Retail liquor licenses emerge in Dewey Square shift
Dewey Square moves toward opening to retail liquor trade reversing the old Police Commissioners policy. J. E. Doherty Co. wins a license at 615 Atlantic Avenue with another expected near Hotel Essex. The forbidden district may soon see additional licenses as the Excise Board endorses careful, restricted operations amid dense competition.
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Dewey Square
Old Board of Police Commissioners
J. KE. Doherty Co
Atlantic Avenue
Essex
Congress Street
Federal
High Street
J. E. Doherty & Co
Doherty
Excise Board
Hotel Essex
Boston
Forbidden District
Divorce Granted After Brief Trial of Stage Star Elsie Stinson
After a trial of under three minutes Judge Bishop granted Elsie Richmond Stinson a divorce from William C. Stinson. The case followed her claim of a statutory offense and a single corroborating witness. a crowd gathered at the Divorce Court to hear the outcome.
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Elsie Richmond Stinson
William C. Stinson
Bishop
Stinson
Providence
Emily A. Barbour
Jediey CC. Barbour
Death of Stowe Veteran Charles W. Farnum
Charles W. Farnum, 67, Civil War veteran and former Maine lumber contractor, died at his Stowe home Thursday night. He enlisted in the Thirteenth Maine at the war’s start, was sent home ill, later served in the Twenty-ninth Maine, and was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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Stowe
Charles W. Farnum
Maine
Farnum
Twenty-ninth
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Henry F Miller Player-Piano Attracts Public Attention
The Henry F Miller Player-Piano marks a high achievement in piano forte making and draws much notice from music lovers. The display at the Miller warerooms, 295 Boylston street, is exceptionally complete and attractive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Miller
Miller
Boylston Street
Mayor Slaps Bangs Again Over Market Trip
The Boston mayor criticizes Alderman Bangs and Bell for failing to join the market committee trip. He cites Republican motives and says Bangs and Bell would have supported a fair representation of the party to ensure honest leasing decisions. Bangs represents Back Bay and is labeled an obstructionist.
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Fitzgerald
Bangs
The
Republic
Bell
Boston
Committee On Markets
Sell
O. Kk
Alderman Bangs
Bagier
Back Bay
City Hall
Baroness sues baron in German Empire chancellorship case
London report notes Baroness von Elkardstein, daughter of a former London furniture dealer, sues the man tipped for the German Empire’s chancellorship. The couple wed 12 years ago in a ceremony attended by King Edward and the royal family. Sir Blundel Maple opposed Elkardstein’s finances and limited English residence to two thirds of each year to protect the fortune. The Baron counts as a close friend of Emperor William.
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London
Baroness von Elkardstein
Edward
Prince of Wales
England
Germany
Sir Blundel Maple
Elkardstein
William
Third Call by Black Hand Targeting Grocer D Arcangelo
The Black Hand pressed a third demand on Grocer D Arcangelo after he helped arrest Franco Poerio. Police guard the barricaded home as the extortion group raises the sum to 1200 dollars. D Arcangelo shields his wife and child with two trusted guards.
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Lynn
Black Hand Society
Pietangelo D'Arcangelo
Franco Poerio
D'Arcangelo
D’arcangelo
D'Arecangelo
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Buster Brown
Henry Siegel Co
Essex Street
Orchestra
Washington and
Essex Streets
Kuppenheimer
America
Madras
Reston
S&s
Dewey SQ
Ihe
Elsie Richmond Lovering Stinsoy
Piano
Ec9 Dot
Essex St. Side
New England
Essex St
Baroness von Eckhardstein
Lynn Grocer
T Theatre
Vision St
Boston, Mass
Elevator Telephone
Boston Penny Savings Bank
Washington St
Massachusetts
Vass
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