Woman unaware of divorce after years of marriage
A Provincetown case shows Mrs Viola Cook learning she was divorced when her granddaughter read a letter from Captain Cook announcing he had remarried. The story details desertion and a later alienation suit by Mrs Ethel Sparks Cook, with court testimony about the captain’s behavior and family reactions.
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Viola Cook
Ethel Cook
Provincetown
William L. Douglas
New York
Cape
Captain Sparks
Ethel M. Sparks
John A. Cook
Walter
Captain Cook
Oklahoma
Sparks
Viola Atkins
Chestnut Street
Waban
Cook
Ethel M. Mack
Everett
Mack
E. LeRoy Sweetser
Hancock Street
Cook Says Rumors Of Wealth Ridiculous In Divorce Row
John A. Cook at his Waban home rejects wealth rumors and accuses others of scheming. He says his first wife Emma Atkins of Provincetown fears losing a share of his estate amid his new marriage. Mrs. Ethel Cook protests the legality of the marriage as she asserts she is the only Mrs. John Atkins Cook. His children, William Sparks and Robert Cook, are listed with their ages and current placements.
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John A. Cook
Waban
Emma Atkins
Provincetown
Post
Ethel Cook
John Atkins Cook
Douglas
William Sparks
Culver Military Academy
Robert
Mt. Ossipee
N. H
Arrested pastor at conference in Windsor district court
The Rev. Joseph Walker 65 of Union Church of Windsor was held in 500 bail on a complaint by a young girl member Evelyn Goodell who says he is the father of her child. Walker posted bail for Sept. 26 after arrest at a church conference in Northfield.
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Northfield
Berengaria Strikes Submerged Wreckage on Voyage
The Cunard liner Berengaria hit submerged wreckage while en route from New York. One propeller was damaged and speed was cut to half. no further issues were reported.
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London
United News
Cunard
Berengaria
New York
Allen to Present Bank Probe to Suffolk Special Grand Jury
Attorney General J. Weston Allen prepares a sensational bank probe involving H. V. Greene Company officials and others. Believed to involve former District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier Daniel H. Coakley and Nathan A. Tufts. to be presented to Suffolk County special grand jury on Monday August 28.
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J. Weston Allen
H. V. Greene Company
Joseph C. Pelletier
Daniel H. Coakley
Nathan A. Tufts
Suffolk County
Special grand jury convened for Attorney General probe
Chief Justice Walter Perley Hall granted the Attorney General’s request to form a special grand jury to hear cases tied to banking violations and other investigations. Twenty three jurors were named, with the panel including Conrad Pennucci and James Sullivan among others. The panel is to hear evidence on cases beyond the regular grand jury and sit until all matters are presented.
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Walter Perley Hall
Superior Court
William J. Corcoran
Middlesex County
Hall
State House
John P. Manning
Conrad Pennucci
Neptune Road
Samuel E. Yeo
Falcon Street
Harry Greene
Maverick Square
Anton Mortensen
Meridian Street
Thomas J. Powers
Chelsea Street
William Bernstein
Parkman Street
Hyman Kaiser
Willard Street
John Hannity
Andrew Place
Joseph P. Garnett
Dundee Street
George L. Noyes
Revere Street
Michael J. Conroy
A Street
Frank E. Fleming
Baxter Street
Boston
H. V. Greene Company
Allen
Commissioner of Banks
Commonwealth
Pelletier
Coakley
Six Month Service Quotation in Legal Wording
Text shows a provision requiring service for a six month period unless discharged by the Attorney General or the Chief Justice. The phrasing implies a conditional path to release overseen by high judicial or governmental authority. The document centers on formal discharge authority rather than actual actions taken.
Greene invites Allen to summon him before grand jury
Henry V. Greene, president of his namesake stock selling group, waives immunity and asks Attorney General Allen to summon him before the special grand jury convening Aug 28. He cites alleged misrepresentation by agents of the Greene Company and attaches a form letter he says was sent to stock buyers.
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Henry V. Greene
Allen
Greene Company
Greene
Thomas C. O’brien
Alien
Grand Jury
Massachusetts Motors Company
First People’s Trust
Threaten Further Spread of Railroad Strike
William Parker, chairman of the Eastern District union, says railroad executives aim to crush unions. Maintenance men authorized a strike by general vote but did not strike after promises of grievances adjustment by the Railroad Labor Board. Erie and Pennsylvania maintenance of way unions urge a call, while railroad executives call the move bluffing. I. F. Loree convened executives to discuss plans to strengthen shop forces.
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William Parker
Railroad Labor Board
Parker
Maintenance
Erie
Pennsylvania
Grable
I. F. Loree
National Association of Railway Executives
Mediation Sought With Rail Unions Amidst Strike Talks
Washington August 14. Leaders of mediating organizations not on strike met with President Harding after a two and a half hour White House conference. L E Sheppard president of the Order of Railway Conductors said the striking unions would leave their case in the hands of his group while regarding railroad executives, as the mediation effort continues.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
White House
L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
New Haven Maintenance Men Vote to Strike
A Boston sent request for authority to strike by New Haven Railroad maintenance workers was issued to the grand lodge from Grand Vice-President G H Plan ten. A conference of general chairmen of New England roads backed the move, with a reported unanimous vote to strike whether approved or not.
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Union of Maintenance of Way
New Haven
Grand Lodge
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Boston
G.H. Planten
New England
Union leaders seek federal mediation after walkouts over unsafe engines
Sporadic Brotherhood walkouts reveal tensions as leaders say the President will be asked to mediate. They report no new concessions from executives while Secretary Davis arranged a meeting after a general executive session.
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Sheppard
Davis
Walkouts and Wrecks Mark Railroad Strike Across West
Developments in the railroad strike from the Mississippi valley to the Pacific coast include a string of wrecks walkouts by brotherhood men disorders in shop districts and further curtailments of service.
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Chicago
United News
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Brotherhood
Railroad rule wipes pension records for West Springfield strikers
Boston and Albany shop workers in West Springfield were informed they forfeited all service records used for pension calculations and seniority due to striking. Officials said the policy is not new but based on long standing regulations that treat former employees as new hires if they return.
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Boston & Albany
West Springfield
Sidney Rabinovitch Not Under Indictment
A clerical error led to Sidney Rabinovitch, owner of a Blackstone Street provision shop, being listed among indictments by the Suffolk County Grand Jury. He was not indicted and was the complainant against three men indicted for breaking and entering his business and receiving stolen goods.
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Post
Lightning bolt shocks families in Westbrook home
In Westbrook Maine on August 14 a lightning bolt struck the home of Paul and Gideon Pomerlau at 13 King Street. The bolt entered via the chimney and zigzagged through the house as members of both families and several passersby were stunned or shocked.
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Westbrook
Paul and
Gideon Pomerlau
King Street
Explosion Notice Scares Town In King Street Cellar
A blast shattered plaster and bent an iron bed as a bolt burst from a cellar on King Street. Residents were startled but no serious injuries were reported.
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King Street
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Jordan Marsh Company
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N. Haven
Springfield
Sidney Rabinovitch
Chateau LA Franche
Nahant
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Paris
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General Electric Company
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