Jury in Wood Case Faces Locked Night as Bribe Probe Opens
jurors in the Wood case deliberated fiercely while a juror Morris Shuman alleged a bribe attempt offering $200 to vote for the defendants and a $1000 payoff if needed. The district attorney discussed the matter with Judge Crosby as the jury later resumed. authorities hinted at grand jury action and a missing Woolen Company witness located in Montreal.
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Morris Shuman
Cobb Street
American Woolen Company
Pelletier
John C. Crosby
Shuman
Crosby
Charles A. Hardy
Montreal
Hotel Windsor
Morris
Dynamite conspiracy case stalls as jury delves into verdict
The dynamite conspiracy trial dragged on with jurors delayed, lunch breaks, and late-night deliberations. Officials and defendants waited in corridors while attorneys and journalists tracked every turn as rumors of disagreement circulated.
Roslindale Man Dead Prominent Republican Leader
Munroe Murphy a Roslindale resident died at his home after a two day illness from inflammatory rheumatism. He was 48, born in Dedham, and counted Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and ex Governor Eben Draper among his close friends. As a youth he supported boxing and was a friend of John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain. Murphy was also known as a horseman with a string of horses.
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Munroe Murphy
Sycamore Street
Roslindale
Murphy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eben S. Draper
John L. Sullivan
Jake’ Kilrain
Unionists Arms Seized In Dublin Shipment From Liverpool
Dublin authorities seized 500 rifles and bayonets aboard a steamer from Liverpool. The arms were addressed to Baron Farnham of Farnham Castle County Cavan, a leading Ulster Unionist figure. An elaborate London-based network supplied arms to Unionist centers in Ulster.
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Dublin
Ireland
Liverpool
Baron Farnham
Farnham
County Caven
South Africa
Province of
Ulster
London
Pulmotor Saves Chelsea Woman From Gas Fumes
Miss Harriet Ahearn of 9 Lawrence Street Chelsea was found unconscious at home and revived with a pulmotor at Frost Hospital. Doctors Garret and Bragdon treated her. she is expected to recover and authorities note an open gas cock nearly caused a deadly outcome due to a proper window left open.
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Harriet Ahearn
Lawrence Street
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Taft Arrives in Washington for Lincoln Memorial Meeting
William Howard Taft, Kent professor at Yale, arrives in Washington for a Lin coin Memorial Commission gathering marking his first capital visit since leaving the presidency last March. He is greeted by friends including Miss Mabel Boardman and Sherman Allen secret service agents and whisked to William J. Boardman’s residence for his stay.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Kent
Yale
National Capital
Lincoln Memorial Commission
Union Station
Taft
Mabel Boardman
Mayor Demands Inquiry Into Fire Safety Legislation
Mayor Fitzgerald urged the Chamber of Commerce and city business leaders to probe why the State Legislature and Boston City Council blocked fire safety measures. He criticized the council for a year and a half without passing an ordinance to extend fire limits and blamed possible business influences for the bill’s defeat.
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Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Sister Saves Boy Playmate Crowns Heroine
Grace MacInnes a 12 year old swimmer rescued her brother from a marsh raft accident and then saved Bateman before a second tragedy. A passerby helped calm a worried mother and rescuers recovered the Bateman boy’s body after an hour of resuscitation attempts. The MacInnes boy was unharmed.
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Grace Maciinnes
Bateman
MacInnes
Arlington pageant celebrates town hall dedication in Mystic Lake gala
A two part pageant in Arlington drawn from Massachusetts history enchanted 5000 spectators on Mystic Lake shores. The event featured 800 participants, closed stores and schools, and highlighted Norse landing, Columbus, Paul Revere, Lexington battle and Lafayette visit with G A R drill and period music under John Densmore.
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Arlington
Mystic Lake
Winfield Robbins
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
Pagentry
Columbus
Massachusetts
Lexington
Ceres
Proserpine
Green
Paul Revere
Lafayette
Francis Gould Post
John Densmore
Fr Ronan Reaches 45 Years of Priesthood at Dorchester Parish
The Rev. Father Peter Ronan pastor of St. Peter's Church Dorchester marked 45 years in the priesthood with mass at the church convent. He arrived 43 years ago and has built the church convent school parish house and a new parish building debt free. The 1872 start began in Lyceum Hall, later the basement served as a church. the new building will host June 22 school commencement.
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Peter Ronan
St. Peter’s Church
Dorchester
Father Ronan
St. Peter’s Parish
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Troy
N. Y
St. Peter's
Father Rowan
New Bedford
Dorchester Church
Ronan
Lyceum Hall
Will Enlarge Parish House at Jamaica Plain Church
The First Baptist Church Jamaica Plain will enlarge its parish house despite Governor Foss withdrawing $4000 support. Board members announced increased subscriptions bring total near the required 8090. No decision on Pastor Walter Calley’s resignation. board awaiting reply on his stay.
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First Baptist Church
Jamaica Plain
Foss
Walter Calley
Treaties May Be Annulled
Washington June 6 The compulsory arbitration principle binding the United States to 24 nations for five years faces serious danger and may be renewed in the Senate only if sentiment shifts, threatening the continuation of 23 treaties once seen as proof of support for the policy.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Senate fails to ratify arbitration treaties with Britain Italy and Spain
In a tense executive session the Senate again refused to ratify renewals of arbitration pacts with Great Britain Italy and Spain which had expired. The debate centered on whether Britain’s treaty would force The Hague submission of the Panama Canal tolls issue while France’s treaty had already been renewed. Voices warned that Japan questions and anti arbitration sentiment complicated future binding agreements.
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Senate
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Hague
France
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Debates Arbitration Treaties Amid Unease Over Binding Terms
Opposition displays strength as Senators critique compulsory arbitration pacts. Critics warn such agreements may bind the nation on matters beyond vital interests and national honor. Only Chairman Bacon defends the treaties, while many foresee a hard fight on renewals and a world misunderstood position.
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United States
Senate
England
Great Britain
Japan
Bacon
Foreign Relations Committee
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Fred E. Atteaux
Daniel J. Coakley
John Quinn, Jr
Dennis J. Collins
Harvard
University Club
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Marion Churchill
Katherine W., Sawyer
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