Mill Man Arrested as Thief John Bonner of Concord
John Bonner a trusted United Worsted Company employee and Strathmore mill superintendent was arrested on larceny charges. He allegedly stole mill goods for which he received a $200 check. authorities say losses reach thousands. Bonner posted $1500 bond, resigning after learning of the arrest.
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John Bonner
Concord
United States Worsted Company
Strathmore
Concord Junction
Bonner
William Craig
Concord Police
William B. Watts
Watts Detective Agency
Boston
Isaac Asher
Winter Street
Worcester
Mother Saves Drowning Son at Annisquam Mill Pond
Eight year old George Dixon of 641 Washington Street nearly drowned in a mill pond at Annisquam this afternoon. His mother Mrs Jacob E Dixon towed him to the shore with a broomstick aid. A passing car conductor pulled the boy from the water.
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Gloucester
George Dixon
Washington Street
Annisquam
Jacob E. Dixon
Revere Realty Operator Owes $137750 in Bank Fraud Case
Jacob Watchmaker of Revere, a real estate operator in Charles Street jail, is charged with obtaining money from the Broadway National Bank of Chelsea under false pretenses. Bankruptcy schedules filed in the United States District Court list his debts at $137,750 and assets at $91,884.
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Jacob Watchmaker
Revere
Charles Street
Broadway National Bank of
Chelsea
United States District Court
Watchmaker Indicted on Conspiracy to Conceal Assets in Bankruptcy
Following arrest on the Chel sea bank charge creditors move to bankruptcy. Watchmaker faces federal conspiracy charges to conceal assets with alleged co conspirators David Mancovitz and TI Ratkowsky. Total liabilities exceed 117450 unsecured and 36300 secured. Assets include real estate 14800 heavily mortgaged and cash holdings 239000 plus bank deposits 12091 and notes 695. Watchmaker claims 8000 in mortgages conveyed to Mancovitz for creditors’ benefit.
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Chelsea Bank
Federal Grand Jury
David Mancovitz
TI. Ratkowsky
Malden Trust Company
Federal Trust Company
Everett Trust Company
Broadway National Bank of Chelsea
Beacon Trust Company
Exchange Trust Company
Charles River National Bank of Cambridge
International Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
Liberty Trust Company
National Rockland Bank
National Security Bank
Lechmere National Bank of Cambridge
Stoughton Trust Company of Stoughton
Charles B. Jopp
Watchmaker
Mancovitz
Fires Break Out at Harvard Yard
Two fires ignited within Harvard Yard yesterday and were extinguished promptly. No injuries or damage details were reported beyond the fires being contained by campus responders.
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Harvard
College Yard
Fires Rage Near Weld Hall and Widener Library at Harvard
Early morning blaze in Weld Hall storage room causes evacuation of 75 residents and smoke-filled halls. A second fire in the new Widener Library prompts President Lowell to abandon a dinner with Governor-elect Walsh and Sir Horace Plunkett. No library damage. library crew and students assist as alarms spread, with incendiary talk contested by official dismissal.
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Weld Hall
Widener
Lowell
Harvard
David S. Walsh
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
College Yard
Widener Library
Harvard Yard
Walsh
Duke Seeks Final Separation From Duchess Messina
In New Orleans Civil District Court an application asks the Duchess of Messina to show cause why the duke's plea for final separation should not be granted. The duke seeks an absolute divorce after a Florence decree granted a partial separation. The Italian consul vouched for the plaintiff's identity. the duke has naturalization papers and plans not to return to Italy.
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New Orleans
Italy
Miss May M Wilson to Wed Robert Seaver Hale Next Tuesday
Miss May M Wilson daughter of John T Wilson of 65 Hemenway Street will marry Robert Seaver Hale nephew of the late Rev Edward Everett Hale and son of George Seaver Hale. Hale 44 a superintendent of research for Edison General Electric and member of several clubs. The couple plan a honeymoon cruise on the Lusitania to London Paris and Vienna and sail next Wednesday.
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May M. Wilson
Back Bay
Robert Seaver Hale
Edward Everett Hale
John T. Wilson
Hemenway Street
George Seaver Hale
Lusitania
London
Paris
Vienna
Mr. Hale
Edison General Electric Company
Harvard
Miss Wilson
Glasgow
Scotland
Cletermoff
England
Fireman Saves Neighbor From Bleeding Wound
Engineer A A Hart of Engine 4 East Boston rushed to aid Albert Collyer who cut an artery while washing windows. Hart applied a cloth tourniquet and carried Collyer to a physician who treated the wound with six stitches.
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A. A. Hart
Boston
Albert Collyer
Collyer
Hart
Taft Addresses Philippines Policy at New York Dinner
A complementary dinner for W. Cameron Forbes hosted by the Philippine Society and Harmony Club of America drew 400 guests in New York. Speakers including William H. Taft warned that Filipinos are not yet ready for self government while fearing a wealthy elite may exploit the masses. Forbes discussed economic progress under American rule.
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New York
W. Cameron Forbes
Philippine Islands
Philippine Society
Harmony Club of America
William H. Taft
Dean C. Worcester
Almet F. Jenks
Willard Straight
John C. Spooner
Paul D. Cravath
Charles D. Hilles
Hamilton Holt
George W. Wickersham
Philipines
Forbes
Philippines
Worcester
Taft Reflects on Army in Philippines at Carabao Dinner
Former President Taft, acting as toastmaster, discusses army actions in the Philippines and a popular song that mocks William H. Taft. He notes some songs reflect past tensions and that the Carabao dinner sparked discussion, while defending the administration's stance.
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Taft
Washington
Mr. Taft
Philippines
William H. Taft
Exempt Postmasters From Civil Service Under Bill
Washington Dec 19 All assistant postmasters will be exempted from civil service under the post office appropriation bill completed today by the House committee on post offices. The measure includes a provision similar to the sundry civil bill exemting deputy collectors and deputy marshals. The bill totals about 303 million dollars, a cut of roughly 3 million from Post Office Department estimates.
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Washington
House Committee On
Post Office Department
Rev R R Hadley Named Pastor of Everett Universalist Church
The Rev R R Hadley, Tufts College graduate and former pastor at Swampscott and Little Falls N Y, takes over as pastor of the Universalist Church of Everett succeeding the late Dr George G Hamilton. He will begin duties January 1.
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R. R. Hadley
Tufts College
Swampscott
Little Falls
N. Y
George G. Hamilton
Universalist Church
Everett
Hadley
Fatal leap during hotel fire at Stamford Street lodge
Annie Trask 60 likely fatally injured leaping from a fourth floor fire escape as a blaze at 131 Stamford Street lodgings trapped residents. Four women escaped down fire escapes. Bridget Mansell and Mary Milton exited to street with Ladder No. 1 assistance. Fire blamed on overheated kitchen stove on the second floor.
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Annie Trask
Stamford Street
Relief Hospital
Rose Gilroy
James Gilroy
Gilroy
Annie Flaherty
Katherine
Bridget Mansell
Mary Milton
Brickley
Plemming
Scollard
Joy Street
Sleepy fourth floor resident races from smoke
Mrs. Trask, asleep on the fourth floor, was awakened by a smoke smell and rushed outside without dressing as flames or smoke forced evacuation.
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Mrs. Trask
Price of Long Wool Declines in London
A sale of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins in London saw 306,612 pelts offered with 205,647 sold. Demand was fair as long wool declined 1-8d 1-44 while other grades held firm.
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London
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Exposition Opens in Seville Spain with U S Attache Presence
The Spanish-American Exposition opened today in Seville with attendance by the minister of public instruction and the American ambassador Joseph E. Willard along with embassy military attache Captain Norton E. Wood.
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Seville
Spain
Joseph E. Willard
Norton E. Wood
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