Fire Department Inquiry Expands to Material Purchases
The Finance Commission under Attorney Sughrue and Farley investigates purchases beyond coal for city penal, pauper, insane and children's institutions. The probe focuses on coal from Daniel Doherty at 4.40 a ton versus Quemahoning delivery and a $23,000 supply bill, with district chiefs under Mayor Fitzgerald’s administration under scrutiny.
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Michael J. Sughrue
J. Wells Farley
Edward M. Gallagher
Max Wyzanski
Finance Commission
Farley
Sughrue
Daniel Doherty
New River
Quemahoning
Fitzgerald
Fox
Ryder
Mulligan
Taber
Sennett
Kennedy
Porter
Post
Superior Court
Wells
Fire Department
Fire Department Responds to Promoted Posts Rumor
Fire Commissioner Wells says he is proud of the repair department and calls the tale of purchased promotions absurd. Members of the fire department were reportedly amazed by the direct comments amid ongoing rumors of nepotism and impropriety.
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Wells
Dorchester Engineer to Audit Two-Year City Contracts
Ralph A. Quimby, a prominent Dorchester Republican and practical engineer, was appointed by City Engineer William Jackson with Mayor Fitzgerald's approval to audit municipal contracts from the past two years. The aim is to compare them with prior administrations and determine if the city received full value from contractors.
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Ralph A. Quimby
Dorchester
William Jackson
Fitzgerald
Polish Priest Sentenced Thirty Years for Murder
Ludwik Szczygiel, a Polish priest, was convicted of second degree murder for killing Andrew and Stephen Starzyneski, hotel proprietors on the South Side, and sentenced today to 30 years in prison.
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Pittsburg
Ludwig Szczygiel
Andrew
Stephen Starzyneski
South Side
Conrad of Malden Granted a Divorce
A decree nisi for divorce was granted by Judge Pierce in the Middlesex Superior Court at East Cambridge yesterday. Albert Conrad of Malden is divorced from his wife Violet J. Conrad on grounds of desertion.
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Pierce
Middlesex Superior Court
East Cambridge
Albert Conrad
Malden
Violet J. Conrad
Missing cruiser is safe
The Gloucester, the famed converted yacht and United States ship that captured Ponce and sank two Spanish torpedo boat destroyers off Santiago, arrived safely at Portsmouth navy yard after being towed by the collier Lebanon due to coal-supply red tape amid recent gales.
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Gloucester
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
United States
Ponce
P. R
Santiago
Lebanon
Key West
New Rector Takes Charge at St Pauls Boston
Bishop Thomas A. Jagger vacated the St Pauls Church rector post after four years and the Rev William Howard Falkner assumed duties. Falkner, a University of Pennsylvania A B graduate and Phi Beta Kappa, practiced law in Philadelphia and Pittsfield before entering ministry. He is expected to preach this Sunday.
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Thomas A. Jagger
St. Paul's Church
Boston
William Howard Falkner
University of Pennsylvania
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Falkner
Philadelphia
Pittsfield
Densmore
City Hospital
Margaret K
William M. Densmore
James A. McMahon
Pierce Street
Hyde Wark
St. Gregory's Church
Dorchester Lower Mills
Farrell
Everett
Dorothy Frances
Charles M. Farrell
Main Street
Hawes
Withuen
Wiliam
Mary Tr
Ofelock
Sau —Francisco
Weston Hunting Stranger Who Enticed Little Girl
Grace Walker five years old in Weston recounts an attempted assault after being offered a penny to walk into a field. Her brother Oscar and mother alerted Constable P J McAuliffe as authorities search woods and fields for a man matching the description. Grace, recovering, provided details aiding the investigation.
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Weston
Grace Walker
Oscar Walker
Cutter’s Corner
Mabel Page
Oscar
Grace
Mr. Walker
P. J. McAuliffe
Divorce canon upheld by Episcopal convention in Richmond
The article notes ongoing debate over remarriage of divorced persons within the Episcopal Church. Boston clergy largely oppose remarriage of divorcees, with voices citing strict adherence to canon but acknowledging potential exceptions. Priests Reuben Midner and William H. van Allen present contrasting views on the issue.
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Richmond
Boston
Reuben Midner
St. Andrew's Church
City Hall
William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Democratic Factions Clash Over State Convention
Delegates rush to Springfield for the 4:15 accommodation train amid fears of derailment. Bartlett and Whitney camps prepare intensively at Massasoit and Haynes House as credentials and seating battles loom, with McNary and Kiley leading competing plans and Hoyle/Buckley predicting majorities.
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Springfield
Convention City
Kiley
Dedham
State Committee
Bartlett
Whitnet
Massasoit House
Haynes
McNary
Worcester
Whitney
Buckley
Farewell to James Bryce in North Conway reception
Several hundred residents of North Conway and Intervale plus summer visitors attended a farewell for James Bryce the British ambassador in the Kearsarge House music room. Residents presented a painting by Benjamin Champney depicting a famed North Conway view.
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North Conway
N. H
Intervale
James Bryce
Kearsarge House
Benjamin Champney
Downfall Stemming From Hard Luck Plea Hit
James W. Withrell of Arlington, a youth just past 20, faced Judge Crosby in the Superior Court and pled guilty to larceny. He was sent to the Concord reformatory on condition of reform, citing hard luck as the cause of his downfall.
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James W. Withrell
Arlington
Crosby
Superior Court
Reformatory
Concord
Withrell
Boston College President to Lecture at Erin Court Meeting
The Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, president of Boston College, will address members and friends of Erin Court of the Massachusetts C. QO. on coffee. The event invites community participation and features remarks by church and college leaders.
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Thomas I. Gasson
Boston College
Erin Court
Massachusetts C. QO
Tragic Death Marked by Schoolboy’s Bullying
In Boothbay Harbor Maine Roger Richards a 15 year old student hanged himself after classmates teased him for stammering. He left a note that he would not return to school and was later found by his mother swinging from a bedroom ceiling in his home. His father Warren Richards had earlier pressed him to attend school or find work.
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Boothbay Harbor
Roger Richards
Warren Richards
Old circus man dies in New Haven at 65
Charles K. Day known as the old circus man died today at New Haven Hospital aged 65. He served for years as an advance man for Barnum and Bailey and was among the few surviving pioneers of circus exploits.
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New Haven, Conn
Charles K. Day
New Haven Hospital
Barnum and Pailey
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