Two Vermont Bank Cashiers Plead Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Chas W Mussey and John C Farrar pleaded guilty in a U S district court to embezzlement and misappropriation of bank funds. Mussey, cashier of Merchants' National Bank of Rutland, got seven years. Farrar, ex cashier of Waterbury National Bank, received six years. Both assigned to the Vermont House of Correction and begin serving tomorrow. Bail set at 20000 dollars. A related case against Marvin A McClure continued to October term. Returns to normal court activity include testimony about the 140000 dollars taken from Merchants' bank and a leniency petition supported by Waterbury citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Chas. W. Mussey
Hoyt H. Wheeler
United States District Court
Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland
Vermont House of Correction
John C. Farrar
Waterbury National Bank
Farrar
Waterbury
Marvin A. McClure
Massey
Merchants’ National Bank
United States
McClure
Barbour
New Hampshire Auto Road Planned From Boston to Coast
Wealthy summer residents and Gov Rollins of New Hampshire plan a 500 mile automobile road from Boston through Lexington Concord Dublin Keene Lake Sunapee Hanover to the Maine coast. Cost estimated at 3 million dollars. John D Quackenboss and John Hay among backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Hampshire
John Hay
Lake Sunapee
Gov. Rollins
N. J. Bachelder
Board of Agriculture of
Austin Corbin Deer Park
Springfield
Hanover
Connecticut Valley
Connecticut Lakes
White Mountains
Plymouth
N. H
Maine
Lake Winnipiscogee
Boston
Chamberlain
The
Auto
Well Known Newspaper Owners Form an Organization
A charter issued in Albany on May 23 names Stephen O'Meara Adolph S. Ochs St. Claire McKelway Wm. L. McLean Frank B. Noyes and A H Belo as incorporators of a new news gathering organization to be called The Associated Press It will be mutual and cooperative not for profit and not sell news but collect and distribute to members only The venture aims to cover the entire country and follows a decision affecting the old association by the Illinois court with trusteeship pending full membership rules and domicile in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
N. Y
Associated Press
Stephen O’meara
Boston Journal
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
St. Claire McKelway
Brooklyn Eagle
Wm. L. McLean
Philadelphia Bulletin
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Star
A. H. Belo
Galveston Daily News
Illinois
Police Officer Killed in St Louis Transit Strikes
In St Louis on May 23 a transit strike curbed service as injunctions and mob activity rose. Police Officer Ray, on a Cass avenue car near 23rd street, was shot and killed amid disturbances. Three officers have been indicted for neglect of duty over suppression failures.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Grand Jury
Four Courts
Ray
23Rd Street
Cass Avenue
New Wage Scale Debated by Iron Workers Panel
The wage scale committee of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers finished its secret session report today. No figures on the new wage scale have been released yet. Indianapolis Indiana May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Union Moulders Strike Over Nonunion Coremakers
About 2000 moulders in Buffalo strike after refusing to work with cores made by nonunion coremakers. Union demands a minimum rate of $2.25 per day while proprietors offer $2.124% per day, which the men reject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Endorsed by Local Resident for Doan’s Kidney Pills
A Lowell resident Mrs. E. O. Adams at 33 Powell Street praises Dean’s Kidney Pills for relieving long standing kidney pains and abnormal secretions after purchasing at Ellingwood & Co. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole US agents, warns to remember the Dean’s name and avoid substitutes. Carter & Sherburne also sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Little Conqueror
E. O. Adams
Powell Street
Dean
Doan
Ellingwood & Co
Methodists Debate Revision At Quad Conference
Atlantic City May 23 The quad rennial conference of the Methodist Protestant church weighs revision of church discipline. The historical preface was adopted. Chancellor Stephens Kansas University reports 300 students with 88 preparing for the ministry and a $225000 endowment fund. A home department for Sunday schools is proposed and Sabbath rules condemn amusements. Merger with mission boards faces a conference vote after a tied result.
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Atlantic City
M. J
Methodist Protestant Church
Stephens
Kansas University
Home and Foreign Mission Boards
Officers Elected in Kansas Conference of Charities
At the Kansas Conference of Charities and Corrections in Topeka the state boards and commissions were discussed and the session closed. Officers elected include President John M. Glenn of Baltimore and vice presidents from Johns Hopkins, Plainfield, New Orleans, and Chicago, with Hastings M. Hart as general secretary and Isabel C. Barrows as official reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Conference of Charities and Corrections
Washington, D. C
John M. Glenn
Baltimore
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
T. J. Charlton
Plainfield
Ind
Michael Heymann
New Orleans
Hastings M. Hart
Chicago
Chas. P. Kellogg
Waterbury
Geo. H. Wilson
Washington
Grace Johnston Redwing
Minn
Carl Kelsey
C. M. Hubbard
Cincinnati
Philip W. Ayers
New York City
Alfred O. Crosier
Grand Rapids
Mich
Isabel C. Barrows
Dorchester
Mass
Time limit abolished by Methodist conference vote
Chicago May 23 by a 433 to 238 vote the Methodist general conference ended the time limit for pastors and will have annual appointments by bishops with no fixed term except by a pastor's own ability and popularity. Fraternal greetings were exchanged with the Presbyterian assembly in session at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Louis
Silk Weavers Strike At Owaneco Mills Norwich
About 25 weavers at the Owaneco Silk mills in Norwich strike over alleged heavy taxation for imperfect work. The action occurred this afternoon as workers protested what they called unfair deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Owaneco
Pp. M. Arthur Re-Elected Grand Chief Engineer
Milwaukee May 23 Grand Chief Engineer P M Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was re elected at today s session by a four fifths vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Death of Dr Alfred R Emery Prominent Concord Doctor
Dr Alfred R Emery a leading Concord physician died after a long illness. Born April 21, 1841, he studied in local schools Franklin and New Hampshire academies Harvard and Dartmouth taught medicine in US Navy service 1863 1865. He practiced in Concord Wilton Penacook and held medical and civic roles. He was active in Grand Army posts and state medical societies with a widow one son and two daughters surviving.
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Concord
N. H
Alfred R. Emery
Emery
Franklin
New Hampshire
Charles P. Gage
Harvard Medical School
University of Vermont
United States Navy
Mississippi
Keystone
Wilton
Penacook
Connecticut
Centre District Medical Society
W. ST. Brown
Linehan
Dineen Wallace stop seals win in St Louis clash
In St Louis May 23 Boston defeated St Louis 3 to 2 as Dineen Wallace and Collins key a late eighth inning play. McGann hit a homer for St Louis while Stahl doubled and Freeman also connected for Boston. Attendance was 850 with umpire O Day. National League results note Pittsburgh and Cincinnati games.
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St. Louis
T. Louis
Dineen
Wallace
Collins
Boston
Hamilton Cf
Seseeng
Tenney
Cape
Stahl
Barry Ss
Freeman Rf
Lowe 2D
Sullivan C
Sescsee
Dineon F
Scacscionamtaenes
S.cocccsvasee
McGraw
Dillard
Donlin
Burkett If
McGann
Keister
Robinson c. Young P
Potala
Curge Secces
Freeman
Robinson
Sullivan
Young
O’ Day
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
College score report shows scattered results across campuses
New Haven Lehigh Yale 8 to 10. Providence Bates 4 to 3. Cambridge Harvard 3 to 6. Groton Mass Cushing 7 to 1. Rochester Providence 12 to 2. Toronto Worcester 9 to 8. Worcester Georgetown 5 to 4. Montreal Hartford 7 to 0. Syracuse Springfield 7 to 6. Detroit Milwaukee 7 to 6. Buffalo Kansas City 1 to 0. Cleveland Chicago 5 to 0. Indianapolis Minneapolis 6 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Lehigh
Yale
Providence
Bates
Brown
Cambrdge
Harvard
Groton
Mass
Cushing Academy
Groton School
Rochester
Toronto
Worcester
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Montreal
Hartford
Syracuse
Springfield
Local Baseball Notes Highlight Weekend Matches
The Emmett club heads to North Billerica to face the T. R. and T. club while Shamrock meets Atlantic on North common. Lowell High travels to Glen Forest to play Lawrence, hoping for another win. Centralville forms around manager William T. Shore and keys Puffer Armtist ed and Trueworthy as pitcher. Beachmonts meet Columbians at Riverside Oval with both squads tipped for a competitive game. Lowell-Lawrence-Haverhill street Railway’s team beats Lawrence Police 12 to 8 in Lawrence, marking the Police’s first loss since a prior defeat two years ago amid labor strike sympathy from Bridgton Glass workers.
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Emmett
North Billerica
T. R. and
T.’s
Shamrock
Atlantic
North Common
Lowell
Glen Forest
Lawrence
Elms
Allen
Emmetts
William T. Shore
Humphrey Street
Centralville
Puffer
Armisted
Atlantics
True
Beachmanis
Mason
Palm
McFarland
Curtis
Perkins
Churchill
Doyle
Phelps
Crowley
McMahon
Burke
Mitchell
Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway Co
Lawrence Police
Lowell “Cops
Fairgrounds
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Mussey
House of Correction
Mobile Association of America
Philadlphia
Perkshires
Fanover
Bennington
Brattleboro
Rutland Fass
Quackenboss
Carter & Sherburne
Kansas
Methodist Conference
M. Arthur
Seyle
Ywehrar
F. H. Pearson & Co
Merrimack Street
Lowell, Mass
DR. Emery
Concord, N. H
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Bridgton Glass Company
Lel
Lve
Bon Marche Infants’ Wear Department
Berkshire Hills
Mustin Department
Hamburg
Bon Marche Dry Goods Co
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