Day portrait voucher mystery prompts silence order
Washington June 16 Thomas Morrison disbursing clerk of the State Department told the House expenditures committee he was instructed to keep quiet when a missing voucher in the Day portrait case was found on the floor of his office. He said the instruction came from Wilbur J. Carr chief of the consular bureau.
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Washington
Thomas Morrison
State Department
House Committee On Expenditures
Wilbur J. Carr
Witnesses Describe Secret Instructions Over Voucher Matter
The testimony shows Mr. Morrison said he was told by Mr. Carr not to discuss the matter as it would be investigated. A Vienna consul general letter to Secretary Knox notes a lack of proof for criminal charges over a $2450 voucher for an $850 portrait. The 1904 cash payment and voucher adjustments are described with no official action taken.
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Hamlin
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Carr
State Department
Charles Denby
Vienna
Austria
Root
Knox
Denby
Hay
Michael
Calcutta
Morrison
Winthrop Plans $60,000 Catholic Church
Rev. John H. Griffin, pastor of St. John the Evangelist, announced Winthrop will build a new $60,000 church to serve the growing Catholic population, choosing construction over remodeling the existing building.
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Winthrop
John Hi. Griffin
St. John the Evangelist Church
Tufts and Jackson Seniors Observe Joint Class Day
Tufts and Jackson seniors held a joint class day ceremony in Medford with a chapel service, speeches, and a public dinner. Senior orator Joseph W. Morton spoke on Quo Vadis while the seniors presented symbolic items to juniors and freshmen amid the farewell atmosphere.
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Charles D. Kean
Dorchester
Ethel M. Sturtevant
College Hill
Charles Gott
Arlington
Richard R. Lamont
West Somerville
Goddard Gymnasium
Joseph W. Morton
Everett
C. HB. Williams
Frank W. Merrill
Two Men Sentenced in East Cambridge Court
William T. Doherty of Winchester received 12 to 15 years and John J. Jennings of Newton 10 to 12 years in State prison after guilty pleas and convictions for 1911 assaults in Winchester and Newton. Judge Hardy noted county differences in remarks during charging.
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William T. Doherty
Winchester
John J. Jennings
Newton
Hardy
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Doherty
Esther Tobin
Jennings
Delia Kendregan
Middlesex
Brahkeman Drowned on a Fishing Trip at Connecticut Lake
Connecticut Lake N H June 16 A fishing trip ended in tragedy when a boat capsized. L P B Cloutier brakeman for Main Central railroad and Charles S Good sell express messenger drowned. Cloutier resided in Worcester Massachusetts.
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Connecticut Lake
N. H
L. PB. Cloutier
Main Central Railroad
Charles S. Goodsell
Cloutier
Worcester
Mass
Seniors March At Tufts Jackson Chapel Event
A large College Hill crowd braved threatening weather as Tufts and Jackson seniors led by Class Marshal Clifford Williams gathered at 9 am for the last chapel on campus. Showers interrupted some tree exercises, and part of the program moved to the chapel.
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College Hill
Tufts and
Jackson
Clifford
Williams
Goddard
Man Takes Own Life in Bangor After California Return
Philip Harrington, a Bangor resident recently back from California, hanged himself late last night. A note to his family said he was tired of living and suffering from a disease. He is survived by his brother.
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Bangor
Philip Harrington
California
Boston Chamber of Commerce Tour Heads to Europe
Mayor Fitzgerald leads Boston Chamber members boarding the Carmania for a lengthy European trip. The 104 travelers include 52 Bostonians and 52 from other cities, with plans to reach Liverpool by June 25 and return to New York August 23, weather permitting. The group departs amid rain and fanfare at South Station.
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Mayor Fitzgerald
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
South Station
New York
Fitzgerald
Dusseldorf
Panama
Adeline
Hero
John H. Fahey
J. P. H. Adams
Liverpool
Regal regalia and robes mark King George coronation spectacle
The article lists principal regalia items for King George including the Imperial crown with about 3000 stones worth near 2 million dollars and the Lesser Star of Africa diamond. It describes the orb the wedding ring the Ampulla and five swords plus ceremonial robes and the Tower of London guard. It recalls Captain Blood’s Tower theft in 1671 and notes ceremonial garments for the coronation.
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Canterbury
St. James
Africa
Earth
England
Victoria
Tower of London
Captain Blood
Tower
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