Robber Richard Davis Arrested in Letter Box Forgery Ring
Richard O Davis, a reputed forger, was jailed by post office inspectors on charges of passing three stolen Toledo checks. He allegedly led a Milwaukee gang that has operated nationwide since Aug 29 and netted about 6000 from stolen letters. Davis posted 5000 bail and awaits further action as Steele faced ten years for related bank forgeries.
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New York
Richard O. Davis
Post Office
Davis
Toledo
Milwaukee
National Bank of Cincinnati
United States
Shields
Boston
Max Steele
Steele
Charlestown, Mass
Boston Police Seek Richard Davis in Rogues Box Gang Case
Richard O. Davis, now under arrest in New York, is well known to Boston police. They believe Davis, with Steele and W. H. Mathews, organized the letter box gang that fell to post office inspectors. George Atwood’s confession and a prison visit by his wife led to the arrest of Mathews, Mrs. Atwood, Parsons, Fox, Russell, and Ogle in New York. Steele’s refusal to implicate Davis allowed Davis to stay free until yesterday.
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Richard O. Davis
New York
Boston
Cencee
Watts
Davis
Steele
W. H. Mathews
Post Office
George Atwood
Charlestown
Atwood
Billy Morgan
Hamilton
Parsons
Fox
Robert Russell
John F. Ogle
Man Died Under Mysterious Circumstances on Charlestown Bridge
Francis H. Little of East Boston was identified as the deceased. He was seen leaning over the bridge railing bleeding from the mouth and later found unconscious. Doctors ruled heart disease as the cause, with police believing he injured himself before the fall. Relatives from East Boston claimed the body.
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Charlestown
Charles River
Francis H. Little
East Boston
Little
Station 15
Gunter
Sprague
Cobb’s
Undertaking Zoo
Boston
Tragic Night Fire Claims Family in Burlington
Mrs Stanislaus Ie Mesier a young French woman is burned to death in Burlington after a lamp and igniting oil set her night robe ablaze. Her husband suffers severe arm burns while trying to douse the flames and the baby sustains leg burns as bed clothes catch fire.
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Burlington, Vt
Stanislaus Ie Mesier
Treasury to Enforce Old Rule on Pier Greetings
The Treasury Department resurrects a rule barring greetings until baggage is inspected for ocean liner arrivals. At Hoboken the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse passengers were embraced despite customs officers attempting enforcement. Officials led by Special Treasury Agent Smith of Boston say kissing is bad for business and will not be tolerated at steamship piers nationwide.
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Treasury Department
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Hoboken
Customs Service
Treasury
Smith
Boston
United States
Lynn Women Guilty in Larceny Case at Superior Court
Margaret Tarbox alias Margaret Sinclair and Ida Brown known as knock out girls were found guilty of stealing 400 from contractor John N Cochran after meeting him in Boston. Testimony states Cochran left ball game with 400, later drank, woke eight hours later broke, money missing. Defense witness testified Cochran unsure of amount.
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Superior Criminal Court
Margaret Tarbox
Margaret Sinclair
Ida Brown
John N. Cochrane
Lynn
Cochrane
Boston
Union Station
Brown
Bodwell
John W. Davis
Union Street
Mrs Neville Granted $1500 in Alienation Suit
In Superior Court Ellen Neville won $1500 against Olive Frances Gile for alienation of affections of her husband William B. Neville the jurors found Captain Neville a married man while living with Mrs Gile. The case had prior trial ended in a hung jury.
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Ellen Neville
Olive Frances Gile
Actor Ratcliffe Faces Verdict After Wife Beating Trial
New York December 23 Edward J Ratcliffe awoke in his Tombs cell bitterly disappointed by the expected acquittal for wife beating He avoided questions and slept after the verdict He scarcely touched breakfast The wife testified of beating but did not hear the verdict Her father Peter de Lacey and their two children remain at home as the action proceeds
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New York
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Peter de Lacey
Siegel-Cooper heiress Blanche Siegel to wed Chicagoant Frank Vogel
At the World’s Fair in New York Gerson Siegel announces the engagement of his daughter Blanche to Frank E. Vogel of Chicago. They plan a March or April wedding. Vogel belongs to Nelson Morris & Co., a large Chicago packing firm.
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New York
Gerson Siegel
Siegel-Cooper Company
Blanche
Frank E. Vogel
Chicago
Miss Siegel
Nelson Morris & Co
Jamaica Plain's Brave Girl Defenders of Home
Elsie and Lucy Schroeder of Jamaica Plain gained fame after thwarting two burglars at 400 Centre Street Wednesday night. Elsie confronted one intruder, restraining him amid broken glass while Lucy pursued and identified a second suspect. Elsie works in Technology's chemical department. Lucy is employed in Roxbury.
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Si Eysk Schroeder
Jamaica Plain
Elsie and
Lucy Schroeder
Elsie
Centre Street
Post
Petite Elsie
Mother
Lucy
Eisie
Chemical Department
Technology
Roxbury
Progress op Sachs defense in Killingworth murder trial
In Middletown, Conn on December 23 witnesses for Herman Sachs traced his movements toward his home and argued he could not reach the Hotchkiss house in time to commit the shooting. Spore Sachs reportedly arrived home before 7 p m on the murder night, testified by two New York sisters visiting Killingworth.
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Middletown
Conn
Herman Sachs
Bertrand Hotchkiss
Killingworth
Sachs
Otchkiss
King
New York
Spore
Body of William Mulcahy Found in Leverett Pond
The missing Brookline resident William Mulcahy was found drowned in Leverett Pond Brookline. Autopsy by Medical Examiner Cutts ruled accidental drowning. Mulcahy had been last seen on Cypress street and friends left him near the pond on the night he disappeared.
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William Mulcahy
Cypress Street
Brookline
Leverett Pond
Park
Brookline Poice
Aminer Cutts
Mulcahy
Back Bay Robbery Steals Jewelry on Norway Street
Robbers entered 21 Norway Street in Back Bay by false keys while Mrs. Higgins shopped on the second floor. They took a lady's gold watch worth 75 dollars a diamond set gold ring two plain rings a silver pin a diamond bracelet and a silver coin bracelet totaling about 200 dollars.
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Back Bay
Norway Street
Thomas Higgins
Higgins
Two names clash in shoplifting case at city store
A well dressed woman told inspectors she is Catherine Lynch of Pawtucket Rhode Island while being booked for larceny after claiming to be Mary Malloy of Providence. The case included a prior sentence appeal and a later arrest for silverware theft. In Philadelphia the Chestnut Street National Bank and its Trust Company faced suspension and possible voluntary liquidation amid heavy losses tied to William Singerly.
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Shields
Whitman
Inspector Mahoney
Barry
Catherine Lynch
Pawtucket
R. I
Mary Malloy
Providence
R. H. White
Malloy
Lynch
White
House of Correction
Merrimac Street
Mahoney
Philadelphia
Penn
Chestnut Street National Bank
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company
William M. Singerly
Philadelphia Record
National Bank
William M. Hardt
Chestnut Street Bank
Singerly
the Treasury
George M. Coffin
Washington
Eckels
Coffin
Elkton
Philadelphia Clearing House
Comptroller of the Treasury
Trust Company
State Bank
Gilkeson
Bram’s New Trial Planned for Late January
The new trial of Thomas M. Bram is expected to start late in January though no arrangements have been made. District Attorney Jones declines to say if Detective Powers, whose testimony led to the reversal, will testify again. Defence counsel may seek to have Fuller brought to Boston for the trial.
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Thomas M. Bram
Supreme Court
Jones
Detective Powers
Fuller
Boston
Gartland Free After Dismissal In Embezzlement Case
In municipal court yesterday the embezzlement complaint against Representative-elect John J. Gartland was dismissed for want of prosecution. Gartland had been charged with embezzling 1222 from Frank W. Dunn, Palace Theatre manager, after which a note was accepted to cover the debt, a remedy Dunn could pursue only by civil action.
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John J. Gartland
Gartland
Frank W. Dunn
Palace Theatre
Dunn
Husbands and Wife Burned In Vermont Lamp Accident
In Burlington Vermont this morning Mrs Joseph Murrier died after a kerosene lamp shattered causing a fire. Her husband was badly burned and not expected to survive. The couple had been tending an ill infant when the lamp broke and started the blaze. Both victims were hospitalized.
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Burlington, Vt
Joseph Murrier
Murrier
Park Theatre concert for Union General Hospital
Sunday evening at the Park Theatre a concert directed by Manager Lawrence pecCarty supports Union General Hospital. Featured performers include Miss Cline the Irish Queen with a 30 voice chorus performing I Want My Lulu, Lew Hawkins, Miss Kate Davis, the Diamond Comedy Four, Mark Price, Miss Kate Hope, the Fitzgibber Trio, Lew Benedict, and others with a 30 voice chorus. Best seats priced under $1 and a full house is anticipated.
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Park Theatre
Lawrence pecCarty
Union General Hospital
Rominent
Cline
Lulu
Lew Hawkins
Prince of Comedians
Kate Davis
Castle Square Opera Company
Diamond Comedy Four
Keith’s
New Theatre
Mark Price
Margaret Mather Company
Kate Hope
Mind Gone Officer Sent To Insane Asylum After Assault
South Framingham police officer David Bastien fatally injured while separating a fight between two Italians on June 2. A heavy bottle blow left him unconscious. he later recovered physically but developed severe mental illness and was committed to the Westboro Insane Asylum. Town raised over 3300 for his care. two officers took him to the asylum and vows to bring the attackers to justice.
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South Framingham
David Bastien
Westboro
Framingham Hospital
Eagan
Place
Bastien
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