Hanover Bank Enjoined. branches closed and receivership sought
The attorney general obtained a temporary injunction closing Hanover Bank and its Stoughton and Norwood branches. A receiver was sought. After the arrest of Vice-President Hooper here, William Leary was arrested in New York for distributing bogus Hanover Bank certificates totaling about 30,000 dollars. Deposits at Stoughton were about 1,500 and Norwood had few depositors. Inspector Cortelyou noted more than 1,000 corporations victimized by the Imperial Trustees Company. Details continue on Page 4.
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Hanover Bank
Stoughton
Norwood
Hlopper
Ilanover Bank
New York City
William Leary
Provident
Elopement Bride Sues for Alienation of Affections
Mrs Maud Ellis Langley of Winchester files a $30000 suit alleging her 22 year old husband Harold Langley was spirited away by his parents Stephen and Ella H Langley. The bride married in an elopement less than a year before the separation.
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Crawford Studio
Maude Ellis Langley
Harold L. Langley
Providence
Winchester
Harold Langley
Stephen
Ella H. Langley
Maud Ellis Langley
Court action over Boston hosiery scion’s missing husband
Poor in purse and of humble status Maud Ik Langley sues for weekly salary as clerk at American Soda Fountain Co. Famed Langley family faces a bitter dispute as Maud seeks redress for Harold Langley who vanished last June after a troubled courtship and brief marriage in Providence New York and Winchester are tied to the affair with Langley kin and social standing central to the case.
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Maud Ik. Langley
American Soda Fountain Company
Langleys
Charles W. Sprague
Everett W. Crawford
Stephen S. Langley
Lewis Coleman & Co
Chauncy Street
Boston
Winchester
Ella H. Langley
House of Langley
Harold Langley
Langley
Providence
New York
Back Bay
Tiarold Langley
St._ Stephen street
Stephen
Oil Merchant Dies Suddenl y in City Office
George E. Bigelow a 50 year old oil merchant of 33 Central Wharf and 661 Winthrop Avenue Reachmont was found dead on his office floor at about 9 30 yesterday morning after falling while trying to reach the door. Medical examiner Clarris cited heart trouble as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Bigelow
Central Wharf
Winthrop Avenue
Rbreachmont
Txaminer Clarris
State House Rail Committee Hears Dock Trust Bribery Case
Senators Nevin Grosvenor Hull and Representatives Hayes Ames Seward Cook Morse Wittum Tarbell Bayrd Lamoureux Quinn Sherburne are named in the report. The National Dock Trust, linked to East Boston track franchise, won a committee victory at the State House on bribery allegations involving the Board of Aldermen.
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Nevin
Norfolk
One
Boston
Grosvenor
Essex
Hull
Worcester
Hayes
Lowell
Ames
Orange
Seward
Watertown
Cook
Fall River
Morse
Haverhill
Wittum
Beverly
Tarbell
Brookfield
Bayrd
Malden
Lamoureux
North Adams
Quinn
Sherburne
West Springfield
National Dock Trust
East Boston
Grand
State House
Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston East Boston tracks at grade ban debated
Representative Doug lass of East Boston sought a 10 year ban on laying tracks at grade. The committee shelved the petition after hearing all day, with Douglass promising a strong fight in the house. The Board of Railroad Commissioners also weighs granting the track locations demanded by the trust. The hearing before lawmakers concluded with the panel awaiting legislative action. Continued on Page 5-Fifth Column
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Douglass
Boston
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Railroad Commissioners
Jackson
Lewis and Webster
Committee On Railroads
Rubber plant worker loses left hand in accident
Daniel Halloran, 45, of 1 M street place and Knowlton Packing Company, was injured at the corner of L and First streets yesterday afternoon when his left hand was caught in a rubber rolling machine. Amputation was required after an emergency Carney Hospital ambulance responded. He leaves a wife and four children.
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Daniel Halloran
Knowlton Packing Company
First Streets
Carney Hospital
Halloran
M Street Place
Mayor Urges 50 Cent Tax Increase for Next Year
At a luncheon with trade leaders and editors, Mayor Fitzgerald urged raising the tax levy by 50 cents for the coming year, bringing the estimated rate to about 16.50. He argued the higher levy is needed to fund interest on loans and the sinking fund without extra loans, even if re election losses occur.
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Young’s Hotel
Fitzgerald
Former Hub Man Shot in Birmingham
George Freeman, painter of oil miniatures and former Boston resident, is dead after a noon shooting at a South Seventh street home in Birmingham. He shared the morning with George Landsdowne of Nashville A J Matthews Birmingham catcher Dick Wray. the pistol was later found away from Freeman. Freeman leaves a widow, child, and six Boston sisters including Jennie Freeman, noted miniature painter. motive unclear.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Freeman
Boston
South Seventh Street
George Landsdowne
Nashville
A. J. Matthews
Dick Wray
Freeman
Jennie Freeman
Ile
Criger Fails, Mayhew Set for Brown at BAA Meet
Boston star catcher Criger is ailing. Johnny Mayhew will represent Brown at the BAA meet. Dorchester fives win twice over EHS. Mayor Thurston blocks a boxing game in Cambridge. Burkett aims to win pennant with Esco and Slosson to contend in billiards. Sprinter Seitz barred at Georgetown. Harvard and Yale hoops clash. East Boston defeats Fall River 29 to 17.
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Criger
Boston
Johnny Mayhew
Brown
Dorchester
E. H
Thurston
Cambridge
Burkett
eScope
Slosson
Seitz
Georgetown
Harvard
Yale
East Boston
Fall River
Husband Blames Man After Wreck Destroys Home
A man blames another for wrecking his home after a deed, mentioning Annie L Dixon aged 27 and her children Margaret George Mildreth ages 5 and 3. Unclear details from damaged text.
Tragic Roxbury Family Suicide by Gas in Home
Mrs Annie L. Dixon and her four children were found dead at 29 Dennis Street Roxbury. Investigators say she acted in a fit of melancholy after undressing the children aged one to five and closing the doors and gas jets. Husband Arthur Dixon was overwhelmed and blamed a man for causing the tragedy.
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Arthur B. Dixon
Roxbury
Dixon Apartments
Annie LI. Dixon
Dennis Street
Ile
Tragic Jealousy Case Ends In Family Tragedy
The bereaved husband recalls a recent threat by his wife linking to yesterday's killings. Neighbors say jealousy drove her to madness, while the husband required medical attention to recount events as physicians aided his recovery. Continued on Page 2.
Hyde Park posse hunts razor slasher after braids cut
Miss Edith Koster, 14, was attacked as she waited for her father. An armed Hyde Park posse and nearby residents chased a suspect for miles through woods, recovering the hair fragment left behind. Police describe a black coat, reefer style, brown derby and dark trousers. Her father Daniel Foster led the pursuit, and officers from Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury joined the search. The attacker likely crossed toward Stony Brook Reservation. he faces prosecution if captured.
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Hyde Park
Edith Koster
Butters
Jamaica Plain
Hazelwood
Mt. Bellevue
Daniel Foster
Austin Street
Post
West Roxbury
Stony Brook Reservation
Miss Foster
Papa
Mr. Foster
Grant
Sampson
Herring
Scott
Hair slasher haunts Cambridge girl loses three-foot braid
Rose Burns of 227 Broadway is among Cambridge girls visited by the hair slasher. Her nearly three-foot braid was cut off, leaving her in a nervous state while two other girls were driven to near hysteria. A Boston forecast predicts slightly warmer weather with fair conditions in the days ahead.
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Cambridge E
Rose Burns
Broadway
Miss Burns
Weather continues cold from slope region eastward
Low temperatures persist in the slope region and Atlantic States report further falls while the east of the Rockies sees slow warming. Fresh northeast winds grip New England and Middle Atlantic coasts as the forecast notes no decisive changes ahead.
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Washington
Atlantic States
Rocky Mountains
New England
Middle Atlantic
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Hanover
Self
Blo
Annie’ Dixon
Musband
C.oser
Roonm
Margaret
Maud E. Langley
Falmouth
a_ business college
West
Canton Street
Evangeline
Ella Chute
Td Massachusetts Avenue
Harold
Percy
Langley Fashion
Ite
Nova Scotia
Laungleys
Dock Trust
Painter Freeman
Annie L. Dixon
George
Mildreth
Eewee
Cense
Edith Foster
Chestnut
Zoston
Miss Rose Burns
Boston and Vicinity
Father John
Ferguson
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