Burglar Gang Raids Kingston Town Deeply
Kingston residents woke to a town wide burglary spree. Eleven locations were hit from a Summer street grocery to the railroad station with money, stamps, and a peanut slot machine stolen. A later party fled along the tracks after an early morning disturbance.
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Kingston
Lester B. Drew
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Frank Chandler
Summer Street
Chandler’s
IF. N. Whitman
Steele & Farrington
Walter S. Loring
KE. S. Wright
John Stegmaier
New York, New Haven & Hartford
W. H. Adams
M. W. Ford
Maple Street
State and Morality Stirs Ford Hall Audience
Professor Charles Zueblin declared that voters in Boston elect criminals, linking political choice to moral standards during his address on The State and Morality at Ford Hall. The remarks followed the third Ford Hall meeting last night.
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Boston
Charles Zueblin
Ford Hall
Professor Zueblin On Morality In Politics And Waste
Professor Zueblin denounces public indifference to economic waste and corruption. He argues the State must promote justice, critiques tariff uncertainty, pensions for veterans, underpaid teachers, municipal abuses, and advocates reforms to curb waste and protect human life.
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Zueblin
Ways and Means Committee
Grand Army
Gun Play and Chase End in Looter Capture
Officer Reiser chased suspect Davis into an open field at Harold and Crawford, tripped, and a fierce fighting fracas ensued with three other officers joining in. Davis was subdued, identified by Whitney, and found with jewelry and $84. The Brinkoff and Foster families were notified seeking stolen items possibly linked to their burglaries.
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Davis
Harold
Crawford Streets
Harold Street
Whitney
Brinkoff
Waumbeck Street
Abbotsford Street
Messina Aftershocks Prompt Strict Civil Order
Balmy weather aids survivors as General Mazza enforces strict laws to prevent looting in Messina. He orders death by shooting for excavations without permits and vows rapid disinfection, burial, and welfare work with Reggio authorities. The Bayern Red Cross ship and Culgoa bring aid and supplies.
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Messina
Mazza
Haad
Reggio
US battleships arrive in Naples amid mourning visit by Griscom
US battleships Connecticut Kansas Minnesota and Vermont under Rear Admiral Sperry arrive at Naples at dawn anchoring near Italian ships Benedetto Brio San Giorgio. No salutes due to national mourning. Italian officials and Admiral Sperry exchange greetings.
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Naples
United States
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Sperry
Benedetto Brio
San Giorgio
Ambassador Griscom
Duke of Aosta
Messina
Villefranche
Rib injury for H Nelson Gay on relief ship Bayern
Despatches from Italy report H Nelson Gay of Boston was among the first rescuers injured on the relief ship Bayern. A rib was fractured but not seriously. Gay was studying in Rome during the earthquake and is noted for his Italian knowledge and service in rescue work. He is Amherst and Harvard educated and has multiple honors including knighthood by Victor Emmanuel. He and his brother own Boston real estate and a Boston hotel.
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Italy
H. Nelson Gay
Boston
Bayern
Gay
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Amherst College
Harvard College
Americans Safe in Quake Zone List from Rome
United States Consul Bishop in Palermo telegraphed the American embassy with a list of Americans reported safe in Rome after the quake. The roll includes Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Fraser, Miss Grant Winfield Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and Dr. Wilcox, and many others.
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United States
Palermo
G. E. Fraser
Grant Winfield Robbins
Wilcox
Samuel Etoques
Oughton
Higgins
F. KE. W. Higgins
Cameron
A. F. Goodwin
Nimisk
J. Henderson
deGuerina
K. Rogers
A. Clinton
TF. N. Hemmingway
R. W. Gilbert
Charles Hapgood
M. E. Williams
T. R. Cahore
Miss Bent
Kendall
Crawford
Taft Cabinet Makeup Listed With Possible Names
The draft cabinet list for Taft includes Secretary of State Knox or Sen Samuel Knox, Postmaster General Hitchcock, Attorney General Wickersham or Hoyt, Interior Ballinger, Commerce and Labor Straus or Nagel, Agriculture Pinchot, War Wright, Treasury Meyer with Governor Herrick and others, Navy Meyer.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
George W. Wickersham
Hoyt
the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Commerce and Labor
Straus
Charles Nagel
Agriculture
Gifford Pinchot
the Treasury
George von IL. Meyer
Governor Herrick
Ohio
James B. Forgan
John Mitchell
John W. Barr
the Navy
George von L. Meyer
New York
Henry Taft
Knox
Interior
Pacific Coast
Naval
Navy Yard
St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Luke E. Wright
Meyer
Taft
Treasury
Herrick
Cabinet speculation swirls as Taft names stay secret
Taft withholds Cabinet names except Knox and Hitchcock prompting gossip. Knox hints at exclusion for betrayers while Hoyt and Ballinger remain top prospects for attorney general and interior. Straus popularity clashes with Nagel. Pinchot and Wright linked to agriculture and foreign affairs. Meyer seeks treasury with Herrick as rival and possible naval shift.
Waterfront site eyed for Boston customs house on Charles River
Rumors link a waterfront plot at Commercial Street and Charles River Avenue to the proposed Boston customs house. The property, once part of the Boston Gas Light site and near the Charlestown bridge, has been offered by New Haven road and could replace other sites if merchants’ protests are overcome. Officials in Washington weigh public sentiment as negotiations remain unconfirmed.
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Boston
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New
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Commercial Street
Charles River Avenue
Boston Gas Light Company
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Boston Proper
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Post
Two Drown Through Ice In Ponkapoag
Patrolman Mateer and Meehan died in a pond ice accident at Ponkapoag while aiding Lugton brothers and a third man. Meehan and Mateer sank after the plank bridle broke. Lugtons survived after seeing the tragedy and summons arrived too late. Meehan was newly married.
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Ponkapoag
New York Benefit Concert Raises Over $15000
In the Metropolitan Opera House tonight a monster concert drew packed crowds and raised more than 15000 for Italian earthquake victims. Stars including Caruso Geraldine Farrar Scotty Fremstad and Bond performed as 5000 were turned away. Program sales by Metropolitan Opera Chorus School netted over 600.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Metropolitan Opera Chorus School
Caruso
Geraldine Farrar
Scotti
Mme. Fremstad
Bond
Benefit concert raises 1699 for Sicily quake victims
A large audience at the Boston Theatre last evening contributed 1699 to the relief fund for Sicily earthquake sufferers, in what was praised as one of the best benefit concerts in years.
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Boston Theatre
Sicily
Body of British consul's wife found in Messina ruins
The body of Mme. Ogston wife of the British consul at Messina was found today and delivered to Mr Ogston's father after she and her daughter escaped the ruins.
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Messina
Mme. Ogston
U S Battleships Sail From Port Said For Malta And Marseilles
PORT SAID rallying early January reports the battleships Wisconsin Illinois and Kearsage of the Atlantic fleet departing for Malta while the New Jersey heads to Marseilles.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Kearsage
United States Atlantic Fleet
Malta
New Jersey
Marseilles
Panter and Ajax Move North Through Suez Canal
SUZ January 10 The repair ship Panter and the collier Ajax of the United States Atlantic fleet entered the Suez Canal today bound north.
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Panther
Ajax
United States Atlantic Fleet
Suez Canal
Despondent man 60 commits gas suicide at Union Park lodgings
J. J. Flannery of 60, despondent over old age, ended his life by inhaling illuminating gas in his Union Park lodging shortly before midnight last night. Police and coroner investigations follow. no other persons involved.
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J. J. Flannery
Union Park
Hyde Park Officer Mateer Dies in Braving Ice
Patrolman Mateer, a popular Hyde Park officer, drowned after braving thin ice to rescue Billy, a young man who also perished. Walter Lugton survived after being in the water for over an hour and revived at home. Mateer, a partner to Walter Ting ton, left a widow and daughter and was praised by colleagues for bravery during the fishing accident on the pond.
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McIntyre
McIintyre
Meehan
Walter Tington
Hyde Park
Eagles
Atrolman Mateer
Walter Lugton
Post
Billy
Walker, Warren Bank President, Dies at Peabody
Harry F. Walker, president of the Warren National Bank, died today in Peabody. He also served as secretary and treasurer of the Peabody Co operative Bank he founded 21 years ago and held various town offices.
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Harry F. Walker
Warren National Bank
Warren Bank
Peabody Co-operative Bank
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