Had No Right To Uniform Sailor Shot At Barber Shop
Sistola Ellis a youth who fired at his reflection in Thomas Candella's Revere barber shop was held in Chelsea court on a charge of attempting to kill Candella. The arrest drew federal attention to Ellis wearing a sailor's uniform without permission. Ellis faces trial Sept 12 for the Wild West stunt after municipal proceedings. The shooting drew a large crowd and sparked sensational speculation about pursuit and a razor in Candella's hand.
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Thomas Candella
Revere
Candella
Chelsea Court
Ellis
Stranger With Throat Cut Found in Salisbury Woods
An unidentified man was found in the woods at Salisbury Plain with multiple throat wounds. He was rushed to Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport in critical condition.
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Salisbury
Salisbury Plain
Anna Jacques
Newburyport
Railroad Wages and Investor Rights Questioned in Dorchester Letter
George W. Reed of Dorchester argues the public deserves transparent figures on railroad pay and profits. He notes engine drivers earn about 65 dollars weekly, brakemen 75 to 80 per month, and yard workers 1.60 daily, urging clarity on wages, dividends, and the investor's and workers' rights amid rising concerns and potential strikes.
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White River Junction
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George W. Reed
Wales Street
Dorchester
British Charitable Society Plans 100th Anniversary Fest
The British Charitable Society met at the Hotel Bellevue naming a committee to arrange the centennial celebration. A centennial banquet at the Hotel Somerset will be the highlight of the festivities with 40 members present as President Vaughn Jealous presided.
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British Charitable Society
Hotel Bellevue
Hotel Somerset
Vaughn Jealous
Child Hurt by Fall While Swatting Flies
Four year old John J. Sollker, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Solker of 10 Bellevue Avenue Brockton, fell from a chair at a third floor window and through a screen to the sidewalk below. He sustained a compound fracture of the right hip and internal injuries and is listed on the Brockton Hospital dangerous list.
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Brockton
John J. Sollker
Peter Solker
Bellevue Avenue
Brockton Hospital
Suffrage Association Adopts Campaign Platform
Atlantic City NJ September 7 after a long debate the National American Woman Suffrage Association adopted a platform outlining its campaign to secure submission of the federal suffrage amendment to state legislatures for ratification during the ongoing session.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Suffrage Convention Maps Plan for Federal Amendment Campaign
The 1917 convention plans a March gathering in Washington to push a nationwide federal suffrage amendment. A million dollar fund will run Oct 1916 to Oct 1917 with a national consent policy for state campaigns. Carrie Chapman Catt urged unity toward federal aim and state programs as preparedness.
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Washington
National Board of Executive Council
Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
Democratic rally caller calls for old age pensions and labor rights
General Charles H. Cole, Democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor, urged immediate old age pensions and improved poor laws. He linked a transportation death to this defect, urged recognizing labor as a legitimate force, and warned against class warfare while praising eight hour work reforms.
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Worcester
Charles H. Cole
Middleboro
Tewksbury
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Independents Under Fertilizer Trust Investigation
Washington Sept 7 The investigation into the fertilizer trust extends to independent firms as officials probe prices and distribution patterns across multiple states and inspect records at several offices. Authorities stress ongoing scrutiny with no arrests announced.
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Find “Independents
Fertilizer Trust Washington
FTC report exposes fertilizer industry ties and deceptive labeling
The Federal Trade Commission releases an official report showing that several independents are operated by larger fertilizer firms. Companies consent to reveal their relationships on containers and letterheads.
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Tion
Federal Trade Commission
Dorchester Man Dies After Bowdoin Street Car Strike
John W. Crane aged 75 of 57 Olney street Dorchester died after being struck by an electric car on Bowdoin street near his home early Wednesday evening. He did not survive injuries and passed away at City Hospital yesterday afternoon.
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John W. Crane
Bowdoin Street
City Hospital
Olney Street
Dorchester
Report Favors State Building Department
A plan to establish a State Building Department headed by a $7500 commissioner won approval from the legislative committee on building legislation. Professor Charles W. Killam of Harvard and member of the Building Law Commission of 1915 urged the measure yesterday.
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Charles W. Killam
Harvard
Building Law Commission
Pelton Held on $1000 Bond in Female Assault Case
Charles B. Pelton, an actor and lecturer, was held on a $1000 bond in Central Court on a charge of deriving support from Catherine Campbell. Investigators say he beat the 20 year old woman while drunk and forced her into the street from a Washington Street Roxbury rooming house. She wore male clothing and bore bruises, including a head wound reportedly inflicted with a loaded revolver.
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Charles BH
Pelton
Central Court Today
Catherine Campbell
Killen
Casey
Washington Street
Roxbury
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