Examinations in Russell case reveal forged exhibit clues
After 14 days in the Western Russell fortune case a key witness was dismissed. Subpenas kept him in the East Cambridge Probate Court as testimonies and ink analysis suggested alterations to the Woodmen of the World membership paper. Russell, facing the Rousseau claim, joked with questions about Miss Hattie Keith while experts noted ink erasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Russell
William C. Russell
Russell
Ferdinand B. Almy
East Cambridge
Lawton
North Dakota
Daniel Blake Russell
Rousseau
Messina
N. Y
James Delbert Rous
Hattie Keith
Attorney Nason
Woodmen of the World
James Rousseau
Carmichael
Frank E. Morton
Melrose
Morton
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nason
Professor Carmichael
Laborer Falls Forty Feet to Death on Cambridge Trestle
A laborer crossing the Cambridge tunnel trestle last night slipped and plunged 40 feet to the excavation bottom. He was battered by beams during the fall and died within minutes. the man's name is not released.
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New
Cambridge
Italian laborer dies in fall in big trench
Laborers at work in a large trench heard a death shriek as an elderly Italian man about 85 fell through timber and landed in a heap. He was loaded into a dirt bucket and taken toward a hospital, but died before arrival. His home is believed to be in Boston’s North End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Boston
Old Age Limit for Teachers Discussed in City Rallies
David A. Ellis spoke in Wards 10 18 and 20 on retirement age for teachers. He urged a fixed limit arguing pupils suffer if teachers stay beyond 70 and noted comparisons with 60 year corporate and 63 year federal limits while praising vitality in teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Ellis
Will Conduct Probe in Hub
Washington reports the Treasury Department will probe sugar imports at other ports after New York underweighing findings. Efforts to recover duties show large sums previously withheld. Settlement with a major importing firm is near as imports arrive from San Francisco, Boston, and smaller ports.
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Washington
New York
Treasury Department
United States
San Francisco
Boston
Razor Attack in North End Ends With Arrest
Vincenzo Angria of Waverley was arrested after chasing Lillian Smith through the North End and slashing her neck and face with a razor. The wounds were not serious. Angria claimed the woman had stolen $5 and fled with a street-side crowd watching as he struck three times along Fleet Street.
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Vincenzo Angria
Waverley
North End
Lillian Smith
Angria
Miss Smith
Fleet Street
Daily Fire Record for Two A.M. to Two A.M.
At 5 45 a m still alarm 167 Commonwealth avenue Frank G Webster loss 200. At 9 14 a m box 86 1 Stevens street Mary Gregg loss 10. At 10 15 a m still alarm 48 Cambridge street Jeremiah F Gearin loss 25. At 4 35 p m box 247 727 Huntington avenue Roxbury G F Webh loss 5 52 p m box 15 130 Commercial street needless alarm. At 6 19 p m box 151 39 Story street South Boston Thomas B Fullen loss 10. At 7 10 p m box 61 109 Warrenton street Elizabeth Farwell loss slight. At 7 20 p m still alarm 9 Leeds street South Boston David Walsh loss 25. At 9 35 p m box 849 43 Brook street Brighton John Johnson loss 0. At 9 30 p m box 233 98 1 2 George Rivers Roxbury Daniel Looney no Oss.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Frank G. Webster
Stevens Street
Mary Gregg
Cambridge Street
Jeremiah F. Gearin
Huntington Avenue
Roxbury
G. F. Webh
Commercial Street
Story Street
South
Boston
Thomas
Fullen
Warrenton Street
Elizabeth Farwell
Leeds Street
David Walsh
Brooks
Society Bows to the Auto at Grand Central Palace Show
New York January 4 Society day at the Grand Central Palace automobile show drew long lines of people despite doubled admission to ease crowding. Attendees lingered in the aisles, curious about the varied types of automobiles on display.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Palace show draws a trophy filled crowd and prize fest
Manufacturers report brisk business from opening day and visitors from out of town filling the palace show dubbed the congress of trophies. Fiat wins the $10,000 grand prize at Savannah while Maxwell Briscoe and Marmon display numerous cups. A safety starting device and a French eight cylinder motor draw attention as displays show engines in operation behind glass panels with electric lighting.
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Rockies
Maxwell-Briscoe Company
Fiat
Savannah
Vanderbilt
Pullman
Oakland
Reo
Ward 12 Republicans endorse Mayor Hibbard for re election
The Ward 12 Republican committee endorses incumbent Mayor Hibbard, backing his bid for another term in the upcoming election. The move signals party support for continued leadership and policy direction.
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The
Ward 12
Republican Committee
Hibbard
Aviator Leon Delagrange Killed In Flight at Bordeaux
French aviator Leon Delagrange died during a flight at Bordeaux after a gusty wind caused his monoplane to lose control. He had set records earlier, but a sharp curve led to a wing failure and a fatal crash witnessed by a large crowd. Relatives and mechanicians speculate the accident stemmed from maneuvering too quickly in the wind.
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Bordeaux
Leon Delagrange
Delagrange
Doncaster
Woman Flyer Injured In Biplane Crash At Chalons Sur Marne
In Chalons sur Marne France on January 4 Mme De La Roche collided with a tree during a flight in a biplane. She was badly bruised and the aircraft was destroyed.
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Mme. de la Roche
Chalons Sur Marne
France
Mrs. Glover Testimony Before East Cambridge Grand Jury
Mrs. Lillian M. Glover of Waltham widow of Clarence F. Glover testified before the Middlesex grand jury at East Cambridge for over two hours. Nine witnesses were heard in connection with the case of Hattie Le Blanc employed in the Glover household.
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Lillian M. Glover
Waltham
Clarence F. Glover
Middlesex Grand Jury
East Cambridge
Hattie le Blanc
Glover
Jury expected to report Friday in LeBlanc case
Court activity at the courthouse stirred rumor of multiple indictments and a second defendant to face trial besides Hattie LeBlanc. District Attorney Higgins declined comment while witnesses including Dr Nathaniel Cousens and Chief J H McKenna appeared before the jury amid the Glovers dying statement tale.
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Hattie LeBlanc
Higgins
Nathaniel Cousens
Glover
J. H. McKenna
R. Currin
T. L. Tully
Waltham Police
Mat. McKenna
G. A. Freeman
Auburndale
Morgan in Huge Merger Sees $210 Million Deposits
New York reports a possible Morgan controlled consolidation through trust company mergers could push deposits to about $210,000,000, surpassing the National City Bank's deposits. The merger of J P Morgan & Co with Guaranty Trust Morton Trust and Fifth Avenue Trust adds about $150,000,000 in deposits.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan and Associates
National City Bank
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
Guaranty ‘Trust
Morton Trust
Fifth Avenue ‘Trust
Rumors of Trust Alliances Shake New York Financial District
The revival in downtown finance centers on talks of a major alliance among Bankers' Trust, Manhattan Trust, Mercantile Trust, and Equitable Trust. Bankers' Trust already links to Morgan interests via Perkins and Davison and other directors. The proposed Guaranty Trust lead in a Guaranty-Morton-Fifth Avenue consolidation is noted, while Manhattan Trust faces a slated relocation for a 306 story Bankers' Trust tower.
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Financial District
Bankers’ Trust
Manhattan Trust Companies
Mercantile Trust Company
Equitable Trust Company
Bankers’ Trust Company
Morgan
Morgan Banking House
George W. Perkins
Henry P. Davison
A. B. Hepburn
A. H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
William H. Porter
Chemical National Bank
Guaranty Trust Company
Guaranty-Morton-Fifth Avenue
Manhattan Trust Company
Manhattan Trust
Y. P. Morgan and Associates
National Banking Act
Wall Street
Four Die from Canned Pears Poisoning at Colorado Home
Four persons are dead and six critically ill in Lawell Colorado after ptomaine poisoning from eating canned pears at the home of Mrs. D G Valdez on Sunday. Local health officials investigate the outbreak and warn residents to discard suspect fruit.
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Rousseaus
Henry Carmichael
Commonwealth
Marion Blake
Malone
Edward Bryant
Dan Russell
Miss Hattie Best
Prox
East
Griffin
New England
Ghootl. Griipefin & Son
Washington Street
POST
Daily Fire Record
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britaco
Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland Streets
Washington Street Tunnel
Prienst
Union of
Howard G. Reynolds
Ders
Indorse
AIR United
Selfridge
States
E. Lefebvre
Antonio Fernandez
Mrs. Glover
Adems Square
Morse
Adams Square
Wolf's
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