Hartford man confesses to burning hotels and more
Bernard C. Murray of Hartford Connecticut admits guilt for a string of fires this year including Waterbury City Hall. Under questioning by Greenfield police chief Thomas Manning he confessed to setting fires to about fifty dwellings barns and hotels. Estimated total loss reaches one million dollars.
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Waterbury Fire Confession Ties City Hall to Teror Night
The Waterbury blaze on April 22, tied to a confession by incendiary Murray who admitted starting fires including City Hall and The Chelsea hotel amid a night of terror. North Adams losses reached 500000 with several blocks burned. The Waterbury damage was about 200000 and militia patrolled burning districts.
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Attorney Morrill Drowns Off East Boston During Rescue Attempt
Edward D. R. Morrill, 36, a Worcester attorney, was drowned at Jeffries Point East Boston last night as his wife tried in vain to launch a boat and reach him.
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Lagrange Street
Worcester
Jeffries Point
Boston
Tragic Yacht Sinking Near Jeffries Point
Morrill and his wife were aboard the Nirvana when he disappeared into the water after being awakened on deck. His wife found herself without oars as she attempted to launch a tender, then heard him cry out and sink. Harbor police conducted morning searches but lacked a body.
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Suffragette Smashes Glass of Painting in Glasgow Gallery
A suffragette in Glasgow smashed the glass of a valuable painting with a hatchet, then escaped. Police search for the unidentified vandal.
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Glasgow
Boy Struck by Wagon Hub on Charles Street
Edward T. Burke a 16 year old of 831 West Third Street South Boston was knocked from a car running board by a wagon hub on Charles Street opposite the Nurses Home. He suffered a left leg fracture and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Edward T. Burke
West Third _§ street
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Falls 200 Feet and Not Dead
Professor Charley Hopps famed for death defying stunts fell 200 feet from a dirigible balloon over Woburn last night. He was rescued semi conscious and treated for cuts and a severe shaking, narrowly escaping injury.
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Woburn
Hopps
Panama Canal Bill Passes Senate With Free Tolls and Railroads Ban
The Senate approved the Panama canal administration bill by 47 to 15, granting free passage to American ships and barring railroad owned vessels from using the waterway. The measure also authorizes a one man government upon canal completion, with the free tolls provision reaffirmed before passage.
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Senate
Night flight ends in crash near Malden
Hopps launched a secret nocturnal dirigible from Melrose toward Springfield at 8:30 pm. A faulty check card caused escaping gas but he avoided the safety valve and parachuted ballast as the craft descended, crashing in a Medford pasture about 200 feet up. He survived and returned home by car.
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Winchester
Malden
Reed amendment and canal bill spark Senate rift over railroads
The Reed amendment against trust owned ships faced a second vote before passage. 86 to 23 backed final passage. Senators Burton Crane Gallinger Lodge Root and other opponents of free tolls and anti-railroad features voted against. Lodge condemned railroads political attack amid rising costs and IC C checks. He warned government losses stood as tax burdens. He argued public anger grows against corporate profit tied to savings.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Eliot Arrives in Chicago During World Tour Stop
Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard University arrived in Chicago today on the Chicago Northwestern from San Francisco, accompanying Mrs Eliot and Miss Eliot. They continue toward Boston as Harvard Club members greet the savant on arrival. Plans for an address were abandoned due to a brief stay.
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Boston
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Becker tied to graft case and bank deposits with Hart Barter
The district attorney links Lt Charles Becker to multiple $3000 bank deposits in Newark Elizabeth and the West Side Savings Bank last May. Becker allegedly arranged visits with lawyer John W Hart andNotary Richard G Barter to see Jack Rose at Harry Polloks house after the murder and directed affidavits from Rose and Pollok. Pollok, fearing a larger crime, avoided home that night.
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West Side Savings Bank
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Richard G. Barter
Jack Rose
Harry Pollok
Rose
Pollok
Dr Eliot and Ruth Eliot Recover After Illness on Overseas Tour
Dr Eliot and Miss Ruth Eliot, who traveled from San Francisco, suffered illness abroad including appendicitis in Ceylon and typhoid fever in Tien-Tsin. Both have recovered and enjoyed the remainder of their trip, declining to quote on candidates while praising all parties.
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San Francisco
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Ceylon
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Tien-Tsin
Police pursue gas meter robbers through East Boston marshes
Chief of Police Fred S. Sackett and five Revere patrolmen chased a gang of five gas meter robbers last night. The group fired on officers as they fled by car and on foot. Four suspects were arrested after the pursuit. one escaped into the water.
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Fred S. Sackett
Revere
Boston
East Boston youths linked to Crest avenue break and larceny
Police chased five young men from East Boston after they rifled three gas meters at a Revere three‑flat. Names listed include Leo Allen 17 Edward Harkins 19 James Curran 19 and Cornelius Keating 18. The suspects fled toward East Boston flats with officers pursuing on land and water.
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Neptune Avenue
Boston
Edward Harkins
James Curran
Bennington Street
East
Cornelius Keating
Paris Street
Crest Avenue
Revere
Morris Thomas
Evening Sky Almanac Notes and Planetary Timings
The entry lists day 223 of the year with 48 days left in summer. It notes Venus sets at 7 25 p m, Jupiter at 11 27 p m, Saturn rises at 11 15 p m, and light auto lamps turn on at 7 23 p m.
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Becke r and Becker Ties Probed in Rose Murder Case
Authorities examine Lieutenant Becker and Becker's communications with Rose after a homicide. Investigators scrutinize accounts and messages to establish any motive or collaboration in the murder case.
Today’s anniversaries prompt historic exhumations and voyages
The list recalls Major Andre’s remains moved to England after his 1801 hanging as a spy, France’s revolutionary order to destroy royal tombs at St Denis in 1793, and Magellan’s 1519 Seville departure for a voyage to circumnavigate the globe.
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England
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Seville
World
Showers Forecast for Boston and Vicinity This Weekend
Forecast for New England calls for showers Saturday and Sunday with modest to brisk south winds. Temperatures remain steady as marine and coastal conditions shift, affecting Boston and nearby areas through the weekend.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa Day Summary
Temperature readings show yesterday with highs around 80 and lows near 65 to 68. The record notes an average temperature of 72.5 and a comparison: yesterday versus last year shows a slight drop. Weather mentions Saturday was cloudy a year ago.
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Sports Scores and Standings From Weekend Games
National and American league results show Chicago sweeping to a 7 1 victory over Beston while St Louis and Philadelphia split. New York and Detroit posted narrow wins, Cleveland and Philadelphia both notching three and six runs respectively.
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Detroit
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Beston
St. Louis
Pittensburg
Brooklyn
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