Lyons Missing After Baker's Bridge Wreck Testimony Ends
President Tuttle and Boston and Maine officials hear testimony from train hands on the Baker's Bridge disaster. Engineer Horace W. Lyons of the Montreal flyer remains missing with detectives active. Witnesses include Conductor W. E. Jones and others. accounts collected by a stenographer.
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Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Baker's Bridge
Horace W. Lyons
Montreal
Lyons
Boston & Maine
Tuttle
Cheever
Smith
Frank M. Todd
Todd
W. E. Jones
Marlboro Local
J. IF. Smith
R. W. Dockendorf
W. S.8. Fletcher
Montreal Express
FE. W. Cushing
John Lane
A. Thompson
J. W. Rose
W. T. Kinsley
C. T. Spicer
A. J. McDonald
Davis
Lincoln
How Block Signals Work in Railroad Safety
Superintendent Cheever of the Fitchburg division rejects claims signals caused the collision. He says block signals govern trains only to stops at switches or accidents, while two green lights indicate normal progress for same-direction traffic along the Boston to Waltham stretch.
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A. S. Cheever
Fitchburg Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cheever
Baker’s Bridge
Boston
Waltham
Silver Hill
Baker's Bridge
Fitchburg
Loughlin Not Among Train Wreck Victims
Edward F. Loughlin the former Harvard baseball player was not among the train wreck victims. He was at his Concord home when the catastrophe occurred, returning from Boston on an earlier train. friends in the wrecked forward car believed he was aboard, but he was not.
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Edward F. Loughlin
Harvard
Concord
Loughlin
Boston
Missing Engineer Lyons Sought by Officers in Boston & Maine Inquiry
Authorities probe the Baker's Bridge disaster with Engineer H W Lyons absent from his Charlestown room. State officers and a police team distribute Lyons's photograph as District Attorney Sanderson prepares an inquest. Lyons is cited as responsible by road officials though other Montreal flyer crew are suspended.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Baker's Bridge
H. W. Lyons
Montreal Flyer
Rhoades and Whitney
Arthur H. Barker
Station 15
Main Street
Charlestown
TUTTLE'S PRECEDENT AND WRECK EXPLANATIONS
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine links the Baker's Bridge wreck to a suspended mental action in Engineer Lyons. Critics call the remark absurd while recollecting a July 11 1891 Union Pacific excursion crash at Logan Iowa that killed 28 and injured 42.
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Logan
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Baker's Bridge
Lyons
Tuttle
Edgar S. Bradley
West
Boston
Union Pacific Pioneers
Mr. Bradley
Remembering a Fatal Log an Tragedy and Two Forgotten Orders
A veteran recounts the Logan Iowa 1895 Union Pacific Pioneers excursion wreck where 28 died and 42 injured. He notes both the conductor and the engineer forgot orders to wait five minutes for an oncoming freight, leading to the crash three minutes after departure. The engineer went insane. the conductor said I forgot.
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Logan
Union Pacific Pioneers
Probe to the Utmost in Montreal Express Investigation
One railroad commissioner spoke to the Post under anonymity. He said the formal inquiry will explore all management and responsibility aspects, including whether the Boston and Maine neglected block signaling and relied on lanterns and flags, and whether the law requires the block system. He noted the block system is not legally mandatory but widely regarded as safer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Montreal Express
Marlboro
Chicago Man Charged With 256000 Swindle
Samuel N. Sionfheimer, nephew of Nelson Morris, a millionaire packer, was arrested in Chicago and charged with swindling W. Strauss & Co. of 256000 on mortgage dealings.
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Chicago
Samuel N. Sionfheimer
Nelson Morris
Packer
W. Strauss & Co
Lin Salle Street
Brain fluctuations blamed for bridge wreck by Harvard professor
President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine cites Lyons actions as a signal-ignoring fault. Professor Hugo Munsterberg explains attention pauses and brain fluctuations can dull perception, causing danger signals to fail and impressions to misfire.
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Baker's Bridge
President Tuttle
Boston & Maine Road
Lyons
Post
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard
Inquest Opens Into Baker's Bridge Disaster
Proceedings begin this morning before Judge Keyes at Concord District Court to determine responsibility for the Baker's Bridge crash. A long witness list includes Boston & Maine officials and passengers, with a separate Board of Railroad Commissioners inquiry to start Friday at 20 Beacon Street.
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Baker’s Bridge
Baker's Bridge
Keyes
Concord District Court
Boston & Maine Railroad
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Beacon Street
Concord
West Roxbury Residents Oppose Caledonian Grove Picnics
At the West Roxbury Citizens Association monthly meeting in Highland Hall residents voted to appeal to the Police Board to deny a license for picnics at Caledonian Grove next season. They cited alleged hoodlumism and vandalism after last summer’s gatherings and supported a public hearing on Mt Vernon Primary School by the school committee.
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Caledonian Grove
West Roxbury
Mt. Vernon
Boston Elevated strike at Salem Street power house
Medford reports 20 masons walked off the job today at the Boston Elevated Railway Company power house on Salem street after a contractor refused a request. The walkout constitutes a strike as of November 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Salem Street
Oliver Mowat A Toronto Schooner Rests On Rocks
The coal laden Oliver Mowat from Oswego bound for Bowmanville is ashore off Oshawa. Sailors lashed to the rigging call for help as Captain Robinson and several crew members remain on board. The schooner is expected to be a total loss.
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Toronto
Ont
Oliver Mowat
Oswego
Bowmanville
Oshawa
Robinson
New tonic claim aids stomach recovery with pink pills
Mrs L O Law of Horton Kansas recounts lasting relief from indigestion and weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills three boxes. The ad promotes pills as building up weakened organs not pre digesting food, stressing they do not act on the bowels and are available by mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loas
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Stuart
Watchman Rescues Brookline Family From Fire
Patrick Brogan, a watchman, saved Mrs. Julia R. Shepley and her family on Warren Street Brookline yesterday morning from a blaze caused by defective wiring. He woke residents at 6 am, guiding them through smoky halls to safety.
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Patrick Brogan
Julia R. Shepley
Warren Street
Brookline
Brogan
Mayo Men Ball Opens First Annual Event in Paine Hall
In Paine Memorial Hall last night the Mayo Men of County Mayo Ireland held their first annual ball attended by 1200 guests. The grand march featured about 3800 couples led by President Joseph J. O'Toole with Miss Alice Maguire.
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Paine Memorial Hall
Mayo
County Mayo
Ireland
Joseph J. O'Toole
Alice Maguire
Let Your Stomach Have Its Own Way
Advice on stomach care emphasizes resting the stomach and using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The ad promotes tablets as a natural aid to digestion, claiming relief from indigestion without dieting, and notes wide pharmacist and physician endorsement, with a 50 cent price.
Jerome Begins New Crusade After Election Victory
New York City. At a City Club dinner the victorious Jerome A District Attorney accused Supreme Court judges of conflicts of interest and vowed reform. He attacked judges who allegedly seek outside pay and urged bar scrutiny, saying he will fight them regardless of bar opposition.
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New York
City Club
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Jerome
Supreme Court of
Charred Body Found in Warwick Farmhouse Fire
William Brewer aged 60, the hired man at John Darling's farm, died in a fire that destroyed the large dwelling valued at $10,000. The cause remains unknown. Local officials reported the blaze at Warwick on November 28.
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Warwick
William Brewer
John Darling
Clear and Cold Thanksgiving Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for a clear and cold Thanksgiving with temperatures in the 20s. Scattered snow may occur as winds shift to the south and a predicted blizzard dissipates into a mild drizzle. The storm veered away from the New England coast, dipping northeast toward the St. Lawrence valley.
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New England
St. Lawrence Valley
Jack Sullivan Bests Schreck in 20 Round Fight
Jack Sullivan of Cambridge Massachusetts edged Mike Schreck of Chicago by decision after twenty rounds in Los Angeles. The bout ended with Sullivan earning the victory as announced tonight.
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Jack Sullivan
Schreck
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack
Twin) Sullivan
Cambridge
Maas
Mike Schreck
Chicago
Hebrew Relief Fund Receives Substantial Gifts for Russian Victims
Contributions totaling nearly seven hundred dollars were reported yesterday by the Hebrew Relief Fund toward aid for Russian atrocity victims. The list includes donors from banks, congregations, lodges, and individuals such as Kidder Peabody & Co. staff, Congregation Beth Jacob, Mount Sinai Lodge No. 66, I O B A, and Immanuel Baptist Church among others. The fund’s running total stood at $21,420.73 with yesterday’s receipts of $20,745.33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Relief Fund
Kidder, Peabody & Co
W. J. Freedman
Boston Daughters of Zion
M. Ascher
Foreman
Leopold, Morse & Ye
Congregation Beth Jacob
Caeeeese
Sicko Ilarding, Whitman & Co
S. Solomont & Son
Mikee Okay Ake
Boston Hebrew Association
Mount Sinai Lodge
M. Kaufman
P. Carmel
N. M. Feinberg
B. Rome
M. Margulis
L. Singer
M. Weinberg
A. Misseley
William Greene
M. Diamond
M. Shortman
Cohen
D. Coplan
Perelmutter
M. Rotenan
M. Basen
H. Hols
Wood Pollard & Co Gifts Turkeys to Married Employees
The firm Wood Pollard & Co distributed a fine Vermont turkey to each married man among its many employees yesterday. The annual tradition is long standing and highly valued by the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood, Pollard & Co
Vermont
Miles lauds Hebrews at Boston banquet for 250th anniversary
The New Century Club banquet at Hotel Bellevue honored the Hebrew settlement in America. Lt General Nelson A. Miles and Louis D. Brandeis led a star table with judges, rabbis, and community leaders. Miles praised Jewish heroism in the Civil War with 8000 soldiers from the Union. Arch bishop Williams sent a message of sympathy and a contribution for Russian Jews.
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New Century Club
Hotel Bellevue
America
Boston
Nelson A. Miles
Fox
Superior Court
Morton Prince
Brown
Parmenter
Louis D. Brandeis
FE. A. Horton
Solomon Schindler
William M. Blatt
Jacob J. Silverman
Miles
United States
F. A. Horton
FE. J. Bromberg
Hebrew Clubs Organize Aid For Russian Jews
Greater Boston young men's Hebrew clubs form United Hebrew Clubs of Greater Boston to aid distressed Jews in Russia. A grand ball is planned at Symphony Hall on January 2 with all proceeds for the relief fund. officers include Jacob Wasserman as president and Sarah Gordon as secretary.
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Hebrew Clubs
Greater Boston
United Hebrew Clubs of
Russia
Alliance Club
Washington Street
Charitable Entertaining Club
Jacob Hecht Association
Malden Y. M. H. A
Fairmount Associates
Daniel Webster Club
Wilsey Literary Club
Young Men's Excelsior Association
Chelsea Y. M. H. A
Sons
N. B. Levine
E. Gorney
P. Robrist
Sarah Gordon
Nathan §. Sodekson
Daniel Zarling
Contractor Perkins Goes Into Bankruptcy
Seth Perkins a Boston and New York contractor and reputed Tammany partner with John C. Sheehan and John J. O'Brien filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday. He lists liabilities of 410334.32 and assets as uncertain, including a claim against the U S government for Charlestown navy yard dry dock construction.
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Seth Perkins
Boston
New York
Tammany
John C. Sheehan
John J. O’brien
United States
Charlestown Navy Yard
Extinguisher Injury Hospitalizes Fireman After Hotel Kensington Blaze
Fire extinguisher exploded during a small fire in a partition beneath the first floor of the Hotel Kensington, injuring Ladder 13’s Frank J. Dermody. He was knocked unconscious by flying parts and taken to the hospital after the near-fatal accident shortly before 6 PM.
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Frank J. Dermody
Ladder 13
Dermody
Kensington
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