80 Year Old Recluse Hannah Landers Found Dead
The body of 80 year old Hannah Landers lies in the City Hospital morgue after she was found unconscious in the yard at 26 Rochester street. Landers, a longtime South End resident who worked for Back Bay families, reportedly had a bank passbook with substantial deposits. The landlady, Mary Hickman, says autopsy by Medical Examiner Leary may reveal cash and the bank book among her effects.
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Hannah Landers
City Hospital
Mary Hickman
Rochester Street
South End
Leary
Nathan Belinsky
Landers
Back Bay
McReynolds Holds Off On New Haven Prosecutions
Attorney General McReynolds will not announce his plan for possible criminal prosecutions related to the New Haven railroad at this time. A letter read by Senator Norris before the Senate criticizes Norris statements about the department's stance on the Interstate Commerce Commission probe.
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Washington
McReynolds
New Haven
Senate
Norris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senator Norris and Attorney General clash over New Haven actions
Norris claims no federal charges or immunity existed in the New Haven affair and cites a Justice Department statement. The Attorney General replies that Norris overstated the facts, stating he did not reveal his own plans and that the accusation was unwarranted and misleading.
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Norris
Attorney-General
New Haven
Kern
Department of Justice
Boyle O Reilly Anniversary Observed In Boston
The 70th birth anniversary of John Boyle O Reilly will be celebrated in Faneuil Hall Boston under the John Boyle O Reilly Association. Speakers include Governor Walsh Lieutenant Governor Barry Mayor Curley Judge Murray and J Mitchell Galvin. Captain H C Hathaway will appear and recount aiding O Reilly's 1869 escape from Van Diemen's Land. Music by the John Boyle O Reilly Band with James Connell singing and a large local committee led by B J Heaney Parker Morris and Martin Dowd organizing the event.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Faneuil Hall
John Boyle O’reilly
Hibernia Hall
Boston
Walsh
Barry
Curley
Murray
J. Mitchell Galvin
H. C. Hathaway
New Bedford
van Dieman’s Land
Hathaway
O’reilly
Ireland
Captain Hathaway
B. J. Heaney
Parker D. Morris
Martin V. Dowd
J. J. Heaney
Back Bay Fire Drives Family From Four Story Building
A fire at 25 St. Stephen Street Back Bay forced occupants to flee into the street at 12 30 this morning. The blaze began on the second floor and spread to the third floor. Damage is listed as $00. An alarm was sounded from Box 2325. The second and third floors are occupied by Emma E Wentworth.
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St. Stephen Street
Back Bay
Emma E. Wentworth
Palmer Guilty of Postal Law Violation Over Franked Pamphlet
Truman G. Palmer secretary treasurer of the U S Beet Sugar Industry Association is charged by Post Office inspectors with misusing the Lodge franking privilege. He mailed copies of Sugar at a Glance nationwide under Senator Lodge’s frank costing the government about 57000 in revenue. Dockery has not decided on action to recover funds. Palmer testified before the Senate lobby committee last summer about the pamphlet under the Lodge frank.
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Washington, D. C
Truman G. Palmer
U. S. Beet Sugar Industry Association
Frank
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Post Office Department
Burleson
Dockery
Palmer
Senate Lobby Committee
Frark
Gugar
Citizens oppose moving picture house at 735 Dudley Street
A delegation led by Elmer Minard and Henry Curtis with Upham's Corner Improvement Association opposed J. Lewenburg's plan for a moving picture house at 735 Dudley Street near Upham's Corner. The Mayor held a hearing and asked the parties to compromise before taking action.
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J. Lewenburg
Dudley Street
Upham’s Corner
Elmer Minard
Henry Curtis
Jump From Charlestown Bridge Ends in Death
An unidentified man about 35 leaped from the south approach of the Charlestown bridge last night. He was recovered from the water dead and taken to the North Grove street morgue. A bystander saw him mount a settee near the railing before the jump. Drawtenders reacted quickly and retrieved the body.
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New Charlestown Bridge
North Grove Street
Somerville Man Prostrated by Heat in Cambridge Field
James Fenton 81, inmate at Somerville City Home, was the sole victim of heat in Greater Boston yesterday. He collapsed on Cambridge Field, East Cambridge, and was taken to Cambridge Relief Station before returning home.
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James Fenton
Somerville City
Greater
Boston
Cambridge Field
East Cambridge
Cambridge
Bankers aiding Claflin receivers in New York effort
On June 26, receivers were appointed for the H. B. Claflin Company. Joseph B. Martindale and F. W. Juilliard began work with bankers and mercantile creditors to extend time and avoid loss. Court officials withheld predictions as accountants study the company and its 27 retail stores nationwide.
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New York
H. B. Claflin Company
Joseph B. Martindale
F. W. Juilliard
John Claflin
H. P. Claflin Company
New York Man Held On Suspect Enticement Charge In Neponset Case
Percy H. Vreeland, 23, of Thirteenth Street New York, arrested at Station 11 and to appear in Dorchester District Court on a warrant charging him with enticing 16 year old Louise FE Wright of Neponset from home The alleged incident involved a girl from Neponset with police in Paterson New Jersey using a published description This man was once a mess boy on the steamship City of Stamford, tender to the America cup defence candidate Vanitte.
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Percy H. Vreelara
Thirteenth Street
New York
Dorchester District Court
Louise FE. Wright
Ericson Street
Neponset
Vreeland
Paterson
N. J
City of Stamford
Vanitte
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