Mullins Verdict Today
In East Cam bridge a crowded courtroom saw Peter C. Delorey and James Mantir await the jury’s decision on whether they murdered Annie Mullins. The foreman announced the jury would reconvene this morning after lengthy defense arguments and a somber courtroom scene lasting into the evening.
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Peter C. Delorey
James Mantir
East
Cambridge
Annie Mullins
Higgins
Newfoundland
Foreman
Clark
Frank McDermott
Delorey
Henry H. Winslow
Committee eyes Storrow endorsement for Boston mayor
The nine member citizens committee, led by Judge Hamlin, plans to back James J. Storrow for mayor at tonight’s Wesleyan Hall meeting. Joseph H. O Neil denies talks with the panel but a minority report may favor him. Storrow seeks formal endorsement from a representative citizens body and may push for a letter from O Neil to be read at the session.
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Charles. S. Hamlin
James J. Storrow
Citizens’ Committee
Boston
Wesleyan Hall
Joseph H. O'Neil
Mr. O'Neil
Committee of Nine
E Storrow
Mr. Storrow
Storrow
Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Committee On Mayor
City Committee
Montague
Republican City Committee
O'Neil
Hamlin
Beautiful Colonial design gas fixtures for first class homes
The article promotes new gas fixtures with crystal ornaments and a gas log in the fireplace to enhance room comfort and cheer. It highlights commercial lighting in the Main Entrance Foyer and three rooms to the right and urges careful examination of the lighting effect to show the quality of the illumination from these new gas lamps.
Deal Means Quicker Service Says Vail
Theodore N Vail president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company explains a new agreement allowing telephone subscribers to reach the telegraph company and ensure instant delivery of messages. Telegraph operators will be under one directing head.
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Vail
Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vail Explains Public Benefit of Western Union Absorption
Theodore N. Vail, president of American Telephone & Telegraph, says the Western Union merger will benefit the public and reshape U S wire communication. He notes his role in gaining Western Union control and the plan for a new amalgamated company valued near 1 billion dollars. The Postal Telegraph Co holds about 8 percent of Telephone stock and may join the merger. Vail also serves as director in 37 other telephone firms.
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The
Post
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Western Union
Telephone Company
American Bell Telephone Company
American Telegraph & Telephone Company
Mr. Vail
Cooperation Aims to Improve Telephone and Telegram Service
President Theodore N. Vail announced a joint agreement between telephone and telegraph companies to share unused facilities and cut delays. The plan seeks faster telegram delivery by integrating telephone networks and reducing messenger handoffs to speed public service.
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Theodore N. Vail
Thousands of Fake Dimes Circulating in Boston
Counterfeit dimes dated 1908 are spreading in Boston with thousands passed, traced to a first discovery by the Boston Elevated Railway after a Treasury employee noted a slight weight difference between a 1908 dime and a 1909 one.
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Boston
Treasury Department
Counterfeit 1908 Dimes Foiled by Microscopic Detail
Investigators reveal a counterfeiting ring producing 1908 dimes with nearly exact size and lettering to genuine coins. Experts found the scroll work lacks fine detail under a microscope, while the silver alloy is lighter than standard. Boston suspected as origin, with 18 bad coins passed by one conductor.
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Elevated
Boston
Five People Rescued From Early Morning Fire on Shirley Street
Five residents were awakened by a blaze at 269 Shirley Street in Farly. Firefighters confined the flames as Joseph Schaeffer escaped a second story window and was badly shaken after a risky leap to safety. Train crews from the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn line aided in the rescue attempt.
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Shirley Street
Winthrop
Joseph Schaeffer
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn
Fire destroys upper floors as Meyer Frank saves family
After a stove ignited by a new fire last night the Frank household on the first floor fled to safety as flames gutted the upper tenement. Frank rescued his wife and two children aged 9 and 6 while tenant Schaeffer escaped by leaping from a second floor window when fire trapped him. A train crew helped locate him as the entire upper section burned and residents were taken in by neighbors.
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Meyer Frank
Frank
Schaeffer
Salvation Army Backtracks on Thanksgiving Fund Drive
The Salvation Army will not oppose the mandate of Chairman William P. Fowler and thus will not station red cloaked lassies on sidewalks for the annual Thanksgiving dinner. Colonel Gifford still plans a smaller dinner on private property avoiding Fowler s rules.
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Salvation Army
William P. Fowler
Gifford
Fowler
Army lassie proposed to stand on private property in downtown
Colonel Gifford has collected about $300 toward the Thanksgiving effort. The Post offers a good downtown location at 263 Washington Street for army fundraising in the coming week. In prior years Mechanics Hall dinners and hundreds of family baskets have cost $1200 to $2000.
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Gifford
Army
Secior
Post
Washington Street
Mechanics Hall
Forecast For Boston Area Shows Rain And Cooler Turn
Weather details predict rain in Boston and vicinity on Wednesday with a cooler night, followed by fair dry but cold conditions and brisk west winds on Thursday. Yesterday’s thermometer readings at Thompson’s Spa in Boston showed varied highs and lows with an average around 48 degrees.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Speculators Push Prices For Harvard Yale Game Tickets
Harvard and Yale athletes prep amid ticket price furor with a blacklist system in place. Captain Fish misses practice though listed as fit. Yale reports good form while Daly is ruled out of the Harvard clash. Newton High clinches title via fumbles by Cambridge. Jeffries set to perform at Armory A. Dees edged by Jack Twin Sullivan. Porkey Flynn defeated.
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Captain Fish
Yale
Daly
Harvard
Newton High
Cambridge
Jeffries
Armory A. A
Dees
Porkey Flynn
Jack Twin Sullivan
Public School Graduates Should Finish at Burdett College
An advertisement urges public school graduates to complete their studies at Burdett College. It promotes Burdett as the next step in higher education and career preparation.
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Burdett College
Will Regain Her Old Place in the Church
Mrs. Augusta F. Stetson publicly reaffirmed loyalty to Mary Baker Eddy as head of the Christian Science church. She is restored to full fellowship, not excommunicated, and made no concessions to Boston leaders. The statement followed an agreement with the Mother Church trustees, seen by her friends as complete exoneration.
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Augusta F. Stetson
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
Boston
Stetson Ends Rift With Mary Baker Eddy Backers
Mrs Stetson issues a signed statement through Miss Ella Dunn saying Mary Baker Eddy asks unity with Mother Church supporters. She says for 25 years she obeyed Eddy and will unite with those who condemned her, acknowledging she may have been wrong in feeling she was absolutely right.
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Mother Church
Forest Hills Man Tries Suicide in Wife’s Presence
Michael W. Donovan, 28, of 11 Walle Hill street, Forest Hills, attempted suicide by shooting himself in front of his wife at 116 Hyde Park avenue last night. He was taken to City Hospital with a critical head wound. the couple had been married three years and the wife says he acted strangely all day.
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Michael W. Donovan
Walle Hill Street
Forest Hills
Hyde Park Avenue
Donovan
Tragic suicide attempt ends on Hyde Park Avenue
Just before 6 o clock a man left his house in a troubled mood his wife followed distressed begging him to return home. At Hyde Park Avenue he shot himself placing the revolver to his head and fell to the sidewalk as bystanders hurried to aid the heartbroken wife who was found weeping over him. Adella Franklin Anna Whittemore and John McDonald assisted and police were notified.
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Hyde Park Avenue
Adella Franklin
Anna Whittemore
Walk Hill Street
John McDonald
Blm Street
West Roxebury
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Sloth
Jone
Old Art Museum
Copley Square
Boston Gas.appliance Exchange
West Street
Boston Consolidated
Tel. Com
Oxford
Mrs. Stetson
Clifford P. Smith
Archibald W.lellan
John V. Dittemore
Stetson
Lassie
A. M
Ote Vaan
Father John
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