Man Says He Was Friend Of Murdered Mary Lavoie
William Biros testifies in Essex County Superior Court that he was on friendly and intimate terms with Mary B. Lavoie for months. He says he had an appointment to meet her the night she was killed and that he provided money from $2 to $10, a ring, a bracelet, and other presents.
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Salem
William Biros
Essex County Superior Court
Mary B. Lavoie
Biros
William H. McSweeney
Marie B. Lavote
Saltonstall School
Bires
Lavoie
Billy
Biros Trial Testimony Details Lavoie Affair and Fatal Shooting
The court adjourned as Biros witnesses described an intimate relationship with Marie Lavoie, including secret gifts and nightly meetings near Saltonstall School. Biros recounted the fatal confrontation after greeting Lavoie, then being struck and firing the revolver amid a brawl near Essex Street and Hawthorne Place.
M. E. Conference Elects Triers of Appeals
In Plymouth on April 9 the Southern New England Conference of Methodist Episcopal churches elected five triers of appeals: the Revs J F Cooper H A Ridgeway W S Ward William M Newton and G G Scrivner. Also named as reserves were Revs C H Smith and W F Davis. Delegates to the Des Moines general conference were J J Bartholomew W H Bath and J F Cooper. The roll included 23 retired members and an amendment allowing laymen at the annual conference.
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Plymouth
Triers of Appeals
Southern New England
W. H. Bath
J. F. Cooper
Des Moines
Iowa
House approves peace resolution amid sharp party lines
The House passed the peace resolution after a 12 hour debate with rare cross party shifts. Democrats fended off a substitute repeal of war time acts as Republicans pressed for a direct repeal. Rep Kitchin collapsed after a blistering speech while Mondell urged sympathy for him.
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Goldfogle
Huddleston
McKinley
Mce Lane
Mahr
O’connell
O’connor
Pell
Hamill
Olney
Massachusetts
Sherwood
Sullivan
Tague
Carew
Evans
Nevada
Mead
Fuller
Kelley
Michigan
House
Representative Flood
Virginia
Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
Clark
Representative Kitchin
North Carolina
Representative Mondell
Kitchin
Longworth
Ohio
Wilson
League of Nations
Coal Dealers Defend Boosting Of Prices In State Hearing
General John H. Sherburne led a hearing where coal dealers defended price hikes amid concerns of fairness. Witnesses cited losses before the April 1 increase, with several noting equal price jumps across dealers and rises driven by freight, labor, and overhead costs.
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John H. Sherburne
New England
General Sherburne
Frank H. Reach
Co. W. Claflin Company
Arthur L. Brackett
Newton
Eugene R. Morse
E. S. Morse & Son
Charlestown
Boston Clerical School Graduation Celebrates 50 Alumni
Last night the Boston Clerical School held graduation exercises with headmaster Raymond G. Laird presiding. Ruth D. Wholley spoke on the qualifications of the business girl and Evelyn Jones described how the school prepared her for her law-office position. Grace Henry gave impressions of the school while Mary C. Walsh and Emily Jackson led the musical program. Charles O’Connor presented diplomas to 50 graduates now employed as secretaries, stenographers and bookkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Clerical School
Raymond G. Laird
Ruth D. Wholley
Evelyn Jones
Boston
Miss Jones
Charles 8. O'Connor
Daylight Saving Law Enacted in Massachusetts
Daylight saving became law in Massachusetts at 11 52 a m yesterday after Governor Coolidge signed the bill approved by large majorities in both legislative branches. The action makes daylight saving a legal practice in the state.
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Massachusetts
Coolidge
Massachusetts Adopts Daylight Saving Time Act
Massachusetts shifts to daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October this year, setting clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on April 25 and back at 2 a.m. on Oct 31. The act, permanent unless repealed, affects all state laws, schools, contracts, and public institutions. Governor Coolidge did not veto, signaling broad public support for the measure.
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Massachusetts
Coolidge
Canada will not enact daylight saving now
Ottawa reports the Dominion government has no present plan to adopt daylight saving. Advancing clocks is left to municipalities through local legislation, officials said in the House of Commons.
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Scott
Senet
Norway
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
Mayor Peters backs tax limit bill in city luncheon
Mayor Peters held a post noon luncheon at the Hotel Bellevue with Boston lawmakers to press a bill establishing a city tax limit for next year. The event turned into a rally for Election Commissioner Edward P. Murphy amid protests against his removal. Peters warned the city must have large funds, citing figures and urging a surplus of 900000 to 1000000 under a tax limit of 11.62.
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Peters
Hotel Bellevue
Boston
House of Representatives
Senate
Edward P. Murphy
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Palmer Cancels Campaign Stop Over Indigestion Attack
MACON Ga April 9 Attorney General Palmer canceled his engagement at Waycross during his primary campaign tour due to an acute indigestion attack similar to the one he suffered Monday at Gainesville. Officials said his illness is not serious.
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Palmer
Macon
Waycross
Gainesville
Two Irish Women Pickets Committed to Jail
Refusing bond, two women picketing the British embassy were sent to jail after a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Richardson. Mary Galvin of Philadelphia and Maura Quinn of Jamaica Plain, Mass., were among those arrested yesterday.
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Washington
Bassy
Mary Galvin
Philadelphia
Maura Quinn
Jamaica Plain
Mass
United States
Richardson
Anemia Awareness and Pink Pills Endorsement
A period piece explains anemia symptoms and causes with emphasis on pallor fatigue and breathlessness. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder and cites testimonials from Mrs Ella Read and Mrs J A Ireland. The ad offers a free booklet and 60 cent boxes via Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams
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M. E. Conference
Alabama
Germany
Alvan T. Fuller
Congress
W. A. Clarke
Northampton
New England Coal Dealers’ Association
Worcester
Springfield
Sherburne
Eugene F. Burnett
Wellington- Buck Coal Company
Cambridge
Hailparn’s
Winter Street
Canada
Aocc
Murphy Rally
Jordan Marsh Company—The Mercantile Heart of
Georgette Blouse
Jordan Marsh Company
William
Ella Read
Smith Street
Portland
Mrs. Read
Pawtucket
J. A. Ireland
West Avenue
R. I
Br. Williams
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