Elevated Railway tests device to stop falls from open draw
A device preventing trains or cars from dropping through open draws on bridges was perfected by the Boston Elevated Railway and demonstrated at Forest Hills yards. President Matthew Brush Chief Engineer H M Steward and Mayor Curley safety committee witnessed the test, with officials crediting the idea to them.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Elevated
Forest Hills Yards
Matthew Brush
H. M. Steward
Curley
Novel decelerator trials halt trains with crushed stone roadbed
A four car elevated train and a semi-convertible car tested on a stone filled track slowed by impact with a crushed stone bed and rail guidance. The device stops trains within 113 to 230 feet, with automatic and manual controls routing cars into the decelerator between Boston and Charlestown bridges.
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City Square
Charlestown
Cambridge
Boston
League to Enforce Peace clarifies postwar goals
New York November meeting of the League to Enforce Peace board adopts a resolution explaining the organization is not a stop the war movement. It envisions a league of nations to prevent future conflicts after the war and says the league is bound by its program and official interpretation, not individual members.
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New York
League
League of Nations
Conductor’s Restitution Stream Reaches Boston Elevated
A Boston Elevated Railway Company receives the second half of a stolen fifty dollar bill as part of an anonymous restitution. Earlier, half the bill was sent by a former conductor seeking to repay money taken. The company contemplates a conscience fund.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
The
Elevated
Mariner
Malden Firemen Ball Draws 2000 Guests at Armory
Some 2000 persons attended the Malden Firemen's Relief Association ball at the State Armory on Mountain avenue last night. The grand march was led by Lieutenant A. E. Miller, association president, and Mrs. Miller. Many fire chiefs from surrounding towns attended as guests.
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The
Malden Firemen’s Relief Association
State Armory
Mountain Avenue
A. E. Miller
Only a Few Girls Left at Wellesley College
There are only a few girls left in Wellesley today as most students have gone home for Thanksgiving or traveled with friends for the home holiday.
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Wellesley
Germany asks U S to protest over legations ejection
Washington November 29 Count von Bernstorff delivers note to Secretary Lansing protesting the expulsion of German Austrian and Turkish legations from Greece and asks the State Department to forward the protest to Great Britain.
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Washington
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Greece
State Department
Great Britain
Germany protests Greek expulsion of Entente staff
Count von Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing reports that the French naval commander in Greek waters ordered the expulsion of German Austrian Turkish and Bulgarian staffs and consulates. Germany insists the action violates international law and asks Lansing to forward the protest to Britain. The note highlights inter-allied diplomacy as Admiral du Fournet coordinates negotiations before Greece.
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Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
German Empire
Great Britain
State Department
England
du Fournet
Greece
Grand Jury to Hear Knife Assault Case
Probable cause was found in the case of John M. Ohrenberger in Central Court yesterday. He was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery with a knife on Carlo Crosette and held in $1500 for the grand jury.
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John M. Ohrenberger
Central Court
Carlo Crosette
Guigia
Vincent Guigia
Superior Court
Boston
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