Steamers From Here Get By Submarines
Two steamers sailing from Boston for the British Isles passed through the submarine zone and arrived safely. The Saxon Monarch, chartered to Cunard, reached London May 1 with a large cargo and no passengers. The Verdun, chartered to Allan, sailed May 3 for Glasgow with no passengers.
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Boston
British Isles
Cable
Cunard Line
London
Verdun
Glasgow
Allan Line
Judge Morton Acts as Auditor in R R Suit
The Hon. James M. Morton, former Supreme Judicial Court member, will audit suits by Boston and Maine, Boston and Lowell, and Fitchburg railroads against Boston Elevated to recover over $500,000 for East Cambridge viaduct land construction. Hearings began yesterday and likely continue for weeks.
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James M. Morton
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston and Maine
Boston and Lowell
Fitchburg
Boston Elevated
East Cambridge
Three Hour Battle On Boston and Maine Bill
The fight over the Boston & Maine reorganizing bill lasted about three hours with strong verbal exchanges from supporters and opponents. The House adjourned before a vote, expected to be taken this afternoon.
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B. & M. Bill
Boston & Maine Road
Hampden amendment dominates heated House debate
Lawmakers clashed over a proposed Hampden provision giving the Public Service Commission broad powers over any Hampden and Boston and Maine railroad consolidation. Supporters cited stability and public reform while opponents branded the measure a massive transfer of control and warned of a looming financial crisis. The Anderson amendment was being revised by two Republican leaders as the debate focused on the bill’s fate.
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Hampden
United States
George W. Anderson
Public Service Commission
Boston & Maine
House
Representative Atwood
Boston
Edward F. McLaughlin
State House
Anderson
New England
Boston & Maine-New Haven
General Court
Pennsylvania Road
Stay Issued in Thaw Case Delays Sanity Hearing
An appellate division stay halts habeas corpus proceedings for Harry K. Thaw who seeks a jury decision on his sanity in the Stanford White slay case. The stay follows an attorney general appeal from last Friday’s ruling that the Supreme Court may hear Thaw’s sanity issue.
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New York
Ingraham
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
Hendrick
State Board Rejects Company L Captain
The State military examining board rejected Lieutenant Jacobs as captain of Company L Malden Rifles M V M. Jacobs had won an 81 to 17 election over Lieutenant Berg with 14 absentees, but Berg contested the result as illegal despite Jacobs passing the physical.
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Malden Rifles
State Military Examining Board
Jacobs
Berg
Dorchester Boy Leaves Death Note Near Franklin Park
A 13 year old Dorchester boy reportedly left a death by own action note at Franklin Park and later returned home, police say. The note was found near Lake William Manning and is under investigation.
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Dorchester
Franklin Park
Dorchester Boy Disappears After Suicide Note Found
William Manning, 13, of 42 Clapp Place Dorchester, caused worry for four hours by leaving a death by own action note on a bench near Scarboro Lake in Franklin Park and vanishing. He returned home at 9 p.m. refusing to explain the incident.
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William Manning
Clapp Place
Dorchester
Scarboro Lake
Franklin Park
Youth in Distress Leaves Clues from Bridge Note
Sergeant Thompson at Jamaica Plain station found torn scraps beneath a bench tied to Manning. The notes reveal school troubles. three weeks earlier he fled to Brookville near Brockton and returned Saturday from Albany where juvenile authorities detained him. His father reports the youth wants to go to Denver to become a cow puncher.
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Thompson
Jamaica Plain Station
Manning
Brookville
Brockton
Albany
N. Y
Denver
Col
Be Kind to Animals Week Observed Across United States
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals leads humane groups in Be Kind to Animals Week. Schools promote the idea with talks and entertainments. Sunday will feature Humane Sunday with clergy sermons. Children from Greater Boston Sunday schools visit Angell Memorial Hospital Saturday 9 to 10 a.m.
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United States
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Massachusetts
Greater Boston
Angell Memorial Hospital
Acid Stomachs and Simple Antacid Remedy Advised
An advertisement warns that stomach acid irritates and inflames the stomach lining, causing trouble. It claims ordinary medicines fail and recommends a teaspoonful of bisulated magnesia after meals to neutralize acid, prevent fermentation, and allow normal eating with distant distress.
Addicks, the Gasman, Held on Bail in New York
J Edward Addicks known as the Gasman slept under guard at a New York hotel after two nights in Ludlow Street jail on contempt charges. An $18 000 bail was set to replace an $8 000 bond, with past judgments and a $15 000 plus interest note shaping the case. Deputy sheriffs tracked him since January 8, aided by a Saturday night boarding house tip.
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New York
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware
United States Senate
Boston
Bay State Gas Company
McDonnell and
Zeltner
Ludlow Street
Addicks
Hiram H. Burton
McDonald
Zeitner
Manhattan
Burton
W. & A. Bacon CO
Washington and
Essex Streets
Lasker Wins Metropolitan Chess League Tournament
Edward Lasker won the Metropolitan Chess League championship in New York finishing with 12 points. R. T. Black and Oscar Hedges tied for second and third with 11 1 2 points each.
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New York
Metropolitan Chess League
Edward Lasker
R. T. Black
Oscar Hedges
Cox Cuss Oui Swan Songs at Belmon t Springs Banquet
Speaker Channing Cox hosted the annual Bay State House banquet for rules committee members and press at Belmont Springs Country Club. He invoked the gag rule and urged guests to sing, with recitations and piano pieces, ending with a gander dance.
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Channing M. Cox
House of Representatives
Bay State
Cox
House Committee On Rules
House
State House
Belmont Springs Country Club
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