Missing Boston bank messenger Albert King cited in theft scare
A 19 year old Boston bound messenger, Albert King, disappeared with $10,000 in United States securities from Union Loan and Trust Company on Milk Street. Police and detectives traced him through witnesses and notes, but no trace emerged by midnight. His family and friends, including banker Charles Garey and Wells River tickets, were noted in the investigation.
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Albert
Boston
Wollaston Heights
Herbert B. Bailey
Boylston Bank
Europe
Bailey
Young King
King
Wboy
Charles A. Garey
Wells River
Union Loan & Trust Company
United States Securities
Milk Street
W. A. Clark
Lynn
Frank H. Porter
Somerville
Ceevening
Union Bank
Porter
Remar
Freeman Bank
Watts
New England
New York
Mr. King
King Not in Montreal Missing Boston Messenger
An Associated Press check of trains to Montreal found no trace of Albert W. King, the defaulting Boston bank messenger. The Central Vermont train due at 10:15 across the river at St. Lambert showed no description match. Police expect to cover small towns between the border as no later Montreal arrival could bring him before tomorrow.
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Montreal
Associated Press
Central Vermont
St. Lambert
Albert W. King
Boston
Toronto
Chicago
Sma
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Guch
Somerville Aldermen End Session on Police Matters
The Somerville Board of Aldermen spent an hour in executive session last evening, reportedly about police issues. Ellsworth Fiske sought a license to blast rock in the Mystic avenue quarry, referred to the highways committee. The former contractor’s license was revoked and the city engineer ordered to plan Field Park surveys in Sandborp.
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Somerville Board of Aldermen
Ellsworth Fiske
Mystic Avenue
Committee On Highways
Salem leader Thomas A. Devine dies of apoplexy
Salem May 19 Thomas A Devine a wealthy citizen prominent in the Democratic party died of apoplexy after a drive He owned liquor business at 180 Friend Street Boston and served on state and city committees He was a delegate to the Cleveland convention and the Bryan nominating convention with Governor William E Russell He was 46 a Salem native leaves wife and three children
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Salem
Thomas A. Devine
Devine
Friend Street
Boston
Cleveland
Bryan
William E. Russell
Mr. Devine
East Chattanooga Land Company
Fire Devastates Jersey City Tenements Leaving Hundreds Homeless
A major Jersey City blaze destroyed 15 tenements and left about 200 people homeless with property losses around 400000. The fire began in F W Payns furniture store on Newark Avenue and spread rapidly aided by wind. Authorities pledged aid as uninsured residents faced dire need and many children were left in the streets in their underclothes.
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Jersey City
F. W. Payn
Newark Avenue
Payn
First Street
New York Conqueror Comes to Buffalo Bill Show
Major John M. Burke arrives in the city praising the Buffalo Bill mammoth show in New York. He touts the exhibition as a grand educational event with new military attachments, and cites Opie Read praising Cody as a world shaping school of anthropology and a bold pioneer whose influence will outlast imitators.
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Buffalo Bill
John M. Burke
New York City
Washington
Globe
Cody
Thorpe
Major Burke
Opie Read
Morse
Germany
France
Russia
Mass Clothing Company Drives Huge Tailor Sale Boom
The Massachusetts Clothing Company publicized a $75,000 sale of tailor-made spring suits from M Mamlock & Son of New York at 60 cents on the dollar. Since opening day Tuesday, store trade has surged with all wool suits and other items selling at deep discounts. 25 extra salesmen are hired as Hanover and Portland streets bustle with activity.
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Massachusetts Clothing Company
M. Mamlock & Son
York
the Post
Hanover
Portland Streets
Exiled baron in Boston speaks on love and art
Baron Bellerini, famed for painting Countess Zichy, discusses exile in Boston, his studio at 159A Tremont Street, and plans after a seven week stay. He recalls travels from Vienna to Paris, and notes future work in Saratoga, Newport, and Japan while awaiting Venus exhibit.
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le Baron Arpad Pasgthory Bellerini
A. de Bussiere Muller
Boston
Daily Papers
Hermann Zichy
Venus
Hungary
Bellerini
America
Austria
Tremont Street
New York
Couness Zichy
Post
Baron Bellerini
Vienna
Rome
Paris
Brussels
France
Dahomey
Graphic
London News
L'Illustration
Paris Illustrated
Globe
India
Africa
Europe
Zichy
Gastein
Theatre An der Wien
Pressburg
Carlsbad
Frankfurt-on-the- Main
Vienna Court Opera
Saratoga
Newport
Japan
Gotham
Protestant Episcopal Diocese Convention Opens in Boston
The twelfth annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts opened at Trinity Church after a service in Trinity Chapel. Bishop Lawrence led sessions, elected secretaries, and addressed plans amid debate on diocese division and election timing. The day adjourned with a missionary service and a continuation set for today.
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Trinity Chapel
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
Trinity Church
William Lawrence
D. D
St. Paul’s
Stockbridge
Lawrence
Brooks
Leander C. Manchester
M. Shearman
Shinn
Riches End in Poverty as Miss Richardson Dies in Taunton
Miss Fannie F Richardson, nearly eighty and worth about $15 000 in real estate, died yesterday at 1 30 PM in a second story room above a cobbler shop. She lived in near total seclusion, hoisting milk and a daily paper to her window by a string, and spent her life hoarding wealth. Her death followed neglect and a lack of care after a brief call for a physician.
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Taunton
Fannie F. Richardson
Weir Street
Zaccheus Richardson
Richardson
Fannie Richardson
Willis
Willard
Texas
Galveston News
Somerset
Miss Richardson
James
Buffington
Mr. Pleasant
Free transfers debate sparks poetic intervention in Franklin district
Dr. Jefferson C. Gallison delivers a lengthy verse on free transfers, arguing against hindering transit reforms. He cites Union station plans, rail electrification, and rising earnings per car, urging the House to defeat the bill and place responsibility on voters rather than corporations.
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Trow
Franklin
Jefferson C. Gallison
Gallison
New York & New England
Union Station
Boston
Massachusetts
Debates Over Free Transfers Halted by Previous Question
In the House, Representative Hayes moves to end debate on free transfers. Quirk protests the tactic and argues public rights over West End streetcar profits. Rourke withdraws Hayes's motion and offers an amendment: transfers granted when fare is paid, not on leaving the car.
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William H. S. Hayes
Lowell
Charles I. Quirk
Boston
Hayes
Mr. Quirk
West End Street Railway
Quirk
Rourke
Mr. Hayes
Callender Defends West End Bill In Legislative Speech
Mr Callender answers critics of the West End street railway bill arguing it should not burden the eleemosynary transit. He defends free transfers and cites railroad commission reports to counter claims they would cut dividends while addressing Everett Boston competition and suburban routes.
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Hayes
Callender
West End
Everett
Sodom and Gomorrah
Boston
Lenox Street
Scollay Square
Boston & Maine
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited By Satisfied Users
Rosy cheeks back after grip period with Hood's Sarsaparilla restoring health and appetite. A liver trouble in a niece improved, now strong with rosy cheeks. Testimonial from Miss Susan A DuTron of Thompson Connecticut and Mrs L J Buzzell of Northwood Centre New Hampshire report renewed energy and appetite after one bottle.
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Hood
Susan A. DuTron
Thompson
Conn
L. J. Buzzell
Northwood Centre
New Hampshire
Mysterious Woman’s $50,000 Bequeath to Brother
A solitary Providence figure left no will as $50,000 passed to her surviving younger brother James Richardson, a widower with a son and married daughter there. The eccentric recluse, who guarded her wealth and threshold for years, has now altered the family’s fortunes through her silence.
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James Richardson
Providence
West End Earnings Question Free Transfers Sham
The report shows 166 862 988 passengers at 5 cents would yield 8 343 114.40, yet gross receipts are 8 198 914.25, disproving claims of an $800 000 loss from free transfers. Historical committee findings note fraud risk from officials and speculation about motives tied to West End Land Company.
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West End
West End debated over free transfers and city land grants
In a heated debate the West End is accused of paying high wages to motormen and of enjoying free transfers and land privileges. The speaker cites alleged negligence lawsuits and argues the bill deserves passage, noting better cars and service but city land grants complicate fairness compared to steam railroads.
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West End
Everett
Franklin Park
Marine Park
Revere Beach
West End Plans Expensive Improvements Reported
Report states West End faces high costs for improvements to streets and utilities. Officials say funding will come from city reallocations and possible bonds. Residents await detailed project scope and impact on local traffic.
Mr Brown Closing and West End Debates
In a West End session Mr Brown delivered a closing speech returning a debt to Mr Callender. He presented figures on city and town service, stock ownership by women and trustees, and the number of free transfers issued. Representative Manchester urged deferring the bill until the elevated bill's fate is clear.
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West
Hayes
Lowell
Forrest C. Manchester
Winchester
West End
Moriarty's Surprise in Debated Bill Vote
Representative Eugene Moriarty of Worcester surprised the chamber by opposing the bill from the start and declaring it revolutionary. The roll call ultimately passed the bill 92 to 58 amid divided support from metropolitan district delegates and a lengthy list of yeas and nays by Boston area representatives.
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Eugene Moriarty
Worcester
Thomas F. Keenan
Boston
West
Rourke
Mr. Gibbs
Representative Brown
Everett
Yeas
Richard F. Andrews, Jr
Henry C. Atwill
Lynn
John E. Baldwin
Manasseh E. Bradley
Edward B. Callender
James B. Clancy
Fred E. Crawford
Watertown
William R. Davis
Cambridge
Robert F. Denvir
David T. Dickinson
Jeremiah F. Donovan
James M
James H. Leary
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
James S. McKenna
George F. Mead
Lexington
James J. Noyes
Frank J. O’toole
Lemuel W. Peters
John H. Pence
Charles I. Quirk
M. J. Reidy
Daniel D. Rourke
Howard K. Sanderson
David
E. K. Fogg
Otis M. Gove
Waltham
James W. Grimes
Reading
Albert F. Hayward
Newton
Forrest C. Manchester
Winchester
Franklin F. Peters
Somerville
Edward L. Pickard
William G Reed
George W. Whidden
Okman and Sheinfein Nuptials at Bride’s Home
Eugene V. Okman of Hyde Park married Miss Bertha Sheinfein at her residence 89 Lowell Street last evening in a ceremony conducted by Abbi Edelstein. A large group of friends attended.
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Eugene V. Okman
Hyde Park
Bertha Sheinfein
Lowell Street
Abbi Edelstein
American Wringer Co Advertises at Boston Addresses
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 2 and 31 Corn Hill in Boston. It offers all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with repairs and delivery at no extra charge. Orders can be written or called in to Tremont 76.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
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LEA & Perrins
Worcestershire
United States
John Duncan
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mass
Bee
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Herrick’s Mercantile Collection Agency
Court ST
Ontis
Somerville Aldermer
Russell
A. de Bussiere— Muller
Baron
Norman
Countess Zichy
Ing
Goddess of Light
Excelsior
Johnson & CO
Custom House St
oyNe Jett
A. Johnson
Johnson
O. H. Ingalls
Bangor
LS. Johnson & CO
Rich
Ments
Railroad Commissioners
Senate
Mulhooley
George
Mr. Callender
Mr. Brown
Moriarty
Okman-Sheinfein
Lowell, Mass
Hanover St
Washington St
Pear Court
May
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Smith—Jenkins
San Francisco
Charles B. Smith
Edna Evans Jenkins
Blodgett
Roxbury
Charles
M. Blodgett
Mayfair Street
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
Edmund Wilcox
Secunien
State St
Bosto
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