Sister testifies in suit over large gift from brother
Mrs Laura T Ripka, defendant, said she did not know the bonds were valued at 300000 dollars when her brother gave them to her. She testified he told her to say nothing about the gift as the administrator seeks to set it aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura T. Ripka
Archibald M. Howe
Joseph B. Greenough
Herbert Parker
Edward Garrity
Edgar
Charles Anderson
James W. Winchester
Meikle
Bright
Frank Norwood
Lynn
Gilmartin
Michael N. Cunningham
Crossed Wires Prank Alarm Triggers Night Police Scramble
Wires at the Security Safe Deposit Company purglar alarm near Milk and Federal streets sparked police confusion last night. Lieutenant Hyland and officers rushed to the scene multiple times after the burglar gong tapped, only to find it was a wire prank. The mischief continued at intervals around 10 o clock with single-officer responses each time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Square
Security Safe Deposit Company
Milk
Federal Streets
Hyland
Man John McBride Arrested After Leg Injury in Cambridge
John McBride 45 of Vine Street Cambridge suffered a compound fracture of his left leg after being found lying in Merrimac Square. A West End patrolman took him to the station where officers later sent him to Relief Hospital instead of the city prison while he faced drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McBride
Vine Street
Cambridge
McBride
West End
Merrimac Square
Relief Hospital
Brookline High Prize Winners Announced
At Brookline High School prize speaking contest held in Upton Hall Miss Beatrice Elizabeth Paggart won the first prize for girls and Donald Reed Stevens took the top boy honors. Judges were Stephen B. Cabof Mrs. G. C. Black and Dennis A. McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Brookline High School
Upton Hall
Beatrice Elizabeth Paggart
Donald Reed Stevens
Stephen B. Cabof
Boston
G. C. Black
Cambridge
Dennis A. McCarthy
Carrara Paint Offer Promises Durable Color Samples Free
A vintage advertisement proclaims Carrara Paints resist fading, cracking, peeling and corrosion from gases or salt air. It touts 50 free color samples prepaid to any address, highlighting use from Waldorf Astoria to Field Museum and railroad cars, with a guarantee and cost savings claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Cottage
Waldorf-Astora
New York City
Railroad
Palace Car
Field Museum
Chicago
Carrara Paint Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boston Post
Bribery Indictments Pin Frisco Railroad Leaders
A San Francisco grand jury issued 14 indictments against Patrick Calhoun and Thornwall Mullally of United Railroads 14 against attorneys They L Lord and W M Abbott 16 against Mayor Eugene Schmitz 14 against Abraham Ruef 2 against Louis Glass Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph and 1 for Theodore V Halsey. Charges include bribery related to United Railroads franchise and gas rates with $50 000 in allegations. Bail set at 10000 for each defendant. bonds due tomorrow noon.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
The
United Railroads
Thornwall Mullally
Calhoun
L. Lord
W. M. Abbott
Legal
Department of the United Railroads
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Theodore V. Halsey
J. Ruef
Schmitz
Mrs Howe Turns 88 Amid Quiet Birthday Observance
A black clad woman once sought to greet Mrs Julia Ward Howe on Beacon Street, but Howe declined due to fatigue. The New England Women’s Club hosts a birthday breakfast at Hotel Vendome, with a family observance to follow at the Beacon Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ward Howe
Beacon Street
New England Women's Club
Hotel Vendome
Lipton Cup Offered for Fishermen at Old Home Week
Sir Thomas Lipton offers a cup for a fishermen's race during Boston Old Home Week from July 28 to August 3. He compliments local boats and urges Mayor Fitzgerald to accept the gift, noting past admiration for the boats and wishing success for the celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Lipton
Villefranche
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
London
Fitzgerald
Man with Hardened Arteries Found In Charlestown
Robert McNeill a 70 year old resident of Charlestown was unable to walk on Park Street yesterday. A patrolman alerted a police ambulance and he was taken to the Relief Station where he could not speak. Doctors note such cases are rare and patients become numb to pain as arteries harden.
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Robert McNeill
Charlestown
Park Street
Lagrange Street
McNeill
Jobs for Tech Students Explore Boston Traffic
Ex Mayor Josiah Quincy of the Boston Transit Commission says tech students will study teaming congestion in Boston this summer. He rejects claims the $5000 appropriation funds a junket and notes engineers will examine statistics and plans for an East Boston tunnel. funds stay in Boston.
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Trafic
Boston
Josiah Quincy
Boston Transit Commission
Quincy
East
East Boston
City
Europe
Amherst Glee Club Concert Controversy Sparks Barbs
In Worcester on May 24 the Amherst College Glee Club concert sparked a dispute over advertising. Amherst president Harris and New England intercollegiate games manager Frank H Bigelow traded insults before retracting. The plan moved to Association Hall in the Y M C A building and the concert proceeded.
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Worcester
Amherst College
Frank H. Bigelow
Harris
Amherst
Farris
White City
Bigelow
Association Hall
R. Jewetl Jones
Amherst Musical Association
Amherst College Musical Association
Wiite City
Amherst Boys
M.C. A
Sirens of
Arm Caught in Machinery Ends in Fractures
While operating a motor boat in Dorchester Bay late last evening, Herman Zatolli suffered a right arm fracture in three places when caught in boat machinery. He nearly drowned before a yachtsman came to his aid and helped, then he was taken to City Hospital in a Station 11 ambulance. His condition improved from critical to out of danger later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchest R Bay
Herman Zatolli
Zatolli
Reforms for Roxbury Hearing Vision for Youth Uplift
Warren Spaulding of the Massachusetts Prison Reform Association told Roxbury Universalist Church members that a new generation of youths in Roxbury Crossing risks crime. He urged establishing a playground and social institutions near Roxbury Crossing to reclaim hundreds of heedless young men.
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Warren Spaulding
Roxbury Crossing
Island
Massachusetts Prison Reform Association
Roxbury Universalist Church
Massachusetts Sunday School League
Spaulding
Roxbury
Meikle Trial Continues With Cross Examine of Edgar
The Meikle murder trial resumes as District Attorney Peters questions Edgar about the night of his father’s death. The boy’s inconsistent testimony deepens the jury’s sense of a life and death verdict as new witnesses recount his mood and actions after his mother’s passing.
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Edgar Meikle
Peters
Edgar
Mr. Sisk
Mr. Peters
Meikle
Aarm
Sisk
Hose Car and Wagon Crash at State and Washington
A fire alarm at 3:30 p.m. yesterday brought Tlose Truck 2 to Box 36 intersecting State and Washington streets in front of the Globe building. It collided with a Walkup Express Company wagon, threw the driver Weird Brags, and damaged the wagon. Brady escaped with minor bruises.
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Corner State
Washington Streets
Tlose
Walkup Express Company
Globe
Brady
Raymond & Whitcomb Forty-Nine Short Tours Listed
Raymond and Whitcomb announce 49 short tours for the coming season. Destinations include Poland Spring House Muskoka Lakes Toronto Thousand Islands Montreal Quebec Saguenay River Bar Harbor White and Adirondack Mountains and many more across New England Canada and the Middle States. Free circulars available by mail from 306 Washington.
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New England
Canada
Middle States
Raymond & Whitcomb
Poland Spring House
Muskoka Lakes
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Aflontreal
Quebec
Saguenay River
Mangeley
Moosehead Lakes
Bar Harbor
Maritime Provinces
White and Adirondack Mountains
Glen Summit
Wyoming Valley
Niagara Falls
Hudson River
Saratoga
Lakes George and Champlain
Battlefield of
Gettysburg
Richmond
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Alaska
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
California
Great Lakes
Europe
Raymond & Whitcomb Company
Washington Street
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