Robbers assault is fatal in Springfield
Peter Beaupre a 55 year old night watchman at the C C Reed coal pocket in Springfield died at Springfield Hospital after being attacked last night. He was found unconscious this morning with four deep head wounds. Robbery appears the motive as his pockets and watch were missing and police have not yet identified the assailant.
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Springfield
Peter Beaupre
Cc. S. Reed
Fastern Avenue
Logan Street
Beaupre
John J. Nugent
Local Boston Area Forecast Rolls In For Early Week
Boston and vicinity forecast calls for fair weather Monday with rain or snow likely Tuesday. Warmer temperatures. Winds shift from fresh to brisk northeasterly to easterly, bringing unsettled conditions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Weather Outlook for New England and Maine
Forecast notes autumn conditions with snow possible in eastern Maine on Monday. Tuesday brings rain or snow and warmer temperatures, brisk north winds diminishing and turning east by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Maine
Governor First 10 See Bank Perils
Meyer Bloomfield of the depositors committee credits Governor Guild with exposing banking abuses. He notes the Governor sparked action in his message and predicts legislative reforms limiting lax banking practices by session's end. Bloomfield says the committee will pursue legal action with counsel Eastman, aided by Brandeis and Filene.
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Curtis Guild
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Commonwealth
Eastman
Louis Brandeis
Filene
Appointment of Savings Bank Commissioners Sparks Speculation
Pending two vacancies after the resignations of Locke and Otis, speculation rises over Governor’s choices for savings bank commissioners. The office pays modest salaries and emphasizes honor over money. Custodians Weed and Hall begin review of Provident Securities and Banking Company finances, with a few days expected to finalize investigations. Depositors protective committee to meet again tomorrow.
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Savings Bank
Messrs
Locke
Otis
Weed and Hall
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Depositors’ Protective Committee
Provident Banks Opened for Depositors at Boston Post
The Boston Post published a key to unlock banks used by Provident Securities and Banking Company depositors. Nearly 200 banks were brought to the Post office Saturday and opened for owners, with more brought in Friday. Depositors bringing banks to the Post office can have their money released.
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The
Boston Post
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Office of the Post
Distress in North End Over Provident Bank Collapse
In the North End hundreds of depositors mourn Provident Securities and Banking Company failure. Civic Service House chief Meyer Bloomfield notes many ruined savings and ruined futures, including a newsboy who may have lost Harvard plans and a mechanic with a sick wife who trusted neighbors to recommend the bank. He lost his savings and faces hardship. the article continues on page 4, column 6.
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North End
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Civic Service House
Meyer Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Har Vard
Bankers Arrested Over Missing $7000 From Bank of Sicily
Antonio Crisaffulli, senior partner of Crisaffulli & Sciacca, was arrested in New York at Boston police instigation for grand larceny tied to the Bank of Sicily affair. The defunct bank, linked to a grocery business, collapsed as Sciacca disappeared with deposits and bonds sent to Italy for six months. Depositors pressed for action. lawyer Zottoli sought a warrant after observing the bank’s collapse and missing funds.
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Antonio Crisaffulli
Crisaffulli & Sciacca
Bank of Sicily
North Street
New York
Boston
Sciacca
Italy
Joseph J. Zottoli
Crisafulli
Crisafulll
John Dew in Boston for Trial
John Dew, noted Bible lecturer and inventor, along with Louise M. Hood, was arrested in Chicago on January 1 and brought back to Boston. State Detective Rhoades and Inspector Harris escorted them. after booking at police headquarters they were moved to Charles Street jail to await arraignment.
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John Dew
Louise M. Hood
Chicago
Boston
Rhoades
Harris
Charles Street
Dew’s alleged Boston thefts tied to clergy fund drives
Police allege over two years Dew and Mrs Hood lived lavishly at the Hotel Brunswick while targeting clergy and women in Boston. He allegedly forged stock certificates from Miss Elizabeth Gould and Miss Harriet Gould, selling shares of American Sugar, Bell Telephone, and Hartford Fire. He disappeared after receiving funds for charitable work, with Mrs Hood implicated.
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Dew
Boston
Hood
Brunswick
Elizabeth P. Gould
American Sugar Refining
Harriet Gould
American Telephone &Telegraph Company
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Carl G. Cutler
Illness of Marshall Field Worsens in New York
New York January 14 reports Marshall Field of Chicago gravely ill in a city hotel. Pneumonia resistant to treatment has greatly exhausted him, with bulletin at 11 p.m. noting loss of ground and a less favorable outlook.
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New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Overcoats Sale Ad At Gray Co Washington Street
A brief store listing notes overcoats priced at 15.00 and other coats at 5.90, with Gray Company located at Washington and Hanover Streets offering the deals.
Signs of Wreckage Come Ashore Off Highland Light
A wild blizzard shrouds the New England coast tying up shipping since Saturday night and raising fears of lost vessels or men. Ocean steamers anchor off Boston Harbor quarantine while coastwise steamers use Newport and Provincetown harbors. Three schooners collide in Ports mouth Harbor but suffer only minor injuries. Yarmouth steamer Boston reaches port after a perilous Bay of Fundy run.
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New England
Boston
Newport
Vineyard Haven
Provincetown
Portsmouth
Highland Light
Yarmouth
Bay of Fundy
Passengers Rescued From Clyde Liner Cherokee After Peril
After 24 hours of anxiety, 60 passengers and crew were rescued from the Clyde line steamer Cherokee which ran aground near Brigantine Shoals. Captain Archibald, mates, and carpenter remained aboard as Captain Mark Caste and crew in the sloop Alberta retrieved the stranded group. Among the rescued were Lieutenant H. M. L. Walker and several New York residents. The Alberta completed the risky transfer over a lurching sea while life crews stood by, and the rescued were placed in hotels for treatment.
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Clyde
Atlantic City
N. J
Clyde Line
Cherokee
San Domingo
New York
Archibald
Mark Caste
Alberta
H. M. L. Walker
United States
Yankee
Washington
Puerto Plata
Joseph Schwartz
Albert N. Pierson
Louis A. Train
Walter W. Handley
Edward Ilapodde
Elias Filipa
Jose
Anna Amaris
Amaris
Santo Domingo
Caste
Fight for Boston Public Works Board Looms at State House
A bill to create a Boston Public Works Board faces rapid advancement in the Legislature. The measure, backed strongly this year, promises complete oversight of street and water divisions and the street commissioners, with talks of a metropolitan fire department. The plan, likely three commissioners with two appointed by the governor and one by the mayor, will supersede a new street department ordinance. Committee on metropolitan affairs, led by Mr. Lomasney, will handle it.
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State House
Board of Public Works
Boston
Board of Works
Street and Water Departments
Metropolitan Fire Department
General Court
Street Department
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Board of Commissioners of Public Works
Transit Commission
Lomasney
House
Overcoats Priced at Fifteen Dollars and More
Classified note lists coats priced at fifteen dollars and five ninety as well as eighty five ninety. Mentions F Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover Streets. Indicates sale or price listing by the Gray company in a compact urban ad style.
Many Steamers Overdue Venture Forth After Blizzard
Anxiety at the waterfront as long overdue freight steamers and Atlantic liners are feared to be in the blizzard path since Saturday. Vessels that left Saturday afternoon remain anchored off Quarantine awaiting calmer seas while some incoming steamers seek refuge in southern harbors near Cape Cod after a fierce northeast blizzard and high tides.
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Cape Cod
Cured of Chronic Bronchitis Ad by Dean Regan
Local advertisement notes a cure for chronic bronchitis using Father John's Medicine. Signed by Dean Regan of 29 High Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts, this testimonial appears as a reader endorsement in the newspaper.
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John
Dean Regan
High St
Lawrence, Mass
Overcoats at 15.00 by F Gray Co Washington Hanover
Sale notice lists overcoats priced at 15 dollars each by F Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover streets. Item details limited to the price and vendor in a concise classified style.
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Atty Moran
Ben Franklin
Washington Forecast
F. Gray Co
Wash. and
Hanover Sts
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
John Wanamaker
S. S. Co
Rogers & Co
Washington St
Franklin
Guild
Provident
Gray Co
Arresi
Ene SP Ae
Crisaffuli
I. Gray Co
Wash
Brigantine Beach
Absecom Light
Absecom
South Brigantine
S Brigantine
Boston Public Works Board
Greyhounds
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