Burglar Fires On Family In Rhode Island District
A pair of early morning burglaries left Mrs. Cobert dead and two others wounded in nearby homes in South Attleboro and Woonsocket. Police chase suspects, with one man linked to both scenes by a bullet in Mary Powers’s shoulder. investigations continue as officials weigh whether one intruder committed both crimes.
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John H. Nearny
Wilbur
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Massachusetts
Powers House
Mary Powers
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Providence
Little Cottage House
Helen Powers
Joseph Powers
Powers
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Woonsocket Police
Henry Lebon
Woonsocket
St. Jean's Plat
Siblyville
South Attleboro
of Powers
St. Jean’s Plat
Washington Street
Frank J. Powers
Goss Manufacturing Company
Frank Powers
Eugene Cobert
Burg
Ellen Baker
Miss Mary Powers
Brookline Clergy Rally Against Sixth Class Licenses
Brookline pastors urged parishioners to petition selectmen to reject druggists licenses. St. Mark's Rev Dr Willis P Odell distributed protest cards after a 125-member service, 30 unsigned. The article also quotes Justice Holmes on law evolving with time and societal unrest.
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Odell
St. Mark’s Church
St. Mark’s
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Presbyterian Churches
Willis P. Odell
License Protested at Allston Church Over Liquor License
A sign reading Wanted a liquor license in Allston was posted on Allston Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev Frank Potter led a protest against granting a grocer liquor license for a building at 340 Cambridge Street near the railroad bridge. Congregation members stood to sign a petition for the excise board, marking a notable protest in a residential area.
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Allston
Allston Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge Street
Frank Potter
Excise Board
High Court Not Tool of Corruption Speech by Holmes
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes denounces corruption claims about courts in a speech released as a Senate public document. He delivered the remarks at a private New York dinner, saying such allusions pierce his heart.
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Mephistopheles
Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Senate
Justice Holmes
New York
Supreme Court Justice Urges Public Skepticism in Proof
A justice notes science teaches skepticism and validates testing claims, saying the Supreme Court is not exempt from scrutiny as Marshall’s act of Congress is discussed in the preface-like remark. The exchange frames a call for rigorous proof in legal reasoning.
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Supreme Court
Marshall
TROOPS ARE TO STAY IN TEXAS
Major General Leonard Wood said the second division will remain mobilized at Galveston and Texas City until causes of mobilization are removed. He warned the stay could last six months or longer, potentially up to a year. The story also notes a Lumber Teamsters union wage proposal of 14 dollars per week with changes to nonunion workers and hours.
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Tex
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Texas City
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