Breen Grilling Probed Pitman Losses Amid Blackmail Threats
During questioning, evidence on Pitman losses tied to Blanchard failure and Breen was sought with a claim that Breen pressured Pitman to death by blackmail. Breen denied the accusation. No conclusive evidence had emerged at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitman
Blanchard Company
Breen
Dennis J. Collins
Coakley
Collins
Pelletier
Atteaux
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Fred Atteaux
William B. Watts
Watts
Charles Finkelberg
Charlie
William H. Rice
Quincy
Ernest W. Pitman
Lawrence
Worcester
Boston
American Woolen Company
Rice
Daniel H. Coakley
Mr. Breen
Franklin Street
Boston Lace Store, Inc
Lowell St
Hart Schaffner and Marx Good Clothes Makers Ad
A vintage ad targets men accustomed to tailor prices, promoting Hart Schaffner & Marx suits at $18 to $30 and noting quality, time savings, and value compared with $40 to $60 options. It emphasizes good tailoring, modest garment marks, and the idea of smart business spending.
courtroom drama over dynamite conspiracy case continues
Lawrence witnesses describe the delivery and use of dynamite tied to the Wood Atteaux Pitman conspiracy. Breen and Collins face cross examination as prosecutors link the blasts to lawrence strikers and local graft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
John J. Breen
Dennis J. Collins
Foreign District
Lawrence
William M. Wood
Fred E. Atteaux
Collins
William H. Rice
Quincy
Mr. Rice
Breen
Franklin
Washington Streets
Ernest W. Pitman
Worcester
Rice
Pitman
Broadway Bridge Draw Malfunctions Forcing Closures
The Broadway bridge draw stuck while a coal barge passed yesterday around 10 am. The malfunction forced a multi day closure and redirected all traffic over the Dover street transfer loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Bridge
Dover Street
Women denied voting rights in Episcopal diocesan council
In Portland Oregon on May 22 the Oregon Equal Suffrage Association attempt to gain women representation failed as the 25th annual convention of the diocese of Oregon unanimously tabled a resolution seeking representation in the diocesan convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon Equal Suffrage Association
Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Oregon
Woman Who Weighed 600 Pounds Dead in Chicago
Mrs. Mary Peters whose weight reached 600 pounds and who was shown as a freak for two decades died at the county hospital after an operation to remove a 15 pound growth. She left three children living in Philadelphia, all normal in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balch St
Beverly
Mass
O. B. Giles
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Mary Squerik
Chicago
Mary Peters
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
THE
Continental
Washington
Boylston St
Henry F. Hurlburt
Wood
Mr. Atteaux
Sughrue
Massachusetts
Assaf
Derry
N. H
Proctor
David Smith
Washington Street
North Station
Dennis FE. Cary
Collins and Breen
City Street Department
Table Yard
Methuen
North Andover
Coakley Carey
Sheahan
City
Philip Golland
Joseph Assaf
Johann Hofmeister
Germany
Hofmeister Ldg
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y
Albany Street
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Talbot's
Washington ST
Mackinlay
Gimbel Brothers
New York
Paris
Philadelphia
Balhy
Broadway
Episcopal
Library Bureau
Federal Street
Fort Hill
United States
Canada
Great Britain
France
Helen R. Robinson
America
the May Company
Cleveland
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Baltin O'Neill & Company
Baltimore
Stewart & Company
Baltimor
Hudson's Bay Co
Winnipeg
A. W. Gamage, Ltd
London
Arbuthnot-Stephenson Co
Pi Boggs & Buhl, Inc
Pittsburg
Joseph Horne Co
Kaufmann Bros
MccCreery & Co
the Rosenbaum Co
Pittsburm
Dwatan Oa Tea
Narantnya
B. Altman & Co
Franklin Simon & Co
New
You Stern Brothers
James McCreery & Co
Newbury Street
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