Barber Shop Bill Sparks Shore Leave Scandal
In San Francisco on May 13 a seaman from the Virginia charged a barber shop bill of 4 dollars for a shave shampoo and other items at Elite barber shop owned by Ben Hartman. The men claimed gouging and a pack of perfumery and a head slap were part of the service. Fellow seaman B L Buckner escaped with 3.15 while Hartman defended the charges noting the men ordered the items.
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San Francisco
Cleveland Strickland
Virginia
Ben Hartman
Eddy Street
Strickland
B. L. Buckner
Hartman
Mayo Ladies Dance Draws 1500 To Paine Memorial
The Mayo Ladies of Boston gathered 1500 guests with friends for their annual entertainment at Paine Memorial. County clubs were represented and floor duties were led by Miss Nellie McAndrew with a team including Miss Catherine Tarmey and Miss B Ruddy among others. An Irish music concert opened the program.
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Mayo Ladies of
Boston
Paine Memorial
Nellie McAndrew
Catherine Tarmey
B. Ruddy
M. Flatley
N. McNulty
M. A. Gill
Bessie Mulligan
B. Kelly
Chase and Sanborn Host Harbor Trip for Grocers Delegates
Chase and Sanborn hosted National Retail Grocers Association delegates and guests on the Governor Dingley steamer trip from Union Wharf to Boston Harbor sites. About 1200 aboard included state legislators and press. the event featured the Salem Cadet Band, 80 mile voyage, and cheers for the hosts. George J. Schulte of St. Louis received a silver loving cup for organizing the trip, with gifts and jokes exchanged among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase & Sanborn
National Retail Grocers’ Association
Dingley
Austin Linscott
Dallas
Hub
Boston Harbor
Maine
Union Wharf
Boston
John L. Priest
Salem
Cape Ann
Thatcher's Island
Duxbury
Minot's Light
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Tennessee
Illinois
George J. Schulte
St. Louis
Ira Daley
St. Joseph
Schulte
Grocers
Gaelic Entertainment to Benefit Irish Language Fund
Boston's Gaelic School Society presents an evening in its hall 1151 Washington Street featuring Irish music dancing and a talk on the Irish revival to support the Irish language fund.
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Boston Gaelic School Society
Washington Street
Suspect singled out by conductor in Mullins case
Conductor John Shea told Arlington police there could be no mistake in his memory of the suspect alighting from his car like a woman on the Mullins tragedy night. Police doubt his earlier identification though he confirms the man was a passenger with him on the murder night.
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Shea Sure
Passenger
Mullins
John Shea
Arlington Police
Shea
Police search for passenger tied to Shea murder
Inspectors Hooley of Arlington and Nealon of Cambridge pursued a passenger who rode Shea's car on Wednesday and Thursday nights before the murder. They aim to establish which night the suspect rode, to fix the timeline beyond doubt.
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Inspector Hooley
Arlington Police
Inspector Nealon
Cambridge
Shea
Note gang swindle tied to Colonel Morgan notes
The case centers on forged notes tied to Colonel Roger Morgan and a Boston legal figure. Dunning paid part of a Baird loss with Lester Mills notes, Barry promoted by Morgan, and a ring alleged to have swapped diamonds for worthless notes. Police report several Boston men, including a lawyer, implicated yet at large. Charles Barry remains jailed as connections to Rudolph Breidenbach’s diamond-for-note deal are probed.
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Baird
Dunning
Boston
Lester Mills
Charles Barry
Lester
Arkansas
Barry
New York
North
District Attorney’s Office of
Jerome
Mexico
Staten Island
Roger Morgan
John Doe
Robert A. Juck
Morgan
Chicago
Rudolph A. Breidenbach
Roger Morgan Career Ends After Fraud Case and Disinheritance
Colonel Roger Morgan once a Springfield leader and son of Elisha Morgan faced New York arrest on charges tied to a $160,000 fraud. His rise included social prominence and a notable marriage to Sadie Pipp. His father's will cut him from most of the fortune, and the fraud allegations wrecked his business.
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Roger Morgan
Springfield
Wolcott
Elisha Morgan
The
Envelope Trust
New York
Morgan
Sadie Pipp
Benton Harbor
Mich
Missing J. H. Chaffee Overdue Off Chelsea
The two masted schooner J. H. Chaffee built in 1871 and homeported in Wiscasset, Maine has been overdue for 30 days. Crew from Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Chelsea are anxious as revenue cutters search the Atlantic.
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United States Revenue Service
Chaffee
J. H. Chaffee
Hartford
Conn
Wiscasset
John Morey
Walter W. Woodland
Broadway
Chelsea
Daniel E. Peterson
Beacon Street
Woodland
Post
Hill
Mrs. Hill
Postal Larceny Charged In Winchester Case
Walter I. Plummer assistant postmaster of Winchester was arrested yesterday by United States Chief Deputy Marshal Charles Morse on charges of embezzling about 70 dollars in postal funds. Inspector David Owings reported a 49.23 short in accounts and a 20 dollar shortage in money order funds.
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Walter I. Plummer
Winchester
United States
Charles Morse
Post Office
David Owings
Plummer
Plummer pleads not guilty in federal case on $500 bail
Arraigned before United States Commissioner Hayes he pleaded not guilty and was held on $500 bail for a Friday hearing. Bail was furnished. J Winslow Richardson reported shortages in Plummer's accounts at times, but Plummer reimbursed the government for the alleged shortages. Plummer, appointed to the postal service in 1890, is 89 years old and eight years ago became chief clerk and assistant postmaster at $1800 a year.
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United States
Hayes
J. Winslow Richardson
Plummer
Postal Service
Births Roberts May 12 in Dorchester family
A son was born May 12 to Mr and Mrs John A Roberts of Johnson Terrace Dorchester marking a new addition to the Roberts family proceedings note the arrival in the local birth column.
Obituary Notices From Boston Area May Deaths Memorials
Multiple death notices list names such as Peter Callahan Frank W Chase Patrick Cox Mary A Donovan Mary Daley Annie Foley Charles F Koch Elbern T Bowers and John A Quinlan with details of funeral times from May 12 to May 17 1908. Homes in East Boston Roxbury Cambridge Dorchester Hyde Park and Saugus are noted along with church Masses at Sacred Heart St Marys All Saints Most Precious Blood and St Patrick s. Relatives and friends are invited to attend services and interments vary by city.
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Callahan
Boston
Peter
Thelowest
Hannah K. Callahan
Mt. Vernon
Whitfield Chase
Oakland Avenue
Golemn
St. Patrick’s Church
Dudley Street
Cox
Roxbury
Patrick
Annie M. Cox
Gaddis
Centre Street
All Saints’ Church
Donovaro
Cambridge
Mary A
Joseph Donovaro
Inman Street
St. Mary's of the Annunciation
Sline
Church Street
Koch
Saugus
Charles F
Carl F
Annie D. Koch
Broadway
Pp. m
Riverside
Bowers
Dorchester
Elbern T. Bowers
Talbot Avenue
Lewiston
Quinlan
Hyde Park
John A. Quinlan
John
Ellen Quinlan
Wall
Hyde Park Avenue
Church of Most Precious Blood
Senate Passes Bill Restoring In God We Trust on Coins
Washington May 13 The Senate approved the House bill to restore the motto In God We Trust on United States coins without amendments. The measure moves to the president for signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Chicago Woman Subdues Masher on State Street
Mrs Louise Rice of Chicago Heights stopped a man named Joseph Rushle on State Street and restrained him for a block before handing him to a policeman. She stated this was not her first chastisement of a masher, recalling a prior incident on Stony Island Avenue.
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Chicago
Louise Rice
Chicago Heights
State Street
Joseph Rushle
Stony Island Avenue
Rice
White Wings Bumped Clouds in Bell Flight Near Hammondport
Professor Alexander Graham Bell's heavier than air flying machine White Wings made a successful flight near Hammondport on May 18 with Lt. Selfridge of the U.S. Signal Corps aboard to inspect the experiments. The craft is designed for the United States government.
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Hammondsport
Alexander Graham Bell
United States
Bell
Selfridge
United States Signal Corps
Suspects Sentenced in Tyler Street Assault Case
David Byers received a three year term in state prison from Judge Dana of the Superior Criminal Court for assault and robbery. Charles Hayes was committed to the reformatory for the same offense. The charges stem from the April 23 assault on William J. Creeden on Tyler Street.
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David Byers
State Prison
Dana
Superior Criminal Court
Charles Hayes
Reformatory
William J. Creeden
Tyler Street
Cooper Medicine Draws Brooklyn Thousands Daily
In Brooklyn L T Cooper claims his medicine restores stomach health and explains 65 000 visitors in the city averaging over 2000 daily. He cites digestion as the root of most illness and cites a niece in South Brooklyn who improved after using the remedy, with local dealers Jaynes Drug Stores promoting the medicines.
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L. T. Cooper
Brooklyn
Cooper
Jaynes
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Boston Clinic
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Boston Clinic, Inc
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Fall River
Main St
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Burr
Peterson
Heid
Tremont Row
Cornhill
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Bazaar
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Lewis’ Drug
Cambridge St
Roxby Crossing
Dudley St
Dorchester Ave
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Reading
Wakefield
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