Park employee paid by contractors testimony shocks aldermanic hearing
W B Kelly nicknamed Tally Boy testifies at the aldermanic park inquiry that contractors paid him cash and furnished a yacht and meals while loam deliveries for Marine Park were handled. He describes signing checks with others and taking money from Eugene Eichorn, with various associates named in the day’s testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E‘choras
Kelly
City Hall
Marine Park
Ealdermanic Committee
Lundy
Matthews
Counsel Matthews
Counsel Lundy
Pettigrew
Stratton
Board of Park Commissioners
Park Department
Sargent
Olmsteads
Dboard
Clark
Frederick Law Olmstead
Jamaica Park
James M. Prendergast
Eugene H. Eichorn
Con Matthews
Shea
Franklin Park
Marinerk
Elchorns
Eljhhorns
Abbot
Eugene Eichorn
Eugene Efchorn
New York
Eichorn
Detective Lambert Seized After Uptown Club Shakedown
Frank O Lambert a Watch and Ward Society detective and self confessed blackmailer was caught last evening in an uptown club during a protection racket sting. He offered to shield the club from police for 40 dollars for six months and was arrested after collecting the fee. Lambert, a former Parker House waiter, lived in Union Park and wrote poems and plays while traveling in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watch and Ward Society
the Tombs
Frank O. Lambert
Lee and
Searles
Station 12
Lambert
Station 4
Boston
Hanscom
Brown
Lee
Johnson Brothers
Joseph and
John
North Street
Joseph
House of Correction
Banjo’ Butler
Parker House
Post
R. F. Sassville
Union Park
South End
Philadelphia
Court Street
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
Lembert
Kruger Is Cabling and Roberts Secrecy Ahead of Pretoria
London reports indicate telegrams between President Kruger and Britain with Pretoria communications undisclosed. Lord Roberts prepares for the final advance toward Pretoria while Gatacre Brabants move through the Free State dispersing or accepting Boer surrenders to safeguard rail communications. Mafeking relief remains unconfirmed as Cape Town proclaims a public holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kruger
Foreign Office
Pretoria
South Africa
Prétoria
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Free State
Gatacre
Norval’s Pont
Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Transvaal
Mafeking
Schreiner
Cape
Cape Town
War developments from Bloemfontein reports and loyalties
Cape Town and Bloemfontein dispatches detail stalled negotiations lasting three weeks, potential collapse of the war, mass Ansvaalers moving toward Basutoland, reorganization of civil government, and claims of Steyn’s guilt. Churchill hints Britain might demand equal treatment for prisoners to prompt Transvaal compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Bloemfontein
Alfred Milner
Colesberg
Basutoland
Daily Chronicle
J. A. Collins
Steyn
Kruger
Fischer
Maphir
Daslee
Ca Town
Morning Post
Fischer- Olmarans
Russia
Pretoria
Bondites
J. Winston Churchill
Pietermaritzburg
Transvaal
Great Britain
Kruger says no plan to destroy mines or property
A Daily Mail despatch from Pretoria quotes President Kruger stating the Free State conflict will be desperate and that the Transvaal government has taken no resolution to destroy mines or property as a last resort.
Basutoland Rejoices Over Telegraphic Return and British Moves
Natives celebrate restored telegraphic links with Allwa North as Lord Roberts proclamation appears to work. Free Staters surrender to Basutos while British occupation of Thaba Nohu and Rouxville reinforces loyalty to the Queen.
Lord Rob Inspects Naval Brigade Near Blommi Town
Report notes Lord Rob surveying the naval brigade on the plain outside Blommi as part of ongoing inspection. Details continue on page 2 column seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blommi Ont
Lord Rob
Boston Labor Rally Crowns Eight Hour Victory
Democratic leader Geo. Fred Williams urges narrow wealth gaps while workers demand higher pay and leisure. Speakers include Geo. E. McNeill Rev. A. A. Berle and Senator Innes as Boston unions celebrate the eight hour day at Faneuil Hall with a large turnout and march to Castle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Kneeland
Central Labor Union
Faneuil Hall
Kneeland
Geo. E. McNeill
Rev
A. A. Berle
Senator Innes
Boston
James Esdaile
Building Trades Council
George B. McNeill
George W. Antone
Bakers’ Union
George Harrison
Machinists’ Union
J. Frank O'Hara
L. E. Murphy
Boston Water Workers’ Union
George A. Wooster
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ No
D D. Sheehan
Carpenters’ Union
William B. Bell
The
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
J. T. Croni
A. F. Badger
Asbestos Workers’ Association
Edward J. Ryan
Also Mentioned on This Page
LABOR
MS Neil
Ingman
S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington and Hanover Sts
PARK
W. B. Kelly
Tally Boy
Albert H. Etchorn
Janes
Wil- Hin
Cosmopolitan
Frank Lambert
Howie Wimey
Bhpldredge
Board of Police Commissioners
Searles and
Desmond
Salisbury
Cecil Rhodes
A.A Beale
Geo
Fred
Fred Williams
J. McQuirk
Marble _ Workers’ Union
J. Business Agent Machinists
J. J. Donovan
Roofers’ Protective Union
A. F. McCrinnis
Carpenters
Exsdaile
Freda Kneeland
Clothier
Oxford
Bernard M. Wolf
My Clothier
Hanover & Portland Sts
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