Fire hits building near Waldrons Casino on Hanover Street
A blaze on the top floor of a five story building at No 48 Hanover Street caused excitement around 8 15 last night as patrons entered a theatre adjoining Waldrons Casino. Captain Riley of Engine 4 found fire in the hallway with about 200 dollars in damage. Tate Manufacturing Company occupies the top floor and investigators suspect a lighted cigar stub started the fire.
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Waldron
Hanover Street
Captain Riley
Engine 4
Tate Manufacturing Company
Boston Hull Inspectors Shakeup End of Captain Carleton Era
Captain William A. Carleton, longtime head of local government steamship hull inspectors, retired Monday ending an eight year tenure. Chief Supervising Inspector John D. Sloan has temporarily taken charge and declined to disclose the reason for the personnel shift.
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William A. Carleton
Carleton
John D. Sloan
Boston
Petition for commutation of two death sentences filed
Governor Foss will today receive the petitions praying for commutation of the sentences of Lena Cusumano and Enrico Marciola. Signed by their attorneys Hon. Thomas J. Grady and William J. Coughlin. The two inmates will be moved from Plymouth jail to Charlestown State Prison today.
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Foss
Lena Cusumano
Enrico Marciola
Thomas J. Grady
William J. Coughlin
Cusumano
Marciola
Plymouth
Charlestown
Prayer for Richeson Funeral Plea for Forgiveness at Service
In a Warren Avenue Baptist vestry service, Clarence W. T. Richeson was remembered after his electrocution at the State prison. Rev. Dr. Herbert S. Johnson led prayers and Bible readings, stressing Richeson sought divine forgiveness and death as a black shadow followed by life everlasting. The service honored his memory with hymns and scripture as family and friends listened in quiet mourning.
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Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Clarence
W. T. Richeson
State Prison
Herbert S. Johnson
Richeson
Douglas
Chicago
Louise
Saranac
New York
William A. Morse
John S. Campbell
First Baptist Church of
Cambridge
O. P. Gifford
Brookline
Attorney Morse
Johnson
Dr. Johnson
John
Lobster Cases Continue Before Judge Creed
The lobster cases were called before Judge Creed in Municipal Court yesterday. Respondents George S. Nickerson a dealer Henry E. Bickford a teamster and Richard Hallgren employee of the Dominion Atlantic Steamship Company appeared. By agreement the cases were continued till Tuesday next for a hearing.
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Creed
George S. Nickerson
Henry E. Bickford
Richard Hallgren
Dominion-Atlantic Steamship Company
Richeson Body Shipped South for Virginia Burial
Clarence V. T. Richeson’s body, unclaimed at the city morgue, is sent by train to Amherst Court House Virginia for burial in the family lot. Douglass Richeson relented after his sister Louise B. Richeson and local clergy support the plan, with funeral services at Warren Avenue Baptist Church and embalming before shipment.
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Clarence V. T. Richeson
Amherst Court House
Louise B. Richeson
Douglass L. Richeson
Miss Richeson
Boston
Philadelphia
Catherine Mates
Virginia
Concord
Douglass Richeson
Richesons
Clarence
Charles Street
Louise
Warren Avenue Church
Amherst
Death warrant execution recorded for Clarence V. T. Richeson
Warden Bridges reports the death warrant issued by the Suffolk Superior Court on Jan 9 1912 was carried out on May 21 1912 at 12 10 02 am by electric current through the body as authorized by law.
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Warden Bridges
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Boston
County of Suffolk
Amundsen Plans 1913 North Pole Expedition
Captain Roald Amundsen, fresh from Montevideo, announced plans to start from San Francisco in March or April 1913 for another North Pole expedition. He will sail with the same crew as his prior voyage and was received by the President.
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Montevideo
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
San Francisco
North Pole
Amundsen
Counterfeit Half Dollar Men On Trial
Constantino Corsentino Gloria Di Rosairo and Salvatore Ragonesti all of Lawrence were tried before Judge Dodge on charges of passing and possessing counterfeit half dollars. The trio was arrested December 7 at the North station after arriving from Fitchburg where spurious coins had been passed that afternoon. Secret Service Agent Murphy recovered over 250 counterfeit half dollars from the defendants. Assistant United States District Attorney Daniel A. Shea leads the government’s prosecution.
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Constantino Corsentino
Gloria di Rosario
Salvatore Ragonesti
Lawrence
Dodge
United States District Court
North Station
Fitchburg
Secret Service
Murphy
United States
Daniel A. Shea
Five Guards Appointed at Deer Island Reformatory
Five more resignations of guards at the Deer Island reformatory will reach Penal Commissioner Gore soon. Yesterday Gore filled three openings by appointing Patrick J. Donovan George W. Holden and James J. O'Brien.
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Deer Island Reformatory
Gore
Patrick J. Donovan
Fast
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S. H. Harrison
Washington Street
Worsteds
Cheviots
Vieunas
Harko
Nuine Gilbert Serges
New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co
Boston Holding Co
Boston & Maine R. R. Co
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Massachusetts
Holding Co
New Haven Road
Cape Cod
Commercial Travellers’ Association
Executive Committee
C. Ei. Hobbs, Treas
Everett, Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Ettelson
DR. Ettelson
Landers
Waldo Stokes
Roxbury
South Station
Thomas V. Richeson
Douglas Richeson
Post
Barrett Manufacturing Company
Franklin St
Mass
A. Wolfing & CO
Irving PI
N.Y
Winter St
David J. Ingraham
Winter Street
Deer Island
Wilson Bros. Watchmakers and
Opticians
Wilson Brothers
Scollay Square
John T. Connor CO
ALL ' Brookside Creamery New Mage
Washington ST
Jefferson Building
Greater Boston
Bermuda
Santa Clara
New England
Court Street
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