Boy Kills Self Over Stock Deal
Charles S. Dircks a 17 year old schoolboy died at Newton Hospital from a bullet wound to the temple inflicted at his boarding place 1 Marlboro street Newton Last night He is said to be the son of a prominent Alaskan mining operator and has relatives in Stoneham The act is believed due to stock market speculation loss of 12000 dollars
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Charles S. Dircks
Newton Hospital
Marlboro Street
Newton
Stoneham
Young Dircks Displays Troubled Mood Before Tragedy in Newton
In Newton last August Dircks boarded with the Stuart family and enrolled at Newton High School. A refined, wealthy youth with stock market hobby, he left the high school for a private Back Bay school six weeks earlier while still living in Newton. On Christmas Day his mood soured and he warned of a pistol. After a tense visit with police, he admitted joking, but drew a revolver and shot, eluding the officer.
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Dircks
Newton
Stuart
Newton High School
Boston
Back Bay
Bernard FE. Burke
All hope abandoned for bark Sterna and crew of 16
Gulfport Mississippi December 27 report says all hope is abandoned for the Norwegian bark Sterna and its 16 crew after a notice received by the Norwegian consul.
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Gulfport
Miss
Sterna
Shorter Hours Puts Nine Hour Day Into Force
New work rules take effect January first reducing shifts to nine hours. Surface conductors and motormen will see wages rise from 25 6-10 to 28 9-10 cents per hour, while elevated line motormen increase from 26 2-10 to 31 7-10 cents per hour.
Mead Morrison Plant Destroyed by East Cambridge Fire
A major blaze last night wiped out most of the Mead Morrison Company plant at Main and First streets, destroying the boiler shop and adjacent buildings. The fire began shortly after 1 30 a m and challenge firefighters as water pressure failed and wind drove flames toward fuel storage and nearby vessels. Governor Foss is among Mead Morrison owners, and Block Island life savers watched for the stricken vessel Seneca and Acushnet as high seas complicated rescue efforts.
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East Cambridge
Mead Morrison Company
Main
First Streets
Cambridge
Mead- Morrison Company
Boston
Carter Ink Company
New England Gas Company
First Street
G. W. Gale Lumber Company
Gale Company
W. H. Wood & Co
Governor Foss
Mead Morrison Co
Warren Ball
Block Island
Knowles
Narragansett Bay
New State Law Cuts Workday to Nine in Eleven
Boston Elevated Railway announces pay and hour adjustments after the new state statute limits work to nine hours in eleven. Motormen conductors and guards switch from ten in twelve to nine in eleven, with hourly wages rising from 22 1/2 to about 25 6 10 cents and overtime for platform time beyond nine hours.
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Boston Elevated Railway
Elevated
Virginia Welcomes Home Governor Wilson in Staunton
Virginia, on December 27, greeted home Governor Woodrow Wilson the eighth native of the state to reach the presidency. From the state line at Alexandria after a Capitol visit until 9 pm, a torchlight parade, cavalry and militia escorts filled Staunton streets as Wilson and Mrs. Wilson toured to the Rev. Dr. A. N. Fraser’s house, where the President-elect’s father Joseph R. Wilson lived in 1856.
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Staunton
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Alexandria
National Capitol
Wilson
A. N. Fraser
Presbyterian Church
Joseph R. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Roosevelt Tells History's Future at Jubilee Arrival
Theodore Roosevelt in Staunton Virginia greeted by crowds with flags and fireworks as he recuperates from a cold and prepares to address a jubilee programme. Earlier in Boston, Roosevelt spoke at Symphony Hall on History as Literature, praising historians and poets and the power to keep the past alive.
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National Historical and Economic Societies
Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Symphony Hall
The
American Historical Association
Roosevelt
Tide and celestial events forecast for Gloucester area
The report notes tide rises to 9 feet 5 inches and 10 feet 4 inches by day’s end with Gloucester observing 80 mph winds? The data also lists astronomical timings: Venus sets at 7:44 p m Mars rises at 6:04 a m Jupiter at 6:39 a m Saturn sets at 4:17 a m and auto lamps to be lit at 4:49 p m.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Notable Historians On Platform With President Lowell
On the platform with him was a group of notable historians and scholars led by President A Lawrence Lowell. Present were Charles Francis Adams James Ford Rhodes Albert Bushnell Hart Frederic J Turner Dean Charles H Haskins Harvard History and Political Science Thomas N Carver and other officials and members of the Historical Society.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Charles Francis Adams
James Ford Rhodes
Albert Bushnell Hart
Frederic J. Turner
Charles H. Haskins
Harvard Department of History and Political Science
Thomas N. Carver
The
Historical Society
Anniversaries and historical events listed for observance
Candlemas and Holy Innocents day noted as old English holidays. Woodrow Wilson born 1856. Iowa admitted to the Union in 1846. Battle of Tampa Bay with U S troops massacred by Seminole Indians in 1835. Jamaica slave insurrection in 1831 with 4000 killed. Reference to last year's gale damage in Boston.
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Woodrow Wilson
Iowa
Tampa Bay
United States
Jamaica
Boston
Fair-Colder Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather with somewhat colder temperatures into Saturday and Sunday. Northwest winds will be moderate to high but diminishing. Local Boston area expected similar conditions with increasing chill through the weekend.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
Schooner Aflame Off Block Island Sighting Reported
Newport R I Dec 27 two revenue cutters the Acushnet and the Seneca search gale lashed seas for small boats from a burning schooner southeast of Block Island. Wireless links were poor and findings unknown tonight.
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Newport
R. I
Revenue
Acushnet
Seneca
Block Island
Tragic Elevator Death in Vermont Building
Angelo Imperato aged 14 of 4 Bartlett Place North End died around noon yesterday after being crushed in an elevator well at the Vermont building located at 10 Thatcher Street.
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Angelo Imperato
Bartlett Place
North End
Vermont
Thatcher Street
Seniority Rule Replaces Old Runs System in Street Crew
The Street Carmen's Union voted unanimously to grant runs by seniority, allowing the most senior worker to pick among all routes. Previously, men received numbered runs in order of employment, with the oldest assigned first. The change follows new law and will be reflected in future crew assignments.
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Carmen’s Union
Dynamite jury not yet ready in conspiracy cases
Fifteen hours of juror deliberation in the dynamite conspiracy cases failed to produce verdicts in Indianapolis. Federal Judge Albert Anderson ordered adjournment until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, with verdicts, if any, to be announced then.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert Anderson
Jury Deliberations In Federal Case Face 1040 Charges
Officials expect jurors to report tomorrow though defence lawyers warn of possible delays. Each defendant faces 26 offences, with the jury able to ballot on each charge for both defendants, totaling 1040 decisions. Deliberations occur in a room near their living quarters on the federal building's third floor, accessed by a private stairway. The dynamiters Ortie I. McManigal and Edward Clark, who testified for the government, reside on the same floor. All approaches to the jurors' quarters are guarded to prevent reports on progress.
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Ortie I. McManigal
Edward Clark
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