Boy Firebug Is Sent Away
Frank S. McKinnon a 15 year old of 280 West Fourth Street South Boston was sent to the Suffolk School for Boys after admitting setting two fires in B A A Exeter Street lockers. He was turned over to Probation Officer Richard B Keefe by State police James Grady and surrendered on an olderReceiving stolen property charge.
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Frank S. McKinnon
West Fourth Street
Boston
Suffolk School
Exeter Street
McKinnon
James Grady
Richard B. Keefe
New York
Grannis Convicted in Trolley Collision Slaying
Robert Grannis a New Haven motorman was sentenced to seven months in jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a May 30 trolley collision in Orange that killed two persons.
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New Haven
Conn
Robert Grannis
Orange
Tragic double shooting ends in murder suicide
Philadelphia witnesses say Gregorio Vinci, 24, killed his cousin’s wife Mrs. Nicholas Vinci in her south city home after she repulsed his advances. He then shot himself in the temple, state doctors report he cannot recover.
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Philadelphia
Gregorio Vinci
Nicholas Vinci
Mail Carrier Held on Larceny Charge in Brockton
Clarence A. Hayward, a mail carrier, was arrested by Post Office Inspectors Jennings and White in Brockton Monday night on a charge of larceny from the mails. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment before United States Commissioner Hayes and was held in $500 for a Thursday hearing.
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Clarence A. Hayward
Post Office
Jennings and White
Brockton
United States
Hayes
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Quick Gas Relief
The ad explains flatulence and indigestion from wind in the stomach, urges Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a root-cause treatment, notes a free trial package, and lists price at 50 cents per box. It targets both sick and well individuals and cites 40,000 doctors using the product. Free trial address given to Marshall, Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Michigan
Mitchell to Become a Banker in Boston Venture
Max Mitchel, longtime superintendent of the Federated Jewish Charities, resigns to help launch a Cosmopolitan Bank of Boston aimed at aiding immigrants with offices near State Street. He will serve as a director and devote two months to establishing the bank while continuing some charitable work and charity oversight. Prominent stockholders include Chauncey D. Brewer Philip Cabot Summit Hecht Ferdinand Strauss and others.
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Max Mitchel
Federated Jewish Charities
Cosmopolitan Bank of Boston
State Street
Mitchell
Charities
Enterprise
Federated Charities
Boston
Chauncey D. Brewer
Philip Cabot
Summit Hecht
Ferdinand Strauss
Lee M. Freedman
Simon Vorenberg
Bernard M. Wolf
Rocco Brindissi
William J. Daly
James J. Phelan
Chin K. Shue
M. H. Gulesian
Charles Fleischer
Harlan Buried at Rock Creek Cemetery
The body of Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery after a brief funeral at the Marlan residence and a public service at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Supreme Court members served as honorary pallbearers alongside cabinet officers and federal judges.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Rock Creek
Marlan
Columbia Heights
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Jimmhe Harlan
Supreme Court
Knox
Meyer
Nagel
Fisher
Dickinson
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Commerce Court
United States Court of Customs Appeals
United States Court of Claims
Man Kills Self in West End Hotel
John Demard aged 20 of Roxbury died in the Preble House on Court Street by inhaling gas yesterday morning. A monkey wrench and a gag tube found with the room indicate premeditation. the body was viewed by Assistant Medical Examiner Watters.
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John Demard
Roxbury
Demard
Preble House
Court Street
William C. Millett
Watters
First National Holy Name Society Congress Closes
The first national Congress of the Holy Name Society of the United States ends with a diocesan directors meeting at the Catholic Club. Resolutions condemn profanity and immorality and urge higher living standards. Suggestions include forming junior Holy Name groups to counter Protestant clubs and protect Catholic faith.
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Baltimore
The
Holy Name Society of the
United States
Catholic Club
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Notre Dame ‘College
Tabernacle Society
Holy Name
Young Men’s Christian Association
Boys’ Brigade
Boy Scouts
Francis J. Sullivan
New York
New Yor
Boys Find Woman's Body in Fire Ashes
In Queensboro a dead fire ash heap revealed the charred body of Mrs. Hattie Snyder found by boys playing nearby. Police say the death appears self-inflicted with the victim thought to have started the fire and perished in the flames during the act.
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New York
Queensborough
Hattie Snyder
Free Asthma Cure Promise Sparks Bold Claims
An advertisement offers a free trial of a treatment claiming to rid asthma permanently. It asserts that thousands have followed the usual methods without relief and promises dramatic, wonderful effects to prove the remedy.
Goldbergs Seek Alibi in Ullan Jewelry Store Robbery Trial
The trial of Jacob and Joseph Goldberg and Harris Rothstein narrows as defense seeks alibis. Joseph Goldberg testifies under an alternate name and claims not to have known of the Boston robbery. Defense contends Rothstein and others were in Boston, placing the Jew elry break with different suspects.
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Jacob
Joseph Goldberg
Harris Rothstein
Ullan
Goldbergs
Boston
New York
Joseph Lemberg
James Garber
Rothstein
Garber
Jacob Goldberg
New York City
Scharton
Alban
Duffy
Rosenberg
Krakowsky
Brookline man seeks legal name change to resemble father
Sears Condit of Brookline filed in the Dedham probate registry to add Byron as a middle name or suffix, asking that his name read like his father Sears Byron Condit. He was born November 7, 1872 in Somerville and works in the electrical supply business, currently known as junior.
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Sears Condit
Brookline
Dedham
Byron
Condit
Somerville
Elis
Sears Byron Condit
Suffragists study bills in Boston classes
Boston suffragists form two study classes to prepare for anticipated voting duties. One group examines the women movement. the other will cover bills in the State Legislature with speakers on each topic. Mrs Stanley McCormick spoke on women’s rights, and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell will discuss opposing literature. Signora Di Nobili to be hosted on Oct 24.
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Boston
Boston Equal Suffrage Association For Good Government
Stanley McCormick
Ward 11
Alice Stone Blackwell
Association Library
Signora di Nobili
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims a single dose digests all food, prevents fermentation and gas, and offers relief within five minutes. A 50 cent case is recommended from the druggist.
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Boston Athletic Association
Washington and
Winter Streets
Madras
New England
Uyer
Simplex
Co-Operative
Pioneer — Homestead
Guardian
Bromfield St
Eldredge
the Press Publishing Co
Harry Palmer
Grandpa
Joan
WSIT
Qk Punk
Federated Jewish Charities For
Harlan
Man Kills
Self
West End
Congress OF Holy Name
W. K. Walrath
Adams
Joseph
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