Harvard group urges Boston rapid transit redo
A joint hearing before the Public Service and Rapid Transit Commissions heard Charles A. Ufford of the Harvard Improvement Association propose a major subway plan. He urged ending the Cambridge Dorchester line at South Station and extending to Mattapan via a third rail, with a harbor tunnel to East Boston, plus new elevated and riverfront routes to shorten fares to Winthrop and Lynn.
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Public Service and Rapid Transit Commissions
Charles A. Ufford
Harvard Improvement Association
Dorchester
United Improvement Association
Boston
Cambridge- Dorchester
South Station
Mattapan
Shawmut
New Haven Road
Ufford
Andrews Square Dorchester
Dudley street-Grove Nall
Boston Harbor
East Boston
Cambridge Subway
Clarendon Hills
Forest Dills
Washington Street
North
Cambridge
Charles River
Cambridge Bridge
Harbor Tunnel
Winthrop
Lynn
Funeral Service for Angus McWilliams in Boston
Funeral services for Angus McWilliams, a prominent layman of the First Presbyterian Church in Boston, were held at his home, 3 Cortes street, yesterday. He died last Tuesday at his Sharon summer home. He had been a church member for 32 years and served 28 years as an Elder.
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Angus McWilliams
Boston
Presbyterian Church
Cortes Steet
McWilliams
Sharon
First Presbyterian Church
New Haven Directors Discuss Reform Plans at South Station
New Haven railroad directors met at South Station to receive progress reports on restructuring plans. Committees reviewed relations with the Boston and Albany, western Massachusetts trolley issues, and implications of a forced sale of steamship properties under federal law. The Boston meeting location and Yale game influence noted. two Connecticut directors were absent.
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New Haven
Boston
Roston
New York
Ocean Crossing Flying Machine Sets Long Trial Run
A hydro aeroplane style craft, weighing about 90 pounds, with three engines, is to begin a long trial trip. The owner says speeds of 40 to 60 mph on water and over 100 mph in air are possible. With all engines running it carries five tons lift, though only one engine is needed for flight. Enthusiasm surrounds this airboat as experts expect a major breakthrough.
Board Meeting Ends Without Bond Talks or Dissolution Action
After a lengthy session the board did not discuss the 67 million dollar bond issue now before the Massachusetts Supreme Court nor take any action on a threatened federal dissolution suit. Mr. Elliott denied friction among directors and reports of DOJ dissatisfaction with New Haven reorganization. Three committees continue probes into the New Haven Boston & Maine ties Connecticut and Rhode Island trolley matters with December 1 set for final reports.
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Elliott
Massachusetts Supreme Court
McReynolds
Washington
Department of Justice
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Howard Elliott
A. H. Robertson
H. K. McHarg
J. T. Pratt
G. F. Baker
F. T. Maxwell
J. Howland Gardner
Boston & Albany
W. Murray Crane
Theodore N. Vail
Alexander Cochrane
William Skinner
James S. Elton
James H. Hustis
Charles F. Brooker
Laurence Minot
Frederick F. Brewster
Banker Seeks to Adopt Tiny Irene Potter
A Boston banker and his Brookline wife may adopt Irene Potter of Roxbury. Mrs Potter, mother, is leaning toward the couple saying Irene favors them and would have a comfortable home and education. Irene entertains visitors with smiling baby talk as prospective parents visit.
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Boston
Brookline
Irene Potter
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Ecuila
Rose Pottey
Post
Irene
Plot to overthrow Pekin government uncovered in Shanghai
A Shanghai despatch to the Daily Telegraph reports documents revealing a wide plot to topple the Pekin government. The plan allegedly sought aid from troops at Shanghai Nanking Hankow and fortifications at Kiangyin and Wusung. Six plotters have been arrested.
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London
Navy
Daily Telegraph
Shanghai
Pekin
Nanking
Hankow
Kiangyin
Wusung
Couple Louise Schleicher and Harry Ryan Wed in Needham
Miss Louise Schleicher of Needham and Harry Ryan of Somerville were married yesterday by the Rev. James J. O'Brien, pastor of St. Catherine's Church, Needham.
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Louise Schleicher
Needham
Harry Ryan
Somerville
James J. O'Brien
St. Catherine's Church
Cuts Head Of Swain With Axe
Providence, Nov. 21. Josephina Carrara an 18 year old girl believed her sweetheart Antonio Mansolillo untrue to her. She felled him with a sharp edged axe tonight. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital and is not expected to live. The girl was arrested and confessed to attempted murder claiming she had kept company with Mansolillo for months when she learned he called on another girl. She waited at his home for him to come down stairs and swung the axe splitting his head open. She had been hiding at the foot of the stairs for about a half hour.
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Providence
Josephina Carrara
Antonio Mansolillo
Rhode Island
Mansolillo
Sutton Street
Will
Margaret
McDonald
McDon
Head Master Is Honored at Jefferson Grammar School
Edward P. Sherburne, head master of Jefferson Grammar School Roxbury, received a life size portrait by Richard Andrews of Boston. The gift from teachers, parents and alumni honors his ten years of service since the school opened and his upcoming retirement. The portrait will hang in the school hall during his final term.
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Jefferson Grammar School
Roxbury
Mfe
Richard Andrews
Boston
Sherburne
Hanish Jury Nearing Full in Chicago Trial
The jury for Ottoman Sear Adusht Hanish leader of the Mazdaynan sun cult is near completion. Twelve men acceptable to the State stood at adjournment with eleven tested by the defense and likely acceptable. Hanish faces charges of sending obscene literature through express companies violating interstate commerce rules.
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Chicago
Sear Adusht Hanish
Hanish
Batson 12winged plane ready for trials to cross Atlantic
Savannah reports the Batson 12 winged aeroplane is ready for preliminary trials. The inventor plans a maiden flight from Savannah to New York and aims to sail across the Atlantic next spring.
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Batson
Savannah
Atlantic Ocean
New York
New Multiplane Vision by Captain Batson for Long-Distance Flight
Captain Matthew A. Batson of the U S cavalry unveils a giant multiplane designed for long distance air travel. The craft measures 74 feet in length and houses three high powered motors with two 11 foot propellers.
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Matthew A. Batson
U. S. Cavalry
Murderer McDonald pleads guilty to second degree murder
McDonald, indicted for first degree murder, pleads guilty to second degree. He recounts ruinous events and curses believed to have affected him as he described killing his wife Margaret on Faster Land and pleading for mercy before Judge Keating. The court imposes a life sentence as he sobs.
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McDonald
Keating
Higgins
Death halts coal prob investigation
John Marble of the Interstate Commerce Commission died in Washington after an acute digestion attack. His illness forced the adjournment of the commission inquiry in Philadelphia into anthracite coal rates and practices, with plans to resume later uncertain. Marble had been in Philadelphia when struck, and was unable to leave.
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Washington
John Marble
Interst/ Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
Holyoke bout called off over regulatory noncompliance
Police halted the Gro Hayes Chick West boxing match scheduled at Holyoke A tonight. Officials canceled the event after alleging noncompliance with applicable boxing laws and regulations.
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Holyoke
Gro Hayes-Chick West
Holyoke A
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Harvard Yale clash highlights Hill 5200 yard call
Harvard and Yale gridiron duel advances as play by F Hill is noted with a 5200 yard total in the call. Post Sporting covers the latest from the red department and game updates.
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Harvard-Yale
F. Hill
Sporting
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Conservatory of Music
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Portland
Marble di
Marbl
S. H. Harrison Company
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