Possible Cure for Whooping Cough Reported
Paris June 17 Dr Emile Roux of the Pasteur Institute relayed Dr Alfred Conor and Dr Nicolle findings from Tunis showing a solution containing live whooping cough bacilli injected into 122 children yielded 37 percent recovery in under three weeks and 40 percent greatly improved though results are preliminary and not conclusive.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Emile Roux
Pasteur Institute
Academy of Medicine
Roux
Alfred Conor
Belvedere Military Hospital
Tunis
Nicolle
Dorchester Club Beats Page Class 11 to 3 at Dunbar Grounds
Dorchester Club defeated Page Class 11 to 3 in a baseball game played yesterday afternoon at the Dunbar avenue grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Dunbar Avenue Grounds
Slayer of Policeman Cleared by Italian Dispatch
The murder of Policeman Albert M. Peterson in the West End last fall is likely solved after a report sent to Boston police from Italy last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Peterson
West End
Boston
Italy
Sicilian killer commits suicide in Italy over US crimes
Stefano Cicarello, a Sicilian tied to the Boston police suspect in the murder of a West End patrolman, died by his own hand in Francovilla Italy. A note pinned to his coat blamed his misdeeds in America for driving him to die. The American consul and Captain Ainsley Armstrong confirmed the death and location by his mother’s grave.
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Francovilla
Italy
Stefano Cicarello
America
Cicarello
Boston
Amercan
Ainsley Armstrong
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Peterson
West End
Luther McCarty’s Father Files Claim in Missouri Probate
A. P. Mc Carty, father of boxer Luther McCarty, filed a claim in Springfield Probate Court for 845 dollars against his son’s estate now listed under Mrs. Rhoda McCarty. The itemized claim covers money paid to Luther after his marriage.
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ST. Louis, Mo
A. P. McCarty
Luther McCarty
Rhoda McCarty
Springfield
McCarty
Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill Passes Second Reading
London June 17 The Welsh Church disestablishment bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons this evening by a vote of 857 to 258.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Dorchester Tailor Firm Employee Missing Youth David Kiley
Dorchester police and Boston police headquarters have been alerted to locate David H. Kiley age 15 son of Cornelius Kiley of 1155 Dorchester Avenue. The youth was employed by Freeman and Gates tailors at 31 Milk Street.
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Dorchester Police
Boston
David H. Kiley
Cornelius Kiley
Dorchester Avenue
Young Kiley
Freeman & Gates, Tailors
Milk Street
Street cars halt nationwide in memory of Amos F. Gerald
Portland Maine June 17 practically all the electric cars in Maine were stopped for three minutes today in memory of Amos F Gerald a pioneer street railway man of this state whose funeral was held at his home at Fairfield this afternoon.
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Portland
Maine
Amos F. Gerald
Pioneer Street Railway
George W Bean Dies in Lewiston After Months of Illness
George W Bean longtime agent for the Androscoggin mills in Lewiston died at age 78 after several months illness. He served the mills for 32 years and his passing marks the end of a lengthy career in the region.
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Lewiston
George W. Bean
Androscoggin Mills
Popcorn Machine Explodes Showering Sullivan Square
A Cambridge popcorn vendor named David Gavin caused a crowd frenzy in Sullivan Square when his new popcorn machine exploded after the parade. Gasoline tank blast sent popcorn bags and tools into the air, showering spectators as fire crews arrived and the ruined machine burned. Gavin left, pockets full of money as police and onlookers watched.
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Sullivan Square
David Gavin
David
Cambridge
Main
John E. Cassidy
Chemical 9
University City
United States
Record Speed for Bird Man in Rennes France
Maurice Prevost, French aviator, set a new speed record in Rennes by flying 80 1-2 miles on a circular course at an average of 111 1-2 miles per hour. The feat surpasses Vitry Vedrines 108 1-8 mph record from Chicago on Sept 9, 1912.
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Rennes
France
Maurice Prevost
Prevost
Vedrines
Chicago
Parcel Post Revenue Tops 7 Million in Three Months
Revenue from parcel post stamp sales in the first three months totalled 7,076,517 dollars as about 150 million parcels were handled. Chicago led in both parcels handled and stamps sold during the period.
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Washington
Postal Service
Chicago
Seelbach Elected President of Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Louis Seelbach of Louisville was elected president at the annual convention. Frank C. Hall of the Adams House Boston was chosen vice-president and J. K. Blatchford of Chicago was named secretary for the 16th consecutive time. Delegates plan business sessions in New York before going abroad.
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Louisville
Louis Seelbach
Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
Frank C. Hall
Adams House
Boston
J. K. Blatchford
Chicago
New York
Segee Trial Focuses on Forged Tax Lists Evidence
The trial of Samuel A. Segee, chief assessor of Revere, resumes before Judge Brown at 9:30 in the Superior Criminal Court. Prosecution seeks to prove Segee's writing appears in books alleged to contain fictitious accounts.
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Samuel A. Segee
Revere
Brown
Superior Criminal Court
Segee
De Cordova Divorce Is Given Wife
Minot D. Fenno former tax collector testified that entries in the tax books, including Ilah McLenten and Harry Sellergs, were not in Segee handwriting. Witnesses, including Gerald Segee and Revere auditors, offered conflicting statements on handwriting and transfers to Mrs. McLeod. The case featured new government witnesses and questions over fictitious entries and property transfers as court adjourned.
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Minot D. Fenno
Barry
Fenno
Harry Sellergs
Ilah McLenten
Segee
Sarah Starhood
Sarah I. Smith
Assessors’ Office
Pendergast
Lavelle
Gerald T. Segee
David A. Lourie
Ida M. McLeod
Harry Selvitz
McLeod
Sarah Stanwood
William H. Colcord
Revere
McLennen
Sellers
Stanlert
Stanwood
Commonwealth
Samuel A. Segee
Mr. Colcord
Japanese Question Not Before Cabinet
Washington June 17. Secretary Bryan said the reply to the latest Japanese note was not yet sufficiently advanced to submit for Cabinet discussion. The impression that it would be a principal Cabinet topic was thus denied.
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Washington
Bryan
Divorce Granted in Suffolk Court to Alma Estelle Hildreth de Cordova
Mrs Alma Estelle Hildreth de Cordova was granted a divorce from her husband, Julian Dana de Cordova, a broker, of 420 Beacon Street, in an uncontested Suffolk Divorce Court session by Judge Crosby yesterday on cruel and abusive treatment grounds.
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Back Bay
Lincoln
Julian de Cordova
Alma Estelle Hildreth de Cordova
Julian Dana de Cordova
Beacon Street
Suffolk
Crosby
De Cordovas Divorce Case Heard In Quiet Suffolk Court
Mr de Cordova filed an appearance to contest the action then withdrew on Monday afternoon. Mrs de Cordova testified that his abuse damaged her health, aided by her brother and a physician. The case before Judge Crosby lasted under thirty minutes with a decree granted but decisions on name restoration and alimony reserved. The couple married October 31 1906 and lived at 320 Beacon Street Back Bay and Lincoln Massachusetts. Evidence at prior hearings noted his income of 29 dollars weekly while hosting champagne dinners at the Hotel Lenox.
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Crosby
Alma Estelle Hildreth
de Cordovas
Beacon Street
Back Bay
Lincoln
Mass
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Commons
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Fairfield
Batiste
Voile
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Boston Man
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Alma DE Cordova
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