Two Trolley Firms Seek Billerica Franchise Hearing
A public hearing at Billerica Town Hall drew over 250 voters to consider granting electric rail franchises from Billerica Centre to Burlington. The Lowell and Boston Street Railway and Lexington and Boston Street Railway presented petitions, pledging low fares and through service, while residents urged favorable terms and street light provisions. The meeting closed at 9 40 p m with no final franchise decision.
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Billerica
Billerica Centre
Burlington
Lexington and
Boston
Arlington Heights
Lowell and Boston Street Railway Company
Parker
Lowell
Messrs
Lowell and Suburban
Haskell
Lowell and Boston Street Railway
Burlington Ne
Foster
Lowell and Boston Company
Woburn
Cummings
Lexington and Boston Street Railway
Burlington One
Lexington and Boston Railroad
Kohlrausch
Barrington
Concord
Wigginville
Billerica Avenue
Tewksbury
North Billerica
Jttullavid “White
Banning
Lynn
Singhi
Morey
Regeri
Prockett
Lexington
Conway
Gleason
Faulkner
Mysterious Wakefield Barn Death Raises Murder Theory
Wakefield December 5 In the Crowell case little has changed since Monday night when John W. Crowell was found dying in his barn. A fourth bullet hole suggests a struggle and a grappling moment as the killer fired from in front. A whiskey flask and an empty bottle hint at concealed drinking. Mrs Crowell remains critically ill as police continue inquiries led by Chief Hallett and State officer Rhodes with no new disclosures.
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Wakefield
John W. Crowell
Mr. Crowell
Crowell
Hallett
Rhodes
Official Vote Published by Executive Council
Boston December 5 The executive council released the official vote for national and state races. Republican totals for presidential electors at large include Wolcott 238866, Whiting 238754, with Higginson and Gargan as Democrats. Gov races show Crane 225054 and Paine Jr 180078, Lt Gov Bates 231617 and O'Donnell 127489. Congressional pluralities listed for districts three eleven twelve and thirteen.
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Boston
Executive Council
Roger Wolcott
William Whiting
Holyoke
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Cambridge
Thomas J. Gargan
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
John T. Bates
John R. O'Donnell
Northampton
Thayer
Firth
Knox
Powera
Lovering
Creen
Gas Explosion at Maxwell Colliery Kills Four
An explosion of gas at Maxwell colliery of Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company in Ashley Pa injures five men, four fatally. The mine is badly damaged and the cause is not yet known.
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Wilkesbarre
Maxwell Colliery
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coach Company
Ashley
Boys' Knee Pants Sale At Discount Prices
Cassimere knee pants for boys priced at 35 cents originally are offered at 15 cents each in a limited time sale. Readily available in stock for immediate purchase.
Bridge Fell, Seven Men Dropped Fifty Feet Into Icy Water
Berlin New Hampshire December 5 Two men drowned and five others suffer exposure after a suspension bridge at Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co collapsed over the Androscoggin river. Victims are Thomas McKeown and Thomas Rogers both Burgess employees. Surviving workers endured long exposure with one over ten minutes in freezing water. Rogers, 21, was Canadian.
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Berlin
N. H
Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co
Thomas McKeown
Thomas Rogers
Burgess Co
New England
Androscoggin
Old Forest
Burgess Sulphite Fibre Company
Rogers
McKeown
Canada
Wind Gusts Seen Bending Bridge Cable
Observers note that the high winds prevailing today and much of last night may have contributed to loosening the bridge cable, raising concerns about structural integrity and safety for travelers. The report emphasizes the connection between weather and the cable condition.
Men Rescued After Boat Goes Over Falls in Flooded River
Frank Tremblay and Benjamin F. Holmes, while disentangling driftwood near a dam, were swept over Kelleys falls in a small boat as the Piscataquog river flooded. Tremblay clung to the boat, drifted a mile, then reached shore just before Bobbin Shop Falls. Holmes swam to shore. Both were rescued.
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Manchester
N. H
Frank Tremblay
Benjamin F. Holmes
Kelley's Falls
Piscataquag River
Tremblay
Holmes
Bobbin Shop Falla
Merrimack River
Falla
Imprisoned Coal Miners Escape After Mine Collapse
In Dunmore near Scranton Pennsylvania 32 workers trapped a thousand feet underground broke through after a long rescue effort. Surface debris blocked the exit but rescuers and miners co worked to clear a path to the roadway. All men survived with no injuries.
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Scranton
Dunmore
Have
Fire ruins Heywood Bros Club in gale drenches Portland St
A Boston blaze torn by a 50 mile gale raged through Heywood Bros and the Wakefield Rattan Co building on Portland Street. Ladders failed, streams were limited, and water poured through ceilings as firemen fought the stubborn fire for hours. total damage expected around 150000 with insurers at risk.
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Boston
Boston Fire Department
Heywood Bros
Wakefield Rattan Co
Portland Street
Reywood Bros
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Double Crime in Blackwell Ends in Self-Inflicted Deaths
In Blackwell Missouri two seemingly homeless men, ages about fifty and twenty, slept in a dollar room. The younger man was found dead on a railroad track, likely murdered and robbed. The older man, after being accused, drew a knife and killed himself in front of his captors. Names of the dead could not be learned. A church fair pillow mystery follows.
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Blackwell
Freight Wreck Near Brookfield Kills 200 Hogs
A Boston & Albany derailment at West Brookfield involving a Springfield local and a Swift & Co livestock freight destroyed seven cars and killed 200 hogs. About 400 hogs escaped but most were recaptured. The local engine was badly wrecked and the eastbound track was blocked for the day. No injuries reported.
Fly Wheel Burst at Quidnick No 1 Mill
The main fly wheel at Quidnick company No 1 mill burst yesterday evening sending rim fragments through three-inch planking on two floors and injuring no one. The 22 foot diameter pulley with a 24 inch face had run for over 30 years and carried heavy loads due to water scarcity. The wheel turned 98 rpm at the time and no cause is given.
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Quidnick
R. 1
Quidnick Company
No. 1
Camare Betne
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Reefers
ONE Price Clothing, Company
Merrimack, Str
New York
Dublin
Oxford
Bridge Fell
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