Walser Freed In Reichlin Murder Case In Lorain
Father Ferdinand Walser, arrested last Saturday for the Reichlin murder, was brought from Elyria to Lorain and discharged after Prosecuting Attorney Stroup said there was insufficient evidence. Mayor King read the warrant and Walser pleaded not guilty. Father Reichlin, brother of the victim, greeted Walser warmly after the hearing.
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Lorain
Ferdinand Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Flyria
King
Walser
E. G. Johnson
Stroup
Father Walser
Elyria
Father Reichlin
Collision at sea sinks Saginaw in thick fog near Virginia coast
A Hamilton steamship collided with the Saginaw in dense fog 15 miles off the Virginia coast. Twenty or more lives were lost as the Saginaw sank quickly. Rescue boats saved several, with many passengers drowning or injured. Captain Tunnel survived with serious injuries.
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Norfolk
Saginaw
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Hamilton
Winter Quarter
Fenwick Island
Virginia
New York
Virginia Capes
Richmond
Philadelphia
Boaz
Clyde
Old Dominion
W. L. Morris
Goslee
J. S. Tunnel
Robbery Jeopardizes Roxbury Woman In Her Own Home
Mrs. Carrie Schneider of 76 Bragdon Street Roxbury lay unconscious for over two hours after a brutal blow in her top floor apartment as an Italian assailant robbed and fled with valuables. Dr. McCormick and Officer Kildea investigated the noontime attack reported from 3 Cardington Street.
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Bragdon Street
Roxbury
Carrie Schneider
Division 10
Hanscom
Harvard Athlete Whitwell Missing After Death Note
William Scollay Whitwell a wealthy New Yorker and Harvard senior athlete has been missing since February 26. A note to his roommate claimed he planned to die by his own hand after bouts of insanity with sightings in New York and at Waldorf Astoria Miller's Hotel Jersey City. Pinkertons and New York police are searching.
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William Scollay Whitwell
Harvard
Whitwell
New York
Cambridge
Haley
Gloucester Has A Turn In Water Department Probe
The Gloucester Common Council held a lengthy executive session and adjourned at midnight. An order for a searching investigation of the water department was passed and an expert accountant will be employed to audit its books. A separate order directs the city solicitor to sue Sylvanus Smith to recover $1000 allegedly overpaid when he was a commissioner years ago. Chairman William A. Homans had resigned. Mayor Tolman has not named a successor. Treasurer David O. P. Frost and Alfonso Carr have run the department since.
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Gloucester
Common Council
Water Department
Sylvanus Smith
William A. Homans
Tolman
David O. P. Frost
Alphonso Carr
Guns Off Castle Island Sold To Highest Bidder
General Cro ater announces disposal of obsolete seacoast guns at Fort Independence Castle Island Boston following an 1899 act allowing city beautification. The park commissioners declined funds for purchase leaving the ordnance to be auctioned.
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Washington
General Croater
Fort Independence
Castle Island
Boston
Congress
Pard
Park Commissioners of
Man Grabs Lead Pipe Then Fights to River Shore
Allen Toomey, 19, fled a West End building with about 100 pounds of lead pipe. He leaped into the Charles River from West Boston bridge, fought a pursuing officer and a bridge engineer, but was subdued and charged with larceny.
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Allen Toomey
Charles River
West Boston
Charles B. Kelley
Division 3
Charles Street
J. Ots McFadden
Toomey
Kelley
James E. Martin
Columbia Beats Reliance in Light Winds in Windward Duel
In Glen Cove a windward race between the Columbia and the Reliance showed the Columbia gaining a quarter mile in 20 minutes. The Columbia sailed luff to windward, overtook the Reliance, and led by about 200 yards at times, despite Reliance's larger sail plan. The test casts doubt on Herreshoff’s bid to outpace the Columbia in calm seas.
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Glen Cove
Columbia
Reliance
Lee
Relance
New Rochelle
Constitution
Barr
Herreshoff
Senator Raymond Graft Claim Shocks Senate Rules Panel
Boston businessman George J. Staymond testified before the Senate rules committee yesterday alleging a senator offered to sell his vote for 230 to 1000 dollars. Staymond refused to name the senator unless publicly disclosed, prompting adjournments and a looming decision on whether a public or private hearing will be held. The inquiry, tied to a long contested bill at the State House, spurred gossip about graft amid a tense, star chamber atmosphere.
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George J. Staymond
Boston
Senate
Committee On Rutes
Committee On Rules
Raymond
F.S. Hesseltine
Jones
Soule, Low
State House
Brighton man attempts suicide by razor slash
George A. Stuart of 77 Lanark road Brighton tried again to end his life last evening. He slashed his throat but inflicted only a slight gash. Found by a servant, he was treated by Dr J T Woods and police alerted. Surgeon's prognosis is recovery.
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George A. Stuart
Lanark Road
Brighton
Cloudy Boston Forecast With Fresh Winds
The forecast calls for generally cloudy skies over Boston and surrounding areas on Wednesday and Thursday with fresh north to east winds.
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Boston and
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Washington Street
Lulumibia Quisails
Notman
George J. Raymond
Stuart
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