Convict Murray Called One Of The Slickest Forgers
John J. Murray, labeled by police as one of the slickest forgers, was sentenced by Judge Keating in the Superior Criminal Court to 2.5 to 5 years in state prison. He swindled Fall River residents with forged checks and used a wig and colored glasses to hide his identity in Boston. He is sought as a fugitive in Columbus, Baltimore, Rochester and other cities.
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John J. Murray
Keating
Superior Criminal Court
Murray
Boston
Fall River
Charles H. Shields
New First National Bank of Columbus, O
Jewett C. Barker
Frank H. Borden
Metacomet National Bank of
Walter J. Fleming
Columbus
Baltimore
Rochester
N. Y
Ingenious check forgeries tied to attorney scams
A man identified by aliases Murray and others forged 133 drafts totaling 199 250 dollars, using authentic looking checks and bank books across the United States. He posed as a prosperous businessman, visiting high priced hotels and enticing attorneys with a 10 percent commission to pursue supposed balances with former partners.
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Murray
United States
Walter L. Campbell
Fred Joseph Robertson
C. T. Putnam
60 000 Women Enroll in Boston Food Conservation Drive
The Boston campaign to enroll housewives in the food conservation effort ended with about 60 000 enrollment cards received at 167 Tremont Street. Mrs Winona Pinkham praised the women’s groups for the house to house canvass and a war time luncheon will honor volunteers Friday noon at Simmons College refectory. Further enrollments will be accepted in remaining wards.
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Hoover
Boston
Boston Equal Suffrage League
Kaiser
Winona Pinkham
Equal Suffrage League
Tremont Street
Pinkham
Simmons College
Brookline Avenue
Woman and Child Die in Weymouth Crash
Lloyd Blackwell ten of North Weymouth and his nurse Miss Clara Stoddard were killed when their motorcycle collided with a car on Union street. Elwood Vargas of Abington was in critical condition at Quincy Hospital. Henry M. Jones of Kingston, owner of the car, faces manslaughter charges and was later released on a thousand dollar bond.
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Lloyd Blackwell
North Weymouth
Clara Stoddard
Elwood Vargas
Plymouth Street
Abington
Quincy Hospital
Union Street
South Weymouth
Henry M. Jones
Kingston
Boston
Weymouth
Jones
Passenger Deaths in Mass Road Crash Reported
Police say Jones 68 diverted attention before crash. Vargas driver of motorcycle died later at Quincy Hospital with multiple injuries. Miss Stoddard died from skull fracture and punctured lung. Jones wife and two others escaped injury and left in another car.
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Jones
Vargas
Quincy
North Weymouth
Miss Stoddard
Abington
Quincy Hospital
Mr. Jones
Carrie W. Jones
George E. Cushman
Dorothy Pillsbury
Kingston
Boston
Enlisted Boer Veteran Joins British Cavalry in New York
Henry Craemer, 38, wounded in the Boer War, enlisted in the British army today. He met General W A White and recalled Ladysmith interrogation of Boer prisoners. Craemer said he no longer hates the English and wants to fight the Germans. He was accepted for the cavalry.
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New York
Henry Craemer
W. A. White
America
Ladysmith
Craemer
Delivery truck smashed by trolley in Arlington crash
Two Arlington men escaped death when a delivery truck they rode in was struck by an outbound trolley at Broadway and Franklin. Chauffeur George A. MacDonald and manager Joseph L. Beasley were unconscious, later resting comfortably at Symmes Arlington Hospital with bruises and a severe shaking up.
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Arlington
Arlington Centre
Broadway
Franklin Street
Arlington Heights-Sullivan Square
Boston
Symmes Arlington Hospital
George A. MacDonald
Beacon Street
Joseph L. Beasley
W. W. Rawson Company
Truth Guild Rally Draws Near 4000 In Brighton
Nearly four thousand people gathered last evening on the steps of the Blessed Gabriel Monastery in Brighton for an open air rally by the Catholic Truth Guild. The event was the second in a series organized from the guild’s van as part of the Catholic truth teaching mission recently begun by Cardinal O Connell.
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Catholic Truth Guild
Blessed Gabriel Monastery
Brighton
Catholic Truth Teaching
Cardinal O'Connell
Greenwood Joins Massachusetts Public Safety Board
Levi H. Greenwood former president of the State senate is added to the executive committee of the Massachusetts Public Safety Board. B. Preston Clark is named acting executive manager assisting Henry B. Endicott who now also oversees the food administration duties.
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Massachusetts Public Safety Board
Levi H. Greenwood
State Senate
B. Preston Clark
Safety Committee
Henry B. Endicott
Food Administration
American Troops Begin Training Under Allied Command in France
The American general reached the camp last evening and started directing the initial work of his troops already stationed in France. The French commander arrived at noon to train with the Americans, bringing their long experience to bear on the joint effort.
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France
Associated Press
Arrival of American troops reshapes quiet village scene
The scene shows a quaint village hosting newcomers hailed as saviors as the army settles in. Troops move between training places and supply convoys while locals greet them warmly and language barriers fade with friendly fraternizing. The weather aids rapid encampment and the American general toured all positions this afternoon.
Try Outs for Band Today at Tremont Row
Walter F. Smith arrives in Boston to review 19 member Marine Corps musical unit en route to Haiti. He checks hopefuls including cornet and trombone players as Harold J. Martis prepares to perform on the trap drum.
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United States Marine Corps
Washington
Boston
Marine
Haiti
Walter F. Smith
Stanley B. Smith
Harvard
Tremont Row
Harold J. Martis
Willowwood Street
Dorchester
Parrot Aids Enlistment Campaign In New York
A navy mascot parrot trained to cry Slacker was enlisted to help recruitments. A petty officer strutted along Fifth Avenue with the bird on his shoulder attracting a crowd of shop girls who urged men of military age to enlist.
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New York
Navy
Fifth Avenue
234 Street
Union Square
Twenty named as guards for interned German seamen
Twenty civil service appointees have been chosen and sworn in by Immigration Commissioner H J Skeffington to act as guards over the interned German seamen at Gallups.
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H. J. Skeffington
Gallups
Labor unions raise funds for Mooney Billings trial
Hundreds of dollars are being raised by Greater Boston labor unions to defend Mrs. Rena Mooney and her husband Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, who face trial in San Francisco for alleged July bomb explosions. J. Edward Morgan leads the fund drive and will address Boston unions, likely speaking at the Boston Central Labor Union mass meeting on Sunday July 29.
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Greater Boston
Rena Mooney
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
San Francisco
Mooney
Billings
J. Edward Morgan
Trades Union Movement
Morgan
Pacific Coast
Boston
Greater
Boston Central Labor Union
Daniel O'Connell of Cambridge Dies at 80
Daniel O'Connell a long time Cambridge resident died yesterday morning at his home 14 Walden street Cambridge He was 80 years old born in Portland Maine in 1837 and came to Cambridge at age 10 He retired from Boyd Leeds Co a Boston grocery firm about ten years ago He treasurer of the St Vincent de Paul Society at St Peter's Church Cambridge for many years
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Daniel O'Connell
Cambridge
Walden Street
Ginger and Aromatics Elixir for Relief of Ailments
A description touts a ginger and aromatics blend for cramps pains colds weakness and insomnia. Warns buyers to seek the Owl Trade Mark on the wrapper to avoid cheap substitutes. Claims forty five years as the standard of purity flavor and strength and notes availability at all druggists end trocera.
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