Witness identifies alleged shooters in Oxford Place Chinatown killings
A court heard testimony from Charley Jung who identified Yee Jung, Win Sing, and Wong How as participants in the August 2 Oxford Place murders. He described 10 or more assailants arriving, firing firecrackers, then shooting. The trial proceeded with the jury touring the murder scene.
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Oxford Place
Charley Jung
Yee Jung
Win Sing
Wong How
Jung
Marks Berwin Surrenders in Codman Street Land Case
Marks Berwin, indicted last month in the Codman street land deal, was arraigned before Judge Bond. He pleaded not guilty and posted bonds of 4000. He is brother of ex-Alderman William Berwin, also tied to the same case. Berwin had been out of state while the grand jury heard the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marks Berwin
Bond
William Berwin
Thieves Loot Rowe Street Home In Melrose Burglary
Jewelry and silverware worth about 400 dollars were stolen from the residence of Rev. Dr. Augustus Scovell on Rowe street Melrose tonight. The burglars fled as Scovell surprised them returning to a well lit house. One suspect carried a bag.
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Melrose
Augustus Scovell
Rowe Street
Mrr. Scovell
Political Critique of Boston Health Board Reforms Urged
The Finance Commission’s report flags political influence in Boston Health Department under Mayor Fitzgerald. It condemns appointments and entertainment use of department boats, urges reorganizing the department, and estimates potential annual savings of $20,000 with reforms.
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Finance Commission
Health Department
City of
Boston
Department
Fitzgerald
William Hayes
Michael Norris
John J. Douglas
Jeremiah Good
John F. McDermott
Friends
Hibbard
Charles River
Board of Health
North
Enr
Health recommendations of the Finance Commission urged reforms
The Finance Commission calls for a competitive procurement system and tighter supply checks. It proposes banning use of department boats for excursion provisions and removing incompetent officials including the secretary and medical officer. It also urges 21 sanitary inspectors with minimum $1000 salaries, repeal of a prior appointment act, and tighter supervision. It demands enhanced officer qualifications, indeterminate employment with performance-based pay, and stronger cooperation with sewer and law departments. It seeks tougher enforcement against tainted meat and advertisers of cures, plus records open to inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Bureau
Department
Finance Commission
Board of Health Authority
Fire destroys Betts Academy in Stamford
Betty Academy, among the oldest preparatory schools in the country, was destroyed by fire this morning in Stamford Connecticut. The total loss is estimated between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
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Stamford
Conn
Betty Academy
Concert of Modern Music by Olin Downes at Jordan Hall
An evening of modern French and Russian works at Mrs. R. J. Hall’s Jordan Hall featured Henri Rabaud’s Symphony No. 2, Op. 5, with Georges Longy conducting. Soprano Elizabeth Schauf performed Chausson’s Poeme de l’Amour et de la Mer, Op. 19, with piano and orchestra, and Mrs. Hall showcased a saxophone solo in Vincent d Indy's Choral Varie written for her. Balikirev’s En Boheme closed the program as Longy led the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Hall
Jordan Hall
Henri Rabaud
Paris Opera
Elizabeth Schauf
Chausson
Mme. Marius
Orchestral Club
Balikeriff
Boston
Georges Longy
Sir Richard Escombe on the road to Warwick in 1746
The narrative follows Sir Richard Escombe as he rides from Chester to Warwick during a night in 1746 to visit Sherbourn Dalcimore, seeking Kitty Dulcimore. Barry Michigan awaits with a flute, while Escombe wrestles with loyalty, love, reputation, and the looming question of how much his reckless past will shape his future.
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Richard Escombe
Society of St. Francis
Medmenham Abbey
River Thames
Francis Dashwood
John Wilkes
Kitty Dulcimore
Sherbourn
Warwickshire
Windsor Castle
George II
Medmenham
Henley
Marlow Town
Lois Dashwood
Churchill
Ailsa
Whitehead
Frederick Lord Harborne
George Sr
Richard
Windsor
Kitty
Thames
Hambledon
Castle Escombe
County Meath
Moreton Fell
Cumberland
St. James
Brian Escombe
George I
Mr. Dalcimore
Vale
Warwick
Shakspere
Avonside
Chester
Old Dalcimore
Dick Escampbe
Anthony Dalcimore
England
Derby
Glenfinnan
Barry Michigan
Styx
Escombe
Barry
Sir Dick
Europe
Sir Richard
Ould Morney
Old Dulcimore’s
Kitty Dalcimore
Little Kitty
Maloney
King George
France
Newgate
Captain Dick
Rupert
Miss Dalcimore
Ensign Willoughby
What Happened At Anthony Dulcimore's House
In Sherbourn two rooms host Kitty Dulcimore who in song recalls the First Royal Dragoons and their commander Frederick Lord Harborne. The scene centers on Kitty with her cavaliers Rupert and Beddoe and a chorus of soldiers as they recount a Coventry Warkwick episode calm despite a noisy crowd.
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Medmenham
John Wilkes
St. Francis
Ailsa
George
Sherbourn
Kitty Dulcimore
First Royal Dragoons
His Majesty's Dragoons
London
Derby
Warwick
Western Counties
Three Kingdoms
Frederick Lord Harborne
Windsor Castle
North
Midlands
Miss Kitty
Marquis of
Repton
Nottinghamshire
Frederick
Lord of
Harborne
Kitty
England
Anthony Dalcimore
County Down
Rupert
Beddoe
Royal Dragoons
William Shakspere
Milton
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Aote
J. Montgomery Sears
Arlington St. Joseph de Camp
St. Botolph Studios
William W. Churchill
Fenway Studios
Jessie W. Moody
Summerstreet, Somerville
June
New England
Post
Mass
Daily and Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Chinatown
Absolu
Holic
Philo
Jaynes Drog
Woodward's
Tremont St
Brom- Field St
Sawyer & Co
Hollis St
Tremont, St
Corner Pleasant St
Woodbury’s
Maverick
Carter, Carter & Meigs Co
Health Board
Civil Service
Ferry Department
Betts Academy
Olin Downes
Sir Richard Escombe
BY Max Pemberton
Mr. Pemberton
New York Herald
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Max Pemberton
Captain Beddoe
Mother
Anthony Dulcimore
Sojers
Charlie
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