Quarrel Ends in Murder in City Laundry
Ysaac J. Sanders of 52 West Canton street is under arrest for fatally shooting his brother in law Frank E. Williams at 48 Dover street laundry last night. Sanders was captured after a chase and fight by Patrolman Carroll. Williams died on Hingham Street after fleeing Emerald street.
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Ysaac J. Sanders
West
Canton Street
Frank E. Williams
Dover Street
Sanders
Carroll
Williams
Emerald Street
Hingham Street
Domestic dispute ends in fatal shooting on Dover Street
Mrs Williams wife of the dead man and Sanders quarrelled Wednesday night and again yesterday. They went to a laundry to settle matters. Sanders allegedly fired several shots, three hitting Williams in the chest. Williams ran into the street and collapsed. Sanders was captured by Officer Carroll. Williams died at 2 Hing ham street. Sanders and Mrs Williams were taken to the police station.
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Dover Street
Carroll
Sanders
Hingham Street
Williams
Boy Finds Necklace Worth 10000 Dollars in Street
Jimmy Scully an errand boy found a necklace of diamonds and rubies worth about 10000 dollars. An expert confirmed the gems and Mrs. Mary Steinman of Tuxedo Park was identified as the owner. She rewarded Jimmy with a new $100 bill.
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New York
Jimmy Scully
Jimmy
Mary Steinman
Tuxedo Park
Look Before You Cross and Redington Street School Groundbreaking
A Boston elevated railway prize entry features a high school poem urging street caution. The article also reports the laying of the 16 room Redington Street grammar school cornerstone in Swampscott with a 500 Mason parade and Masonic rites at the site.
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Masons
Redington Street
Swampscott
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Thomas Greenleaf Hiler
Alveston Street
Jamaica Plain
Corner-stone laid for Lynn area school project
Deputy Grand Master Edwin A. Blodgett, Senior Grand Warden Samuel Hauser, and Junior Grand Warden James E. Sherman performed the ceremony shortly after 3 o'clock. The new school will be among the eastern region’s finest, built on the Swampscott site, replacing an 1852 four‑room building once moved from Lynn and long served as the town’s main schoolhouse.
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Edwin A. Blodgett
Samuel Hauser
James E. Sherman
Massachusetts
City of
Lynn
Swampscott
Dock Boards First Hearing on East Boston Wharves and Chelsea Creek
The Boston port directors held their initial public hearing on multiple petitions. Proposals include Fitzpatrick's East Boston pile wharf near Jeffries Point, Lockwood for a bulkhead, Rhines Lumber for Weymouth Fore River extension, Quincy for a Houghs Neck pier and runway, Readie's Chelsea creek wharf, Standard Oil fill in Chelsea creek, Green's Chelsea creek marine midway, and a Boston Elevated Railway cable across Chelsea creek for a belt line to supply East Boston from Malden substation.
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Port of
Boston
George C. Fitzpatrick
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Fitzgerald
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
Rhines Lumber Company
Weymouth
Fore River
Hough’s Neck
George T. Readie
Chelsea Creek
Standard Oil Company
Richard T. Green
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Malden
Waltham Watch Company Declares Independence From Suit
President E. C. Fitch said Waltham is not involved in the Sherman act case against Keystone Watch Case Company. He explained past sales and current purchases, noting independence and no intent to enter any combination while planning to buy about 1200 cases daily in 1912.
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E. C. Fitch
Waltham Watch Company
United States
Keystone Watch
Philadelphia
E. Howard Watch Company
Keystone Company
Great Britain
France
Spain
Fitch
Watch Trust
Crescent Watch Case Company
Wadsworth Watch Case Company
Dayton, Ky
Philadelphia Watch Case Company
Riverside
N. J
Western Watch Case Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Dubois Watch Case Company
Brooklyn
Roy Watch Case Company
Maiden Lane
New York
Denison & Wrigley
Birmingham
England
Waltham Company
Plans for 354 finance commissions in Massachusetts cities
Senator Tinkham proposed a package to establish a finance commission in every city and town, with five members in cities and three in towns, funded by varied appropriations. A statewide referendum bill and recall provisions accompany measures for a metropolitan fire and police district and a council for economy and efficiency. The plan includes a big stick finance commission and provisions for biennial elections and recall.
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Tinkham
Boston Finance Commission
Commission For Economy and Efficiency
Senate
Fin. Com
Big Stick
Metropolitan Fire and Police
Boston Fire
Boston Police
Prisoners Send Out Checks From Jail
In Cranston Rhode Island prisoners under Warden McCusker sent Christmas gifts to families totaling 1394 in two weeks. The profit sharing from inmate labor allowed checks up to 17 50 to some inmates, reflecting the system’s payouts.
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Cranston, R. I
McCusker
Blames Drink for Poverty in City Court
Probation officer Albert J. Sargent tells Municipal Criminal Court that drunkenness drives poverty. He cites 30 520 drunkenness cases in the year ending Oct 31 with about 15 000 nonreturning offenders. Fines and support paid to wives total around $16 000, with $6 000 turned over to wives. non support linked mainly to liquor though other causes exist.
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Albert J. Sargent
Municipal Criminal Court
Henry F Miller & Sons Piano Company Christmas Display
The Henry F Miller and Sons Piano Company at 39 Boylston Street decorates for Christmas with laurel and multicolored lights along the storefront. Large trees flank the entrance, a marquise awning is adorned, and the south window features a star of laurel with tiny lights. Two piano displays include marblewood imported from the Philippines and African mahogany. The north window showcases Victor phonographs and Victrolas with laurel wreaths.
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Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company
Boylston Street
Philippines
Victor
Murder by watchman shocks Chicopee foundry
Jacob Godek a watchman at Page Storms Drop Forge Company was arrested in Springfield on a murder charge in the Chicopee engine room firing on Charles Ayres. Police say Ayres intoxicated caused a disturbance and was shot during the incident by the watchman. Godek, a Pole of good reputation, faces a Jan. 2 hearing.
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Springfield
Charles Ayres
Page Storms Drop Forge Company
Chicopee
Jacob Godek
Ayres
Godek
Christmas Sale Aids Poor Of Parish Jamaica Plain
The Christmas sale by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Jamaica Plain netted a substantial sum to bring cheer to the poor on Christmas Day. Donations included Mrs Taft wife of the President and Mrs Foss wife of the Governor. The public response was generous and the society expresses deep gratitude.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Jamaica Plain
Harriman Lines Freight Clerks Strike in Texas Louisiana
Striking freight clerks in Houston announce a general order for all Harriman lines clerks in Texas and Louisiana to walk out tomorrow over the rejection of an eight hour day with time and a half overtime pay. The action reportedly affects all points east of El Paso.
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Houston
Texas
Harriman Lines
Louisiana
el Paso
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