Pickpocket Gang Targets Subways Late Rush Hours
Police issued a general alarm after two thefts in the Boston subway near Scollay and Adams squares. A man reported losing $41 from his bill book and another $74 roll disappeared on a car, with investigators treating the incidents as the work of the same gang active at rush hours and after theater crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scollay
Adams Squares
Alexander McInnes
Essex Street
Revere
Court Square
Among the Churches of Greater Boston Show Weekly Activities
The Church of St John the Evangelist Bowdoin street opens patronal week with 8 pm evening song and daily 7 and 9 am masses. Oax Square M E Church Brighton marks completion with pastor reception. Rev D Stewart Smith aided by his mother. Evangelical Alliance meets at Park Street Church next Monday with William Jay Schieffelin chairing the morning program and remarks by Fleming H Revell and Isaac T Headland. The World in Boston prompts missions boards to meet in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Oax Square Methodist Episcopal Church
Brighton
D. Stewart Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
Smith
Evangelical Alliance of Greater
Denies Betrothal Claim of Slayer of Children
Miss Margaret McEhlinney a house maid in Alfred Dorr's service at 45 Commonwealth Avenue says she cannot understand how Thomas Hagerty could say she was engaged to him after Hagerty was charged with killing his three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McEhlinney
Alfred Dorr
Commonwealth Avenue
Thomas Hagerty
Hagerty
Woman testifies Hagerty never proposed marriage says she refused
Miss McEhlinney details that Tom Hagerty never had a betrothal claim and she rejected him before his job loss. She says his later threats grew from rage over her refusal and his belief she would not care for his children. The piece notes Hagerty’s courtroom calm and a gas lit death scene.
Cambridge man awarded $500 in hotel assault suit
Robert N. Burnes of Cambridge received a $500 verdict from a Superior Civil Court jury in East Cambridge before Judge King. He sued Allen C. Jones of Boston for $5000 damages over injuries from an assault by a hotel employee on June 5, 1909, at the New American House in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Burnes
Cambridge
East Cambridge
King
Allen C. Jones
Boston
Burnes
New American House
Jones
Henry Miller Buys Rights to The End of the Bridge
Henry Miller hurried to Boston after hearing of The End of the Bridge success at Castle Square He arranged rights to produce it in the United States Miller aims for a season likely in San Francisco before a New York run He plans to star as Dr Garret in the production formerly portrayed by Mr Craig
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Henry Miller
Boston
Mr. Miller
San Francisco
New York
Dr. Garret
Mr. Craig
Father John's Medicine Promotes Child Health This Spring
Healthgrams urges monitoring children's health as spring arrives and recommends Father John's Medicine as a pure food tonic to gain flesh and strength. It claims the medicine cures colds naturally by strengthening organs and asserts it contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
John
Brandreth's Pills Offer Quick Relief and Health Boost
Brandreth's Pills advertised as made from the best materials and prepared with caution. One or two at night pledged to relieve constipation headaches rheumatism and purify the blood to keep users in first class health.
Advertised home beauty remedies promise quick results
A classic ad touts inexpensive, do it yourself formulas for hair and skin care. It claims a thrice varied shampoo, a fine hair tonic, youthful complexion lotion, a weight reducing drink, hair removal paste and other quick fixes with minimal effort and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabad
Rev John F Keleher Named New Pastor at St Bernard’s West Newton
The late Rev Lawrence J O Toole s successor is Fr John F Keleher appointed pastor of St Bernard s Church West Newton He is a 1861 born Boston College graduate ordained 1883 He has served at Westfield Charlestown Salem St Joseph s West End and St Margaret Campella and acts as chaplain to Plymouth County AFCS and other groups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. O'Toole
St. Bernard's Church
West Newton
John F. Keleher
St. Margaret’s Church
Campella
Fr. Keleher
Woburn
Boston College
Montreal
Westfield
Archbishop Williams
Charlestown
Salem
St. Joseph’s Church
West End
Mgr
William Byrne
D. D
P. R
St. Margaret
Plymouth County
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Women Make Trout Record at West Becket Farm
Berkshire anglers led by Mrs. Samuel Frothingham and Mrs. Delafield set yearly trout records at Uncle Eph Perkins' West Becket stream. Mrs. Frothingham and Mrs. Delafield caught sizable fish weighing 1.5 and 2.25 pounds while 80 year old Uncle Eph claims today’s catch surpassed all previous records. The party from Boston included Mr. and Mrs. Frothingham Mr. Delafield Dr. Haven and George B. Blake. The Lenox group plans another trip to the mountain stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Berkshire
Samuel Frothingham
Frederick S. Delafield
Henry Cecil Haven
George B. Blake
Boston
Eph’ Perkins
West Becket
Frothingham
George von L. Meyer
Lamp Burns Fatal to Bradford Street Woman
Mrs. Ellen Wilson 68 of Bradford Street Everett died after her sleeve caught on a lit kerosene lamp she had just filled. Neighbors aided, a burlap bag finally quenched the flames. She leaves a son G. Wilson and daughter Mrs. J S Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Wilson
Bradford Street
Everett
Mrs. Wilson
McNeal
Box 47
Wilson
G. Wilson
J. S. Cooper
Mt. Vernon Whist Club Banquet and Theatre Outing
The Dorchester Mt. Vernon Whist Club held its fifth annual banquet at the Hotel Clarendon followed by a Hollis Street Theatre box party. Twenty members attended the dinner and theatre event led by Mrs. William Fitzgerald, Mrs. Thomas D. Rice, and Mrs. John A. Driscoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Whist Club
Dorchester
Hotel Clarendon
Hollis Street Theatre
William Fitzgerald
Thomas D. Rice
John A. Driscoll
Mann Favored as Pennsylvanian Diocese Bids for Bishop
Episcopal clergy in the diocese of Pennsylvania await the diocesan convention at St Luke and the Epiphany to elect a bishop coadjutor and a bishop suffragan. Rep among candidates centers on Dr Alexander Mann of Trinity Church Boston with support from Massachusetts clergy, though a Pennsylvania candidate could emerge if the contest heats up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Church of St. Luke
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Boston
Massachusetts
William Lawrence
Philip Mercer Rhinelander
The
Theological School
Cambridge
Edward §. Rousmaniere
St. Paul’s Church
Mann
Gifts for Pres Murphy of Forest Hills A A
Charles Murphy president of the Forest Hills Athletic Association received a traveling bag and a diamond pin as he prepared to depart for Washington where he will take a clerical post in the House of Representatives. He is noted in West Roxbury and has been a member of the St. Alphonsus A A of Roxbury. He was surprised at Forest Hills A A rooms by members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murphy
Forest Hills Athletic Association
Washington
House of Representatives
West Roxbury
St. Alphonsus A. A
Roxbury
Forest Hills
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Boards of Missions
Wallace
Serge Coats
Copenhagen
Tom Hagerty
Miss McEhlinney
Mrs
China
Walcott
Brandreth’s Pills
FR. O'Toole
PENN
Trinity
Pres. Murphy
A. A
James A. Houston Company
P. H. Magrane
Pres
P. E. Magrane
Treas
Reseda
Repp
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