Beacons Hill in a ferment of excite ment and veto battles
Beacon Hill seethes as Governor Bates vetoes eight bills since Feb 24 and blocks or withdraws many others. Legislators accuse corruption while committees ignore recommendations, and public charges swirl around the Conway Water Company bill and other measures. Debate centers on vetoes, investigations, and possible recalls as leaders stay tight lipped.
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Conway Water Company
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Supreme Court
City of Salem
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East Bay
Nantucket Sound
All but Three of the Men Are Drowned
Terrible tales of suffering from the Gloriana wreck near Whale Cove tell how 15 of the crew perished, including Captain George Stoddard, while three survivors endured a night on the rocks before rescue. The doomed schooner struck in thick fog and heavy seas, with four crewmen attempting to swim ashore and dying in the breakers.
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George Stoddart
Gloucester
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Whale Cove
White Point Ledges
Sable Island
Richards
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Nickerson
Nova Scotia
Blaamanden
Medford Tragedy as Highwayman Kills Nellie Sturtevant
Miss Nellie Sturtevant daughter of J S Sturtevant treasurer of Medford Co operative Bank was shot in front of her Chester avenue home while shielding her father from a highwayman. The attacker fled toward Boston on a bicycle and Miss Sturtevant died within an hour from the brain wound.
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Medford
Nellie Sturtevant
J. S. Sturtevant
Would Adopt Man of 60 In Probate Court Case
In probate court today an unusual matter involves two men aged 61 and 60. The elder seeks to adopt the younger to make him heir to his property, citing no clear reason beyond a lifelong friendship. The elder man is married with no children to inherit.
Boston Men Split Estate In Heirship Dispute
In a Boston dispute the estate will award the wife her share as the third, with the remainder going to a 60 year old man. Both men are Roxbury residents, one of them a businessman on Heath Street.
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Boston
Heath Street
Roxbury
Cleary Rescued After Falling From Congress Street Bridge
John Cleary of Roxbury was found floundering in the river beneath the Congress Street Bridge late last night. The 47 year old man said he fell off the bridge and was rescued, his home address listed as 96 Harrison Avenue with his wife.
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Congress Street Bridge
John Cleary
Roxbury
Harrison Avenue
Transfers In The Fire Department
Transfers in the fire department take effect at 10 a m tomorrow. Captain J F Gillen moves from Engine Company 1 to Engine Company 15 while Captain Charles P Smith shifts from Engine Company 15 to Engine Company 1. R J McLaughlin goes from Engine Company 4 to Engine Company 36. J T Humphrey moves from Engine Company 44 to Engine Company 4. William A Quinn of Engine Company 10 resigns on probation. John A Nicholson to Engine 20 John Lawson to Combination 3 Louis C Stickel to Engine 19 are appointed on probation.
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J. F. Gillen
Charles P. Smith
R. J. McLaughlin
J. T. Humphrey
William’ A A. Quinn
John A. Nicholson
John Lawson
Louis Co. I. Stickel
Forecast for Boston and Vicinity Fair Thursday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Thursday with likely rain Friday and light easterly winds. Washington bulletin notes New England will be fair Thursday and Friday with light variable winds.
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Vicinity
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New England
Temperature readings at Thompson's Spa yesterday
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa on Washington street logged hourly readings yesterday with an overall average of 48.2 degrees. Comparable data from the same date last year shows an average of 56.2 degrees.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Roms Gils
Father's Own Story of Bank Murder Revealed
Mr Sturtevant, father of the murdered girl, spoke by telephone this morning detailing the motive and sequence of events. He said he and his wife visited a bank meeting, returned home, confronted the assailant near their door, and that Nellie was fatally shot as she rushed the gunman with her umbrella. He suggested the attacker knew their banking role and believed money was inside. The killer fled on a bicycle, and the father hopes the suspect is captured, though he laments justice cannot restore his daughter.
Missing murderer described after Medford homicide
Mr Sturtevant of Medford reports his daughter was shot last night. He could not identify the killer due to darkness and excitement. He estimates the suspect at about five feet six inches, stocky, stooped, wearing a dark coat.
Description of the man under arrest at Station 1
A man about 35 years old, medium dark complexion, 5 feet 11 inches tall, stocky build, dark pompadour hairstyle, wearing dark clothes with overalls, is in custody at Station 1.
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Murder at Medford Bank Treasurer Sturtevant Fatally Attacked
Mr. Sturtevant, treasurer of the Medford Co operative Bank, closed the bank after 10 pm on Wednesday. He and his wife and daughter left for home around 11 pm, reaching his residence by 11:30. A small bag with bank books but no cash was taken inside, funds remaining in the bank safe.
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Medford Co-operative Bank
Monney
Mr. Sturtevant
Miss Sturtevant
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