Bond Loot May Reach 1 000 000 in Major Heist
New York April 28 William Douglas confessed to district attorney that he stole securities totaling almost 1 million dollars from the Trust Company of America where he served as loan clerk. The loot included Pennsylvania railroad stock Interborough Metropolitan securities and bonds from Chicago Rock Island Pacific and other stocks.
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New York
William
Douglas
Trust Company of America
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interborough Metropolitan Securities
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Ymeara warns as bonds recovered in vast scheme
The article reports bonds recovered or traced across three locations in a large financial plot involving W. Douglas and O. M. Dennett. It notes broker losses and attempts to shift costs, with officials and Pinkerton detectives pursuing arrests and a mysterious Boston figure linked to the scheme. Police reactions include a warning from Commissioner O Meara on a proposed Spanish war veterans act.
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Douglas
Oliver M. Dennett
Manhattan Club
Financial District
Dennett Douglas
Boston Police Bill Threatens Future Force Standards
Boston officials contest a midterm bill that would grant veterans of the Spanish war an extra 15 percent bonus in civil service examinations. They warn the provision would push lower performing veterans ahead of better qualified nonveterans, undermining the police force’s future efficiency. The speaker cites current pay scales for new officers and argues the bonus would distort fair competition. If adopted, the plan could lower overall standards and affect merit-based staffing.
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Boston
Civil Service Commissioners
Prominent Politicians Allegedly Involved In East Boston Cabot Club Raid
Police battered a barricaded East Boston Cabot Club building, arresting 26 men for gambling. A city and East Boston faction allegedly linked to the raid deny involvement, while officers describe a hidden push button, whitewashed windows, and a market basket with fresh sandwiches as evidence.
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Cabot Club
East
Boston
Maverick Congregational Church
East Boston
Chelsea
Frederick Stone
Frank Hill
James W. Smith
John Gleason
Thomas W. Collins
John Rice
Thomas Fitzgerald
Charles Hamilton
John Hayes
Lewis Williams
Michael ‘Kelley
Charles Harris
John’ Merrill
Frank Howard
Near Death in Wreck on Wabash Railroad
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on April 28 two men died when westbound train No 27 left the tracks and plunged into Chartiers Creek forty feet below near Bridgeville station. The three rear coaches escaped tragedy as a new schedule had reduced passengers. over sixty people missed the train.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Wabash
Bridgeville
Chartiers Creek
Marion Boyd
Rock Station
Frank McIsaacs
Barberton
Boyd
McIsaacs
Riot at Dewey Square Over Strike Turns Deadly
Michael J. Cunningham 23 of South Boston dies at City Hospital after alleged shooting by strike breaker Lewis Harris as 4000 protesters clash with guards at Dewey Square and Atlantic Avenue. Patrolman Walsh injured. strike breakers Andrew Flynn and Joseph White arrested for threats and assaults amid panic at South Station and Atlas Stores wharf as the Zealandia docks.
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Michael J. Cunningham
Fifth Street
Walsh
South Station
Atlas Stores
Zealandia
Death in Boston strike riot tied to strikebreakers
Michael J. Cunningham 23 of South Boston died from blood poisoning after a revolver wound said to be fired by Lewis Harris a strike breaker from New York during a disturbance on A Street last Wednesday. Harris is confined in the Tombs as police seek Anthony Haegman and Fred Wilson two guards. Cunningham worked for B. Glover Company and died after being treated at City Hospital. The riot drew over 4000 people in the fiercest clash since the strike began, with a mob at South Station.
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Teamsters
Michael J. Cunningham
Fifth Street
Boston
Lewis Harris
New York
Harris
Anthony Haegman
Fred Wilson
Cunningham
B. Glover Company
Wilson
Haegman
Land section of Barren Island slides into sea near Jamaica Bay
A land area 80 by 300 feet on the east end of Barren Island slipped into the Atlantic today between Jamaica Bay and the ocean. A large New York Sanitary Utilization Company building with digestors was destroyed, and a warehouse with fertilizer stores washed away. About 1500 employees lived on the island and fear worst for the isle’s future as tides undermined the breakwater. Estimated loss may reach 100000 dollars.
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New York
Barren Island
Jamaica Bay
Atlantic Ocean
New York Sanitary Utilization Company
Janitor Poole Found Dead in Room at St James Avenue
Charles Poole aged 60 a janitor at 26 St James avenue was found dead in his room after being missed for two days. Police forced the door and he lay on his bed. death is believed to be from natural causes. Remains sent to City Hospital morgue with Medical Examiner notified.
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Charles Poole
St. James Avenue
Poole
City Hospital
Macdohakt
Hospital Mixup Sends Bodies to Wrong Homes
Massachusetts General Hospital labeled bodies incorrectly causing two bodies to be sent to wrong destinations. Charles B. Canfield of Fall River died after an operation and another man’s body went to Canfield’s family. An investigation and apologies followed this morgue error.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Charles 8. Canfield
Fall River
Jones
Canfield
Canfield Family Shocked by Hospital Burial Error
Fall River April 28. Charles S Canfield was the wrongly presumed deceased at Massachusetts General Hospital. Undertaker Jones of Boston prepared his body for shipment to Fall River, where Henry Waring & Son received it. The casket held an older man. the hospital apologized and the Canfields sent the wrong body back next morning. A relative traveled to Boston to prevent a repeat mistake.
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Canfield
Fall River
Charles S. Canfield
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jones
Boston
Henry Waring & Son
Jamaica Plain man harmed by horse kicks on Arborway
George W. Wheelwright of Jamaica Plain was thrown and kicked by a frightened horse on the Arborway yesterday. J. S. Stearns of Brookline and a companion subdued the animal and prevented worse harm. Wheelwright was taken to Faulkner Hospital with head and body contusions and internal injuries.
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J. S. Stearna
Brookline
George W. Wheelwright
Glen’ Road
Jamaica Plain
Arborway
Stearns
Mr. Wheelwright
Faulkner Hospital
Lynn man dies from schooner Stuart L incident
Emery Sawyer 31, cook on the schooner Stuart L., drowned after going ashore and not returning. His body was recovered between the schooner and the wharf. A native of Lynn, Mass., he was a widower whose wife died about three weeks ago. Coroner Benson ruled an inquest unnecessary.
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Chatham
N. B
Emery Sawyer
Stuart L
Sawyer
Lynn
Mass
Benson
Mayor Says Schmitz May Divulge In San Francisco
April 28 report says Mayor Schmitz may disclose information to graft prosecutors. The proposal via trusted representatives is under consideration as officials seek an exit from troubles.
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San Francisco
Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday and Tuesday fair weather with chances of showers later. Across New England outlook shows partly cloudy skies Monday, warmer in the western areas, and Tuesday fair in the east with rain in the west and fresh east winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature Readings At Thompson's Spa
At Thompson's Spa on Washington Street yesterday the thermometer recorded an average temperature of 42 degrees with readings ranging from 50 to 62 degrees. The report notes the same day last year as 1906 and lists various time stamps from the noting device.
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T Washington Aetreet
M.e
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Eezion OF Honor
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