Middlesex gang member arrest reveals 35 foray ring led by Tug Wilson
Revelations indicate professional men from Somerville Cambridge and Medford plus a mysterious Doctor F were part of a 35 person bandit group said to be led by Earl Tug Wilson now under arrest for shooting a Metropolitan Park police officer. A doctor’s arrest followed within hours and more professionals may be drawn into the police net as the Middlesex coin hold-up ring unfolds. A taunting postcard to Tug Wilson and his ally Gil Crosby surfaced at the jail.
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Somerville
Cambridge
Medford
Earl “Tug” Wilson
Metropolitan Park
Middlesex
Tug” Wilson
Gil’’ Crosby
Three Die In Floods And Rail Disruptions Across Northeast
Rivers Connecticut Merrimack and Piscataqua overflowed flooding towns and factories. Three people died as two trains derailed and rail and trolley service halted. Farmers in lowlands used rowboats to reach barns to feed stock as waters rose, with Barnet Vermont residents forced to evacuate by boat.
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Connecticut
Merrimack
Piscataqua
Barnet
Doyle Describe Deathbed Sensations From Beyond Styx
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spoke of deathbed sensations as conveyed to him from beyond the Styx in an evening briefing from New York. The Associated Press reported his dramatic account during April events.
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New York
Associated Press
Arthur Conan Doyle
Styx
Red Sox and Braves Games Highlight Weekend Baseball Action
Red Sox fall to the Athletics in a tight contest while the Phillies rout the Braves 7 to 1. The page also notes a dramatic legacy dispute involving Clark Parker of Pasadena and a Winthrop family, with details continued on Page 14.
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Red Sox
Athletics
Braves
Phillies
Wintner Awarded 15000 in Breach Suit Against Oil Man
Ethel Wintner, formerly of Boston, awarded 15000 damages in her 100000 breach of promise suit against Jacob Aron, Dallas oilman. Aron did not defend. Wintner, age 3 at the time, said she met Aron in 1920 and he claimed rich oil holdings and a near 3,000,000 wealth based in Dallas.
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New York
Ethel Wintner
Boston
Mass
Jacob Aron
Dallas
Texas
Aron
Miss Wintner
Dark Day Keeps the Fans From the Opening
Giants lose first game to Brooklyn after a rough seventh inning when Connie Mack's Athletics take a one run lead. The Red Sox fail to rally in three consecutive chances.
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Jack Quinn
Ranner
Eddy x
Uddy” Ruel
Connie’ Mack
Athletics
Red Sox
Old Boston
Girl Fatally Shot by Thugs in Pawtucket
Margaret Holmes, 18, of 14 Clifford Street, a Sayles Bleachery mill worker, was fatally wounded by two men who fired during a confrontation near Field tennis grounds in Shefield Street. Hugh Bunting, her escort, grappled with them. after the shot the assailants fled. Holmes died at Memorial Hospital. police in Pawtucket and Providence hunted the suspects.
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Pawtucket
Margaret Holmes
Clifford Street
Sayles Bleachery
Hugh Bunting
Miss Holmes
Memorial Hospital
Bunak
Sheffield Street
Bunting
Providence
Sailor Arrested in Alleged Attack Near Pleasant Hills
John Joseph Silver, a sailor aboard the U S S Yale at Charleston, D C, living at 23 Overlea avenue East Saugus, was arrested on a charge of attacking an 18 year old girl in a lonely area of the Pleasant Hills district last night. Police will not release the victim’s name.
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John Joseph Silver
Yale
Charleston
D. C
Overlea ‘Avenue
East Saugus
Pleasant Hills
Captain Flynn Breaks Leg in City Fire
Captain Thomas Flynn of Engine 9 on East Boston’s Paris Street sustained a broken left leg during a two story brick fire on the corner of Webster and Mill yesterday. He bore the pain without warning his crew and believed it was a sprain until the blaze was put out. He was then taken to Boston City Hospital.
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Flynn
Thomas Flynn
Paris Street
East Oston
Webster
Mill Streets
Boston City Hospital
May lose sight after drunken plunge on New Haven bridge
James McHugh, 41, of 219 Broadway South Boston, was found dazed on the New Haven railroad bridge at Broadway. Taken to City Hospital he was treated by officers and an ambulance crew for alcohol poisoning and it is feared he will lose his sight.
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James McHugh
Broadway
Boston
New Haven
City Hospital
Tig
Athens Street
Gloucester Fisherman Rescued After Wind Shifts Off Coast
In Martha's Vineyard on April 12 a wind shift drove the fishing schooner Sadie A. Nunan ashore. William Donahue of Gloucester was missing at sea but likely survived after the vessel was battered and broken by the gale.
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Martha's Vineyard
William Donahue
Gloucester
Sadie A. Nunan
Aviators off on third leg
Lisbon April 12 Captains Sacadura and Coutinho of Portugal plan to begin the third leg of their Atlantic crossing at 1 AM. The message from Cape Verde Islands says they likely stop at St Peter's or St Paul's Rocks about 12 hours from St Vincent to refuel from the warship Republica which led the way two days earlier.
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Lisbon
Associated Press
Sacadura
Coutinho
Atlantic
Brazil
Cape Verde Islands
St. Peter’s
St. Paul's Rocks
St. Vincent
Republica
Hens Nab Moonshine Gear in New Bedford Raid
In New Bedford on April 12 officers raided 64 Allen Street finding 60 hens drunk and wobbling in a henhouse. A distilling setup was uncovered with a mash nest of six eggs atop. A 2 1/2 gallon still and 25 gallons of moonshine were seized.
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New Bedford
John Barleycorn
Allen Street
Try Vainly to Rescue Child
A three year old girl Harriet B E was killed when a street car struck her on Blue Hill avenue Roxbury last night. Motorman Michael J Casey stopped the car but the child had already been fatally injured. he was arrested on a technical charge of manslaughter.
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Harriet BE
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Michael J Casey
Casey
Majestic Sets Pace With 23 Knot Ocean Trials
The Majestic, the largest liner afloat now under White Star Line control, has shown 23 knots in English waters. Shipping circles predict she may exceed Cunard’s Mauretania after engine tuning. Built by Germany in World War I, the 64,000 ton vessel was transferred to England and will depart Southampton for her first transatlantic voyage on May 10.
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London
Majestic
White Star Line
Mauretania
Germany
England
Southampton
Auto Collision Injures Boston Man at Local Park
Edward Crawford 28 of 163 Sixth Street South Boston was struck by a car at Columbus Avenue and Clare mont Park last night. He sustained fractured ribs and other injuries at City Hospital. The car owner driver was Edward J Breen 470 Main Street Fitchburg.
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Edward Crawford
Sixth Street
Boston
Columbus Avenue
Claremont Park
City Hospital
Edward J. Breen
Main Street
Fitchburg
Gin Raid on State Street Disrupts Bootleg Hub
Police swooped on 114 State street room 11 uncovering a gin mill. Officers seized over 300 quarts of gin 25 five gallon cans of alcohol 50 empty quarts 14 barrels of empty bottles 2000 gin labels stoppers tops and other bootlegging gear.
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State Street
City Hall Avenue
Gordon
Holland
Geneva
Raiders Raid Leads to Planned Arrests in City Room
A 15 year old present during the raid was questioned at the station house and released. Based on the boy’s information and prior knowledge, several men named are expected to be arrested today. Sergeants Flynn and Lee with officers Manning Bresnahan and Powers, armed with warrants, searched a room tied to a near real estate operation containing tunnels rubber hose and related items used to make and sell the contraband on site.
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Wille
Flynn
Lee
Manning
Bresnahan
Powers
Near Riot Breaks Out in South End as Police Beatings Reported
Three shots fired and Patrolman Robert Garnett seriously beaten during a near riot at Tremont and Worcester streets. Patrol wagon, driven by Eddie Kelley, arrived to aid and two men were arrested, Eugene Ely 20 of Greenwich Park South End and Herbert Gill 3 of West Canton Street. Ely charged with drunkenness Gill with attempting to rescue a prisoner.
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Robert Garnett
Dedham Street
Tremont
Worcester Streets
South End
Eddie Kelley
Eugene Ely
Greenwich Park
Herbert Gill
Roxbury Woman Probate Will Leaves Large Sum
Mrs Ella Prescott Seaver of 49 Cedar Street Roxbury leaves more than 100000 in her will filed for probate in Suffolk County. John Gerety longtime coach to Seaver is bequeathed 3000 and Elizabeth Amrock a waitress receives 8000. The will directs funeral rites at St James Episcopal Roxbury with Rev Kenneth Ripley Forbes presiding including parlor viewing in a wedding dress and an embalming, plus a male quartet selections.
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John Gerety
Ella Prescott Seaver
Cedar Street
Roxbury
Suffolk County
Elizabeth Amrock
St. James
Girl Jennie La Burn Dies in Street Car Collision
Miss Jennie La Burn aged 20 of Wakefield a clerk in the transfer department of the New England Trust Company was struck by a fast street car on Commonwealth avenue Brighton and swept under its trucks on the way home after visiting her sweetheart’s parents causing her death last night.
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Jennie la Burn
Wakefield
The
New England Trust Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Tragic Brighton Car Accident Breaks Hearts of Lovers
Miss La Burn and James R. Frame, both 21, were killed when a car on Commonwealth avenue struck them as they cross inbound tracks to catch a stop near Cheswick road. Frame’s father and mother hosted the couple moments before the tragedy. The motorman, Albion Augusta, was bailed after being charged with manslaughter.
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James R. Framé
Chiswick’ Road
Brighton
Miss la Burn
Frame
Commonwealth Avenue
Sutherland
Cheswick
Wakefield
White Post
Lucky Nephew Receives Half Million From Mass. Uncle
Alfred Coterre of Lawrence Massachusetts died December 15 leaving his estate of five hundred thousand dollars to his nephew J H Coterre aged two and a half in North Bay Canada. The final two hundred twenty thousand dollars is to be transferred tomorrow. The boy continues his mirror repair and silver plating business and plans to build a home and bank the rest.
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Ottawa
Alfred Coterre
Lawrence
Mass
J. H. Coterre
North Bay
Canada
Coterre
1 650 000 Share Day In New York Market
New York markets saw 1 650 000 shares traded with bond sales of 32 538 000 amid broad gains across many industrials and unclassified issues. Liberty group bonds led listings, reaching maximums for one to four years at par or better.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Rails
Liberty Group
Arbuckle Jury Delivers Not Guilty Verdict in Third Trial
In San Francisco on April 12 a jury acquitted Roscoe C. Arbuckle on the manslaughter charge connected to Virginia Rappe's death. The panel was out six minutes in the third trial for Fatty Arbuckle, a film actor.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Verdict Brings Relief as Arbuckle Cleared
The defendant received the verdict with a sigh of relief and no outburst. Mrs Minta Durkee Arbuckle cried quietly as she and Arbuckle shook hands with jurors. Foreman Edward Brown led the quick jury return amid a brief district attorney absence.
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Minta. Durfee Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Edward Brown
Brother jailed for 15 years noted in confession
Montreal report states an unnamed man confessed to a criminal assault, admitting his guilt while his brother Miles is serving a 15 year sentence. He was held in police custody pending an inquiry into the confession.
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Montreal
Mediain
Entaeee
Lowe
Mile
Yale tops South Carolina in college baseball action
Yale defeated South Carolina 8 to 1 while Harvard routed Middlebury 13 to 1 and Boston University edged Brown 5 to 4. Lehigh beat Vermont 6 to 3. West Point won 5 to 4 over New York University. Villanova topped New York College 4 to 3. Columbia beat Williams 9 to 4. Holy Cross defeated Annapolis 5 to 2. In Tulsa boxing, Bob Roper defeated Carl Orris in three rounds on a foul.
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Yale
Carolina
Harvard
Middlebury
Boston Univ
Brown
Lehigh
Vermont
West Point
New York Univ
Villanova
New York College
Columbia
Williams
Holy Cross
Annapolis
Tulsa
Okla
Bob
Roper
Carl_orris
Baseball scores from Saturday's American League games
Philadelphia defeated Boston 3 to 2 while Cleveland beat Detroit 7 to 4. Washington downed New York 6 to 5 and St. Louis topped Chicago 3 to 2.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
National League Scores Report
Philadelphia beat Boston 7 to 1 while Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 3 to 10 Cincinnati lost to Chicago 3 to 7 and Pittsburgh topped New York 1 to 3 with other NL results summarized.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Pitts
Chicago
Cincinnati
World War Era Anniversary Chronology Notes
Fragmentary items trace key dates from 1778 to 1918 including Toulon aid to the United States during the revolution and a fire at a state capitol building. It mentions Senator Knox introducing a wartime resolution and marks a 1743 birth date for Thomas Jefferson alongside general anniversary notes.
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Thomas Rere
Toulon
France
United Aes
Carpelbiena
State House
Knox
United States Senate
Ge Y
Austria
Weather Front Locally Brings Fair Skies for Boston Area
Readings show fair Thursday and Friday with moderate temperatures. Westerly winds ease, slight drizzle possible later as new England forecasts call for mild to moderate warmth and unsettled patches.
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Washington
New England
Westere
Weather notes and festival weather data summary
The fragment references a temperate forecast and historical averages. It mentions a festival day and temperatures around 92 degrees with other numeric hints. The readable content is sparse and fragmented with unclear dates or locations.
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Pasadena
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Yankees
Ruth
Jack Malaney
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John ‘L. Snow
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William R. Morrison
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