Gunmen Held at Saloon asOfficer Delays Dumped to Call Aid
Patrolman Edward Kelly of East Ded ham Street station confronted three alleged gunmen who held up Gene Derby's soft drink saloon at Shaw mut avenue late last night. He warned to shoot if they moved, summoned help by radio, and, for five minutes, kept the trio under cover until officers arrived and the suspects were disarmed by a rescue squad.
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Gene Derby
Shawmut Avenue
Edward Kelly
East Dedham Street
Kelly
Three Prisoners Held in East Lenox Street Robbery
Police report three men Joseph Forti Antonio Scarlotta and Paolo Gennette all 28 to 32, held on charges of robbery with East Lenox street addresses. Forti allegedly had 6 2 in his possession and claimed he was collecting on a service bill with uncollectable checks while Derby the proprietor was away. Clerks Davis Putbrook James J O’Hara and three customers were present as Forti Scarlotta and Gennette entered the Derby premises and moved toward the bar with Gennitte on guard at the door.
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Derby
Davis Putbrook
Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown
James J. O’hara
West Springfield Street
Forti
Genmitte
Ycarlotta
Whooping cough measures discussed at Brookline meeting
Dr Francis P Denny urged yellow arm bands for Brookline children with whooping cough to prevent spread though no epidemic existed. The proposal went to the health committee. Alexander Strain was named a police patrolman. Bids were opened for a new motor fire truck.
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Brookline
Francis P. Denny
Board of Health
Denny
Committee On Health
Alexander Strain
McCarthy to testify in raid cases in New York
McCarthy, a supervising prohibition agent, may appear before a federal commissioner in New York with 18 agents as a witness in raids. He has been in Philadelphia Newark and Paterson on orders from a federal official and is not at Carney Hospital in South Boston, according to hospital staff and officials. The article notes his past treatment at Carney and denies current presence there under any name.
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William J. McCarthy
Carney Hospital
Boston
McCarthy
Federal Grand Jury
United States
New York City
Frank J. Flanagan
New England
Philadelphia
Newark
Paterson
N. J
Kramer
Bottomley
Beachmont Fire Threatens Rogan's Point Homes
A blaze at Beachmont yesterday afternoon destroyed two cottages and badly damaged several dwellings along Rogan's Point. Scores of families fled in panic as the fire threatened a wider sweep. The cause is uncertain but a cigarette butt in rubbish near 244 Endicott avenue is suspected. Estimated damage about $10,000.
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Rogan’s Point
Beachmont
Endicott Avenue
Fire jumps cottages as gale drives blaze toward Bellingham avenue
A cottage at 24 Endicott Avenue sparked a fire that spread to an adjoining cottage and, aided by a stiff ocean wind, leaped across the road and began climbing the hill toward Bellingham Avenue. Flaming embers and burning timbers were carried to roofs by the breeze.
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Endicott Avenue
Bellingham Avenue
Thrill of Joy in Wet Camp Washington
March 14 in Washington held a strong intimation that Attorney General Daugherty will uphold the Palmer beer ruling. Antis saloon league in near Capitol area faces consternation as the Volstead law and Palmoer decision are cited as impregnable.
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Washington
Daugherty
Palmer
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Gambrinus
Palhoer
Delegation Urges Curtis Reconsider Police Officer Seal
A large group of Senators and Representatives from Boston and beyond will visit Police Commissioner Curtis this afternoon to press him to reconsider placing the Massachusetts seal on the caps and badges of Boston police officers.
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Boston
City
Curtis
Massachusetts
Mrs Harding's Social Plans at the White House
Washington reports Mrs Harding prepares Saturday official receptions teas for friends garden parties honoring wounded soldiers Marine Band concerts on the White House lawn and both formal and informal dinners alongside State Cabinet and diplomatic dinners plus a series of musicales this spring.
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Washington
United News
Capital Society
Three Killed in Fight With Black and Tans
In Dublin on March 15 armed attackers clashed with raiding Black and Tans on Brunswick Street. Three civilians were killed and five Black and Tans wounded in the ensuing battle.
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Black and
Dublin
United News
Brunswick Street
Boston police status questioned as state takeovers loom
Senator Thomas H. Green leads a delegation to President Moriarty urging the Boston budget police appropriation be held up pending a settlement. Officers question their witness fee eligibility if they become true state police, fueling talk of state control over Boston’s police and possibly fire departments.
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Thomas H. Green
Charlestown
President Moriarty
Boston
Boston Fire Department
Boston Police
State Constabulary
Senator Green
O'Meara
Washington
General Crowder
State Treasury
No Fishing Allowed Near Lake Cochitoate Bill Dies
The Senate yesterday killed the bill that the House passed to permit boating and fishing in Lake Cochitoate. No further action is expected this session.
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Senate
House
Lake Cochituate
Anti dumping bill rushed through Congress to shield U S industry
Washington March 14. Republican leaders in Congress with Secretary Mellon decided at a conference to push through a permanent anti dumping tariff bill during the special session. The measure seeks to curb European competition and safeguard American industries.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance
House
Ways and Means
Fake warrant raid nets gin and whiskey haul
Nine men led by a figure posing as William J. McCarthy prohibition agent raided Lester Leland’s summer home at 422 Beacon Street, West Manchester, seizing gin and whiskey valued at 28,560. It took about an hour to load the liquor into an automobile truck.
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John Doe
William J. McCarthy
Manchester
Lester Leland
Beacon Street
American Rubber Company
Tax Policy Conference To Decide Fiscal Programme
Senator Penrose and Representative Fordney plan a conference with President Harding to determine whether tariff or internal tax revision takes second place on the fiscal programme. The final plan will likely be announced after the meeting.
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Penrose
Senate Committee
Fordney
House Committee
Harding
Ignored Lord Mayor's Defy Prompts Cleveland Debate
Dr. W. W. Bustard pastor at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church declined a public debate with Lord Mayor Donal O Callaghan of Cork on British rule in Ireland. The challenge followed his pulpit remarks criticizing O Callaghan’s Sunday speech. Bustard, former Dudley Street Baptist pastor, has recently refused other favorable calls.
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Cleveland
W. W. Bustard
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Ireland
Donal O'Callaghan
Cork
Adelia Christy
American Association For the Recognition
Pr. Bustard
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Boston
Tremont Temple
12 to 15 Day Quarantine for Emigrants to the U S
CHERBOURG France March 14 The American authorities announced that steerage emigrants bound for the United States will face a quarantine of 12 to 15 days.
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U. S
Cherbourg
France
United States
LIQUOR RAID Imitates Search Warrant at Manchester Home
About 2 pm yesterday an automobile with men arrived at a Manchester house. They presented a document claimed as a search warrant for John Doe and searched the cellar finding liquor. The chief asserted he was William J McCarthy prohibition en forcement agent for New England.
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John Doe
William J. McCarthy
Prohibition
New England
Sullivan
Manchester
Boston
Unsecured Notes Given in Several Instances
Unpaid paper reports indicate unsecured notes are issued across multiple instances. The article notes a sensation stemming from revived rumors linked to past statements and references to closed Boston banks as context.
Boston lawmaker notes tied to 1918 Elevated bill discussed
Unpaid and unsecured notes of Massachusetts Legislature members negotiated with the Boston Elevated trusteeship bill of 1918 are now in closed Boston banks. The charges were raised on the House floor yesterday in a broad attack by Martin M. Lomasney against Representative Martin Hays.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Martin M. Lomasney
Martin Hays
Boy Bandits Rob Grocery Store In South Huston
Two youths about 17 held up Peter V. Harris at 487 East Third Street South Huston last night around 8 30. One wore a drawn revolver and the pair escaped with Harris's gold watch and chain and $38 in coins from the register. Harris describes both as five foot three or four, about 185 pounds, dark complexions and hair.
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Peter V. Harris
East Third Street
South Huston
Harris
Anniversaries and wartime notes from early 20th century
Today marks various anniversaries including Andrew Jackson born in 1767. Reports from 1915 note U-29 torpedoed five British and French vessels. In 1916 General Pershing and Colonel Dodd deployed about 6000 American troops into Mexico. A Lodge amendment to the German treaty was accepted by the U.S. Senate a year ago. In Berlin Kapp and Ebert regimes began compromise talks. Maine celebrates its 100th birthday.
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Andrew Jackson
United States
General Pershing
Colonel Dodd
Mexico
U. S. Senate
Lodge
Germany
Berlin
Kapp
Ebert
Maine
Showers Forecast for Boston and Nearby Areas
Weather update shows occasional showers in Boston and surrounding regions on Tuesday and Wednesday with moderate temperatures. Winds from the east and southeast remain fresh as unsettled conditions persist across northern New England and coastal zones from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Weather Outlook With Overcast Skies and Showers
Forecast calls for an overcast and unsettled day with periods of showers both day and night. Temperature remains near yesterday’s, with little rise in highs.
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa Yesterday
Average temperature yesterday was 43 degrees with a high near 45 and a low around 27. The report notes figures for yesterday and compares to the previous year, showing yesterday’s temperatures at multiple times and an overall daily average.
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Thompson's Spa
M. Samss
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New York Court
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