Boston Merchant Duff Arrested for Larceny Ties to Bonds Case
John W. Duff 33 a resident of 2 East Thirty-first Street was arrested in New York on larceny charges based on Boston indictments. He allegedly stole a stock certificate from Frederick A. Carpenter and three Pacific Telegraph Company bonds valued at $1 000 each, tied to offenses in 1910 1912 and 1913.
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New York
John W. Duff
East Thirty-first Street
Michael H. Crowley
Boston
Duff
Crowley
American Woolen Company
Frederick A. Carpenter
Pacific Telegraph Company
Freight handlers strike again at South Boston waterfront
About 350 freight handlers from the Merchants and Miners line in South Boston quit yesterday demanding higher wages. It marks the second strike recently and raises waterfront strikes since April 1 to 42.
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Merchants and Miners Line
South Foston
Navy Yard Workers Ordered to Work June 17 Parade Seen
Navy Yard employees must work June 17 under a new rule granting Charlestown yard workers a half holiday on Saturdays. The change forces them to work the holiday, though they may still witness the afternoon parade.
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Navy Yard
Charlestown Navy Yard
Balloon Ascension Headlines Arlington Country Circus
At Spy Pond yesterday the balloon ascension led the Arlington country circus. Pro balloonist Jon Gannon rose high and performed a triple somersault with a parachute before safely landing. No athletic events were held due to the track flooding.
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Arlington Country Circus
Spy Pond
Jon Gannon
Private Palmer Fights Huge Shark at Fort Banks
A seven foot shark fought Private Frederick E. Palmer for an hour at Fort Banks before being hauled ashore and hacked to death by the Michigan native. The dramatic encounter surprised soldiers and ended with the coast artilleryman’s bold actions.
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Frederick E. Palmer
Fort Banks
Fort Landing
Coast
Michigan
Soldier hooks massive shark in Massachusetts Bay
Palmer of the Ninth Company, G A C, enlisted from the Midwest, fished for cod after a long march. He hooked a shark at tide, refused to cut the line as soldiers cheered and helped reel the monster to the wharf. After an hour he landed it and was served supper without reprimand.
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Palmer
Middle West
Cook
Massachusetts Bay
Moss
Funeral of Humphrey Connors to Be Friday
Military details from Fort Banks and Major O Connor Camp will attend the funeral of Humphrey Connors who died suddenly from a hemorrhage at his residence 74 Marine Road South Boston yesterday Requiem high mass will be said at Gate of Heaven Church Friday at 9 o'clock and burial at St Joseph's Cemetery West Roxbury He was formerly in business on West Broadway and is survived by a widow.
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Fort Banks
O'Connor
Humphrey Connors
Marine Road
South Boston
Gate of Heaven
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
West Roxbury
West Broadway
Plant Juice touted as stomach tune up by Middleboro baker
An advertisement claims Plant Juice, a formula of distilled inorganic matter, cleans the alimentary canal and boosts health. Local baker John G. Parker of Middleboro reports relief from dyspepsia after one bottle, a testimonial shared as the Plant Juice Man visits Houghton & Dutton to explain the remedy.
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John G. Parker
Middleboro
Mass
Parker
Boston
Massachusetts
Houghton & Dutton
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