William H Curley Arraigned and Sentenced in Larceny Case
William H Curley was arraigned in the Municipal Criminal Court for larceny of $20 from Walter Shaw of United Shos Machinery Company. He received eight months in the house of correction, appealed, and was held in $600 for the grand jury.
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William H. Curley
Inspector Wait
Walter Shaw
United Shos Machinery Company
Municipal Criminal Court
House of Correction
Curley Linked to Fraud and Forgery in Boston Case
Police allege former Boston City Council member Curley lacks steady work and funds ventures by schemes. He allegedly impersonated a Boston Post reporter to raise money for sending a Globe staffer to Colorado. He was arrested after a private security switchboard identified him. Three records surfaced in court, including forgery and attempted larceny convictions from 1903.
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Curley
Boston
Shaw
Barnes
The
Boston Post
Keleher
President Tuttle
Inspector Wait
William H. Curley
Bristed Seeks Re election as Stockbridge Selectman
Charles Astor Bristed grandson of John Jacob Astor announces he will run again for Stockbridge Selectman. Some local farmers oppose him saying he spends too much town money near his home. Bristed counters that wealth is concentrated in that area and funds should be spent there. Estates of Anson Phelps Stokes and William P. Sloane lie nearby.
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Great Barrington
Charles Astor Bristed
John Jacob Astor
Stockbridge
Bristed
Anson Phelps Stokes
William PD. Sloane
Cuticura Cure Shown For Infant Eczema Case
A Newark mother reports Cuticura cured her six week old son’s severe eczema after doctors failed. The child’s face arms and legs cleared and sleep returned following use of Cuticura Ointment and Remedies. She notes the cure lasting two months and recommends the treatment widely citing the 1907 letters.
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Cuticura
Wenn G. Klumpp
Niagara St
Newark
N. J
Peon & Chem, Corp
Boston
Mass
Sen Redfield Proctor Laid To Rest In Vermont
Nearly 10 000 Vermonters gathered in Proctor to honor United States Senator Redfield Proctor as his funeral at Proctor Union Church concluded. The body arrived by special train with family and congressional delegation. Services were simple with scripture and prayer, then interment at the Proctor mausoleum.
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Proctor
Vermont
Redfield Proctor
United States
Congress
Proctor Union Church
H. H. Seaver
Rutland
Fletcher D. Proctor
Redfield Proctor, Jr
E. 8. Holbrook
B. F. Taylor
F. C. Partridge
S. A. Howard
The
Vermont Marble Company
Defendants Held on Mail Fraud Charge in New England Scam
William I Alken Harris Alken of Cambridge Hyman Goldsmith Samuel Seelenfreund of Chelsea and Thomas C Scottron Henry Barish of Boston were held for the grand jury by United States Commissioner Hayes after arrest on Dec 19 for using the mails in a credit fraud scheme. Bail raised from 1000 to 1500. The group allegedly defrauded businesses across New England and the Midwest by ordering goods on credit under the Massachusetts Investors' Security Company name and selling them at deep discounts. Two defendants Alken and Barish had previous sentences for asset concealment from a trustee in bankruptcy.
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William I
Harris A. Alken
Cambridge
Hyman Goldsmith
Samuel Seelenfreund
Chelsea
Thomas C. Scottron
Henry Barish
Boston
United States
Hayes
New England
Middle
Minchen Files for Divorce Over Bohemian Life in City
Herbert E. Minchen a New York cigar salesman sues for divorce alleging cruelty intoxication and infidelity by his wife. Her alleged gay life involved two men in club circles and a mysterious hotel Lenox bill dispute. She retains attorney T Hubert Mullen while Malachi Jennings prosecutes the libel as secrecy surrounds the case.
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Herbert E. Minchen
New York
Hotel Lenox
T. Hubert Mullen
Tremont
Malachi Jennings
Minchew
William J. McMahon
Rockland Street
Melrose
McMahon
Middlesex Grand Jury Indicts Five for Murder and Assault
The Middlesex grand jury indicted John J. Killian Oscar L Kelson and George F Gilmore for murder in the death of Charles H Bushee at a Somerville drug store on Jan 12 They pleaded not guilty Also indicted were Peter Rosa Bristow Kennelesy for shooting in Woburn Feb 6 with two counts each of assault with intent to kill and to rob They and others named Jennie Shampney Fred J Sullivan Robert F Beardsley and David Mack pleaded not guilty to various assault with intent to kill or murder charges.
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John J. Killian
Oscar L. Kelson
George F. Gilmore
Middlesex
Charles H. Bushee
Somerville
Woburn
Peter Rosa
Bristow Kennelesy
David Mack
Lowell
Autopsy Reveals Rare Enlarged Spleen in Hold en Man
Worcester March 6 Doctors Washburn and Holt performed an autopsy on J. Lester Pratt of Holden finding death caused by an enlarged spleen weighing six pounds. Normal spleen weighs about 14 ounces.
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Worcester
Major Charles C Churchill Dies in Newport at 92
Major Charles C Churchill A S A retired Civil War veteran and Newport citizen died today aged 92. He served as trustee of Newport Hospital and the Newport Reading Room and was a well known local figure.
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Newport
R. I
Charles C. Churchill
Pape's Diapepsin Offers Fast Relief for Stomach Trouble
An old advertisement urges readers to try Pape's Diapepsin for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the 50 cent case contains Triangules that promptly digest up to 3000 grains of food, stopping fermentation and restoring appetite within minutes.
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Pape
Chinese murder trial defense called murderers of Chinatown slur
Assistant District Attorney Mc Gettrick argued that the nine Celestials on trial for the Chinatown killings last August are solely responsible. He said a mastermind planned the crime for profit and branded Harry Charles as the architect behind it and that the defendants are already condemned in the eyes of the Almighty. The argument continues with the judge's charge expected to take two hours before a jury retires.
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Harry Charles
McGettrick
Chinatown
Charles
Athol Girls Slid Into Miller’s River in Coasting Accident
Misses Lydia Blanchard and Antoinette Tremont coasting on a sled lost control and fell into Miller’s River in Worcester county. Blanchard suffered a broken arm multiple cuts and serious internal injuries.
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Worcester
Lydia Blanchard
Antoinette Tremont
Athol
Miller’s River
Blanchard
Young Crossen Sentenced to Lyman School
Dedham March 6 John Crossen a 15 year old was found delinquent and sent to the Lyman School at Westboro after assaulting Raffaele Calabrese on the Charles River last Sunday afternoon before Calabrese fell through the tee and then shot himself. Crossen’s term may be long but could be shortened by good behavior.
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Dedham
John Crossen
Lyman
Westboro
Raffaele Calabrese
Charles River
Crossen
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Bushee
Churchill
Young Crossen
Lyman School
Riker
Riger
Riker Laboratory
Riker Drug
Brooklyn
Riker’s
Violet Cerate
Ayer
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Hostetter
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Carlsbad
Atwood
Sanford
Ginger Kennedy
S. S. Scott
Clapp
Cooper
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Kennedy
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