Italian Immigrant Society Probe Charges Conte with Misuse
The Italian Protective League met at 122 Salem Street and adopted a report accusing Rev. Gaetano Conte of mishandling funds and deceiving supporters. The document outlines alleged thefts, false appeals, and withheld finances, and lists officers and trustees. Conte denied the charges and plans to return to Italy on May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italian Protective League
Salem Street
Gaetano Conte
Society For the Protection of
Conte
Society For
Humbert
George A. Scigliano
Joseph Russo
Ralph de Guarente
Michael Russo
E. A. Scalzilli
William Sindano
I. de Luse
D. D. Alessandro
M. Celato
M. Russo
C. Cc. di Candello
Mission fundraiser for girls college in Liberia planned
Dr Edward Everett Hale spoke at the Mt Coffee Association meeting held at All Saints Brookline to back Mrs Jemima Sharp in building a girls college in Monrovia Liberia. A $1000 contribution plan was formed for the project with Mrs Sharp sharing Liberian customs and years of missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hale
Mt. Coffee Association
All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Brookline
Jemima Sharp
Liberia
Hale
Sharp
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Baltic
Scots Wa' Hae 50th Anniversary Banquet at Faneuil Hall
The Boston Caledonian Club marked its 50th anniversary with a 500-strong banquet and entertainment in Faneuil Hall. Chief Walter Scott Munro presided, Ex-Chief John G. Munro toastmaster, with guests including Congressmen McNary Sullivan and ex-Senator William H. Lott. Speeches celebrated Scottish heritage and the club’s history, ending with a vaudeville show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Caledonian Club
Faneuil Hall
Gordon Highlanders
Walter Scott Munro
John G. Munro
W. S. McNary
John A. Sullivan
Peter Kerr
Royal Secretary of Order of
William H. Lott
T. T. Stokes
Naval and Military Veterans’ Association
Hugh Cairns
Arthur P. Russell
Chief Munro
Scotland
America
Scott
Carlyle
Waterloo
Alma
Washington
Mexico
Grant
Roosevelt
United States
Sullivan
Wallace Bled
Order of
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
John Ballantyne, Jr
Boston
British Charitable Society
A. Simpson
T. Hudson
J. G. Munro
A. Munro
William Kerr
A. Wilson
New Haven
William Glennie
J. Fife
Lawrence
Joseph H. Martin
R. R. Flynn
H. Wylie
Stolen New York Jewels Recovered After Boston Arrests
Edgar Bell of Liverpool and Henry Bornstein of Tremont Row Jeweller are charged with stealing 2500 dollars worth of Mrs. Clara Barclay’s jewelry in New York on March 9. Bell was arrested in Boston after a staged sting with New York detective Joseph Wooldridge. Bornstein is charged with receiving stolen property and attempted resale. Both men to be arraigned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edgar Bell
Liverpool
Henry I. Bornstein
Tremont Row
Abbott and Chapman
Joseph D. Wooldridge
New York
Sergeant Wooldridge
Watts
Chapman
Abbott
Barclay
Metropolis
Bell
Narragansett Pier
Inspector Chapman
Wooldridge
Bornstein
Leyland Line
Abbott and
Railway Men Press For Uniform Wages In Quincy
The Old Colony street railway employees executive committee in Quincy says wage scale must be $2.50 for a 10 hour day and union recognition. They reject the company’s sliding scale as unacceptable and deny any contrary statements by company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Old Colony Street Railway
Porter Wife Violence Order and Weekly Support Issued
In East Boston Mrs. Katherine A Porter obtained a Probate Court order against husband James Porter restraining violence and directing $20 immediate payment and $6 per week thereafter. The couple’s discord involved his family and alleged assaults during two years of marriage begun in 1901. Cleveland?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Porter
Boston
Porter
Dealers in watered milk sue wholesaler in civil court
John Griffin of 219 Washington Street Dorchester sues Eugene J. Sullivan a wholesale milk dealer for 300 dollars claiming the below standard milk caused fines and business losses of 125 to 150 dollars weekly leading to sale of his business. Sullivan says he did not guarantee to stand behind any milk though he supplied only pure product. The case adjourned to this morning for further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bolster
John Griffin
Washington Street
Dorchester
Eugene J. Sullivan
Eugene Sullivan
Ten Jurors to Decide South Danvers Bank Case
The Danvers Bank case opened in U S District Court with 10 jurors after Edward B Stockman failed to appear due to his father's death. Counsel for John W Dickinson and Foster delivered closing arguments before a government attorney addressed the jury. The judge granted a recess and the case will be sent to the jury today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers Bank
Lowell
United States District Court
Edward B. Stockman
Mr. Stockman
W. B. Stone
Swampscott
Mr. Paul
John W. Dickinson
Anderson
Foster
Boyd B. Jones
Jones
Book Thief Pair Sentenced After Four Charges
Percy M. Peacock and Charles B. Miller appeared before Judge Bolster to receive their sentences for multiple theft charges. Miller faced four charges reflecting a pattern of book thefts tied to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy M. Peacock
Charles 8. Miller
Bolster
Miller
Doherty Gas Company case postponed to November term
The petitioners’ counsel was ill and could not appear, delaying hearings before the full bench. Harrison Dunham stood ready for the petitioners, while Snow for the respondents was absent due to notice from Engstrom. The case will go over to the November term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty Gas Company
C. O. Engstrom
Harrison Dunham
Snow
Engstrom
Coal Comedy Case Ends With Judgement for Plaintiff
In the Municipal Court case W. F. Mitchell versus W. T. Fuller the plaintiff sought $24 for two tons of coal delivered by mistake while the defendant was intoxicated. Judge Parmenter awarded judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Mitchell
W. T. Fuller
Hair Growth Miracle Promises Nightly Results
A famed physician chemist of the Altenhaim Medical Dispensary announces a compound that grows hair on any bald head in a single night. He offers free trial packages to all who write with a 2 cent stamp, claiming rapid restoration for bald heads, thinning eyebrows, and eyelashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenhaim
Altenheim Medical Dispensary
Foko Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harvard Men in a Row in Scollay Square Riot
Bloodless melee in Scollay Square last night involved four patrolmen, about a dozen Harvard men, six cabbies and the Howard street gang. The Harvard group marched from Bowdoin to Hanover, taunting Yale, then a cabby’s interference sparked clashes before police intervened and the crowd dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Howard Street
Scollay Square
Bowdoin Square
Hanover Street
Yale
Cambridge
Marine as a Master Collins Dewey Faces Court
Collins Dewey, a United States marine from Fort Warren, is likely to face assault and drunkenness charges in Police Court. After a confrontation on Sudbury Street involving a young woman and her father, a patrolman intervened and Dewey was taken to Joy Street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Dewey
Collins
United States
Fort Warren
West End
Sudbury Street
Dewey
Fisher
Division 3
Joy Street
Medical Inspectors to Buffalo for Force Food Plant Tour
Dr. Frank Harris the Suffolk County medical examiner and Prof. Wilbur Scoville depart Boston for Buffalo at the invitation of Force Food Company. They will inspect cereal materials and milling methods as part of a nationwide advertising effort inviting physicians to review mills and processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harris
Suffolk County
Buffalo
Force
Food Company
Wilbur L. Scoville
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Harris
Boston
Force’ Food Company
United States
Cosmpany
Wright Fights Extradition in High-Profile Case
Whitaker Wright, the promoter valued at 60 million, fights extradition to England. The hearing before US Commissioner Alexander was adjourned to March 30 as Wright insists on dropping or defeating extradition and prefers to return under no escort. He cites poor health and a desire to face charges, while his cell and prison conditions are described amid elaborate defense plans led by Maurice Untermyer and Louis Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitaker Wright
England
United States
Alexander
Wright
Europe
Marshal Henkel
London
Park Lane
Maurice Untermyer
Louis Marshall
Untermyer
Choate Signs Papers for Wright Extradition
London March 18 Ambassador Choate authenticated the extradition papers for Whitaker Wright, promoter, held in New York. Papers mailed today aboard the White Star Line steamship Celtic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ambassador Choate
Whitaker Wright
New York
White Star Line
Celtic
Heavy fighting and upheaval in Uruguay centered near Montevideo
Reports from Montevideo describe intense fighting between revolutionists led by Aparicio Saravia and government forces. Delegates seek peace terms while the government plans to call out the national guard and impose a state of siege. A U.S. consul in Montevideo confirms a serious revolution with large armed camps and railway destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Red Cross Society
Saravia
Nationalist Party
Aparicio Saravia
Roska
Washington
State Department
United States
Swan
Albert W. Swaim
Maccachen
Carlos Blanco
Maceachen
Blanco
Senor Battle
el Dia
Colorado
Paine's Celery Compound Proclaimed Cure for Sleeplessness
An old advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a sole nerve and blood remedy curing sleeplessness and nerve inflammation. Endorsed by testimonials from Max Burgheim of Cincinnati and Rev A Craw of Ridge Road praising renewed sleep and relief from sciatic pain, lumbago, and piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Max Burgheim
Cincinnati
Ohio
Europe
Rev. A. Craw
Ridge Road
Rev
A ‘ Craw
N. YX
Bonilla presses fight in Honduras as Santa Barbara falls
Panama dispatches report from San Salvador say General Bonilla gains Santa Barbara and threatens Tegucigalpa with 3,200 troops led by Miguel, Davila, Carlos, and Alvarado. General Sierra, retreating, has sent his wife toward Nicaragua, while Villela and Vallares face court martial and execution for disobeying orders after Accituno defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Honduras
San Salvador
Bonilla
Sierra
Bortilla
Santa Barbara
Miguel
Davila
Carlos and
Alvarado
Tegucigalpa
Ten Days With Broken Skull At Roxbury Stable Fall
George Driscoll a 53 year old Roxbury resident worked with a fractured skull for about ten days. He says he fell through a hole at a stable on Hunneman street on March 7, landing ten feet to the floor. City Hospital doctors expect recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Driscoll
Hunneman Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Chinese Assault Case in Roxbury Court
Hum Sing was held on a $500 bail until March 25 in Roxbury court yesterday on charges of robbing Charles Poy of a $40 ring and also assault and battery against Poy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hum Sing
Roxbury
Charles Poy
Poy
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Conaus
Davin
Ngraham
Opticians
Avid J. Ingraham
Shewu
Winter Street
Oxford
Call Conte
Mr. Conte
MRS. Sharp’s College
Peacock
Scoayne
Francis W. Goss
Green
Division 9
House of Correction
Reformatory
South Danvers Bank
Lowney
Blackheads
Jos. W. Grady
Tremont St
Police Station
DR. Harris
Choate
Paine’s
Hub Gore
Congress
Hub Gore Makers
Beach Street
Mass
Jordan Marsh Co
Ilbert N. Ware
Pitts- Kimball Co
Timothy Smith & Co
Downingie Dodge
Oblast Shoe
Ross Bros
H. Hagan
A. E. Holbrook
J. Chaplin & Son
Fanfore Co
Johs Bath, & Son
T. Cowen
Newcomb
Ton, Mass
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