Indictments Hit Wide Range From Conspiracy to Mail Theft
A federal grand jury returned 27 true bills including a conspiracy to defraud the government case involving Lt. Howard A Pond and Mrs Alma Cote. Other indictments cover Mann Act violations related to trafficking in girls, embezzlement of mail letters, theft of mail sacks and goods including coats tires and opium, with multiple defendants from Boston Worcester Hyannis and Cambridge among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Howard A. Pond
Harry \. Seymour
United States Marine Corps
New York
South Carolina
Alma Cote
East Fourth Street
South Boston
Fond
Cote
Margaret Smith
Pond
Federal Grand Jury
Morton
Sidney Alexander
Paul Ashworth
Worcester
Providence
Ernest Pratt
Harry C. Fay
Allen P. Hill
Hyannis
Mobile
Ala
Pratt
Edward Pinabell
Cambridge
Pinabell
Central Post Office
United States
Richard Teshjian
Kay Sarabian
Shine Barsamian
Boston
Charles Tomajian
Newark
N. J
Henry Girgoshen
Wohlgemuth Held for Murder of Wife
Frank G Wohlgemuth of 159 Shawmut avenue was held for the grand jury without bail in Central Court on a murder charge. He allegedly poisoned wife Mary Wohlgemuth by lacing epsom salts with cyanide of potassium after returning from church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wohlgemuth
Shawmut Avenue
Central Court
Frank G. Wohlgemuth
Hull
Navy Yard
Boston Honor Parade Praises Five Hundred Colored Veterans
Five hundred colored heroes paraded through Boston led by Major George W. Braxton. Wounded soldiers rode in four autos while many veterans wore crosses of honor and other honors. Veterans of L Company and the Red Hand division were celebrated alongside Bay State Buffaloes and 92d 98d divisions from New York and New Jersey with service in Champagne Verdun and other fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George W. Braxton
Wakefield
Roxbury Horse Guards
Frank H. Wright
L Company
Sixth Massachusetts Regiment
Goybet
Bay State
Buffaloes
New York
New Jersey
325Th Signal Battalion
State House
Coolidge
Robert Gould Shaw
Birh Colored Infantry
Hartford County Leads New England in Corn and Tobacco
Hartford county led New England in 1918 corn and tobacco output. The USDA report to the Hartford County Farm Bureau cites 826000 bushels of corn from 15200 acres and 20000 acres of tobacco out of 35000 statewide acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Hartford County
New England
Hartford County Farm Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Antwerp Wins 1920 Olympic Host Bid
Rome reports the National Olympic committee accepts Antwerp Belgium as host city for the 1920 Olympic Games. The decision follows formal offers and city backing from Antwerp officials and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Antwerp
Belgium
No Witnesses Heard at 10th Dist Probe
The Yaguel Fitzgerald 10th district hearing spent the day examining 40 summonses issued by the Tague lawyers. Timothy Callahan questioned compliance with five day notice between service and appearance, while Tague's counsel maintained proper form. No witnesses were anticipated to be questioned today as the work was expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaguel Fitzgerald
Also Mentioned on This Page
EAGE
Oxford
Serge Capes
Poiret Twil
Foulard
Georgette
Meyer Jonasson & CO
Senator Sidney Smith
Beaufort, S. C
Copenhagen
Dimity
Meyer Jonasson
France
Fort Waener
Mechanics’ Building
Tanners
Europe
Tanners’ Council of the
Copley Plaza
Norman Hertz
Redfield
F. A. Vogel
Washington
Edward F. Kakas & Sons
Boylston Street
Aleyer Jonasson
Cape of Gabardine
10Th Dist
Sorbe
Forbes Lithograph
Mfg. Co
Summer &At
Chelsea
Stationery Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!