Sudbury Selectman Race Snares 27-Vote Margin
At a special town meeting on Monday Winthrop H. Fairbank defeated 8. D. Perry by 27 votes to win the selectman post. The report notes extensive barn repairs by SUDBURY G W Philipps and visits from Miss Ruth B Harrington and others. Camps at Great Pond were fully occupied over the weekend with guests from Wolaston and Somerville.
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G. W. Philipps
Ruth B. Harrington
Bert Sheffield
Boston
Great Pond
Winthrop H. Fairbank
D. Perry
George Hyde
Wollaston
C. F. Goodnow
Hartley Johnson
Somerville
Frances A Burnett Dies After Illness at Grafton
Frances A Burnett born June 1888 Sudbury died suddenly Tuesday night after returning from Grafton where she taught. Private services April 17 conducted by Rev A M Osgood and Rev George Clarke. Survived by sisters Jessie Bertha and brother William, a railroad engineer.
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Frances A. Burnett
Grafton
Frances
Sudbury
Framingham Normal School
Little Compton
R. L
Central Village
Conn
A. M. Osgood
Maynard
George Clarke
Methodist Church
Jessie
Bertha
William
Mur rays Move to Boston and Murray Family Notes
The Mur ray sisters Alice Sadie and Izabeth Murray natives of Bedford move to Boston with their father Patrick H Murray who died last fall. Sadie and Izabeth work as nurses and Alice plans Bellevue Hospital next fall. William H Temple moves with family to Exeter New Hampshire to farm on a large scale. A Bedford grammar school baseball team traveled to Concord and defeated local grammar school players by a score of
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Alice
Sadie Murray
Springs Rd
Boston
Patrick H. Murray
North Station
Izabeth Murray
Mass. Gen. Hospital
Addie
Alice Murray
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Wm. H. Temple
Hillside
Exeter
N. H
Bedford Civic Club wins opener at Page Field
The Bedford Civic club baseball team beat Arlington Athletic 84 to unclear in the opening game on April 19. Joseph Dinan starred with timely hitting and a remarkable fly catch and double play saving the game for the locals. Dinan shown wide knowledge of the game and is viewed as a promising talent in town.
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Page Field
Bedford Civic Club
B. B.C
Arington Athletic B. B.C
Joseph Dinan
Tie Swamp
Young Dinan
Selectmen Approve First Class Liquor License Vote
The board of selectmen granted a first class liquor license amid debate. Prominent citizens oppose the license, mobilizing a campaign to block it despite a strong majority vote in favor. Homes in the center are cited as focal points in the dispute.
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Board of Selectmen
Bedford
Selectmen
Horses Used to Mix Clay in Argentine Brick Yards
Horses tread clay in Argentine brick yards to mix material, replacing costly machinery. The method relies on animal labor to achieve uniform consistency in brick production.
Fragmentary Psalmic Verse Mentions Duty and Pain
A fragmented text references duty and pain and cites a phrase about harm to another. The garbled line hints at moral cause and effect as a commentary on action and consequence. The source appears as a cryptic excerpt rather than a full narrative.
Wilson appeals to California to avoid alien land laws
President Wilson urged Governor Johnson and California to prevent laws targeting aliens that could provoke a US Japan clash. He warned discriminatory measures would threaten treaty obligations and national honor, urging action aligned with national policy. California legislators and Rep. Baker Kettner Church pressed for a stringent stance against Japanese land ownership.
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Washington
Wilson
Johnson
California
Japan
United States
Baker, Kettner
Church
Palmist Fletcher Dies After Warrant Read in Boston
John W. Fletcher a Palm ist of 74 Boylston street died by his own action after police read a warrant alleging immoral practices. He was 59, known as Willie Fletcher the medium, a public lecturer and former London phase.
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Boston
John W. Fletcher
Boylston Street
Fletcher
Willie Fletcher
London
Lord Douglas Loses Libel Suit Over Wilde Book
London verdict for defendant in Lord Alfred Douglas versus Arthur Ransome cites no hurt to Douglas's character from Ransome's Oscar Wilde critical study. The decision notes Wilde believed Douglas contributed to his disgrace in life.
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London
Alfred Douglas
Arthur Ransome
Ransome
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Douglas
Britain Must Consent To Abrogation Of Key Treaties
Washington reports that Senator Chamberlain’s bid to end the Hay-Pauncefote treaty faces a British consent hurdle. U S officials argue the Clayton-Bulwer and Hay-Pauncefote pacts are civil contracts requiring both nations’ full agreement to terminate, regardless of any value received.
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George B. Chamberlain
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Washington
Chamberlain
State Department
United States
Little Girl Fatally Burned By High Tension Wires
In Fitchburg Massachusetts on April 23 a 5 year old girl Taney Co Sunn y grabbed 7000 volt high tension lines above Parkhill Mills. She hung from the wires until they fused and she fell fifteen feet. She was unconscious and probably fatally burned when rescued. Her younger brother had been playing with her during the stunt.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Taney Cosunn
Tuney
Parkhill Mills
Refuses to Plead in Thaw Bribery Case
New York April 2. Attorney John N. Anhut argued his constitutional rights were violated by an indictment charging bribery tied to an alleged effort to free Harry K. Thaw from Matteawan. He claimed immunity from indictment due to testimony before Governor Sulzer's investigation. Denied, the arraignment proceeded with a not guilty plea entered by Justice Seabury.
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New York
John N. Anhut
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Hospital
Sulzer
Investigation Commission
Supreme Court
Seabury
Pothier Named President of Woonsocket Savings Bank
Governor Aram J. Pothier is elected president of the Woonsocket Institution for Savings, the region’s largest bank by deposits near ten million dollars. He has served 38 years, six as vice president, and also leads Union Trust in Providence. He is described as receiving a reward for long service.
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Pothier
Woonsocket Institution
Providence
Aram J. Pothier
Woonsocket Institution For Savings
Woonsocket
Union Trust Company of
New Haven Affair Exposed by Commissioners Prouty and Brandeis
In Boston on April 28 the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing revealed alleged stock-purchasing abuses by the New Haven railroad and its subsidiaries. Commissioner Prouty and Louis Brandeis described asset transfers and overvaluations to hide losses while President Mellen rejected improper actions and defended the firm as “dastardly” accusations.
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Boston
New Haven Railroad
New Haven Road
Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis D. Brandeis
Mellen
New Haven
Buckland
New England Navigation Company
New Haven Railroad Company
J. L. Billard
Boston and Maine
Pullman Company
Boston Holding Company
Navigation Company
Billard
Pettigrove resigns as Bay State prison commissioner
Frederick G. Pettigrove offered his written resignation as chairman of the board of prison commissioners. The holdover since 1911 was accepted immediately, and Pettigrove is relieved from office. Governor Foss forwarded Frank L. Randall’s name for council consideration.
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Bay State
Boston
Frederick G. Pettigrove
Foss
Board of Prison Commissioners
Pettigrove
Frank L. Randall
Minnesota State Reformatory
St. Cloud
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BIC Department Store
Moody St
Waltham
Ideal House
W. F. Barton Jr
North Main St
Brockton, Mass
Carl, Stevens
Palmist
Lord Douglas
Chicago
Suncock,n. H
Webster Cotton Mills
George F. Chamberlain
Oregon
Anhut
Tenana Fairbanks
Alaska
Tanang
MAO
Joy Line
Brandeis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Adeline E. Buttrick
Concord
Stedman Buttrick
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Esquire
W. E. Rogers
Register
Vermont
Jersey
England
Lawrence, Mass
Forsze Ky
E. R. Teele
West Acton, Mass
Mason and Plasterer
Springs Road
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