Boston election probe opens with closed doors inquiry
A committee launches an investigation into alleged corrupt election practices in Boston especially Ward 8. Hearings begin at the State House with daily sessions from 10 to 1. Rep. Kiley seeks to summon Brown and Barnett but is refused. The panel plans to question assessors election officials and precinct officers first.
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Boston
Ward 8
Winter Place
State House
Daniel J. Kiley
Brown
Nathan Barnett
Kiley
Board of
Riley
Luce
Mitchell
Cole
Parker
Brown’s whereabouts alleged in Charles River remark
Lawyer Nathan Barnett hinted last night that Harry S. Brown the Ward 8 missing witness might be in the Charles River The remark was made after midnight in a newspaper row restaurant in front of reporters and a political writer Barnett refused to clarify and left abruptly after questions about Ward 8 election fraud cases.
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Kiley
Brown
Barnett
Nathan Barnett
Harry S. Brown
Ward 8
Mr. Barnett
Charles River
Newspaper Row
Post
Dishonest Men in City Government and Pay Rolls Padded
Louis D Brandeis and Louis C Southard spoke at the Boot and Shoe Club in Boston detailing alleged corruption at City Hall. They cited padded payrolls and illegitimate work, urging reform, public opinion, and action by the middle class to root out bribery and misused funds.
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Boot and Shoe Club
Brunswick
Louis D. Brandeis
City Hall
Louis C. Southard
Massachusetts
Boston
Fire Department
President Receives Coal Report From Commission
Judge Gray and Carroll D Wright presented the anthracite strike commission report to the President. Wright said the report would be released Saturday morning and shared with operators and miners. It is likely to favor higher wages shorter workday and a fairer coal weighing method.
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Washington
Judge Gray
Carroll D. Wright
Anthracite Strike Commission
Colonel Wright
Father John’s Medicine Promoted for Consumption Relief
An advertiser touts Father John’s Medicine as the best remedy for consumption claiming it builds up the body and strength. The promotion also extols The Foster Heel and The Friction Plug as key products.
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Father John
Pepperell Shoe Factory Fire Destroys Plant and Nearby Homes
A blaze at M. C. Griffin's shoe factory in Pepperell spread quickly, destroying the main building and about a dozen dwellings, stores, and other structures. Nashua responders aided with a train engine as flames raced along Main Street. By 3:30 pm the fire was under control with losses estimated over $200,000.
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Nashua
Nashua Paper Company
Kemp
Frank Goff
East Pepperell
Main Street
Lowell Loom Strike Looms Over 10 Percent Wage Demand
Nearly 200 mill hands in Lowell await a conference between Textile Union delegates and mill agents to decide on a 10 percent wage increase. Workers led by Robert J. Conroy insist on no compromise or outside mediation and threaten a citywide strike if demands aren’t met. Delegates favor striking if needs remain unmet, with mercantile and banking sectors bracing for disaster.
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Lathrop & Cunningham
Lowell
Robert J. Conroy
Textile Council of
Textile Union
Textile Council
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State Board of Arbitration
Civic Committee
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Robert Luce
MM Lomasney
Diikiley
Committee ON Elections
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South Boston
Roxbury
Linehan
Eleventh District
Mr. Kiley
Brandeis
Board of Assessors
United States
Pepperell
Siafi Akisi
Lowell Ct7 Hall
Massachusetts Mill
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