Two Big Liners Sail Together at Cunard Pier
At 11 am the Lazio of Navigazione Generale Italiana and the Cunard liner Ivernia left the Cunard terminal in tandem. Lazio heads to New York while Ivernia sails to Queenstown and Liverpool. The Ivernia carries a large cargo including 17 490 barrels and 680 boxes of apples, the season’s record for exports.
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Cunard
Lazio
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Ivernia
Mediterranean
New York
Queenstown
Liverpool
Jordan asks jury review in bid for new trial
Chester St. Jordan, convicted wife murderer from Somerville, seeks a new trial. His lawyers supplementary to a Monday appeal filed a bill of exceptions. They object to the Superior Court two justices denial of rulings and to testimony in hearings on the new trial motion and juror insanity claims.
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Superior Court
Chester St. Jordan
Somerville
Jordan
Lecture by F C de Sumichrast on early British explorers
The second public lecture by Professor F C de Sumichrast for the Victoria League is tonight in Chickering Hall Huntington avenue. It will cover early British explorers and will be richly illustrated with stereopticon views.
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F. C. de Sumichrast
Victoria League
Chickering Hall
Huntington Avenue
Twenty Two Sugar Weighers Under Ban
Twenty two assistant weighers at the New York Custom House are implicated or suspected in sugar trust frauds. The Civil Service Commission statement, issued tonight by Chairman Black and Messrs Meclihenny and Washburn, denies that appointments and removals were controlled by the trust.
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Washington
New York Custom House
Black
Messrs
Meclihenny and
Washburn
Civil Service Commission
Commission Defends Exam Paper Standards and Weighers
The commission argues its examination practices prevent favoritism and describe steps taken to verify applicant character for assistant weighers. It notes 126 current weighers at New York, with two appointed without certification and 20 via certification from 1885 to 1907, and explains removal rights of appointing officers under civil service rules.
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New York Custom House
New York
Commission
Civil Service
Claims He Exposed Frauds by Reynolds
Edwin J. Anderson, ex superintendent of docks for the American Sugar Refining Co, declares through his lawyers that he is the confidential source Reynolds named. Anderson has filed claims with customs for up to 1 million dollars, saying he supplied evidence to the government for two years and helped Richard Parr learn of the frauds.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Edwin J. Anderson
Theodore O. Havemeyer
James B. Reynolds
Richard Parr
Anderson Clears Reynolds of Interfering in Probes
Anderson absolves Mr Reynolds of any attempt to hinder investigations stating the former assistant secretary was consistently eager to pursue prosecutions. The remark frames the early stage of the probe and underscores sustained official zeal.
Rare Persian bowl gifts Boston museum landmark Rhages piece
Mrs J Montgomery Sears donated to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts what experts call the finest Rhages lustre bowl in the world. The 18 inch piece, dating before 1220 A D, was bought in Paris for 30 000 marks and forms the nucleus of a Sears memorial Persian ware collection.
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J. Montgomery Sears
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Society
Boston Museum
Ross
Sultanabad
Rhages
Former refinery worker alleges government fraud and resignation motive
Anderson says he was urged to resign after Havemeyer death in 1903 by the American Sugar Refining Co. He alleges he uncovered proof of fraud defrauding the government of at least 500000 annually at his refinery and led investigations after briefing Washington officials. He cites meetings with Colonel Gerry and Beekman Winthrop who promised compensation.
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Reynolds
Anderson
American Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyer
Washington
Gerry
Customs Department of the Treasury
Beekman Winthrop
Winthrop
Webber Quits Hub Fire Force Amid Career Change
Lieutenant Joseph A. Webber resigns from the Boston fire department to enter business. The report also covers Patrick J. Cummings arrest for a mail fraud scheme tied to a jewelry operation with agents and deposits, and notes the Webber family's long service in the department.
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Webber
HUB Fire Force
Joseph A. Webber
John A. Mullen
Boston Fire Department
Parker
Fred Green
Charitable Society Hosts 12th Annual East Boston Ball
The East Boston Ladies' Charitable Society held its 12th annual ball last night at Commonwealth Hall. The event took place at 52 Meridian Street in East Boston as part of the charity group's fundraiser season.
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East Boston Ladies’ Charitable Society
Commonwealth Hall
Meridian Street
East Boston
Hood's Lotion Promises Fast Drying Skin Relief
Advertises Hood's Lotion as quick drying and effective for all skin troubles. Claims it is economical and available in 25 or 50 cent sizes.
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Hood
MIT Technology Seniors Tour Highland Spring Brewery
About twenty MIT senior students visited Highland Spring Brewery for a two hour tour. Professor Prescott and Mr Ernest Rueter led the examination of the plant from storage to shipping with focus on the fermenting room and 26 tuns of Sterlingale. The group learned that Highland Spring yeast has had no contamination for over twenty years and samples were taken for study.
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Masachusetts Institute of Technology
Highland Spring
Presecott
Biology Department
Institute
Ernest L. Rueter
Rueter & Company
Troops Block Crowd as Mine Bodies Reach Surface
Troops were called to prevent any unrest at the St. Patcoal mine as the bodies of about 300 men entombed in last Saturday's disaster were expected to be brought to the surface. The fire raged and interior heat remained extreme, with a sand thermometer reading 110 degrees at the mouth, signaling intense interior conditions.
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Cherry
St. Patcoal
Chicago Mine Disaster Relief Efforts Underway
Fire Chief Horan cautioned against reopening the mine as a blaze could engulf the site and prevent recovery of bodies. George S. Rice of the US Geological Survey supported postponement while relief work for destitute families began. Rounds of 86 miners’ homes showed few adult men present, leaving many with children.
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Horan
Chicago
George S. Rice
United States Geological Survey
Sandford Colony Failure Reported from Portland Harbor
News from Durham indicates Rev Frank W Sandford’s fleet departed under sealed orders. Elijah is said to be en route to the Holy Land to retrieve his colony, which has deteriorated into a dismal failure.
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Durham
Frank W. Sandford
Portland Harbor
Elijah
Holy Land
Sandford Returns to Lead Shilohite Work at Sand Hill
After weeks away Sandford announces he will stay and devote all time to his work. Converts are few and funds scarce at Sand Hill with winter famine expected. News from Jerusalem reports Gordon Murray has deserted Shilohite movement. Sandford resumes field preaching to revive the colony.
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Sandford
Sand Hill
Jerusalem
Gordon Murray
Palestine
America
Fire at Gledhill paper plant. 1 dead, 175 saved
A late evening explosion at Gledhill's paper plant caused a fierce fire in New York. One girl is believed dead while 175 workers were rescued. three firefighters and two police officers are among the injured. Annie O'Brien is reported missing.
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New York
Gledhill
Nall
Burns
Annie O’brien
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