Man shoots self in courthouse amid war worries
Henry Francis Barker 39 of 74 Greenleaf St Quincy committed suicide in a fourth floor toilet at the Pemberton Square courthouse about 12 30 yesterday noon. Worries over the European war and pro German remarks are cited. Barker left a wife and two sons in Washington DC and Boston employers note his stenographic skill and journalism work.
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FILLEY BACK FROM FRONT
Oliver Ollie D Filley, an noted 1906 Harvard oarsman and officer in the British air service, was in Boston yesterday returning from the front.
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Harvard Honors Aviator Ollie Filley at Commencement
Oliver D. Filley, Harvard Class of 1906 and famed Crimson oarsman, visited Boston from New York during a brief furlough from England. He dined with friends at the Porcellian Club after heavy service with the British air fleet, and plans to return to the firing lines after more wartime adventures.
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German observer with miraculous escapes in air service
The officer, a lieutenant, served as a top observer for Germany's air scouts. His airplane was shot down but he survived by a miracle. An explosion nearly killed him later, yet he continued flying and has only four hospital stays through numerous engagements. He is regarded as a highly valuable combat observer and will report to his unit in early July.
Emma Goldman and Berkman Indicted in Draft Conspiracy
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman leading anarchists, indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of conspiring to persuade young men to avoid selective draft registration. They pleaded not guilty and were held on $25,000 bail each.
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Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Finance Commission resumes city bonding inquiry at Mason Street
The Finance Commission’s investigation into the city bonding business will resume at 10 o’clock this morning in the school committee rooms on Mason street. Edwin P. Fitzgerald, who testified when the hearing adjourned Wednesday night, will continue his testimony.
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Edwin P. Fitzgerald
Cattell and Phillips Trial Over Obstructing Selective Service
New York June 21 The jury in the case of Owen Cattell and Charles F Phillips former Columbia University students charged with conspiring to obstruct the operation of the selective service system reaches a verdict.
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Owen Cattell
Charles F. Phillips
Columbia University
Draft Law Verdict Guilty in Federal District Court
A draft law case concluded with a guilty verdict in Federal District Court today. The note emphasizes aiding the Red Cross saves soldiers and echoes wartime humanitarian duty.
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