Scorned Woman Named Behind Boston-North End Murder
Police pursued three men suspected of luring Luigi Marro to Ward’s Woods Newton where he was killed. Investigators believe a woman from Italy, who won Marro’s affection, orchestrated the murder. The trio allegedly abducted him Friday morning and returned home late that night, asking Marro’s wife if he had come back.
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Boston
Newton
North End
Luigi Marro
Louis Montana
Webster Place
Ward
Italy
Marro
Louis de Stephano
Prince Street
Mario
de Stephano
Centre Street
Newton Centre
Hanover
Fleet Street
Murder mystery widens as 18 year old Porzio probes killers
Alphonus Porzio, brother of the murdered man’s wife, is the only one who knows the identities of the men who took Mario away. Since Saturday, Porzio has roamed the North visiting criminals’ haunts seeking a trace, while police link a jealous lover in a four year back Italian romance to the crime. The victim, once known as Louis Montava, married Adlamaria Porzio in Italy before a Boston honeymoon and baby, and a pursuing woman is blamed for the murder.
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Alphonus Porzio
Mario
Ward's Wood
Porzio
Italy
Louis Montava
Vic
Adlamaria Porzio
Boston
City Teamsters Hear Of Wage Raise And Tragic Death
City Teamsters learned the $2.25 daily wage for city laborers will take effect July 1 after a department meeting. The report also notes a fatal incident near Newton Centre involving Marro, a contractor’s helper, who was found dead after being lured to Newton by three men. The union planned a June 9 meeting to discuss the committee’s findings and approved sick benefits and concert tickets for striking teamsters.
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Teamsters
P. J. Donaghue
Lumber Teamsters
George F. Tagen
Eommittee
Memorial Service for AOH Fr. Supple at Calvary Cemetery
Hundreds braved a storm at Calvary Cemetery for a memorial service honoring the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Rev. Fr. P. J. Supple of Cambridge delivered a sermon on faith and national heritage as divisions from Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and nearby counties joined in the ceremony under heavy rain.
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Fr. Supple
Calvary Cemetery
Order of Hibernians
Tor 3
Mortuary
P. J. Supple
Cambridge
Division
Dorchester
John J. Daley
Jamaica Plain
William J. Burke
John O'Leary
First
Hibernian Regiment
Norfolk
Middlesex
John F. Cummins
John M. Corbett
D. D
Cummings
Pioneers of the Order
Father Cummins
Supple
George S Poole Dies After Long Banking Career
George Sanger Poole, 1839 born Worcester native and 42 year figure at Warren Institution of Savings Charlestown, died at 46 Mt Vernon St Somerville after a long illness. He served as president and held roles as mining engineer and librarian at Peabody Charlestown and the Congressional Library. Survived by widow and three children Franklin O Poole New York, Mrs Frank W Merriman Cambridge, Irving Poole.
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George Sanger Poole
Warren Institution of Savings
Charlestown
Mt. Vernon Street
Somerville
Worcester
Phillips Andover Academy
Peabody and
Congressional Library
Washington, D. C
Franklin O. Poole
New York
Frank W. Merriman
Cambridge
Irving Poole
Troubles in Erin as Dublin grows restless in Ireland
London May 26 Widespread unrest looms in Ireland ahead of Parliament as the Irish Council bill faces a likely defeat. Sinn Fein led by Edward Martin campaigns boycotts and abstention while Irish MPs push to remove Sir Anthony McDonnell, a longtime ally of Dublin landlords.
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Ireland
Irish Council
Birrell
Dublin
Sinn Fein
England
Edward Martin
Kildare Club
Anthony Patrick McDonnell
Anthony
India
Northwest Provinces
Oudh
Redmond defends home rule after Irish convention decision
Dublin May 26 John Redmond says the Irish convention rejection of the Irish Council bill ends devolution prospects weakens the Rosebery group in cabinet and steadies the Irish party. He adds the home rule effort will not be delayed and predicts dissolution near 1908 to seek Liberal support. The Liberals must pursue home rule now.
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Dublin
John Redmond
Redmond
House of Lords
Liberal Party
Julia Ward Howe Honors War Governor Andrew Portrait
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe addressed the Church of the Disciples Sunday school yesterday and presented a crayon portrait of Governor John A. Andrew to the Mather School of Dorchester. Principal Edward Southworth and others attended as Howe praised Andrew for his wartime deeds and public service.
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John A. Andrew
Julia Ward Howe
Church of the Disciples Sunday School
Mather School
Dorchester
Howe
Clara Bentley
Edward Southworth
Margaret Fisher
Southworth
Andrew
Mrs Howe to celebrate sixty fifth birthday at Beacon Street home
Boston scene centers on Mrs Julia Ward Howe who marks her sixty fifth birthday with a 4 to 6 pm reception at 241 Beacon Street. Relatives neighbors and friends expected by 200 to 300 guests. Her family gathers including son Professor Henry Marion Howe and daughters Mrs David Prescott Hall and Mrs Laura E Richards.
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Beacon Street
Julia Ward Howe
Howe
Professor Henry Marion Howe
Columbia University
David Prescott Hall
New York
Laura E. Richards
Gardner
Maud Howe Elliott
Mrs Howe Who Wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic
The article highlights Julia Ro mana Howe born in Europe and her family. It notes Mrs Howe’s prolific intellect and languages, travels with Dr Howe, meetings with Dickens Carlyle Moore and Sydney Smith, and the literary successes of her daughters plus Henry Marion Howe, a mining engineer and mineralogy author.
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Dr. Howe
Dickens
Carlyle
Thomas Moore
Sydney Smith
Winship Says He Will Seek 25th Middlesex Representative Nomination
The Rev. A. K. Winship of Somerville returned from the West and announced his candidacy for the 25th Middlesex district representation. He opposed Ward 1 Republican Club’s nomination of William W. Kennard, urging that voters decide the question themselves.
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A. EK. Winship
Somerville
Middlesex
William W. Kennard
Winship
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Jos Poconnell
George S. Poole
Erin
London
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Balfour
Vyrom
Phony
Uthaan
Rabin Fing
T. E. Marr
Mrs. Howe
Union
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Eliot St
Dover St
Harrison
Oswego
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