No Tolls for U S Vessels
Washington May 21 By a 100 to 90 vote the House refused to permit tolls on coastwise American vessels using the Panama Canal. The debate centered on a prohibition against rail road owned vessels, protested as harming Atlantic coast business and Rail Road owned steamers on the New York Providence Fall River route.
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House
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Administration
Peters
Massachusetts
Higgins
Connecticut
Atlantic Coast
Soth
New York
Providence
Fall River
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Spectacular 3 Hour Storm Strikes Eastern New England
A powerful electrical storm swept eastern New England last night, destroying property and disabling lighting and telephone systems. The storm began after 7 and raged until nearly 10, with strange pranks reported during the event.
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New England
Lightning Storm Ravages Communities From Brighton To Newburyport
In Brighton the Scenic Temple theater plunged into darkness as a lightning strike hit a sidewalk transforming box, triggering a citywide outage. Fire and police inspected blanked lines in Brighton High School and across towns reported fallen trees, ruptured water mains, and fires. In Newburyport linotype operator Wred Metcalf was stunned and several homes suffered shattered windows and roof damage. Damage totals reached thousands with fires, outages, and disrupted services reported along the coast.
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Brighton
Scenic Temple Moving Picture Theatre
Union Square
Brighton High School
Lightning strikes ruin house and barn in Framingham
Two bolts of lightning hit Solo mon Beanstalk's house and its large barn on Waverly street in South Framingham within ten minutes. The barn burned completely with three horses lost. the house roof collapsed afterward. Firefighters from Framingham South Framingham and Saxonville battled the blaze for over an hour. No one was home. Beanstalk's daughter fainted after being helped by rescuers. Insurance was not reported.
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South Framingham
Solomon Beanstalk
Waverly Street
Framingham
Saxonville
Beanstalk
Lightoller on Stand All Day at Titanic Inquiry
Charles Herbert Lightoller testified at the Board of Trade inquiry, reiterating his US Senate hearing remarks about the Titanic sighting light and absence of pack ice. He blamed lookout errors for failing to spot the iceberg and cited calm seas as a factor in the disaster. In Parliament, criticism of the Board of Trade intensified with calls to cut Buxton’s salary and to form a new advisory committee to ensure ships stay afloat after damage.
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London
Charles Herbert Lightoller
Board of Trade
United States
Sydney Buxton
House of Commons
Martin Archer-Shee
Buxton
Charles Beresford
At the Sign of the Tabby Cat Tea House Opens in Wenham
A Wenham tea house named At the Sign of the Tabby Cat and Tea Fettle and Women's Exchange is slated to open on May 29. The venue focuses on tea and social exchange within the community.
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Wenham
Village Improvement Society Shop Teas and Arts
A Village Improvement Society center near the Congregational Church hosts a charming decorated interior by a New York artist. Visitors may enjoy a tea and purchase jellies cakes and related articles.
Greek in Lancaster mill parade arrested for flag desecration
Clinton May 21. During a parade of mill strikers Stanislaus Chiavaras a Greek bearing an American flag was pulled from the line by two policemen and arrested for flag desecration. A loaded revolver was found in his pocket and he faces concealed weapon charges as he is held at the police station.
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Clinton
Lancaster Mills
Stanislaus Chiavaras
Praise for Americans sparks window smashing in Pankhurst trial
London May 21. Dr Ethel Smythe testified at Mrs Pankhurst trial that remarks about an American wife and women’s suffrage provoked backlash, not Emmeline Pankhurst speeches. She called the remark a red flag to a bull.
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London
Lewis Harcourt
Emmaline Pankhurst
Ethel Smythe
Pankhurst and Lawrences On Trial For Votes For Women
Old Bailey crowded as Mrs Pankhurst and Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence defend themselves against conspiracy and incitement to damage. The pair insist the act is political not criminal and vow the movement will not be crushed. A male defendant notes a prior two month sentence for breaking a window.
Oldest Suffragette Celebrates 87th Birthday
ELIZABETH New Jersey May 2 Mrs Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell the oldest living suffragette yesterday celebrated her 87th birthday at home She is a pioneering advocate for women’s rights and a ordained preacher pastor emeritus of All Souls’ Unitarian Church New York visitors including many men attended her birthday observance and heard her arguments for votes for women Born in Henrietta New York she chose to become a preacher studying at Oberlin Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1852 She spoke at the first Woman’s rights convention in Worcester Massachusetts in 1849
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New York
Blackwell
Henrietta
N. Y
Oberlin Theological Seminary
Worcester
Mass
Dorchester Youth Dies After School Pressure claim
Myles Jr. McCabe aged 16 of 147 Neponset Avenue Dorchester died at City Hospital after shooting himself in the left breast Sunday evening. Police say his family’s insistence that he attend school was a contributing factor to the tragedy.
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Myles Jr. McCabe
Neponset Avenue
Dorchester
Four Hurt Saving Horses in Jamaica Plain Stable Fire
A 2 1/2 story brick stable at 3 and 5 Harris Avenue Jamaica Plain owned by Keane and Malone caught fire from spontaneous combustion. William Combie and James Fallon were overcome by smoke. Officers Joseph Delaney and Pulsifer suffered injuries including contusions fractured toe and sprained ankle.
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Keane & Malone
Harris Avenue
Jamaica Plain
William Combie
James Fallon
Joseph Delaney
Pulsifer
Fire at hayloft stables causes heavy losses and injuries
A blaze erupted in a hayloft on the top floor sending flames through to the roof of a wooden block. Loss is estimated at 5000 dollars as horses inside the building risked capture before police and residents rescued them. Sergeant Hennessy led officers in driving horses to the street while Fallon Combie and Conroy were pulled from danger and officers Delaney and Pulsifer were hurt during the effort.
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Hennessy
James Conroy
James Fallon
William Combie
Fallon
Combie
Delaney
Pulsifer
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