All Hope Gone for Mrs Rogers Court Refuses Writ
Albany June 9 Judge Rufus W Peckham declined to grant a writ of error in the Mary M Rogers murder case. The Vermont convict remains under sentence with execution set for June 28 unless a further stay is granted. The defense argued federal questions over newly discovered evidence and possible insanity. Officials at Windsor Vermont learned of the ruling via press despatches and prepared to inform Mrs Rogers only after formal notice.
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Albany
N. Y
Rufus W. Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Mary M. Rogers
Vermont
U.S. Court
F. M. Butler
Butler
Bennington County
Rogers
Windsor
Lawyer Fears Client May Hang In Rogers Murder Case
Montpelier Vermont June 9 The decision of Judge Rufus W Peckham of the U S supreme court declining a writ of error in the Mary M Rogers murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier, Vt
Rufus W. Peckham
U. S. Supreme Court
Mary M. Rogers
Hyde May Sell Stock in Equitable Life Insurance
A World report says a conference lasting into the early morning discussed selling James H. Hyde’s Equitable Life Assurance Society stock to a Gould-led syndicate. Terms include trust voting to favor policyholders, Hyde’s retirement path, and excluding Harriman and Frick from any purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James H. Hyde
Geo. J. Gould
Mr. Hyde
Equitable
Samuel Untermyer
Elihu Root
Wm. C. Gulliver
Henry B. Hyde
Hyde
E. H. Harriman
Henry C. Frick
Conviction Confirmed in Patrick Murder Case
Albany June 9 Court of appeals upholds Albert T Patrick guilty of first degree murder in the death of Wm Marsh Rice. The 4 to 3 decision rejects embalming fluids as the cause of Rice body condition. Judge Gray writes the lengthy opinion. dissent by Judge O Brien and others.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Wm. Marsh Rice
Texas
Patrick
Rice
David B. Hill
Epileptic fit at Kitson machine shop in Lynn
Fred Munson of 28 Essex street Lynn suffered an epileptic seizure at the Kitson machine shop on Dutton street at 6 30 this morning. An ambulance was called and brought him to his home.
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Fred Munson
Essex _ street
Lynn
Kitson
Dutton Street
Hyde denies selling Equitable stock amid transfer talks
New York on June 9 statement from Equitable Life offices denies plans to sell Hyde stock while negotiations to transfer holdings continue. Directors to meet at 2 PM as Hyde interests name a prospective chairman candidate. details withheld to avoid preempting the meeting. Allen T. P. Snyder, director and National Bank of Commerce president, questioned by Superintendent Hendricks in state insurance probe.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James H. Hyde
Equitable
Hyde
Allen T. P. Snyder
The
National Bank of Commerce
Insurance
Hendricks
State Department of Insurance
Strike in Almshouse Bakers Demand Pay Roll Inclusion
New York June 9 Considerable merriment follows a strike by paupers at a county almshouse near Jersey City. Bakers organized a walking delegate who warned the county board that they will not knead dough until their names join the payroll with attendants and other workers. The committee rejected the demand and threatened quarry labor if the bakers refuse to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
No Bill In Case Against Benj Joy
Cambridge June 9 A no bill was found in the case of Benjamin Joy of New York a Harvard student charged with removing a memorial tablet from the Phillips Brooks house The Middlesex grand jury reported before Judge Sherman It was alleged Joy and three other Med Fac Harvard students broke into the Brooks house and stole the tablet The Med Fac has agreed to go out of existence.
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Cambridge
Benjamin Joy
New York
Harvard
Phillips Brooks
Middlesex Grand Jury
Sherman
Joy
Med Fac
Brooks House
Low price coats and suits offered by Merrimack Clothing
The Merrimack Clothing Company announces weekend sales to aid Lowell women with spring outerwear. About 49 women’s coats in various models and fabrics are priced at 5.95, with 7.50 to 15 values deep discounted. Fifteen rain coats at 9.75, plus about 20 tailored cloth suits and covert cloth suits from 8.75 to 9.75. Alterations incur a small charge. Ross from city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Merrimack Clothing Company
Merrimack
Ross
City Hall
Taft Receives Venezuela-Colombia Controversy Report
Secretary Taft listened to Williams Russell report on the dispute between Assistant Secretary Loomis and Minister Bowen of Venezuela. Bowen and Loomis attended the session as Russell presented his statement in Washington.
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Washington
Taft
W. W. Russell
Colombia
Loomis
Bowen
Venezuela
R. Bowen
Mr. Russell
No Further Concessions Sought in Chicago Teamsters Strike
Chicago June 9 Employers demand teamsters meet all conditions or strike ends with no settlement. A peace conference failed and 8000 workers could walk out if the Chicago Team Owners' Association approves plans to deliver strike affected houses. Employers say 400 reinforcements daily could reach Chicago. Garment workers accuse teamsters of forgetting their sympathy in the tailors dispute. A local lumber tally man Geo J Jackson was assaulted by three alleged unionists, likely fatally.
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Chicago
Chicago Team Owners’ Association
Special Order
Teamsters’ Union
National Wholesale ‘Tailors’ Association
Teamsters
Geo. J. Jackson
Quintet of Carpenters Quit Work at Local Site
Five carpenters from Bigelow Carpet Co left their noon shift after refusing to furnish tools required by Bishop Construction Co for the new building. Foremen ordered them to quit. one Providence carpenter remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow Carpet Co
Bishop Construction Co
Providence
Lawrence Firebug Bound Over to Grand Jury
Lawrence, June 9 Geo Nicholson a self confessed firebug was bound over to the grand jury under two hundred dollars today.
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Lawrence
Geo. Nicholson
Get the Habit at Lowell's Best Grocery
A local ad promotes Lowell's Best Grocery with promises of dependable goods and courteous service. Yerxa offers low prices on common staples such as butter at 25 cents per pound, green mountain potatoes, best flour, pastry flour, granulated sugar, and cheese, plus fresh lemons and berries daily.
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Lowell's
Yerxa
Vermont
Green Mountain
TACKLING THE TURKS TACKLING THE TURKS
Police aided the census in Lowell to enumerate a Turkish colony on Lakeview avenue. Officers Corcoran and Quinn questioned residents, recording names such as Abdul-Ali-Lish and Abdul Cobon as they completed the two hour roll. The enumerator kept a Turkish cigarette souvenir.
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Lowell
Lakeview Avenue
Peter T. Corcoran
Henry Quinn
Abduls
Hamids
Bens
MacKeon
Abdul-Ali-Lish
Abby
Corcoran
Abdul Cobon
Poison in ice cream shocks Nashville guests
Twenty two guests at a Nashville hotel were struck ill after a meal with ice cream. Doctors suspect a preservative in milk or ptomaine poisoning. Five physicians treat the affected, some in serious condition, including Chief Templar C. T. Kelly and several Southern league players, theater troupe members, and six criminal court jurors.
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Nashville
Tenn
Templar C. T. Kelly
Independent
Order of Good Templars of
Tennessee
Southern Baseball League
Criminal Court
Castro to be formally installed Venezuela president
Caracas June 9 President Castro will be installed as president of Venezuela at 4 PM tomorrow afternoon in a formal ceremony.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Green hands take place of strikers at Lowell shop
About twenty men at the Lowell Machine shop struck on Thursday claiming underpayment. Superintendent Hildreth says typical wages were about $2.25 daily and the strikers sought roughly $3.00, a demand the shop could not meet. Green hands filled the positions this morning. Hildreth offered to rehire all strikers Monday if they return to work. The workers deny that overseer Geo Southworth left with them but say he tried to settle the dispute. They deny demanding a 25 cent raise per hour though seeking higher wages for rush orders. The strikers now say differences are settled and plan to resume Monday.
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Lowell
Hildreth
Geo. Southworth
New Flag Is Hoisted in Norway Union Dissolution Celebrated
Norway hoisted the tri color over Akershus fort and across the country in place of the union flag. The ceremony witnessed by 60,000 people marked the dissolution of the union with Sweden. The crowd cheered, sang, and paid tribute to Norway as ministers abroad sought relief from their posts. Bjornson expressed that the dissolution reflected the will of the Norwegian people.
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Christiania
Norway
Akershus
Storting
Sweden
Sons of Norway
Baron von Wedel-Jarlsberg
Madrid
Washington
Rome
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Riksdag summoned for extraordinary session June 30
Stockholm reports Crown Prince Gustave greeted by royal family ministers and crowd on return from Berlin as King Oscar orders extraordinary session of the riksdag for June 30. Premier denounces Norwegian storthing’s action as revolutionary and stresses Sweden’s rights and union terms. Resignations of Swedish and Norwegian ministers sent by telegraph and accepted.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustave
Berlin
Oscar
Council of State
Riksdag
Norway
Copenhagen
Rome
Madrid
Carpenito Testifies In Own Defence In Brockton Killing
Plymouth June 9 Antonio Carpenito on the witness stand in the trial with James Del Grosso for the killing of Reserve Police Officer Thomas C Malloy of Brockton on Feb 8. He says they were loading a wagon near railroad tracks when Malloy and Fred B Howard stopped them. He claims the officer motioned as if drawing a revolver and that he and Del Grosso fled. Carpenito says he fell climbing a fence then fired behind him unintentionally. He asserts he did not know if any shot hit Malloy. The defense planned to rest later in the day.
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Plymouth
Antonio Carpenito
James del Grosso
Boston
Thomas C. Malloy
Brockton
Carpenito
del Grosso
N Y
Malloy
Fred B. Howard
Announcement of Washington as Peace Meeting Site
Washington expected to issue the major peace announcement with talks between Russia and Japan aiming for direct negotiations. Manchuria suggested as meeting place for plenipotentiaries, with Ambassador Meyer in constant contact with Washington and Lamsdorff. Officials anticipate no delay beyond Monday and note ongoing discussions among French, German, and British envoys.
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Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Meyer
Washington
Foreign Office
Lamsdorff
Tokio
M. Boulion
Count von Alvensleben
Charles Hardinge
Government Paving Way for Peace Announcement
The government signals peace moves in Russia by publishing foreign despatches and discussing a national assembly. Russia plans to proclaim negotiations begun and to advance the gosudarstvennaia duma project. Roosevelt's peace efforts gain European backing for early talks to end hostilities in Manchuria.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Oyama
Linovitch
Manchuria
Belleghents
National Assembly
Committee of Ministers
Bouligin Rescript Commission
Associated Press
Bouligin Commission
Roosevelt
Russia
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Boston Cloak & Suit
Merrimack Street
Syndicate of Financiers
Gray
Bartlett, Haight and Werner
O’brien
Cullen
Vann
Hyde Denies
Benj. Joy
Loomis—Bowen Case
Babbitt
the Babbitt CO
Opticians
Chicago Teamsters
Quintet OF
Carpenters
Lawrence Firebug
Grand Jury
Central Street
Caswell Optical Company
Bridge St. Tel
Ei-Azhar
Akershus Fort
Carpento
Ington
J. C. Ayer CO
Middle St
Palmist Tea Room
General Hospital
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