Ponzi to Make Own Argument in Jury Trial
Charles Ponzi will begin his argument to the jury at 10 o clock this morning. Attorneys for Ponzi and his associates closed their case last night. Santosuosso argued Ponzi acted as an honest man and cited Ponzi cancelling a trip to Italy to avoid extradition. He said Ponzi would not have drawn his aging mother to the United States if he were guilty.
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Will
Charles Ponzi
John F. McDonald
Wilfred B. Keenan
George S. Harvey
Joseph Santosuosso
Ponzi
John’s
John A. Dondero
Harry Mahoney
Bosselli
John S. Dondero
Santosuosso
Italy
United States
Peni Tas
Maly
Joan
Philip
Ponzi Testimony Reveals Fee Negotiations with Coakley
Frank Hale and state police testified that Ponzi offered Daniel H Coakley a 260000 fee and later raised it to 300000 to protect himself. Ponzi said he went to Coakley's office and asked for the fee and protection, and he refused to testify further after resting his case.
President Not to Go Hungry at White House Menagerie
Three fat gobblers, a pig, and two possums join the White House menagerie for Thanksgiving. Laddie Boy the airedale and Pete the trained squirrel watch as the animals fight playfully. Wilson Jackson notes the President and Mrs. Harding may not eat all the creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United News
White House
Laddie Boy
Pete
Marvel
Wilson Jackson
Harding
Pomfret Inn Fire Damages Historic Establishment
Pomfret Manor Inn in Pomfret Connecticut burned in the early hours. Loss estimated between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars. Landlord James Lucey and his wife Mrs Lucey escaped in nightclothes after being awakened by smoke and flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomfret, Conn
Pomfret Manor
James Lucey
Brookline Court Fines Taxi Driver in Multi Charge Case
Harry F. Saum of Roxbury was fined for overspeeding lights out and refusing to stop after Brookline police chase from Lee Street through multiple districts ending at Watertown square. He was found not guilty on assault with intent to kill due to lack of evidence. other charges are continued for disposition. A suspended sentence and probation till Feb. 27 were ordered.
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Harry F. Saum
Hillside Street
Roxbury
Brookline
Henry Corbett
Perkins
Saum
Lee Street
Country Club
Jamaica Plain
Alliston
Brighton
Guardian seeks annulment of ward's marriage to William A. French
Katharine A. Nye guardian of her daughter Ethel A. Lyman of Boston petitions the Superior Court to annul Ethel's marriage to William A. French. Nye claims Ethel, then insane per Suffolk Probate Court decree Aug 28, 1922, was wife of John W. Lyman of Chicago and never divorced, and that Ethel fraudulently represented widowhood to obtain a license.
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Katharine A. Nye
Ethel A. Lyman
Boston
Ethel A. French
Suffolk Probate Court
Superior Court
William A. French
John W. Lyman
Chicago
Griffith Plans New Plays With Mae Marsh and Carol Dempster
Legendary producer David Wark Griffith plans a series of historic Atlantic coast plays starring Mae Marsh and Carol Dempster. Following Dempster’s success in One Exciting Night in major markets, Griffith aims to elevate her to stardom alongside Marsh who rose to fame in Birth of a Nation.
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New England
Atlantic Coast
David Wark Griffith
America
Mae Marsh
Carol Dempster
Griffith
D. W. Griffith
Knayth Abbey Heir Walks Into Her Inherited Home
Joan Tallbois arrives at Knayth Abbey to claim the estate and name, amid plans for her future with Philip Mottisfont, while Lady Dunluce and allies orchestrate a grand party to celebrate and secure her title. The romance unfolds as Joan weighs love against fortune and duty.
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Callaghan
Slim Jim
Carey
William Travers Tallbois
Knayth
French Foreign Legion
Joan Ayre
Bell
Drummond
Vaille
Slaney
Joan
Knayth Abbey
Joan Tallbois
Philip Mottisfont
Dunluce
Old offender jailed for two years in Dorchester case
Charles V. Knightly, with a record of five prior convictions totaling 20 years in Canada and the United States for larceny forgery and impersonating, received a two year sentence from Judge Dubuque in the Superior Criminal Court for larceny from Mrs Florence Chalmers of 29 Romney Street Dorchester and for soliciting funds for the Corner Store Welfare League claimed to aid immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Knightly
Canada
Dubuque
Superior Criminal Court
House of Correction
Florence Chalmers
Romney Street
Dorchester
Corner Store Welfare League
Ex-police Officer Rudolph Trent Found Guilty in Roxbury Case
Rudolph Trent formerly attached to Dudley street station was found guilty of assault with intent to kill Peter McAdams of 102 George street Roxbury by Judge Brackett in Roxbury Court yesterday. The judge noted inconsistent testimony and deferred final sentencing until Saturday continuing the case.
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Rudolph Trent
Dudley Street
Peter McAdams
George Street
Roxbury
Brackett
Trent
May
Peter
Cedric Street
Dyson Kring
Norfolk and
Magazine Streets
Magazine Street
Norfolk Street
Girard Street
Kring
Reiter
Police officer from Station 9 identified after complaint
The man claimed to be a Police officer of Station 9 and showed his badge. Kring identified him as Trent of Station 9. McAdams later filed a complaint against the individual described as the Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ated
Station 9
Trent
Kring
McAdams
Schooner Barbara W Wrecked on Rocks in Gale
The three masted British schooner Barbara W sailing from here to Wolfville Nova Scotia with 520 tons of fertilizer ran aground off Boothbay Harbor Maine during a howling gale and snowstorm. Captain Aaron E B Tower and four crew are safe though the vessel is waterlogged and likely a total loss with shares owned locally.
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New England Coa
Barbara W
Wolfville
N. S
Boothbay Harbor
Aaron EB. Tower
Tgaster
Chigrinsky Recital Impresses at Steinert Hall
Alexander Chigrinsky, a young Russian pianist, gave a recital at Steinert Hall last evening. He offered the Paderewski Minuet, praised as a graceful compliment to the earlier great, and his performance was described as delightful. The article notes his youth and potential for maturity in future concert rounds. It also mentions Liverpool docks being nine miles long with a construction cost of 65 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Chigrinsky
Steinert Hall
Chigrinsky
Liverpool
England
Legion Protests Flag Draping in Decorations Campaign
State American Legion officers sent letters to 280 local commanders and received about 50 mail complaints plus many phone calls protesting the use of the U S flag for advertising and decoration. The department adjutant urged legionnaires to object to flag draping and urged securing alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Spillane
William II. Doyle
Legion
Ley
Spanish Sailors Stand Trial in Suffolk Theft Case
Rudolph Velasquez and Manuel Suarez of New York, Spanish sailors, faced trial before Judge Dubuque and a Suffolk jury on a charge of stealing 3800 dollars from Hannibal Stevens of 7 Parmenter Street. Both pleaded guilty and received one year in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Velasquez
Manuel Suarez
New York
Dubuque
Suffolk
Hannibal Stevens
Parmenter Street
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John Goodwin
Lady Dunluce
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General Sinkler
Harold Drummond
Mr. Drummond
Lad Dunluc
Mr. Mottisfont
Mottisfont
Dicic
Clevemead
Charles Street
Abbey
Captain Grier
William
Mr. Deane
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Korite
Korite Products, Inc
Ames Street
Cambridge
Mass
Fites
Little White Shop
Phoenix
Seestreet Foot
Ashington and
Hawks Street
Phoenix Hosiery
Eeeeser
Quality Street
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