Judge Dewey Is Sent to Boston Insane Hospital
Judge Grant orders Judge Dewey committed to the Boston Insane Hospital after a hearing in which experts testified to paranoia and potential violence. Dewey defended his actions, questioned witnesses, and argued against admission of expert testimony while recalling long disputes with the Good Government Association and prominent figures.
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Judge Dewey
Boston Insane Hospital
Webber
Dewey
Edward B. Lane
Lowell
Harvard
Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter
Massachusetts
North
South
Cardinal O’connell
Stephen O’meara
Louis D. Brandeis
Henry F. Hurlburt
Ely
Wentworth
Bolster
Municipal Court
Pelletier
Good Government Association
Déwen
Cestry
David
House
Tye
Hurlburt
Brown
Tunnel Bargain Basement Offers Practical Savings on Hundreds of Lots
A playful sales pitch promotes savings at the Tunnel Bargain Basement with hundreds of lots. It promises practical affordability and hints at surprising value, inviting readers to see the lots firsthand and learn the unique reason for the savings.
Benefit Association Holds Annual Whist and Dance Party
The Jones McDuffee and Stratton Mutual Benefit Association hosted its annual whist and dancing party last night at Court and Beckton Halls Huntington avenue with a large turnout. Officers include Henry F Purcell president Miss Mary F Healey vice president Katherine G Mooney secretary Charles H Hersy treasurer Thomas J Grace collector. C Otto Nelson floor director Miss Margaret Turnbull assisting floor director and about a dozen members as aids. The whist room was run by Alcott Pennell with help from Misses Locke Healey Moon ey. Whist prize winners were Miss Irna Griffith Miss Jennie Ober and Miss Schaefer Maurice Lafargue W Johnson and F J Baker.
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Jones, McDuffee and Stratton Mutual Benefit Association
Court and
Beckton Halls
Huntington Avenue
Henry F. Purcell
Mary F. Healey
Katherine G. Mooney
Charles H. Hersey
Thomas J. Grace
C. Otto Nelson
Margaret Turnbull
Alcott Pennell
BE. Locke
M. F. Healey
K. G. Mooney
Irna Griffith
Jennie Ober
Schaefer
Maurice Lafargue
W. 8. Johnson
F. J. Baker
Wesleyan Alumni Banquet Scheduled for Feb 16
The 22th annual New England Wesleyan Alumni banquet will be at Young's Hotel with a 6:15 reception and 7:00 dinner. Toastmaster Franklin T. Kurt, age 95, will preside. Speakers include President William A. Shanklin E A Wilkie Oscar Kuhns H V Leonard. A special musical program is planned.
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Wesleyan
New England Wesleyan
Young's Hotel
Franklin T. Kurt
William A. Shanklin
E. A. Wilkie
Oscar Kuhns
H. V. Leonard
New England
Peace May Depend on Berlin Trip
London dispatch notes the visit by British secretary of war Viscount Haldane to Berlin as a pivotal mission. The timing and source of the overtures are disputed, but many believe the success or failure of the mission could determine war or peace.
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London
Viscount Haldane
Berlin
England
Germany
Visit of Count Haldane and Lloyd George Speech Confuse Public Mind
The Count Haldane visit is linked to Lloyd George’s February speech at the City of London Liberal Club urging armament reductions seen as Germany conciliation. Now the aims of Haldane’s mission are unclear as political activity extends beyond Berlin with Lloyd George meeting King George and officials routing between Buckingham Palace, the foreign office, and the prime minister.
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Count Haldane
David Lloyd-George
City of London
Liberal Club
Germany
Viscount Haldane
Berlin
Lloyd- George
King George
Lord Knollys
Buckingham Palace
Foreign Office
Asquith
Plans One Big British Club Formed by Boston Societies
At the British Charitable Society quarterly meeting in the Boston City Club President George Illiam Bentley urged uniting Boston British groups into one large organization. Fifteen new members joined as committees reported growth, and the ball committee announced the Somerset event would be the society’s largest and best yet.
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Boston
George Illiam Bentley
John F. Masters
Somerset
Bentley
Empire Club
City Club Debates Clubhouse Site And Funding Plan
Boston City Club members refer decision to executive committee after two plans show Ashburton place site at about 700 000 versus 900 000 for current site relocation. Debentures needed range from 91 000 to 250 000 with annual member assessments and projected profits or losses cited.
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Boston City Club
James J. Storrow
Ashburton Place
Somerset Street
Fort Hill Exchange Operators Dance Draws Hundreds
About 500 people attended the second annual dancing party of Fort Hill telephone exchange operators at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury last night. Division superintendents from the Main exchange joined in making the event one of the district’s pleasantest affairs of the season.
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Fort Hill
Fort Hill Telephone Exchange
Intercolonial Hall
Roxbury
Pioneer shoe maker Stillman Lincoln dies at Easton
Stillman Lincoln, a pioneer shoe manufacturer in the district, died today in Easton after recently observing his 92nd birthday. He and his wife celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary in 1907, and he was the oldest man in the area.
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Easton
Stillman Lincoln
Back Bay Jap Butler Taken After Three Week Search
Minatoo, a 27 year old Japanese butler with prior reformitory time for jewelry theft, is arrested after a three week search. Inspectors Shields Hart and Conway say he entered Robert W. Atkins at 21 Charles River Square in Back Bay on the night of Jan. 13 and stole clocks, Japanese fans, rugs, and clothing valued at $2000.
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Minatoo
Concord Reformatory
Thomas W. Lawson
Back Bay
Minatov
Shields, Hart and Conway
Robert W. Atkins
Charles River Square
Dock Strike Unsettled Despite Reports
Secretary George Brady of the Longshoremen's Trade Council said no communication had arrived from agents about a strike settlement. A committee had been in session up to 10 last night handling details for further payment of benefits to the men on strike.
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George Brady
The
Longshoremen’s Trade Council
Newburyport Chief Huse resigns amid department cuts
Newburyport Feb 9 Thomas Huse resigns as chief of the local fire department following a committee report recommending the firing of 16 men and reductions in the annual appropriation. He objected to the cuts and to the committee not considering his recommendations.
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Newburyport
Thomas Huse
Committee On the Fire Department
Huse
Kerr Freed After Ten Years In Paterson Murder Case
George J. Kerr, 15 years into a life sentence for the Jennie Bosschieter murder, is to be released from New Jersey State Prison soon. Three accomplices remain imprisoned as appeals and pardons efforts continue, with hopes that the Pardons Court will grant clemency at the next session. Kerr plans to return to Paterson with no fixed future.
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Ely
Judge Dewey
Dewey
Professor Gray
Trenton
N. J
George J. Kerr
Jennie Bosschieter
Paterson
New Jersey
Kerr
Pardons Court
US Marines Seize Rail Yard in Honduras Clash
In Puerto Cortez Honduras on February 1 US Marines from the gunboat Petrel landed taking the wharf and railroad held under lease by the Valentine syndicate. Honduran troops were ordered to halt trains and the Governor filed a protest with authorities.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
United States
W. S. Valentine
Valentine Syndicate
Petrel
Winchester Hears Metropolitan Plan Debate
J Randolph Coolidge of the Boston Chamber of Commerce outlined the proposed metropolitan plan for Boston suburbs to Winchester residents. Arthur W Blackmore spoke in opposition during the meeting.
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Winchester
Boston
J. Randolph Coolidge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Arthur W. Blackmore
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