Sleepy Burglar Gets Three to Five Years in Prison
W D Churchill alias A R Messenger of a prominent Connecticut family known in Cambridge as the sleepy burglar faces a three to five year term in State's prison. Judge Lawton handed down the sentence in Middlesex Superior Court after his arrest at 26 Mt Vernon street where he was found sleeping on a sofa with his foot around a resident. In a separate incident Joseph Veno of Waltham paid $15 for a kiss he did not receive after an assault on Miss Tyna Lund and Wayne Riley. Veno and Riley exchanged blows following a confrontation on Maple street the night of December 19.
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W. D. Churchill
A. R. Messenger
Connecticut
Cambridge
Lawton
Middlesex Superior Court
Mr. Hildreth
Mt. Vernon Street
Joseph Veno
Waltham
Tie
Tyna Lund
Wallace J Riley
Veno
Miss Lund
Maple Street
Riley
Bank Commissioner May Be Named Today
The legislature passed a bill to abolish the Bank Commission and establish a single bank commissioner with a deputy and five examiners. Governor Guild signed the bill and at today’s executive council meeting is expected to name the new commissioner.
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Bank Commission
Governor Guild
Executive Council
Eaten Out of House and Home Story
Des Moines wife tells how her dyspeptic brother, a Chicago lawyer, recovered after trying many remedies. After trying Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, he gained weight, recovered appetite, and remained free of dyspepsia. Tablets digest food alike to a healthy stomach and are sold by druggists at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chicago
Stuart
Nature
America Pacifies Europe at Tangier Moroccan Conference
The American delegation led by Ambassador White proposed a new police inspector scheme at Tangier to oversee Franco Spanish enforcement and report to both the Sultan and diplomatic corps. The move eased tensions between France and Germany, prompting a rare public display of accord and signaling a swift path to final settlement.
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Algeciras
Spain
Ambassador White
Austria
White
Tangier
No Pros For Blondin In 1902 Murder Indictment
Judge Lawton and District Attorney Sanderson declined yesterday to not prosecute the indictment against Wilfred Blondin for the murder of his wife. The case, originating in 1902, remains unresolved as officials chose not to bring further action.
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Lawton
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
Sanderson
Wilfred Blondin
Scrambled to Life as Tug Clara E Uhler Sinks
The tug Clara E Uhler sank at Gove's wharf East Boston after George Connors the cook on board fought for his life. He broke a window climbed to a window and escaped just as the boat sank at high water. Efforts to raise the vessel were to be made.
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Clara E. Uhler
Gove's Wharf
Boston
George Connors
Connors
Uhler
Home for Aged Foresters Visited by East Boston Meeting
Alma Mater Court 114 of Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters in East Boston hosted delegates from Lynn Salem Brighton Chelsea and the city. Chief Ranger Elizabeth L Power described plans for a Home for Aged Members with board officers Florence Lawler John McGann and D H CG R. Margaret Patterson also spoke with St Columbkines Brighton chief Fagan. The court voted to join Lee and Williams courts in a Decoration Day memorial service including a solemn high mass at the Church of the Star of the Sea East Boston. Notables included Miss Mary A Callaghan Martha Washington Court Lynn V R John Sullivan Lea Court East Boston V R Joseph Daisy Bunker Hill Charlestown and V Co R Catherine McNally St Clare Court Boston.
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Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Central Hall
East
Boston
Lynn
Salem
Brighton
Chelsea
Elizabeth L. Power
The
Home Association
Florence A. Lawler
Joh
S. McGann
D. H
Lee and
Williams Courts
Church of the Star of the Sea
East Boston
Mary A. O.callaghan
Martha Washington Court
John J. Sullivan
Lea Court
Joseph EB. Daisy
Bunker Hill Court
Charlestown
V. Co. R
Catherine McNally
St. Clare Court
Capital Punishment Opposed by Lawmakers Statement
Senator Clark and Representative Grady released a signed statement indicating opposition to capital punishment. They argue the practice is demoralizing and out of step with growing public sentiment, following judiciary committee action on related bills.
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Clark
Grady
Committee On Judiciary
From Preacher to Healthier Life with Grape Nuts and Postum
A young pastor recounts a struggle with indigestion after moving from farm to city life and boarding house fare. He credits gradual but permanent health gains to Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee, quitting coffee, improving vitality, mental clarity, and study ability, and now promotes the products in his pastoral work. He notes a 10 days trial is easy.
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Christian Church
Postum
Postum Co
Jattle Creek
Mich
Spirit ualists Celebrate 58th Anniversary in Boston
Spiritualists in Boston and across Massachusetts mark the 58th anniversary of modern spiritualism with meetings held at Berkeley Hall and other city venues. President George A. Fuller presided as speakers included Miss Susie C. Clark and Dr. George A. Fuller. ]]>
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Boston
Berkeley Hall
George A. Fuller
Susie C. Clark
Massachusetts Association
United States
Carrie Lowing
Minnie M. Soule
Sears Hill
Hatting Harding
D. Caird
Kate R. Stiles
Hall
Lovering
Tremont Temple Bazaar Boosts Baptist Home Efforts
The first day of the bazaars in aid of the Baptist Home was a success at Tremont Temple. The decorated hall and an executive committee including Mrs. G. W. Clapp and Mrs. Henry Curtis helped run the event.
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Baptist Home
Tremont Temple
G. W. Clapp
Henry Curtis
N. B. Jones
C. P. Battelle
M. F. Roak
J. A Wood
Grace Chipman
W. FH. W. Teele
Swimball
George E. Crosby
United Shoe Machinery Company Verdict Finds No Damages
A Superior Court jury ruled for Brunet et al in a suit by United Shoe Machinery Company of Boston alleging breach of contract and monopoly. The 20 questions found the company a monopoly maintained by contracts and promises to forbid rival machines, with some equipment made in Montreal and some in the United States, and that though the contract was broken the company suffered no damages.
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Quebec
United Shoe Machinery Company of
Boston
Brunet Et al
United Shoe Machinery Company
Montreal
United States
Riis Praises Boston Yet Sees Room for Improvement
Jacob Riis, visiting reformer from New York, lectured at West Medford Congregational Church. He called Boston an ideal city but warned it is not spotless and urged continued improvement.
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Jacob Riis
Boston
Medford
New York
West Medford
Lawson Broadside Attacks Copper Swindle and Market
Thomas W. Lawson issued a broadside warning old-timers about copper price manipulation. He predicts Amalgamated and other stocks will fall, cites Calumet and Hecla Copper Range and United Copper as historical benchmarks, and bets on a metal price drop exposing the fake machinery behind the rise.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Amalgamated
United Copper
North Butte
Calumet & Heela
Copper Range
Anaconda
Boston Boys Read Twain Despite Library Censorship
Boston Public Library will keep Mark Twain books available for children. Librarian Horace G Wadlin defends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, saying Twain is a harmless privilege and that his works are fit for both boys and girls in Boston despite Brooklyn library bans.
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Brooklyn
Mark Twain
Boston Public Library
Horace G. Wadlin
Mark ‘Twain
Mr. Wadlin
William H. MacDonald Dies in Springfield
Springfield March 27 William H. MacDonald actor singer and founder of the original Bostonians company died tonight of pneumonia in Springfield.
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Springfield
William H. MacDonald
Bostonians Company
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Alma Mater Court
Indorse
Decoration Day
Spiritualists
Tremont Temple Gay
PDR
Washington, Hanover and
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Call Boston CO
United Shoe Machinery Co
Lawson
Wadlin Disa
W. H. MacDonald
NEW England Gas and Coke Company
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Oxford
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