Accused in Council Overshadowed by Logrolling Claims
Officials of the Good Government Association faced lobbying charges amid a fiery City Council meeting. Councillor Smith alleged interference by the group while debating fire limits extensions. Mayor and president clashed, gavel broken, then an inquiry order passed. Budget items and new building loans discussed and referred to finance committees.
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Good Government Association
Smith
Back Bay
Kenny
Fitzgerald
Secetary
Edward E. Moore
Watson
Ballantyne
Aberdeen
Brighton
Hazard Committee
Bottomly
Finance Commission
Attridge
McDonald
City Square
Charlestown
Ward 12
Roslindale
Bird 10 Speaks in 388 Towns in Massachusetts Tour
Progressive gubernatorial candidate Charles Sumner Bird plans a five week "flying squadron" tour starting September 29 from the State House. He will speak in 388 towns and cities covering over 2700 miles, with day rallies near post offices and several night rallies in halls. Accompanied by Hill and George P. Webster, Bird aims to give voters in small hamlets equal access to his platform.
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Charles Sumner Bird
State House
Bird
Flying Squadron
Milford
Memorial Square
Massachusetts
Charles Henry Davis
Progressive Party
Gaston
Hill
George P. Webster
Boston
Mr. Bird
Orange
Maynard
Chelsea Girl Calls Arrest Outrage in Chelsea
Miss Ella Brewer of 63 Winnisimmet street Chelsea declares the arrest by Patrolman John Horgan of Station 15 Charlestown district an outrage and says she will appeal to Police Commissioner O Meara for justice.
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John Horgan
Charlestown
Ella Brewer
Winnisimmet Street
Chelsea
O'Meara
Chelsea Woman Alleges Police Brutality After Drunkenness Arrest
Miss Brewer told reporters she was arrested for drunkenness by Patrolman Horgan after a night with Mrs. Annie Cash in Chelsea. She says officers roughed her and tore her waist, kept in custody all night, then discharged by Judge Brown. Her sister and brother plan possible charges. father away on business.
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Miss Brewer
Annie Cash
Monument Square
Charlestown
Mrs. Cash
City Square
Chelsea
Horgan
Miss Doing
Charles J. Brown
Elizabeth Brewer
John Brewer
O'Rourke
American Railway Safety Association Formed in Chicago
Delegates from railroads across the country attended the first meeting in Chicago. After a temporary group formed last April following several wrecks, 60 people joined or signaled intent to join the American Railway Safety Association. A large exhibit of safety devices highlighted the gathering.
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Chicago
American Railway Safety Association
Train massacre near Saltillo kills fifty in Mexico
Fifty people died when rebels dynamited a passenger train on the Mexican National railway about 60 miles south of Saltillo. The train was looted and survivors robbed as reports reach Novo Laredo from Mexican federal authorities.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexican National Railway
Saltillo
Mexico
Novo Laredo
Train dynamiting near Vinegas claims many lives
A Mexico City dispatch reports dynamite destroyed a train near Vinegas this morning. Officials in Nuevo Laredo place the blast last Friday. Forty federal soldiers and ten second class passengers died. injuries count not released. W. W. Mervain of San Francisco survived but was robbed. he was the lone American aboard.
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W. W. Mervain
San Francisco
Mexico City
Vinegas
Nuevo Laredo
Scarce U S Aviators in War Says Army Chief
Brig. Gen. George S. Scriven, chief signal officer, warns that in war only a small pool of civilians could be used for aeroplane work. He notes the number of civilians who fly heavier than air machines for pleasure, sport or money is rapidly diminishing.
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Washington
Army
George 5. Scriven
Army Aviation Corps
Scriven
Purdue student dies in tank scrap incident
Fort Wayne Indiana September 22 Frank Obenchain of South Whitley Purdue University student died of a broken neck according to Dr A H MacBeth who performed the post mortem examination. Earlier Lafayette officials had said death resulted from heart failure induced by excitement.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frank Obenchain
South Whitley
Purdue University
Lafayette
A. H. MacBeth
Obenchain
Mexican National Railway Chief Arrives in Vera Cruz
E N Brown president of the Mexican National Railways arrived in Vera Cruz aboard the Ypiranga and will proceed to Mexico to attend the stockholders meeting in October where his long anticipated resignation is expected to be acted on.
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Vera Cruz
E. N. Brown
Mexican National Railways
Mexico
Houston Women Plead Guilty to Liquor Smuggling
Edith Williams and Sarah Curtis of Houston pleaded guilty in Federal Court to smuggling liquor across the Canadian border. Their cases were continued to the next term of court.
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Portland
Houston
Edith Williams
Sarah Curtis
NOW SAYS HE IS NOT MURDERER
Philadelphia Sept 22 Jacob Wolfsohn denied guilt in the murder of Anna Catherine Schumacher in the Rochester New York cemetery four years ago He told Rochester District Attorney Barrett he confessed to die rather than kill himself and could not bear to take his own life
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Philadelphia
Jacob Wolfsohn
Anna Catherine Schumacher
Rochester
N. Y
Barrett
Wolfsohn
Russia-born man claims innocence in murder case
Wolfsohn, detained on a larceny charge, insists he did not kill the girl and vows to prove his innocence. District Attorney Barrett plans further inquiry, may seek requisition, and will try to locate Wolfsohn’s former wife in New York to check for past confessions. A Wednesday hearing on the larceny charge looms.
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Wolfsohn
Russia
Barrett
Rochester
Fom
New York City
Lynn Concern Is Bankrupt
Thomas A. Kelley & Co tanners at 627 Summer street Lynn owe 599 537 per bankruptcy schedules filed in U S District Court yesterday. Petitioned into bankruptcy by creditors on Aug 198 following a general assignment to James H Sisk of Lynn on Aug 15. Assets estimated at 306 188 include leather 149 000 debts due 63 000 cash 50 938 real estate 48 000. Unsecured liabilities total 534 228. Principal creditors Abe Stein Co New York 80 000 40 000 secured International Trust Co Boston 65 000 Oelrichs Co New York 63 500 Frederick Probst Co New York 64 000 G Amstuck Co New York 60 000 Weil Farrell Co Boston 60 000 New England Trust Co Boston 350 000 Central National Bank Lynn 29 000 Lynn National Bank 15 000 Lynn Safe Deposit Trust 15 000 International Hide Skin Co New York 17 300 A Ruffer Sons London Eng 20 000.
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Thomas A. Kelley & Co
Summer Street
Lynn
United States District Court
James H. Sisk
Abe Stein Company
New York
International Trust Company
Boston
Oelrichs & Co
Frederick Probst & Co
140 Entered in Baby Show at Wakefield Reading Fair
The Wakefield Reading fair opens with 140 total baby entries, 80 from Wakefield. Doctors including chief examiner Dr. C. E. Montague will judge over the three days, with contestants brought to a dedicated judging area behind glass panels in the main exhibition building.
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Wakefield
Downing Sent to Austin Farm After Station Altercation
Thomas Downing a 70 year old veteran clerk at the North Postal Station was committed to Austin Farm after doctors deemed him mentally deficient. The action followed an alleged penknife assault on fellow clerk William H. Ryan during a Thursday altercation. Ryan suffered a deep neck wound and is recovering at 100 Savin Hill Avenue.
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Thomas Downing
Austin Farm
Dewey
Prescott
William H. Ryan
Downing
Ryan
Savin Hill Avenue
Colorado Miners Quiet Near Strike In Trinidad
In southern Colorado, miners are ordered to halt work tomorrow as operators refuse to recognize the United Mine Workers and grant wage concessions. Camps in Las Animas and Huerfano counties are unusually quiet, with many miners and families moving belongings from Trinidad as operations continue with nearly full force.
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Trinidad
Col
Colorado
United Mine Workers of America
Las Animas
Huerfano
New Luxurious Fashions Highlight Elegant Gowns and Furs
Elegant gowns in white satin with silver lace and crimson accents share spotlight with velvet and tulle pieces in raspberry Geame and Medici ruche styles. Bolero wraps in Russian flare, Chinese brocade, and gold lace capes showcase daring trims. Fur coats, hats, and blouses evolve with lace, chiffons, and metal accents, while corsets, shoes, gloves, and mouchairs complete the modern ensemble.
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Monsieur Weeks
Bernard
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Library Bureau
Federal Street
Fort Hill
FORM
Association For Railway Safety
Au Crackers
Sengers
United States
Purdue
R. R
Gil
Rochester, N.Y
Lynn Concern
Doucet
Madame Lanvin
Filene
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