Thieves Surprise Brookline Home Break-In Attempt
Two men tried to break into Mrs. Paul Turner at 1471 Beacon Street Brookline. they jammed the front door but fled after a chain inside kept them out. Earlier they failed to enter Mrs Blevins on the second floor. Misses Minerva and Mabel Turner alerted by noise, saw two men flee toward Brandon Hall. Brookline police investigated and searched the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Turner
Beacon Street
Brookline
Brandon Hall
Fitzgerald to Address Hillcrest Men's Club on Trade
William M. Robinson, president of Hillcrest Men's Club of Melrose, invites John F. Fitzgerald former Mayor of Boston to speak on the future of New England foreign trade Wednesday evening in Memorial Hall. Dr Will McFarlane will preside at the organ as a concert precedes the address.
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William M. Robinson
Hillcrest Men’s Club
Melrose
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
New England
Memorial Hall
Will McFarlane
Dr. Fitzgerald
Rich Jewelry Lot Owner Traced After Pawnshop Sting
Inspectors Hart Conway and Egan traced the owner of $15,000 worth of diamonds, pearls, emeralds, amethysts and sapphires set in platinum. They arrested "Bill" Covington of the South End after he attempted to sell the lot for $150 to Pawnbroker Rubin of Broadway, who refused to act as a fence.
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Hart
Conway
Egan
Bill” Covington
South End
Rubin
Broadway
Mystery Jewels of Major Littauer Found after 3 Years
Mrs C Emily Littauer and a companion lost a wealth of jewels aboard a Back Bay bound Pullman in 1917. Detective Watts tracked the heirlooms across the United States until a 1917 circular matched with Chief McGarr’s custody at Pemberton Square revealing the missing gems except for a few small pieces.
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William Littauer
New York
Camp Devens
Gack Bay Station
William Watts
Clifton Watts
United States
C. Emily Littaver
Back Bay
Littauer
Watts
Boston
Hart
Conway
Covington
Bill Covington
Grand Jury
Chief McGarr
Pemberton Square
Danforth Recital by Miss Pauline Danforth in Jordan Hall
Miss Pauline Danforth offered a short unconventional program with Schumann G minor sonata movements and Ravel pieces. The performance showed finish and detail, but the Ravels and Griffes received uneven interpretation, while the lively audience applauded and she extended the program.
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Pauline Danforth
Jordan Hall
Miss Danforth
Ondine
Courperin
Ravel
Pavane
Griffes
Bantock
Brechin
Miss. Danforth
Today’s city events and lectures lineup
At 12:30 Fred L. Carter Jr. delivers foreign catalogue making at Pilgrim Publicity luncheon. 2 PM Republican Women’s Forum at 14 Beacon Street. 2:50 PM Sherman L. Cook speaks before Bostonian Society at Old State House. 5:20 PM New England Prep School faculty meet at Y M C A. 6 PM Massachusetts Realty Commercial Co banquet at City Club. 6 PM Reciprocity Club dinner at Hotel Westminster. 7:30 PM League of Women Voters at 64 Mt Vernon Street. 7:30 PM YM Catholic Association at Boston College High School. 8 PM Dudley A. Sargent lectures at Boston University School of Medicine. 8 PM Japanese American friendship meeting at St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Fred L. Carter
J R
Pilgrim Publicity
Republican Women's Forum
Beacon Street
Sherman L. Cook
Bostonian Society
Old State House
New England Prep School
Massachusetts Realty Commercial Company
City Club
Hotel Westminster
League of Women Voters
Mt. Vernon Street
Young Men's Catholic Association
Boston College High School
Dudley A. Sargent
Boston University School of Medicine
St. Paul's Cathedral
Councilman Watson Enables Opposition to Edison Bill
Councilman James A. Watson secured five appointments to go to the Legislature to oppose a bill allowing the Edison Electric Company to capitalize their premiums. He says the Commonwealth is in the deadly clutches of corporations and seeks class legislation detrimental to the public.
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Commonwealth
James A. Watson
Edison Electric Company
Five council members named to oppose bill at Legislature
Chairman Hagan appointed Watson Mc Laughlin Ford Donoghue Moriarty to travel to the Legislature and oppose the proposed bill. Watson delivered a bitter speech accusing the legislation of serving reactionaries and a giant monopoly led by the Consolidated Gas Company and Edison Electric Company, claiming they wield power over lawmakers and the Commonwealth. He warned that permitting capitalization of premiums would double stock par value and yield a 100 percent profit.
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Hagan
Watson
McLaughlin
Ford
Donoghue
Moriarty
Boston
Consolidated Gas Company
Edison Electric Company
Commonwealth
Markus
Wilfred F. Gillespie
Gillespie Brothers
Brockton
George C. Holmes
Hultman Questions Coal Men At Hearing In Brockton
The State Fuel Administrator Eugene C. Hultman led a Brockton hearing into coal price rises amid supposed shortages. Fourteen local dealers were questioned with Attorney-General Allen assisting. Testimony showed price mixing and inflated profits, prompting calls for possible action.
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Eugene C. Hultman
Commission On Necessaries of Life
Brockton
Allen
Hultman
Meyer Markus
Plymouth County Coal Company
Markus
Labor seeks recall of Lynn mayor Walter H Creamer
Local labor representatives filed a recall petition with Lynn city clerk over Mayor Walter H Creamer's strike handling at the Tuttle Jones shoe factory. They allege autocratic conduct and belittling the City Council. A recall needs 3200 signatures. the measure lists 400 names awaiting verification before city council review.
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Walter H. Creamer
Lynn
Tuttle- Jones
Spargo on Bolsheviks as world power and aggressors
John Spargo, just back from Russia after meetings with Lenine and Trotsky, addressed 800 at the Boston City Club. He argued Bolsheviks are the world’s greatest military power and most aggressive, aiming to sustain and spread their revolution to nations like Czecho Slovakia, Poland, Germany, and France, noting Germany’s fragile stance could have allied with Russia during a pivotal moment.
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John Spargo
Russia
Lenine
Trotsky
Boston City Club Forum
Svargo
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Germany
France
Bandits Rob Cashier At A Moli Grocery
Two bandits knocked the cashier down and stole 15000 in cash plus 2000 in checks from the A. Moli Grocery Company in St. Louis on February 14. Police hunt suspects.
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ST. Louis
A. Moli Grocery Company
Braintree Hugger Again Eludes Police
A stranger described as the Braintree Hugger was sighted near Abraham Lincoln School and later allegedly attacked a woman on May Street. Police combed woods and streets but found no trace by midnight. The attack heightens a three week rash of tense incidents in the district.
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King
Gallivan
Shea
Heeney
Abraham Lincoln School
May Street
Braintree
Evidence Insufficient in Liquor Possession Case
A U S prohibition case at the Hotel Lorraine on Tremont Street centered on a glass smelling of intoxicants. Prohibition agents testified they saw a man served a drink. the bartender disposed of the contents. The court discharged the defendant, ruling the odor alone was not sufficient to prove possession under the Volstead act.
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United States
William A. Hayes
Frank Luzio
Lorraine
Tremont Street
Luzio
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National Supply. Co
Leo
VIPLE
Tb A. Cates
Danforth
Olin Downes
Analgesique
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LABOR
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Packard
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Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Motor Car Co
Leoner -Fitter
Commonwealth Ave
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Bayer
Agi
Ghertz & Myers
Toracco Co
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Ium
Wincarnis
Edward Lassere, Inc
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Colon Ses
Wincemnis Corp
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