Picture to Figure in Dorchester Divorce Suit
Mrs Minnie B Wright of 6539 Adams Street Dorchester sues Frank G Wright a real estate broker over divorce. Co respondent is Lou Jordan a former office coworker. The suit seeks custody of two children and centers on a photograph of Miss Jordan and Wright claimed to be taken during a summer affair. The exhibit will be offered at trial likely in May. Mrs Wright withholds details of how she obtained the image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie B. Wright
Adams Street
Dorchester
Frank G. Wright
Pretty Lou Jordan
Park Street
Mr. Wright
Miss Jordan
Donovan Becomes Cambridge Principal Assessor After Contested Vote
In Cambridge a joint session elected Jeremiah F. Donovan principal assessor by 18 to 15, over Henry Cunningham. Aldermen Coveney and Shea opposed. legality questioned as Donovan had resigned earlier and declined swearing until a proper election. The Board awaits the Supreme Court ruling on Overseers of the Poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Jeremiah F. Donovan
Alderman Barrett
Alderman Coveney
Benedict Arnold
Rochambeau
Lafayette
Yuerney
Sherman
Shields
Coveney
Massachusetts Senate
Dagstein
Carstein
Good
Barrett
Overseers of the
Supreme Court
Timothy O’hara
Charles Hopewell
Jeremiah F
Donovan
Henry F. Cunningham
John M. Davis
John W. Coveney
Michael Shea
Cunningham
Common Council
Crowley Makes Bold Escape From City Van
Martin J. Crowley, about 22, 5 ft 4 in, 135 pounds, escaped after arrest on Washington street by Patrolman Murray. Officers pursued to Tremont and Elk streets but Crowley vanished into a Elm street livery stable, then Elk street exit. He is a New York resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Crowley
Murrhy
Division 4
Crowley
Washington Street
Lagrange Street
Tremont Street
Lagrange
van Renssalaer Place
Elk Street
New York
Honor for Fickman First colored cleric prays at Supreme Judicial Court
The Rev. R. William Fickman of Charles Street A M E Church is the first colored clergyman to offer prayer at a Supreme Judicial Court opening. He tells a Post reporter this milestone signals broad moral influence for his race and highlights gaps in rights, especially between North and South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. William Fickman
Charles Street
Supreme Judicial Court
Post
South
North
Maritime Provincial Club Plans Annual Ball at Odd Fellows Hall
At a regular meeting in Commercial Hall the Maritime Provincial Club finalized plans for its annual ball to be held in Odd Fellows Hall on the 21st. The committee report praised the arrangements and noted improvement over previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Provincial Club
Commercial Hall
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Brookline Masons Dedicate New Headquarters
More than 200 visiting brothers attend the dedication of Beth-Horan Lodge of Masons at Harvard and Kent streets Brookline led by Most Worshipful Banks Sanford grand master. Members from multiple lodges across New England witness the ceremony and parade of dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth-Horan Lodge of
Masons
Harvard and
Kent Streets
Brookline
Banks Sanford
J. D. Skiller
St. Martin
N. B
F. F. Cutter
Belmont Lodge
Belmont
Thomas H. Gibson
W. I. Taylor
St. John’s Lodge
Newburyport
J. H. Bureh
Montgomery Lodge
Milford
Francis C. Paige
Columbia Lodge
Boston
Howard Crossman
George Adams
Norfolk Lodge
Needham
J. H. Whittemore
Newton
Lyman J. Clark
Charles R. Dow
Joseph Fef. Thorne
Spickett Lodge
Salem
N. H
J. D. Low
Joseph Webb
BE. J. Oliver
Mt. Oliver Lodge
Cambridge
C. V. Halden
J. A. Bridges
E&. Proctor
Pequassett Lodge
Watertown
L. L. Kroyes
Henry C. Wilson
Altair Lodge
St. Louis
F. R. Brook
Winslow Lewis Lodge
Claude JH. Clark
Roy C. Sopane
Amicable Lodge
George B. Brown
Aubray W. Tower
Horace Parker
William Barry
Hyde Park
Frank Hadley
Union Lodge
Samuel D. Kelley
Soley Lodge
Somerville
Childs Cumberland
Centre
Mass
David Stracin
Mystic Lodge
Hampden
Wilbur C. Spratt
Bethesda Lodge
Brighton
J. J. Estabrook
Centennial Lodge
Waterbury
Conn
Scott Dolin
D. F. Brigham
Joseph Warren Lodge
Joseph P. Silsby, Jr
Washington Lodge
Roxbury
Thomas A. Brook
Dorchester Man Struck by Sudden Aphasia at Work
William K. Craig, 62, of 23 Longfellow Street Dorchester, suddenly lost speech at his 9 Quincy Row workplace Monday morning. After lunch his condition drew concern. doctors at Emergency Hospital and City Hospital diagnosed aphasia and he remains unable to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Craig
Longfellow Street
Dorchester
Quincy Row
Craig
Somerville Plunged Into Two Hour Power Outage
Somerville faced about two hours of darkness last night due to a power outage caused by a failure in a main electric engine. Residents recount lights going out across the city and street sounds falling silent during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Cambridge Painters Union Enrolls New Members
The Cambridge Painters' Union No. 443 held an open meeting at Raymond Hall in Cambridge last evening. New members were enrolled and speakers included T. J. Cushman W. J. Cunningham BE. Schwatz and T. J. Maylan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Painters’ Union
Raymond Hall
City
T. J. Cushman
W. J. Cunningham
BE. Schwatz
T. J. Maylan
Heroic Rescues In Cambridge Fire Panic
Fire at a tenement factory on Thorndike Street in Cambridge prompted quick rescues as smoke filled the basement within minutes. Chief Casey directed efforts while Bligh and Edward Clark were wounded. both received medical care and returned to duty. The Cobb-Eastmin and Shaw firms suffered water damage as crews evacuated. valuable rings were left behind during the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bligh
Edward Clark
Casey
A. BR. & KE. L. Shaw
Cobb-Eastmin
Thorndike Street
Boynton
Fire in Somerville building forces residents to flee
A blaze swept a Somerville building sending smoke through upper rooms. Workers battled flames as men on third and fourth floor windows were rescued with a long ladder. One man, Silva, jumped to ground from 30 feet, but all tenants escaped. Losses total about 57000 with partial insurance. Cause listed as flame from a gas jet igniting wood in the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Rourke
Tom Howie
J. Eewin Fairbain
Charles Dow
Ray Vose
Charles
Hugh O'Rourke
Mr. Silva
John Boynton
Engine 1
Somerville
Irving & Carson
Cobb & Eastman
Miss Parker Recalls Saving Books At Cambridge Fire
Miss Parker told a Post reporter how she acted heroically during the Cambridge blaze. She described staying to rescue the company's valuable books and her decision not to leave and abandon them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Parker
Willian Parker
Cambridge
Post
Courageous bookkeeper saves papers as city fire rages
Miss Lillian Parker of 20 Lever Street Charlestown acts quickly amid a major blaze at a mill building. She retrieves valuables from a safe, locks it, and leads others to safety as Chief Casey orders a full alarm. She later laments the loss of three prized diamond rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Parker
Lever Street
Charlestown
Boston
Man Tells Of 50 Foot Fall In Boston Tunnel
Joseph Sweet a 44 year old resident of 81 Elmo Street Dorchester described a miraculous escape after a car and timbers struck him in the Nassau Boston tunnel at 9 30 pm He fell 50 feet suffered a scalp wound and abrasions to chin and hands then returned home after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sweet
Elmo Street
Dorchester
Boston Tunnel
Potter Harris Wedding At Brookline Hall Details Nobility Of Lenten Event
Miss Edith Ethelyn Potter wed Henry Hale Harris in Whitney Hall Brookline in a first ceremony held there. Rev E D Horton officiated at 7 39 PM, with bridesmaids Mabel Spencer Elvira glee Agnes Lawson and flower girl Edith Trainer. Pages were Potter and Trainer nephews. best man Fred Parsons. Ushers included Earl R Potter Raymond Potter M Tatross Lewis M Brayne Albert Philbrick and F Roy Martin. After June 1 the couple will reside at 151 Eleventh Street Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Brookline
Lowell
Edith Ethelyn Potter
Henry Hale Harris
Whitney Hall
E. D. Horton
Mabel Spencer
Cambridge
Elvira Glee
Agnes Lawson
Edith Trainer
Masters Potter
Faster Trainer
Fred Parsons
Earl R
Raymond Potter
Professor M. Tatross
Lewis M. Brayne
Albert Philbrick
F. Roy Martin
Potter
Harris
Donhan and Higgins Wed at First Baptist Church
William B. Donhan of Groton assistant counsel at Old Colony Trust Company married Mabel C. Higgins of Cambridge yesterday. Rev H C Applegarth presided. D I Robins served as best man with Louisa MacWhinnie as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Grace Hicks Florence Marshall Lydia Johnson and Rachel Root. Charles A F Peppenheima was chief usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Donhan
Groton
Old Colony Trust Company
Mabel C. Higgins
Pearl Street
Cambridge
H. C. Applegarth
First Baptist Church
D. I. Robins
Louisa MacWhinnie
Grace Hicks
Florence Marshall
Lydia Johnson
Rachel Root
Charles A. F. Peppenheima
Fitchburg Weavers Strike Shuts Down Parkhill Mills
Three hundred workers from Parkhill Manufacturing in Fitchburg walk out in a sympathetic strike to support A and B mills after wage dispute. Looms in mill C are prepared for goods once produced in A and B, leading to 1000 looms idle and 600 workers idle. Overall 1200 out of work with a weekly payroll of 12000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Parkhill Manufacturing Company
WANTED TO WARN TOWN AGAINST BEING SWINDLED
A large crowd gathered at a Marble Street hearing before the Selectmen on relocating street railway tracks. Residents urged the Boston and Northern Railway to center the tracks, add heavier rails, and pave between them to prevent further town losses, with speaker George Williams warning against swindling the town. Colonel Charles F. Woodward spoke for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoneham
Marble Street
Boston & Northern Railway Company
George Wiilliams
Charles F. Woodward
Had a Date with the Secretary of the Navy
A 16 year old boy, Fred Clark, paced near the State House about 10:30 pm claiming he had a date with the Secretary of the Navy. Patrolman Dudley stopped him, found a revolver and cartridges, and a letter to 40 Gray Street. he was detained at the city station pending examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Fred Clark
Dudley
Division 3
Secretary of the Navy
Gray Street
Anniversary Dinner for A Wetherell Draper at New Algonquin Club
A complimentary dinner honored A Wetherell Draper, private secretary to Presidents Lucius Tuttle of Boston & Maine and Maine Central, marking 25 years in railroading. Judge J Albert Brackett presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Algonquin Club
A. Wetherell Draper
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine and
Maine Central Roads
Draper
J. Albert Brackett
Sisters Shot on Farm in North Foster Case
Two Paine sisters Emeline age 86 and Eliza age 83 were found at their North Foster Rhode Island home after Sunday night shooting. They named John Handy as the assailant and he faces two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with bail set at 750 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Foster
R. I
Emeline
Eliza Paine
Emeline Paine
Fee
Clapp
John Handy
Paine
Handy
Wknightsville
Eighth District
Cranston
Kassacks held in police probe of 25 burglaries
Police holding Joun Kassack and his wife after arresting Stanley and John Kassack as key suspects in a string of 25 burglaries. Evidence includes watches tied to victims and a fur collar. a gold neck chain linked to Felix Yonski was recovered. Most details point to a web of stolen goods and related arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
John Fassack
Stanley Kassack
Camden Street
Inspector Cronin
Alexandra
Harrison Avenue
Felix Yonski
John Kassack
John Gowiskie
South Street
Representative MacCartney Lecture on Socialism and the Trust
Representative Frederic O. MacCartney spoke last night at Lincoln Hall Chelsea under Chel sea Socialist Club. He addressed socialism and the trust problem, discussing its impact on industry and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic O. MacCartney
Lincoln Hall
Chelsea
Chelsea Socialist Club
New Haven Railroad Brings In Strike Breakers
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad begins importing strike breakers from New York and other cities to replace striking track workers. New men are housed in freight cars and guarded by railroad police as repairs on the tracks begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York
Edward F Gleason Dead Dorchester undertaker dies after illness
Edward F Gleason of the firm R. & Kk F Gleason Dorchester undertakers died at his home 153 Harvard Street Dorchester after seven months illness He was born in Marchester about 66 years ago He served in Company K Eleventh Massachusetts Civil War and was wounded three times He is survived by two sons Funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from his late home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward FF. Gleason
F. Gleason
Dorchester
Harvard Street
Mr. Gleason
Marchester
Company Kk
Massachusetts
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Cueshes
Minnie G. Wright
Fickman
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Down Town
Washington Stores
Back Bay
Boylston St
Brookline Masons
Ed Gagne
Daniel Silva
Bunker
Thomas Casey
Potter—Harris
Donhan—Higgins
Parkhill Mills
J. Medina
Tremont St
OPHN
Cohen, Wolk & CO
Broadway
Norfolk
Were
Metropolitan Clothing Co
Washington
Joun Kassack
Representative Maccartney
New Haven
Edward F. Gleason
Fey
Kirk &Co
Paraceo
H. B. Kirk & CO
J. A. Williams & CO
Hanover Street
Niass
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