Two Big Fires in Charles Town Triggered by Incendiaries
Early today two fires broke out in Charles Town within minutes of each other. One destroyed the Fitchburg division train sheds of the Boston & Maine railroad near Warren Bridge. The second fire hit the T Weston Bryant undertaking establishment warehouse on Austin Street. Aid came from Somerville and Chelsea. Three alarms were rung for the freight yard blaze and two for the Austin Street fire within an hour. Residents in the Austin Street district were terrorized.
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Charlestown
Fitchburg Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Warren Bridge
T. Weston Bryant Undertaking Establishment
Austin Street
Somerville
Chelsea
City Men Pensions Discussed at State House
Chairman John A. Sullivan of the Boston Finance Commission told the committee on cities at the State House last evening that $30 a month suffices for a Boston city laborer pension, as it is all the city can afford. He warned the city is nearing a point where retrenchment is needed to avert a smash.
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John A. Sullivan
Boston Finance Commission
Committee On Cities
State House
Boston
Suit Sequel Hinted In Rantoul Divorce Case
Rumors of a new lawsuit against a third party as a sequel to disclosures in the East Cambridge county court during the Rantoul divorce case were heard yesterday. It is expected that thousands of dollars will be demanded when the suit is filed within days against a man named as a possible witness.
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Cambridge
City pension debate pins down half pay details
Finance Commission opponents argue pensions burden taxpayers while city workers gain advantages. Mayor Fitzgerald backs a half pay plan capped at 360 dollars yearly for laborers and craftsmen. city employees push 390 dollars. Officials spar over maximums, service length, and immediate pensioning for incapacitation.
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Sullivan
Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
Corbett
Michael O’brien
James A. Watson
Custody settlement in Rantoul divorce case delayed
Minor differences held up yesterday's settlement on custody of the Rantoul children and the father’s support payments pending Mrs Lois Burnett Rantoul's divorce libel case against Edward JL Rantoul for alleged cruel treatment. Attorneys warned a court report by James M Codman Jr and William A Gaston would be submitted to Judge Hall today, potentially giving the agreement full legal effect.
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Rantoul
Lois Burnett Rantoul
Edward JL. Rantoul
James M.codman,jr
William A. Gaston
Hall
Sticks to His Confession in Dramatic Courtroom Display
Cross-examination cannot shake his tale of killing Marsh in an auto and carrying him through the streets. The courtroom reacts with heightened interest as dramatic evidence is presented, with the defendant maintaining his story under steady, cool questioning.
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Marsh
Self Defence Claim in Marsh Killing Heard in Salem Case
William A. Dorr testified under oath that he killed George E. Marsh last April in self defence after Marsh seized his throat. The shooting happened at the Oak Island street and boulevard junction in Re vere Suffolk county, as Dorr recounted taking the corpse to the Marsh home and later placing it by the roadway for passersby.
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Salem
William A. Dorr
George E. Marsh
Marsh
Oak Island Street
Revere
Suffolk County
Democratic leaders protest Brandeis cabinet appointment
Massachusetts Democrats led by Governor Foss Mayor Fitzgerald and Chairman Riley protest President-elect Wilson against naming Louis D Brandeis to a cabinet post. Dispatches say high authority in Washington expects Brandeis to be named despite protests and the Bay State leaders continue their campaign. Fitzgerald's trip to Trenton aimed to present a formal protest while Riley presses the issue from the state committee.
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Foss
Fitzgerald
Thomas P. Riley
Democratic State Committee
Wilson
Louis D. Brandeis
Posi
Brandeis
Riley
Ocratic
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Trenton
Washington
Bay State
Mr. Brandeis
Palm Beach
Democratic State
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars Via Rock Island Lines
Tickets go on sale March 16th to April 15th for three best routes. Information available by calling or writing S. L. Parrott at 288 Washington Street Boston. advt
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California
North Pacific Coast
E. H. Boynton
N. KE. BP. A
Grand Trunk Railway
Washington St
Boston
Rock Island Lines
S. L
Parrott
Washington Street
New Cure for Tuberculosis From Dr Friedmann Arrives
Dr Frederich Friedmann, a young German physician, arrived in New York and will begin treating patients as soon as quarters are prepared for a laboratory. He plans to treat 50 or more children with tubercular knees to quickly gauge results and hopes to train other physicians to spread the knowledge. He has not announced other city visits beyond New York.
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New York
Frederich T. Friedmann
Ray Paris
Finlay
Friedmann
Beer wagon theft leaves man fingerless in Roxbury
A Roxbury Crossing youth was injured when a half barrel of beer fell on his left hand after he chased a beer wagon thief. Police seek the thief’s identity as three fingers were severed and left in the roadway during the pursuit.
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Roxbury Crossing
Death Diary Confession Stuns Court in Noted Case
The prisoner declared a death diary was written hours after the crime to mislead his aunt until he could reveal the true story of her uncle’s death. The packed courtroom stood spellbound as Dorr spoke with remarkable calm, dispelling nerves and delivering concise, decisive statements as the sensational tale unfolded.
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Commonwealth
Dorr
Tide and star times and anniversaries listed for the day
A compact local notice lists tide rises and phases for Portland, Gloucester, and Newport with times, notes sunrise and sunset heights, and marks celestial events. It also commemorates Henry W. Longfellow’s birth in 1807, Sheridan’s 1865 raid start, and a 1-year anniversary of a Supreme Court electrocution decree involving Mrs Cusumano.
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Henry W. Longfellow
Sheridan
Virginia
Supreme Court
Forecast for Boston and vicinity rain or snow Thursday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain or snow on Thursday with a chance of snow Friday. Warmer conditions are expected Thursday and winds from the southeast. The report notes unsettled weather across New England with moderate to brisk winds and higher temperatures than the previous day.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Train Ad Promotes Southern Route to Major Cities
An advertisement touts a popular rail route from New York to southern and southeastern cities including Hot Springs, Aiken, Augusta, Florida, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and Asheville known as The Land of the Sky. It notes daily through trains and lists a Boston office at 822 Washington St for reservations.
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Hot Springs
Aiken
Augusta
Florida
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Asheville
Land of the Sky
Sig
New York
Boston
Washington St
Thaw Refuses to Testify to Inquiry Committee
Harry K Thaw the Stanford White slayer declined to testify before Governor Sulzers inquiry panel into a possible conspiracy to obtain Thaws release from Matteawan State Hospital He demanded to testify under the same conditions as other witnesses and without pretence of insanity saying he acted on advised guidance but would not name the advisor
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Fishkill-On-Hudson
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Sulzer
Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Mr. Norton
Thaw refuses to answer as inquiry seeks release funds
The Albany commission heard John Nicholson Anhut testify about a $25,000 fee from a Thaw agent to obtain his release. Anhut denied Dr John W Russell offered a $20,000 bribe and Thaw’s refusal to answer questions left the panel uncertain how to proceed. Thaw claimed he was advised to answer only in the same room as other witnesses and declined to testify here.
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Albany
John Nicholson Anhut
New York
Thaw
Anhut
John W. Russell
Matteawan Hospital
Russell
John T. Norton
Carlisle
Norton
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George Murray
Exchange Trust Co
Mile Street
Boylston Street
Morrison Ave
Bet, Essex & Beach Sts
Maxim
d’Hote
Parisian
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Cornhill
Lavern
Houghton & Dutton CO
Fin. Com
Alli
Rumrill
Post
Chester Chapin Rumrill
Chlairman
Springfield
New London
Maryland
Haymarket
le Beer
Ene
Attwill
Dorf
George E Marsh
Agent Crane
Tion
The
Dem
Colum
Dr. Friedmann
Portland
Gloucester
Newport
A. m
P. m
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Jupiter
Saturn
Thompson's Spa
Southern Railway
Matteawan
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