Two men arrested for theft from Globe Printers office
Michael J. Farrell and Warren J. Brackwell were arrested after allegedly entering Globe Printers Roller Company at 154 Purchase Street and stealing a handbag containing 650 cents and valuables worth 25 dollars belonging to Miss Ethel M. Goodwillie. Patrolman James Toomey identified them from her description. Farrell has prior prison time.
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Michael J. Farrell
Malden Street
Warren J. Brackwell
Juniper Street
Roxbury
Globe Printers Roller Company
Purchase Street
Ethel M. Goodwillie
Arlington
James Toomey
City Hall Avenue
Farrell
Brackwell
Miss Goodgillie
Youth Clerk Charged With Rubber Theft at Railroad Yard
John H Callahan 21 of 2209 Dorchester Avenue was arrested on Atlantic Avenue by Inspectors Mitchell and Wolf for larceny of 278 pounds of crude rubber valued over 600 dollars from New York New Haven Hartford railroad. He was found trying to sell at 30 cents a pound and implicated two coworkers after being brought to Police headquarters.
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John H. Callahan
Dorchester Avenue
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pier 1
Northern Avenue
South
Boston
Atlantic Avenue
Mitchell
Wolf
Callahan
Six Arrests in Trunk Mystery in Montreal
Montreal dispatch reports six arrests in the Abe Ravenstein murder case. Nathan Shapiro and Henry Dreyfus, both bookmakers, were held as investigators tie Ravenstein’s body found in a trunk in an Ottawa basement to the crime.
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Montreal
Abe Ravenstein
Nathan Shapiro
Henry Dreyfus
Ravenstein
Ottawa
Wetherby Will Leaves Fortune to Public Institutions
Burlington Vermont September 12. By the will of the late Charles B. Wetherby who died suddenly at his Van Ness House apartment a large part of his near two million dollar fortune will ultimately pass to public institutions.
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Burlington, Vt
Charles B. Wetherby
van Ness
Progress for currency bill bears heated House debate
Washington Sept 12 The currency bill advanced from the debar ing stage amid sharp Republican attacks on the majority's drafting and a defense by Rep Hardwick Georgia who admitted flaws in the measure yet pledged to support its passage under party judgment. The day and night sessions featured speeches to a small audience of members.
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Washington
Continuation Schools Open in Boston at Two Addresses
The continuation schools begin Monday at 48 Boylston and 52 Tileston streets. They offer part time study for workers and adults with daytime hours for one or two classes. This year topics include dry goods and shoe trades, leather work, English Spanish and Italian and nonschool arts. English classes target adult learners. English and Spanish run daily while Italian is taught Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Boston
Boylston
Tileston Streets
Hilles Urged to Call Republican National Convention
Senators Jones and Cummins of the Progressive Republican committee decided to write Chairman Hilles urging that the Republican national committee be called to meet in the near future. Washington, Sept. 12.
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Washington
Jones and Cummins
Progressive Republican Committee
Republican Party
Hilles
Republican National Committee
Mayor Attends Rob ert G Shaw Garden Exhibit
The third annual home garden exhibit by pupils of the Robert G Shaw district was held in the school building under the Robert G Shaw Parents Association direction. The large hall overflowed with exhibits as visitors praised the children’s work. Mayor John F Fitzgerald and Assistant Superintendent Parker toured the display and commended the participants.
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Robert G. Shaw
Robert G. Shaw Parents Association
John F. Fitzgerald
Parker
Brocaded Velvet With Fur Trimming Dominates Winter Gowns
Paris reports a fashion outlook for evening wear with brocaded velvet and fur trimming. Designer Francis showcases Persian blue velvet with a three ply skirt and chiffon yoke, while fur trims on gowns and cloaks create lush drapes. Dyed fur accents in green, yellow, and navy color the season.
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Paris
Francis
Gloucester Fire Destroys Three Dwellings and Hall
A major blaze in Gloucester, Essex County, wipes out 35000 dollars in property centering on the Grand Army Hall, a bakery, two stables, and three houses. Minimal wind helps local fire brigade contain the conflagration.
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Gloucester
Essex County
Grand Army Hall
Perry Monument Needs 600000 More To Complete
Cleveland Ohio September 12 The Perry monument at Put In Bay cannot be finished under current plans without an additional six hundred thousand dollars from state and federal governments. John H Clarke president of the Ohio Perry Centennial Commission stated this today.
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Cleveland, O
Put-In-Bay
John H.clarke
Cleveland
German tenor Burrian appeal denied in Dresden case
The appeal filed by Karl Burrian against a one month imprisonment sentence for breach of contract with the Saxony Court Opera was denied by the Dresden Criminal Court.
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Berlin
Karl Burrian
Dresden
Boston Railroad Holding Co Fails to Recover Franchise Tax
The Boston Railroad Holding Company cannot recover any part of 105 994 14 it paid as a franchise tax for 1912. It argued overtaxing by excluding its stock in the Boston and Maine railroad from valuation and taxing the remaining balance at the statutory rate.
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Boston Railroad Holding Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine
Probing Murder of Indian Ball Player Opens In Denver
A coroner's inquest began today into the death of Philip Sandoval an Indian baseball player and prize fighter who was shot and killed last night by Samuel Long Jr son of a Kansas City businessman Long claims self defense and is held without bail.
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Denver
Col
Philip Sandoval
Samuel Long
Kansas City
Long
Tug Catawissa Tragedy Claims Deckhand Starbuck
Michael Starbuck 2 battered by a tug gear in Rockland Maine on a voyage from Philadelphia to Fort Point. His arm caught on a crank pin and torn from his shoulder. The crew brought the body to port as the tug continued its tow.
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Rockland
Michael Starbuck
Philadelphia
Fort Point
Minors in Factory Offices Debate Shifts Under New Law
The State Board of Labor and Industries ruled that children under 16 may work in offices connected with factories but must refer to the attorney general for final interpretation. The law broadens restrictions, raising school age questions and prompting guidance on certificates and enforcement as employers adjust staff, with hearings planned in New Bedford and action across Massachusetts.
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State Board of Labor and Industries
Boston Superintendent Dyer Talks on New Child Labor Law
Dr. Franklin B. Dyer, Boston schools superintendent, said during three open days no working child has been forced back to school under the new law. He expects at most 200 may return, with eight hours sufficient for any working child. George S. Burgess plans distribution of employment certificates as school rooms open citywide next week.
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Municipality
Commonwealth
C. F. Ames
The
Western Union
Massachusetts
Dyer
C. A. Richardson
Postal Telegraph Company
Bay
Franklin B. Dyer
Boston
George
Burgess
Labor law affects messenger services use of students
The new Third Labor Law already impacts city and state messenger services and telegraph firms by restricting work for high school students and employing men as deliverers, creating hardship for the industry.
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Telegraph and
Mills Turn Hundreds of Lawrence Minors to School
Nine hundred boys and girls aged 14 to 16, many sole wage earners, are forced from mills to comply with a new child labor law. Officials clash over hours. Arlington mills refuse, American Woolen limits, and Mayor Scanlon urges compromise while truant officers pursue school attendance. Representative Sanborn may mediate.
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M. A. Scanlon
Lawrence Mills
Boston
Arlington Mills
Scanlon
Ayer Mill
Sanborn
Lawrence
New Bedford Faces Law on Underage Mill Labor
In New Bedford the impact of the new law banning employment of children under 16 in mills is undecided as mill owners weigh schedules to meet the 48 hour week and 8 hour day limits. About 2000 young workers could be affected, with school enrollments rising but unclear if influenced by the law.
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New Bedford
The New Law on Employment of Children in Offices
No minor under 14 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in or about any factory workshop mercantile establishment barber shop bootblack stand or similar places or in tenement houses. The regulation extends to public stables garages brick yards lumber yards telephone exchanges and related trades and the construction or repair of buildings.
Old Law on Employment of Children in Offices
The article discusses a new child labor statute affecting under 14 and 14 to 16 year olds with reading and writing certificates. Mills may shift to 48 hour schedules for minors or replace them with adult workers at equivalent wages, to ease adoption of the law.
Mill Activity Affected by Child Labor Law in Fall River
Figures from the Fall River school superintendent show 286 minors affected by the new child labor law, with expectations the total may reach about 350 as final manufacturer returns come in. Mill managers delay discharge decisions to avoid labor shortages and embarrassment, signaling cautious compliance.
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Fall River
Fac
Superintendent of Schools
Belisle
Isles vanish near Tonga. hundreds perish
Captain J. H. Trask of the Sonoma reports Falcon and Hope Islands in the Friendly Islands of the Tonga group have disappeared. Several hundred natives and a few white men are missing, news arriving in San Francisco from Sydney via Pago Pago and Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Falcon and Hope Islands
Tonga
South Pacific
J. H. Trask
Sonoma
Sydney
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Aviator Hans Lorenz Killed In Flight Accident
In Muenster Germany aviator Hans Lorenz died while completing a two hour flight when he steered too steeply downward causing the wings to buckle. The aircraft crashed and its gasoline tank exploded burning the pilot before fire crews could extinguish the flames.
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Muenster
Germany
Hans Lorenz
Big Tim Sullivan Missing Two Weeks
Representative Timothy D. Sullivan disappeared from his brother's home at Williamsbridge in the early hours of September 1 and remained missing. A report that he was in a Brewster sanitarium under a New York physician’s care was denied by the physician.
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New York
Timothy D. Sullivan
Wil Hamsbridge
Brewster
Population of Kansas Figures Released by State Board
Kansas officials report the state population at 1,685,621 as of 1914, up 16,825 from 1912. The 1912 count showed a loss of 17,351 compared with 1911, according to the State Board of Agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
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