Death Sentence Upheld for Connecticut Man in Brutal Family Slaying
The Connecticut supreme court sustains the death penalty for Emil Schutte of Haddam for the murder of Joseph Ball, Mary Ball, and their son Jacob, in a house fire after they were shot as they tried to escape. The appeal claimed the verdict lacked sufficient evidence.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Supreme Court
Emil Schutte
Haddam
Middlesex County
Schutte
Ball
Joseph Ball
Mary
Jacob
Julius
Commission in Stockholm Probes Causes of World War
A neutral International Commission begins sessions in Stockholm to examine the war origins. The panel includes historians jurists and military experts from Holland Norway Switzerland and Sweden with Professor Reuterskleld of Ursula University presiding.
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Stockholm
Holland
Norway
Switzerland
Sweden
Reuterskleld
Ursula University
Wandank Breaks Down En Route With Tow
The U S S Wandank left Charlestown Navy Yard with a barge for Portsmouth Navy Yard when engine trouble forced it to seek assistance from Portsmouth before completing the tow.
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U. S. Wandank
U. S. S. Wandank
Charlestown Navy Yard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Flames on draw fire halts traffic at Summer Street bridge
Workers hurrying to South Station about 5 30 pm were startled as the south draw of the Summer Street extension bridge burst into flames. A frantic rush for safety followed while fire crews responded to control the blaze and clear the area.
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Summer Street
Fire damages bridge and delays draw operation
A brief blaze confined to the bridge under portion caused damage likely over 2500. The draw mechanism was damaged delaying reopening. C C Lee of Everett struck a truck pole amid dense smoke but escaped serious injury. fire crews and a fireboat quickly controlled flames. A cigarette in rotten planks is suspected as the cause.
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C. C. Lee
Bradford Street
Everett
S. Cosgrove
Rembrandt’s St Paul Stolen From German Museum
A Rembrandt painting titled St Paul in Prison dated 1627, valued at 5 000 000 marks, was stolen from the government art museum in Stuttgart. A reward of 60 000 marks was offered for information leading to the thief’s identification and the painting’s return.
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Rembrandt
St. Paul
Germany
Stuttgart
Associated Press
St. Paul In Prison
Osborne to Visit Greece on Prison Inquiry Voyage
Auburn observer reports Thomas Mott Osborne will sail this week after an invitation from Queen Sophie of Greece to study conditions in Greek prisons. He aims to assess reforms and share findings with international audiences.
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Auburn
N. Y
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sophie
Greece
Honeymoon Trip for Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Thayer
Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Thayer honeymooning along the Cape and plan to return to Hing ham in a week. Mrs Thayer, formerly May 28 at Grace Episcopal Church Medford, is descendant of Captain Isaac Hall of the Medford Minute Men. She belonged to the Sew ing Circle and Vincent Club in 1918 1919. Mr Thayer, son of William H Thayer Brookline, is Harvard graduate 1919 and served with the 101st Field Artillery overseas.
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Charles Edward Thayer
Cape
Hingham
Thayer
Grace Episcopal Church
Medford
Barbara Hall
R. Linzee Hall
Isaac Hall
Minute Men
Sewing Circle
Vincent Club
Mr. Thayer
William H. Thayer
Brookline
Harvard
101St Field Artillery
Man Guilty of Manslaughter in LaGrange St Shooting
Renzi Murray a lodging house keeper on Wheeler street was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting Officer Daniel McShane outside the LaGrange Street station. The jury also convict him of assault with a dangerous weapon for firing through windows during a January incident involving Mrs Jackson and her baby. The verdict was delivered to Judge O Connell after a morning to evening deliberation.
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Renzi Murray
Wheeler Street
Daniel McShane
LaGrange Street
Murray
William Jackson
O'Connell
Yale Divinity School Marks Centennial at Commencement
June 5 Yale Divinity School observed its 100th anniversary as part of its commencement programme marking a century of education and religious leadership at the institution.
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New Haven
Yale Divinity School Today
Pappas Faces Murder Trial in Suffolk Court
Paul Descalakis known as Paul Pappas stands trial before Judge Keating and a Suffolk Criminal Court jury for the murder of Alice Arsenault a Columbus Avenue lodging house keeper. Arsenault was stabbed on Christmas night 1919 and her body found May 11 1920 in the cellar.
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Paul Descalakis
Paul Pappas
Alice Arsenault
Columbus Avenue
Keating
Suffolk Criminal Court
Pappas
Montreal
Charles Street
John W. Schenck
William C. Mathews
O'Brien
Ulmer Moves to Quash Indictment in Justice Conspiracy Case
W Edwin Ulmer Boston attorney with Judge Edward P. Pierce faces charges of conspiring to obstruct justice over Waban Rose Conservatories and Henry Wood Sons. He filed a motion in Suffolk County Criminal Court to quash the indictment.
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W. Edwin Ulmer
Boston
Edward P. Pierce
Supreme Judicial Court
Waban Rose Conservatories
Henry Wood Sons Company
Suffolk County Criminal Court
Ulmer Motion to Quash Indictment in Conspiracy Case
The motion challenges the indictment as legally defective and barred by prior court decisions. It argues counts allege acts unknown to law and blend two distinct matters, with charges tied to Mary B Hand Henry Wood and Blanche A Leger. The first count claims Ulmer conspired with Judge Pierce in 1918 to control stock voting power for personal gain.
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Ulmer
Mary B. Hand
Henry Wood
Blanche A. Leger
Judge Pierce
Mary E. Hand
Blamche A. Leger
W. Edwin Ulmer
Pierce
Charles §. Hill
Supreme Court
Wood
Legal finding activity in conspiracy case referenced
The passage describes a conspiracy where two defendants allegedly caused and incited Hill to file a report with findings favorable to Ulmer in related suits. It asserts the defendants knowingly pursued this to obtain a favorable outcome despite differing facts.
Baby Hippo Dinner Sets Stir in New England Offer
A playful notice mentions a baby hippo eating dinner lunch and supper in one sitting then napping. It contrasts with a claim that Philadelphians think New England children nap when offered a baby hippo for 5000 dollars and invites readers to contribute for a laugh.
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Hippo
Philadelphia
New England
Philly
Rummage Sale Aims to Help St Marys Infant Asylum
A rummage sale to aid St Marys Infant Asylum will be held Friday and Saturday at 1307 Tremont Street Roxbury Crossing. Donations of clothing furniture pictures books and dishes are earnestly desired. Contributions may be sent to Mrs Peter Cooney 109 Hancock Street Dorchester.
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St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Tremont Street
Roxbury Crossing
Peter Cooney
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Summer ukulele offer on second floor annex
In a canoe on the beach and porch you will hear ukulele music this summer. Take advantage of the offer and get in line. Ukulele pick case and self instruction book all for 3.40 on our second floor Annex.
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Melachrino
Ainsborough
Summer Street Bridge
Osborne
Stoddard CO
Forrest
Washington
Franklin
McCall
R.h.white Co
Mr. and
Mrs.Thayer
Homer
William S. Shaffer
Registered
Optometrist
Bromfield St
Andrew J. Lloyd Co
Adv
Advertising & Printing Co
Broad St
Boston, Mass
Heinz
Seville
Spain
Jordan. Marsh Company
Jordan Marsh
Paris
Barl Ae
Ers
Washington Street
Uraud
Gouraud
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