Dover Victim Kate Ryan Identified as Lowell Resident
Miss Katherine Ryan of Lowell is identified as the young woman found dead. Dr Stackpole of Dover faces arrest or questioning as authorities probe a fatal operation and related movements from Lowell to Dover.
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Kate Ryan
Lowell
Kitty Ryan
Kitty
Ryan
Miss Rabbitt
Charles Graffam
Michael J. Ryan
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New Hampshire
Miss Ryan
White Mountains
Stackpole
Mayor Fitzgerald Defends Land Purchase Oversight
The Boston mayor states land takings require fair market value and public good approval. He will consult real estate experts, review each case, and disapprove excessive awards or unnecessary takings. He defends municipal integrity and insists on prompt action for public welfare.
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Finance Commission
John F. Fitzgerald
Probe Assessors Methods On Land Valuations
The finance commission will investigate how the board of assessors set land valuations amid a city land purchase inquiry. The probe aims to determine if values exceeded assessed values and to review valuation methods used by the assessors.
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Finance Commission
Board of Assessors
Valuations Raised in City Land Purchases
A city official notes that officials may exceed assessed land values to justify purchases by city departments. The finance commission criticizes private land deals and plans a formal investigation into the land department while real estate experts weigh whether lands are worth more than assessed values.
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Finance Commission
Shark mauls crewman on Scorpion then is slain aboard
A shark bit off John Johnson’s leg aboard the gunboat Scorpion during a voyage from the West Indies to Boston. The 12 foot monster was captured after a fierce struggle, killed on the ship’s deck, and Johnson rushed to the Marine Hospital in Chelsea as the Scorpion reached Charles Town navy yard.
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John Johnson
United States
Scorpion
West Indies
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Johnson
Marine Hospital
Chelsea
Sharks Skull Becomes Souvenir From Scorpion Rescue
Private Albert McLaren of the Marine Corps led a shark capture after a crew member Johnson lost a leg to a near 11 1 2 foot shark circling the Scorpion off Culebra. The shark weighed about 200 pounds, was hauled aboard after a four-man effort, and its backbone sold for $10 in San Juan Porto Rico.
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Albert McLaren
Marine Corps
San Juan
Porto Rico
Marine McLaren
Post
John Johnson
Johnson
Fae
Culebra
Virgin Islands
West Indies
Seaman Johnson
Marine Hospital
Labor Council Backs Pay Parity for Mail Drivers
The Boston Team Drivers' District Council urged all U S Senators and Congressmen to require mail contractors to pay prevailing wages. Michael J. O'Donnell, former Boston Team Drivers' Union VP and Chicago resident, visited and will stay two weeks. The council arranged transport for elderly and infirm Team Drivers' members for the Labor Day parade. Team Drivers' Union 25 won priority in the parade division.
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Boston
United States
Michael J. O'Donnell
Chicago
Central Labor Union
Labor Day Parade Draws Large Union Participation
Amalgamated Coal Teamsters and Handlers' Union 68 will march in the C L U parade with 1000 uniforms issued. Boston C L U marshal A M Huddell names staff from several unions and 17 locals will join the Electrical Workers' Unions outing at Hough's Neck. An estimated 3000 electrical workers are expected, 160 Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers, 400 Bay State Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and Boilermakers seek wage scale settlement after a May 1 strike.
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James R. Crozier
Carriage, Wagon and Automobile Workers’ Union
Arthur Morse
Engineers’ Union
Thomas M. Nolan
Typographical Union
Frank J. Lennon
Firemen’s Union
Tyson W. Powers
Boston Machinists’ Lodge 264
Frank LeBlanc
Simon Rubinovitch
Newsboys’ Union
Aids
Michael A. Murphy
Hough's Neck
The
State Council
Martin D. Connor
Building Trades Council
Musicians’ Protective Assembly
K. of L., Incorporated
Washington Street
J. Cronin
Bay State Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
C. L. A. Boilermakers
Lodge 9
Final Week of Morris Murch and Butler Sale
This week marks the final week of the August sale at Morris Murch and Butler's furniture store located at 97 99 Summer street. The chamber and dining room department features extraordinary bargains as last season patterns close out to make way for new fall samples. Many pieces are marked one third off original prices, offering a rare chance to buy good furniture cheaply before new stock arrives.
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Morris, Murch & Butler
Summer Street
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