Sorority Initiation Riot. Two Juniors Kidnapped in Brockton
In Brockton on May 27 the Sigma Delta sorority initiation was interrupted by a police raid after two initiates, Ruth Mitchell of 250 Ash Street and Madeline Emerson, daughter of Charles Emerson of the Emerson Shoe Company, were abducted by two Omega Nu members. The pair were tackled from an electric car as they headed to a Tremont Street house for the ceremony.
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Brockton
Sigma Delta
Tremont Street
Omega Nu Fraternity
Ruth Mitchell
Ash Street
Madeline Emerson
Charles Emerson
Emerson Shoe Company
Abduction prank ends with two boys in custody
A passenger reported witnessing an abduction game. Police rushed to 34 Tremont Street and found two women laughing with their supposed abductors, Frederick Woods and Arthur Blakey, leaders of the Omega Nu plan. The boys explained the stunt, were cleared at headquarters, and released.
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Tremont Street
Clifford Packard
Packard
Auto Truck Fatality at Leverett and Willard Streets
Antonio Lizzio of 25 Billerica Street died after guiding a novice operator of an auto truck at Leverett and Willard streets. He slipped and fell under the vehicle as the driver tried to stop the heavy machine. Lizzie died at Relief Hospital shortly after arrival. a woman passenger survived.
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Antonio Lizzio
Billerica Street
Leverett and
Willard Streets
Lizzie
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Relief Hospital
Margaret Bray
Miss Morton and Morton couple win country Waltz at Wheelock Hall
Miss Vivian Morton of the Robert Edeson company played at the Colonial and, with her partner, won the presentation of the old-fashioned country Waltz after a dance with John Thomas Ruth Harris James Gleason Miss Lillian Weston and John Shaughnessy.
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Vivian Morton
Robert Edeson
Colonial
John Thomas
Ruth Harris
James Gleason
Lillian Weston
John Shaughnessy
Dorchester
Wheelock Hall
Parker Is Described As Cranky In Theodore Parker Tribute
Dr George A Gordon, pastor, says Parker was not a balanced man and sometimes ribald yet declares him devoted to God and standing for justice. Other speakers compare Parker to Christ, Lincoln, and a prophet to religious America.
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George A. Gordon
Old South Church
The
Free Religious Association
Parker Memorial Hall
Theodore Parker
Parker
Dr. Gordon
Gordon
John Haynes Holmes
New York
Christ
Charles A. Dole
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagoue
Abraham Lincoln
America
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Hamilton
Tufts College
James de Normandie
Boston
Edwin Waldo Emerson
Henry G. Spaulding
Rufus Leighton
Million Paid for Pulp Wood Sale in Maine and Vermont
In Portland Maine on May 27 a deal near 1 million dollars was closed selling the Dalton Paper Company assets of Fitzdale Vermont to a syndicate of paper manufacturers. The package includes a pulp mill with seven grinders a one machine paper mill river horsepower on the Connecticut and undeveloped timberlands in Northern Vermont. The buyers formed Parks Paper Company.
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Portland
Dalton Paper Company
Fitzdale
Connecticut
Vermont
Parks Paper Company
Milk Prices and Open Car System Probed in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts committee urges study of New York flat rate milk transport and open car systems. They warn the current contractor cartel in Boston dominance may fix producer prices and curb competition. They call for central inspection, rail reform, and possible adoption of a flat rate model to improve public interest.
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New York
Walter B. Mellen
Clarence A. Warren
Charles M. Gardner
William B. Avery
James W. Bean
George Holden Tinkham
James F. Meaney
Senator Meaney
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Committee On Railroads
Massachusetts
Boston
D. Whiting & Sons
C. Brigham Company
Elm Farm Milk Company
H. P. Hood & Sons
Boston Dairy Company
Dairy Bureau
Tinkham
John F. Mbaney
Massachusetts milk price and inspection reform debate heats
A Boston inquiry warns four cent milk is unattainable under current health rules and rail-car practices. It calls for centralized inspection, open car shipments, and state backed authority to prevent price manipulation by major contractors and ensure clean milk for consumers.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Fired Shots at Landlord In Lodging House Feud
William White a lodger at 3112 Dwight Street rushed to a Tremont Street officer last night claiming he had killed a man. Police say he fired twice at his landlord Harry Seylor in the dining room. bullets missed. The act ended a payment dispute over work done. Seyler declined to file a complaint. White was taken to the station and later housed at the Hotel Langham after his brother Thomas assumed responsibility.
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Wiliam White
Dwight Street
Tremont Street
White
Harry Seylor
Seylor
Station House
Seyler
Thomas White
William White
Langham
O Brien Before Trustees in Hearing on Removal Charges
The bath trustees held a hearing yesterday on the removal of Joseph P. O'Brien as superintendent of the department. O'Brien, removed by Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, was represented by ex-District Attorney Arthur D. Hill. Representative Timothy F. Callahan attended to support Fitzgerald's ward candidacy. Spectator William P. Hickey urged Hill to be quiet.
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Bath
Joseph P. O’brien
John F. Fitzgerald
O’brien
Arthur D. Hill
Timothy F. Callahan
Fitzgerald
William P. Hickey
Hill
O'Brien in 1907 Accused of Using Office Powers for Politics
Testimony described O'Brien ordering a subordinate to move chest weights from the Dover street bathhouse to O'Brien's Shaw mut avenue home and doing so. Evidence suggested he used his official position to aid Kelcher's candidacy, worked polls against mayoral orders, and rode in the department auto for joy riding. The hearing featured objections by Attorney Hill and remarks on justice as the board overruled. A witness, William Foley, said Kelcher urged keeping a witness at work, with James Donovan present. The session heard only witnesses against O'Brien and will resume Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Carney building bath department quarters.
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O’brien
Dover Street
Shawmut Avenue
Kelcher
Department Auto
Attorney Hill
George Flynn
Hill
Callahan
Attorney Flynn
City Law Department
William B. Foley
East Boston
Congressman Kelcher
Quincy House
O'Brien
Keliher
James Donovan
Ward 9
Bath Department
Carney Building
Stuart family dispute with customs over un declared baggage at New York
Mr and Mrs Henry C Stuart of Virginia faced customs charges after seven trunks and twenty five pieces were sent to public stores for undeclared valuables on return from Europe aboard the Maur. Stuart offered to pay duties owed and seeks redress if the assessment is unfair. Deputy surveyor George Smyth explained a misapprehension about residency. Stuart argued no intent to evade duties and expressed willingness to settle. He is a nephew of Confederate General J. B. Stuart and a candidate for Congress. his Elk Garden Virginia home was noted.
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New York
Henry C. Stuart
Stuart
Virginia
Europe
George Smyth
Mr. Stuart
Gen. B. Stuart
Elk Garden
Modern Newspaper Circulation Facts From Brunswick Record
Boston paper cites three expert auditors’ statements on weekly and Sunday editions. It notes 307,083 copies for the weekday issue and 261,339 for the Sunday. The piece highlights the push for clear circulation figures and the public’s interest. It reflects on historic shifts from vague to precise audit practices.
Williams Wins at Williams College Dual Match
Williams tennis team defeated Trini lege players in a dual match by a score of 7 to 0 at Williams Town on May 27.
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Williamstown
Riams
Trini; Lege
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W. L. Douglas
W. L. Las
Bougiss
Boston & Maine Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Albany
New York. Central ‘& Hudson River
Commonwealth
General Court
Meaney
O’ Brien
Brunswick
Record
Boston P
Epee
Williams
Cloel
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and Essex Sts
Boston, Mass
Serge
Erika
Ares
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