Roxbury Robbery Suspects Held On Bail After Decoy Case
Dennis Murphy testified in Roxbury District Court that Miss Ella Peace and James Long used a decoy act to lure him to a hallway where Long struck him with a slung shot and both robbed him of $33. Murphy identified them later. Peace’s home life reportedly unstable after a prior Deer Island sentence. Judge Ahern set bail at 5000 each, and they were remanded to Charles Street jail.
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Dennis Murphy
Maryland Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Roxbury District Court
James Long
Woodbury Street
Ella Peace
Springfield Street
Long
Miss Peace
Roxbury Crossing
Murphy
West Springfield Street
Deer Island
Ahern
Superior Court
Charles Street
Allay Fears Of Tenants In Stuart Street Extension
City officials reassured residents that dismantling of homes blocking the Stuart street extension is unlikely before spring. Tenants feared mass eviction within a month and housing loss in "houseless" Boston. The Copley Theatre will remain until the season ends before razing, and apartments behind the theatre may stay for now.
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Stuart Street
Boston
Copley Theatre
Boston & Albany Road
Oxford
Conservative Wins in Lewisham Bye-Election
Sir Philip Dawson the Conservative Anti-Waste candidate won the Lewisham west division bye-election by a wide margin. He secured 427 votes while Commander Wyndham the Independent Anti-Waste candidate drew 8580 and F W Rafferty Independent Liberal got 6211. The contest followed the death of Sir Edward Coates Coalition Unionist who had been unopposed in the last general election.
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London
Sir Philip Dawson
House of Commons
Lewisham
Philip
Commander Wyndham
F. W. Rafferty
Edward Coates
Day agent Harold Stamps Arrested for Whiskey Bribe
Harold Stamps former prohibition agent was arrested in Chicago charged with accepting a $15 000 bribe to obtain a permit to move a car load of whiskey from Cincinnati to Chicago authorities said.
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Chicago
Harold Stamps
Cincinnati
Protest in Charlestown Over Gas Tank Permit
Charlestown residents plan a march on City Hall to protest the street commissioners granting General Baking Company a permit to erect a 1000 gallon gasoline tank and a two story garage near Hayes square. Rep William J Francis asked Mayor Peters to delay signing. Secretary Canty said no action until Peters returns. The license requires the Mayor's approval to become valid.
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Charlestown
City Hall
Peters
General Baking Company
Hayes Square
William J. Francis
George Canty
Francis
Mr. Peters
Framingham Seeks Priority Over Tremont Bank Assets
Framingham requests to be a preferred creditor for its 16887 on deposit in Tremont Trust Co now under bank commissioner control. The town filed a petition with the Supreme Judicial Court asking the court to order Bank Commissioner Allen to grant priority in repayment.
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Framingham
Tremont Trust CO
Tremont Trust Company
Supreme Judicial Court
Allen
Milk Wagon Drivers to Vote on Contract Tonight
The milk union and dealers report no change in the milk situation as of yesterday. About 1200 union members will meet in Wells Memorial building tonight to decide whether to accept or reject the dealers’ compromise offer of a $2 weekly pay cut instead of $3.
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Wells Memorial Building
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Griffin Reproductions
Geo. L. Griffin & Son
Washington St
Opp
Bromfield St
Mass
Girl
Thug
Stuart St
Nestle's
Nestlé’s Food Company
Nestlé
Chandler Roadster
Packard Phaeton
C. P. Rockwell, Inc
B. E
Commonwealth Ave
Kuppenheimer
Kennedy
Hawley Streets
the House of Kuppenheimer
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