Settlement Reached in 1918 Alienation Suit
The $25 000 alienation of affections case filed by Philip S. Goodnow of Back Bay and Brookline against Howard Blume alias Howard Potter was settled out of court. No docket entry recorded the agreement. trial had been prepared for in Suffolk Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip S. Goodnow
Back Bay
Brookline
Howard Blume
Howard Potter
Andreas Blume
Goodnow
Mr. Blume
Suffolk Superior Court
Natalie
Blume
Potter
H. Staples Potter
Young Blume
Supreme Court
Howard Potter Company
Boylston Street
River Street
West End
Parade of camouflaged tanks to tour Boston for Victory Loan
The War Department sends 12 camouflaged whippet tanks to arouse interest in the Victory Liberty Loan. Governor, state officials, and city leaders will review them at State House and City Hall. Captain H. W. Bolan commands a 22 man Massachusetts crew from the 344th and 345th Tank Corps. A military band in overseas uniforms accompanies. The route begins Summer Street and ends at Liberty Tank Park on Boston Common. Tanks depart Sunday to visit New England towns in support of the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Liberty Loan
Boston
War Department
New England
State House
H. W. Bolan
31Th Tank Corps
Massachusetts
345Th Tank Corps
Summer Street
Atlantic Avenue
Essex
Boylston
Tremont
Park
Beacon
School
Washington
State
Congress
Franklin
Devonshire
Summer
Chauncy
Charles
Liberty Tank Park
Boston Common
Thighs Broken In Motorcycle Crash In Medford
Thomas H. E. Pentz twenty two of 11 Third Street Medford lost control on Mystic avenue rear Combination Park and crashed through a fence suffering two fractured thigh bones. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Avenue
Medford
Combination Park
Thomas HE. Pentz
Third Street
Pentz
Massachusetts General Hospital
Palmer gives sworn denial in Theda Bara divorce case
New York promoter George Russell Palmer testified in Los Angeles that he did not desert his wife Josephine B. Palmer and had provided for her. He claimed his only local client was Theda Bara, for whom he advised in stock and bond investments and received no compensation. The divorce suit alleges desertion and non support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodnow
United States Army
France
Natalie
Providence
Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay
Rawson Road
Brookline
Los Angeles
Cal
George Russell Palmer
New York
London
New Orleans
Palmer
Pasadena
Theda Bara
War Labor Board hears Boston fish workers wage request
Testimony at a War Labor Board hearing in the federal building reveals five Boston unions demand higher wages from three fish concerns. Wives and children of Fish Handlers' Union members must be fed and clothed on 29 cents a day, the testimony states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish Handlers’ Union
War Labor Board
Boston
Chisholm Tests Averages At Wharf Union Hearing
Thomas Chisholm of Saugus testified for the Fishhandlers Union that after expenses a family of five has $10.19 left weekly, based on a $25 average wage and $12.81 in nonfood costs. He noted he supports 10 children and works nights to make ends meet as labor board hearings on wages proceed. The unions seek higher day and overtime pay from Bay State Fishing, Gorton Pew, and East Coast Fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Chisholm
Saugus
Fishhanders’ Union
Chisholm
War Labor Board
Washington
Mates
Bay State Fishing Company
Boston
Gorton- Pew Company
Gloucester
East Coast Fisheries Company
Maine
First Engineers
Gompers Protests Wilson Over Report Reopening
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor cabled President Wilson from New York protesting against reopening the report drafted by the international labor legislation committee after returning from the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Labor Legislation Committee
Wilson
Gompers Protests Reopening Covenant Over Labor Amendments
Samuel Gompers denounced any reopening of the covenant after the labor conference adopted amendments. He said the inter Allied labor committee report outlines an annual international conference with a governing board and outlined labor safeguards including wage standards and an eight hour day. He noted the United States faced internal federal and state labor law conflicts and that seamen protections were preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
G. N. Barnes
Wilson
Paris
Washington
Labor Committee
United States
Interallied Labor Committee
Minister Arraigned on Perjury Charge in Vermont
The Rev. Orlando E. Aiken a Methodist clergyman of 133 Loomis Street was arrested on perjury information filed by State's Attorney Allen Martin. In Chittenden County Court Judge Clinton A. Barber set bail at 1000 dollars after Aiken pleaded not guilty. The charge stems from testimony in a year old slander suit against Ifred C. Cherrier of Fairfax in which Aiken won one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Orlando E. Aiken
Loomis Street
Fairfax
Cabot
Canaan
Canton
Derby
Allen Martin
Clinton A. Barber
Chittenden
Aiken
Ifred C. Cherrier
Crazed by Loss of Her Children In Custody Scuffle
Mrs. Irina Howard wife of I W W organizer Caleb Howard attempted to stab Sergeant Edward Johnson at Quincy police headquarters with a carving knife after her children were placed in State Board of Charity custody. Overpowered by Johnson and Patrolmen Duffy and Whalen the suspect was jailed for assault as the manhunt and court summons followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irina Howard
Caleb Howard
Edward Johnson
Quincy
Johnson
Duffy and
Whalen
Knife Attack On Sergeant Endangers Officer
The incident occurred around five oclock when Mrs. Howard entered the office where Sergeant Johnson sat writing. She shouted You human thief and lunged with a seven inch carving knife. Johnson wrestled with her as Patrolmen Duffy and Whalen mobilized, sustaining cuts to his left hand and fingers before officers reached the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Johnson
Mrs. Howard
Johnson
Howard
Duffy
Whalen
Drowns After Duty Abroad Seaman Dies in Harbor
Wilbur H. Thomas a James town Ohio native and U S Navy seaman recently returned from overseas drowned in Hull harbor after being blown from a light canoe and attempting to swim to shore. James Smith another seaman was rescued by Chief Petty Officer Jo an Glawson as he and Thomas struggled in 40 mile per hour winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur H. Thomas
Jamestown
United States Navy
Hull
James Smith
Thomas
Bumkin Island
Joan Glawson
Glawson
Coast Guard searches for missing man under rough seas
Captain Storrow of the Allerton coast guard station and crew worked through last evening to drag the water for Thomas after he became exhausted while helping Smith into the dary. Thomas sank three times and was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Thomas
Storrow
Coast Guard
Allerton
Will of Thomas ONeill Bets Millions for Cathedral and Hospital
The Baltimore will of Thomas ONeill, who died suddenly, provides two million dollars to Cardinal Gibbons for a new cathedral and one million for a hospital to be governed by the Baltimore archbishop and local church pastors. It also includes 300 thousand for Loyola College professors to build a home, and the incorporation of ONeill & Company with employee stockholders. The hospital is to be run by Sisters of Bon Secour or Charity, with at least two private free rooms for modest patients kept confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thomas O'Neill
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Paul's Episcopal
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
Loyola College
University Parkway
O'Neill
O’neill & Company
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