Forgery Queen Pleads for Husband in Heartsick Tale
New York August report profiles Mrs. Mabel Singeley awaiting trial on forgery charges. She declares willingness to serve five years in jail to keep her husband Jimmy free, preserves his photos, and recounts a convent past and a dramatic marriage she claims began with a leap from an Ursuline Convent window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabel Singeley
Jimmy
Rogues
Ursuline Convent
Bedford Park
Canton Couple Appointed Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Charles W. Maxwell and his wife Mabel Maxwell were named carrier and substitute carrier on Canton Route 2 of the rural free delivery system. Maxwell, born in Sharon in 1877, ran a cafe after leaving the milk business and is active in the Sons of Veterans and Stoughton Grange. Mabel, born in 1881 in Springfield, attended Lowell schools and is an officer in Stoughton Grange. They start duties Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Maxwell
Canton Postal Service
Sharon
Canton
John A. Andrew Camp 13
Four Hull Hotel Keepers Convicted in Liquor Case Trials
In Hingham court eleven hotel keepers faced charges for illegally dispensing liquors before summer licenses. Four were convicted: L. E. Bova fined 65 dollars, John W. Sweeney 100 dollars, Patrick J. Flood 65 dollars, and Hannah F. Kelley 100 dollars. Burns, Jacobson, and Durgin to be tried tomorrow. Wade’s case continued to Sept. 4. Justice Pratt criticized town conduct and clerical errors in license records.
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Hingham
Hull
Charles W. Knight
E. G. Knight
L. E. Bova
Pacific House
John W. Sweeney
Cleveland
Patrick J. Flood
Kensmore
Hannah Kelley
Randolph House
Michael H. Burns
Thomas H. Buttimer
Henry M. Faxon
Quincy
Melvin Johnson
Pratt
E. Bova
William B. Knight
Mqnor
E. O. Pope
Buttimer
Lcense
Bova
Superior Court
W. B. Knight
Charles Knight
Sweeney
Hannah F. Kelley
Randolph
Robert A. Kelley
H. F. Kelley & Co
Innnolder
Jeffries
Trousers on sale for vacation, business and semi-dress
Have an extra pair ready with marked down trousers. Prices drop from 3.50 to 2.50, 4.00 to 3.00, 5.00 to 4.00, and 6.00 to 5.00. Includes vacation, business and semi-dress styles.
Man Dies of Glanders After Caring for Horse
In Providence on August 18 James A Hills died at his Silver Hook home after contracting glanders while tending a favorite horse afflicted with the disease. He had been ill for three weeks. A physician said the germs entered his eyes during care of the animal. He leaves a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
James A. Hills
Silver Hook
Hills
Jill
Boy Drowns After Jump From Boat at Harbor Junction
Providence Rhode Island August 18. Encouraged by companions swimming in deep water near Harbor Junction a boy named Hendrickson jumped from a boat and, unable to swim, sank immediately and drowned. The body has not been recovered.
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Providence
R. I
Harbor Junction
Hendrickson
Boston Firm In Bankruptcy Petition Details Debts
United States Electric Company of Boston petitions for bankruptcy with debts totaling 1275. Three creditors listed: Thomas Haley Supply Company for labor merchandise and supplies 601.98 dollars Clesson A Lowell 660 dollars and H G Butt 13.33 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Electric Company of
Boston
Thomas Haley Supply Company
Clesson A. Lowell
H. G. Butt
Missing Witness O Meara Caught In Roxbury After Long Search
Deputy United States Marshal James Ruhl captured W. J. OMeara at his Roxbury home following a four month search. OMeara, about 25, a bellboy at a Put-In-Bay hotel, is a key witness in the Curley fraud case. He faces arraignment before Judge Colt on contempt charges after being jailed on a capias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Ruhl
W. J. O'Meara
Roxbury
O'Meara
Curley
J. M
T. F. Curley
Ward 17
Curleys
Derby Place
Put-In Bay
Ohio
Lake Erie
Charles Street
Caplas
Colt
Toronto Jingo Talks Fight Montreal
Colonel Denison of Toronto, known as a jingo imperialist, stirred the fifth congress of the British Empire chambers of commerce by saying Canadians would fight the Yankees if needed. The remark came during a debate on a resolution urging UK steps toward food supply independence. English delegates opposed the prospect of war with the United States.
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Montreal
Denison
Toronto
Chambers of Commerce
United Kingdom
United States
British Warship May Visit Boston Amid Welcome Plans
At a Boston Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company meeting Colonel Hedges said Sir Archibald Douglas, commander of the British fleet at Halifax, may visit Boston aboard his flagship to aid in receiving the London honorees. A letter to London is planned proposing the admiralty detail a battleship and commander-in-chief to greet the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Hedges
Archibald Douglas
North Atlantic
Halifax
Admiralty
London
North minister denounces Boston race prejudice in business
The Rev. George E. Stevens of Calvary Baptist Church says Northern prejudice harms colored people in employment despite access to schools and stores. He notes businessmen claim locals object, though many whites remain open. Stevens departs Boston for St. Louis church work, with a farewell reception planned before his Sept. departure.
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George E. Stevens
Calvary Baptist Church
Boston
Stevens
Central Baptist Church of
St. Louis
Middle West
Philadelphia
College and Seminary
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania
Coupon redemption sites listed for Sperry & Hutchinson stamps
Public notice lists stores offices and annexes where Post Green Trading Stamp Coupons can be redeemed without purchases. It names multiple trading stamp companies and locations, indicating redemption is available across various retailers and associated offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Sunday Post
Boston
New England
Sunday Post
Sperry & Hutchinson Co
Daughters of the American Revolution Visit Provincetown Monument Site
Provincetown hosts 68 of 150 invited Daughters of the American Revolution for a Pilgrim Memorial outing. The group viewed High Pole Hill and the future monument site, with Cape Cod Bay and Plymouth land visible. Speeches followed at New Central House before the Cape Cod steamer returned passengers to Boston.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Provincetown
Pilgrim Provincetown
J. Henry Sears
Brewster
Henry H. Baker
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Floretta Vining
Hull
Andrew T. Williams
Mary Co. Sparrow
William Sparrow
United States Life-Saving
Boston
High Pole Hill
Cape Cod Bay
Plymouth
Duxbury
Captain's Hill
Miles
Marconi Wireless
Wellfleet
W. C. Lovering
Evelyn IF. Masury
Canvers
Sara White Lee
Brookline
Harry H. Baker
Edmund J. Carpenter
Milton
City Bachelors in City Hall Fear Mayor May Step In
A Boston feature notes city hall bachelors worry over possible pressure to marry inspired by an Indiana mayor. It lists salaries and duties of many department heads and clerks, highlighting their bachelor status and potential partners among interested women. The piece hints at future statements from Mayor Collins.
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City Hall
Collins
Indiana
Boston
Donovan
Street Department
Salem D. Charles
California
Saunders
David B. Shaw
Joseph J. Corbett
Charlestown
Sullivan
John H. Donovan
Charley Murphy
Frank Chisholm
Board of Aldermen
Bresnahan
Bowen
Tomasney
John Brennan
Bernard Kelsey
Andrew O'Dowd
Joseph Meylyn
William MacGlinchy
George Cook
Felix Strange
Water Department
Michael Callahan
Lamp Department
John Doherty
Wilfred Doyle
Edward McLaughlin
Tom O'Neil
John Mahoney
Dick Cleary
John Gately
Pearce O'Connell
Billy Barry
Auditor
Billy Gartland
Michael Marky
Billy Dunn
Hugh McLaughlin
City Messenger
Common Council
L. Ryan Named New State Policeman
Samuel L. Ryan of Waltham has been selected for appointment as inspector of the State police after a civil service exam with 57 candidates. A Civil War veteran, he rose from private to captain and later served as a Waltham alderman in 1897 and 1898. He previously ran a grain and flour business and now works as a clerk in the Civil Service department at the State House. no official notification yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Ryan
Waltham
Mr. Ryan
Ryan
Civil Service Department
State House
New England States Saengerbund to Hold Clinton Fest
Clinton hosts the biennial New England States Saengerbund festival September 5 to 8 under Schiller Verein auspices at Turn Verein grounds. Thirty-one societies from Massachusetts New Hampshire and Rhode Island join 672 active singers plus about 300 visitors with Boston Symphony Orchestra soloists Elsa Heindl soprano and Stephen Townsend. The grand concert will be at the town hall.
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Clinton
New England
Saengerbund
Schiller Verein
Turn Verein
Fitchburg
Boston
Worcester
Lawrence
Manchester
N. H
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elsa Heindl
Stephen Townsend
Town Hall
Chorus and Orchestra Expanded for C20 Performance
The passage notes an enlarged venue capacity to accommodate the chorus of C20, in addition to the orchestra and soloists, signaling a fuller concert presentation.
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Mabel Singley
Canton Man and Wife
Charles M. Maxwell
Grol Mower
Washington and Brattle Streets
Arnold
Tns Dallams
Glanders
Canada
G. E. Stevens
Houghton & Dutton Green Trading Stamp Annex
Tremont
Boston Trading Stamp CO
Ruggles Sts
George H. Salla Pew
Dorchester
Meridian Murphy Bros
eBroadway and
F . BE. W. Clark. & CO
Centre
H. H. Chandler
Mali
J. H. Corcoran & CO
Masaachuset Park
J. W. Duvall’s
Tewhsburyy & CO
A. Raddi Allan
Sim
G. MacDonald Karnan’s
H. Carter
GEO. F. Spear & Son Central Dry Good
Milford Gree
Woburn Gree
Jay
East
Boston 'T
South
Jamaican Plain Sr
Cambridge St
Somervilletre St
Newton
Saq
Everett
Malden
Massidway
Chelsea
Revere P St
Winthropck
Cliftondale
N St
Melrose St
Reading
E- Hyde Park
Norwood
Quincyain St
Walpoley St
Milford Main St
Woburn
Groton
Pepperell
Uw Li
SG Stamp CO
Ding Stamp
RT Trading Trading
mivKd
NIS Trading Pr
OKE
Sleborg Tiiati
Bedford
Ding Stawe
Wuces Trading Stamp CO
AMP
Tollis
Eevee
T. Sou
Essex St
Eam Lynn Salem
Byport
Brockton
All River
Almouth
E.eeee Hyannis Eeees
Holyoke
Middleboro
New Bedford
Taunton
Northampton
Plewmonth
Furnishers
Rhawmu F Furniture CO
Tremont Stree
L. Ryan
NEW State Policeman
Pitts-Kimball Co
Comer's College
Prospectus
E. Comer
Washington St
Cor. Beach
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