Boston & Maine rail chief Frank Barr stricken at station
Frank Barr third vice president and general manager of the Boston and Maine railroad lies seriously ill at a private sanitarium on Newbury Street after an illness strike at North station. Barr, born in Nashua New Hampshire, rose from agent and operator to lead the railroad and serve on the American Railway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barr
Boston & Maine Railroad
Newbury Street
North Station
Barr
Nashua
N. H
Alice J. Cooper
Worcester & Nashua Railroad Company
Worcester, Nashua & Portland
American Railway Commission
International Railway Congress
Washington
Chauncey M. Depew
Thomas N. Ely
Stuyvesant Fish
N. E. Loree
Illness Strikes Mr Barr at North Station
At the North station yesterday Mr Barr grew ill while waiting to go home to Winchester. He rose and fell, was taken by taxi to Newbury Street Sanitarium, where Dr Jackson expects a full recovery in a few days. The head nurse described his condition as resting well.
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Barr
North Station
Winchester
Newbury Street
Jackson
Dock Board Names Today Amid Thanksgiving Travel
Governor Foss will name dock board members at a 12 30 executive council meeting rather than tomorrow. Charles ton trip for Thanksgiving limits regular scheduling. Bancroft is favored as chairman with Admiral Bowles supporting him and possibly a seat. Droppers is also suggested to the Governor.
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Governor Foss
Dock Board
Executive Council
Charleston
S. C
Hugh Bancroft
Admiral Bowles
Mr. Bancroft
Robbers Take 3600 From Wallace Store Safe
Thieves robbed the Wallace Company department store in Schenectady between Saturday night and early today. Approximately 3600 dollars was taken. A. B. Wallace of Springfield, Massachusetts, is the principal owner of the Wallace Company, part of Consolidated Dry Goods Company.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Wallace Company
A. B. Wallace
Springfield
Mass
Consolidated Dry Goods Company
Italian Immigrants Depart on San Giovanni for Christmas
Nearly two thousand Italians sail from the White Star dock aboard the liner San Giovanni for homes in Italy. The crowded deck scenes show families with canaries and even a cat as farewells are exchanged and some wait hours for departures.
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Italy
San Giovanni
White Star Line
Grey Recaps War-Avoidance Talks Over Morocco Crisis
Sir Edward Grey described the July exchanges with Count Wolff-Metternich regarding the Panther mission to Agadir and the Moroccan settlement. He warned that Britain would act to protect interests if France and Germany fail to reach an accord, stressing diplomatic cautions and seeking improved ties with Germany.
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Sir Edward
Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter
Herr von Eiderlen-Waechter
Germany
Sir Edward Grey
British Foreign Office
House of Commons
Count Paul Wolff-Metternich
Panther
Agadir
Morocco
Edward Grey
Cabinet Council
Count Wolff- Metternich
Great Britain
Count Wolff-Metternich
Congo
France
Foreign Office
Edward
Europe
England
Asquith Defends Government on Foreign Policy and Secrets
The prime minister responds to radicals criticizing British foreign policy, defending negotiations as safeguarding British interests and treaty obligations. He says there was no rancor or hidden agenda and that the government will continue to pursue world peace with single minded diplomacy. He also discusses Shuster pamphlets and Russia’s interests in Persia.
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Andrew Bonar Law
Edward Grey
Whitelaw Reid
James Ramsay MacDonald
Germany
Russia
Persia
Great Britain
John Dillon
Foreign Office
Morocco
Mr. Dillon
Fez
Italy
Turkey
Mr. Asquith
W. Morgan Shuster
Sir Edward
German Warships to Leave Agadir Today
Berlin recalls the cruiser Berlin and the gunboat Eber from Agadir Morocco where they have been stationed since July after Panther's departure. The note says calm at Agadir permits the ships to sail home via Casablanca and Tangier tomorrow.
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Berlin
Eber
Agadir
Morocco
Panther
Casablanca
Tangier
Steamer Aids Malaria Stricken Schooner In Gulf
The British tramp steamer Kirk Oswald, from Mexican ports, reported aiding the fishing schooner Dorothy of Pensacola in the Gulf of Mexico a week earlier. Several crewmen were ill with malaria, and Captain Toby provided quinine and other medicines after signals were seen from the schooner.
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Kirkoswald
Toby
Dorothy
Pensacola
Gulf of Mexico
Three Found Guilty in Conspiracy Case
Jacob Glasser Jacob Moiger and David Norman were found guilty by a jury in the Superior Court of conspiring to defraud Wolf Moskowitch. Glasser and Moiger also charged with larceny. They face sentencing later. The trio allegedly agreed to sell Moskowitch woolens and silk goods at a very low price but delivered goods filled with rolls of newspapers.
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Jacob Glasser
Jacob Moiger
David Norman
Wolf Moskowitch
Glasser
Moiger
Teacher Heroine Of School Fire In Highland District
Miss Alice G Billings first grade teacher is hailed as heroine after revealing the blaze in Hollingsworth Street School Highland district causing 300 pupils to evacuate in one and a half minutes. Fire origin under investigation with rumors of boys involved and possible arrests.
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Lynn
Hollingsworth Street
Highland District
Alice G. Billings
Fire Department
Fire Threat at School Ends in Basement Blaze
After smoke alarms, Miss Billings directed 300 pupils to safety as flames erupted in the basement of a school building. Austin Cusack reported a fire in the kindling area. officials suspect a deliberate act by pupils. Loss put at 500 with no furnace fire. Police probe ongoing.
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Miss Billings
Austin Cusack
Austin
Mayor Connery
Chief Harris
Gertrude Swain
Daniel Looney
Looney
Newhall
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