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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
5
Mildred Littlefield aged 19 of Watertown declared she will marry Roy T. Eldridge despite her mother’s complaint and judge Abbott’s disposal in Waltham District Court. The marriage would mean she could never return to her parents’ home.
Miss Littlefield was arraigned in Waltham court after announcing plans to wed Eldridge a Watertown poultry dealer who had been a boarder at 101 Franklin Street. The couple have filed a license and will wait a few days before the ceremony. Eldridge says they will let things blow over. Mrs Eldridge gave cautious approval noting he does not drink or swear and may be a fine young man.
Miss Littlefield, a St John s Church choir leader and New England Conservatory of Music graduate, describes pressuring her to avoid marrying Eldridge and says she fled to her aunt s home in Watertown after the court case. Her parents are prominent Water town figures, with the father a Hood Rubber carpenter shop superintendent and former Watertown Board of Health member.
Darius Cobb, noted artist, marked his 81st birthday with family and friends at his Newton Upper Falls residence. He received numerous letters and floral tributes, recently returning from the Laciste coast where he lectured on "The Master" alongside demonstrating his painting "The Christ." He is in good health with plans for much work ahead and hopes to reach a centenary.
Three hundred Italian reservists left Boston for New York yesterday and will sail today for Italy. A large South Station gathering waved American and Italian flags as the men boarded the train.
Herbert W. Hanks of 62 Bartlett Road died after a brief illness yesterday afternoon. He was born in Great Barrington 59 years ago and educated in Wellesley. He later ran a wool business at 29 Lincoln Street Boston and was a prominent Winthrop resident for 12 years.
Mary Alice Brown and Charlie Thomas witness a near tragedy as Francis Willett’s attack on alcohol leads to a barn fire. Doctors race to save Francis while Sam Thomas drives rescue efforts. Lem Brown, blamed yet saved by a barn blaze, is carried from the flames. John Willett’s family prays for his life.
Henry C Nickerson of 18 Grove Street Winchester died yesterday at home after a career as a railroad official and businessman. Survived by wife and daughter Carol M Nickerson, funeral at home tomorrow, burial in Orleans Massachusetts. Nickerson retired two years ago as general manager of the National Shoe Repairing Machinery Company after eight years with them. Previously he served as soliciting freight agent for the Boston and Maine and managed the freight department of the Cheshire railroad. He was once a prominent yachtsman.
Commuters along the Field's Corner Boston Elevated line praise the display of flowers at the barn station. Foreman Livingston Lohn tends the beds daily and even keeps mischievous children at bay. Funds were raised by selling collected papers and junk to support the garden.
Frank W. Osborne and Frederick I. Osborne of Salem and San Francisco appeal in the Dedham Supreme Judicial Court against the 1914 will of their mother Mary A. Osborne of Brookline alleging unsound mind and undue influence by executor Eugene I. Lindsay. The will leaves household effects to the sons and places the rest in trust with income to the brothers during life. upon death, shares go to Lynn Home for Aged Women and Men, First Congregational Church in Lynn, and Lynn YMCA, with remaining funds set for the Boston Floating Hospital and a South Weare memorial fund.
Wilfred Wheeler chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture urged New England to develop agriculture for self protection as the West consumes its own products. He blamed earlier government land booms for pushing out traditional industries and noted land prices in the East are 25 to 50 percent lower than in the West.
Daily Mail correspondent in Copenhagen reports from Berlin that Russians plan to evacuate Kovno. General von Buelow leads forces toward the east as the governor moves his office and staff southward.
Reports say General Scott would join a commission for talks with Villa but there is no confirmation. Scott declined to discuss his mission.
The Pan American Conference adjourned in Washington with no delay of its peace plan for Mexico. It will reconvene in New York early next week as Latin American diplomats oppose force and seek to isolate military leaders while Wilson’s plan aims for a lasting pacification. General Scott was sent to the Mexican border to confer with Villa as part of ongoing efforts.
Lewiston Maine Aug 6 Martin Becker centre fielder with the Lewiston New England league club was sold to the New York Nationals for delivery Sept 8 Manager Irwin refused to disclose the purchase price.
A critical look at the Puritans tracing their rise under Charles I and fall after Cromwell, noting Blue Laws that regulated church attendance, dress, labor, and social behavior. The piece discusses their zeal, punishments, witchcraft codes, and a contrast with temperance efforts led by later groups.
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