$25,000 in Stolen Goods Recovered in New York Raid
Police raided William Wiesenberger’s pawnshop at 638 Sixth Avenue with a search warrant based on Harry Hess’s alleged burglaries. About $25,000 worth of jewelry and silverware was seized, and Hess, linked to 42 burglaries from Fifty-ninth to One Hundred Twenty-fifth streets, pledged to reveal more. Captain Schmittberger led the operation and said the pawnshop bought the loot for around $1,000.
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New York
Schmittberger
William Wiesenberger
Sixth Avenue
Harry Hess
Lane
Coness
Alain
Hesse ~E
Est
Fifty-ninth Street
Hunndred
Twenty-fifth Street
Wiesenbergers
Agian Gchmittberger
Schminitberger
Nebraska's representation in Congress remains lacking
The text notes that no native of Nebraska serves in either house of Congress, despite Nebraska becoming a state 33 years earlier as the twenty fourth state admitted to the Union.
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Nebraska
Sloop Lamont to be commissioned after upgrades at Boston yard
The Lamont yacht, built in 1908 at Deer Isle, undergoes four weeks of refurbishment at Borden's Pumping Station yard. Messrs Edwin A. and Sidney E. Shuman plan to commission the vessel in about ten days with features including pull-out transoms for doubles berths, cedar planking, oak frame, mahogany cockpit, dual 60 gallon water tanks, and two cedar tenders on patent davits. The boat measures 48.5 feet overall with five tons lead ballast and a 6 foot centreboard completion.
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Borden
Edwin’ A
Sidney E. Shuman
A. Shuman & Co
Edwin A. Shuman
South Boston
Messrs. Shuman
Deer Isle
J. W. Green
Merriam's Testimony Highlights Coeur d'Alene Inquiry
General Merriam testified in the Coeur d'Alene inquiry detailing war department orders and troop movement. He said arrests times were directed to be sheltered from weather and noted a bedding deficiency among the troops.
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Washington
Coeur d'Alene
Merriam
War Department
Bryan Club Dinner Deliberates on Trusts and Remedies
The Bryan Club met at the American House with about seventy five members. William N. Osgoo delivered an address on Trusts Their Cause and Remedy. A discussion followed with strong opinion against the great amalgamation of trusts. A vote of thanks was recorded for the speaker.
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Bryan Club
William
N. Osgoo
Midget Cyclist Jimmy Michael Returns to New York for Training
Jimmy Michael, celebrated middle distance cyclist, returns to New York from Boston to begin a six week training stint at Waltham for the coming season. He weighs 106 pounds and aims for 100 before the first race, with motor pacing tandems arranged and manager Jim Kennedy coordinating. Michael may race May 25 at Montreal if fit, and he dismisses a race with McDuffee unless terms force completion. Caldwell challenges are also looming as talks of matches abound.
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Jimmy Michael
Goa
Boston
Poet's
Wetal
Tesey Kepi
York
Waltham
Michael
Jim Kennedy
Vigor
Queen’s Park
Montreal
McDuffee
Kennedy
Harry Caldwell
Charles
Frenshaw
Caldwell
Frank Waller
Michael Io
Henshaw
Fall River Track to Host 15 Mile Motor Paced Match
Manager Nat Gerry plans a 15 mile motor paced bicycle race at Fall River featuring C Stuart Bolting of Providence vs William C Stinson of Cambridge. The card offers a novice race, handicaps, and a tandem event with prize money totaling $60 plus a piano prize for the tandem. An expected crowd tops 1900 paid admissions as organizers eye further races and a possible meet at Cambridge.
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Fall River Track
Nat Gerry
C. Stuart Bolting
Providence
William C. Stinson
Cambridge
Hon Oura
Roesne
Ian Puumatour
Rizes
Toreemile
Laublesworth
A. Cottrell
Broad Street
Newark
Nissen
City of Boston
Charles
Dlav
Ian
Knepl
McKinley
Bormi
United States
Legation
Pigeons Try Transatlantic Message Run From Ocean Liner
Eleven pigeons owned by George Horsman of Malden are released from the La Touraine off Provincetown to fly 280 miles to Malden. Cards with twenty word messages are photographed into a film and later copied onto postal cards. The experiment aims to replace wireless telegraphy for distress messages at sea.
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George Horsman
Malden
Provincetown
la Touraine
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
New York
Horsman
Malaen
Malden Homing Club
Mr. Horsman
Depths of Ocean Light and Bourbon Whiskey Popularity
At 700 feet light vanishes and seven feet of water absorb half. The G O Taylor Old Bourbon and Rye Whiskies rise in popularity yearly due to purity age and medicinal qualities. Physicians recommend them. Sold by licensed dealers. Ensure proprietors' firm name on label and cork. Sealed bottles only.
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G. O. Taylor
Meeting on 25 footers decides Class D disputes
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts schedules a Monday meeting to settle cases about 25 footers known as foot cabin boats Class D. Officials and builder Hanley dispute the free allowance rule, risking a new class if boats differ materially. Owners may form a separate class if outlawed.
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Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts
Hanley
Minor League Games in Ligaua Race 16
Race 16 details from Ligaua minor league games show standings and results with key players listed. Readouts focus on team names and positions amid the competitive schedule and league context.
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Leagua
Harvard Tennis Inter scholastic championships draw announced
Holmes Field hosts today the Harvard inter scholastic tennis finals with a larger field. St Mark’s School competes for the first time, adding interest as preliminary and first round matchups unfold among Hopkin son Andover Roxbury Latin and Newton teams with Brown Nichols and Cambridge High and Latin noted in early rounds.
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Holmes Field
St. Mark’s School
Hopton High
H. Parker
Cam
R. Leona Elise i Ae Hopkinson
M Want
Hopkinson
H. ‘Psither
Benton High
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Cambridge
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Ve. A. Whitman
Rv Newton High
Ve. J. Seabury
Vuliama
Anddret
Ve. & Bailey
Hopkinie
F. Beecher
Andover
H. Berry
Roxbury
St. Mark's
G. Peters
Newton
Yonnsca
Newton High
G. Watson
Mark's
Viahx
Ho’ Nson
Magut Hopkinson
J. Hume
SO High
Ear Andover
H. Gardner
Kendall-Pée
Noyes
R. M. Bailey
Hopkin
I.ught
Here Mark's
A. Petry
A. Kidder
G Lang
Ca . Opksbridge
Arcanum Officers Elected at Berkeley Hall Session
Charles B. Stumcke of aster elected grand regent of the Royal Arcanum at Berkeley Hall yesterday afternoon. The session lasted from 2 to nearly 6 pm with officer installation and no major business beyond the election.
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Charles B. Stumcke
Aster
Royal Arcanum
Berkeley Hall
Order
David R. Beckford, Jr
Walnut Hill
G B. Robson
Newtonville
Prancke W. Dickinson
Springfield
H. A Boynton
Lh Kelt
Boston
Thomas P. Tierny
Somerville
Foye
Sullivan and Watson Fight Ends With Disqualification
In New York on April 27 Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn fought P Watson of Philadelphia. Watson was outclassed from the start. Bernstein and Garner entered the ring in the undercard. Bernstein was disqualified in the sixteenth round for holding and fouling after the bell.
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New York
Broadway
A. C
Tommy Sullivan
Brooklyn
P .Watson
Philadelphia
Watson
Oscar Ganer
Joe Bernstein
Pressmen In The Dange Association No 2
The Indianapolis Journal reports a brilliant memorial affair hosted by the Pressmen in the Dange Association No. 2 with over 700 couples in attendance. Notables include Dales J.M Doftrald, A. G. Davis, Holland, and W. G. Esanae among union leaders and members from Allied Print and Mailers circles. The event featured discussion on amusement options and a joke about chess by mail inspiring interest in messenger boys.
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Boston
Wall
Dales J.M Doftrald
Ita Re Bonsran Trades Council
Tert Bec Ey
A. G. Davis Ba
Caton
Harber
W. G. Esanae
J. L. Billina
Women’s Union
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