Arson Case Leads to Mass Fur Raid and Arrests in Dorchester
Deputy Watts and Pinkerton agents raid a Dorchester building on Intervale street after arresting Samuel Gordon and Morris Rudnick over a fire at 119 Summer Street. Bernard Davies and August confess involvement. furs valued up to 25 000 were seized with others dispersed. Bail set at 15 000. Gordon held.
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Watts
Intervale Street
Dorchester
Samuel I. Gordon
Sumner Street
Revere
Morris Rudnick
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Summer Street
Morris August
Bernard Davies
George Leith
Pinkerton
Providence Washington Insurance Company
Leith
Pinkerton Agency
Morris Wolf
Gordon Company
August
Franklin
Davies
Wolf, Loughlin
Pelton
Rooney
National Fur Company
Washington Street
Gordon
Rudnick
Old South
Norton
Moe Cauley
Davis
Insurance Company
Pelletier
L. Rosenberg
Salem Street
Storrow Scores in South Boston Visit
Boston mayoral candidate Mr. Storrow travels through Dorchester street to D street, greeted by a crowd of supporters who shake hands and praise him. He engages with workers, veterans, and basketball players, promising accessible leadership and noting he may not have time for frequent calls after election.
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Madison
Dorchester Street
Mr. Storrow
Storrow
Mr. Denehy
Broadway
D Street
Mr.Torsney
Opposition Slate Forms With Republican A S Parker Weeks
A new anti league slate appears listing A S Parker Weeks a former General Court member and ex Democrat as a key name. Other named candidates include James M Curley Ward 17 James P Timilty Ward 18 Thomas J Giblin Ward 1 Joseph Norton Ward 14 James J Byrne Ward 20 Timothy J Buckley Ward 4 with two vacancies.
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A. S. Parker Weeks
General Court
Weeks
Frank A. Goodwin
Giblin
Samuel Borofsky
Curley
Timilty
Norton
Buckley
James M. Curley
James P. Timilty
Thomas J. Giblin
Joseph Norton
James J. Byrne
Timothy J. Buckley
Fitzgerald Charges Ahead in Busy Campaign Push
Former mayor John F. Fitzgerald kept a low profile yet worked hard behind the scenes. He met with prominent politicians and prepared to open his campaign headquarters this week with manager John F. McDonald at Young's Hotel. A vigorous statewide effort is planned with visits to every ward and extra stops in doubtful districts before the mayoral election.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
John F. McDonald
Young’s
Council Slate Stays Unchanged Under Former Mayor Guidance
Ex mayor Nathan Matthews led the Citizens' Municipal League executive committee meeting at the Kimball building. He admitted no actions were taken toward reconstructing the council slate after the session.
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Nathan Matthews
Citizens’ Municipal League
Kimball Building
Matthews
Meagher Son Dies of Pneumonia After Suicide Attempt
Thomas Meagher, son of the Irish patriot, died in Manila today from pneumonia following a suicide attempt during a temporary mental breakdown.
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Manila
Thomas Meagher
Blood Poisoning Testimonial for Hood's Sarsaparilla
Mrs Jane Colgan of Lawrence Massachusetts reports her husband suffered from blood poisoning with sores on his right hand and two fingers on the left. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla he regained the ability to work, per the testimonial. Available in liquid or as Sarsatabs tablets.
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Hood
Jane Colgan
Garden St
Lawrence
Mass
Opposition to Elks Home Withdrawn at Supreme Judicial Court
Opposition to the Elks purchase of the Boston University property on Somerset Street has ended. On November 17, counsel withdrew their appearance and no one appeared to argue the case before the full bench yesterday.
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the Elks
Boston University
Somerset Street
Supreme Judicial Court
Fire call briefs in Boston area reported damage and loss
Daily fire record notes at 12 10 p m Box S14 107 Brighton avenue Lena J Spaulding loss 5 15 p m RBox 429 coal pocket Mystic wharf Boston and Maine railroad damage slight
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Brighton Avenue
Lena J. Spaulding
Mystic Wharf
Boston & Maine Railroad
Stolen Boy Recovers Memory After Kidnap
Joseph Bekovitch, 14, of 112 Wyman Street, was kidnapped on October 30 by two men. He escaped and returned home last Friday but recalls little, hindering police efforts to trace his abductors.
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Lynn
Joseph Bekovitch
Wyman Street
Boston area boy recounts kidnapping ordeal and escape
A young man who disappeared on Oct 30 reappeared last Friday after two men lured him with a better paying job. He describes being confined in a deserted Boston outskirts house, fed poorly, and hearing talk of money. He escaped by leaping from a second floor window and making his way toward the city.
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Storrow
Mr. Cummings
Mr. Storrow
Boston
Bekovitch
Mystery of Missing Bekovitch Boy Deepens
Bekovitch, a shoe worker's son, vanished after a ride home. He recalls only two middle aged men, one tall swarthy and one medium, who paid his car fare. His father Joseph once faced a Baltimore kidnapping blackmail attempt. authorities suspect a revenge motive.
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Bekovitch
Joseph Bekovitch
Baltimore
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