Veteran hangman of New Jersey ends era with electric chair
Newark interview recalls James Van Hise who hung 79 people before the electric chair arrived. The 72 year old says he is glad the job is over and reflects on his half century of executions in New Jersey and his preference for the rope. He describes his gallows and method used in past hangings.
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Lafayette Street
Bridget Dorgan
Middlesex
Dorchester Group Plans Special Police to Curb Crimes
The Harvard Improvement Association of Dorchester chaired by James P. Magennis proposes appointing special police at its next meeting to protect residents amid a rising wave of robberies and break ins in Dorchester over the past month.
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Harvard Improvement Association of
James P. Magennis
Dorchester Robberies Prompt Police Criticism at Meeting
Harvard Improvement Association members on Glenway Street Dorchester criticized Station 11 police for not stopping break ins. They cited over a dozen reported robberies in a week with only one arrest in sight.
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Station 11
Harvard Improvement Association
Glenway Street
Dorchester
Paris audiences flock to Le Nirvana in De Max Buddha role
Paris last night packed the Femini Theatre to see De Max in Le Nirvana by Paul Verola. The actor wore a bold brown painted costume, a white crepe de Chine drapery, and showcased his physique in two acts, thrilling society goers gathered between the Champs Elysees and the Trocadero.
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Paul Verola
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Trocadero
Femini
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Bernhardt
Buddha
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Popular West End Girl Dies Suddenly
Miss Gertrude Levine aged 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Levine of 29 Anderson street died of heart trouble Saturday evening at Massachusetts General Hospital. Funeral from her parents home followed by burial in the family lot at Dedham yesterday afternoon.
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Samuel Levine
Anderson Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Miss Levine
Dedham
New Haven Trainmen Reject Wage Cut Fears
Bala P. Moran press agent of Boston Lodge 97 says New Haven railroad workers are confident management will not cut wages and no attempt to alter current pay, following a large meeting at 3 Boylston Place.
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Bala
P. J. Moran
Boston Lodge 97
Brotherhood of Railroad Tamen
Boylston Place
Bartenders Union Refuses Non-Union Mail
Boston Bartenders Union 77 voted to receive only letters bearing the printers label. Five letters were read without the union label, and the secretary was instructed to return them with the body’s decision that they would not be received under non-union conditions.
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Union 77
Irish Clubs and Knights Plan Emerald Themed Events
Dublin Club and Irish choral unions mark Samuel Lover birthday in Paine Memorial Hall with about 2000 attendees. Celtic music led by Charles I Porrester. address by Peter A. Conroy. Knights of Columbus hold ball Feb 26 at Intercolonial Hall with Grand March led by P. J. Finnegan and a long list of aides. Ladies of Galway host visitors at Phenix Hall and plan a ball Feb 27. speakers include M. J. O'Brien Rev P. J. O Grady and Cunniffe. Hamilton Catholic Society to fund church via Paine Memorial Hall concert Monday. Boston Gaelic schools to raise Gaelic League funds this spring.
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Phenix Hall
Washington Street
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Central Council of Irish Clubs
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Ireland
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M. A. Finley
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D. J. Hurley
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Connolly
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Baker Trio Pleads Guilty in Postal Forgery Ring
Federal officers arrest Joseph Baker and Louis Ammerman for swindling the government with forged postal orders. They seek Joseph Raymond, believed to be the third member, with a dragnet across New England and help from Chief Watts’ men. A detailed photo and description are available.
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Louis Ammerman
Joseph Raymond
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United States
Watts
Boston swindler Baker arrested after confessions implicate West End associates
Federal officers reveal Baker confessed to swindling post offices and forged money orders in Boston. Acquaintances in the West End and at the Hotel Essex aided his operations, with forged orders passed in cafes and shops before his flight. He was captured in New York after a trap laid by authorities.
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Clarenton
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West Virginia
Raymond
Robertson
Quinn
Brief Notes About New England
GRAFTON Jona E B Sherman and Rev. Levi J. Achim ar rived home after a Florida health visit. WINCHENDON mill owners hire extra teams to haul logs to factories from local woodlots. W HAVEN Yale appoints Prof Albrecht F K Penck to the Siliman lectureship. HARTFORD James Lee Loomis named receiver of Ravine Mills Co Vernon. capital $18,000. NORTH BROOKFIELD first pay day at pioneer linen mill marks national textile era. Oxford mills begin and plan rapid profit. PITCHBURG Charles T Woodbury urges Mayor McMahon to push curfew for children after 9 pm. BARRE 405 legal voters to meet, largest turnout in years.
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Levi J. Achim
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Hartford
James Lee Loomis
Ravine Mills Company
Vernon
North Brookfield
Pioneer American Linen Mill
United States
Oxford Linen Mills
Pitchburg
Charles T. Woodbury
Fitchburg
James H. McMahon
Baebbe
Barre
Boylston School Association Banquet Set for Wednesday
The seventh annual banquet of the Boylston School Association will be held Wednesday evening at Deacon Hall. Fort Hill residents regularly attend this event, with a large gathering expected based on ticket returns.
Harvard Baseball Team Begins Hard Spring Practice
Harvard's baseball squad starts real work with cage drills today under coaches Pieper Castle and captain Leonard. Veterans Hartford and Brennan lead the battery with strong left hander Hartford returning from last season. Freshmen scheduled to bat by midweek.
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Pieper
Castle
Leonard
Battery
Hartford
Dan Brennan
Brennan
Dan
Harvard Likely To Lose Intercollegiate Meet
New York, Feb 23 Harvard may lose the intercollegiate meet scheduled for May after the Oxford Cambridge athletic associations declined the I A A A A challenge for an international meet in London next summer. The British note labels American colleges except Harvard and Yale as undesirable, stirring strong sentiment among IAAAA members.
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London
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Boston Labor Unions Gather for Meetings and Reorganizations
Boston labor circles hold gatherings as the Boston Team Drivers' District Council reconstitutes with International President Tobin and Secretary-Treasurer Hughes present at 45 Eliot Street. Other unions including Waiters, Cooks, Longshoremen, and Newsboys organize, vote on affiliations, and plan wage discussions and benefit distributions across shops in Boston and nearby towns.
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Boston Truck Teamsters’ Union 25
John J. Fenton
Boston Central Labor Union
Fenton
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Eliot Street
International
Daniel J. Tobin
Thomas L. Hughes
Chicago
Boston
Moving Picture Operators
International Theatrical State Mechanics’ Association
Kneeland Street
Patrick Maloney
Boston Waiters' Union 80
Washington Street
New England
Joseph B. Laycock
Laycock
Brockton
Boston Cooks
American Federation of Labor, Building Laborers’ Union 223
New England Building Laborers’ National Protective Union
Boston Building Laborers’ Union 6
Roughan
Charlestown
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Provident Union
Ston Longshoremen
Hanover Street
Amalgamated Coal Teamsters and Helpers
Frank P. Fall
Steakt
John T. Cooper
Cambri L, c
Thomas J. Minihan
Elm Street
General Teamsters’ Union 191
Safid
Teamsters
Wells Mentoria
Las Nign
Ant Brotherhood of Teamsters Union
Massachusetts
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Frederick W. Mattfeld
Wells Memorial Building
Conpo
Wells Memorial Hall
Bill Posters
Billers' Union 17
Paine Memorial Hall
Peter Trautvetter
Water Works Employees’ Union
McCaffery Jo Anes
State House
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New State
Dorchester
A. J. Tighe
Ben Franklin Assembly
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Revere Police Plan Annual Ball at Town Hall
The Revere Police Relief Association hosts its second annual concert and dance at Town Hall on Thursday evening. Patrolmen Chainey Tappan Shannahan and Sergeant Devine lead the committee with Chief McNeill directing the reception. A large crowd is expected as tickets sell well and an orchestra provides musical entertainment with supper served during intermission.
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Revere Police Relief Association
Revere
George C. Devine
William Chainey
William Tappan
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William A. McNeill
C. Devine
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Graft Allegations Shake Finance Commission Findings
The Finance Commission denounces Maryland Coal & Coke Company for delivering inferior coal to Long Island pauper institutions. Trustees found 66 tons short and bills of lading misdescribed coal as Maryland Big Vein Georges Creek. Commission urges no compromise and calls for payment refusal and coal rehaul. Nathan Matthews chairs the panel.
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Georges Creek
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Pennsylvania
South Fork
Philadelphia
Boston
Big Wein Georges Creek
Finance Commission
Nathan Matthews
Coal Contract Shortage Threatens City Losses
Max E. Wyzanski reports that in 1907 the Board of Pauper Institutions Trustees overpaid for 2500 tons of Georges Creek Cumberland coal from Maryland Coal & Coke Co. The shipment was short by 56 tons and very wet, risking about $1100 in losses. trustees claim the city was misled and vow to pursue corrective action with the Finance Commission and Mayor Hibbard.
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Maryland Coal & Coke Company
Inter
Max E. Wyzanski
Pauper Institutions
City
Max BE. Wyzanski
Board of Pauper Institutions Trustees
Post
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Cumberland
Long Island
William J. Sullivan
Board of Trustees
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