Woman charges perjury in Chinatown murder case
Mrs. Mary Whiting Charles wife of Warry Charles awaits October electrocution and claims two government witnesses lied at trial saying they saw a pistol and money exchanged to shoot up Chinatown. She says the witnesses were canoeing with two white girls on the Charles River near Norumbega Park.
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Mary Whiting Charles
Warry Charles
Charles Street
Charles
Chinatown
Charles River
Norumbega Park
Chin Sung
Frank Yee Ham
On Leong ‘Tongs
New York
Woman claims alibis and political aid in Chinatown case
The testimony presents two witnesses who can place others near the Charles River canoeing site the night of the alleged shooting as well as a white wife of a Chinese man and another woman reachable in New York as potential witnesses. The defendant’s supporters allege jury interference and assert the gambling caste network backed the conviction fueling calls for clemency.
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Ah Moon
Boston
Chinatown
Charles
Army and Navy Union
Warren
New York World
Massachusetts
New York
Gamblers’ Association
On Leong Tong
Harrison Avenue
Yee Wah
Brookline Woman Married in Paris
Miss Helen Choate McKey of Longwood Massachusetts married Charles Waldo Adams Jr formerly of Chicago in a ceremony at Holy Trinity Church Paris The bride is the daughter of the late Charles D McKey of Longwood
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Paris
Helen Choate McKey
Toxteth Street
Longwood
Mass
Charles Waldo Adams, Jr
Chicago
Holy Trinity Church
Charles D. McKey
Roxbury Police Arrest Man Over Policy Slips
Police arrest H Welch of Somerville at Lenox and Washington in Roxbury on a charge of writing policy slips. Slips found on him. a Confederate escaped.
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Yes H. Welch
Somerville
Lenox
Washington Streets
Roxbury
Bostwick
Station 10
Fire destroys Malden grocery, $3000 loss at Ferry Street
A late night blaze devastated Max Comman's grocery at 389 to 391 Ferry Street in Malden, causing about 3000 in damages to the building and contents. The fire’s origin remains under investigation with no injuries reported.
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Malden
Manden
Max Comman
Ferry Street
Dying after 60-foot fall in Roxbury building collapse
Thomas McNutt aged 32 living at 2 Cal lender Street Roxbury died after falling from 76 Sudbury Street about 40 feet to the ground. He fractured his back and is in Relief Hospital in critical condition.
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Thomas McNutt
Callender Street
Roxbury
Sudbury Street
Relief Hospital
Crossman Appeals Custody of Three Children
Frederick A. Crossman of Kingfield Maine filed yesterday in Middlesex Probate Court an appeal seeking custody of his three children Alfred 11 Mortimer 12 and Ruth 7 who were awarded to his wife Alice K. Crossman of Newton in Judge Lawton's June decree The appeal argues lack of Middlesex jurisdiction asserting Crossman is Maine a resident and that Mrs Crossman came to Newton for custody The petition notes no alimony stipulation and references the prior cruelty claim and order placing the children with Mrs Crossman
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Frederick A. Crossman
Kingfield
Middlesex
Alice K. Crossman
Newton
Lawton
Crossman
J. M. Hall
Alfred
Mortimer
Ruth
W. W H. Frost
Middlesex Court
Maine
Five Injured in Auto Crash at Park Ridge New Jersey
Mrs Fukui wife of a wealthy New York importer was fatally injured and four other members of her household were seriously hurt when their carriage collided with a test drive automobile on Park Ridge macadam roads. All injured are Japanese except the American governess.
Miss May O Connor Weds Secretly in Coney Island Quick Honeymoon
Post cards show Miss May Agnes O Connor of Townsend street Roxbury and Charles J Crowley a wealthy Boston merchant have quietly wed. Mr and Mrs Crowley plan to return from their honeymoon within a week or two to live on Tower street Forest Hills.
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Coney Island
May Agnes O'Connor
Townsend = street
Roxbury
Charles J. Crowley
Boston
Mrs. Crowley
Tower Street
Forest Hills
Weston Reaches Truckee California in Four Day Delay
Reno dispatch records Edward Pavyson Weston the pedestrian arriving in Truckee California at 3 15 this morning 35 miles west of Reno He is four days behind schedule but expects to reach San Francisco by next Tuesday aiming to regain two days before the coast
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Reno
Nev
Edward Pavyson Weston
Truckee
Cal
San Francisco
Mauretania Sets New Fastest Transatlantic Record
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrived off Sandy Hook at 9 16 pm to claim a new speed record. She completed the long voyage in four days 16 hours 36 minutes, surpassing the previous mark by 17 minutes. Unofficially her average hourly speed was 25.70 knots, above the prior 25.62 knots.
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New York
Cunard
Sandy Hook
Daly Industrial Garden Fete Planned At Neponset Grounds
A garden party to aid the Daly Industrial School will be held tomorrow on the institution grounds in Neponset. The program runs from a 2 30 p m Marathon race to a vaudeville show in the evening, organized by the event committee.
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Daly Industrial School
Neponset
Baby Vanishes. Harbor Police Plan River Search
Samuel Israel, 18 months old, disappeared near his home at 127 Chambers Street in the afternoon. Harbor police plan to drag the Charles River this morning near the Charles Bank to locate the child.
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Samuel Israel
Jacob Israel
Chambers Street
Charles Bank
Hail Storms Annihilate Peasant Livestock And Crops
Unusually severe hail storms strike Stratov Pavlograd and Yekaterinohar causing massive peasant and livestock deaths. Vast fields ruined and losses estimated in the millions as crop devastation spreads across the region.
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ST. Petersburg
Stratov, Pavlograd
Yekaterinohar
Mitchell and Maher Face Sentencing on Conspiracy Charge
Michell J. Mitchell and Thomas F. Maher were found guilty by a Suffolk County jury of conspiracy with intent to defraud the city of Boston in the flagstone purchase during the Fitzgerald administration. They await sentencing, likely early this afternoon, with a postponement possible.
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Michell J. Mitchell
Thomas F. Maher
Suffolk County
Boston
Fitzgerald
Mitchell
Author Broughton Brandenberg Freed on Bonds
St Louis July 8 Broughton Brandenberg the author accused of spirit ing away James Cabanne 3d was released from jail today. He posted 1000 bonds signed by a professional bondsman.
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ST. Louis
Broughton Brandenberg
James Cabanne
Cambridge Taxpayers Protest Council Over Loans
Members of the Cambridge Taxpayers Association petitioned the City Council protesting pending loan confirmations totaling 955,000 for street repairs at 75,000 and Webster and Thorne dike schools at 180,000. The Board of Aldermen approved the loans last week and the Common Council would vote tonight.
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Cambridge Taxpayers’ Association
Cambridge
Helen Coffin Shot By Earle Lucy In Amesbury
Encouraging reports say Helen Coffin remains seriously injured after being shot by Earle Lucy last Tuesday. If her condition improves as it has, doctors foresee a good chance of recovery.
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Amesbury
Helen Coffin
Earle Lucy
Rear Admiral Winslow Named President of Court-Martial
Rear Admiral Henry F Winslow reported to Admiral Swift at Charleston navy yard yesterday to assume duties as president of the general court martial. Rear Admiral Joe formerly captained the yard.
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Henry F. Winslow R
Swift
Charlestown Navy Yard
Joe
Death of General the Marquis De Gallifet in Paris
Paris reports the death of General the Marquis de Gallifet former minister of war from apoplexy tonight.
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Paris
the Marquis de Gallifet
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