Cruelty Allegations Against 26th Division Chief of Staff
Officers and men of the 26th Division accused Lieutenant Colonel Duncan K. Major, former chief of staff, of cold bloodedness and brutality. The charges were presented to the Senate committee on military affairs by a large delegation led by General Edward L. Logan and General.
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New England
Washington
Duncan K. Major
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Geneneral Edward L. Logan
Uncovering Swindle Ties to E. D. Dier & Co
Inside details show how customers of the Boston New York and Philadelphia stock brokerage firm E. D. Dier & Co swindled others. The firm failed on January 17 and secrecy fades as methods reveal unprecedented disregard for client rights on Wall Street.
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New York
E. D. Dier & Co
Boston
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Insurance for War Veterans Substitutes Bonus Certificates
Washington April United News reports the Senate finance committee plans to replace negotiable certificates in the soldier bonus bill with paid up insurance. The plan ties coverage to service length, matures in 20 years with cash value, and after three years offers a bank loan value. Senator Walsh condemns secret hearings and seeks Democratic participation in the legislation.
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Washington
United News
Senate Finance Committee
House
Walsh
Mi@ausetta
Man Dies Under Elevated Train at Thompson Square Station
An unidentified man was killed when an inbound elevated train struck him at Thompson Square station in Charlestown shortly after 5 30 pm. His body lay in the track pit beside the platform before a paper found in his pocket offered a possible name, Thomas J Sullivan of Rochester New Hampshire.
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Rochester
Thompson Square
Charlestown
Juna Pope
Summer Street
Medford
Morrill Divorce Trial Reveals Private Confessions
Secrets told to physicians during a hysteria spell surfaced in the Morrill divorce case at Dedham Superior Court before Judge Nelson P. Brown. The testimony centered on Mrs. alleged infatuation and its impact on the marriage.
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Morrill
Dedham Superior Court
Nelson P. Brown
Two Bombs Strike Pawtucket Mills Tonight
Two bombs exploded in Pawtucket mill district with one hitting the Jenckes Spinning Company plant roof and shattering windows. Police delayed locating the sites for about two hours after the 10 pm blast. no serious machinery damage reported.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Jenckes Spinning Company
Two Dempseys Found Dead From Gas at Roxbury Home
John F. Dempsey age 65 and his son William 45 were found dead in their chairs in the sitting room of the Roxbury residence at 40 Highlands Park avenue. Gas escaped from a detached tube linked to a heater. the tube is believed to have detached while they read in the evening. John F. Dempsey Jr alerted others in the family after smelling the gas.
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John F. Dempsey
Columbus’ Avenue
William Dempsey
Dempsey
Highlands Park Avenue
Roxbury
John F. Dempsey, Jr
College Baseball Scorers Mix Results Across Week
Georgetown defeats Georgia Tech 5 to 3 while Penn beats Muhlenberg 12 to 0 Lehigh 4 Colgate 3 Brown 4 Maine 1 Tufts 5 Colby 1 Boxing action in Baltimore Akron and wrestling results in Springfield and Kansas City Lacrosse Oxford Cambridge 5 Harvard 2 Full reports follow on pages 18 19 20 and 23
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Georgia Tech
Penn
Muhlenberg
Lehigh
Colgate
Brown
Maine
Tufts
Colby
Springfield
Armos Laitinen
Hal Christensen
Kansas City
Ed Strangler Lewis
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Lacrosse
Oxford-Cambridge
Harvard
Baseball Results From Yesterday National and American Leagues
Brooklyn defeated Boston 56 to 2 and New York beat Philadelphia 9 to 3 in the National League. In the American League Washington won 10 to 0 over Boston and New York triumphed 6 to 3 against Detroit as rain affected games with Cincinnati St Louis and Cleveland Chicago postponed.
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Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Slayer Sought in Pittsfield Hatred Case
A Pittsfield murder case remains unresolved as investigators pursue a suspect linked to deadly hatred that targeted Brewster. Authorities report limited progress while reviewing leads and pursuing possible connections to the motive.
Revenge Motive Seen in Winchester Murder Probe
Police pursue a Boston and Maine station agent Ralph W Brester murder in Winchester NH as investigators in Pittsfield fail to find results. Detectives believe a strong hate motive ties the crime to a suspect likely to be in New Hampshire.
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Ralph W. Brewster
Boston & Maine
Winchester
Pittsfield
N. H
Granite State
Winchester murder suspect tied to New Hampshire home
Police say the killer came from near Brewster's former home in Pittsfield New Hampshire and spent less than three weeks in Winchester. A gray tweed hat found near the crime scene and made in Manchester is the only tangible clue after five days of investigation.
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Winchester
Chief McIntosh
Winchester Police
Brewster
Pittsfield
N. H
Manchester
Deer swims to aid of fishing sloop Active
A fawn colored deer weighing under 100 pounds fled a Plymouth woods crash into the sea near Long Point during a gale. It swam toward the sloop Active commanded by Captain Joseph Silva, was lifted aboard, fed, and later released by the game warden back to the woods after recovery.
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Provinceton
Plymouth
Long Point
Active
Joseph Silva
Manta’s Wharf
Bicyclist Struck by Car in Mattapan Injury Report
Helen T. Hannon of 21 Glennpay Street Mattapan, while driving on Blue Hill Avenue, struck Max Danzel 19, of Hiawatha Road Mattapan as he rode a bicycle. Danzel is at City Hospital with fractures in two bones of his lower right leg.
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Helen T. Hannon
Glennpay Street
Mattapan
Blue Hill Avenue
Max Danzel
Hiawatha Road
Danzel
Confederate Memorial Day noted in Southern states
Anniversary list recalls Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi. Mentions General William A Bancroft born in 1855 and the 1915 Allied landings at the Dardanelles. References U S note to Germany’s reparations offer a year ago in Washington.
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Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
William A. Bancroft
Allies
Dardenelles
U. S
Germany
Washington
Unsettled Weather Forecast for New England and Atlantic
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions in Boston and vicinity with possible showers on Wednesday. Thursday should be generally fair and cooler with moderate northwest winds. Across northern New England expect cloudy with cooler Thursday amid unsettled conditions.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Sandy W Hook
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Grand Banks
Weather Outlook Warmer With A Chance Of Showers
Forecasts indicate today's weather will be moderately warmer and unsettled with intermittent showers today or tonight. The day may see variable skies and brief showers rolling through, with temperatures easing into cooler overnight.
Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa Yesterday
Temperature records from Thompson's Spa show highs around 66 and lows near 43. The chart lists hourly readings from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. with values in the mid 50s to mid 60s and an average yesterday of 56 degrees.
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Thompson's Spa
Mecee Saris
Three Injured In Auto Crash In Watertown Neighborhood
Early morning crash at Massachusetts Avenue and Beacon Street sent three people to hospitals. John Manter, 19, of Watertown, suffered possible skull fracture and multiple injuries at Massachusetts General Hospital. Edward A. McLaughlin and Raymond A. McLaughlin, both of Cambridge Road, were taken to Massachusetts General and Charlesgate Hospitals unconscious. A Cambridge bound car reportedly sped, colliding center mass with another car moving slowly past Beacon Street.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Beacon Street
John Manter
Concord Road
Watertown
Massachetts General Hospital
Edward A
Concord Roads
East Watertown
Gare
Jobless man commits suicide in New York City
Samuel Stiegletz of 336 Eastern Avenue Malden killed himself in New York City yesterday after a year of unemployment. His wife received the advices last night and children were informed. He had been despondent over his inability to find work for a year.
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Samuel Stiegletz
Eastern Avenue
Malden
New York City
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