10 Minute Battle on Tremont Street Common
Frank Gatley of 120 Warren Avenue and Police Inspector Joseph Loughlin fought for ten minutes on the Tremont Street mall in the Common yesterday afternoon as hundreds watched. Inspector James Concannon aided Loughlin and Gatley was handcuffed and escorted to police headquarters where he injured a glass pane in the booking office door with his head and damaged an umbrella he is accused of stealing.
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Frank Gatley
Warren Avenue
Joseph Loughlin
Tremont Street
James Concannon
Loughlin
Gatley
Police
Gatley Arrested After Hat and Umbrella Theft
Gatley, 28, allegedly visited Wethern & Company in Temple place and E. T. Slattery and stole two hats and an umbrella valued at 26 dollars. He was stopped by Officer Loughlin near Tremont street, forced to the Common, and resisted booking at headquarters. Officers were injured in the process.
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Gatley
Wethern & Company
Templeplace
E. T. Slattery
Tremont Street
Loughlin
Charged With Bigamy Woman Kills Self in Illinois
PANVILLE Ill Jan 16 Mrs Clara B Gillis died today after taking poison amid a personal crisis when confronted with a charge that she had two husbands living Police say she was 29 and had five husbands with three divorces she offered no statements before her death
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Panville, Ill
Clara B. Gillis
Fertilizer Plant Damaged by Fire at Fairfield Me
Fire at the N. S. Royster Guano Company plant in Fairfield Maine caused damage estimated at 50 000 to 100 000 dollars. The blaze broke out today and was reported from Baltimore. No injuries were described in the brief.
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Baltimore
N. S. Royster Guano Company
Fairfield
Here
State Canal Board inquiry cites graft links to bids
Evidence presented at District Attorney Whitman's inquiry shows in 1912 the State Canal Board declined to award contracts to James C. Stewart after he refused to give 5 percent of his $3,000,000 bid to a person identified as Mr. Gaffney.
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New York
State Canal Board
James C. Stewart
Gaffney
Whitman
Gaffney Solicitor Tie to Tammany Figure Suits Inquiry
Stewart fails to confirm the caller’s identity as James E. Gaffney linked to Charles F. Murphy. He recalls only that the visitor claimed to collect a contribution after bids on barge canal contracts, citing dead or retired associates, while emphasizing past Democratic donations.
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Stewart
Whitman
James E. Gaffney
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Boston National Baseball Club
Gaffney
Carroll
Cram
Josephd. Carroll
J. Sergeant Cram
Tammany
Democratic Party
William J. Conners
William Sulzer
P. McGovern Company
Stewart Company
Canal Board Bid After Executive Session Changes
Canal Board and Mr Whitman presented evidence showing Stewart’s proposition approved by Attorney General Carmody but voted down by others. An executive session with no record followed. The board awarded 71 (a) to Mc Govern, rejected 72 (a), then re advertised it. Stewart later bid on 72 (a) and won as the lower bidder.
New York Man Found Dead in Boston Hotel
B F Haywood aged 50 a traveling salesman for Kreff Owens of 361 Park Street New York City was found dead in bed at the Plaza Hotel 419 Columbus Avenue Boston last night Medical Examiner Leary ruled death due to natural causes
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B. F. Haywood
Kreff & Owens
Park Street
New York City
Plaza Hotel
Columbus Avenue
Leary
Wife found slain husband missing in Lockport case
The body of Mrs. Joseph Campino was found in a snow bank in Lockport today with the head nearly severed and the nose cut off. Her husband Campino has disappeared after the couple arrived in Lockport yesterday following their recent marriage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Joseph Campino
Lockport
Neighbor rescues invalid woman from burning home
Hiram Elmer, a passerby in Claremont New Hampshire, pulled Miss Mary Johnson from a fire at her outskirts home. He found her asleep in bed, wrapped her in bedding, and carried her to a neighbor’s house. The dwelling sustained heavy damage.
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Claremont
N. H
Hiram Elmer
Mary Johnson
Elmer
Princeton Man Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Richard Ridgley Lytle Jr., of New York City, was awarded the Rhodes scholarship for 1914 by the New York State Committee. A Princeton graduate and former editor of the Daily Princetonian, he is 23. Alternate: Hie Austin Coates of Columbia University.
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Albany
N. Y
Richard Ridgley Lytle, Jr
New York City
New York State Committee
Princeton
Prinecetonian
Aetive
Hie
Austin Coates
Columbia University
Williams nomination for Comptroller of the Currency reported favorably
The banking and currency committee ordered John Skelton Williams's nomination for Comptroller of the Currency favorably reported to the Senate. The post includes a seat on the Federal Reserve Board and on the Treasury Agriculture organization committee. Senator Reed will relay the decision tomorrow in Senator Owen’s absence. Munsey Trust head Frank A. Munsey testified about a deal that saw Munsey acquire United States Trust as it neared failure, during which Williams deposited government funds with Munsey.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Senate
Committee On Banking and Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Reed
Owen
Williams
Senator Reed
Frank A. Munsey
Munsey Trust Company of
Munsey Trust Company
United States Trust Company
The
Treasury
Munsey Company
Grace Saxe Seavey Dies in Brookline
Grace Saxe Seavey wife of Charles T Seavey died at Deaconess Hospital Brookline after a short illness She had surgery on Monday and did not recover She was active in the Congregational Church of Wollaston Funeral set for Sunday at 3 pm She was born in Cambridge VI and is survived by husband a daughter Miss Helen and two sons Harceld and Malcolm Residence at 414 Highland Avenue Wollaston
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Grace Saxe Seavey
Charles T. Seavey
Brookline
Seavey
Congregational Church
Wollaston
Cambridge
Helen
Harceld
Malcolm
Highland Avenue
Brother-in-Law of Late Williams Enters Bankruptcy
Franklin K. Patch of Quincy, brother-in-law of the late George E. Williams of Braintree, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court. He lists assets at zero and debts totaling 4877.91, including 550 to Williams estate and 1177.91 on George E. Williams paper.
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Franklin K. Patch
Quincy
George E. Williams
Braintree
United States District Court
North Reading to Change Town Name
The North Reading Board of Trade reports a two to one referendum vote in favor of renaming the town. A committee will meet to select a new name and pursue required legislation, as officials say the current name causes confusion with Reading and harms local interests.
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North Reading
North Reading Board of Trade
Reading
Earliest Strawberries on Record Arrive in Texas
TEXARKANA Texas Jan 16 The first Texas strawberries of the season arrived from Tyler today marking a record early show by one month and two days earlier than any previously recorded.
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Texas
Texarkana
Tex
Tyler
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Promises Easy Relief
Advertisement claims Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil is a pure tasteless remedy for laxative relief without taste or odor. It highlights quick action, no griping, no gas, and easy use for children. Sold in 25c or 50c sizes, trademarked by Kellogg Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Buffalo.
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Direct Primary Bill for Rhode Island
Rhode Island lawmakers consider a direct primary bill introduced by Senator Addison P. Munroe of Providence. A prior version stalled in committee. The session also saw resolutions proposing a $550 minimum salary for teachers and pensions for incapacitated and retired educators.
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Providence
Addison P. Munroe
King Gustave to Seek Women’s Franchise in Sweden
King Gustave of Sweden told Parliament in his throne speech that the government will again press for granting women the franchise and the right to elect and hold office on the same terms as men. The address was delivered in Stockholm on January 16.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustave
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