Telephone rate protest targets Governor Draper
A mass meeting at the American House opposed the Highway Commission plan to raise phone rates set to take effect November 1. William H. Gleason of Boston moved to refer the issue to Governor Draper and empower a committee, proposed by Rep. Charles A. Dean, to report back by October 23.
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Highway Commission
American House
William H. Gleason
Boston
Draper
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Residents rally against new rates targets Highway Commission
About 75 people from 31 exchanges attended a meeting led by Selectman Fred J. Parker to protest the new rates. A committee was formed to press the Legislature and Governor Draper to act, with Representative Dean elected chair. The session urged rapid action before election and condemned Highway Commission procedures.
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Fred J. Parker
Edward H. McKettrick
Brookline
Dean
Gleason
Highway Commission
Mr. Gleason
Draper
Fernald
Maine
Dean of
Wakefield
Ates
Commission
State of
Massachusetts
Fear Case of Woman Will Drop in Vermont Murder
Public sentiment grows over slow prosecution in the William Heath murder case in Lunenburg Vermont. Mrs J Marshall Dodge is released on five thousand dollar bond amid criticism of progress and questions about the ties between prosecution and defense.
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Ida Bell
Dodge
Prost
South Lunenburg
Lunenburg
Wiliam Heath
J. Marshall Dodge
Vermont
Unsettled Boston Forecast Spans Weekend Showers Likely
Weather forecast for New England indicates unsettled conditions Saturday and Sunday with showers. Cooler temperatures expected in the northern Atlantic states and moderate variable winds. Showers may extend across the region within 24 to 48 hours, from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic seaboard.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
North Portion
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
North Atlantic
Notable Alpine Pass Milestones Through the Ages
Chronology of mountaintop feats includes Hannibal’s crossing dated Oct 26 218 B C Napoleon's ascent of Great St Bernard Pass May 20 1800 Victor Emmanuel II through Simplon Tunnel May 19 1906 and aviator George Chavez over the Simplon on Sept 23 1910.
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Hannibal
B. C
Napoleon
Great
St. Bernard Pass
Victor Emmanuel II
Simplon Tunnel
George Chavez
Simplon Pass
Peruvian aviator Chavez crosses Alps then badly injured in crash
George Chavez, 23, completes a 75 mile flight from Brig Switzerland to Milan Italy across the Alps. He is hospitalized in Domodossola with both legs broken and severe injuries but doctors expect a recovery within about two months. The accident happened during a landing after a successful Alpine crossing.
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Alps
Weymann
Brig
Resti Shoulder
Simplon Kulum
Simplon I’ass Between
Kaltwasser Glacier
MT. Leone
Monser Pass
Gonde Gorge
Chavez Asth Hubschorn
D Verdi Valley
Domodossola
Whymann
Resti
Italy
Switzerland
George Chavez
Milan
Commerce High School Site Picked in Park Square
Mayor and school officials reached a plan to build the new Commerce High School in Park square, abandoning Warrenton Common and Fort Hill sites. City would buy about 25 000 feet of old Park square station land if price under 150 000 dollars. The school received 600 applications this year with 250 slots, and admissions rise about 50 percent annually.
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Board of Schoolhouse Commissioners
High School of Commerce
Park Square
Warrenton-Common Streets
Fort Hill
Park Square Trust
Red Sox Meet Tigers in Double Header
Cleveland and New York split results with Chicago and St. Louis also noted. Baseball action features Boston Red Sox versus Detroit Tigers in a double header. Harvard football practice game and Yale scrimmage are mentioned along with various schoolboy gridiron matchups.
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New York
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St. Louis
Brooklyn- Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Detroit
Boston
Chicago-Philadelphia
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Harvard
Yale
Independence Boy
Columbus
Haughton
Twelve Die As Rock Island Train Wreck Follows Cloud Burst
In Clayton Kansas twelve people were killed and eleven injured when a west bound Rock Island passenger train from Kansas City to Denver plunged into a washed out bridge after a cloud burst. The flood swept away a thousand feet of track and the locomotive and mail car were submerged. The chair car and smoker were crushed and several passengers perished in the water.
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Clayton
Kans
Rock Island
Denver
Kanas City
Topeka Team Among Train Crash Victims in Western League
At least several train crew and passengers from the Topeka baseball team in the Western League were killed or injured when a wreck occurred. The engineer, fireman, conductor, and brakeman died, all residents of Kansas and Colorado. Most casualties were in the smoking car and adjacent day coach. Recovery took hours as bodies lay in wreckage until night, with aid arriving from Norton and other towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
Colorado
Vullman
Clayton
Division
Norton
Gelby and Goodland
Eas
Philipsimore
Nep
Worcester Trip Offers Low Fares on Boston and Worcester Line
Advertises a limited service to Worcester on the Boston and Worcester trolley line. Highlights beautiful country and fine equipment with the promise of low fares. The ad appears brief with a call to travel.
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Worcester
Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Adr
Edmond J. Martin Rescues 10 Children in Runaway
Edmond J. Martin of the Hotel Florence on Washington Street jumped from a second story window to the street to save 10 South End children from serious injury or death in a runaway last night.
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Edmond J. Martin
Florence
Washington Street
South End
Man Rescues Children From Runaway Team Near Hotel Davis
Mr Martin employed at Hotel Davis chased a runaway double team driven by an absent driver. He halted the horses just before an outward bound car. the children aboard, all residents of 6 Florence Street, escaped unharmed while the rescuing effort left him with bruises and torn clothes. The team belonged to Standard Grocery Company.
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Mr. Martin
Davis
Lorence
Martin
Harrison Avenue
Florence Street
Abraham Loundsman
Philip Poluesche
Morris Laundsman
Nathan Goldberg
David Goldberg
Robert Goldberg
Michaele Goldberg
Solomon Speck
Charles McEllane
Sarah Loundsman
Earthquake Felt Across Arizona Including Winslow and Williams
A severe quake was felt tonight across Arizona with tremors reported in Winslow and Williams near the Grand Canyon. The Arizona region experienced significant shaking as residents reported the event.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Winslow
Williams
Grand Canon
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