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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
13
In East Cambridge Divorce Court Judge Crosby grants decree nisi to Mrs Julia H Pearson of Waltham from Willis E Pearson milk dealer of Waltham on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. The judge lauds the wife’s capabilities and notes no second wife would equal her.
Mrs. Pearson described exhaustive daily farm labor forced by her husband from 1906 to 1910, including milking, pigpen work, and barn cleaning, saying she tried rat poison after a 1910 incident. She left him, works in a laundry now, supported by her father. a decree was issued.
Miss Mary L. Jones is to marry a United States sailor who has just received an $80,000 legacy. The engagement is announced with a Cassill photo credit.
In Columbus on April 24 a fire killed James Arnold a watchman and destroyed the O and E Shoe Co plant causing estimated losses near 250000 dollars.
Miss Mary L. Jones 17, aSouth Boston social favorite, announced her engagement to John McCann a sailor on the U S S New Jersey. McCann holds a legacy of 80 000 from his late grandfather but must wait until age 30 to receive it, while Mary and John plan a wedding in a year or two.
Boston city officials sue several local garages including Taylor Palmer Garage Company 171 Huntington Avenue White Garage Company 31 Newbury Street Taxi Service Company 61 Lansdowne Street Commonwealth Garage Brighton Avenue and Linden Street and P G H Bennett 27 Lansdowne Street for discharging sand and oil into sewers impairing sewerage work.
Miss Nellie M Doane once a maid in Henry 8 Grew 2d president of National Union Bank asks Judge Hardy for a jury trial in her slander case against Mrs Grew. She sought late entry of the case in Superior Court after an appeal failed. Damages sought total 2000. Judge Hardy to rule later.
I W W leaders send demands to Lenox and Briggs morocco makers with 54 hour week, flat 25 percent raise, closed shop recognition, double overtime pay, and no discrimination. About 225 on strike, 25 women, soup kitchens planned, monster meeting Monday, police prepared but no trouble expected.
David A. Bolton, removed as Watertown police chief April 1, petitions Mayor Burns of Somerville to be restored to the Somerville police force, where he served before taking the Watertown post. He cites Civil Service Rule 33 Section 4 in his filing.
In Pekin on April 24 Charles W. Eliot former Harvard president and William J. Calhoun US minister to China dined with Japanese and American residents hosted by Ko kichi Midzuno. They noted wholesale resignations in the interior department threaten Pekin’s peace and a cabinet meeting was called to discuss reinstating officials.
Mr. Midzuno warmly welcomes Dr. Eliot to the Japanese legation and notes an ovation awaits him as he plans to visit Manchuria and Korea to judge Japanese policies with an open mind. Dr. Eliot thanks him and outlines Carnegie Foundation efforts to counteract hostile influences straining national relations amid Chinese government departmental opposition.
In Venice on April 24 J Pierpont Morgan attended as scaffolding on the north west corner of Saint Alipi Cathedral was removed for tomorrow's display of the restoration and the Campanile unveiling. The corner has been thoroughly repaired with new foundations and restored antique walls.
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