Opinion on Knife Use in Tucker Murder Trial Faces Delay
The article reports that Medical Examiner Harris may modify his stance on the Mabel Page knife wound at the Tucker reprieve hearing. Harris declined to confirm plans to testify. Hayes arrest in Maine on the eve of the Tucker hearing is described as an alleged coincidence, with Tucker lawyers denying prejudice and considering travel to Maine to pursue the matter.
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Jerry Hayes
Mabel Page
Charles L. Tucker
Tucker
Harris
Hayes
Maine
Messrs
Vahey, Innes,& Mansfield
Bachellor
Charles Tucker
Thomas Vahey
Secret probe narrows in on rules committee bribe inquiry
House rules committee began a secret investigation into a bucket shop bribery case. About 20 members were examined with no sensational findings. The session ended with the committee barricaded and members urged to say nothing of the questioning.
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House Committee On Rules
Senate
Martin Lomasney
Representative Wittum
Beverly
Temperand
Boston
Luce
George J. Raymond
Barnes
Cole
Star Chamber
Bien
Yoom
House
Marines and Tars Battle in Boston Subway Clash
About midnight a dozen marines and sailors from the New Jersey fought near the Park Street entrance to the subway in Boston. Two police officers were beaten and several men injured. two suspects were captured and held for charges awaiting Captain Gaskin. Frank Rogers, a marine, was badly bruised and hospitalized before being moved with companions.
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New Jersey
Park Street
Boston
Court Square
Gaskin
Frank Rogers
Ketlef Hospital
City Auto Costs and Police Expense Debate Highlight Council Session
The Common Council reviewed city auto expenditures totaling $20,167.61 and debated whether police court defense costs should be reimbursed. A report by the city auditor contrasted prior administrations with Fitzgerald era spending, while a case for Burns involving $98.13 in defense costs was tabled for a week.
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Fitzgerald
Oress Street
Locend Treasury Department
Torric Os
Peengen
Committee On Claims
William H. Burns
Reynolds
Babson
Doherty
Athol Hotel Keeper Arrested for Attempted Murder
West South Bend Ind May 17 Frank Aldrich a hotel keeper of Athol Massachusetts was arrested today for attempting to kill his wife from whom he has been separated.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Aldrich
Athol
Mass
Soldiers Repel Looters Targeting U S Sub-Treasury
Soldiers from Company G of the Eleventh Infantry foiled an armed gang attempting to loot the U S sub-treasury at Commercial and Kearny streets in San Francisco. The guards say the assailants fired back as the safe was attacked, but the troops maintained control and repelled the raid.
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San Francisco
United States
Treasury
Commercial
Kearney
Company G
Eleventh Infantry
Uncle Sam
Williamstown Banker John B. Gale Dead at 81
John B. Gale, 81, president of the Williamstown National Bank, died at his home in Williamstown. He was a Williams College graduate.
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Williamstown
John B. Gale
Williamstown National Bank
Gale
Williams College
Cambridge Youth Kills Girl Then Commits Suicide
George DeWolf and Lillian Thorogood, both Cambridge youths, quarreled after a midnight festival. DeWolf discharged a pistol striking Miss Thorogood’s waist and a medal, then shot himself in the head and died. Thorogood escaped unharmed and was aided to a residence where she recovered.
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George DeWolf
Hamilton ‘Street
Cambridge
Lillian Thorogood
Cambridge Street
Allston
Miss Thorogood
DeWolf
Miss
Cambridge Commercial School
Harvard Trust Company
Andrew
Hamilton Streets
de- Wolf
Aldermen Approve 500000 Street Improvement Loan
The city council passed a 500000 loan for street improvements by a 12 to 1 vote. They also held up a 1000000 sewer loan and scheduled it for next Monday's meeting.
Republicans Pass 500000 Street Improvement Loan
After three Republican conferences, the board approved a 500000 street improvement loan by a 12 to 1 vote. A 1000000 sewer loan was postponed to the next board meeting. The day included brief sessions at Young's Hotel and committee panels with Doyle and Slattery appearing to discuss the loans.
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Young's Hotel
Draper
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Berwin
Committee On Public Improvements
Doyle
Street Department
Slattery
Medical Examiner contradicts Tucker knife theory in Page murder
Suffolk County Medical Examiner Francis A. Harris tells a Post reporter the wounds on Mabel Page could only be caused by a double-edged knife. He disputes the single-edged knife contention tied to Charles L. Tucker and explains the knife’s path through chest structures.
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Harris
Tucker
Mabel
Mabel Page
Charles L. Tucker
Francis A. Harris
Suffolk County
Johnson Avenue
Cottage Park
Winthrop
Miel Page
Dr. Harris
Fair Weather Outlook and Local Verse Endorsement
Continued on page four forecasts for Boston and vicinity. Friday partly cloudy with light variable winds, Saturday fair and warmer. A quoted poem recalls past loveliness while a baseball fan voice quips about Collins and the season.
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Boston and Vicinity
Temperature Readings at Thompson’s Spas
A fragment from Washington street notes continues with thermometer readings at Thompson’s Spas. The text includes garbled digits and stray letters, showing no clear date or precise figures.
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Thompson's Spas
Washington Street
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