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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
12
Police moved to end loitering in Pie Alley as dawn patrols intensified. Two young men, barely out of their teens, appeared in court on vagrancy charges as part of a city wide early morning safety drive.
Charles Lee of California and Joseph Fraser from Scotland were the first prisoners in a case heard by Judge Sullivan. Each pleaded not to be vagrants but unemployed and advised to find work to avoid becoming tramps or thieves, with the judge delaying ruling until today.
Zedina Blackadar of Yarmouth Nova Scotia has developed a copper metal cloth woven with cotton that adheres inside leather to prevent cracking. It is patent protected and being tested in Boston where 20,000 yards weekly are produced, with potential for rubber applications and broader use in enamel and patent leather items.
Chicago police hold widow of motorman John Quinn after he is found shot to death in bed. Mrs Quinn says a burglar shot him and fled with $100 from his pillow. Quinn carried $3000 life insurance with his wife as beneficiary amid reports of frequent quarrels.
At a city corporation meeting London voted to accept John Wanamaker's offer to present a painting of the coronation lunch at Guildhall. Wanamaker was the lord mayor's sole guest during the King and Queen's full state visit, and the artwork will be painted by a prominent artist. The acceptance drew loud applause.
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