Chief Binks Cleared of Bribery Charges
Chief of Police Frank S. Binks of Concord was found not guilty of accepting liquor bribes by Judge Keyes. The defense said Binks refused bribes of 500 and 2500 to grant a license to James A. Coughlin, while witness John Chenis testified against him. Hector Roberts, a former Maynard liquor dealer, was linked to funding court expenses.
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Frank S. Binks
Keyes
Concord
Binks
James A. Coughlin
John Chenis
Hector Roberts
Maynard
Election Scandal Taken to Court in New Bedford
An amended petition filed in Suffolk Superior Court seeks voiding the recent city election and ousting Mayor Charles S. Ashley. Plaintiffs Edward R. Hathaway and others from New Bedford bring the case under the corrupt practices act.
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New Bedford
Charles S. Ashley
Suffolk Superior Court
Boston
Edward R. Hathaway
Royal A. Brown
William Fielding
Harold B. Strickland
James H. Middleton
Judge Putnam Dying in Portland Home at 81
Judge William L. Putnam, presiding U S Circuit Court of Appeals at Boston, is dying at his State street home in Portland Maine. He has grown feeble since last summer after naming a receiver for the Boston and Maine railroad and recently suffered a grippe attack. he celebrated his 81st birthday last May and remains mentally keen despite age.
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United States Court of Appeals
Portland
William L. Putnam
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
State Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
United States
Great Britain
Modified broker disclosure rules limit leak inquiry
New York Jan 26 the House rules committee issued modified demands on stock brokers. The rules relieve brokers from detailing customers profits losses or margin requirements during the period of the alleged leak on the President's peace note.
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New York
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Boston Man Killed Under Train in Rochdale
Worcester Jan 26 Patrick Mulkern 21 of 140 C Street South Boston was killed by a Boston & Albany freight train at Rochdale. He rode a brake beam and fell under the wheels.
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Worcester
Patrick Mulkern
C Street
Boston
Boston & Albany
Rochdale
Not Guilty Verdict In Bristol Murder Case
Antonio Carotunuti was found not guilty of the murder of Mrs. Albino Norton by a Superior Court jury in Providence Rhode Island. The jury cleared him of the Oct. 31 Bristol killing alleging the deceased.
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Providence, R. I
Antonio Carotunuti
Albino Norton
Norton
Bristol
Petition Claims Massive Vote Buying In New Bedford
Petitioners allege up to 1000 votes bought in the New Bedford election with about $65,000 spent by Ashley forces and payments of $2 to $ per ballot. City officials deny wrongdoing while opponents accuse vote buying and unlawful spending, seeking a public inquiry and a hearing by three Superior Court justices.
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Ashley Forces
Henry E. Woodward
Ashley Camp
Woodward
Citizens’ Party
Ashley
Frank Vera, Jr
New Bedford
Charles S. Ashley
Ty of
Hathaway
Whaling City
Royal W. Brown
Boston
Suffolk County
Superior Court
Tabernacle Going Fast
Wreckers rapidly dismantle the Billy Sunday Tabernacle with three weeks left in the contract. A grand testimonial meeting for trail hitters is planned at Tremont Temple next Sunday noon, with souvenir Sunday photographs and speakers detailing conversions.
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Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Tremont Temple
Alleged Coin Matchers Sentenced in Central Court
George Wheeler and John Phillips, New York City men labeled coin matchers, were sentenced to six months in Central Court yesterday as vagabonds. They appealed. Inspectors Concannon and Smith observed them talking with Boston natives on Washington Street and displaying their rolls near the State House Public Garden and Mechanics' Building.
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George Wheeler
John Phillips
New York City
Central Court
Concannon and
Smith
Boston
Washington Street
State House
Public Garden
Mechanics’ Building
Brokers Get Looser Rules on Small Trade Records
Brokers are excused from accounting on trades under 1000 shares while must provide the committee with all customer names during the leak period. Provisions protect secrecy of non investigative data and require examiner approval by brokerages. Sherman L Whipple says edits ease broker clerks but not the investigation.
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Sherman L. Whipple
Rules Committee
Inquiry Aims At Stocks Sales By Officials
A committee seeks details on large and small stock sales and whether public officials traded in the market. It aims to identify any leaks exploited by operators while avoiding harming private individuals. The discussion touches on possible government oversight but no legislative plans were disclosed.
Probe into New England Telephone Rates Receives House Backing
The ways and means committee urged a $15 000 appropriation for a formal inquiry into New England Telephone and Telegraph Company rates and finances. For two years the Public Service Commission has pressed for funding to conduct a thorough investigation into the company and its ties to the American Bell Telephone Company.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
House
Ways and Means Committee
Public Service Commission
Frederick J. Macleod
American Bell Telephone Company
Civil War Veteran Laments Missing Gold Knights Badge
James F. Smith a Civil War veteran from 178 Humboldt Avenue Roxbury who will be 80 next birthday mourns the loss of his Gold Knights of Honor badge. The badge listed battles Lee s Mills Fair Oaks Williamsburg and Seven Days with his regiment 11th Maine 4th Corps Company A. He currently belongs to Post 16 G A R.
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James F. Smith
Humboldt Avenue
Roxbury
Knights of Honor
Lee’s Mills
Fair Oaks
Williamsburg
Seven Days
11Th Maine
Mr. Smith
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