Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Plan Cleared for Passage
New York June 13 Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson president of the Grand Trunk railway sails for England as the proposed Grand Trunk Pacific extension to the Pacific coast advances. A charter creating a 75 million dollar company to build 3860 miles from Quebec to Port Simpson is approved by Canadian committees and nears third reading. The route includes an air line Quebec to North Bay then Winnipeg Edmondton branches to Port Arthur Regina Calgary and Dawson possible. Completion may take five years with routes shortening travel to the far east and even beating the trans Siberian for certain voyages.
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New York
Charles Rivers-Wilson
Grand Trunk Railway
England
Grand Trunk
Dominion of Canada
Pacific Coast
House of Commons
Ottawa
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Quebec
Port Simpson
Pacific Ocean
North Bay
Winnipeg
United States
Far East
China
Wlndivastock
Manila
Vancouver
Seattle
San Francisco
Hawaii
Australia
South Sea
Liverpool
Yokohama
Trans- Siberian Railway
Six Months For Hitting An Officer In Gorham Street Fight
John J Mollahan faced Cambridge jail after pleading guilty to drunkenness and a separate assault charge. He struck Officer Wilson during a dispute at Mc Glinchey s restaurant, receiving six months for assault and an additional month for drunkenness. The case showed Mollahan s repeated temper and prior record with similar offenses.
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John’ J
Mollahan
Hadley
McGlinchey
Gorham Street
Wilson
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Lowell
Bartholomew Lannon
John Lavery
Charles E. Perry
Committee on cake table for Humane Society concert
The Humane Society will hold a pop concert at Canoble Lake park in Lowell with an American band. A cake table committee is headed by Mrs W A Dickinson and includes Mrs Frank E Bailey Mrs George Bowers Mrs J L Chalifoux Mrs M E B Dun can Mrs Charles B Howe Mrs E J Hylan Mrs E J Noyes Mrs Walter L Parker Mrs A B Ranlett Mrs G H Scribner and Miss Marietta Wheeler. The event runs Sunday afternoon and evening.
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the Humane Society
W. A. Dickinson
Frank E. Bailey
George Bowers
J. L. Chalifoux
M. EB. Duncan
Charles B. Howe
E. J. Hylan
E. J. Noyes
Walter L. Parker
A. B. Ranlett
G. H. Scribner
Marietta Wheeler
Lowell
Canoble Lake Park
For Rent and To Let Notices from Tyngsboro Belvidere and Beach
Summer rental offers a furnished cottage farm house with barn and grounds along Merrimack River opposite Martin Luther club one and a half miles beyond Lakeview near Nashua electrics. Also a front room for rent in Belvidere near the square with bath on the same floor. A good cook is wanted to go to the beach with good wages at 115 Nesmith Street.
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Merrimack River
Martin Luther Club
Lakeview
Nashua Electrics
Johnson's Corner
Tyngsboro
P. O
Belvidere
Bath
Ethis Office
Nesmith Street
Five Italians die in Brooklyn fire on East 115th Street
Fire at 347 East 115th Street in New York early today kills Theresa De Cicco aged 4, Camillo De Cicco 2, Alfredo De Cicco 4 months, Giuseppe Cipriano 24, and another Cipriano. Police suspect incendiary origin as hallways and rag soaked oil found. Lillio De Cicco alerted tenants. firefighter heroics described with ladders catching fire.
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New York
East 115Th Street
Theresa DE Cicco
Camillo DE Cicco
Alfredo DE Cicco
Guisseppe Cipriano
Guiseppe Cipriano
Lillio de Cicco
de Cicco
Cipriano
Stefano
Boston & Northern seeks approval to extend purchase
Boston & Northern Street Railway seeks approval from railroad commissioners to acquire the Lawrence & Reading and Middleton & Danvers lines. Bentley Warren cites improved transfer facilities in Wakefield Reading Andover North Andover. Officials present note favorable support from stockholders. hearing concluded with the commission taking the matter under consideration.
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Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Lawrence & Reading Street Railway Company
Middleton & Danvers Street Railway Company
Boston & Northern Company
Bentley W. Warren
Wakefield
Reading
Andover
North Andover
Danvers
Lawrence & Reading
Middleton & Danvers
Joseph H. Goodspeed
Charles Williams
Boston & Northern
Lynchers Foiled In Illinois Jail Rescue
In Greenville Illinois a second mob attempt within a week failed as authorities moved Ben Lee a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman to safety. The crowd stormed the jail but found the prisoner already removed by Sheriff Floyd earlier in the evening.
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Greenville
Ill
Illinois
Ben Lee
Floyd
Judge Charles W. Carter Dies at Norwich Bank Receiver
Norwich Conn June 18 Judge Charles W Carter recently named receiver of the Second National bank of Norwich died today after a short illness He was 83d degree Mason of the Scottish rite and illustrious commander in chief of the Connecticut Sovereign consistory For many years he was a judge of probate In 1878 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress from the third Connecticut district but was defeated.
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Norwich
Conn
Charles W. Carter
Second National Bank
Connecticut
Congress
Misplaced Sunday notice mixes Eliot and Kirk Street services
A Citizen page error placed the Eliot church Children’s Day notices under Kirk Street church. Eliot church listing remains: 10.80 special primary department service with infant baptism. Evening 6.30 Sunday school concert.
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Eliot
Kirk Street
Eliot Church
Typhoon Ravages Hanoi Namdinh and Thaibinh Scene
A typhoon of extraordinary violence swept over Hanoi Namdinh and Thaibinh last night causing heavy damage. Many natives perished and several Europeans were injured. Three trains were overturned between Hanoi and Namdinh. Telegraph lines and railroads are interrupted.
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Saigon
Cochin China
Hanoi
Namdinh
Thaibinh
Oakland Strike Off After Arbitration Offer
In Oakland on June 13, mill workers and mill owners have agreed to call off a strike ordered on Thursday and submit their differences to arbitration. The action aims to prevent business disruption and affects 35 mills in the area.
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Oakland
Cal
Fatal Whiskey Distillery Fire Kills Six in Glasgow
Three men, three boys, and a woman died when a whiskey distillery fire swept through Glasgow late last night. Thousands of casks exploded, blowing down a wall into a flour mill while whiskey streamed around the ruins. About a million gallons burned.
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Glasgow
Pulliam Open to NL American League Consolidation
New York June 13 H C Pulliam president of the National Baseball League says he would approve a consolidation with the American League if club owners favor it and if President Johnson leads the combined organizations. He notes his one year term ends in December and he would resign if needed to pursue consolidation. He says his aim is to serve the league’s best interests and would cooperate to that end.
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New York
H. C. Pulliam
National Baseball League
American League
National League
Johnson
Herrmann
Constantinople
Belgrade
Yildiz
Servia
Charles of
Shot His Father In Defense Of His Mother
In New Jersey City a son named Muchfeld, an electrician, shot his father after confronting him about alleged abuse. The incident occurred when the father attacked the wife with an umbrella. the son intervened, was knocked down, then shot the father as he advanced a second time. The father was wounded under the right eye and hospitalized. the son surrendered to police.
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New York
Charles Muchfeld
Muchfeld
Jersey City
Mitchfeld
Indians Resist Tax on Large Flathead Herd
Missoula Montana June 13 Trouble grows on the Flathead reservation as an Indian agent tries to collect taxes on a herd over one hundred head. When Major Smeed moved to seize the cattle the Indians threatened him with rifles endangering enforcement.
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Missoula
Mont
Flathead Indian Reservation
Smeed
Bath Committee Votes To Tour State Bath Centers
The joint special committee appointed to study the bath question met Friday night and voted to visit several cities in the state with baths and to visit sites in Lowell. Members include Councilman Cecil L. Adams Councilman Flemings and Alderman Molloy.
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Lowell
Cecil L. Adams
Flemings
Molloy
New York Riflemen Set for Bisley Palma Trophy
American riflemen destined for Bisley England to contest the Palma trophy arrive from East Eighty N J where practice was held and prepare to sail today aboard the Lucania. The 12 man team includes four subs with members from New York Massachusetts New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio and the District of Columbia.
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New York
Bisley
England
Canada
Ea Ght
N. J
Lucania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
District of Columbia
Downtown shops open on Thursday afternoons, merchants say
Merchants contend that downtown stores are not all closed on Thursday afternoons as a prevailing impression suggests. The Thursday afternoon closing movement will not begin until July.
Southern Hosiery Makers Meet to Discuss Price Rise
Chattanooga Tenn June 13 A meeting of southern hosiery manufacturers is called for Asheville North Carolina June 17. The gathering aims to discuss and decide on advancing prices, signaling a crucial industry discussion.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Asheville
N. C
Health Pure and Rich Blood by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
Health claims for Ayer s Sarsaparilla promise renewed life through purer blood. Advertisement asserts invigoration and strength, with availability from all druggists and J C Ayer Co in Lowell Massachusetts.
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J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Embezzler Shot Self in Chicago Bank Vaults
Ernest Naoraji a 28 year old cashier from Ceylon confessed to embezzling about 4000 dollars from his employer Edward Rueb commission merchant. He killed himself in the Prairie State bank safety deposit vaults in Chicago on June 13 after gambling losses. He claimed funds from Europe and abroad were lost gambling and had told colleagues he was of royal Indian lineage.
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Chicago
Ernest Naoraji
Ceylon
Prairie State Bank
Naoraji
Edward Rueb
Europe
India
Church Misfits. Dr Rainsford on citizens and ministers
Chicago speech by Dr. Rainsford to the bureau of charities at Kenwood Evangelical church argues rich elites fail civic duty while immigrants and poor city life expose need. calls for sending strong ministers to harsh parishes where beauty and music are scarce.
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Chicago
New York
Rainsford
St. George's Church
Bureau of Charities
Kenwood Evangelical Church
Dr. Rainsford
Archaeological ruins uncovered in Puebla state
Mexico City June 13 An archaeologist Francisco Rodriguez reports the discovery of a large ancient city in Puebla. It lies amid dense forest with pyramids and extensive fortifications. Government will appoint a commission to explore the ruins and determine their extent and significance.
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Mexico City
Mex
Puebla
Francisco Rodriguez
Fossil Remains Found by UC Team in Idaho
Prof. John C. Merriam of the University of California returns from Idaho fossil beds with assistants. The fossils are still encased in rock matrices and must be chiselled out and classified before results are released to the public.
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University of California
John C. Merriam
Idaho
Lowell Faces Higher State Tax Burden For Lowell
The city of Lowell must pay a State tax of 61 000 this year up from 37 000 last year as part of a statewide levy rising to 2 500 000. The increase of 24 000 strains finances but is necessary to sustain the state tax system and will raise local rates accordingly.
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Lowell
Bailey Named Principal at Fall River Textile School
J. W. Bailey, class of 1900 at Lowell Textile School, appointed principal of the Fall River Textile School. Previously he served as principal of the Textile School at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Numerous Lowell graduates currently teach at New Bedford textile institutions.
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J. W. Bailey
Lowell Textile School
Fall River
Bailey
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta
Lowell School
New Bedford
Engineer Hart: Train Wreck Delays Gilead Rail Route
A Grand Trunk passenger train from Portland derailed after a culvert washout between Gorham and Shelburne New Hampshire during a storm. Engineer George Young was slightly injured. no passenger injuries beyond bruises. Track relaid, traffic resumed.
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Gilead
Grand Trunk
Portland
Gorham
Shelburne
N. H
George Young
Man Declared Insane After Threatening Emperor's Carriage
Vienna report states Jacob Reich who approached a carriage bearing Emperor Francis Joseph in a threatening manner yesterday was declared insane today and sent to an asylum. The incident prompted medical evaluation and asylum transfer.
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Vienna
Jacob Reich
Francis Joseph
Mills Will Not Close Says Mr Lyman At Waltham
Lowell mills owner Arthur T. Lyman denies a closing plan and urges clear understanding. Beamers union officials deny a 25 worker return, noting only a few dissatisfied beamers might want to come back. Some mills report full staffing for beamers, others see tensions over return to work as strike funds stay active.
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Arthur T. Lyman
Lowell
Mr. Lyman
Massachusetts
John Burtt
Beamers’ Union
Burtt
Beamers
Massachusets
Mass meeting in Lawrence for Lowell strikers fizzles
A planned mass meeting in Lawrence to aid Lowell strikers Friday night failed to attract many participants. Only a few unionists showed up and organizers postponed the demonstration citing unfavorable weather as the reason.
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Lawrence
Lowell
Belgrade Quiet After Coup and Royalist Rumors
Belgrade reports midnight calm with streets nearly deserted, troops guarding the palace and ministerial residences. Prime topics include Prince Peter Karageorgevitch likely to be elected ruler, while Minister Genshies characterizes republican tendencies as insignificant and notes King Alexander’s errors. News from Paris St Petersburg and Constantinople confirm calm, no army movement, and reactions to the Belgrade drama.
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Belgrade
Tudorovics
Genshics
Peter Karageorgevitch
Mirko
Montenegro
M. Genshies
Alexander
Draga Maschin
Draga
Niko
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