Prominent Boston Women Protest Detention of Waitresses
Boston figures join protest over the detention at Yarmouth N Y of seven girls who were to serve as waitresses at the Boston Students Union in Boston. Miss Elizabeth G Houghton and Dr Sarah Sweet Windsor lead letters to Washington condemning the detention. Union board includes Miss Lucy Lowell and other prominent residents. Congressman Samuel E Winslow represents the group in Washington. If needed, women plan to travel to the capital to press the case further.
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Yarmouth
N. Y
Boston Students’ Union
Botolph Street
Washington
Elizabeth G. Houghton
Commonwealth Avenue
Sarah Sweet Windsor
Beacon Street
Sumner B. Pearmain
Lucy Lowell
William H. Austin
Florence M. Cushing
Emma J. Fitz
Mary Lee Hale
8. E. Wentworth
John L. Gardner
Samuel E. Winslow
Worcester
Students’ Union
Massachusetts Wins Singles, Faces Pennsylvania For Lesley Cup
Crowd cheers Al Travers flub as Massachusetts loses three foursomes to New York but dominates all ten singles to secure a final match against Pennsylvania for the Lesley cup. Philadelphia entries from Pittsburg and Philadelphia show up, but massed optimism predicts Massachusetts victory despite paper fears of Philadelphia’s chances.
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Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
E. M. Byers
Boston Long
Governor Demands Inquiry Into Lawmakers Over New Haven Bills
In a sensational document, Governor Foss calls for the Public Service Commission to investigate Massachusetts legislators who voted for the New Haven bills. The letter to PSC Chairman MacLeod doubles as a campaign declaration, signaling Foss will run as an independent on the New Haven issue.
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Foss
Public Service Commission
Massachusetts
New Haven
Frederick J. Macleod
Commission
Gover- Wek
Sulzer urged contributors to perjure themselves in impeachment
Albany dispatch reports Governor William Sulzer allegedly urged campaign fund contributors to deny receiving contributions if called to testify before the Frawley committee. State superintendent Duncan Peck testified that Sulzer said to “deny” and that he would also deny under oath, in the governor’s Capitol office.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
Duncan W. Peck
Superintendent of Public Works
Frawley
Peck
Capitol
John B. Stanchfield
Wasp sting ends life of Lady Molesworth in Cornwall
London, Sept 26. Lady Jane Molesworth widow of Sir Lewis William Molesworth and daughter of Brigadier General Daniel M. Frost, U. S. A., was stung on the jugular vein by a wasp in Cornwall early today and died in twenty minutes. The coroner's jury attributed death to heart failure caused by the sting, based on physicians' testimony.
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London
Jane Molesworth
Jane Graham Frost
Daniel M. Frost
St. Louis
Lewis William Molesworth
Cornwall
Lady Molesworth
Post Wheeler Back to Face Charges
Post Wheeler, secretary of the American embassy at Rome, arrived in New York from Liverpool aboard the Baltic. He returned to consult with Secretary Bryan in Washington after a State Department summons. He is accused of using his diplomatic position at Rome to gain freedom from customs duties for commercial profit.
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New York
Post Wheeler
Rome
Baltic
Liverpool
Bryan
Washington
State Department
Wasp sting proves fatal at Lady Molesworth home
Miss Frost testified Lady Molesworth was seated in the drawing room when a wasp stung her neck. She applied ammonia, then brandy as palpitations and faintness followed, and she died about 20 minutes later before a doctor arrived. Medical experts note the sting in a neck vein can rapidly affect the heart and may be lethal.
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Miss Frost
Lady Molesworth
Dr. Sharp
Lady
Defense crosses Peck over Governor word claim
Attorney Hinman pressed Peck during cross examination asking if he could be mistaken about a single word shared with the Governor. Peck responded emphatically that not a word was mistaken.
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Hinman
Peck
Dr Beattie Is Killed By Automobile In Bretton Woods
Dr William J Beattie of Littleton a physician known for work with consumptives was struck and killed instantly in front of the Mt Washington Hotel Bretton Woods New Hampshire The car faced a moderate speed and the physician began to cross then stepped back in front of it The car carried Dr George A Shedd of North Conway and was driven by a Bartlett hotel chauffeur
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N. H
William J. Beattie
Littleton
Mt. Washington
Beattie
George A. Shedd
North Conway
Bartlett
Cars Crash in Mattapan Injury on River Oakland Junction
Oscar Wellburg nine of Roslindale and Elizabeth Cooke of Dorchester along with Camello Seppi twenty three of Dorchester were shaken up when two cars collided head on near River and Oakland streets Mattapan just before 1 am. About twenty passengers were aboard and flying glass damaged vestibules and windows. Wellburg was treated and taken home by ambulance. others walked home unassisted. Motorman blamed slippery rails due to leaves for inability to stop.
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Brook Street
Roslindale
Elizabeth ER. Cooke
Rockdale Street
Dorchester
Camello Seppi
Hobson Street
River
Oakland Streets
Mattapan
Wellburg
Governor seeks probe into Legislature and rail payments
The Governor demands an investigation by the commission to uncover why New Haven paid ex-President Charles S. Mellen $30,000 for advisory work to the railroad. He also seeks details on $337,000 labeled personal expenses, and the nature of legal services by certain partisan leaders, calling the expenditure ominous.
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New Haven
Charles S$. Mellen
Autumnal Astronomy and News of the Day
The notice lists astronomical data for Portland Gloucester and Newport Sh., with rising and setting times for Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. It notes the first day with shorter night and reports the Arctic steamer disaster off Cape Race with 822 lives lost in 1854. It also recalls last year’s Belfast anti home rule demonstration.
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Arctic
Cape Race
Belfast
Ireland
Weather outlook for Boston area weekend forecast
Forecast for southern New England calls for increasing cloudiness Saturday with local rain and cooler west sections, Sunday likely fair with moderate west winds. Northern New England expects local rain Saturday, cooler northwest portions, and Sunday generally fair with moderate west winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
American League scores show Boston 10 over Philadelphia 4 and Washington 3 to New York 0 with Chicago 3 and St Louis 2 in 10 innings. Detroit at Cleveland postponed due to wet grounds. National League results include Philadelphia 6 over Boston 3 in the first game and Boston 10 over Philadelphia in the second. Pittsburgh 6 over Chicago 1 and New York 4 over Brooklyn 2. Further baseball and other sports details appear on pages 8 and 0D.
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Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
W F Ray Dies Suddenly as He Shops in City Store
W F Ray general superintendent of the Boston and Maine railroad died suddenly of heart failure in an uptown department store about 3 pm yesterday. He had just returned from a business trip to New York and appeared in good health when he left South Station for lunch around 2 pm.
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W. F. Ray
Boston & Maine Road
New York City
South Station
Death in Store Ends Boston Rail Chief's Life
William F. Ray, longtime Boston and Maine Railroad official, died instantly while shopping at a department store. He resided at 555 Beacon Street and left a widow and one son. Ray, born February 8 1856 in South Vernon, rose from fireman to general superintendent after a 37 year career and held top posts in the railroad camp. His body was returned to the Ray home in Back Bay after efforts to locate relatives.
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S55
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South Station
Mr. Ray
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Back Bay
Willam F. Ray
Sup
Boston & Maine Road
Portland
Charles E. Lee
Boston & Maine
Boston Maine Road
South Vernon
Old Colony
William
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Fort Ind
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