Midnight treasure seeker roams Maine hills for Captain Kidd gold
J C Rogerson and a mysterious colored woman prowl East Milton rooms at night seeking buried riches. Rogerson claims visions of Captain Kidd's gold and that only spiritually inspired people can see the treasures. He uses divining rods and digs only at night, believing a million dollars lies beneath Granite avenue land. his silent partner has left, and he plans to continue at the next full moon.
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East Milton
J. C. Rogerson
Maine
Rogerson
Captain Kidd
Granite Avenue
Scandinavian Grove
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
Four Claimants for Medford Silver Treasure Found
Medford residents rush to the site where three boys Roswell Cadigan Kenneth Cadigan and John Taylor found over 300 dollars in rare silver coins. Claimants include landowner William P Rice of Somerville and tenant William Ramsdell who asserts possession rights and denounces trespass. The boys' group, six members of the Bryan club, hid the treasure at home while authorities sort legal claims and potential treasure trove shares.
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Medford
Roswell
Kenneth Cadigan
John Taylor
William P. Rice
Somerville
William Ramsdell
Bryan Club
Frank Bedell
SWITCH OPEN TRAIN RAN INTO BACK YARD NEAR MCCARTHY
Rockland, Nov 16. A Rockland Hanover passenger train derailed into T D McCarthy’s yard after an open switch. No passengers were hurt. engineer Joseph Stewart and fireman J A Dow escaped with minor injuries. Brakeman William Sylvester and express messenger Howard Tower were lightly hurt. Conductor Charles Collamore reported the switch opened under the engine. wrecking crew cleared the line by daylight.
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Rockland
Hanover
T.D. McCarthy
Howard Street
Jron
Howard
Tower
Charles Collamore
Cigarettes Blamed For Roxbury Boy Bandits
Police Captain Wyman blames cigarette use for a Roxbury crime wave as 18 to 21 year old youths are arrested for burglaries. Names include Arthur Whitely 13, John Dale 17, Charles Harding 21, John Moran 20, John Phelan 16, M. D. Dow 17, John Foley 18, Joseph McArthur 19, John Doherty 19 with patrolmen pursuing three suspects after a break in on Gurney Street.
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Roxbury
Wyman
Nime Boys
Arthur Whitely
Washington Street
John Foley
Whitney Street
Joseph McArthur
Parker Street
John Doherty
Oriental Street
Foley
McArthur
Doherty
Norton, McGovern
Hartnett
Cc. E. Jellison
Gurney Street
C. W. Jordan
Warren Street
Hanley
Station 9
Rogues’ Gallery
Remember Her Bare Foot
A man recalls a whispered line heard after a theater visit that unsettles him. A cryptic note on his latch-key and another found in a studio links to a hidden observer. The mystery deepens as a stranger’s handwriting appears and hints at danger if he leaves town.
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Empire Theatre
New York
Horace Greeley
Williams
Charles Haswell
Chester Williams
Chester
Haswell
Hiavoc
Venus
Juno
Hebe
Helen
Mother Eve
Edward Herbeck
Columbus Hotel
City
Pi Beta Phi Initiation at Boston University Highlighted
The Massachusetts Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi at Boston University held its annual initiation and banquet at 62 Dana Street Cambridge. Miss Clara E. Noyes presided as host with Miss Nettle Rodge as chapter president. The event emphasized the responsibilities of membership and sisterhood, marking the new initiates as full members wearing their badges.
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Pi Beta Phi
Boston University
Misa Eette
Clara Everes Dodge
Massachusetts Alpha
Clara E. Noyes
Dana Street
Cambridge
Nettle Rodge
Somerville
Miss Noyes
Miss Dodge
Hearing for Conway Death Delayed in Ward County
In Wareham on November 16 Judge Alden continued the Shaw case for one week. Lewis J. Shaw, charged with shooting Frank Conway at South Carver two weeks prior, remains free on the same bonds. Miss Cornish reportedly witnessed the Shaw house incident as Conway allegedly demanded entry late at night.
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Conway
Wareham
Lewis J. Shaw
Frank Conway
South Carver
Alden
Fourth District Court
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Medford Marsh
McCarthy
BKK
Cook
William C. Hudson
College Belles
Firs, Altheugh
PI Beta Phi Society OF
NEA
Ree
Hallid Drug CO
Cleveland
Waiker-Rintels
Dewey Eq
C. F. Eaton
St. H. Putnam
Hat “Washington Bt
Washineton &St
Kilefin
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