Big Bill Kelcher and Coleman to face arraignment today
Big Bill Kelcher and George W. Coleman are to be arraigned in the United States Circuit Court at 3 p m on joint indictments accusing Coleman of misapplying funds of the National City Bank of Cambridge and Kelcher of aiding and abetting. The defense filed a demurrer and motion to quash contending the indictments are indefinite and fail to specify the manner of misapplication and duties of Coleman. arguments will be heard before Judge Lowell prior to Kelcher's plea.
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Big Bill
Kelcher
George W. Coleman
Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Coleman
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Nationa City Bank of
Celeman
Boston Clearing House Association
Keliher
Morse comments on Kellher story in Cambridge Bank looting case
Attorney William A. Morse counsel for George W. Coleman criticized Kell her for ignoring facts in his explanation of relations with Coleman. He questioned how such an innocent man could be led astray by Coleman. Coleman consulted with his attorney for hours and did not reply to Kell her's statement.
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William A. Morse
George W. Coleman
Cambridge
Kellher
Post
Coleman
Keliher
The Poseur Uncle Walt Warns Against Posing
The poem denounces the poseurs who flaunt false grandeur. Walt Mason mocks self important figures from lions to geniuses, praising modesty as a true mark of greatness and lampooning vanity across professions.
Social Side to Burglary Stirs DC Hearing
Washington May. A House committee on the District of Columbia heard testimony on the high cost of living and social aims of trade groups. Percival M. Brown for Wholesale Grocers testified that his group’s aims are largely social and opposed weight labeling on food packages. He noted retailer membership in associations could affect buying from wholesalers.
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Washington
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Percival M. Brown
Wholesale Grocers’ Organization of Washington
Retailers’ Association
Three Roxbury Boys Held for Smuggling Havana Cigars
Three colored Roxbury youths were arrested on Tremont Street for selling Havana cigars smuggled from Jamaica. Identified as Christopher B. Taylor Eugene O Dunn and Howard M Brown they pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner Hayes and were held for a May 10 hearing on personal recognizance. The boys said a man on the Admiral Farragut fruit steamer delivered the cigars after it arrived the previous day.
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Havana
Jamaica
Roxbury
Tremont
Christopher B. Taylor
Willard Place
Eugene O’dunn
West Lenox Street
Howard M. Brown
United States
Hayes
Admiral Farragut
Pettigrove Earns Silver Cup At Probation Officers Dinner
Frederick G. Pettigrove, chairman of the State Prison Commission, was honored by the Massachusetts Probation Officers Association with a silver loving cup at a Hotel Bellevue dinner. About 150 attendees, including top penal officials, lauded his long service. a letter from Senator Crane also praised his work.
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Frederick G. Pettigrove
State
Massachusetts Probation Officers’ Association
Bellevue
Pettigrove
Joseph C. Pelletier
Patrick J. Duane
Waltham
Fairbairn
General Bridges
Augustin D. Malley
Harvey H. Baker
Edwin Mulready
Rockland
Frederick Dallinger
James P. Ramsey
Guy C. Murchie
Walter OC. Wardwell
Cambridge
Personal Tax Plan Declared Unconstitutional by Attorney General
Attorney General Malone states in a letter to Representative Quigley that taxing personal property at a uniform rate separate from real property is unconstitutional. He cites the Supreme Court ruling against a three mill tax on tangible personal property for violating the equal and proportional taxes clause of the state constitution.
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Malone
Quigley
Supreme Court
Wonderland for Children at Union Hall May 6 and 7
A Women's Educational and Industrial Union group presents Alice in Wonderland at Union Hall 48 Boylston Street May 6 evening and May 7 afternoon. The cast features the Caterpillar Duchess March Hare Hatter Dormouse Mock Turtle Gryphon White Rabbit King Queen and Knave of Hearts among others. Proceeds benefit the Union Vacation House.
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Industrial Union
Alice
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Alice R. Hannon
Radcliffe
Union
Terra Held in Bonds of 2500 for Continued Hearing
Victor Terra was bound in the Municipal Court on a $2500 bond for a continued hearing charged with attempted larceny of $2000 from Mrs. Mary Elans of Malden. He allegedly claimed he was funding a home for the blind in the North End. the woman turned over the money at a hotel, grew suspicious, and notified police who captured him after a chase.
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Victor Terra
Mary Elans
Malden
Terra
North End
Elans
Station House Site For Court Building
Boston’s finance commission probes circulating reports that politicians bonded a property to sell to the city as the site for the proposed East Boston Court building.
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Boston
Finance Commission
Boston Court Ab
Ck Buble Bulldogs
Hearst Not Liable in Fireworks Explosion Case
New York May 3 William R Hearst won a legal victory as Justice Greenbaum dismissed a test case to force Hearst to pay damages sought from the city over deaths and injuries in the 1902 Madison Square Garden fireworks blast during Hearsts congressional victory celebration. Judgments totaling 1 717 260 have been obtained against the city with many suits to be tried and damages sought near 3 000 000.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Supreme Court
Greenbaum
Hearst
Madison Square Garden
Congress
Montclair Pupils Vote for a Quiet Fourth
New York May 3 Montclair New Jersey school children voted decisively for a quiet Fourth selecting 663 against explosives and 287 in favor of using the money for other purposes. The ballot asked would you forego explosives on July 4 if the money could be spent otherwise.
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New York
Montclair
N. J
Poslam Skin Remedy Cures Eczema in One Month
A Philadelphia man reports rapid relief from ten years of eczema after using Poslam, praising its first-application itch stop and full cure. The notice promotes free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York and lists drugstores carrying Poslam in two sizes at 50 cents and 2 dollars.
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C. E. Thornton
Philadelphia
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Riker- Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton’s
Search Made for Sumner F Sampson
Sumner F. Sampson, 15, of Manomet, left home on April 22 likely to reach Boston. He has blue eyes brown hair poor dental care and stooping shoulders. Wore a brown suit. Parents notified Rev Eugene C Webster Parish of All Strangers 36 Bromfield street. Report findings to Mr Webster or the police.
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Sumner F. Sampson
Manomet
Boston
Eugene C. Webster
Parish of All Strangers
Bromfield Street
Mr. Webster
Railroad Bill Gets Slashing in Congress
The administration railroad bill faced heavy edits in both houses. Section 7 traffic agreement was removed, and Section 12 allowing 50 percent controlled absorptions was struck. The House kept a long versus short haul pricing limit with ICC investigation, amid debate led by Mr Heyburn and opposition from Mr Aldrich. Votes on amendments followed with large margins.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aldrich
St. Paul
Kansas City
Denver
Heyburn
Idaho
Great Central
Hardy
Texas
Interstate Commeérée Commission
Washburh
Massachusetts
Stevens
Minnesota
Senate Debates Amendment to Pending Bill in Ballot of Bills
The Senate and House work on separate bills with identical goals. Senator Heyburn opened a long debate by offering an amendment to modify the law, while Elkins and Townsend led their respective chamber actions. Uncertain when either version will pass or reach conference.
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Senate
Heyburn
House
Elkins
Townsend
Draper Signs Bottle Bill For Licenses Next Year
Governor Draper signed the bar and Bottle bill yesterday morning after it reached his office. The measure sets that no bar license shall accompany a bottle license, governing license issuance beginning next year.
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Draper
Mayor Seeks Retention of Authority Over Veterans
Mayor Fitzgerland objects to a bill shifting power to remove veterans from city service to the City Council. The proposal, now before Governor Draper, faces opposition from the Mayor and his allies in the State House. Foreman Benjamin A. Ham of Chester and the Street Department are referenced in the controversy.
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Fitzgerald
Draper
State House
Benjamin A. Ham
T Chester Yard
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Steinway
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Tremont Street
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GeorGe McManus
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the Poseur
Walt
John H. Milton
Avon
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adame
Castoria
Poslam
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