Whittet faces charges and park dept inquiry
Mayor Casey referred to the park commission a probe into Supt. Whittet of the park department amid charges of employing non citizens and misused funds. The case prompts talks of stricter city financial rules and a mayors statement to the park commission.
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Whittet
Park Department
Casey
Park Commission
Whitter
Commission
Supt
Parks and Commons Department
General Treasury Fund
Treasury
Final Session Marks Closing of Baptist Anniversaries
St Louis May 23 The final session of the American Baptist Publication Society was held today marking the closing meeting of the national Baptist anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
American Baptist Publication Society
Kitson Stock Sale Price Reported Between Five And Six Hundred
Stockholders of Kitson Machine Company will cash in on a transfer to Lowell Machine Shop with shares valued between 500 and 600 dollars each. The 1500 shares imply a possible total around 800000 or more, with the plant selling for 300000 and capitalization at 150000. Prominent names tied to the firm include Haven C. Perham and Miss Charlotte Kitson, among others in machinery and mill stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitson Machine Company
Lowell Machine Shop
Kitson
Kitson Company
Haven C. Perham
Kitson Concern
America
Charlotte Kitson
Thomas Stott
Helven C. Perham
A. G. Cumnock
Jacob Rogers
Andover Academy Closed Over Scarlet Fever Illness
Andover May 23. Phillips Andover academy closed due to illness among students. Five with mild scarlet fever and several with tonsillitis. Names include K N Merritt Ralph Cobb R W Emoore Percy G Ogden Ernest R Hudson. A week or two closure with potential postponement of Memorial day Exeter track meet. baseball schedule to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Phillips-Andover Academy
K. N. Merritt
Grand View
N. Y
Ralph Cobb
Cleveland
Ohio
R. W. Emoore
New Lexington
Percy G. Ogden
Pelham Heights
Ernest R. Hudson
New York City
Exeter
Prisoner Baxter Escapes Naval Hospital in Portsmouth
John Baxter a Marine prisoner at the naval hospital in Portsmouth New Hampshire escaped by arranging pillows to look as if the bed was occupied and donning a marine uniform. Baxter had been brought to the hospital from the prison ship Southery and walked past guards in a bold escape.
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Portsmouth
N. H
John Baxter
Naval Hospital
Baxter
Southery
Investigation into Equitable affairs continues in New York
Francis Hendricks superintendent of insurance resumed his probe into the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Gage E Tarbell second vice president testified on numerous points in the ongoing controversy in New York on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Gage E. Tarbell
Machen Pleads Guilty in Postal Fraud Case Two Years More
Washington May 22 August W. Machen already under a two year sentence for postal frauds pleaded guilty to an added indictment charging conspiracy with Crawford and Lorenz to buy letter carriers satchels. He received an additional two years. Other indictments likely to be quashed. He admitted profits from the contract while claiming no intent to defraud. Crawford case trial delayed as jury empaneling began before venue ran out. Carlisle and Worthington represented Crawford.
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Washington
W. Machen
Crawford and Lorenz
Machen
United States
W. G. Crawford
John G. Carlisle
Mills Will Run On Tuesday Memorial Day Holiday Rest
The mills will operate as usual next Tuesday Memorial Day and will compensate employees for the missed holiday by a three and a half day period of rest from Saturday noon July 1 to Wednesday morning July 5. The plan has wide support among workers. The Lowell Machine Shop will shut down part or all of the day to honor the legitimate observance with many on leave.
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Lowell
Secretary Shaw Arrives in Oklahoma City from St. Louis
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw reached Oklahoma City on May 23 after traveling from St. Louis. The visit was announced from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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SEC
Shaw
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Secretary of the Treasury
St. Louis
Local Grocery Ad Itemizes Biscuit and Cracker Weights
A historical ad lists six and five pound packages with prices for soda biscuits ginger snaps lemon cakes corn chips common crackers and oyster crackers. Prices range from 25 to 56 cents per item with several items in five pound quantities.
Merchants Trust Company Named Receivers in Albany
In Albany on May 23, Justice Cochrane appointed Douglas Robinson and New York Trust Co as receivers for Merchants Trust Company. Bond set at $500,000 for Robinson. Failure tied to large loans secured by Hudson Valley Railway securities. company had $2,000,000 inDepositors protected but owed debts. Samuel Untermyer commented on mispriced assets and likely suspension to prevent a bank run.
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Albany
N. Y
Mayer
Hudson Valley Railway
Glens Falls
Addison B. Colvin
J. W. Herbert
G. A. Helme
New York
Peter McCarthy
Troy
Douglas Robinson
Merchant Trust Company
Roosevelt
Merchants ’Trust Company
Merchants Trust Company
State Banking Department
Oson Valley Railway Company
Saratoga
Lake George
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Edwin Hawley
F. D. Kilburn
A. C. Judson
Wall Street
Samuel Untermyer
Jacob L. Phillips
Phillips
Probabl
Trust Company
Cassius M. Wicker
Chittenden Power Company
City of
Judson
Apple General
Bank
Mary A Livermore Dies At Melrose Reform Leader And Author
Mary Ashton Livermore a famed reformer and author died at her Melrose home at 8 19 AM after bronchitis and heart failure. Born 1820 in Boston she shaped Illinois and Massachusetts suffrage work and led temperance efforts authoring books and editing journals. Mayor ordered half mast flags and city bells tolled 84 times.
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Melrose
Mary Ay Livermore
Adelaide Boynton
Elizbeth Livermore
J. O. Norris
Mary Ashton Livermore
Boston
Pen
Frances E. Willard
Solemn funeral for Rev Sister St. Joachim in city church
The public funeral for Rev Sister St. Joachim mother superior of St Josephs convent drew a full house as 115 acolytes processed in. Clergy from multiple orders attended with a large contingent from Grey Nuns and Notre Dame academy. The body then departed to Ottawa on the 9 10 train with Archambault handling arrangements.
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St. Joachim
St. Joseph’s Convent
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Marist Brothers
Grey
St. Joseph’s College
Lefebvre
St. Joseph's Parish
Campeau
Dubreuil
Mangin and
Dorgan
Immaculate Conception Church
Smith
Tewksbury
Remy
St. Joseph’s Church
Haverhill
Saunders
St. Anne’s
Somerville
Amyot
Lamothe
Diss and
Graton
St. Joseph's Rectory
Grey Nuns
St. Joseph's Convent
Belvidere House
Notre Dame Academy
Auguste H. Jean
J. E. Lamoureux
A. G. Payette
L. V. Rochette
George E. Caisse
Perreault
J. E. S. Michaud
Leybach
Saul
Ottawa
Archambault
Gov Higgins vetoes bill to legitimize illicit child Adelia Barker
Albany May 23 Gov Higgins vetoed a bill to make Adelia Queenie Barker the legitimate child of Charles Barker and Adelia Stringer, calling the proposal astonishing and insulting to wifehood. He notes the father had a living lawful wife and condemns legitimizing concubinage.
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Assemblyman
Stanley
New York
Adelia Queenie Barker
Adelia Queenie
Charles Bell Barker
Adelia Gertrude Stringer
Navarro Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced Five Years
Carmine Navarro retracted his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the murder of Alphonseo Rumo in Portland. Judge Percival Bonney sentenced him to five years at hard labor in Thomaston state prison, with the motive described as jealous revenge after Rumo was wounded in the groin with a razor.
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Portland
Carmine Navarro
Alphonseo Rumo
Thomaston
Percival Bonney
Hannibal E. Hamlin
Philadelphia Officials Resign Over City Lease Fight
Philadelphia May 23. Director of Public Works Costello and Director of Public Safety Smyth resigned at the mayor's request. The move comes amid the battle over a 75 year lease of city works to United Gas Improvement Company.
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Philadelphia
Costello
Smyth
Weaver
United Gas Improvement Company
High School Officers Receive Commissions in Parade
The high school regiment held a dress parade at Paige street annex with Col. Frank Sullivan in command. Principal Cyrus W. Irish distributed commissions to officers, praising their year’s work and delivering brief remarks. The ceremony, usually at the fair grounds, was staged early as the boys’ chosen occasion.
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Paige Street
Frank Sullivan
Cyrus W. Irish
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Andover Academy
Portsmouth Marine
the Equitable Inquiry
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Ifornia
RXA
Central
Hudson Valley Road Affairs
Concern
Mary A. Livermore
St. Jean Baptiste’s Church
Cl D CO
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Gov. Higgins
Mayers
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