Cambridge man kills mother then surrenders to police
Richard L. McCormick 32, formerly at Westboro Insane Hospital, killed his 69 year old mother at 5 Sixth Street Cambridge then turned himself in. He told Captain McBride he feared being sent to an asylum and left a note saying it was best to put her out of misery. He will be arraigned in East Cambridge District Court on murder charges.
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Cambridge
East Cambridge
McCormick
Westboro Insane Hospital
Richard
Captain McBride
McBride
Father John’s Medicine Praised by Cedar Rapids Mother
In Cedar Rapids, Mrs. T. S. Gaines says Father John’s Medicine keeps her three children well and strong. The item touts the tonic as pure nourishment free from narcotics and notes over 50 years of success treating colds sore throats and as a body builder, urging buyers to get the real product.
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Cedar Rapids, Jr
IT. F. Gaines
Father John
T. S. Gaines
2Nd St
Cedar Rapids
Witness Miss Hyatt testifies in Whitaker will dispute
Miss Jennie F. Hyatt housekeeper for the late Albert O. Whitaker tells Suffolk Superior Court she never kept anyone from his illness scene and did not show a check to relatives. The will gives most of the 30000 estate to Hyatt while two brothers and a sister each receive small amounts. They allege undue influence and lack of mental capacity five days before his death.
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Jennie F. Hyatt
Albert O. Whitaker
Brighton
Whitaker
Suffolk Superior Court
Miss Hyatts
Miss Hyatt
Post's "Bob White" Editorial Praised by Special Agent
Charles S. Bates of the Massachusetts Falmouth unit writes to the Boston Post praising its editorial on The Vanishing Quail. He commends the paper for speaking up for dumb animals amid heavy New England snow and wishes the Post success. The letter is dated March 12.
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Charles S. Bates
Massachusetts
Falmouth
The
Post
Bob White
New England
Boston Post
Charles S. Baker
M.S. F. P. T. C. T. A. Falmouth
Furniture testimony introduced in Richards suit against BAA
In Plymouth on March 15 counsel for Dr. Russell A. Richards, suing the Boston Athletic Association for 200000, presented accountant Edgar W. Mills testimony to support alleged misappropriation of club property. The records show furniture returned to the club greatly exceeded items sent out, with questions about meeting dates and decisions following Dr. Richards letter.
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Plymouth
Russell A. Richards
Boston Athletic Association
Edgar W. Mills
Richards
Boston Furniture Company
Boardroom Testimony Reveals Club Controversy in 1914
Secretary Beals testified there was no discrimination in posting Dr Richards letters on the club bulletin board and that all formal correspondence was posted. Ex president Morrison recalled that March 11 saw heavy criticism of club affairs and furniture removal. He noted Dr Richards spoke March 17 and a special meeting followed April 27 with claims rules were violated.
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George W. Beals
Dr. Richards
Beals
George B. Morrison
Teeley
Morrison
Richards
Feeley
Padding of City Accounts Ties Pontiac Street Project
Dennis Reardon a former Roxbury representative admitted to padding city accounts by twenty one thousand five hundred fifty dollars while clerk at the Roxbury paving yard nearly two decades ago. He said the overcharge funded paving elsewhere and was charged to the Pontiac street appropriation. Records show the Pontiac street work at twenty four thousand five hundred fifty dollars. Reardon testified before the street commission in favor of extending Pontiac street over Parker Hill.
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Roxbury
Street Commissioners
Reardon
Pontiac Street
Parker Hill
Public Works Department
Parker Hill Ledge
Van Loon Family Strives in New Sunday Post Adventure
The Van Loon Family launches a fresh Sunday Post escapade as Well Pa secures his goal in a lighthearted plot turn. The family faces comic challenges and humorous misadventures across the pages.
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Funny van Loon
Lodge warns of unprepared nation and weak navy
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge told the Massachusetts Trust Company Association at Copley Plaza that the nation is undefended and unprepared for war. He urged broader officer training, Plattsburg camps, and larger naval strength to protect citizens and deter aggression. Other speakers included Maclaurin and Sprague, with bankers urged to fund military courses for employees. The event featured a comic theatre interlude and previews a next week play, Under Cover.
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Massachusetts Trust Company Association
Copley Plaza
United States
Richard C. Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. M. W. Sprague
Harvard
G. S. Mumford
Trust Company Association
Senator Lodge
Mumford
Plattsburg
Maclaurin
Sprague
Europe
Bay State Senator Warns of Defenseless Nation Amid Border Tensions
A Bay State senator decries the United States’ weak defense as Mexican bandits cross the border and threatens invasion. He cites low mobile forces, scarce ammunition, and inadequate naval and air capability, noting German plans to seize Eastern coast cities and urging rapid armament.
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France
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New York City
Funston
Mexico
Lodge
von Eidelsheim
Are You a Mason at Castle Square
Mr Craig revived Are You a Mason at Castle Square yesterday and will perform the farce for the rest of the week. The cast, led by Mr Craig as Frank Perry and Mrs Perry, delivers strong farcical humor across three acts with each role offering comic possibilities.
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Castle Square
Perry
Mr. Craig
Frank Perry
Lomasney Defeats Bar Associations in Judiciary Vote
Former Representative Martin Lomasney scored a victory as the judiciary committee rejected the bill backed by the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations to repeal the Lomasney Bar Examination Bill. The measure previously lowered general educational requirements for bar exam applicants.
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Martin M. Lomasney
Massachusetts
Boston
Bar Associations
Legislative Committee On Judiciary
Boston Transportation Bills Face Adverse Legislative Action
Several Boston transportation measures drew adverse reports in the Legislature yesterday. The package includes petitions to extend the Boylston Street subway to Park Square, to place a Boylston Street subway station at Park Square, and several petitions for electrifying steam railroads in the Metropolitan district.
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Boston
Boylston Street
Park Square
Metropolitan
Gov McCall Names Four Appointees To Executive Council
Governor McCall sent four appointments to the executive council. The appointees are George J. Hemenway of Hopkinton as trial justice for Middlesex county, Thomas J. Vierne of Holyoke as clerk of the Holyoke Police Court, Robert Place of Fall River as trustee of the Durfee Textile School, and Norman i Wood of Northfield as associate medical examiner for Franklin county.
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Executive Council
Hopkinton
Middlesex County
Thomas J. Vierne
Holyoke
Robert Place
Fall River
Durfee Textile School
Norman i’ Wood
Northfield
Franklin Counts
Queen Marie of Roumania Seriously Ill in London
German press despatches from Bucharest via Zurich report Queen Marie of Roumania seriously ill and condition gradually worsening.
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London
Bucharest
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
Marie
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