Country Dance in Bingville Raises Relief Funds at Howe Barn
The James A. Houston Company Relief Association hosted a dance at Howe Barn 177 Huntington Ave attracting over 150 couples. Women wore calico dresses with sun bonnets, men in station attire, and a moonlight dance highlighted the event. P. B. Magrane attended with Edward P. Clancy among guests. The relief association reported a neat profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingville
James A. Houston Company Relief Association
Huntington Avenue
M. B. Lynch
Mary Cass
Lizzie Tierney
P. B. Magrane
Houston Company
Edward P. Clancy
Measles Epidemic Threatens Wakefield Schools
An epidemic of measles in Wakefield reaches serious proportions with 46 new cases reported in the Greenwood district to the Board of Health in the last 24 hours and risks closing schools and public places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Greenwood
Board of Health
Advice column on a young woman's marriage to a much older widower
Mildred Champagne counsels a 22 year old writer who faces a 45 year old widower with three children and a $40 weekly salary. The letter asks whether to invite him home and risk family opposition, while the adviser warns that money cannot buy lasting happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Marguerita Padula Becomes Youngest Immigrant Union Member
In Worcester on April 27, 17 year old Marguerita A Padula chose joining the Musicians Union over losing her post as accompanist for the Rostrevor Minstrels. The union accepted her after club officers advised and paid the $5 initiation fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Musicians’ Union
Rostrevor Minstrels
Catholic Society of Worcester
Marguerita A. Padula
Padula
William H. Power
The
Rostrevors
Tetbury
Tragic Death After Quinidine Pills Found
Glen Cove reports the death of John Miller age two after ingesting sugar coated quinine pills found at home. The child, son of Jesse Miller, died shortly after consuming the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Cove
Long Island
John Miller
Jesse Miller
Oh I wrote my love a letter to be read
A humorous Irish lyric about Kate unable to write her beloved a letter and the postman delivering silence because her love cannot read or write. Kate hides the name outside the letter to avoid neighbors’ teasing while trusting her faithful lover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altho
Kate
Wife’s separation revealed in Worcester business circles
Worcester April 27. An advertisement reveals trouble in a prominent Worcester family. John Francis Legg declares he pays his wife Emma Duke Legg a weekly allowance and will not cover any further bills. Legg, head of Worcester Woolen Co., lives at 5 Claremont Street with his parents. He would not discuss divorce. The couple married in 1901 in Centreville Rhode Island. Legg, 30, and Emma, two years his senior, are known figures in Worcester and Providence society.
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Worcester
Mass
Providence
Emma Duke Legg
Francis Legg
Claremont St
John Francis Legg
Worcester Woolen Company
Southgate Street
Claremont Street
Legg
Mr. Legg
Mary Emma Duke
Warwick
R. I
Centreville
Joseph Cooper
Burvillville
Best Recipes of New England Housewives
A collection of home cooking tips with detailed recipes for meat loaf salmon with cream gravy and a rich yeasted cake. Recipes credit Mrs W C West Somerville Mrs D P Newcomb Taunton and BE Meyers Cambridge with instructions and serving notes.
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New England
W. C. West
Putnam Street
Somerville
D. P. Newcomb
Weir Street
Taunton
Taunton Bound to Grand Jury in Bank Murder Case
In a courtroom twist, a bank murder suspect is moved to the grand jury. The trial centers on Mr Atkins the cashier found dead near the bank safe with missing cash. A stenographer testifies spotting a man with a coat in his hands and a clothing mismatch with bank president Maybery. Detectives seize a large suspect as accuser becomes accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Mr. Atkins
Atkinson
Mr. Mayvery
Markham
Stong
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Mildred Champagne
Lott-English Furniture CO
Causeway Street
Washington St
North Station
New Charlestown Bridge
Lovns
Andrew J. Lucyp Co
Back Bay
Boylston Su
UNION
Katey
Helen Dufferin
BE. A. Meyers
Laurel Street
Cambridge
Sunday Post
Jordan Marsh Co
Nest
Havana
Copenhagen
Tussah
Boston
Susan Padelford Atwood
Mutual Insurance Company
Greystone Block
Merchants’ Bank
Gnes
McKenney & Waterbury Co
Franklin, Cor
Congress ST
Boston, M
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