Robbers' Pay Day Scheme Targets Ford Plant Cash
Two men reached through a cashier window at Ford Motor Company's service plant in Cambridge and grabbed about $40 as workers drew pay. George Maxwell and FF. H. Peabody pursued, capturing one suspect, William Deflurin 19, who claimed he sought a Ford job. Police found $10 bills in his pockets.
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Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Lansdowne Street
George Maxwell
FF. H. Peabody
Ford Establishment
Maxwell
Franklin Street
Peabody
Ford
Ser-geant Aberle
Riley
Station 2
William Deflurin
Heath Street
Roxbury
Deflurin
Ford Company
Brockton Boys Win Free Scholarships to Boston College
Four Brockton and Roxbury graduates won four year scholarships to Boston College after merit based exams open to grammar school graduates. Winners include Thomas E. Sullivan John J. Welch Joe M Ryan and John P Walsh. Sullivan Welch and Walsh are Brockton graduates of St Patrick's School Ryan from Mission Church Roxbury. More than ten entered the contest.
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Boston College
Rev. J. Geoghan
Thomas E. Sullivan
Tribon Street
Brockton
John J. Welch
Smith Avenue
Joe M. Ryan
Smith Street
Roxbury
John P. Walsh
Grove Street
Sullivan
Welch
Walsh
St. Patrick’s School of
Ryan
School of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mission Church Parish School
Newton Society Woman Petitioned for Divorce
Albert H. Waitt, Newton millionaire and real estate dealer, was served with divorce papers on behalf of his wife Sarah Maude Waitt. Grounds cited are cruelty and intoxication. their son Henry F. Waitt stands to inherit.
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Albert H. Waitt
Newton
Sarah Maude Waitt
Sheriff Tucker
John B. Mahar
Beacon Street
Waitt
Maine
Henry Waitt
Henry F.waitt
Mr. Waitt
Chester W. Ford
Strike Ties Up Charlestown Brewery Fire Crew
Union firemen at the Commercial brewery in Charlestown walked out for one hour from 3 pm after a discharge. They were recalled and the manager reinstated the discharged worker, with all staff returning to work within the hour.
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Charlestown
Eleventh Massachusetts Light Battery Marks 50th Cooper Street Riot Anniversary
Thirteen veterans of the Eleventh Massachusetts Light Battery G. A. R. gathered at Bass Point to commemorate the 1863 Cooper street riot. A Plimpton of Somerville led the event with a luncheon at Bayside Inn. Brigadier General W. S. Green of Detroit attended, recounting the riot years ago.
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Massachusetts Light Battery
Cooper Street
Bass Point
Boston
Plimpton
Somerville
Bayside Inn
W. S. Green
Detroit
General Green
W. T. Hall
W. Q. Baxter
Jere A. Murray
James W. Bolliver
James W. Pierce
Charles C. Pratt
John KE. Hayes
T. A. Plimpton
John F. Chase
Frank D. Chant
R. A. Neuert
L. G. Thompson
Mayor considers coal price deals after bid increases
Mayor Witzgerald announced a possible trip to national coal fields to seek favorable terms for the citys supply. He noted bids opened showed some dealers charging 40 cents more per ton than 1912 and others asking 70 cents more per ton this year.
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Witzgerald
Jonah Brought Into Port on Whale Vessel Tale
New Bedford July 14 The three masted whaling schooner Ellen A Swift commanded by Captain Charles Dunham returns after an eventful voyage. First Mate Zack de Lux a strong Cape Verdean was held captive in a whale’s mouth for nearly thirty minutes before being spit out unconscious as the whale died and its jaws released him.
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New Bedford
Jonah
Zack de Lux
Ellen A. Swift
Charles Dunham
de Lux
Whaling peril as whale crushes boat and crew strike returns Swift
Two boats from the Swift moved to harpoon a 150 ton whale off the western grounds. De Lux stood ready as a second boat approached, but the whale slammed shut its jaws on the boat. The first boat crew rescued the second, and the injured seaman recovered to sail again. The green crew, shipped at the West Indies, caused the loss of a boat and forced the Swift to return to port a month early after a strike.
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Swift
de Lux
West Indies
Drive Baker Out Of Shop In Italian Gang Raid
On July 15 in Quincy a group of seven Italians invaded Joseph Nardone’s bake shop just after midnight. The gang, led by a spokesman, accused scabs and drew revolvers. Two bakers fled with Nardone as police arrived. no damage was reported. Nardone identified two intruders as former employees.
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Quincy
Joseph Nardone
Nardone
Higgins and Young Attend Union Meet After Release on Bail
Former President Frank J. Higgins and ex–Business Agent Michael J. Young attended a Boston United Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union meeting. They received a cordial reception and Higgins thanked labor unions for aiding their release from Leavenworth prison on bail as they await an October appeal in Indianapolis.
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Frank J. Higgins
Michael J. Young
Boston United Housesmiths and
Bridgemen’s Union
Hach
Boston
Leavenworth
Kansas
United States Court
Indianapolis
Yellowstone Opens to Autos After Long Contest
Washington July 14 The government grants permission for automobiles to enter Yellowstone National Park after a 10 year contest. Army officers begin widening approaches to the loop the park’s main thoroughfare to accommodate traffic.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Condemns Rowdyism at L Street Baths
A reader letter from Max Henry Newman commends the L Street baths as a vital institution and urges staff to curb rowdiness and educate patrons in swimming. He supports more facilities to relieve street bath congestion and questions how non residents should be handled.
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The
Post
Boston Post
L Street
Max Henry Newman
Search for Alberta yacht victims continues in harbor
Hours of efforts by harbor police and relatives failed to recover any bodies from the sunken yacht Alberta in the lower harbor. Capt Hurd directs a new dive operation as rough seas and kelp hinder recovery plans.
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Alberta
Francis Hurd
Station 8
Guardian
Captain Hurd
Hurd
Daniel Green
Chinese Go To Hampden For Quiet Annual Picnic
Three hundred Chinese workers from Boston arrived at Hampden Beach to establish annual visits instead of Peddock's Island. The gathering featured games and athletic events without incident or opium displays. Leads noted the absence of white girls as locals expected something unusual.
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Hampden
N. H
Boston
Hampden Beach
Peddock’s Island
Boston Harbor
Mrs North Passes Away At Beach Bluff Hotel Preston
Mrs. Fanny R. North wife of James N. North president of the American Soda Fountain Company and owner of the Hotel Preston at Beach Bluff Mass died at Hotel Samoset Rockland Me early yesterday She is survived by her husband a son Norman H. North and two daughters Mrs Francis L Durham of Leominster and Mrs Robert Kent James of Newton Centre
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Fanny R. North
James N. North
The
American Soda Fountain Company
Preston
Beach Bluff
Mass
Pankhurst Jailed Again Sees Flight From Meeting
London July 14 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the suffragettes and Annie Kenney are arrested again after ignoring court orders. At a Women’s Social and Political Union meeting Pankhurst vowed to die rather than submit to the government. Police moved to arrest them as Pankhurst fled the building attempting to escape in a taxicab.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Annie Kenney
Women's Social and Political Union
Debates Rise Over Treasury Proposal for Bond Refunding
Washington July 14 Secretary McAdoo outlined a plan to amend currency bills by funding federal two percent bonds with three percent bonds. The proposal spurred a heated discussion in the Democratic House banking and currency committee conference.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Administration
House Banking and Currency Committee
McAdoo Plan On Refunds Sparks Postponed Senate Talk
After hours of debate the conference adjourned with members unsettled as Glass offered the McAdoo amendment tying rights of 2 percent bonds to outstanding circulation privileges. Democrats plan to resume arguments tomorrow while Brandegee introduces a Senate bill to repeal the emergency currency time limit, allowing a $500 million issue if needed.
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McAdoo
Glass
Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
Walter S. Merriam Dies Suddenly in Boston Area
Walter S. Merriam a prominent figure in the printing trade in Boston and Melrose his home died suddenly on Saturday Local colleagues note his contributions to the industry and his community involvement in the area
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Walter S. Merriam
Boston
Melrose
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