Therek to face local court over bank theft jurisdiction
Edward Thatcher alias Therek to appear before a local Boston court to decide jurisdiction in a case tied to a National Shawmut Bank theft. Police say federal jurisdiction does not apply to bank clerks. Therek was arrested in Miami after a $8000 jewel heist in San Francisco during his honeymoon in April 1915. He is also linked to attempts to rob in other cities. a $500 reward is offered.
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Farrell
National Shawmut Bank
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Florida
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Axel Jaske
San Francisco
Charlotte Moore
Los Angeles
Roxbury Board of Trade Pushes Food Embargo Plan
Victor Heath and colleagues report to Roxbury directors urging Massachusetts to back an embargo on all foodstuffs. They seek statewide cooperation with boards of trade and the Boston Chamber to press Congress and state legislators to act to lower living costs this winter.
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Victor Heath
Roxbury Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Congress
Frank Ferdinand, Inc
Roxbury
James G. Knowles
Timothy Smith & Co
George Dutton
Houghton & Dutton Company
Moeser Addresses Credit as Economic Tool
David B. Moeser, financial manager of the Conrad store, spoke to the Worcester Retail Merchants' Credit Association on credit as an economic factor and as a public service. He urged focus on efficiency and avoided apologizing for lack of time, emphasizing work with the head and proper delegation.
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Worcester Retail Merchants’ Credit Association
David B. Moeser
Conrad
Moeser
Mayor orders food survey of Boston cold storage
Mayor Curley directed Health Commissioner Francis X. Ma honey to survey all food stuffs in Boston cold storage plants. The directive cites acts of 1910 and 1912 and requires a full survey of cold storage and refrigeration facilities.
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Curley
Francis X. Mahoney
Boston
City seeks estimated stock of essential goods for storage
The city warehouse office requests a detailed estimate of the quantity and value of life’s necessaries stored in local storage plants. The report should list items like potatoes eggs butter meats and flour and include receipt dates to show delivery timing. The request notes price increases of over 25 percent in the past six months.
Woman Wins Fifty Dollars In False Arrest Suit
Mrs. Mary Bloomberg sued Abraham Cohen for ten thousand dollars claiming false arrest. The jury awarded fifty dollars. The incident stemmed from a backyard dispute over beating a carpet on a hot September day in 1915 at 98 West Cedar Street.
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Abraham Cohen
King
Superior Court
Cohen
Bloomberg
West Cedar Street
Marlboro Girl Returns Home After Daylong Disappearance
Agatha Reilly aged 10 disappeared on the way home from school in Marlboro yesterday afternoon. Police and neighbors combed the city and surroundings overnight with no trace until the girl appeared at her home at about 9 this morning.
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Reilly
Three Nights Bazaar Opens in South Boston
A three nights bazaar opened in St. Josephs Hall West Broadway last evening featuring displays from several nations. Miss Anna Galvin presides over SS Peter and Paul High School Alumnae Association and steers the event with approval from Pastor Rev James A O Rourke and assistants Revs William H Grant Timothy J O Connor and James W FitzSimmons who welcomed a large crowd of parishioners.
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SS. Peter and Paul’s High School
James A. O'Rourke
William H. Grant
Timothy J. O'Connor
James W. FitzSimmons
Memorial Concert in Honor of Eben D. Jordan
A memorial concert for Eben D. Jordan, longtime Boston music patron, will be held in Jordan Hall tomorrow evening under the New England Conservatory of Music. Jordan served as president of the conservatory’s board of trustees and Richard H. Dana, former trustees president, will give an address praising his support for music.
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Boston
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory of
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Jordan
Conservatory
Richard H. Dana
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