Cambridge Bank Swindle Witness Describes Far Bank Con
Coleman tells how National City Bank of Cambridge funds flowed to con men led by Big Bill Kelcher and Draper. He says Cronin drafted a misleading loss statement and pressured him to sign it for leniency. Continuous on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bill
Coleman
Henry H. Winslow
Patrick J. Hurley
Neison
Cambridge Police
Wilson W. Lockhart
Alfred Bacon
Post
George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Faro Bank
Bill’ Kelcher
Frank Draper
Banco
Boston
New York
Magazine Street
Kelcher
John J. Cronin
Charles Street
Storrow
Fitzgerald
Atlanta
The
Cronin
Bill
Jack
Widow’s Will Testimony Ties Laundry Items to Defendant
Seymour Glover testified that a comb backpin and handkerchiefs linked to Hattie LaBlanc were found in the laundry eight hours after Clarence F. Glover’s murder. He said the items were in attorney Elmore’s possession at the Glover home with Lilian Marie Glover’s counsel showing them to Mrs. Glover for identification. The discoveries occurred Sunday morning during a laundry tour with Elmore, Whitehill, and George S. McCall of the Waltham Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour S. Glover
Glover
Clarence F. Glover
Elmore
Seymour
Hattie LaBlanc
Lillian Marie Glover
Mr. Whitehill
George S. McCall
Waltham
Middlesex Court Session Hears Will Case Ruling
District Attorney Higgins and Sheriff Fairbairn of Middlesex County visit the court as the DA protests Chief James H. McKenna of Waltham from testifying and seeks exclusion of revolver bullets and laundry handkerchiefs from the will case exhibits. The court will rule on the protest later.
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Higgins
Fairbairn
Middlesex County
McIntire
James H. McKenna
Waltham
McKenna
Boston Sees Record March Heat Amid Open Car Surge
Boston endured its hottest March day in 38 years with 77 degrees at noon, surpassing the 1908 March record. Suburban streets reported higher readings, and open cars drew crowds as mild winds and sun dominated. Officials expect only a modest cooling nearby with unsettled western weather possibly bringing storms around Easter.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
Lloyd's
New England Weather Forecast Saturday to Sunday
Weather forecast for New England calls for fair and cooler conditions Saturday with Sunday remaining fair. Winds shift from moderate west to northwest, variable at times.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Death of Ellery Channing Brown Boston Noted Resident
Ellery Channing Brown a prominent Boston figure died suddenly yesterday at City Hospital. Born in Concord New Hampshire he moved to Boston at eighteen and joined Wason & Co wholesale grocers at 61 Chatham Street where he served as confidential clerk until his death.
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Ellery Channing Brown
Boston
City Hospital
Mr. Brown
Concord
N. H
Wason & Co
Chatham Street
Lava eruptions threaten Sicilian villages near Etna
Etna eruptions vent lava from new craters and massive smoke at Catania on March 25. Frank A. Perret of Brooklyn, attached to the Royal Observatory on Mt Vesuvius, predicts lava will reach and partly destroy Borrello and Belpasso within three days if conditions stay the same. Crowds along the railway observe with telescopes as lava volumes surpass 1892’s eruption.
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Catania
Sicily
Etna
Borrello
Belpasso
Frank A. Perret
Brooklyn
N. Y
Royal Observatory
Mt. Vesu
Eruption Continues With Unabated Violence In Sicily
Villages remain fearful as soldiers guard squares and priests aid the needy. Eruption vents number 14 with lava advancing about 15 feet every seven minutes and a flow seven miles in two days. Lava streams 200 yards wide and five yards high threaten vineyards and houses. Mr Perret reports the craters throwing liquid fire and rock to 20 metres high.
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Perret
Nicolosi
Catania
Dorchester Meeting Protests Boston Elevated Hold Bill
Councillor Frederick J. Brand harshly criticizes Dudley Street station as the system s worst at a Dorchester High School protest against the proposed Holding Bill. Councillor Walter Collins supports the view. Joseph B. Eastman of the Public Franchise League also opposes the measure. A letter to the state railroad committee was unanimously approved.
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Frederick J. Brand
Dudley Street
Boston F
Citizens
Dorchester High School
Walter Collins
Joseph B. Eastman
Public Franchise League
R. H. Barnes
State House
Massive New England Grass Fire Sweeps Multiple Towns
A gale across eastern Massachusetts ignited parched grass, destroying 25 buildings in Hamilton and burning 50 acres of land. Essex reports 14 ice houses saved 50,000 tons of ice burned. Revere losses reach 25,000. Boston 71 grass fire alarms as aid from Salem, Peabody and Beverly arrived.
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Hamilton
Essex
Revere
Wollaston
Henry L. Estabrook
Newburyport
F. S. Moseley
Boston
Worcester
Hingham
Massachusetts
New England
Salem
Peabody
Beverly
Fire destroys district as flames sweep over Mill to Main
A blaze started by a defective chimney in Charles B. Dodge’s Mill street house spread within an hour. Swirling southwest winds fanned the flames across a district bounded by Mill Asbury Willow and Main streets and gutted the Cilley residences on Main street.
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Mill Street
Mill, Asbury
Willow
Main Streets
Cilley
Main Street
Jonathan Brown
Blaze Rips Through Garage and Creamery Winding Fire Across Homes
Mrs Dodge discovers a blaze just after midnight as smoke pours from the kitchen. Wind-driven flames leap to G H Gibney’s home, then cross to Thomas residence and kennels where Mrs Thomas rescues dogs including Emeliffe Mike. Fire spreads rapidly, trapping multiple structures and endangering the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embercliffe
G. H. Thomas
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Federal Trust Company
Col
Devonshire & Water Sts
William Lawrence
Case
Boston Wine and Spirits Co
James J. Doherty
Dock Sq
Thompson
Spa
Father John
Hamiltonoss
Mrs. Dodge
Blaze
G. H. Gibney
Asbury Street
Thomas
Firet Colum
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