Mendel 10 Gets 125 Ring Back in Court Action
Boston man Barnet Mendel seeks return of a $125 ring from Sarah Davidson after she failed to answer a bill in equity. He says he gave the ring believing she was unmarried. Davidson insists she offered the ring but Mendel asked her to keep it until divorce. She claims she thought she was free to engage due to a rabbinic divorce and recalls a prior marriage affair.
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Sarah Davidson
Boston
Barnet Mendel
Mendel
State rests in Means murder trial in Concord
The State rested its case in the Gaston B. Means murder trial of Maude A. King. Defense then offered expert testimony claiming Mrs. King could have fired the fatal shot. Six North Carolina physicians testified to the possibility, noting Afton Means assisted in tests and Lee Crowell was present on occasion.
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Concord
N. C
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Lee Crowell
Means
Pigs Feed Bill Approved for Deer Island Population
The Finance Commission backs funds for food at Deer Island Boston's House of Correction. It approves the budget for swine feed while criticising the large pig population and supporting Penal Institutions Commissioner David B Shaw's plan to dispose of part of them.
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Deer Island
Boston
House of Correction
Finance Commission
Island
Penal Institutions
David B. Shaw
City Council approves transfer for fodder funds and pension question
The commission urged transferring 8000 from an account in the penal institutions department to the fodder account for horses cattle and swine to pay bills. The City Council met yester day and approved the transfer after earlier executive session discussions. A motion by Councillor Hagan sought the attorney general’s opinion on chapter 402 acts of 1904 to pension 25 signal service members in the police department. Mayor Collins previously declined to approve. The council adjourned to meet December 20.
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Penal Institutions Department
Shaw
Hagan
Corporation Counsel
Collins
Church Leaders Approve Early Masses for Coal Regions
William Potter announces Archbishop Prendergast and Bishop Hoban approved early masses on holy days in the anthracite regions to allow Catholic miners to work and maintain hard coal production.
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Philadelphia
William Potter
Pennsylvania
Archbishop Prendergast
Bishop Hoban
Scranton
Bryan Addresses Tremont Temple on Drifting Relation to Government
Thousands filled Tremont Temple to hear William Jennings Bryan speak on "Whither Are We Drifting Man's Relation to Government, Society and God." The audience cheered, wiped tears, and voiced strong responses to the address.
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Tremont Temple
William Jennings Bryan
National Magazine editor leads wartime civic rally
Joseph Chapple presided with James M. Head and Colonel A C Drinkwater on stage. Bryan urged support for the President and Congress, aid to soldiers via Y M C A Y W C A and other groups, food propaganda, and tax funding for the war. He endorsed initiative and referendum and warned critics as aiding sedition. He praised Russia as dawn of democracy and urged unity to end the war.
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Joseph Chapple
National Magazine
James M. Head
Nashville
Tenn
A. C. Drinkwater
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
Congress
Knights of Columbus
East
No Direct Denial of Fuel or Cars Planned
Washington reports no immediate denial of fuel or transportation to industries. Officials say curtailment will proceed by indirect measures starting with coal and rail movement to essentials. Fuel Administrator Garfield issued a preferred consumers list to guide coal shipments and railroads are prioritizing coal transport.
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Washington
Garfield
Workman Loses Arm At Norton Company Factory
Vito Dominick, a Norton Company worker in Worcester, had his right arm crushed between two heavy rollers. He was held trapped for over half an hour before coworkers freed him. Doctors at City Hospital amputated the arm.
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Worcester
Vito Dominick
Norton Company
Man and Wife Die in Crossing Crash
Greenfield reports Philip Nicklaw died after his sleigh was struck by a train at a railroad crossing. His wife died at the scene. Nicklaw, critically injured, had defective hearing judged to have caused the accident.
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Greenfield
Philip Nicklaw
Nicklaw
Five Thousand Carmen Ballots Cast in Boston Street Union Election
The Boston Street Carmen's Union held its annual election at Fay Hall near Washington and Dover streets. About 5000 ballots were cast with contests for president and several officer positions including Higgins vs Doyle for president and O'Neil vs Timmins for business agent. Results to be announced later today.
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Boston Street
Carmen’s Union
Fay Hall
Washington and
Dover Streets
Matthew J. Higgins
Thomas G. Doyle
Patrick O’neil
William J. Timmins
Margaret Brattin
John J. Lyons
Charles P. Dunlap
Eugene F. Sullivan
Ernest O. M. Fehrnstrom
Charles N. Ross
Frank E. Murphy
John J. Noble
Mutiny on a German U boat ends with officers killed
An American Navy enlistee returning from France reported that German sailors aboard a U boat mutinied due to three months at sea and worsening rationed conditions. They killed all officers, raised a white flag, and surrendered to an American warship.
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Atlantic
United States Navy
France
Massachusetts cities vote on liquor licenses today
Massachusetts cities including Cambridge Salem Springfield Pittsfield Haverhill Taunton and New Bedford hold decisive license votes today. Mayoral races heat up in Cambridge and Salem with multiple challengers, while Springfield Pittsfield and Taunton split on dry versus wet outcomes.
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Cambridge
Salem
Springfield
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Rockwood
Edward A. Quinn
Cambridge Water Works
Henry P. Benson
William S. Fulton
Dennis J. Sullivan
Albert Pierce
Board of Aldermen
Eeee Salem
Pittsfield Prerence Cosos
New Bedford
Marlboro
Northampton
Leominster Peverkols
Haverhill CP
Gere
Taunton
Fall River
Gloucester
Brockton
Holyoke Boerne Ersee
Navy seeks 800 ground crew for flying corps
Navy recruiting officers announced a drive to enlist 800 men aged 2 to 8 to serve as ground personnel for the flying corps. The needed roles include carpenters woodworkers machinists coppersmiths blacksmiths fabric workers riggers acetylene welders gas engine repair men and instrument workers. After training they become eligible for promotion.
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Washington
Navy
Flying Corps
Baby Dies After House Fire From Matches
Frances Tadia aged one died en route to Somerville Hospital from burns suffered while other children played with matches at 693 Somerville Avenue Somerville. About 100 burned matches were found scattered on the floor and a mattress was set afire feeding the blaze.
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Frances Tadia
Somerville Hospital
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Mayor criticizes Daniels over Newport base morale report
Newport Rhode Island December 3. Mayor Clark Burdick at a public meeting criticized Secretary Daniels for spreading a report that moral conditions at the naval base were bad. He defended the city as fit to train sailors and said police had cleaned up Newport. He noted he wrote to the Navy Department offering cooperation without response.
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Newport
R. I
Clark Burdick
Daniels
Naval Base
Navy
Navy Department
H. F. Bryan
Second Naval District
Naval Station
Thirteen Convicts Escape Joliet Penitentiary
Thirteen convicts including six murderers escaped from Joliet State Penitentiary after overpowering two guards. A 60 guard posse and additional deputies plus armed farmers scoured the area near a Troy road bridge and a stone quarry as a cab driver reported being fired at from under a bridge.
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Joliet
Ill
State Penitentiary
Troy Road
Here
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