Whitman Presses Becker Murder Verdict in Night Court
New York May 21 District Attorney Whitman urged a guilty verdict in the trial of Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The night session drew a packed crowd as Whitman delivered a forceful summation while Becker and his counsel sat nervously. The judge would deliver the charge in the morning with a verdict expected later the same day.
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
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Betting on Becker Case in Wall Street Bets on Verdict
In New York on May 21 even money lined Becker to be found guilty of Rosenthal’s killing. Odds favored a guilty verdict or a hung jury, with wagers against acquittal and against execution. Backers cited objections by Bourke Cochran and the judge’s ruling on a confession and potential legal errors.
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Militant Suffragettes Clash at Buckingham Palace
A violent clash near Buckingham Palace ends with multiple arrests as a small militant group from the Women's Social and Political Union, led by Mrs Pankhurst and Sylvia Pankhurst, bursts from Hyde Park Corner and fights police on Constitution Hill.
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Wakefield strike near settlement this week
Commissioner Charles G. Wood of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration reports indications the Wakefield strike may end soon. A long meeting with the reed and rattan workers union discussed a settlement plan requiring approval by both sides before progress.
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State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Wakefield
Reed and Rattan Workers’ Union
Woman 102 Dies. Medford's Oldest Resident
Mary Ann de St. Francois died yesterday at 102, the oldest woman in Medford. She spent many years in settlement work among mill operatives in Lowell.
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Medford
Lowell
Moon Phases and The Calendar Amid Year Progress
The article lists moon phases and sunrises with times for Portland and Newport, notes moon changes including new moon on May 24 and full moon on June 8, and mentions day length, Venus and Mars as evening stars, Jupiter as a morning star, plus a brief set of historical anniversaries from Burr treason trial in 1807 to 1865 Civil War end.
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Cloudy Forecast for Boston and New England
Cloudy conditions expected in Boston and surrounding areas with possible showers later Friday into Saturday. Forecasts from May 21 indicate cloudy weather across Northern and Southern New England with light to moderate variable winds.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report by Thompson's Sp2
Yesterday's average temperature was 58 degrees with a daily high around 61 and a low near 58. The record notes average temperatures compared to the previous year, showing 14-24 as a possible range.
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Thompson
Oyster Bay Welcomes Roosevelt Homecoming Echoes
In Oyster Bay New York May 21 crowds welcomed Theodore Roosevelt back from the jungles. Neighbors and lifelong friends gathered in a home town celebration that moved the former President to a rare quiet, his voice husky with emotion.
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Roosevelt's Homecoming Draws Oyster Bay Crowd
A large crowd gathered on Oyster Bay's main street to welcome Colonel Roosevelt returning from New York. Pine Hollow residents joined, flags adorned buildings, and a telegraph pole carried a "1916 and Victory" sign as a big white straw hat appeared above the crowd signaling his arrival.
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Baseball scores from major leagues and cities listed
Continued on page 173d column national and federal standings show Boston 3 Chicago 1 Pittsburg 6 Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 4 St Louis 8 New York 4 Baltimore Chicago 2 Pittsburg 10 St Louis 5 Kansas City Brooklyn 2 Buffalo 6 Indianapolis 5 New England Fitchburg 7 Lewiston 4 Lowell 3 Haverhill 2 Worcester 7 Lawrence 3 Portland 4 Lynn 1.
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Woman Witness Against Mother Faces Corporate Suit
In Superior Court equity session Madame Francis Corporation sued Matilda V. Francis of Somerville, a cosmetics maker who admitted to using beauty formulas from the Boston American. Her daughter Grace Cowley testified for the opposition in the same case.
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Judge views displays of Madame Francis beauty products
A court session featured jars labeled Madame Francis Bloom of Youth Orange Flower Massage Cream Almond Beauty Cream and other items. The plaintiff seeks an injunction to stop Madame Francis and Herbert from using the name on cosmetics amid revelations of their products.
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Madame Francis
Mr. Herbert
Two Alarm Fire Destroys Everett Tenement
A two alarm blaze at a three story wooden tenement on Mystic and Bow streets Everett drove six families from their beds after 1 am. Firefighters battled flames threatening adjacent buildings as Emilio Covena and Thomas Etta aided neighbors and evacuated children. Loss estimated at $2000.
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Rebels send peace delegation amid Mexican mediation talks
At Niagara Falls Ontario on May 22 South American mediators held talks with Mexican delegates and opposed admitting a constitutionalist envoy from Montreal. Washington reported the constitutionalists plan to send a representative to Niagara Falls to inform Carranza’s aims without binding them to mediator plans.
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Mexico
Representative Chosen for Niagara Falls Mission
Jose Vasconcelos, now in Montreal on a financial mission for General Carranza, is understood to be the man chosen to go to Niagara Falls. He is expected to arrive within the next few days, following informal conferences between constitutionalist representatives and Wash. officials.
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Niagara Falls
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Wash
Die Hard Unionists Cause Commons Riot Over Home Rule
In London on May 21 the Die Hard opposition faction disrupted the House of Commons as the third reading of the home rule bill neared. Andrew Bonar Law led bitter attacks on Premier Asquith while Back Bench Unionists shouted for adjournment, delaying proceedings and opposing disclosure of proposed amendments.
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House of Commons
Asquith
House of Lords
Andrew Bonar Law
Speaker Suspends Sitting After Disorderly Dissent
The speaker asked A Bonar Law if he approved of the disturbance. Law declined to answer, the sitting was suspended, marking a third such suspension in the present Parliament. A crisis followed as a motion to adjourn failed 286 to 176 with Unionists chanting after the vote.
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A. Bonar Law
Law
House of Commons
Examining the New Haven Monopoly and Mellen’s Testimony
Charles Sanger Mellen, former New Haven president, faced three days of gruelling testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission and ex Governor Folk. He described railroad corruption, public official waste, and the human cost of the drive to build a railway monopoly in a Washington hearing.
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Charles Sanger Mellen
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Folk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Governor laments series of accidents and failures
The speaker recalls a dangerous period, saying the accidents are unexplainable and possibly caused by human failure. He notes that eight of ten years under his presidency had no accidents, but recent events surpass prior safety records and challenge accountability.
What Mr. Mellen Thinks of Boston
Mr. Mellen criticizes Boston as antis and nonconformist thinkers who only agree with their own views. He notes a series of distressing accidents on well built roads but cannot explain why they occurred.
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Boston
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