King of Newsboys Is the Star Witness in Becker Trial
The defense rested seven witnesses as Becker's fate hung on whether he would testify. Jack Sullivan, known as the King of the Newsboys, defended Becker's case with fiery cross examination and claimed Rose Webber Vallon framed Becker. Prosecution lines up Morris Seidenshner and Lillian Rosenberg for rebuttal while Becker's counsel indicated he may not testify.
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King of
Newsboys
Becker
Manton
Rose
Webber
Wallon
John L. Sullivan
Jack Sullivan
Jacob Reich
Sullivan
Whitman
Moss
Sesbury
Mr. Manton
Morris Seidenshner
Whitey Lewis
Lillian Rosenberg
Lefty Louie
Hotel Metropole
Rosenthal
Schepps
Broadway
Metropole
West Side
Vallon
Valton
Harlem
Jack Zelig
Rachel’’ Braun
Braun
Zelig
Frederick H. Hawley
Hawley
Forty-third Street
Secretly Wedded Boston Man and Philadelphia Student
Philadelphia despatches disclosed the secret marriage of A. Gray Churchward of Boston a Yale graduate to Miss Beatrice Cornelia Nathans a Bryn Mawr student in Philadelphia. The April 24 nuptials came to light when the bridegroom sent a message urging her to quit college and join him in Detroit.
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Philadelphia
A. Gray Churchward
Boston
Yale
Beatrice Cornelia Nathans
Bryn Mawr
Detroit
Mayor Curley Cuts 55 Jobs In City Layout Dept
The mayor slashed over 22 000 from the street laying out department payroll. Seven employees were fired, a Civil War veteran urged to retire, and 47 others received pay cuts, marking the department's worst blow.
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Curley
Mayor trims salaries in city department and street crews
The mayor reduced the budgets of several city workers including three street commissioners who will return five percent of their salaries to the treasury for a conscience fund. Multiple employees were dropped from service while others, such as Charles G. Perkins, 48 years on the job, were retired or had pay cuts.
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Frank M. Miner
Parker Street
Charlestown
Frederick G. Floyd
Park Street
West Roxbury
Michael H. Drinkwater
Cooper Street
East Boston
Frank J. McNulty
Calumet Street
Roxbury
Alfred M. Shevlin
Hyde Park Avenue
Rodman
O'Callaghan
Canal A Boon says Rourke heralds Panama Canal opening
Commissioner of Public Works Rourke calls the first merchant ships through the Panama Canal a boon for America. He notes the canal opens new trade routes, shortens Atlantic Pacific distances, and will aid national defense. He praises the sanitary feat and recommends Haskin’s Panama Canal as a clear reference.
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Panama Canal
Public Works
Rourke
New England
America
Boston
New York
San Francisco
South America
Atlantic
Uncle Sam
Tropics
Frederick J. Haskin
Wedding Bells for Kathleen Moses and Kenneth Woodward
Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Moses wed Kenneth Carpenter Woodward at Lake Magog Inn in North Acton. The ceremony drew guests from Boston and various locales, reflecting a well attended celebration.
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North Acton
Boston
Kathleen Elizabeth Moses
Kenneth Carpenter Woodward
Lake Magog Inn
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Gilchrist
New Norman
Messaline Petticoats
Gilchrist Co
Washington
Winter Streets
Newsboy
King
Fishman
Roslyn D. Whytock
Ship News
Cuba
Richard H. Rooney
Pooletondon
Verpoole
London
Globe Insurance Co
Hilton’s
Clearaway Sale
THE
Hilton Company
Washington Street
Temple Place
Mass
Woodward
Moses
Panamas
Tremont Te Co
Butler
Tremont Street
DePie
Tremont
LC S
Hen Ee International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Omich Pack Sl
Department of Displays
Civil Service Agit Eee
Streot
Union ‘Pacific
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Station
WiLliam Massey
Washington St
Maas
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