Mayor's deputy sealers named amid ward politics
Mayor Fitzgerald sent six new deputy sealers of weights and measures to the Board of Aldermen at 1600 yearly salaries, raising the city payroll. Names include Charles F. Bogan, Thomas Coveney, Thomas Farrell, John J. Higgins, Robert Ware, and John Young Jr. The move spurs expected confirmations and possible further appointments, amid ward alliances and a push to meet new state scrutiny.
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Charles F. Bogan
Bunker Hill Street
Thomas F. Coveney
Withington Street
Thomas Farrell
Carson Street
John J. Higgins
L Street
Robert Ware
Second Street
John Young, JR
Gay Head Street
Fitzgerald
Board of Aldermen
Baldwin
Charlestown
Bogan
Missing man Winfield Miner sought by mother for estate papers
Winfield S. Miner, 32, of 92 Huntington Avenue, missing for two months, is being sought by his mother Mrs. A EB Sweet who wants him to sign papers to settle an estate. He was last employed by the Eastern Steamship Company in Bar Harbor, but he is no longer there.
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Winfield S. Miner
Huntington Avenue
A. EB. Sweet
Eastern Steamship Company
Bar Harbor
Heat waves linked to surging murders across New England
Police records show a spike in murders and suicides during hot spells across Massachusetts and northern New England. The heat appears to affect judgment, with many victims and suspects being foreigners or of English and American parentage, and several cases tied to alcohol and quarrels.
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New England
Massachusetts
Allston Jewelry Mystery Ends With Self-Discovery
Mrs. William L. Elliot believed a high profile gem theft occurred after gems valued near 700 dollars vanished from her Allston home. Police investigations found no sign of burglars before her mislaid jewelry was revealed wrapped in a handkerchief in a bureau drawer.
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Boston
Allston
William L. Elliot
Gardner Street
Brighton
Aeronaut near death in air at Hillside Park
Eugene Raymond, a New York aeronaut, rose to 7000 feet in a Hillside Park balloon stunt to simulate smoke and flame. His parachute opened late, leaving him with clothing and hair burned, face scorched, and unknown recovery prospects after a harrowing descent.
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Belleville
N. J
Eugene Raymond
New York
Hillside Park
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