No Cruelty with Sponge for Dorothea Turtle Case
Dorothea the green sea turtle, placed on her back with a sponge pillow, was ruled not cruel in a Superior Court verdict. Judge Stevens and a 12 member jury cleared John H. Weiner of cruelty in the Dorothea case, though the episode drew protests from an SSA agent and local observers.
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Dorothea
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
Weiner
W. 8. Brown
Borothea
Mr. Brown
Robert M. Yerkes
Harvard University
Pro Jr Yerkes
Fikes
Nee
Professor Yerkes
Leo Friedman
Mr. Weiner
George W. Spillane
Simeon Atwood
W. S. Brown
Girll
Fielding
Everett Statue Unveiled in Dorchester Square
The Edward Everett statue was placed yesterday in Dorchester Square after removal from the Public Garden. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fowle of the Dorchester Historical Society witnessed the shaft raise as the monument sits at the square's center pointing toward the birthplace area south west.
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Edward Everett
Dorchester
John A. Fowle
The
Dorchester Historical Society
Dorchester Square
Messenger Boy Returns $56000 Check On Broadway
Jimmy, a messenger for United District Service at 42 Broadway, picked up a dropped certified check for 56000 from Hanover National Bank issued by F Smithers & Co of 44 Exchange Place. A bank runner lost it. Jimmy returned it and earned a $1 reward.
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Thy
Broadway
Jmmy
United District Service
Jimmy
Lis Broadway
Hanover National Bank
F. §. Smithers & Co
Exchange Place
Lighter with cotton catches fire at Battery wharf
A lighter carrying 3800 bales of cotton at Battery wharf caught fire around 6 p m and threatened the Nantucket. The Merchants Steam lighter Co and Merchants & Miners' tug Mary towed the blaze into the stream as Fireboat 44 battled the flames. The lighter’s cargo was nearly a total loss.
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Battery Wharf
Nantucket
Merchants’ Steam Lighter Company
Mary
Merchants & Miners’ Transportation Company
Frank Hardy
Burgess in New Burgess-Curtis Biplane Wreck
W. Starling Burgess escaped with minor injuries after a Burgess-Curtis biplane wrecked at Squantum yesterday afternoon. A gusty squall toppled the aircraft on landing, crushing the wings and entangling the wires, though Burgess crawled free unfazed. Earlier, he had flown several short hops without incident.
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Burgess-Curtis
Squantum
W. Starling ‘Burgess
Mr. Burgess
Burgess
Doxology Sung in 40 Languages at World in Boston
A chorus of 40 missionaries sang the doxology yesterday in 40 languages marking a high point for Mechanics building events during The World in Boston. The day featured multiple performances and talks including addresses by H F Lax Flamme and Bishop C K Nelson, along with plays and travelogues.
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WORLD
Boston
H. F. Lax Flamme
Rochester
C. K. Nelson
Georgia
Fisk
Abby Snell Barewell
Bertie Kh. Shipley
Mechanics’ Building
Missionary Exposition Draws Large Crowd and Diverse Events
More than 12 000 attended the exposition as day and evening programs featured global missions. Ellen M Stone and W L Newton drew interest while a China exhibit dinner in tableaux hall showcased chop suey and other delicacies. Rhode Island visitors will perform as the Arion Club leads a 1000 voice chorus on Choral Day, with 5000 Boston-area Sunday school children touring in the morning.
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Midway
Fred P. Haggard
Ellen M. Stone
W. L. Newton
W.L. Ferguson
John McGee
Harry Wade Hicks
New York
China
Rhode Island
Providence
Arion Club
Jules Jordan
Boston
Congregational Churches
Fire Starts as Lamp Explodes in Charles Town Apartment
An exploding kerosene lamp in the Sargent home at 7 Harvard Street destroyed their apartment and damaged Mrs. Carr’s rooms in the same building. Two alarms rang as Mrs. Sargent, carrying coal, toppled the lamp and fought the blaze with a broom. She escaped by jumping from a window after throwing the flaming broom into the yard. The incident occurred shortly before noon. damages about 700 dollars.
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James H. Sargent
Harvard Street
Charlestown
Mary Carr
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Everett
West
Mr. Everett
Jimmy McCar
Hert, Schaffner & Marx
New England
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Horace Varney
Yuki-San
Telega
Pagodaland
Moveing Picture
India
Land of the Yellow Dragon
Hunyadi
Janos
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