Sailors Clash With Police in Bowdoin Square Riot
Three sailors were arrested after a half hour battle with five officers in Bowdoin Square. The melee began in a Court Street restaurant over two women and escalated as reinforcements joined. Officers McDonald Murphy J McDonald Hogarty and Ramsey fought the surged crowd, arresting James Grant George Martin and William A Rowley on intoxication charges.
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Bowdoin Square
Court Street
Beilors
William McDonald
Murphy
J. McDonald
Hogarty
Ramsey
Joy Street
Jackies
James Grant
George Martin
William A. Rowley
No Opposition to Eddy Will in Concord Probate
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Charles R. Corning admitted the will of Mary Baker G. Eddy to probate after witnesses testified to her mental soundness and the signing of the paper. The Probate Court hearing was purely formal.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Charles R. Corning
Will probated with no opposition from parties
An agreement by counsel for the Christian Science Church and the attorneys for George W. Glover and Dr. BE Foster-Eddy resulted in no opposition to probating the will of Mrs. Eddy’s sons.
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Christian Science Church
George W. Glover
BE. J. Foster-Eddy
Ferncroft Inn to Be Rebuilt After Fire Loss
Danvers Jan 17 The Ferncroft Inn Middleton long famed for hospitality burned early this morning with about 20000 in losses and will be rebuilt as owner Harry Mansfield plans new work once insurance is settled His dog Pet awoke him saving four girl waiters kitchen staff and chefs who escaped as Danvers fire crews arrived. only the barn could be saved and many antiques and paintings were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers
Ferncroft
Middleton
Descroft Inn
Harry K. Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Saxe Rapoport Wedding at Navillus Hall Dorchester
Samuel David Saxe and Miss Gertrude Rapoport wed at Navillus Hall Dorchester in a 4 PM ceremony. Rabbi J Rabinowitz officiated before about 100 guests. The couple planned a Berkeley Street home after a wedding trip, with a large reception and dance.
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Navillus Hall
Dorchester
Samuel David Saxe
Gertrude Rapoport
Max Orent
Rabbi J. Rabinowitz
Elizabeth Saxe
Mr. Saxe
Benjamin Orent
Plymouth
Frances Levovsky
Saxe
Berkeley Street
Pastor Van Ness Declared Out of Danger
The Rev. Thomas Van Ness of the Second Unitarian Church in Copley Square, after nineteen days of illness at his Brookline home, was yesterday evening pronounced completely out of danger by physicians.
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Thomas van Ness
Second Unitarian Church
Copley Square
Brookline
Two Shots Fired at Premier Briand in Paris
A madman fired twice from the gallery of the Chamber of Deputies wounding Leon Mirman in the leg while Premier Briand escaped harm. The assailant, Guy Solme, was overpowered and identified as a mentally ill individual with prior violence. Briand assisted the attacker, later declining comment.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Leon Mirman
Public Relief
M. Guisetehen
Marine
M. Briand
M. Mirman
M. Gisolme
San Sebastian
Tuileries Gardens
Redmond Re elected Irish Party Leader in Dublin
At a private meeting in Dublin on January 17 the Irish Parliamentary Party re elected John E. Redmond as chairman with other officers renewed and party resolutions reaffirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Parliamentary Party
John E. Redmond
$180 000 Tax Steal Says Mayor
Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald called for a State Finance Commission at the Gardner Business Men's Association banquet. He cited the Quincy A. Shaw estate case as proof cities lose taxes, claiming Boston lost 180000 that were due. He attacked the first Boston Finance Commission, accusing big corporations of leniency while small taxpayers were pursued.
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Gardner
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
State Finance Commission
Gardner Business Men’s Association
Quincy A. Shaw
Fitzgerald
Boston Finance Commission
Boston Mayors Race Links Estate Tax Scandal
The mayor cites the Shaw estate case tracing probate in 1908 09 and 10 with executors Welch Herrick and Shaw facing inheritance tax disputes and large trustee fees while accusing reform leaders of a $180,000 city plunder scheme.
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Shaw
Quiney A. Shaw
County of
Suffolk
Francis C. Welch
Robert F. Herrick
Quincy A. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Tax Commission
Messrs
Welch
Herrick
Boston
Ward 8
Storrow
City Hall
Explosion on Battleship Delaware Kills Eight
The boiler is wrecked and a board of officers investigates the explosion. Rear Admiral W. A. Marshall reports the ship to Hampton Roads where eight sailors died and one was injured. Next of kin across Kentucky Mississippi Georgia Tennessee Wisconsin New York were notified. The Delaware proceeds to Magellan voyage to Santiago while repairs are made at sea.
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Gove
Navy Department
William A. Marshal
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Delaware
Hampton Roads
Guantanamo
Straits of Magellan
Santiago
Chile
Senor Non Anibal Cruz
United States
Charles Henry Harp
Clark Harp
Violet
William Morris White
S. P. White
Vicksburg
Miss
Columbus Porter Watts
Pleasant M. Watts
Fairmount
Herbert Anderson Brewer
India Brewer
Hermitage
Tenn
Lewis Addison White
Charles White
Beaver Dam
Wis
Clarence DeWitt
Kate DeWitt
New Florence
Pens
Christian Jensen
Androeas Jensen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gene Phillips
Mary J. Phillips
Washington, D. C
Aerodrome to Rise on Cambridge Parkway at $200,000
A $200,000 aerodrome and garage complex is planned for the Cambridge Parkway near Cottage Farm bridge. Real estate operator M H Gulesian backs architect Herbert L Wardner in a 184,500 square foot facility with roof space for aircraft to land and take off. Hangars connect to workshops and garages with ample space for demonstrations and repairs.
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Parkway
Cambridge
Cottage Farm Bridge
M. H. Gulesian
Herbert L. Wardner
Wardner
Boston Industrial Home Corp Seeks New Building
The 33d annual meeting at the Boston Industrial Home Corp, corner Davis street and Harrison avenue, featured a dinner at 5 pm and an annual report by Captain R. G. F. Candage. Treasurer Charles D. Bagnall reported year receipts of 42 705 25 and disbursements of 42 582 94, with 5070 18 paid for inmate labor and 53 55 sent to worthy persons homeward. Superintendent Oliver C. Williot noted lodgings and meals reached record levels, with 48 001 total lodgings and 53 312 meals served, and gospel meetings held three evenings weekly.
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Boston Industrial Home Corporation
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
R. G. F. Candage
Charles D. Bagnall
Oliver C. Williot
Concert Benefit for Hebrew Free School Draws 500
Five hundred attendees filled Brunswick Hall Roxbury last night for a concert and ball to raise funds for the Hebrew Free School at 4 Baldwin Place. Performers Rabbi M Halpern H Bernhardt Rose Shapiro and Lillian Halpern received hearty applause.
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Brunswick Hall
Roxbury
Hebrew I*ree
Rabbi M. Halpern
H. Bernhardt
Rose Shapiro
Lillian Halpern
Hebrew Free School
Baldwin Place
Physician Testimony Highlights Poison Trial at Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on January 17 the Laura Farnsworth Schenk murder trial saw rapid developments as a physician testified he administered sugar of lead to Mrs Schenk. The case centers on allegations she poisoned her wealthy husband.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Trials Reveal Mrs Schenk Sought Poison Details
Prosecutor Handlan elicited Dr J W Myers testimony that Mrs Schenk obtained from him about an ounce of sugar of lead and sought two ounces of Fowler's arsenic with a refusal to name the other physician. Chauffeur Tandy Wilson testified Mrs Schenk admitted relations with Daniel Zane Phillips and that Phillips took long car trips with her.
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Handlan
J. W. Myers
South Side
Myers
Boy Killed Leaping For Lift At Cambridge Building
Harold McCollum, 16, of 11 State Street Cambridge, died at noon yesterday when he leaped for a freight elevator inside the Library Bureau building on Albany Street. His body wedged between the wall and elevator floor. Ladder Company No. 3 Cambridge had to cut a section of the elevator floor to free him.
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Harold McCollum
Dorothy McCollum
State Street
Cambridge
Library Bureau
Albany Street
Ladder Company No. 3
Teaming Bids Break Record in Boston Contracts
Boston bids for municipal teaming contracts come in at record lows with double team rates as low as 4.39 to 4.49 per day and single team bids at 2.90 while extra men reach 1.50 per man daily. No awards were made yet as Superintendent Rourke reviews all bids.
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Boston
Rourke
Fire records from 2 A M to 2 A M summary page
Fire log entries include multiple calls with times and locations such as 9:57 p m at Weatville street Dorecester Manuel Lewis 8 TM 12:27 p m Kneeland street needless alarm 6:37 p m Brookline box 515 V Fire at Kneeland St J boorabdallah & Son minor damage 1:22 a m Washington street box 72 1112 J J Lyon and others 854 auctioned or billed totals not specified
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Weatville Street
Dorecester
Manuel Lewis
Kneeland Street
Washington Street
Fleming Bros
Brookline
John Boorbdallah & Son
J. J. Lyon and Others
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Eddy
Ferncroft Inn
Samuel Saxe
Pastor van Ness
Redmond
Jordan Marsh Company
Shaw Estate
Battleship Delaware
Hebrew School
Wise
Sak
Schubert
King of
Smokes
Werth St
Besten
Crystalis
Brug
America
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Cresto Laboratories
Dept. 890
Scranton
Iam A Beckhard & Co
Tremont St
Parker
Manhattan
E. & W. Shirts
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