Lapham Faces Loss as Rogers Presses for Dubious Property
Colonel Silas Lapham bids to protect his family fortune while Milton Rogers pushes to buy a questionable Western property. Lapham's ethical stand triggers a collapse of his mills deal with the Great Lacustrine & Polar Railroad, leaving Rogers ruined and Lapham bearing the burden of a costly moral victory.
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Silas Lapham
Boston
Irene
Penelope
South End
Beacon Street
Thomas Corey
Bromfield Corey
Milton K. Rogers
Rogers
Lapham
Lacustrine & Polar Railroad
Lapham Faces Rush to Secure Mine Venture Funds
Lapham races to seal a high stake deal as time runs out and lenders threaten withdrawal. He seeks extension from rivals while Bellingham urges caution and a field visit to Kanawha Falls to inspect mines before committing. The spring day is cold as he hurries to New York with plans and a note to his wife.
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New York
Lapham
Bellingham
Kanawha Falls
Miss Dewey
The Wives Secret Motives Meet a Barricade of Truth
Mrs. Lapham confronts her husband’s absence and a new office clerk as she wrestles with guilt, pride, and the realization that her focus on past wrongs blinded her to a present deception. She confronts the gap between prosperity and happiness while reflecting on virtue and roguery.
Washburn Family Holds Second Meeting at Colonial House
Washburn family of America held its second meeting at the Colonial House 301 Newbury Street. George F. Washburn gave a welcome and G Bertram Washburn, secretary, spoke on the family's history and genealogy tracing its origins before 1200 to Sir Roger De Washbourne linked to the English town Washbourne.
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Washburn
America
Colonial House
Newbury Street
George F. Washburn
G. Bertram Washburn
Sir Roger de Washbourne
England
The Colonel Debuts in the Sunday Post Color Comic Page
A full page color comic titled The Colonel is teased for the upcoming Sunday Post. The feature promises vibrant artwork and a new regular strip for readers.
Court Testimony Reveals Cash Stashed On Body
Mrs. Martha V. Bense testified in court she routinely carried four to five thousand dollars in cash. Some of the money was hidden in her shoes and stockings and some in her dress.
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Martha V. Bense
Equity suit over bonds and Feener interests at Boston court
In the Hatchard case before Judge Wait at the Superior Court equity merit session, Hatchard seeks to recoup 1202.08 paid to indemnify a bond on an attachment and to restrain Ida M Feener from disposing of property while determining her stake in the Feener Motor Renting Co. Ida M Feener testified she funded her business with money from her sister Martha V Bease, who said she sometimes carried 4000 to 5000 in clothing. Bease admitted loans were tracked on slips, with dates unclear, as the case proceeds.
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Lapham
Rogers
Corey
Hom
Mrs. Lapham
Colonel Lapham
George H. Hatchard
Hull
Ida M. Feener
Martha V. Bease
Eli B. Vrooman
South End
Boston
Wait
Equity
Superior Court
Hatchard
National Security Company
Miss Feener
Feener Motor Renting Company
Worcester Stree
Miss Tfeener
Martha V. Bense
Bease
Harvard Junior Prom Committee Named for Winter Event
The junior prom committee at Harvard was named to plan the winter social event to be held in the Harvard Union in February after mid year exams. Members include William H. Meeker New York William T. Barker Cambridge Norman B. Burbridge Spokane Henry B. Cabot Jr Brookline Herbert B. Courteen Milwaukee Thomas H. Eckfeldt Jr Concord Jose C Harris Brookline Richard Harte Philadelphia Leslie P. Jacobs Laramie Henry W. Minot Boston John E P Morgan New York Theodore H. Rice Brookline Samuel P. Sears Quincy and James P. Warburg Washington D C.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
William H. Meeker
New York
William T. Barker
Cambridge
Norman BE. Burbridge
Spokane
Wash
Henry B. Cabot, Jr
Brookline
Herbert B. Courteen
Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas H. Eckfeldt, Jr
Concord
Jose C., Harris
Richard Harte
Philadelphia
Penn
Leslie P. Jacobs
Laramie
Wyo
Henry W. Minot
Boston
John E. P. Morgan
Theodore H. Rice
Samuel P. Sears
Quincy
James P. Warburg
Washington, D. C
Davis Couple Divorce Custody Denied in Dorchester Court
Mrs Annie E Davis was granted a decree nisi in March on cruel and abusive treatment by husband Maurice L Davis steward of the Colonial Club Dorchester. Judge Morton denied custody of their 6 year old son Edward Durant Davis in yesterday's equity motion session of the Superior Court.
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Annie E. Davis
Maurice L. Davis
Colonial Club
Dorchester
Edward Durant Davis
Morton
Superior Court
Judge criticizes petition for custody modification in Davis case
After a long hearing Judge Morton sharply questions Mrs. Davis's bid to modify the decree granting custody of her son. She alleges neglect and past injuries from an automobile accident, but physicians testify that Mr. Davis is a model father and suitable guardian.
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Colonial Club
Davis
Harvard Receives Major Gifts for Law Teaching Fellow
Gifts to Harvard totaling 109,994.75 were announced at the corporation meeting. The largest gift of 25,000 came from Mrs. Ezra R. Thayer in memory of her husband, former dean of the Law School. The income funds the Ezra Ripley Thayer teaching fellow position in the Harvard Law School.
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Harvard
Ezra R. Thayer
Law School
Harvard Law School
Ezra Ripley Thayer
Fire in Rye Colorado Destroys Hotels and Stores
Two persons were injured today in a blaze that destroyed several business buildings including a hotel in Rye a mountain town 80 miles southwest of Pueblo Colorado The estimated loss is 100000 dollars.
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Pueblo
Colo
Rye
Here
Paine's Factories Run to Capacity for Holiday Trade
Paine's factories operate at full capacity as warerooms overflow with gift furniture for the busy holiday season.
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Paine’s
Paine
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Milton Rogers
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Decatur & Hopkins CO
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W. TD. Howells
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
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Club
Davis Boy
Dean Thayer
Colorado
Paine Furniture Company
Adam
Arlington Street
Boylston Street
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