Wreck on Rockport Line Near Station Pit
A misplaced switch derailed Engine 493 g near Rockport station, badly wrecking the locomotive and tender. The baggage car overturned while the train, from Boston at 6:20 under Conductor York, Engr Mel Roach and Fireman Robert Whitman, left the rails. The two men escaped with bruises and four to five passengers were shaken up. four engines were tied up in the roundhouse.
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Rockport
Boston
York
Mel Roach
Robert Whitman
Tremont Temple votes to call Dr Lorimer as pastor
Tremont Temple approved a call to Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimer by 394 to 189, with 446 yes to 56 in favor of making the vote unanimous. Deacon Rhodes said a call would be extended at once if Lorimer refuses and another call would follow.
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O. M. Wentworth
KE. Boyd
Mr. Wentworth
Deacon Wentworth
Wentworth
Lorimer
Hilton
Mr. Hilton
Deacon Farquhar
Evarts
Farquhar
Baptist Home For
E. Lane
L. H. Rhodes
Lane
Deacon Rhodes
Licht Weicht Light Colored Homespuns in Gentleman's Suits
Fragmentary OCR text describes light colored homespuns and fabrics, noting They are carefully made in workrooms by American goods firms weaving specifically for us. The passage mentions fabric quality and a promise of distinct styles.
Fair and Cooler Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast shows Saturday fair and cooler with fresh northerly winds for Boston and vicinity. Sunday likely fair with warmer temperatures. In Washington on May 22 New England expected fair weather through Saturday and Sunday with fresh northwest to north winds.
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Boston
Washington
Girl Walked Off Wharf In Gloucester Tragedy
Lillian Morrison a 24 year old Gloucester woman walked off Commercial wharf last evening and fell overboard. Michael Driscoll and Eugene Stack heard cries and rushed to help. Driscoll plunged in and Stack ran for a boat. Morrison drifted toward Lewis wharf as they struggled and both men were pulled from the water after a brief submersion.
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Lillian Morrison
Porter Street
Gloucester
Commercial Wharf
Michael Driscoll
Commercial Street
Eugene FE. A. Stack
North Street
Driscoll
Stack
Miss Morrison
Lewis Wharf
Johnson defends Mayor Collins over Dorchester Heights grounds
Samuel W. Johnson, chair of the South Boston Citizens Association committee, explains after a meeting that his remarks on the high school grounds were aimed at the School House Commission not Mayor Collins. He praises Collins for pushing authorities to improve grounds and notes public excitement made voices hard to hear.
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Samuel W. Johnson
South Boston Citizens’ Association
Dorchester Heights
Post
Mayor Collins
School House Commission
Collins
South Boston
Boston
Mr. Johnson
Stabbing Affray Between Italians Near Brighton Cottage
A dispute over a comely lass led to a stabbing between Carmere Colaluca and Antonio Mancino at a Brighton area cottage. Colaluca, 47, stabbed Mancino in the back, both men were taken to the station, Mancino treated for a deep shoulder wound, Colaluca jailed for assault with a knife.
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Brighton
Carmere Colaluca
Western Avenue
Antonio Mancino
Arly
Colaluca
Mancino
Lincoln Street
Antonio
Death in a Kansas storm in Clay Centre
A tornado in Clay Centre Kansas on May 22 killed two girls and injured others. Report says half the town is blown away and casualties are expected to rise. Local authorities assess damage and call for assistance as residents begin search and rescue efforts.
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Topeka
Ixas
Clay Centre
Seaboard Air Line Shops Destroyed By Blaze
Norfolk Va May 22 Fire devastated the Seaboard Air Line railway shops minor offices and warehouse at Portsmouth outskirts shortly after 10 pm nearly all buildings and cars at the yards were ruined. Estimated loss reaches 750000. James Harrel a machinist was so badly burned he may die while saving tools.
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Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Portsmouth
James Harrel
Assessor Had Pole Arrested for Refusing Questions
Frank Wordsley a Pole who runs a Chelsea boarding house at 6 Front Street was arrested after refusing to supply information to Assistant Assessor John D. Smith. The assessor identified himself and requested details, but Wordsley refused. Mayor Willard advised, leading to the arrest, a first of its kind in Chelsea.
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John D. Smith
Frank Wordsley
Front Street
Chelsea
Smith
Willard
Wordstsy
Four killed as elevator plunges in Pittsburg dance hall
A Pennsylvania Electro Mechanical Institute banquet at a Fifth Avenue building in Pittsburgh ended in tragedy when elevator ropes snapped. One man and three women died and five or six were injured as the cage dropped about 60 feet from the sixth to the fifth floor during a crowded event. Identification of the dead was incomplete at midnight.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Fifth Avenue
Pennsylvania Electro- Mechanical Institute
Sherwood Defalcation Near Two Hundred Thousand
Westport Conn May 22 It was learned tonight from a reliable source that Oliver Sherwood former cashier of the Westport National Bank defalcation will reach very close to 200000 dollars
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Westport, Conn
Oliver Sherwood
Westport National Bank
Paris to Madrid Auto Race Starts Sunday With 314 Entrants
Henri Fournier selects William K. Vanderbilt Jr as a top contender in the Paris to Madrid race. Vanderbilt, praised for skill and mechanical speed, is among four picks for victory in a field of 314 chauffeurs from many nations. Start time set for Sunday at 3 am with a minute intervals.
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Paris
Henri Fournier
Bordeaux
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Madrid
Vanderbilt
Clarence Moore
Washington
Chaulpfeur
Favors long engagements Geddes backs 25 30 age view
Cambridge Press editor Alice Spencer Geddes voices independent views on marriage urging women to keep employment, study partners before marrying, and avoid financial dependence. She notes a 25 year marriage age for women and 30 for men, and reveals engagement to a Cambridge physician while keeping his name private.
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Alice Spencer Geddes
Cambridge Press
Cambridge
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