Daughters Aid Father in Courting Divorce Case
In Los Angeles on August 21 Judge Taft heard divorce allegations between Robert Butcher and wife Anna M. Butcher sister of Carrie Nation. The daughters Alice Blewitt and Annie Butcher sided with their father denying claims their mother was mistreated after discharge from institutions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Anna M. Butcher
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Robert Butcher
Taft
Alice Blewitt
Annie Butcher
Butcher Divorce Case Seeks Cruelty Ruling Denied
The defense and plaintiff clash over alleged cruelty as Mrs. Butcher faces divorce and property division. Testimony includes accusations of dictatorial behavior toward a married daughter and a disputed home trade for furniture. Both requests for divorce and property division were denied.
Cavalry Detachment Leaves Fort Ethan Allen for Westfield
A unit of two officers and 60 enlisted men from Fort Ethan Allen departed for Westfield Massachusetts to take part in the town’s 10th anniversary celebration Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. The detachment has served as a machine gun company during the war under Captain C M Daly.
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Burlington
Fort Ethan Allen
Westfield
Mass
C. M. Daly
Woodchucks and Rabbits Raid Cantaloupes in Harrison Maine
In Harrison Maine on August 21 residents report woodchucks and rabbits feasting on melons with no casualties so far. Local man Charles Harrison jokes about being a rifle expert while noting the critters keep up their melon raids and music icon John McCormack’s records spark fan letters and requests for photographs.
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Harrison
John McCormack
Water sports and a farm visit by Charlies Harrison
Charlies Harrison, part owner of a lakeside slice on Long Lake, vacationing with his mother and doing some farming, swam with energetic aquatic stunts. He emerged on a raft after a dip and promised to dress quickly, stating he is 36 despite appearing under 30, in a calm tenor voice.
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Charlies Harrison
Long Lake
Kellerman
Harrison
Harrison Talks Jazz Fame and Farming in Chatty Recording Session
The singer discusses jazz staying power and his preference for old-time songs. He jokes about secret studios, notes his farming attempts and crop woes, praises community singing, and recalls a humorous encounter with John McCormack while describing fan letters from young women.
Harrison Finds Calling After Funeral Sing
Harrison, once a New York import firm worker, explains how a quartet funeral after a church service led him to record work. He says he simply sings and that his records sell, though he claims no special method. He jokes about swapping a record for a marksman course and a possible tale about a rare theft.
Thrift Stamps Linked To Bolshevism Warning
Mrs Fremcis L Higginson director of savings for the First Federal Reserve District argues that investing in Thrift Stamps War Savings Stamps and Treasury Certificates shields Americans from Bolshevism. She says government securities keep people from supporting Bolshevik principles which seek to abolish government and redistribute savings.
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Treasury Savings
Fremcis L. Higginson
First
Federal Reserve District
Hearing for Boston Men on private railroad ownership
A Boston Chamber of Commerce special committee met with Senate interstate commerce members. Senator Cummings said the bill to be reported would back private ownership and immediate return of railroads to their owners, with no regional bodies. Boston representatives to present views at a future hearing included George R. Nutter and Everett Morse.
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Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummings
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
George R. Nutter
Everett Morse
E. J. Frost
C. H. Jones
Lawrence Youth Arrested In Attempted Assault Case
Michael Keefe, 18, of 161 Myrtle Street Lawrence, was arrested on an attempted assault charge involving 13 year old Lena Burnett of 10 Gilbert Street Lawrence. The incident occurred near Cold Spring Brewery woods. a night patrolman heard cries and a search party found the girl in the woods. Keefe to be arraigned in Lawrence Court tomorrow.
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Lawrence
Michael Keefe
Myrtle Street
Lena Burnett
Gilbert Street
Cold Spring Brewery Company
Keefe
Maurice Fitzgerald
Arnold Stocking
Lawrence Court
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