Jewelry fraud claims 2 million losses across cities
New York April 26 details of a large jewelry fraud were released by M D Rothschild head of the Jewellers Board of Trade. Losses to date cited as 500000 with investigations suggesting up to 2000000. Nine men arrested in three Southern cities. inquiry referred to US district attorney at Mobile.
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New York
M. D. Rothschild
Jewellers’ Board of Trade
Taft
Wickersham
Ludwig Nissen
Alfred Krower
Harry Cutler
Providence
Rothschild
Cutler
United States
Mobile
Nine Men Arrested in Alleged Conspiracy Case
The statement says nine men have been arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy. Mr. Rothschild said an appeal was made direct.
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Rothschild
Houghton Dutton Buyers Return Home
Two staff buyers from Houghton & Dutton Company return from a three months trip to Japan. C. A. Potter covers smallwares and related lines while J. J. Curry handles china glassware and bric-a-brac. Both report strong commercial success and plan semi annual trips.
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Houghton & Dutton Company
Messrs. C. A. Potter
J. J. Curry
Japan
Mr. Potter
Mr. Curry
Nagie Family Pension Bill Passes House Vote
The House approved a pension bill by a decisive vote for Mrs Annie J Nagie and children Velma and Raymond Nagie, wife and offspring of the late Sergeant John J Nagie of the State militia.
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House of Representatives
William P. Hickey
Annie J. Nagie
Raymond
Velma Nagie
John J. Nagie
Big Treat in Concert of Irish Music in Huntington
The Cumann Canntan presents a May 1 concert in Huntington Chambers with 50 voice chorus. Works by William Vincent Wallace feature, with Charles F. Forrester directing and Jeremiah Carroll presiding to describe the society's aims.
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Huntington Chambers
Cumann Canntan
Irish Choral Society
William Vincent Wallace
Charles F. Forrester
Wallace
White
Irish Choral Society OF Boston
Gertrude H. McNeil
Hannah Taylor
Julia O'Malley
Jeremiah Carroll
Elizabeth Herlihy
Annie Jordan
Alice McMinnimon
Mary Downing
Mary Kelly
T. J. Pritchard
Jerome N. McNeil
Dennis L. Moriarty
Margaret Turley
Peter O'Neil
Mollie Bevin
Fannie Anderson
Peter J. Green
Daniel A. O'Donoghue
Katherine Hannigan
Katherine Kelliner
Della Mullen
Nellie McSweeney
Margaret Ganon
Clement J. Pritchard
Kittie Walsh
Joseph E. Ferreira
May F. Horan
Matthew L. Courtney
Charles Verkampen
Norway's Greatest Writer Is Dead in France
In Paris the famed author died after prolonged illness from arteriosclerosis. He briefly rallied during a period of strength tied to his vitality, but a February crisis returned, and in the past week his condition worsened. He remained unconscious for several hours before passing.
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Norway
France
Paris
National Poet Bjornson Powered Nordic Spirit in Turbulent Era
Bjornstjerne Bjornson born 1832 in Norway rose as a major poet and dramatist shaping Norwegian national feeling. He faced treason imprisonment, lived in exile, directed Bergen Theatre, wrote landmark works like Arne and A Happy Boy, and urged Scandinavian literary revival.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Kvikne
Osterdalem
Norway
Christiania
Copenhagen
Vergen
Aftenbladet
Bjornson
Germany
America
Ole Bull
Bergen
Hilte Hulda
Mellem Slagene
Arne
Bjornson’s Writings and Mountain Home at Aulestad
Bjornstjerne Bjornson traveled widely and favored mountain peasant life. He built the mountain home at Aulestad in the Norwegian hills to inspire his later works. He was an early riser who thrived by living with the sun.
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Rasmus B. Anderson
Bjornson
Chanticleer
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
France
Italy
Tyrol
Aulestad
Flags and flags and veterans in Boston gala might
At Paul Revere Hall a 13th annual British Naval and Military Veterans gathering drew 700 members and guests. Flags of Great Britain and the United States drifted above a program with violin, songs, and readings. Notables included Colonel Muldowney, English Vice-Consul Mel lain, and Crimean veterans Captain Barrows and Captain Chevers.
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Great Britain
United States
Paul Revere Hall
Old North
British Naval and Military Veterans’ Association
Edna Black
Joseph Alexander
Grace Shedden
Brand
8. Muldowney
Muldowney
G. F. MelLain
John W. Lowe
T. H. Johnson
Melason
A. W. Masters
British Charitable Society
J. O. Walton
G. R. Shelley
J. R. Smith
William Shedden
F. W. Sinclair
H. G. Greene
Walter Seaton
The
Sons of St. George
Chapman
J. Clancy
T. Mayo
Richard Lane
Irish Charitable Society
J. W. Allston
Hamilton
Sixth
Massachusetts Coast Artillery
Alice Whiton
Mulaowney
Cecil Robert Young Cole
Cole
Charles Barrows
George Chevers
Perplexed Senate Panel Probes Freshness Deception
Washington April 26 Senator Heyburns committee on manufactures probes cold storage practices. Investigators report leftovers sold a year later holiday turkeys eggs 18 months old passed as fresh beef livers soaked to soften gills of old fish and bills of aged chickens freshened.
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Washington
Heyburn
Committee On Manufactures
Food fraud claims loom over meat dating rules
The piece discusses shocking food adulteration practices and the alleged polishing of fish eyes to improve appearance. Dr. Wiley admits gaps in knowledge while Senator Heyburn presses the probe. Meat packers warn that dating requirements would impose severe hardships and hinder trade.
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Dr. Wiley
Heyburn
Kabo Form Reducing Corset and Maternity Support Ad
An advertisement touts a Kabo Form Reducing Corset for women claiming it quickly smooths the figure and a Kabo Maternity Support for pregnant women as a major blessing. The message urges readers to ask their dealer.
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Kabo
Yacht Waukiva Prepares for Long Ocean Cruise
L. V. Harkness, New York millionaire, plans a long cruise aboard his steam yacht Waukiva. The vessel at Dye Wood wharf East Boston is nearly ready with crew aboard and interiors being fitted. Destination remains secret for the 40 crew members and guests, with about a month for luxurious preparations.
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L. V. Harkness
New York
Dye Wood Wharf
Boston
May sail around world on yacht Waukiva
Reports say Mr. Harkness plans a summer Atlantic voyage with a possible around the world trip aboard the Waukiva. Captain Spinney supervises preparations at the Boston wharf while Fred Bailey tests the engine and finish work nears completion. The 240 foot vessel, built for the Standard Oil magnate, features Lloyds rating, wireless, and potential armament.
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Harkness
Atlantic
W. A. Spinney
Winthrop
Fred Bailey
Boston
Hariness
New York
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Leith Yards
America
Lloyds
High Seas
Treadway Kills 54 Hour Bill in Senate
President Allen Treadway delivered the decisive vote that stopped the 54 hour bill. Senator John T Rankin of Taunton did not vote, his potential ballot would have swung the outcome. The motion to reconsider failed on a tie, as Senator Turtle of Pittsfield opposed the reconsideration.
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Allen T. Treadway
Senate
John T. Rankin
Taunton
Turtle
Pittsfield
ASK Greeting for City Park Plans Revealed
Chairman Robert Peabody of the Park Commission says the Parkman fund income of 2000 should be split to fund an aquarium at Marine Park a Franklin Park zoo and a grand Greeting at Franklin Park. The Greeting would be a 200 foot wide avenue from Blue Hill Avenue to the playstead with Olmstead plans to create a premier city mall.
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Robert Peabody
The
Park Commission
Parkman Fund
Marine Park
Franklin Park
Fitzgerald
Peabody
Blue Hill Avenue
Playstead
Frederick Law
Hood's Lotion Promoted as All-Weather Skin Remedy
An advertisement touts Hood's Lotion as a complexion softener and hand cream suitable for all weather. It notes price options of 25 or 60 cents and claims broad usefulness for all skin types.
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Ashington
Burrell
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Mary Holland
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Conner Rogers
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Schulz
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Cambridge
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Rooney
Royal Avenue
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Funerty
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