Mining promoter John Sennett held on $13,825 theft charge
John Sennett, a mining promoter from Roxbury, was arrested at his 79 Milk Street offices on larceny charges totaling 13,825 dollars. He was released on 20,000 dollars bail and to be arraigned today. Police say he admitted receiving 35,000 dollars from Mrs. Lillian M. Turner of Malden, who had complained earlier.
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John Sennett
Dennison Street
Roxbury
Milk Street
Lillian M. Turner
Glenwood Street
Malden
Hold-Up Yeggs Rob 3 Stores in Boston Area
Three sensational store robberies in 24 hours spurred a citywide hunt. Six men were arrested in Charlestown and East Boston linked to the crimes, with two seized at Otisfield Grand Hall and two held at City Hall station on suspicion. A gang targeted South Boston shoppers, assaulting and robbing shopkeepers including Mortimer Shea and Jacob Golden.
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Greater Boston
Charlestown
East Boston
Otisfield Grand Hall
City Hall
South Boston
Mortimer I
Shea
McCauleveracery
Timbaid Gates
Sennett’s confession amid Mina Turner mining scheme case
Sennett, nearly penniless, made a full statement before a police stenographer and Chief Inspector McGarr after facing the woman he had wronged. Mrs Turner, a widow known for charity work, paid Sennett money for stock in a mine he promoted to secure future dividends.
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Sennett
McGarr
Plot to dynamite the Denver mint foiled near federal building
A Denver plot to dynamite the mint storing about 500 million dollars was halted when explosive plans surfaced two weeks earlier at a public rest area near the federal building. Federal authorities took the documents, ordered doubled guard at the mint, and found no identification tying the conspirators to the scheme.
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Denver
Public Comfort Station
Federal Building
Washington
Mint
Bill to bar tobacco sales to women proposed by Rep Greenwood
Everett representative Fred P. Greenwood introduces a social legislation measure for the upcoming General Court session aimed at restricting tobacco sales to women in the state.
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Fred P. Greenwood
Everett
General Court
Massachusetts Smoking Ban Proposed for Cafes and Back Bay
Mr. Greenwood promotes a bill to ban cigarette use in cafes and at private Back Bay parties, imposing a $50 penalty on anyone who provides tobacco to a woman or girl. He notes it would require publication like minor tobacco-sale laws and expects debate. He cites past efforts and says the measure targets gifting cigarettes to women, including from husbands.
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New York
Fire Rips Wason Car Company Plant In Springfield
A blaze at the Wason Car Company plant in Springfield caused about 300000 dollars in damage. Two 100 foot by two story sheds filled with valuable hard wood lumber were destroyed along with their contents.
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Springfield
Fae” Hca
Wason Car Company
Fire Hits Two Factories as High Wind Sparks Danger
A strong wind drove flames toward two major factories in the Brightwood district, where rapid fire department action saved the plants and surrounding buildings. Three street railway snow plows were destroyed and a Havana bound car in a repair shed burned. The Wason company, a J. G. Brill subsidiary, manufactures street railway cars nearby. cause remains undetermined.
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Springfield Street Railway Company
Wason Company
J. G. Brill Company
Philadelphia
Havana
Cuba
Brightwood
City
Civil War anniversaries include key 1860 1862 1864 events
A compact note recalls Carolina seceding from the Union in 1860 and mark events in Savannah and Holly Springs and Trenton during the Civil War. It notes Washington, D. C. founded in 1790 and Confederate actions destroying a Savannah navy yard and escape in 1864.
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Carolina
Washington, D. C
Holly Springs
Miss
Trenton
Tenn
Savannah
Passenger notice on daily schedule and berth rate
Standard or tourist. Latter personal ly conducted without change daily, ex cept Sunday. Berth $9. Washington Sunset Route, 12 Milk & 332 Wash. st. advut.
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Washington
Sunset
St. Advut
Seasonal Star Times and Holiday Shopping Tip
Gloucester g0m notes the 355th day of the year marking the last day of autumn with details on morning and evening stars Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. It mentions only three more shopping days before Christmas and prompts lighting auto lamps at 4 44 p m.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Fair and cooler forecast for New England
Fair weather dominates Boston and surrounding areas with diminishing westerly winds. The national forecast notes fair skies Friday followed by continued fair conditions Saturday and brisk west winds. Temperature readings from Thompson's Spa show evening values around the 40s to 30s with a dip toward the 20s overnight.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Counterfeiters Nabbed in North End Raid
Secret Service officers seized a counterfeit coin operation at 18 Cooper Street North End. Joseph Vitrcano and James Anthony, with Mrs Matilda Anthony, were arrested after officers recovered about 500 dollars in fake dimes and quarters and several moulds. A loaded revolver was found. Mrs Anthony was to appear in court as a witness.
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Joseph Vitrcano
James Anthony
Matilda Anthony
Secret Service
Cooper Street
North End
Secret
Harry S. Barker
Ruhl and
Cameron
McKenna and
Winslow
Hanover Street Station
Vitrcano
Hanover Street
Anthony
Murphy
United States
Vitroana
Morgan on Character Based Loans and Credit Control
In a discussion with Mr. Untermyer, J P Morgan explains that money cannot be controlled, only credit. He asserts loans are based on a borrower's character, not the amount of credit, and warns that lending decisions would change if money and credit powers diverged. He notes he would call off loans for untrustworthy borrowers even if backed by government bonds.
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Morgan Firm
Mr. Morgan
Morgan tells House committee monopoly of money impossible
J Pierpont Morgan testified before the House money trust inquiry that no single person or banking system could monopolize money, insisting he seeks no such power. He defended competition, favored cooperation, and faced a long, probing session described as one of the era’s most remarkable hearings in Congress.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Money Trust Investigation Committee
House
Christendom
Morgan
Congress
Mr. Morgan
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Jacob Golden
Russell Street
Golden
Dora
Mortimer F. Shea
S.s.pierce CO
Overland
Londres
Jockey Club
S.S. Pierce Co
Copley Square
Cor
Tremont and
Beacon Streets
Coolidge Corner
Boston Brookline
Hotel
Lenox
Lect Company
Washington Street
Perfection Pool and Billiard Parlor
Stationers Hill, Smith & C
National Roof Repairing Co
Brattle Square
V Telephone Haymarket
Greenwood
Brattle ST
Brattle SQ
Haymarket
California
John L. DesLauries
Winter ST
Cardinal O’connell
A. M
Portland
P. m
Gloucester
Newport
Topa
Modest MR. Morgan
Thompson’s Spa
Boylston St
Washington St
Hanover St
Summer St
Devonshire St
Haymarket Square
He Neaver
Post
Haan
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