Child Held For Rent Incident Ends In Reunion
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Downing rushed to Station 6 to report their child had been held by a house proprietor on Union Park Street as payment for rent after they withheld rent following legal advice. They left the child with a friend while seeking a new home and later fled, but the family was eventually reunited at their new residence.
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Lawrence Downing
Shawmut Avenue
Station 6
Ritter
Union Park Street
Downings
Dowing
Williams Matrimonial Agency Scams Exposed in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police uncovered a wardrobe and dyes used to stage matrimonial scams by James Matthias Williams and his wife. Stamp pictures of Williams in comical poses were found to mislead clients into believing he was a village character. Detectives chase leads on the wife’s whereabouts after Williams confessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
James Matthias, Williams
Marshall
Williams
Secret Milford Wedding Stuns Local Society
In Milford, Clarence Lapworth and Lillian Spicer wed secretly in Providence last Tuesday. The groom, 27, is son of William Lapworth, famed elastic fabric maker, while the bride, 22, worked in Boston fashion shops. The marriage Followed a Draper family example and caused a town sensation as the bride’s family fled notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
B. H. Bristow Draper
Clarence Howard Lapworth
William Lapworth
Providence
Lillian Spicer
South Milford
George E. Jennier
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Draper
Mr. Lapworth
Miss Spicer
Bride
Lapworth
Post
Boston
Bristow Draper
Ryan defeats Laurie in three cushion carrom match
In the Imperial Billiard Room last night Laurie and Ryan played a 150 point three-cushion carrom match. Ryan scored 50 in the final block of play, finishing with 150 points to win as Laurie totaled 139.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie
Ryan
Imperial Billiard Room
Sophomore Lacrosse Team Wins Class Championship
The sophomore lacrosse team defeated the seniors 3 to 2 to claim the class championship. Captain Viets, the sophomore leader, stood out as a highlight of the tense title clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viets
Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days With Pazo Ointment
An advertisement claims Pazo ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. It promises relief for all forms of piles and offers refund if not cured.
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Svc
Boston Ward Reorganization Urged To Add 10000 Dem voters
The Republic argues for reorganizing Boston ward committees to enlist 10000 additional Democratic voters. It claims one active man per precinct could mobilize 10 per ward, aiming to shift the state toward the Democratic column and spur similar organizing in other cities and towns. It critiques current cooperation among local Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
the Republic
Commonwealth
Bethany Congregational Church Celebrates 75 Years
Quincy marks the 75th anniversary of Bethany Congregational Church with three days of events. Pastor Edwin Noah Hardy presided as program leader. Former pastor Rev Arthur W. Bailey spoke, with Rev HE Victor Bigelow and Rev Reuven Thomas among the speakers. The banquet featured Toastmaster Theophilus King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Bethany Congregational Church
Edwin Noah Hardy
Arthur W. Bailey
Keene
N. H
Victor Bigelow
Lawrence
Theophilus King
Reuven Thomas
Brookline
Claremen Invite Mayor to Annual Ball
At a Claremen Association meeting in Roxbury they set plans for the annual ball at Roughan Hall on April 19. Invitations went to Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and to County Clare representatives from Worcester Holyoke Lowell and other cities.
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Claremen’s Association
Tremont Street
Roxbury
Roughan Hall
John F. Fitzgerald
County Clare
Worcester
Holyoke
Lowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legal Books
Wolf's
Madras
Uneeda
Monial Bureau
Chai
Wapworth
William
Spicer
Massachusetts
Oxford
Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
Eton
Panama
Altera
SOPHS
Harvard Lacrosse
Ayer
Ayers
J. C. Ayer Co., Manufacturing Chemists
Lowell, Mass
Quincy Church
Claremen
Phelan
Steptoe
Stetson” “Guyer” Brown Derbies
Our “Specials’’. Guyer
Kingflex
Manhattan
New Spring
Keiser’s and Others
Boylston Street
Nes
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