by 200 to 126 with no dissenting Republican votes. Fourteen Democrats joined the majority, delivering a decisive win that President Taft praised for the commerce court feature and its forward step in the law.
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Washington
House
Aft
Congress
Catmon
Taft
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Bill Restructures Railroads and Rates
The House changes create a Court of Commerce to review Interstate Commerce Commission actions, require railroad stock issues seek ICC approval, cap reorganized securities at fair value, and restrict short haul pricing. The bill extends ICC authority to telephone and telegraph firms, allows through rates, enforces accurate freight quoting, and imposes penalties for rebate schemes.
Probing of New Haven Is Unnecessary, Sars Mellen
President Charles S. Mellen of the New Haven told the committee that there is no need for a formal investigation since the State railroad, bank and tax commissions already have powers to probe. He defended the Mellen bill to validate New Haven securities, disputing Attorney General Malone’s ruling that it is illegal. Opponents, led by William B. Lawrence, urged first an investigation to verify asset backing and property behind the securities.
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Charles S.mellen
New Haven
The
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Bank
Tax
Mellen
Byrnes
Malone
William B. Lawrence
Lawrence
Boston & Maine
ePhis Dfi
Commonwealth
Morgan-Rocckefeller-Standard- Oil Outfit
Massachusetts
Tragic Shooting Death of Young Willie Beck in Norwalk
In South Norwalk on May 10 a boy aged four, Willie Beck, died after his cousin Clarence Korker aged 10 fired an old shotgun at him during a aywar dance. The weapon discharged into Beck’s abdomen, causing death within an hour.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Willie Beck
West Norwalk
Clarence Korker
Wellesley Clubs to Visit East Boston for Lecture Night
Wellesley College music clubs including glee mandolin banjo and cello will entertain at Maverick Church East Boston this evening. Rabbi Charles Fleischer will speak on The Free Man followed by a discussion. Admission is free and souvenir programmes will be sold. The event is under Maverick Church Men's Club auspices with a large attendance expected. Members performing include Mildred Wilson May Rober Florence Wiss Gertrude Harper Lilfien Simmons Alberta Rettz Esther Dow Katherine Brown Dorothy Balgwin Marion Shoemaker Alice Marston Afic Porter Ruth Blacka Miriam Edith Haly Florence Mallory Fair Alice James Ruth Blaisdell Adare Annie Williams.
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Wellesley College
Mandolin
Maverick Church
Central Square
Boston
Wellesley
Charles Fleischer
Maverick Church Men's Club
College Girls
Mildred Wilson
May Rober
Florence Wiss
Gertrude Harper
Lilfien Simmons
Alberta Rettz
Esther Dow
Katherine Brown
Dorothy Balgwin
1 “Arion
Wellesley College Girls’ Musical
May Roberson
Florence Will
Lillian Simmons
Dorothy Baldwin
Centre Row
Marion Shoemaker
Alice Marston
Alice Porter
Ruth Blacka
Miriam Kaine
Edith Haly
Florence Mallory
Gladys Fair
Alice James
Ruth Blaisdell
Aileen Adare
Annie Williams
Freshmen Urged to Silence After 10 PM at Harvard
Harvard officials and team captains urge freshmen to refrain from singing after 10 o clock at night to protect athletes in training for intercollegiate contests. The campus daily appeals for quiet, warning of possible stricter measures and a guard on campus if disturbances persist.
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Harvard Crimson
University Daily
Malden man fined for drunkenness and assault on street car conductor
Oscar Tilly of 43 School street Everett was convicted in Malden District Court yesterday of drunkenness and an assault on a Boston Elevated conductor last Thursday. He was fined 6 dollars for drunkenness and 20 dollars for the assault.
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Malden
Oscar Tilly
School Street
Everett
Boston
150000 Spruce Trees Planted in Maine
Phillips, May 10. Reforestation begins in New England with 150000 spruce trees imported from Norway to Madrid station Maine. An experienced forester directs the effort. Trees set six feet apart will cover about 150 acres. Last year 10000 trees thrived, signaling likely success.
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Phillips, Mo
New England
Norway
Madrid Station
Boston Skippers Hold Social Banquet at Young’s Hotel
The Boston Marine Society, a group of ship masters, hosted their annual banquet at Young's Hotel with 150 attendees. After the meal, guests enjoyed orchestral selections and a sleight of hand performance in a purely social meeting.
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Boston Marine Society
Young’s Hotel
New Orleans Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A New Orleans resident testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved long standing inflammation and ulceration after doctors advised surgery. She recounts severe pain and weakness, but with the remedy she regained health and urges other suffering women to try it, noting prior doctor treatment and a neighbor recommendation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
New Orleans
J. Wilson
Ullea St
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