Mystery surrounds Boston woman's sudden hotel death
A puzzling death near Arlington Hotel prompts a police probe into Mrs Alicia Clark Barnes 28 of 426 Massachusetts Ave and her companion George J Higgins 50 Tremont St drug store manager while registered as Mr and Mrs Charles Bartlett of Falmouth Mass The husband Thomas G Barnes says his wife was a devoted spouse and denies foul play awaiting results of the investigation
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Boston Police Department
Alicia Clark Barnes
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington Hotel
George J. Higgins
Tremont Street
Charles Bartlett
Falmouth
Mass
Thomas G. Barnes
Bank Commissioner Sues Burrell Mitch ell and Ida Mitchell
Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen files suits to recover more than $1.5 million for the Cosmopolitan Trust Company. Defendants include former State Treasurer Fred J. Burrell and Max Mitchell with Ida P. Mitchell also named. A separate $25,000 claim targets Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company on Mitchell’s bond.
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Cosmopolitan Trust Company
Joseph C. Allen
Fred J. Burrell
Max Mitchell
Ida P. Mitchell
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company
No Disorder Noted In Limerick Invasion Standoff
Limerick reports peaceful conditions after Irish Republican Army troops seized hotels and billets. Richard Mulcahy and Adjutant General O Sullivan arrived from Dublin to negotiate with the rebels. No progress reported, but officials hope force will not be necessary to withdraw the Republicans.
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Limerick
Associated Press
Irish Republican Army
Richard Mulcahy
Hireann
Dublin
O'Sullivan
Four Die in Belfast Riots as Military Fire Kills Two
Four people died today amid Belfast rioting that has convulsed the city since last week. In Hanover street gunfire from troops struck a crowd, killing two youths and wounding another as the mayor warned martial law may be imposed.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Hanover Street
Find Braintree Boy in South Boston
Thirteen year old Philharmon Turpin of 237 Hobart street East Braintree disappeared from his home yesterday afternoon and a general alarm was sent out by the police.
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Philharmon Turpin
Hobart Street
East
Braintree
Harry Lauder Returns to Boston with Old Bonnet and Pipe
Harry Lauder is back in Boston with his familiar bonnie Highland bonnet and pipe. He says Boston recalls the old country and calls America a wonderful country in a cheerful greeting to fans.
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Harry Lauder
Sir Harry
Boston
Harry
America
Cambridge man seeks name change to avoid ridicule
Ernest Paolo Papa of Cambridge petitions the Fast Cambridge Probate Court to change his name to Ernesto Papa Beusey after he marries an American girl. He says the sound of his name causes amusement and harms his business and social life. He is 33, born in Italy, and a factory superintendent.
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Ernest Paolo Papa
Cambridge
Ernesto Papa Beusey
Papa
Italy
Car Jumps Track Injures Dorchester Passengers
Forty two riders were shaken when an Ashmont Milton outbound surface car jumped the tracks on Dorchester Avenue near Mather Street in Dorchester at 9 30 last night. The car tore across 30 feet of pavement before hitting the stone curb, causing many scratches and bruises as passengers piled on the floor. Women and children screamed while bystanders called for help.
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Ashmont- Milton
Dorchester Avenue
Mather Street
Dorchester
World War I era notes and anniversary reminders
A fragmented 1916 era item notes anniversaries including Oliver Wendell Holmes born in 1841 and a sequence of WWI events such as Britain barring German cotton, Germany declaring war on Portugal, Allied troops entering Rhine cities to enforce indemnities, the assassination of Spanish Premier Edoardo Dato, and Turkish Nationalists occupying Batum on the Black Sea.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
U. S
Supreme Court
Britain
Germany
Portugal
German Rhine
Edoardo Dato
Madrid
Batum
Black Sea
Weather outlook shows fair day with colder night
After a unsettled morning the forecast calls for fairly good weather through the day and night with noticeably cooler temperatures than yesterday. Winds may pick up slightly as the day progresses with recorded highs around the mid 60s and evening readings near the 40s.
Firemen Hunt Flame on Hill in Revere Collapse
A suspicious incendiary fire devastated a vacant two and a half story wooden building on Prospect Hill in Revere. Six fire alarms across Revere Everett and Chelsea drew engines to a mislaid blaze as the attic of the unfinished structure burned to ashes. Owner William Murray of 9 Oxford Street was nearby as the building burned, causing an estimated loss of about 600 dollars.
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Prospect Hill
Revere
Everett
Chelsea
William Murray
Oxford Street
Weather forecast for Boston and New England area
The forecast calls for Wednesday generally fair and colder with diminishing west to northwest gales. Thursday remains fair with lighter winds. Most of New England will be colder and mostly cloudy Wednesday into Thursday. risk of unsettled weather increases as a Colorado disturbance moves eastward toward the Mississippi Valley.
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Boston
New England
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
St. Lawrence Valley
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Lower
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Northwest
Hatteras
Provincetown Hit By Explosion Cuts Power Townwide
An explosion in the Cape Cod Cold Storage Plant caused by a short circuit shut Provincetown and nearby areas from power as a severe storm raged. Six workers were hailed as heroes for battling flames to prevent a more destructive fire as the town faced at least 24 hours without electricity.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod Cold Storage Company
Cape
Joseph Pain
Stephen Williams
John Rose
William Jensen
David Perry
William Days
Provincetown Fire Department
Curley Men Win Approval of Seven Appointees
The State Civil Service Commission approved seven more appointees of Mayor Curley. Names include Joseph A. Rourke as commissioner of public works Mark Sullivan as corporation counsel William J. Casey as superintendent of printing plant Rupert S. Carven as city auditor Joseph G. O Malley as principal assessor Nennis D P Driscoll as deputy institutions commissioner Myron P. Lewis as park commissioner.
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Curley
State Civil Service Commission
Joseph A. Rourke
Mark Sullivan
William J. Casey
Rupert S. Carven
Joseph G. O'Malley
Nennis
Driscoll
Myron P. Lewis
Ferry Boat Crash Injures Three At East Boston
A ferry boat named John H. Sullivan struck the East Boston pier at 1125 last night throwing a dozen passengers and several drivers into a panic. Three passengers were hurt enough to require hospital care. everyone on board sustained cuts bruises or a severe shaking.
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East Boston
John H. Sullivan
Boat crash injures three men near East Boston
Emergency calls to East Boston Relief Hospital and police sent ambulances for John Hurley 73 of 11 Maverick Square Salvatore Giovanni 53 of 39 New Street and Pasquale Ferry 53 of 5 Paris Place The front deck was torn up and damage to the slip All on board were thrown to the deck and cabin floors Pilot Mathew Kelley was in charge with engine trouble cited and a further investigation promised
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East Boston Relief Hospital
East Boston
John Hurley
Maverick Square
Salvatore Giovanni
New Street
Pasquale Ferry
Paris Place
Ferry Department
Mathew Kelley
Death by own action at 142 Central Avenue Everett
Edward Dundero attempted suicide last night by poison and gas in his room at 142 Central Avenue Everett but failed. Police report details remain unclear as investigators assess the scene and motives.
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Edward Dundero
Central Avenue
Everett
Harding rejects new bonus plan and treaty ratification push
President Harding disclosed opposition to the compromise bonus bill with a bank loan provision and adjusted service title. He also indicated no plan to press the Senate to ratify the peace treaties, per White House sources.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
White
Volstead to be Opposed in Minnesota Race
Congressman Volstead faces a possible primary challenge from Rev. S B Kvale of Benson after last election contest. Kvale opposes bootlegging of soft drinks into the Volstead district and questions Volstead’s firmness against illegal beverages.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United News
Andrew Volstead
S. B. Kvale
Benson
Volstead
Kvale
North Dakota
Taylor note on murder case dismissed as unsound
Police detectives handling the William Desmond Taylor murder mystery rejected a recent confession mailed from Atlantic City New Jersey as the work of an unsound mind.
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Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Atlantic City
N. J
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