Looks Like Man He Saw in Winchester Station
Walter Biddell last man to see Ralph W. Brewster before his murder said Sylvanus Cobb resembles the mysterious stranger seen in Winchester depot. Cobb, 19, with four alleged Wilmington yogg band members, faced Biddell while police plan further questioning. Lawhorn’s alibi and Navy Yard records complicate the case as authorities pursue the killing.
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Walter Biddell
Winchester
Ralph W. Brewster
Sylvanus Cobb
Yegsman
Biddell
Brewster
William R. McIntosh
Veggman
Chelsea
Cobb
Jerry Capello
James McLaughlin
Ralph Cobb
Sylvanus
McIntosh
Birdell
John Lawhorn
Dist. Atty. Endicott P. Saltonstall
Lawhorn
Charlestown Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Massachusetts
Rst
Tindall
East Cambridge
Saltonstall
Night of incendiary fires in Belfast devastates school
Tonight in Belfast a dozen fire outbreaks were reported up to midnight. The Model School on Falls Road was destroyed by incendiary bombs after two prior attempts. The Falls Road Library also burned, with gunfire heard in several city districts.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Model School
Falls Road
Nason, McGown Family Ties Stir Lynn Departure
Ralph W. Nason of 35 Goldthwaite Street Lynn, father of four, left town with Mrs. Mabel A. McGown, mother of three. McGown says infatuation arose from Nason owning a bigger car. Nason claims he sold his machine, gave part to his wife, and funds the trip with McGown totaling about $300.
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Ralph. W. Nason
Goldthwaite Street
Lynn
Mabel A. McGown
Mr. McGown
Nason
Nason 0 and Mrs McGown in love triangle affair
Mr McGown reported his wife eloped with Nason. He wants to locate her. Mrs Nason calls Mrs McGown a former friend. She warns Mrs McGown to return Nason or face harm. Nason reportedly returned home then vanished after talking with Mrs Nason. The affair allegedly has lasted months.
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Nason
McGown
Funeral for Lieutenant Riordan Held in Hollindale
The funeral of Lieutenant John W. Riordan formerly of the Jamaica Plain police was held after a high mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart Ashland Street Hollindale. A cortege from 444 Hyde Park Avenue led by a police escort proceeded to the church and then to Belgrade Avenue and South Street for final rites.
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John W. Riordan
Jamaica Plain
YWCA Exhibition Showcases Hats and Gowns at Beacon Street
A group of 90 YWCA girls held an exhibition at 371-2 Beacon Street from 4 to 8 pm. Hats for every occasion, organdie and embroidered pieces under $3, plus gowns in gingham voile and crepe de chine under $5, drew praise and interest. Basketry displays included lamps, boxes, vases, and trays, all created by the class. The event featured a reception, refreshments, and a musical program for members of the three groups.
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Beacon Street
New Hampshire Hotel Men Target $35 000 Publicity Drive
Claremont New Hampshire May 2 Members of the New Hampshire Hotel Association gathered for the annual spring convention and voted to set a goal of 35000 for a publicity campaign to promote New Hampshire as a vacation destination and the state's modern hostels.
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Claremont
N. H
New Hampshire Hotel Association
New Hampshire
Boston Wholesale Prices for Fruits, Beans and Groceries
Boston wholesale prices cover apples in multiple varieties from Baldwin to russet with price ranges 4.50 to 8.50 per barrel and beans per hundred pounds. Beef and butter figures, cheese options from Fresh Twins to Young America, cornmeal per 100 pounds, eggs with various grade ranges, flour year’s patents and winter straights, oranges lemons grapes pineapple and melons with multiple per crate or per hundred weight prices. Meat cuts including pork shoulders hams briskets and sausages listed. fowl prices for various sizes. sugar price stated as The American and refined at 5.00 cents per pound.
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Northern Spy
Ben Tavis
Stark
Endard
Western Br
N. Y
Mich
California
Canada
Hinds
Forda
Young America
Ransit
Eggle
Secon
Stepee
Texas
Davis in Courtroom Denies Murder Confession Tale
Frank A. Davis alias Mac, linked by Barnhart to the William Desmond Taylor murder, walks his cell and avoids false admission. District Attorney Woolwine seeks a statement, while Davis hedges on knowing Taylor and dates of California visits.
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Powghkeepsie
N. Y
Frank A. Davis
Doran
Mac
Herbert Barnhart
Waterbury
William Desmond Taylor
Los Angeles
Barnhart
Woolwine
Los Angeles County
Raymond
Aldrich
Poran
S Sands
Taylor
California
See ks Return of Steamers Seeks Restoration in Court
Arguments were heard in federal court on a petition by Metropolitan Steamship Co of New Jersey to vacate a 1910 decree. The case involves transfer of four steamers including the Harvard and Yale, lighters and wharves allegedly via fraud to stifle Metropolitan’s competition tied to the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. Metropolitan seeks return of the ships or compensation for alleged due balance.
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Portland
Metropolitan Steamship Company of New Jersey
Eastern Steamship Lines
John A. Peters
United States District Court
Harvard
Yale
Metropolitan
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boy's Body Recovered in Merrimack River
The body of Theodore Piroj aged 12 was recovered from the Merrimack River by harbormaster John Gilmartin. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Piroj of 27 Allen Street Lawrence.
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Haverhill
Theodore Piroj
Stanley Piroj
Allen Street
Lawrence
Merrimack River
John Gilmartin
Seventh U S Field Artillery Arrives at Camp Devens
The 7th United States Field Artillery battalion with 300 men 260 horses 40 mules and 48 vehicles arrived at Camp Devens after an 80 mile hike from Camp Dix New Jersey. They began setting up barracks and picket lines and plan a five day task to complete the encampment. The unit logged 16 straight hiking days averaging 19 miles daily and one 29 mile stretch between Stamford and North Bridgeport.
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Camp Devens
7Th
United States Field Artillery
Camp Devéns
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Stamford
Conn
Bridgeport
West Boylston
Lancaster
Eleven Miners Killed in Alabama Mine Explosion
Eleven miners died in a late night explosion at Acmar Number 3 mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company in St. Clair County Alabama. Reports indicate five of the deceased were white.
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Birmingham
Ala
Acmar
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
St. Clair County
Portland Mayor orders police shakeup in 27 officer reassignments
Portland Maine May 26 Mayor Carroll S Chaplin ordered Chief Irving S Watts to overhaul the police department with sweeping changes affecting 27 officers. The shakeup includes new beats house assignments and duty hours Watts warned the moves would cripple department efficiency.
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Portland
Carrolls. Chaplin
Irving S. Watts
Watts
Freak Doings From Winsted
Residents on West Main Street in Canaan are awakened daily by a woodpecker hammering its bill on a metal cornice. Richard J. Drake reports a newly hatched three legged chick in a fresh brood, lively at only two and a half hours old.
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Winsted
Conn
West Main Street
Canaan
Charles Smith
Richard J. Drake
Whiting Street
Boy Burned Playing with Matches at South Boston Home
Eight year old Joseph Celeste was ignited by his clothes while playing with matches in the yard at 58 Baxter Street South Boston. He was hospitalized at City Hospital in stable condition with burns to his body arms and legs.
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Baxter Street
Boston
Joseph Celeste
City Hospital
Nurses' Retreat Opens at College High School Chapel
The Guild of St. Redegonde for Nurses opened its annual retreat last night in the College High School chapel on James Street. Rev Francis P Donnelly presided. The event continues today Sunday and Monday with a mass a communion and breakfast on Tuesday.
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Guild of St. Redegonde For
Francis P. Donnelly
College High School
James Street
Brooklyn Child Abuse Case Brings Arrests in County Court
Agents accuse La and La Rosa of binding and locking Pauline, the stepdaughter, at a Brooklyn home causing weeks of confinement and illness. Pauline was hospitalized with indigestion linked to restraint. the couple’s review followed reports from School No. 60 that she appeared fearful and feverish. La Rosa faces $1000 bail and return for June 1 examination. his wife also undergoes examination.
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Pauline
Amelia Saracena
la Rosa
Frances
Brooklyn
Stewart
Magistrat Short
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