Wealthy West Rye man held on cruelty charges
Moses Brown, 73, a leading West Rye resident, is held for the grand jury on two counts of excessively cruel treatment of his mentally troubled son Charles. Mrs. Brown testified the son suffered sunstroke and was kept chained in an ell cellar for about a year with limited air. She described head beatings and rotting wrists from chains. Brown denied the charges, saying he restrained the son to prevent destruction and when the son threw rocks.
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Moses Brown
West Rye
Charles
Brown
Dollar a day for jail work on Blackwell's Island
Justice Mayo awards James Walsh a six month sentence worth 184 dollars for coal pile labor on Blackwell's Island. Walsh, a longshoreman, owed 215 dollars for supporting his daughter at the New York Catholic Protectory and was paroled until October 1 to pay the balance.
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New York
Blackwell's Island
Justice Mayo
Court of Special Sessions
James Walsh
West Sixty-fifth Street
Walsh
Kate
Mayo
Wash
Bitter slaps at Lomasney in campaign remarks
Congressman Keliher denounced the voting list investigation in his ninth district campaign event. He accused Tammany figures of double standards and charged Lémasney with anger over fraud claims while praising a candidate linked to court actions. He cited Jewish communities and local employment as political leverage in Suffolk County.
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Keliher
Conry
Congress
Tammany
Lémasney
Lemasney
Martin
Sheriff's Office
Tufts College Sees Record Entering Class Growth
Registration at Tufts College shows rising numbers in the college of letters while the engineering intake remains steady. Faculty changes include retirement of Charles E Brats after 38 years and multiple new instructors across engineering, arts and sciences, and library staff.
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Tufts College
College of Letters
Charles E. Brats
Charles H. Chase
Charles E. Stewart
Valentine Heckscher
Carl L. Svensen
Herbert M. Moriey
David W. Stradling
Clinton J. Masseck
William H. Davis
W. E. Clark
Gladys Woolis
A. B
Linehan Calls for Eight Hour Day in Campaign Rallies
Senatorial candidate Frank J. Linehan addressed crowds at Vine Street Church Ward 17 and Meeting House Hill Ward 20 urging navy expansion only with an eight hour clause. He criticized short pay and long hours and urged government built battleships for jobs and fair wages. He also denounced actions by Quincy officials seen as trying to bar his candidacy.
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Frank J. Linehan
Congress
10Th District
Vine Street
Ward
Meeting House Hill
Daniel T. Lydon
Linehan
William J. Power
Quincy
Sinn Fein Central Branch to Convene in Paine Hall
An important Sinn Fein central branch meeting will be held this evening in Paine Hall with all members expected to attend. Communications from national officers will be considered, including that from Robert Temple Emmet, the organization’s president.
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Sinn Fein
Paine Hall
Robert Temple Emmet
Fire Devastates Johns Hopkins Library Wing
A blaze on the top floor of McCoy Hall at Johns Hopkins University destroyed many science records. In an adjoining room 25,000 bound periodicals in multiple languages were ruined by water. A papyri and archaeological exhibit from Thebes and Memphis was lost, along with damage to a Roman and Hellenic collection. About 30,000 volumes in other areas suffered water and smoke damage. Investigators suspect defective wiring started the fire.
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Baltimore
McCoy Hall
Johns Hopkins University Library
Thebes
Memphis
Callahan Denies Gubernatorial Run for Governor Nomination
Christopher T. Callahan of Holyoke ex chairman of the Democratic State committee told a Post reporter by phone that he is not a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and does not expect to be. He emphasized he will not pursue the race.
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Christopher T. Callahan
Holyoke
Democratic State Committee
The
Post
Callahan
Pope receives Venice pilgrimage led by Cardinal Cavallari
The Pope welcomed a Venice pilgrimage led by Cardinal Cavallari and spoke warmly of the city. He said he will always sigh for dear Venice.
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Rome
Venice
Cardinal Cavallari
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Henry Siegel CO
Ashington and
Essex Streets
Boston, Mass
Ann Sersary
Meyers Make
Louis Meyers & Son
Gloversville
Meyers
America
Boston
Clark Glove Co
Peabody, Mass
Sporting Goods Dept
Corbett
Waverley
Champion & Stevens
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Adc
New England
Sinn Fein Meeting
Johns Hopkins
GOV
Pope
Sporting Goods
Royal
Washington and
Kanrich
United States
Naples
Pioneer
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