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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1918

Page

2

DIES IN 75 000 CHELSEA FIRE CLAIMS MAN

A man burned to death in the Parsons box factory fire on Marginal street Chelsea is identified as Richard Kenofick 35 of 304 Bennington Street East Boston. The blaze caused 75000 in damage to the factory and nearby property. Fire chiefs from Boston Revere Everett and Lynn aided the response. A separate notice reports Mrs Anna A Cole of Gloucester seeking alimony in the Essex County Superior Court Salem to support a divorce filing against her husband Roger M Cole. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Anna A Ungberg if granted.

Parsons Box Factory Marginal Street Chelsea Richard Kenofick Bennington Street Boston Hudson Boston, Revere Everett Lynn Anna A. Cole Gloucester Roger M. Cole Essex County Salem

Proposes Marriage In Answer In Suit For Breach

Miss Ella M Yerxa of Cambridge sues Gloucester man George E Lane for 15000 alleging breach of promise to marry. Lane answered interrogatories saying he was 83 in 1917 and knew Yerxa since 1915. He admitted marriage inquiries and hotel stays with Yerxa. The case sits in Essex County Superior Court at Salem as Lane seeks to answer and Yerxa seeks default.

George Edward Lane Gloucester Ella M. Yerxa Cambridge Essex County Salem Lane Yerxa Mr. Lane Boston George S. Lane Wila M. Yerxa

Gloucester suit questions marriage license return

The transcript notes a dispute over a marriage license filed April 1917, with questions to Miss Yerxa about returning a license to the city clerk for cancellation. Lane previously denied, then amended to admit a promise to marry Miss Yerxa, stating he has always been willing to wed and asks her to marry him.

Gloucester Miss Yerxa Lane

Medford draft board swamped by patriot rush

Medford boys eagerly seek active service with Uncle Sam as the Draft Exemption Board struggles to follow War Department rules. Adjunct general orders require inducting by number, but Joseph J. Laurie asks Washington for flexibility. More than 200 volunteers seek to join a 47 man Monday quota.

Medford Uncle Sam War Service Draft Exemption Board War Department Adjutant General's Office Joseph J. Laurie Washington

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