Yeggmen Target New England Post Offices Again
Organized yeggmen robbed Rehoboth and Swansea post offices with $18 in cash and stamps taken from Rehoboth. Police linked the pair to two prior heists at Rehoboth, while eight vagrants arrested at Fitchburg were suspected gang members but not identified with these breaks.
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New England
Letherman
Boston
Rehoboth
Swansea
Fitchburg
Washington St
United States
Cardinal Portrait Dept
Boston Post
Baseball quotes mix math and mischief from Cobb and Tribune
A humorous quip compares baseball to a 50 per cent brain, 25 per cent eye, and 2 per cent arm and leg. A second line notes baseball reporting is 10 per cent facts, 5 per cent hope, and 8 per cent imagination, attributed to B. L. T. in the Chicago Tribune.
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Ty Cobb
Chicago Tribune
Report on Contempt Bill Targets Jury Trial in Contempt Cases
A judiciary committee report opposes a bill to limit court power in contempt cases by denying jury trials. The measure, among the most hotly debated in years, would curb how courts enforce their mandates. Last year a limited contempt bill allowed jury trials when another crime was involved.
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Committee On Judiciary
Delta Upsilon Presents Ralph Roister Doister at Brattle Hall
The Harvard Delta Upsilon chapter staged the 14th annual Elizabethan revival last evening at Brattle Hall Cambridge. The pre Elizabethan comedy written in 1551 drew an enthusiastic audience of alumni and proved a brilliant venture for the chapter famed nationwide for its productions.
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Delta Upsilon
Harvard
Ralph Roister Doister
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
Truth in Boston Advertising at Gale & Kent
A Boston advertiser extols Gale & Kent tailors at 96 Court Street for truthful marketing and steady prices from 15 to 25 dollars. He predicts a looming billboard bill on fake ads and notes the firm’s 21st year, urging readers to visit for spring woolens and value.
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Gale & Kent
96 Court Street
Pelletier
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Court Street
Scollay Square
Five Die as Train Collision In Ottawa Area
Five killed and 11 injured in a Canadian Pacific train wreck between Ottawa and Hull Ontario. Officials blame a Hull telegraph operator 21 who allegedly cleared the passenger train to back toward Ottawa as the freight approached Hull. The operator disappeared after the crash.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Hull
Pontiac
Exhibition opens with Boston Society water color show
The 24th exhibition at the Boston Art Club features more than 100 paintings from nearly all club members. Hendricks A. Hallett’s marines, Louis Kronberg’s The Guitar Player, and new exhibitor Harold C. Dunbar headline a diverse display running daily 10 to 5 through March 23. Parallel shows at the Museum of Fine Arts feature Societe Nouvelle works including Gaston La Touche and Lucien Simon, with John W. Alexander and Walter Gay represented among American painters.
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Boston Society of Water Color Painters
Boston Art Club
Hendricks A. Hallett
Louis Kronberg
Harold C. Dunbar
K. M
Albert Prentice Button
William J. Bixbee
Marblehead
Castle Rock
Melbourne H. Hardwick
Harold B. Warren
Charles P. Gruppe
Sears Gallagher
Boston
Society of Painters and Sculptors of Paris
Societe Nouvelle
Museum of Fine Arts
la Touche
Lucien Simon
Gaston la Touche
Brittany
Simon
John W. Alexander
Charles Depuy
Rochester
Walter Gay
Redin
Ceres
Mile
Jeanne Pouplet
Gaston A Touche
Paris
Modern French School Exhibition at Art Museum Opens
Private view yesterday showcased paintings and statuettes by the modern French school. The collection features works praised as surpassing anything previously seen.
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Art Museum
Taft Nomination Mahlon Pitney To Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed President Taft's nomination of Mahlon Pitney to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Harlan but then postponed final action amid executive-session opposition. Supporters remained hopeful of swift confirmation as critics voiced concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
Harlan
Supreme Court
Pitney
Nomination Delayed Amid Glass Bottle Blowers Debate
The Senate session opened with quick confirmation of a nomination. Senator Culberson joined the debate on Chancellor Pitney's Glass Bottle Blowers decision, with Briggs Martine Shively weighing in. Action was deferred and the nomination may be taken up again tomorrow.
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Senate
Senator Bacon
Sherman
Senator Culberson
Pitney
Glass Bottle Blowers
George Jonas Glass Company
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Union
United States
Chancellor Pitney
Briggs
Martine
New Jersey
Shively
Tommy Boles Emerging Fistic Champion in Andover
Tommy Boles, ex Dorchester High and current Andover shortstop, is gaining fame as a boxer. Sid Peet in Andover teaches self defense to students. Boles has won several bouts and eyes a championship. Dorchester fans are warned to tread carefully when he appears.
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Tommy Boles
Dorchester High
Andover
Sid Peet
Tommy
Dorchester
Albrecht Girl 16 Dies at Lakeville Sanitarium
Marie J Albrecht daughter of Mary and Francis Albrecht died at Lakeville Sanitarium Lakeville Massachusetts aged 16. Funeral services at her late residence 80 New Bern Street on Sunday March 10 at 1 pm. Private.
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Albrecht
Lakeville Sanitarium
Lakeville
Mass
Marie J
Mary
Francis Albrecht
Newbern Street
Leary
Quincy
Dahiel F
Julia
Dennis, Leary
Charles M. Dacey
Warren Street
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Martin
Winchester
Thomas Martin
Horace Memorial Church
Webster and Spencer Avenues
Chelsea
St Augustine Court to escort late brother from residence to church
St Augustine Court members meet at Dahlgren Hall on Sunday March 10 at 12 30 to escort the body of Patrick O Day from 197 West Seco Street to Ss Peter and Paul s Church. Daniel P Murray Max E Knopp and children express thanks for the kindness shown during their bereavement.
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NO. 46
Dahlgren Hall
Counel and
Silver Streets
Prick O'Day
West Seco Street
SS. Peter and Paul’s Church
Daniel P. Murray
Rimr
Max E
Knopp
Maj
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