Children Defy Police and Principal in Boston School Riot
Ringleaders Ralph Devil and Richard Dunn led 8 to 18 year old students resisting entry to Emerson School. Officers retreated before lifted barriers as the group staged a walkout amid broader fears of a citywide school strike. Public schools in Boston and suburbs were guarded as lawmakers consider juvenile delinquency law and curfew options.
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Howes
Cora Hill Dempsey
Miss Dempsey
Ralph Devil
Devil
Malden
Richard Dunn
Charles A. Daniels
Faulkner
Boston
Charlestown
Cambridge
Joint Committee On Rules
Vicinity
Malden Pupils Strike Over Shorter Hours Attack Truant Officer
About 35 Emerson School students in Malden struck yesterday and assaulted a truant officer with baseball bats. A legislative move by Rep John J Murphy aimed at curbing riotous school behavior was introduced as the strike and curfew debate continued at the State House.
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State House
Emerson School
Malden
John J. Murphy
South Boston
Union Denial Leads to Planned Talks After Conference
Hyde Park IAM President T F MacGowan said no union recognition occurred at the meeting with Manager Freeman. Directors of Sturtevant Company and Becker Milling will reconvene with the union on Monday to discuss wage and hour demands.
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T. F. MacGowan
Hyde Park
International Association of Machinists
Sturtevant Company
Becker Milling Machine Company
Boston Chamber Party Reports Strong South American Ties
The Boston Chamber of Commerce delegation boasts broad goodwill with South American officials and merchants, noting strong reception in Santa Marta and Metapan. They emphasize enhanced Boston United States relations and anticipate homeward return on the 15th.
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Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Panama Canal
Santa Marta
Metapan
Big Turtle At City Point Aquarium Struck By Mumps
A large green turtle in the City Point South Boston aquarium suffers a mumps outbreak with neck swelling to twice its normal size. Aquarium staff have not yet determined the cause though several theories exist.
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City Point
Boston
Aquarium
Ovation for Accused Men in Hopedale incidente
Joseph Basso and Carmelio Valivanti were released on $5000 bail each after arrest for attempting to murder Jules Harrant in Hopedale. Strikers surrendered bank books to free Basso, as hundreds cheered in the Italian quarter. B. J. Supple of the State Board of Arbitration visited and said a strikers’ committee will meet the board in Boston to seek arbitration on Tuesday.
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State Board of Arbitration
Boston
State House
Man Found Dead After Afternoon Sleep In East Boston
John Shepherd age 52 of 89 London Street East Boston went to bed at 1 pm and asked his wife to wake him at 4 pm She called after 4 pm and found him dead in bed authorities were notified and investigation started.
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John Shepherd
London Street
Boston
Trade Trip Putting Hub On The Map
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald reports from S. S. Metapan at sea that the trade mission to South America has begun to yield victories in peaceful commercial conquest. He asserts Boston will gain a tremendous advantage over other American cities in South American trade through the venture.
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U. F. Wireless
New Orleans
Boston Post
S. S. Metapan
Boston
Old Boston
Money Aids Tufts as Club Hopes for 50000 Fund
Tufts College Club of Boston diners hear about cash and pledges nearing 2000 toward a 50000 fund to place Tufts on a self sustaining basis. Dr William L Hooper says two gifts 2700 and 5000 are assured if 42500 more is pledged by July 1. Alumni response tallies 12500 from 122 donors with 1100 alumni yet to respond to reach 27500 more if needed.
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Tufts College Club of
Boston
American House
William L. Hooper
T. Knight
Belle Schreiber Expresses Indifference to Johnson Love
In Chicago the Mann Act trial of Jack Johnson focuses on Belle Schreiber who admits she did not believe in love and says her involvement with Johnson was mainly financial to obtain clothes and jewelry. She testifies he rented a furnished flat for her in Chicago and that she gave him $20.
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Chicago
Belle Schreiber
Jack Johnson
Miss Schreiber
Johnson
New Comet Observed by Observers in Europe and America
Observations of the new comet discovered by Schaumasse of Nice were reported from Padova by Antoniazzi and from the Lick Observatory by Aitken. Despatches to Professor Edward C. Pickering confirm the sightings, with the comet visible through small telescopes.
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Schaumasse
Nice
Antoniazzai
Padova
Aitken
Lick Observatory
Edward C. Pickering
Harvard College Observatory
Man Charged in Swanton Death as Defense Opens
In St Albans Vermont on May 9 the trial of Julius Wells of Swanton continued with the defense calling Dr. Whitney who found arsenic traces in vegetables from the Wells home. Earlier Mrs. Ladue testified Wells urged framing Mrs Wells as insane to aid their defense. detectives Rose and Thurman testified about Wells claiming six prior killings.
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ST. Albans
Julius Wells
Swanton
Whitney
Wells
Enos Ladue
Milton
Boston
Rose
Poison evidence in Wells case referenced by state witness
The witness was Dr. C. F. Whitney of the State laboratory at Burlington who had testified for the State that he found poison enough to kill 50 or 60 persons in a box alleged to have been sent to Mrs. Wells by the accused.
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C. F. Whitney
The
State Laboratory At
Burlington
Fire Charred Block In Lawrence Burns Two Buildings
A six tenement block in the West and Bradford streets area caught fire early today. Occupants were rescued with difficulty as the fire destroyed the block and a nearby carriage factory. The loss totaled 25000 dollars, centered on the Frank E. Snow owned factory.
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Lawrence
West
Bradford Streets
Frank E. Snow
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John F. Fitzgerald
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Maine
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