First Test of Parliament Ends in Fiscal Clash
London Feb 24 The opening trial of strength in the new Parliament ends with Austen Chamberlain's fiscal amendment rejected 285 to 254. Balfour Lloyd George Runciman Bonar Law speak as the fiscal controversy remains unreframed. In Glover will case new testimony reveals Mrs Glover jealous and threatening, seeking Hattie LaBlanc removed from home.
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London
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Arthur J. Balfour
Lloyd George
Walter Runciman
Board of Education
A. Bonar Law
Irish vote shows narrow government win amid abstentions
Government triumph by 31 amid cross voting absence and solid Laborer support. Nationalists O'Brienites Redmondites abstained. three Liberals Hillare Belloc Horatio W Bottomley J C Wedgwood abstained. Irish party vows veto pressure and vigorous opposition, risking ministry defeat or survival only with Balfour support.
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O’brienites
Redmondites
Hillare Belloc
Horatio W. Bottomley
J. C. Wedgwood
Freeman's Journal of Dublin
John Redmond
Credible witness recounts Glover confessions about Hattie case
Mrs. Sampson testified that in late April 1908 Mrs. Glover warned she would be blamed for Hattie La Blanc's condition and pressed to send the girl back home. She described subsequent visits to the Glover home in 1908 and asked why she did not take Hattie with her. She denied harboring Hattie or burning a late April letter beyond disposal for decorum.
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Glover
Hattie LaBlanc
Kate Sampson
East Cambridge
Mrs. Sampson
Hattie
Stranger shoots peacemaker on Tremont street
Morris Rosenthal a 19 year old flower boy famous in the theatre district tried to mediate a dispute on Tremont street between another flower boy and an unidentified man. He was wounded in the left arm and is at City Hospital. The shooter fled but is described by police who will search the city.
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Morris Rosenthal
Theatre
Tremont Street
City Hospital
Municipal plum tree goes down in city administration
The Civil Service Commission issued a formal opinion from Attorney General Malone stating that the penal institutions department should be governed by the commission's rules. The move marks the Fitzgerald administration's first major challenge from civil service oversight and is sent to the Mayor's office for action.
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Civil Service Commission
Fitzgerald
Malone
Penal Institutions Department
Penitentiary Department Now City Run, Civil Service Applies
Attorney General Malone rules the penal institutions department is a city department. All employees must be hired from an eligible Civil Service list and take competitive exams, except the penal commissioner. Mayor Fitzgerald allies eyed top posts, notably John H. Sullivan for deputy commissioner at 2500 dollars annually, but CS certification now endangers his prospects.
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Malone
Penal Institutions
Fitzgerald
Civil Service Commission
Sullivan
Police Quell Strike Riots In Philadelphia
Surface streetcars ran on principal streets of Philadelphia under State police guard for the first time since the strike began, despite unrest in Kensington and Frankford districts as the fleet operated to midnight.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Kensington
Frankford
Transit firm reports 84 cars stoned. riots quelled quickly
Officials say 84 streetcars were stoned during the day but disturbances were controlled with no riot calls to headquarters. 744 cars in service, 66 ran till midnight. The company hires 400 new workers, many former staff, to increase service starting tomorrow.
Smoker Dies in Blazing Naphtha
STOUGHTON Feb 24 Samuel Conners a dealer in naphtha and gasoline smoked a cigarette while entering a rear storehouse. An explosion minutes later reduced the building to a furnace. His body was found burned beyond recognition as investigators noted unusual bone ash. Eighty hens were reported to have been in the building at the time of the catastrophe.
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Stoughton
Samuel Conners
Conners
Flames Wreck Two Story Building Amid Fatal Fire
Mrs Conners heard her husband cry for help through the wall of flame as the fire destroyed a two story frame building housing a storehouse. She collapsed after rushing toward the blaze. Fire Chief James J Pye and Albert A Turner found the body among debris after a search.
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Conners
James J. Pye
Albert A. Turner
Somnambulist 14-Year-Old Arthur Dolan Found On Street
Roxbury Crossing police report 14-year-old Arthur Dolan of 68 Day Street wandered Day Street in sleepwear at 9:30 p.m. Patrolman Hulbig awoke the boy, who had no memory of leaving home, and took him to shelter.
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Roxbury Crossing
Arthur Dolan
Day Street
Hulbig
Cambridge Bookkeeper Coleman to Surrender Today
George W. Coleman, earning $12 weekly as a bookkeeper, allegedly looted National City Bank of Cambridge. Police expect his surrender within 24 hours and suspect an accomplice. Indications rise that theft could exceed earlier figures, with several women linked to his lifestyle as alleged lavish entertainer.
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George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Coleman
Hurley
Boston
New York
Beau Brummel
Jealousy Rife as Coleman Courts Two Women in Boston
An intimate friend recounts Mrs. Marguerite Taylor’s resentment after Coleman won over Lucille Harris in Columbus Avenue rooms. Harris left Boston for Berwick Park where Inspector Hurley reportedly questioned a young woman, who knew nothing of interest.
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Coleman
Marguerite Taylor
Pleasant Street
Cambridge
Lucille Harris
Columbus Avenue
Alley’s Ale Goes Home With You At All Times
Advertising copy touts Alleys Ale as refreshing when tired and aiding digestion with dinner. It claims the ale is nutritious and widely available on draught at hundreds of Boston taps. The notice urges readers to ask for it at bars and homes.
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Alley
Boston
Faro men buncoed Coleman at bank in Cambridge case
George W. Coleman, a bookkeeper for the National City Bank of Cambridge, was among victims of a Boston faro bank swindle ring active for three years. He lost about 40 000 dollars after being lured by dealers who claimed to double his money in an hour and were taken to New York to fear a conspiracy with a major gaming house.
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New York
Coleman
Boston
George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Faro Bank
Banco
Noted Card Cheaters Linked to New England Swindle
Attorneys reveal Coleman plans to expose a widespread scam by a gang allied to the wire men who swindled Bank Cashier Walker in New Britain and a New York physician. Victims range from 1000 to 65000 dollars, with many afraid of publicity. The same group operates across transatlantic routes, with photos posted on liners warning of card cheaters.
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Coleman
New England
Walker
New Britain
Conn
Muir
Bunco
Europe
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