Curleys and Ward 17 Politicians Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Representative James M. Curley and Thomas F. Curley of Ward 17 were indicted for allegedly impersonating Bartholomew F. Fahey and James J. Hughes at a civil service exam for postal clerk or carrier positions. Four defendants pleaded not guilty and the defense may argue federal law does not apply. Additional indictments included Baron E. Lurchin for tobacco smuggling, five underage mail drivers for larceny, Joan G. Rollins for mail robbery, and Joseph F. Lachance who pleaded guilty to stealing a watch and chain and received six months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Curley
Thomas F. Curley
Ward 17
Federal Court
Grand Jury
Colt
Curleys
Bartholomew F. Fahey
James J. Hughes
Federal Civil Service Commission
Fahey
Hughes
E. Lurchin
Pembroke
Lurchin
Joan G. Rollins
Rollins
Joseph F. Lachance
Navy Yard
Casey
House of Correction
Lowell
Bedridden 78 year old woman near death after seven years
Edith Day, 78, born in New Orleans and of Spanish descent, has lain bedridden at 1 Belknap Place for seven years after a rheumatic foot wound. Neighbors and visiting nurses provide food and care while boards of health and charities are urged to intervene before her death. Two women have paid her rent and seek funds for a proper burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollaston
Edith Day
Belknap Place
Board of Health
Associated Charities
Good Samaritan
New Orleans
Boston Lawyers Drive Auto to Philadelphia Adventure
Three Boston lawyers Timothy W. Coakley Daniel H. Coakley and Joseph A. Dennison depart for Philadelphia by a Red Devil car with a chauffeur amid recess week. They travel Worcester Hartford New York Philadelphia plan Hot Springs delay, then head home via Albany Berkshire hills aiming to reach Boston Monday for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
Timothy W. Coakley
Daniel H. Coakley
Joseph A. Dennison
Red Devil
Worcester
Hartford
Hudson
Albany
Berkshire Hills
Burke Scores Police Board In Hat Badge Controversy
Judge Burke condemned a police board ruling exempting six drivers from hat badge numbers while finding six drivers guilty on March 1 for not wearing badges. The court fined the six defendants 1 cent, and Burke criticized selective privileges for certain firms including Boston Cab Company Kenny & Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
Burke
Phuntecipal
Back Bay
Boston Cab Company
Kenny & Clark
Constable Kelley Ousted From Building Department
Ex-Alderman Samuel Kelley of Ward 2 was removed from the building department by the Mayor. Kelley had served since 1896 as constable and messenger and was longtime Republican organizer in Ward 15. No replacement named. three constables remain, including W. W. Campbell, son of Deputy Sheriff Campbell and Ward 9 leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Kelley
Constable
Quincy
Shelley
Lawrence J. Logan
Oliver G. Fernald
Kelley
Montague
W. W., Campbell
Campbell
Ward 9
Young Man Seeks Mother After Seventeen Years
Connors a 20 year old inmate of a Vermont orphan asylum arrives in the city seeking his mother Mary Clifford Connors wife of John Connors. Born to the couple twenty years ago the boy has lived apart since age seven after the husband reportedly went abroad and the mother disappeared believed to have remarried a man named Watson and living in Lawrence.
German Minister Praises U S Army and Navy at Hartford Banquet
Baron von Sternburg spoke at a Hartford Yacht Club banquet praising both nations military prowess while urging closer relations. He highlighted peaceful rivalry in commerce and industry and urged fair play and goodwill in future contests and cooperation between Germany and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Canan
Baron von Sternburg
Hartford Yacht Club
Germany
United States
America
Great Britain
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Wright & Ditson
D. B
Eton
Gitcurist Co
Thomas. F. Curley
Grand
Prideful Clothes
Rochester, WN
National Supply Co
Wm. J. Daly
Mgr
Washington, Hanover and
Elm Streets
Police
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Pown Town
Washington St
Boylston Si
Chelsea
Dandy
Holyoke
John
NEW Publications
Stewart White
The
New York Sun
Cor
Wilds
Northland
Hudson Bay Territory
Chas. S. Chapman
McClure, Phillips & CO
New York
Fitzgerald
Natick
John F. Fitzgerald
Young Men's Christian Association of
Town Hall
New England
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Tate
von Sternburg
Vassar
Balmorals
Oxfords
Beacon
Price
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