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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1911
Page
6
In Scranton Pennsylvania Charles R Connell and his wife welcomed a child eight years into marriage. The infant's birth alters a will provision, leaving $500000 in the estate to the other branch if the father dies without issue. The mother shows a $10000 diamond sunburst given by the father.
Frank Beaudry of Millbury is sentenced to 18 to 20 years in State prison after pleading guilty to habitual criminal conduct assault and robbery and breaking and entering. Edward Beaudry receives eight to ten years as an accessory and for robbery. The brothers have long troubled Blackstone Valley with prior offenses and held up state detectives during a June arrest.
Walter Burnet charged with assault with intent to murder Mrs. Florence Blaisdell was bound over to the September term of the Superior Court after state witnesses testified. Blaisdell, shot July 25, was present but did not answer. Burnet was ordered jailed without bonds.
The interview outlines Mrs. Sinclair describing her unhappy marriage to Mr. Sinclair and her pursuit of independence through friendships, notably with Harry Kemp. She questions the monogamist ideal, cites endured obligation, and contemplates divorce and future marriage while acknowledging social pressures and economic motives shaping women’s fidelity.
The writer explains seeking companionship outside marriage, citing temperament differences with husband Sinclair and noting a mutual decision two years ago to allow freedom to pursue other relationships. She mentions Harry Kemp as a particularly congenial friend and asserts the need for a soulmate beyond her marriage.
Upton Sinclair and Meta Fuller Sinclair, married 11 years, face absolute divorce in New York with poet Harry Kemp named as co respondent. Papers prepared for service as the trio discussed marital issues in a hotel assembly room. Mrs. Sinclair indicated she would not defend.
Mrs. Sinclair argues monogamy requires freedom and authentic partnership as she reveals tensions with her conservative husband Mr. Sinclair. She plans a rest and hints Mr. Kemp may join her in a future stage career, criticizing her marriage as a misfit from her search for a soulmate.
A piece by James Quinland, a leading New York savings bank president, argues against fortunes for personal happiness. He notes women show more nerve and saving stability, and contends fortunes should aid harming humanity. The text promotes helping others as the true path to wealth.
Joseph Suchecki walked from Rhinelander Wisconsin to Boston to wed his sweetheart, who was already married. After stealing $200 from Fred Zinda to fund the journey, he was arrested and to be taken back to Rhinelander to answer burglary charges. His long pursuit ended with disappointment and a police chase.
Mrs. J. Stuart Blackton wife of Rear Admiral Blackton leaped from the Yacht Paula in Huntington Bay and saved Jules Messerie an extra waiter from drowning. Her husband arrived with a motor boat and Messerie was resuscitated after reaching shore.
Mrs. Mattie M. Cameron of Milton filed a divorce libel in Superior Court at Dedham against her husband George H. Cameron now of Fort Hill Arkansas. They married in Milton on October 10 1898 and lived there until May 1 1909.
Investigation into the Valley division wreck near Middletown Connecticut found no evidence supporting railroad officials claim that spikes were pulled and angle bars removed. One man Abraham P. Brown of Hartford died from injuries sustained in the Sunday night collision, with 60 other passengers injured.
Chief Archibald Ingalls and Sheriff Bert Thompson led investigations and found no evidence of foul play. They attributed the derailment to a heavy engine on a fragile track after several days of rain, suggesting the rails spread on the curve. The New Haven railroad offered 2500 dollars for information leading to conviction under statute 1182.
A delegation of Boston postoffice clerks left for Jacksonville Florida for the annual convention. John A. McMahon led the group and organized the trip.
Thomas Prendegast 85 of Brookline summering in Nantasket saved a man and three women from being dragged to death when a wrecked carriage sped toward them. He halted the horse after leaping from a summer cottage piazza, then restrained the animal until it crashed to the ground. Mrs Flora Vanni suffered three fractured ribs and all occupants endured bruises and shock before being cared for at the Prendegasts home.
The fruit steamer Admiral Dewey ran aground on Georges Island in fog while sailing from Jamaica to Long Wharf with 18 passengers and cargo. Captain O Neill tried to back off as the harbor tug Marie assisted, pulling the vessel free into deeper water.
Augustave Johnson, 44, a night elevatorman of 36 Main Street Charlestown, fell from the elevator well from the third floor to the basement in the Washington building at 387 Washington Street last night. He died from injuries after being taken to the Relief Hospital. The watchman John Sheppard was the only other person present. cause under investigation by Medical Examiner Magrath.
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