Prisoners Escape From Van in Cambridge Street Breakout
Three notorious house breakers remanded for trial escaped from a prison van traveling from the Suffolk county courthouse to Charles street jail in broad daylight. They ripped floor boards as the vehicle rolled through Cambridge street. One man dropped to the street and narrowly avoided being run over, then fled down Blossom street with Patrolman Casey in pursuit, slipping into an alley off Anderson street.
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Cambridge Street
West End
Suffolk County
Charles Street
Twe Nree
Blossom Street
Casey
Joy Street
Anderson Street
Three Men Arrested After Early Morning Escape
The escapees Charles Rowan known as Raffles, George A Ward and William H Jones called Casey Jones, all mulattoes, were arrested for a string of burglaries in Back Bay Dorchester and in Kennebunk and Sanford Maine. They were held by Chief Inspector John R McGarr staff forenoon and questioned with Deputy Sheriff Ernest Jones of Sanford before arraignment before Judge Ely in Municipal Court.
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Charles Rowan
Raffles
George A. Ward
William H. Jones
Ernest Jones
Sanford
Cabinet Row Angers Churchill and Lloyd George
The Daily Telegraph reports acute cabinet discord between Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George over naval estimates. A Lloyd George majority supports opposing Churchill. If Churchill resigns rather than cut the estimates, the entire Admiralty Board may resign in solidarity.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
David Lloyd-George
Exchequer
Lloyd-George
Churchill
Admiralty Board
Curley Backs Software of Port Ruling in Nomination Reform
Mayor elect Curley backs changing mayoralty nomination signatures from 5000 to 2600 abolishing jurars on nomination papers and appointing Hugh Bancroft to chair the Board of Port authorities in New York report dated January 19 with reference to a Fifth Column page.
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New York
Curley
Jurars
Hugh Bancroft
Board of Port
Pearson Case Put to Swift
The fight over Adjutant General Gardner Pearson’s retention took a new turn as ex-Adjutant-General James A. Parker announced he had submitted to Attorney-General Swift the argument that Governor Walsh may appoint Pearson’s successor at any time. Parker contends a last year’s law removed the adjutant general from office and a later five-year term law did not carry Pearson along.
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Gardner Pearson
James A. Parker
Swift
Walsh
Parker
General Pearson
Massachusetts Adjutant General Question Triggers Court Review
General Pearson notes the second law carried him along as well. Attorney General Swift, in his final day in office, is asked to resolve the tangle. His opinion could move the dispute to the courts over who holds the adjutant-general post in Massachusetts.
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Pearson
Swift
Massachusetts
Cronin Seeks 578806 for Dorchester Bay Dredging Plan
A bill by Representative William N. Cronin of South Boston requests an appropriation of 578,806 to dredge and develop Dorchester Bay. The port directors would gain authority to improve the Old Harbor section as urged by the State Board of Health and port engineers.
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Dorchester Bay
William N. Cronin
South Boston
Old Harbor
State Board of Health
Railroad Yields 10 Men Strike Settled
Delaware and Hudson officials agree to reinstate two discharged employees after conflict over their handling. Strikers will return to duty at once and the labor standstill ends.
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Delaware & Hudson
Dorothy Eaton Returns Home Amid Family Protest
Mrs. Jennie M. Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton of Assinippi denies that Dorothy Ainsworth Eaton relied on her own resources. She asks the public to return more than $10,000 allegedly taken by Massachusetts during her recent trial.
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Jennie M. Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Assinippi
Dorothy Ainsworth Eaton
Massachusetts
Dorothy Ainsworth-Eaton
Dorothy Maton’s Boston Art Study Revealed
Dorothy Maton, a 16 year old girl famed for her sympathy during her mother’s trial as an invalid, is in Boston studying art, pursuing her education away from home. The report highlights her artistic focus and location.
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Dorothy Maton
Boston
Stubborn Coughs Yield to Father John's Medicine
A historic note credits Father John’s Medicine with soothing throats and easing stubborn coughs. The patent remedy was marketed as a tonic for throat irritation and general relief.
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Father John
Harvard Doctor Refuses Comment on O'Connell Sermon
Dr. Charles W. Flict of Harvard declined to discuss the Boston sermon by Cardinal O'Connell on the so-called new religion. He was seen at the Harvard Club and read the dispatch, but offered no comment on the criticisms.
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New York
Charles W. Flict
Harvard
Boston
Cardinal O'Connell
Harvard Club
Strike on Delaware & Hudson Ends After Short Shutdown
Delaware & Hudson railway settlement restores two discharged workers Engineer James A. Lynch and Conductor F. A. Slade. Unionists agree to return to duty as G. W. W. Hanger of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation helps finalize the deal. Arbitration was deemed impossible and normal service resumes within two hours.
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Albany
N. Y
Delaware & Hudson Railway
James A. Lynch
F. A. Slade
G. W. W. Hanger
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Railway Workers Return After Deal Signed
After the vice president and general manager Clifford S. Sims and union officials signed the agreement, orders went out for men to report for work at once. Many crews tied up at terminals were telegraphed to resume runs without reporting here. A few minor matters remain unsettled.
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Clifford S. Sims
Calendar and celestial notes plus anniversaries
The item lists dates and times for Portland Gloucester Newport and other places, notes a 20th day of the year with 59 days to spring, mentions Saturn Mars Jupiter Venus and evening stars, and records notable anniversaries including Mayor Thomas N. Hart born 1829 and Nat. P. Willis born 1896 with a note on a Maine potato shortage and railroad strike impacts.
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Jupiter
Venus
Boston
Thomas N. Hart
Nat. P. Willis
Maine
Weather forecast for New England regions
Forecasts show rain or snow for Boston and southern New England on Tuesday with warmer conditions. Wednesday turns unsettled and colder with moderate south and southwest winds, shifting to northwest. Northern New England expects snow and milder Tuesday, then local snows and colder Wednesday with variable winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Sunset Limited Upgrade Cuts Travel Time Significantly
Advertisement notes a new train service on the Via Washington Sunset route. The Sunset Limited runs daily with no extra fare and promises a 20 hour faster tourist car service from 12 Milk and 382 Washington streets.
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Washington-Sunset
Washington Sts
Herlihy and Kearns Surrender on False Jurats Charge
Fiexbury justice of the peace surrendered yesterday on an indictment warrant accusing him of swearing false jurats.
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Fiexbury Justice of the Peace
Four Justices of the Peace Indicted in Curley Nominations
Jeremiah G. Herlihy age 29 of Roxbury and John Kearns age 57 an attorney of Roxbury are two of four justices of the peace indicted in alleged frauds in the nomination papers of Mayor elect James M. Curley. They will be arraigned in the Superior Court today to plead to the indictments.
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Jeremiah G. Herlihy
Highland Street
Roxbury
John Kearns
Webber Street
James M. Curley
Surrender in court after day ends in district case
Both men turned themselves over to Lieutenant John Rooney in the District Attorney Joseph Pelletier’s office yesterday afternoon after the Superior Court adjourned. They were accompanied by bondsmen who quickly posted sureties with Clerk Manning. Herlihy’s bail was provided by Daniel M. Herlihy of 59 Hollander Street and attorney John Kearns’ bail by Joseph F. Meagher of Chel-
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John Rooney
Joseph ©. Pelletier
Manning
Herlihy
Daniel M. Herlihy
Hollander Street
John Kearns
Joseph F. Meagher
Chel
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