Explosion Injures Inspector at Police Headquarters
Inspector Thomas H. Lynch of the Boston Police Department, famed as an expert on safebreaking, was severely injured yesterday afternoon when a detonating cap exploded on his desk at Pemberton Square headquarters. He was detailing safe worker methods to Inspector William McKenna of Waltham about a local robbery case before Christmas.
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Thomas H. Lynch
Oston
Pemberton Square
Goggs
William McKenna
Watch City Band Involves Lynch Detonating Cap Accident
Inspector Lynch suffered facial hand and leg injuries when a detonating cap exploded at his Lynch headquarters desk in Pemberton square. Fellow officers rushed to aid him before he was taken to Haymarket Square Relief Station for treatment to prevent blood poisoning.
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McKenna
Lynch
Yess
Watch City
Haymarket Square
Pemberton Square
Bynch
Silas Waite
John F. Linton
Jaynch
Bowdoin Will Awards Fortune to 16 Year Old Heir
Temple Bowdoin's probate will bequeaths most of his estate to his 16 year old son George Temple Bowdoin. It also leaves $100,000 to public institutions and remembers 300 employees.
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New York
Temple Bowdoin
J.P. Morgan
George Temple Bowdoin
Mayor Curley bans toy war drama at Toy Theatre
The play Across the Border by Marie Beulah Dix faced a ban after curses and oaths in its climax. Mayor Curley issued orders prohibiting further performances. After a lengthy conference with theatre manager A. Washington Peret, the mayor relented and allowed the drama to continue with expulsions of the objectionable language.
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Marie Beulah Dix
Curley
A. Washington Peret
Pezet
Mayor Curley to Visit Theatre and Censor Play
Mrs Lyman W Gale director of the Toy Theatre criticizes the mayoral order to close the production Across the Border saying the play portrays wartime brutality as authorized by Miss Dix and quoting Eawin D Mead and Fannie Fern Andrews who defend the script as accurate and necessary.
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Curley
Lyman W. Gale
Toy Theatre
Boston
New York
Dix
Eawin D. Méad
Fannie Fern Andrews
United States
Suffrage Insurance Policy Considered by New York Union
The Women’s Political Union plans to insure against loss of suffrage in 1915 New York. Three members will meet an insurance broker to obtain a policy that would pay the group $25,000 if the amendment fails. The committee has $500 raised toward the premium.
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New York
Women's Political Union
Rebels Attack Durazzo as Essad Pasha Seeks Help
A Durazzo dispatch reports rebels issuing a Mussul iman committee demand for Essad Pasha to surrender French and Servian ministers. At 12:30 a m they attacked the city. Essad Pasha sought aid and Italian legation appealed to warships. Sardegna and Misurata fired shells to check the rebels, while staff of legations and Italian colony embarked.
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Paris
Havas
Durazzo
Albania
Mussulian Committee
Essad Pasha
Legation
Sardegna
Misurata
Legations
British naval strike hits Dar es Salaam in East Africa
British warships bombarded Dar-es-Salaam capital of German East Africa disabling German ships and taking 34 prisoners including 14 Europeans and 20 natives as the official Nairobi report notes one killed and 12 wounded. French and Italian actions also reported in Europe and the Balkans with ongoing fighting and prisoner captures.
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German East Africa
Nairobi
British East Africa
Steinbach
Upper Alsace
Paris
Berlin
Durazzo
Germany
Poland
von Hindenberg
Rawka River
Bolimow
Petrograd
Gorlice
Cracow
Vien
London
Great Britain
Africa
Indian Ocean
Goliath
Fox
Zanzibar
Admiralty
Bank Demand Certificate Of Deposit For Executors
For executors guardians and administrators holding funds for investment or future use a demand certificate of deposit offers instant availability while earning interest. It describes deposits capital surplus undivided earnings as part of the arrangement.
Fairies in Will Testimony About Charlestown Man
Relatives contending Roger Mc Laughlin's will testified in Superior Court that fairies of Ireland and witches in legends influenced his life. They seek to challenge the will's validity based on these beliefs and the deceased's associations in Charlestown.
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Fairies OF
Ireland
Killarney
Roger McLaughlin
Charlestown
Contest Over Will Arguments For McLaughlin Estate
A brother and sister contest the will of McLaughlin alleging unsound mind and undue influence. They cite interviews about fairies and goblins while the house at 40 Mt. Vernon Street is left to Elizabeth Collins and the rest to charity.
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McLaughlin
John
Catherine McLaughlin
Mt. Vernon Street
Charlestown
Elizabeth Collins
Edward A. McLaughlin
John A. Barry
Barry
Charles A. Dewey
George F. Jelsey
Dewey
Daniel McLaughlin
Copper King Quincy Shaw Treated After Mental Breakdown
Quincy Adams Shaw head of Calumet & Hecla Mining Company recuperating from serious mental breakdown in a seven room bungalow at McLean Hospital Waverley. He may be confined to rest and quiet for six months to a year before recovery.
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McLean Hospital
Waverley
Quincy Adams Shaw
America
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Notable Patient at McLean Receives Exclusive Private Care
Details reveal Mr. Shaw is treated by top mental specialists at McLean Hospital with no expected recovery within months. He has a private bungalow on hospital grounds and seven attendants maintaining around the clock care, at a princely cost, under strict secrecy about his location.
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Shaw
McLean Hospital
Mr. Shaw
Walker to present side in dispute with Governor Walsh
Fred F. Walker former head of the Bureau of Animal Industry plans an open letter to Governor Walsh to present his side of the case. John P. Feeney, his counsel, delayed publication while out of town. Governor Walsh said labor unions have a right to demand a legislative investigation into the small loans office.
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Walsh
Fred F. Walker
Bureau of Animal Industry
Walker
John P. Feeney
Feeney
Boston Central Labor Union
E. Gerry Brown
Puffer Suit Filed over Alienation of Affections in East Cambridge
Mrs Elenore Puffer, famed from 1907 for a unique trial divorce with Rev Charles H Puffer, sues Mrs Viola Puffer in East Cambridge for 25000 dollars alleging alienation of affections. Elenore, active in church work, has supported herself by acting and dancing with stock and touring companies for about 22 years.
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Elenore Puffer
Charles H. Puffer
East Cambridge
Viola Puffer
Puffer
Second Mrs Puffer Serves Time at Clergyman’s Home
The second Mrs. Puffer, once housemaid to the clergyman and his first wife, has spent much of her married life to Dr. Puffer in their apartment. He now pastors a church in Stafford Springs Connecticut where Mrs. Elenore Puffer resides in a house given by her former husband as part of a divorce settlement. Both women find themselves traveling as a result.
Liquors in Cafes Approved by Licensing Board
If Governor Walsh approves the Licensing Board of Boston report, many city restaurants not tied to hotels may offer wines and beers. Excise Commissioners view these beverages as a daily diet item equal to tea or coffee.
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Walsh
Licensing Board of
Boston
Excise
Liquor Sale Restrictions Urged by Board
A board recommends restricting liquor sales by druggists this quarter and urges legislative action. The report notes concerns over accessibility and calls for tighter regulation to curb distribution.
Fitzgerald Visit Highlights City Budget Idle Funds Debate
The report covers Fitzgerald accusing idle funds from 506000 to 1000000 meant for five major public improvements. He cites 136000 for municipal building, Ward 12 lodge plans, and unsafe conditions for the poor. He credits Dorchester boulevard to himself sparking criticism of Mayor Curley for lack of credit. Council sings Tipperary as part of the meeting, while Curley vows no new public buildings until streets are passable and past neglect addressed.
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Rossindale
Ward 12
Dorchester Boulevard
Curley
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald Attends City Council Executive Meeting
Former mayor Fitzgerald enters a City Council executive meeting as proceedings begin. The report notes his presence at the gathering, with details continued on the paper’s later pages.
Moon and Stars Mark January Skies and Celebrations
The note lists sun and moon events for January including full and new moons and quarter phases, rises and sets, and celestial positions Jupiter Saturn Venus Mars. It also notes evening auto lamps at 4 56 and 5 26 and observes today’s anniversaries such as the 1757 Damiens torture and David Bispham’s birth.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
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