Boston Finance Chief Grilled Over Hidden 1917 Attic Find
The Hon. John R. Murphy, chair man of the Boston Finance Commission, faced a sharp two hour grilling by U S District Attorney Asa P. French for not dis closing to the grand jury and the bankruptcy receiver that 17116 was found in Jacob Matchmaker estate attic. Murphy said he told anyone who asked and was not asked by the grand jury or receiver. The exchange raised questions of veracity between Murphy and David Stoneman, counsel for the receiver.
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Boston Finance Commission
United States
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United States Grand Jury
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Grand Jury
Finance Commission
David Stoneman
Testimony Clash in Finance Commission Case at District Court
Stoneman's testimony as the prosecution's main evidence makes the Finance Commission chairman the leading defence witness. Mr French vigorously attacks Murphy while the defence notes Murphy is not the defendant. The real defendant David Manco vit, ex Representative from Ward 8, remains largely overlooked amid a fierce cross examination in a packed district court.
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Finance Commission
French
Murphy
David Mancovit
Ward 8
United States District Court
Fire Rages Through Dorchester House Endangering Maid
A $4500 blaze tore through a two and a half story wooden dwelling at 22 Wolcott street Dorchester early today. Mary Levins a maid nearly suffocated in her attic bed as two families fled in night clothes to the street with minutes to spare before their homes became a furnace.
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Fire Sweeps Dwelling as Occupants Escaped in Panic
Mary Levins and two Davis children were roused on the second floor while three Comins children woke to a citizen’s alarm on the first floor. Wind driven embers sprayed roofs as residents rushed to the street. Firemen found the maid missing in the attic and rescued her unconscious after a ladder was extended.
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Philip Davis
Poet Mistral Dies in France at Age 93
Frederic Mistral the celebrated Provencal poet dies in Marseilles at his 93rd year. He shared the 1904 Nobel prize for literature with Jose Echegaray and was a friend of Colonel Roosevelt who he dedicated a poem to in 1904. He wrote most works in Provencal and his famed Mireille appeared in 1859.
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France
Frederic Mistral
Mistral
Fodegaray
Colonel Roosevelt
Mireille
Curley Urges Police Salary Reform Bill
Mayor Curley urged the Legislature's rules committee to admit his bill to cut police salaries raised by Mayor Fitzgerald. He attacked the raises as improper, burdensome to taxpayers, and harmful to city finances and departmental efficiency.
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Committee On Rules
Fitzgerald
Mayor seeks police pay cut and lighting bill steam
The mayor spoke on a petition for two years allowing lamp lighters to move to a different classification without extra examination. He justified the bill by the new lighting system and urged suspending rules to approve his authority to reduce police salaries.
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Felows
Rebels Routed at Torreon in Major Mexican Battle
War Department reports Villa's rebel forces routed at Torreon with heavy losses. 800 federals under Generals Maas and Moëure arrived from Saltillo to seal the federal victory as rebels retreat northward. El Paso reports fierce fighting continuing with Villa’s forces said to be in the fight of their lives.
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Mexico City
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Javier de Moéure
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Juarez
Attack on City Procedes as Rebel Chief Moves
The report notes that the assault on the city proper has only just begun and references the rebel chief leading the forces.
Resignation Offered but Not Accepted By Seely
Premier Asquith defies opposition in the House of Commons defending responsible government. He rejects any advance military assurances sought by crown officers, warning such a claim would render the government at the mercy of the military.
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House
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Marlboro anniversaries and notable 19th century events
Marlboro Massachusetts marks a destruction by Indians in 1676. Edward Bellamy born 1850. Civil War capture in Paducah Kentucky in 1864. One year ago today the Balkan allies took the last defence of the Turks at Tchatalja.
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Edward Bellamy
Paducah
Tchatalja
Forecast for northern New England and New England region
Forecasts show cloudy conditions across northern New England with likely local rain and unsettled weather into Friday. Moderate south winds are expected, with warmer but unsettled conditions and probable rain in the New England area. Yesterday’s temperatures averaged around 41 degrees with notable daily highs and lows.
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New England
Smithern New England
Asquith Cabinet Survives Army Dictation Crisis
London reports a dramatic Commons session as Seely admits sole responsibility for a backdown on army coercion fears. Premier Asquith rejects army dictation, the government wins 314 to 222, boosting home rule momentum and signaling stronger Liberal support against Ulster pressure.
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