Doctors Visit Davie Today
Governor Foss appoints three physicians to assess Robert E. Davie on Deer Island for a potential pardon. Drs. Irwin H. Neff, Edwin A. Locke, and Frank C. Richardson will travel to the island today. Richardson was selected by Charles H. McIntyre, who opposes the pardon for Dr. Clarence E. Tuttle, who lost $21,000 through Davie’s actions.
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Foss
Robert E. Davie
Deer Island
Executive Council
Irwin H. Neff
Foxboro State Hospital
Edwin A. Locke
Beacon Street
Frank C. Richardson
Newbury Street
Richardson
Charles H. McIntyre
Davie
Clarence E. Tuttle
Denial of Guilty Knowledge in McNamara Case
Indianapolis December 20 Attorneys for the defense argued before the federal jury that aid raised for a defence fund by labor union officials on trial should not be seen as proof of guilty knowledge of a dynamite conspiracy by the 40 defendants.
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Indianapolis
McNamara Brothers
Defendants Face Defense Arguments in McNamara Case
The defense contends the accused aided the McNamaras while they were jailed in Los Angeles and before pleding guilty. M C Tifft asserts the defendants acted to help an innocent John J McNamara, denying knowledge of a $1000 monthly fund. Attorneys dispute delegates’ and agents’ use of union funds, while United States Senator John W Kern prepares to argue for the defense.
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McNamaras
Los Angeles
M. C. Tifft
Minneapolis
John J. McNamara
Charles N. Beam
Fred J. Mooney
Duluth
United States
John W. Kern
Albert B. Anderson
Tetrazzini Sings Lucia at Boston Opera House Today
Mme Luisa Tetrazzini appears in Lucia at the Boston Opera House this afternoon with seats sold out and no tickets left. Her second appearance is planned for Christmas night in Traviata, while tonight another coloratura sings Violetta in Traviata. A recent Lucia by Mme Scotney drew strong, growing acclaim and long curtain calls.
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Boston
Mme. Scotney
Lucia
South Boston Baby Weighs 24 Pounds at Three Months
Mrs. Daniel Keefe of 581 East Eighth street reports a baby boy born weighing 17 pounds who now weighs 24 pounds at a little over three months old. She says the child has not been raised on "hygienic" food and that neither parent is affected by eugenic theories.
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Daniel Keefe
East Eighth Street
South Boston
Rapid development of baby shows nature over eugenics
A newborn compares his growth with the famed Eugenic baby George Herrick Jr. The Keefe infant rapidly gains head control sit up and even stands briefly. At two weeks the Keefe boy weighs 19 pounds versus 7 pounds for the Herrick baby, and at six weeks 21 pounds versus 11. By 14 weeks the contrast continues as both approaches meet.
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Dd. Keefe, Jr
George Herrick, Jr
Daniel Keefe, Jr
Herrick
Keefe
Catholic Church Notes Milwaukees Banquet with Cardinal O Connell
Cardinal O Connell will be the orator at the St Patrick s Day banquet in Milwaukee invited by Archbishop Messner for the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A midnight mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with the cardinal presiding. 40 hours devotion begins in several churches and a Holy Name union service is planned for Jan 19.
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Milwaukee
Cardinal O’connell
Sebastian G. Messner
Order of Hibernians
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
St. Mary’s Church
Dedham
St. Joseph’s Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Salem
Church of the Sacred Heart
Hanover
Help of Christians
Concord Junction
Hygienic vs nature baby care sparks debate over feeding
The report contrasts two infants raised differently with Master Daniel thriving on breast milk while Master George, bottle fed, shows poor health. Dr John F Maguire links Daniel Keefe’s health to breastfeeding and warns mothers away from bottle feeding, citing the observed eye tracking and absence of illness in Daniel.
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George
Daniel
Dorchester Bay
John F. Maguire
Daniel Keefe
South Boston K of C to Move Into New Quarters
The South Boston council of the Knights of Columbus will occupy their new quarters on Wednesday January 1 for the first time. The space is in the former Howe building of the Perkins Institute for the Blind on Fourth street between G and H streets.
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South Boston
Taft's Son Robbed at Harvard Dormitories
Dormitory thieves with false keys robbed Westmorley Craigie and Holworthy Halls at Harvard. Losses exceed 3000 dollars in jewelry and clothing, including a pearl pin and diamond items. President Taft's son Robert A Taft among eight students reporting losses to Cambridge police.
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Westmorley
Craigie
Holworthy
Harvard
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Cambridge
Burglars Raid Westmorley and Holworthy Dormitories
Thieves entered three rooms at Westmorley Court and two at Holworthy, plus a private rooming club on Mount Auburn street, cleansing portable valuables. Harvard senior Paul Hollister and others reported losses from Holworthy 3 and 4, while Robert Taft reported cuff links, studs, and scarf pins stolen from Craigie Hall 402 during the evening.
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Brown
Hollister
Holworthy Hall
Mt. Auburn Street
Paul Cushman
Albany
N. Y
Cushman
Westmorley Court
Gold Coast
Holworthy
Mount Auburn Street
Robert Taft
Craigie Hall
Paul M. Hollister
Grand Rapids
Harvard
W. C. Stribling
R. W. Bennett
Law School
Station 1
Glover and Miss Evelyn Watling Wed in Quincy
Walter S. Glover of the Custom House appraisers department, age 59, married Evelyn 8. Watling, 24, of 103 Upton road Quincy. It was the groom’s third marriage. After obtaining a license they wed at Rev. A. M. Thompson’s United Presbyterian Church in Quincy and left for their honeymoon.
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Walter S. Glover
The
Custom House
Evelyn
Watling
Upton Road
Quincey
Boston
Quincy
Mr. Glover
A. M. Thompson
United Presbyterian Church of
Arrest Collector on Larceny Charge in South End
John Bott, Jr., 25, of the corner of Berkeley street and Columbus avenue, was arrested in the South End last night by Inspector Hart on a warrant for larceny of $190 from the Metropolitan Insurance Company on July 20. Bott was employed as a collector in Brockton at the time and was taken there after arrest.
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John Bott, Jr
Berkeley Street
Columbus Avenue
South End
Hart
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Bott
Brockton
Amen as Signal to Detective in Extortion Trial
In New York on December 20 testimony at the Eben B. Owens evangelist trial charged with extorting $5000 from Mrs. Eva B. Carroll notes the case began with prayer and ended with arrest. Owens and former Alderman Percy L. Davis deny the crime.
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New York
Eva B. Carroll
Detectives Nab Owens and Davis in Blackmail Trap
Mrs. Carroll testified that Owens and Davis persuaded her that a former maid's affidavit could ruin her and her daughter's reputations. They offered to suppress it for 5000 dollars, and after arranging a sting, she paid 15 in marked bills and signed a 6000 dollar check. The pair prayed and were arrested as detectives emerged. Both men sought separate trials. Owens' trial began but the case was not concluded today.
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Owens
Davis
Carroll
Turn Fountain Over to City Opens Angell Memorial Fountain
The Angell Memorial Fountain was officially turned over to Boston yesterday at Postoffice square. Mayor Fitzgerald accepted the gift, presented under the direction of Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mrs. George Thorndike Angell attended among humane workers. the fountain was built by Boston school children, the city, the MSPCA, American Humane Society and several voluntary contributions.
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Angell
Postoffice
George Thorndike Angell
Boston
American Humane Society
Dean Fisher Dies, State House Messenger Dean
John B. Fisher, dean of the messenger force at the State House, died at his son William H. Fisher’s home in Westwood. A veteran of the Civil War, he enlisted December 25, 1863, in Company M, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, saw hard service, was captured at Malvern Hill in July 1864 and escaped the same day, finishing as first sergeant of Company A. His regiment’s banner rests in the Hall of Flags at the State House.
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John B. Fisher
State House
William H. Fisher
Westwood
1St
Massachusetts Cavalry
Malvern Hill
Shoppers Easy Prey for Pickpockets Reported
Shoppers are easy prey for pickpockets according to reports at various stations and police headquarters. Some days as many as 12 to 15 complaints are filed with the police.
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Iginter
Nonesuch” Condensed
Lemo Bell
Sr Siena
Ford
Nabisco
Jameson
Booth
Fras Ginter Co
Union
Cor
Washington
Canal
Tremont
Seit
Alea
Otra Ranta
Bailey
Boylston Store
Tetrazzini
Opera
Adamson
Nature Baby
Catholic Church Notes
John F. Cummins
Roslindale
Bishop McNeirney
St. Augustine’s Parish
South
Mgr
Denis O'Callaghan
D. D
St. Augustine’s Church
P. B. Ale
A. G. van Nostrand
Bunker Hill Breweries Kat
Charlestown
Mass
Malty
Hoppy
Westmorley Hall
University
S. W. Murray
Carlisle
Penn
T. C. Brown
J. E. Davis
Springfield
Messenger Dean
New England
Franklin St
Trage
Pan
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Sunday Post
Parcel Post
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