French Crooks Nabbed After Big Shoplifting Haul
Detectives capture three men posing as Parisians Frank Arnold Henry Marquette Lee and Edward Duval aged 29 to 34. They allegedly looted belts coats trousers and silverware in a grand shoplifting scheme with tools like revolvers and a jimmy. Police traced them to 224 Shawmut Avenue where 52 pairs of trousers and a stash including marked items and two overcoats were found.
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Paris
St. Louis Fair
Watts
Frank Arnold
Henry Marquette
Lee
Edward Duval
New York
Bostort
Shields
Hart
Cronin
Conway
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
South End
Shawmut Avénue
Besse Brothers
Lynn
Trial resumes in Ray C. Johnson murder case
In Superior Court yesterday the government case against Ray C. Johnson for murdering Sarah Peters neared completion before noon. Letters from Johnson indicated planned self harm and love disappointment. Testimony from his mother and father described a melancholy youth, while witnesses noted insanity in the family history and a psychiatrist deemed him sane at the time of the act. The trial continues this morning.
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Ray C. Johnson
Sarah Peters
Roxbury
Emmeline Johnson
Leroy Johnson
Pr. Dyer Stevens
Essex Junction
John D. Burke
Provanes Eergee
Manings
Els
Judge Fallon Sets Priority On Necessities In Mc Manus Case
Judge Fallon told South Boston Court that every man is entitled to live on essentials before settling doctor bills. He urged keeping enough for food and clothing as a first duty, with other matters considered only after absolute necessities are supplied in the case against Albert J. Mc Manus for settlement of a physician's bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fallon
South Boston
Albert J. McManus
Dumont air ship crippled at fair grounds
During the night the gas bag of Santos Dumont's air ship was cut and slashed in a way that prevents any possible repair in time for an ascent on July 4 at the World's Fair grounds in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Santos Dumont
Police Captains Fail To Catch Fish In Harbor Outing
Boston police captains from 16 divisions failed to catch a single fish during their annual harbor outing aboard the Guardian. Chief Watts checked gear before departure, but after hours off Minot’s Light and along the Marblehead shore no fish were landed, a contrast to a prior 20 pound catch by the Boston Police Relief Association on June 23.
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Boston Police Relief Association
Constitution Wharf
Guardian
Watts
Minot
Marblehead
Boston
Girls in South End Held for Assault and Scalp Wounds
Pearl Oldham and Mamie Russell of 6 Fay Street South End are jailed at Station 5 on charges of assaulting James E. A. Russell a local Black man of 3% and slashing his scalp while fracturing his elbow. Russell is at City Hospital listed as stabilized. Police report he cannot identify which girl wielded the knife.
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Pearl Oldham
Mamie Russell
Fay Street
South End
James E. A. Russell
Russell
City Hospital
Fire Capt McLean Back To N End Shifts
Salem street last night celebrated the move of Captain Walter McLean of Engine 34 Brighton to command Engine 8 on Salem street Friday. Captain Thomas Welch, newly promoted, will lead Engine 28 on Centre street West Roxbury, with Captain John Lally moving from Engine 8 to Engine 16. Captain John Madison moves from Engine 28 to Engine 34 on Western avenue Brighton.
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Salem Street
Walter McLean
Brighton
Thomas Welch
Dorchester Avenue
Centre Street
West Roxbury
John Lally
Welch
John Madison
Western Avenue
Old Orchard Camp Meeting Slated July 7 to 21
An old-time camp meeting at Old Orchard runs July 7 through 21 with Evangelist Colonel Cozens leading a team of evangelists and singers. Old Orchard, famed on the New England coast, offers low round trip rates via the Boston and Maine railroad from Boston and key Eastern Western and White Mountains stations. see posters or ask an agent for stations and rates.
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Boston & Maine
R. R
Old Orchard
Cozens
New England
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
White Mountains
Malden Judge to Settle Question Saturday
In Malden a verdict is awaited on whether a kiss can be a crime or extortion. Judge Libby will hear arguments Saturday after evidence on Bertha Oliver and John Rafferty regarding a $75 blackmail claim over a kiss.
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Bertha Francis Oliver
Medford
John Rafferty
Libby
Malden
Bertha Oliver
Justice Field
Commonwealth
Moseley
Mass
Rafferty
Walter
Bar Association Not a Trade Union, Lawyers Say
Judge George Z Adams of the Municipal Court stated that the Bar Association of Boston is not a trade union and does not regulate lawyers fees. Judge Dewey and Treasurer Hall backed the view, noting the group aims to elevate the profession, not control wages. officials regretted the Building Trades Council misconception.
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George Z. Adams
Municipal Court
Bar Association of Boston
Boston Building Trades Council
Bar Association
Adams
Dewey
William
Hall
The
Association
William F. Wharton
Arthur R. Leeds
Building Trades Council
Shirtwaist fashion in church crowds draws mixed clergy views
Boston area pastors were asked about Rev. Clarence True Wilson's Newark habit of allowing men to attend services in shirtwaists or negligees and women without hats.Responses ranged from cool comfort to a call for dignified attire, with several ministers noting fashion varies but urging modesty.
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Boston
Clarence True Wilson
St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Newark
George 8. Shinn
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles H. Hill
Wrood Memorial Church
Cambridge
Ernest R. Caswell
First Free Baptist Church
New England
Three Straw Bail Offenders Sentenced by Judge Bond
Judge Bond condemned straw bail men for a serious offence. Henry J. Rothmell and Thomas J. Brennan received prison terms of three to six years with the first year in solitary confinement. Jules Modee was sent to the House of Correction for three years, with the judge noting he did not consider him the principal.
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Bond
Henry J. Rothmell
Thomas J. Brennan
Jules Modee
House of Correction
Free public band concerts at Marine Park South Boston
Free concerts will be held at Marine Park in South Boston every Wednesday evening in addition to Music Commission events on Sundays. The first concert is tonight.
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Marine Park
Boston
Music Commission
Boston Eye Institute
Steerage Cut Meant Start of Rate War Move
The rival steamship faction fighting Cunard began matching every Cunard cut in steerage rates for eastbound Mediterranean traffic, signaling an escalation in the fare war as of yesterday.
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Cunard Line
School board split on superintendent choice reports
The sub committee presented four not unanimous reports on the superintendent position, naming Conley or Seaver as candidates and proposing several supervisors. Amid heated exchanges, the full board tabled all reports for a special meeting within a fortnight. In other actions, the board voted 18 to 5 to raise Colonel Benyon’s pay as military instructor and declined to increase James McLaughlin’s musical director salary.
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Harkins
Keneally
John H. Casey
Thomas J. Kenny
Ellery Clark
Lics
George H. Conley
Mr. Casey
Walter S. Parker
Eller E. Carlisle
Stratton D. Brooks
Maurice P. White
Jeremiah E. Burke
Messrs. Kenny and Clark
Seaver
Edwin P. Seaver
George W. Evans
Dr. Harkins
Mr. Kenny
Mr. Storrow
Seaver Grad
George H. Benyon
James M. McLaughlin
Help for Colorado Miners Sought by Labor Leaders
Labor leaders in Boston reveal a Washington issued appeal from Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell urging financial and moral support for Colorado miners. They urge federal court action over state trials, call for an eight hour law and penalties, and request funds sent to W. D. Haywood in Denver to sustain legal rights.
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Boston
Gompers
Colorado
United States
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
W. D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners, Mining Exchange Building
Denver
Col
Riggers Union 10 315 to Elect Officers in July
Labor notes report that Riggers Protective Union 10 315 will elect officers at the next meeting on July 7. The union approved financial aid for Colorado miners and condemned Governor Peabody. Boston Electrical Workers Union 104 admitted 15 applicants and will elect officers at the next meeting.
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Riggers’ Protective Union
Colorado Minera
Peabody, Ton Cigarmakers
Merican
Boston Electrical Workers’ Union
Guardian Bankruptcy Petition Dismissed By Judge Lowell
The Guardian Publishing Company of Tremont row had its bankruptcy petition dismissed by Judge Lowell after claims of partnership and debts were found to be settled. Forbes had filed for bankruptcy alleging $724 liabilities and $240 assets, while Trotter denied partnership and the petition’s motives.
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Guardian
Guardian Publishing Company
Tremont Row
United States District Court
Lowell
George W. Forbes
Wiliam M. Trotter
Forbes
Trotter
Many Harvard class dinners end some evenings
Harvard graduates from multiple classes gathered at various clubs last evening. The class of 74 met at the Exchange Club with R H Dana presiding and guests including Colonel William Cary Sanger. The class of 94 hosted 147 diners with Lincoln Davis presiding and E K Rand as toastmaster. Other gatherings at Somerset Club Youngs University Club featured notable attendees and a guest list of Harvard dignitaries, including Professor C R Sanger and Moses King Jr. Several classes held smaller events with limited attendance.
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Harvard
Exchange Club
R. H. Dana
William Cary Sanger
Paul Dana
Henry F. Merrill
John W. Brarrer
Charles C. Clark
Lincoln Davis
E. K. Rand
Somerset Club
Grenville Bacon
Francis Bartlett
Francis Morris
Horace N.*.fisher
W. G. Goldsmith
Frank N.haven
J. J. Higginson
John .D.long
Robert M. Morse
A. J.C. Sowdop
Livingston Stone
Young’s
Dr. W. Richardson
Young's
A. W.suder
C. R. Sanger
Moses King, Jr
Curtis Guild
W. C. Lane
F.W. Baker
New Haven
A.S. Thayer
Portland
Horace Cunningham
Joseph B. F. Osgood
Thomas R. Rodman
William R. Ropes
Charles Eliot Guild
University Club
Dudley H. Bradley
J. J. Fox
Bishop Wlliam Lawrence
J. B. Walker
E. Pillsbury
John L. King
Henry Swift
Suspects Sift Bag of Silverware Found in South End
A large bag containing knives forks spoons and ornate items was found on George Wilson as he passed through the South End yesterday. Inspectors Shields and Hart seized the goods and Wilson was jailed. Detectives search for owners. several pieces bear engraved names and dates including H F M N Christmas 1901 F W H and Sixth 1898.
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George Wilson
South End
Shields and Hart
Wilson
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