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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1908

Page

5

Miss Lina Abarbanell to star in Tremont Theatre revival

Miss Lina Abarbanell will replace Miss Ruby Dale in Henry W. Savage's production of The Merry Widow at the Tremont Theatre tonight due to Dale's laryngitis. Abarbanell previously sang the title role in New York and Chicago and is a Viennese friend of Franz Lehar.

Lina Abarbanell Merry Widow New York Chicago Ruby Dale Henry W. Savage Tremont Theatre Miss Dale Franz Lehar Miss Abarbanell Herr Lehar Herr Conried America Vienna Mr. Savage

Beatrice Godfrey Denies Divorce Allegations In Public Fight

In a statement to a Post reporter Mrs Beatrice Brunner Godfrey wife of Arthur W Godfrey and corespondent Richard Carle denies the charges in a divorce suit. She vows to produce proof in court and fight the matter to the bitter end. Godfrey says the other side will emerge in court and she remains with friends in the city awaiting proceedings. Arthur W Godfrey declined to comment saying the matter rests with his attorneys and he has no knowledge of his wife’s whereabouts.

Post Beatrice Brunner Godfrey Arthur W. Godfrey Richard Carle Fair Iowa Mrs. Godfrey

Two Robbed Andover Man In Park Ambush

Olaf Lindquist of Andover was knocked down and robbed of a twenty dollar bill in Carmel Woods Park. Two dark skinned men fled. police detained two Troy, New York men, Charles Jackson and Edward Gray Matthews, on vagrancy charges pending more inquiry.

Andover Olaf Windquist Carmel Woods Park Lindquist Charles Jackson Edward Gray Matthews Troy N. Y

Boston Public Schools Reopen September Ninth

Boston public schools will reopen on Wednesday September 9 with high attendance expected. The Schoolhouse Commission has completed repairs and new construction to improve the system. Entrance exams for Latin schools and high schools will be held September 9 at 9 am and at various schools on September 9 and 10 respectively.

Boston Warren Avenue Fenway Huntington Avenue United States

Scollans Wife Seeks Divorce Amid Bribery Case Fallout

Marie L Scollans files a libel for divorce against Thomas J Scollans now serving five years in Charles Town prison for being accessory to juror bribery in the famous Boston teaming fraud trials. The wife once pleaded for clemency but now cites a jailed husband as grounds for divorce.

Marie L. Scollans Thomas J. Scollans Charlestown Boston Scollans McGarr Bond Commonwealth New York Charlestown State Prison

Custody Bid by Mrs Scollans Ties to Noted Mining Broker

Mrs Scollans formerly Miss Marie Eaton seeks custody of her 11 year old daughter Marie Viola Scollans and alimony in a Wenham petition likely to be uncontested. The case shadows Thomas J Scollans a mining broker once a fugitive and now a felon tied to Boston scandal cases of 1897 1898 and a 1899 bail forfeiture after a flight from custody.

Scollans Marie Eaton Wenham Marie Viola Scollans Thomas J. Scollans Boston Quincy Benjamin Wells

Castro Court Fines Cable Company Five Million

In Caracas on August 27 the Civil Court of First Instance ruled the French Cable Company complicit in the Matos revolution against President Castro and ordered damages around five million dollars plus a later expert assessment. The company may appeal.

Caracas Venezuela Civil Court of First Instance Matos Castro

Girl Struck by Street Car in Everett

Eight year old Nellie Cardinal of 73 Cleveland street Everett was struck by a moving street car near Everett square while crossing the tracks. She suffered a fractured left leg a severe scalp wound and internal injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition with a poor prognosis.

Everett Nellie Cardinal Josiah Cardinal Cleveland Street Broadway Everett Square Massachusetts General Hospital

Bryan Loses Then Recovers $500 Purse on Train

Kansas City August 27 William J Bryan on a Pullman to Fairview felt for his inside pocket and found his $500 purse missing. The porter found the purse with the bills intact and Bryan rewarded him with a $10 bill to ensure the porter’s vote in November.

Kansas City Fairview William J. Bryan Mr. Bryan

Which Will You Buy P and G Naphtha Soap Ad Claim

The ad compares P and G Naphtha Soap with ordinary naphtha soaps. It states P and G soap is white, hard, long lasting, and economical while ordinary soap is yellow, rosin based, produces suds with little cleansing value, and wears out faster.

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Puri Lee New “Merry Widow Lina A Barbanell Star Dance Folio Garden of Dreams Willie Brown Sahara Remick Mr. Hooley Raymond Hitchcock Capt The U.S. A Dearie Marsovia Rosie Rambler Flassical Ke the Roses Rosie Popul Ar Music Rainbow Remick’s Tremont Row Marceau Sively Washington New Orleans Quebec Halifax Liverpool London Paris Wall Street Mulvey Siegel New England Henry Siegel Co S. W. Loomis & Co Judeq Kuppenheimer S. W. Loomis B. Kuppenheimer Essex St Washington and Essex Streets Cable Company Hearlington Company Bedford Street Bryan Drocters Gamble Naphta Soap Shoe ' Workers Union Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union Summer St Boston, Mass
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