Ticket Agents Trick German Immigrant Family in Liverpool Scam
Heinrich Mock and seven family members, German immigrants from Russia, arrived in port with insufficient funds after paying over 500 for tickets. They were detained at the Long Wharf immigration station as officials seek details from the Liverpool steamship line regarding fraudulent ticket sales and misrouted travel plans to North Dakota.
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Liverpool
Heinrich Mock
Russia
White Star
Republic
North Dakota
Long Wharf
Mack
Anamosa
N. D
Dakota
Weight on food packages discussed by Boston grocers
At a meeting of the Boston Retail Grocers Association held during the Boston Food Fair, members endorsed a petition to the Pure Food Commission demanding outside weight statements on all food packages. Charles H. Fosgate led the effort with signatures from Boston area grocers.
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Boston Retail Grocers’ Association
Boston
F. W. Meachum
Roxbury
Charles E. Swain
H. L. Thompson
Malden
French Cruiser Sets Sail for Bermuda Voyage
Shortly before noon yesterday the four funnelled French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere, under Captain Bas saeu Gervaise, left the anchorage off the navy yard and headed down channel. Crowds on the water front admired her as she steamed toward Bermuda. From Bermuda she will proceed to Fort de France, Martinique.
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Jurien de la Graviere
Bassaeu Gervaise
Navy Yard
Channel
Bermuda
Fort de France
Martinique
Men of Limerick to Have Reunion
Arrangements are being made for a reunion of the Limerick Club. The festivities will be held at 724 Washington Street Sunday evening Oct. 21. Many prominent men have been invited. The committee comprises Benjamin Fitzpatrick N. J. O'Shaughnessy H. J. Barton M. Moore P. Quish F. J. Keany J. Byron Andrew Teahey J. O'Connor M. Gainer T. Brassil D. F. Keating and J. Keating.
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Limerick Club
Washington Street
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
N. J. O'Shaughnessy
H. J. Barton
M. Moore
P. Quish
F. J. Keany
J. Byron
Andrew Teahey
J. O’connor
M. Gainer
T. Brassil
D. F. Keating
J. Keating
Government to pay for land in Hingham
In Hingham proceedings for government land acquisition for fortifications, three verdicts were returned in the U S District Court. Wendell Shaw of Brookline received 64.28 for 27 700 square feet. the heirs of Lucinda B French of Weymouth got 160.58 for 50 100 square feet. and 139.18 was awarded for one acre and two fifths on Fresh River where the owners' title is disputed.
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Hingham
United States District Court
Wendell Shaw
Brookline
Lucinda B. French
Weymouth
Fresh River
Boston broker Edgerly dies after summer illness
Walter H Edgerly of the Edgerly Crocker firm on the Boston Stock Exchange died at his Longwood home Tuesday evening after a summer-long illness. A Harvard graduate and former varsity athlete, he belonged to the Exchange and Country clubs. He leaves a widow and an infant daughter.
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Boston Stock Exchange
Edgerly & Crocker
Longwood
Harvard
Exchange and Country Clubs
Child's Appeal to Governor Shortens Father's Term
A 12 year old, Jennie O Rourke of New York letters Governor Higgins begging for her father John H O Rourke to be released from Sing Sing for arson. The governor reduces his eight year sentence by four, to free him before Christmas, citing the child's appeal and family hardship.
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N. Y
Jennie O'Rourke
West Forty-first Street
New York
Higgins
John H. O'Rourke
Sing Sing
Greenridge
Staten Island
Papa
Mama
Frank
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