Thirteen Injured In Michigan Rail Wreck Near Davison
Thirteen people injured when through train No. 3 derailed ten miles east of Flynt Michigan after rails spread on the Grand Trunk line. Several passengers from Massachusetts among the injured, with fears of one fatality. Relief train took the seriously hurt to Flynt hospital and area doctors attended the victims.
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Roxbury
Mass
Miss Boston
Michael McMullin
Boston
Cora Waltrous
Dstrict
George C. Buffon
Grand _ Rapids
Mich
A. M. Spaulding
Rumney
N. H
James H. Sherman
Topeka
Kas
Jennie Cook
Dudley Street
Arthur A. Holmes
Middleboro
F. Henig
Fort Sheridan
E. Hart
Henig
J. L. Christie
West Newton
N. Kambhir
George Toole
Battle Creek
Michigan
Flynt Hospital
Mrs Phebe Pratt Receives 90th Birthday Callers in Chelsea
Mrs Phebe Amelia Pratt widow of William Pratt observed her 90th birth anniversary at 166 Broadway Chelsea with a two to six reception. Relatives, First Baptist Church members, and neighbors greeted her. letters or testimonials praising Duffy's Malt Whiskey were included in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Amelia Pratt
Chelsea
Mass
William Pratt
Broadway
George Pratt
Charles H. Pratt
Eugene Pratt
Chester
Ida
Mabel Pratt
Stoughton
First Baptist Church of
Duffy
Crawford Trial Drawing to a Close in Post Office Satchels Case
Washington June 8 The Crawford trial nears closure with cross examination of William G Crawford after direct testimony. He explains behavior after suspicion by inspectors as government presses case against Crawford Machen Lorenz in post office satchels contracts scheme. The trial continues Monday.
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Washington
William G. Crawford
August W. Machen
George E. Lorenz
Post Office Department
Crawford
Post Office
Mr. Worthington
Machen
J. Conrad
Cotton Exchange Reviews Telegraph Error and Private Wire Plan
New Orleans cotton exchange forms a special committee to probe a telegraph error in transmitting bureau of statistics figures from Washington. Directors reject the company's explanations as unsatisfactory and plan to join New York exchange in considering a private wire for exclusive use, acting immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York
Washington
Nephew of King Edward to visit American waters
Washington June 8 The navy department has been told by the British embassy that Prince Louis of Battenburg nephew of King Edward VII will visit American waters this autumn with a squadron of four British cruisers. The ships will not stop at Newport but will visit New York and Annapolis and then proceed to Washington. The exact date in October is not yet fixed.
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Washington
Navy Department
American
Edward VII
Prince Louis of
Sixty Iron Workers Arrested in Philadelphia Shooting Tie
Sixty members of the National Structural Iron Workers and Bridge Builders union were jailed in Philadelphia after a probable fatal shooting. Edward Joyce of Washington DC lies in a dangerous condition and will not name the shooter. Joyce attended a union meeting that night.
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Philadelphia
National Structural Iron Workers and Bridge Builders Union
Edward Joyce
Washington, D. C
Joyce
Master Painters on Unfair List
In Providence R I on June 8 about one third of the city’s master painters were placed on the unfair list by the Painters Union. Roughly 80 union men employed by master painters are affected. The dispute centers on wage increases refused by the Employers association.
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Providence
R. L
Master Painters’ Association
Painters Union
Employers Association
New Head Chosen for Iron and Steel Co
Youngstown Ohio June 8 The telegram says rank Baacker of the American Steel and Wire Company will be the new president of the Republican Iron and Steel Co after its fall reorganization. Inside sources confirm the report and Baacker, then head of the Baacker Wire Company of Cleveland, now with American Steel and Wire, returns to lead the firm.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Rank Baacker
American Steel & Wire Company
Republican Iron & Steel Co
Baacker
Europe
Baacker Wire Company
Cleveland
American Steel & Wire Co
Japanese Ships Speeding Southward
Two Japanese ships passed the entrance of Lingayen gulf and were speeding southward. Lingayen gulf lies about 100 miles north of Manila on the west coast of Luzon. This dispatch from Manila was filed at 1 p m. today.
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Manila
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Col Cheseborough Dies After Illness in London
Col William H Cheseborough veteran of the Civil War dies at his London residence after a two week illness from peritonitis. He served on Gen Robert C Schenck’s staff during the war and became secretary of the legation in London when Schenck was appointed minister to Great Britain in 1870. He was later a chiropodist at Young’s.
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London
William H. Cheseborough
Cheseborough
Robert C. Scheneck
Col. Cheseborough
Great Britain
Tobacco Official Must Answer Grand Jury Questions
Edward F. Hale a tobacco company official who refused to answer grand jury questions must testify. Judge Wallace ruled in U S circuit court that he need not produce company books and papers, citing constitutional rights. The case, ongoing for weeks, may be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Hale
Tobacco Company
Federal Grand Jury
Tobacco Trust
Wallace
U. S. Circuit Court
Hale
United States Supreme Court
Methodist bishops in special meeting seek coadjutor
In New York on June 8 the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church began a special meeting to elect a missionary bishop as coadjutor to Missionary Bishop Hare of South Dakota. Nominations were made. a vote follows after a communion service tomorrow. The church has never elected a coadjutor bishop for a missionary before the canon authorized the move. Bishop Hare, consecrated in 1873, is aged and honored for long service.
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New York
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
Hare
South Dakota
Episcopal Church
Boston
Fast Train Sets New Records From Chicago to Fort Wayne
A test train on the Pennsylvania road reached Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 129 minutes covering 149 miles from Chicago. It then continued to Crestline, Ohio, with 133 miles to Chestline in 115 minutes, sustaining the record pace despite a five minute delay at Lima.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Road
Chicago
Crestline
Ohio
Here
Chestline
Lima
Record Time For Chicago Crestline Fast Run
The 280 mile trek from Chicago to Crestline was completed in 245 minutes, setting a new speed record. The train comprised three coaches and conveyed the rapid transit achievement.
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Chicago
Crestline
Mrs. Simpson Expelled by Women's League Vote
Chicago June 8 Mrs Sue M Simpson accused of treason by Mrs Bettrell president of the Women's International Label League was expelled today by a secret vote of 29 to 31. She said she would take the case to federal court for justice promising to form a new order with her as head.
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Chicago
Sue M. Simpson
Bettrell
Women’s International Label League
Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
One More Step in Famous Suit in Connecticut
Bridgeport June 8 The defendant’s demurrer to the complaint in the Dietrich E. Liewe et al Danbury anti boycott suit against Martin Lawler et al was overruled by Judge Shumway. The ruling moves the case toward trial after nearly two years in court. The court finds paragraphs allege a conspiracy to control the plaintiffs property and business and allows the suit to determine lawfulness of the methods used.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Dietrich E. Liewe
Danbury
Martin Lawler
Shumway
Fire breaks out in cotton bales aboard steamship Manhattan
New Orleans reported a fire today in the after hatch of the steamship Manhattan of the Leyland line, at Chalmette. Eight hundred bales of cotton and timber were in the hatch and the blaze burned briskly as the vessel was towed to St. Mary's, with the fire department alerted.
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New Orleans
Manhattan
Leyland Line
Chalmette
St. Mary’s
FLOODS HIT GRAND RAPIDS AREA AS RIVER RISES
Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, continues to rise with about 140 concerns closed today due to floods. About 6000 workers are out of employment as the river reaches 17.4 feet at 9:30, threatening city bridges while the north end dyke holds the wealthier west side from heavy damage. The railroad situation improves though Grand Trunk remains tied up east and west.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Grand Trunk
Art Directors Right Remove Saturnalia Statue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art directors acted within their rights when they moved Biondi's statue The Saturnalia from the gallery to the cellar, a decision Justice Leventritt announced in the supreme court after a hearing on Biondi's suit alleging breach of contract to exhibit for a year and damages.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Biondi
Rhode Island census to run two weeks
Providence June 8 1926 262 census enumerators named by statistics commissioner George H Webb include fourteen Brown University women students and sixteen Brown men students. Of the 262 enumerators 118 are assigned in Providence. Census taking begins Thursday June 15 and will last about two weeks.
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Providence
R. I
George H. Webb
Women’s College
Brown University
National Council of Women's Clubs Meets in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey on June 8 the National Council of Women s Clubs discussed a resolution by Miss Lakey Cranford New Jersey urging Congress to appoint a national pure food commission A suggestion was made to invite former President Cleveland to speak at the federation s biennial convention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Council of the
Federation of Women’s Clubs Today
Miss Lakey
Cranford
Congress
Pure Food Commission
Cleveland
Federa
Women’s clubs urged national movement for working women
Rita C. Dort of New York pressed for nationwide study of women workers. Rev. Anna Garlen Spencer praised women’s clubs as a non professional university for women in their second youth. Florence Kelly urged laws limiting girls under 18 to eight hours a day.
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Rita C. Dort
New York
Anna Garlen Spencer
New York School of Philanthrophy
Florence Kelly
The
Temperance League
German Officers Head to Russia From Berlin and Dresden
Surgeon General Koff of the German army left Berlin for St. Petersburg to join Gen. Linevitch. Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry and Captain Sydney A. Cleman depart Dresden soon for St. Petersburg to serve with the Russian army.
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Berlin
Koff
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Thomas H. Barry
Department of the Gulf
Sydney A. Cleman
Barry
Dresden
Summer Service on the Plant Line Olivette Ships Alterations
The Olivette, a favorite steamship, undergoes repairs at Newport News and will arrive at Union wharf Boston on June 16. It sails June 17 to Halifax Hawkesbury and Charlottetown with wireless telegraphy and twice weekly service thereafter, alongside the Halifax on Tuesdays. The Plant Line advertises an ocean trip of about 28 hours or a 1400 mile cruise to Prince Edward Island, with information available by mail.
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Plant
Olivette
Newport News
Union Wharf
Boston
Halifax
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Maritime Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Washington Street
A. W. Perry
Special Lot of Printed Dimities at 7 Cents Yard
A. G. Pollard & Co offers a basement sale of washable dimities and muslins at 7 cents per yard. The stock includes fast colors and fine batiste with black ground and white figures, regularly 10 to 12 cents, now offered at 7 cents per yard.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Pies that please all palates and Mock Cherry Pie ask
A nostalgic narrator extols universal appeal of pies with flaky crusts and diverse fillings. The speaker claims mastery in making and selling pies for every meal and invites readers to try the Mock Cherry Pie.
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Massachusetts
Davison
Michi
Gan
Flynt
Rocheat
Rochester
Mrs. Pratt
Cotton Exchange After Telegraph CO
King
America
Mystery
Iron & Steel CO
Col
Young's
Ries
Merrimack ST
Lowell, Mass
Packard
Russia
Williams, Bros
Bell Shoe & Clothing Company
Merrimack Street
Methodist Bishops
Fast Train
Women’s League
Rhode Island
National Council OF Women’s Clubs
St. Paul
Lynn Cadets
Harry Richardson
Merrimack Sq
Je McManmon
Prescott Street
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