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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
2
In Scollay Square a young man attempted to enlist by using a forged birth certificate obtained from City Hall. He altered the year to appear under 18, nearly deceiving the recruiting sergeant who then used a microscope to verify the date. Youths under 18 could still enlist as musicians, prompting further examination.
Alexander G. Bordeleau of Lowell Massachusetts was indicted tonight by the Aroostook grand jury for the murder of farmer Moses Tozier at Sherman on November 17 1917. Robbery is said to have been the motive. Tozier 64 years old. Bordeleau enlisted in the Canadian army and was arrested at a Canadian port as he was about to embark for overseas duty.
Colonel William A. Gaston and Edgar N. Hunt, acting as executors of Frank E. Simpson, claim Framingham assessors knowingly overvalued the Simpson estate. Sued individually are George C. Blades, Harry W. Winch and Adoniram J. Hemenway. The suit seeks $10,000.
Jefferson C. Thayer, engineer and chauffeur for the late Charles S. Eaton, testified that up to a New York trip his relations with Mrs. Eaton were pleasant and that she believed her husband was of unsound mind. He supported Dr. Fulton’s treatment and said Orbison suggested removing Eaton from hospital to the train for Boston without Mrs. Eaton's knowledge. Trial resumes Monday with Thayer on the stand.
Thayer a Brain tree resident now with Bethlehem Steel at Quincy testified he left Eaton’s employ after serving as chauffeur and mechanic for about three years. He recalled Eaton’s marriage and his own prior drives for Eaton’s wife. Thayer described pay, uniforms, and a courthouse trip, noting relations with Mrs Eaton were pleasant until Eaton moved to New York.
Clarence H. Venner, a minority stockholder of the New York New Haven Hartford rail line, filed a Supreme Court suit to stop $16,758,000 in debenture bonds maturing in 1997 and their exchange for Providence Securities debentures. He alleges the issue stems from an alleged illegal attempt to control transportation facilities in the region.
Britain France and Italy urge support for bonds as victory hinges on domestic sacrifice amid war. The appeal stresses unity and repayment to secure Germany’s defeat.
George Homan of 144 Malden street Revere reported to police that two armed men robbed him in front of his home of his watch chain and $3 after a car stopped as he entered his house. They fled in the automobile.
At the Santa Fe New Mexico State penitentiary prisoners refused to identify mob leaders who tarred and feathered Major John M. Birkner of Camp Cody, a federal prisoner, yesterday. Birkner was uninjured after the incident and authorities grilled inmates for information but received no cooperation.
Mrs Maud F Lanigan of Frooklin won $1000 in a $20 000 slander suit against James I Lanigan of Lawrence and her father‑in‑law, heard by Judge Aiken without a jury. Lanigan did not contest. She described her South Boston roots and said a defamatory remark at the hearing left her a nervous wreck.
A public appeals for overwhelming victory over German militarism urges support through buying a bond to aid the war effort. The message emphasizes preventing a future threat and strengthening postwar security with funding and national resolve.
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