Indictments in Opium and Postal Offenses
Ten indictments reported by the federal grand jury before Judge Morton. Defendants include Charley Sing Boston Chin Ting Lowell Edward G Whitney and Henry White New Bedford with charges of opium manufacture possession and conspiracy to evade internal revenue tax. Other indictments cover postal embezzlement larceny of money order blanks and related assaults. Rood Woodbury Co Springfield indicted for shipping meat without inspection labels.
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Federal Grand Jury
Morton
United States District Court
Sleep
McKenna
Charley Sing
Boston
Chin Ting
Lowell
Edward G. Whitney
Henry White
New Bedford
Whitney
White
Ting
Jowell
Joseph W. Hastaba
Turners Falls
David C. Lawton
Fall River
Florence C. Monroe
North Attleboro
John R. Tacheira
Frank F. Fialko
Manuel C. Pachico
Rood & Woodbury Company of
Springfield
Somerville
Suffield
Conn
Lack of Employment Claimed in Roxbury Tragedy
Anthony Doherty aged 26 committed death by own action yesterday morning by leaping from a third story window at his home 19 Burney Street Roxbury. He had been out of work and despondent. He was unmarried.
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Anthony Doherty
Burney Street
Roxbury
Doherty
Free Hair Remedy Offer Claims Thousand-Strong Results
An advertisement promises a free $1.00 package of Foso hair remedy that allegedly grows hair thickens eyebrows lengthens lashes stops itching prevents dandruff and makes hair heavy and glossy for men women or children. It urges readers to mail a free coupon today.
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Foso
Foso Company
Foso Bldg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cubist Ties Arrive at Harvard Haberdashers Show
Paris bound cubist ties arrive at Harvard and are displayed in campus haberdashers windows. Students and furnishings men acknowledge under cross examination that the items are cubist neckwear.
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Paris
Harvard
Haberdashers
Harvard Square Turmoil Over New City Edition Ties
Turmoil in Harvard square as students skip classes to glimpse a city edition of cubist ties. About three dozen neckwears, excluding black, were sold at special rates with vivid colors and diverse titles, including a hurricane in a paint shop.
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Yale
Harvard Square
Man who saved woman loses legs at crossing honored
William Fit ting, a cripple, risked his life to save a woman at a Long Island grade crossing and sacrificed both artificial legs. He will receive a gold medal from the National Highways Protective Society and new legs from the Long Island railroad. A gold medal will also go to William A. McKnight, a Columbia University student, for dragging two children from a runaway last Monday.
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New York
William Fitting
Long Island
National Highways Protective Society
William A. McKnight
Columbia University
I Just Butts Captain in Sea Fight
A colored seaman Prince Rollins on the coal schooner Henry W. Cramp was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hayes for striking Edward H. Mercer the master, with a head punch causing two black eyes a cut lip and a swollen face in a sea fight.
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Prince Rollins
Henry W. Cramp
United States
Hayes
Edward H. Mercer
Sailor Rollins Faces Hearing for Head Bunting on Ship
Rollins, described as undersized, punched the captain with his head on St Patrick's Day aboard a schooner bound from Norfolk. The captain, taller, required three days of nursing for facial swelling. Rollins claimed self defense. bail set at 200 dollars, with a hearing scheduled.
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Rollins
St. Patrick’s
Norfolk
East Cambridge
Sloane Not To Lose Position In State Steamboat Service
John D. Sloane, national supervisor of steamboats in the state, will not resign nor be asked to resign, per General Asler of the steamship service in Washington. The President has not indicated a change and only a few aspirants remain, with the likelihood of a change considered remote. Sloane remains silent on the matter.
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John D. Sloane
General Asler
Washington
Mr. Sloane
Faith and Hope Association letter defended by Mrs Kirby
Mrs M C Kirby defends a Faith and Hope Association statement accusing media misrepresentation. She explains meetings with Associated Charities and State Board of Charities and outlines costs for Wachusett Rest property, noting option discussions and cooperative aims with local organizations.
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Hubbardston
Faith and Hope Association
Associated Charities
Tit
State Board of Charities
Chamber of Commerce
The
Wachusett
Massachusetts
M. C. Kirby
Faith and Hope Ass'n
Rochester Garment Strike Ends as Workers Accept Mediation Plan
In Rochester New York the garment workers strike ends by a vote near four to one approving a mediation proposal. The plan bans subcontracting sets a 52 hour work week with time and a half overtime and requires compensation for time lost. No worker will be discriminated for union membership and rehiring will proceed promptly.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Garment Workers
State Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration
United Garment Workers of America
Garment
Clothiers’ Exchange
Clothiers
Nineteen Fishermen Rescued After Ice Trap on Lake Michigan
Nineteen fishermen survived three days and nights adrift on Lake Michigan ice near Grand Haven Michigan. The group in three boats Arctic huskies Anna Dorn Bos and Bos were rescued by Pere Marquette car ferry No 18. Captain William Fisher described crushing ice and damaged gear before an ice break allowed return to port. Provisions were supplied by the ferry late Tuesday.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Lake Michigan
Anna
Dorn Bos
Bos
Pere Marquette
William Fisher
Five Die From Gas in Chicago Cottage Tragedy
A family of five was found dead from illuminating gas at a cottage on 2635 North Lawndale Avenue Chicago. Police say the deaths result from an accident as a rubber hose detached from a gas plate in the kitchen.
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Chicago
North Lawndale Avenue
Theatre Train Service Wins Patronage in Late Night Runs
Figures from the Boston and Maine and New Haven roads show the midnight theatre trains operated since February 4 attract heavy patronage. The Portland division carried 2258 passengers in February with $485.06 revenue, the southern division 2282 passengers with $385.86 revenue, and the New Haven line 2947 passengers. Saturday nights saw peak traffic, indicating theatregoers mainly used the trains. a Railroad Commission order may extend service beyond May 4.
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Boston & Maine
New Haven
Railroad Commission
Portland
North Station
Southern Division
Lowell
South Station
Brockton
Campello
Way
Man Falls From Roof Fractures Leg at City Hospital
George A. Alexander a 34 year old husband of Roxbury fell 35 feet from a roof at 1032 Columbus Avenue while repairing it. He sustained a fracture of the left leg and was admitted to City Hospital.
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George A. Alexander
Ward Street
Roxbury
Columbus Avenue
City Hospital
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Sailor
Sloane
Black
Oxford
Jordan Marsh Company
New England
Faith and Hope
Garment Workers
Rogers Bros
Theatre Train Service
Winter Street
Conrad
Serge Coats
Hamburg
Milan
Conrad's
Conrad & Co
Conrad’s
Onyx
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