Defense Questioning Jury Pool in Haywood Trial
The jury pool in the Haywood murder trial underwent careful screening. Prospective jurors faced questions on opinions about labor unions, Roosevelt’s remarks, and the Western Federation of Miners as the defense and prosecution sought to seat impartial panels.
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Allen Pride
Pride
Darrow
Talesman
State Penitentiary
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Mr. Darrow
George H. McIntyre
McIntyre
Western Federation of Miners
W. N. Rudge
Edgar A. Wilson
Rudge
Moyer
Havywood
Orrin Cole
Roosevelt
Cole
W. W. Bisby
Citizens’ Alliance
Mr. Wilson
Hawley
Wilson
Wood
Bisby
Merger Centre in Hub eyed for New England rail holdings
A Massachusetts business figure says within two years the Legislature may authorize a merger of the Boston and Maine with the New York New Haven Hartford system and allied lines into a single Boston headquartered corporation. He claims no merger will occur yet but control will shift to Boston and Halifax port plans threaten Boston’s freight role.
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Massachusetts
Boston & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston
New York & New Haven
New England
Minnesota
Halifax
Atlantic
Liverpool
Canada
Dominion Atlantic Railway
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Boston Sudden East Wind Drops Temperature Half Hour
Boston experienced a dramatic weather swing yesterday as the temperature plunged from 79 degrees at about 10:30 to 57 within thirty minutes after a shift to an east wind. The rapid change left outdoor occupants chilled and surprised by the abrupt cooling.
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Boston
General Electric Elects Boston Men to Board of Directors
At the GE annual meeting in Schenectady on May 14 the stockholders elected a new board including Gordon Abbott Oliver Ames C A Coffin W M Crane Jefferson Coolidge Jr Feavench Kish George P Gardner Henry IL Higginson J Pierpont Morgan J P Ord Robert Treat Paine 2d Marsden J Perry S I Schoonmaker Charles Steele FE W Rice Jr Perry succeeds late Eugene Griffin Schoonmaker succeeds Henderson. By law change requires only the president to be a director. The board will elect officers later.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Gordon Abbott
Boston
Oliver Ames
C. A. Coffin
New York
W. M. Crane
Dalton
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Feavench
P. Kish
George P. Gardner
Henry IL. Higginson
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Ord
Albany
Robert Treat Paine
Marsden J. Perry
Providence
S. I. Schoonmaker
Charles Steele
FE. W. Rice, Jr
Eugene Griffin
S. L. Schoonmaker
T. K. Henderson
Mystery of Braley child case hinges on tablecloth clue
Officials believe identifying the tablecloth and horse blanket used to cover the sap bucket will crack the Braley disappearance mystery. The Braley household, including Ernest and Delia Braley and grandmother Mrs. Braley, along with farm hand Harry Wilkinson and tenant Frank Tobine, are scattered across Maine and Groton. Tobine remains on the farm, with Wil kinson last heard from in Maine. police plan to pursue him. Tobine had accused Mrs. Braley of knowledge of the child's fate, a claim he later retracted, while investigators reexamine statements amid renewed questioning.
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Braley
Little Elwin Braleyv
Ernest Braley
Frank Tobine
Braleys
Delia Braley
Harry Wilkinson
Tobine
Groton
Wilkinson
Maine
Two Years Mystery Braley Child Disappears in 1905
In April 1905 Elwin Braley, two, vanished from the Braley farm while his mother and grandmother watched from a window. Hundreds searched the countryside for weeks, with authorities deeming the child murdered. The Braley family and neighbors recounted the day and prior illnesses, while officials questioned the parents and noted a corncob pipe as a clue.
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Elwin
Ernest Braley
Braley
Frank Tobine
Braleys
Harry Wilkinson
Brockton
Grafton County
Murray
Cobleigh
Lebanon
Lee V. Knapp
Danbury
Breaker Hit With Blackjack in Dorchester Alleyway Clash
William H. Rice a 46 year old union teamster of Dorchester was arrested after a confrontation with strike breaker Robert P. Hood on Purchase Street. Hood required medical attention after Rice allegedly struck him with a blackjack. A large crowd jeered and cheered as the incident ended with Rice's arrest by Division 2 officers.
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William H. Rice
Elder Street
Dorchester
Whipple & Co
Robert P. Hood
Johnson & Co
Purchase Street
Hood
Kennedy
Court Square
Rice
Hearing Postponed In Junction Case Between Master Weavers
The hearing before Master Colt on the injunction sought by master workers against striking employees was continued to 10 o clock this morning after an adjournment following a conference. Lawyers declined to speak, but a settlement attempt, aided by Judge Loring, was under way and a resolution was expected within hours.
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Walker
Raymond Jones
Jones
Idaho
Mr. Hawley
Frank
Darrow
Colt
Loring
Dorchester Catholic Club Hosts Dance for Minstrels
In Bloomfield Hall Dorchester last evening the Dorchester Catholic Club staged a reception for the minstrel show participants that ended with a dancing party and a midnight collation.
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Bloomfield Hall
Dorchester
Dorchester Catholic Club
Shrubb Seeks Longboat Match in Exhibition Tour
Alfred Shrubb, famed amateur runner with world records from two to ten miles, is touring the country for exhibition races and a possible match with Longboat. He was declared a professional by the English AAU last year after a tour in Australia with Arthur Duffey, ending his amateur status.
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Alfred Shrubb
Shrubb
Australia
Arthur Duffey
South London Harriers
Glasgow
London
Mis haps mar flag raising at pennant ceremony
A flagpole breaks during the ceremony to raise the world championship pennant at the American League Park in Chicago. A group of forty players and officials wrestle the pennant upward before the slender staff snaps under the effort amid wind and rain.
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Chicago
Lynn Delinquent Taxpayers Escape Publicity
Two thirds of Lynn's delinquent taxpayers paid within a week, prompting the Common Council to drop plans to publish the names. Experts had found $64,000 due, but tonight reported all but $26,000 paid.
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Lynn
Common Council
Painter's leg broken by fall from ladder in Roslindale
Fred Graft of 19 Alpine Street fell 25 feet while painting a house on Knoll Street Roslindale early yesterday afternoon. He suffered a broken right leg in two places and internal injuries. Dr. John W. Bosworth attended him before he was taken to City Hospital.
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Knoll Street
Roslindale
Fred Graft
Alpine Street
John W. Bosworth
City Hospital
Promising boy athletes shine at Cambridge track meet
Eddie Hart set the only new mark by throwing 45 feet 5% inches in the Exeter weight event. Andover stars led by John Wilpatrick dominated, with Wilpatrick's Saturday record securing the national schoolboy title alongside top performances from Rosendale Volkmann’s group and Nelson’s sprint times at the Cambridge event.
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Cambridge
Mechanics’ Building
Eddie Hart
Exeter
Hart
John Wilpatrick
Andover
Princeton
Rosendale
Volkmann
Charles Whelan
Nelson
Rich Porter
Newton High
Burns
Boston Latin
Perrelli Secures Double Victory Over Smart in Catch Wrestling
Perrelli the Italian sensation threw Jim Smart of England twice within 54 minutes at Columbia Theatre in a top bout of the season. Smart bet ten dollars he could throw Perrelli in five minutes in Greek-Roman style, but failed after fighting hard. Next week the Greek-Roman clash is scheduled again between Perrelli and Smart.
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Perrelli
Jim Smart
Columbia Theatre
Smart
Petrelli
Farren
Norwood Tigers Top Dedham on Diamond 2 0
Norwood High defeated Dedham High 2 to 0 at Prospect Park in a close game. Captain G. J. Corbett led with strong batting and Coleman limited Dedham to three hits while fanning several rivals. O'Riley pitched well for Dedham and Hurley starred at short.
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Norwood
Norwood High
Dedham High
Prospect Park
G. J. Corbett
Coleman
Dedham
O'Riley
Hurley
Grammar School Baseball League Sets Season Plans
Representatives of the new Grammar School Baseball League meet at Dwight School West Springfield Street to finalize the season. Teams will form sectional leagues, schedules will be arranged, and umpires assigned.
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Grammar School
Dwight School
West Springfield Street
Metropolitan Driving Club Hosts Spring Race on Charles River
The Metropolitan Driving Club holds its second spring meeting at the Charles River speedway this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Metropolitan Driving Club
Charles River Speedway
Strong Nine at St. Alphonsus
The St. Alphonsus A A of Roxbury fields a strong team this season under Manager P J Donovan. Key players include Glynn at second, Finnerty Barnard and Sullivan in the Outfield, McGee at third, Flanagan at short, McGuire on the mound and Roache behind the plate. First game May 2 at the American League grounds versus Dorchester, Memorial Day with Dorchester Neponset.
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St. Alphonsus A. A
Roxbury
P. J. Donovan
Glynn
Jordan Marsh
Finnerty, Barnard and Sullivan
Amherst College
McGee
Petersburg
Flanagan
St. Alphonsus
McGuire
Fordham
Roache
Dorchester
Dorchester-Neponset
Donovan
Roxbury Street
City
Harvard and Tech Tennis Duel Inches Toward Close Meet
Harvard and Tech face off tomorrow afternoon at Jarvis Field in a six match tennis dual. Singles feature Morse Pell Reggio and Pearson for Harvard against Larned Fanning Coffin Nicholl for Tech, with Morse Pell pairing against Coffin and Reggio Pearson facing Nicholl Fanning in doubles. Harvard has been weakened by the loss of Niles and Sullaway.
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Cambridge
Tech
Harvard
Jarvis Field
Morse
Pell
Reggio
Pearson
Larned
Fanning
Coffin
Nicholl
Reggio and
Niles
Sulloway
Maxcy Elected Captain of Tech Freshman Nine
Robert Farrington Maxcy was elected permanent captain of the Tech freshman baseball team. He attended St George's School in Newport Rhode Island and played baseball there for two years. Now 20 and from Gardiner Maine, he is pitching on the freshman squad.
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Tech
Robert Farrington Maxcy
Maxcy
St. George’s School
Newport
R. I
Gardiner
Tech Freshmen Top Sophomores in Interclass Opener
The Tech freshman nine defeated the Tech sophomores yesterday by 12 to 3 in the first game of the interclass championship series.
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Tech
South Lawrence Thistle Quoiting Club Open to Challenges
The South Lawrence Thistle quoiting club invites matches from any state club and directs interested teams to contact James Laidlaw of South Lawrence to arrange competition.
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South Lawrence
Harvard golfers lose to Fall River in match
The Harvard golf team was defeated by the Fall River Golf Club by a score of 10 1 2 to 6 in Fall River.
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Fall River
Harvard
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Miners’ Federation
Bert Illingsworth
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Steunenberg
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Seee Tee
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Strange
Braley Baby
Sir Braley
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Whos Meadow
Chamele
Loewen
May Braley
Edwii Braley
Braley Child
Teamsters’ Strike
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Portland
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Elm Streets
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America
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