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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1919

Page

6

Cross Shopping Bag with Pin Seal Leather and Mirror

Genuine black pin seal leather bag with silk lining two framed compartments in center. Includes mirror puff case size 9 Nemes Tong cuss escees only 38.85 Colored pin seal.

Cigars Offered in Latent Leather Case with Lambskin Lining

Item description notes a case to hold 25 cigars shown closed and open. Crafted of black grained latent leather with lambskin lining and gold mounting. Size 91634 inches priced at $32.55.

Y Men Postpone Meeting In Boston

The Y M C A indignation meeting for last evening is moved to tomorrow at Faneuil Hall. Members from the 26th Division and the American Legion back the protest against the War Department’s nomination of three officers to major general, seen as above General Edwards.

Faneuil Hall War Department Edwards 26Th Division American Legion Boston Congress

Edwards declines to comment on promotion claims and records

General Edwards avoids remarking on his seniority in the army order of priority. Executive officers will present the war department record and demand charges of inefficiency or justification for promotion. The three generals named Harbord Kernan and Dickman are Wilson nominees for permanent major general, with Edwards noted as senior.

Edwards War Department James G. Harbord Francis J. Kernan Joseph T. Dickman United States Senate Wilson Kernan Harbord Dickman Army of Occupation Germany

Marriage Intentions List Reveals Local Couples and Divorces

The notice lists numerous marriages and divorces across Boston and nearby towns. Names include George Healey and Gertrude Popcever, Robert Nesbit and Esther McAllister, and Rebecca Brown, with varied ages and occupations. The document notes addresses in Roxbury Dorchester and East Boston, among others, with several entries indicating colored status.

Leger Claims to Be Champion Shoe Laster

L P Leger of Wilton Missouri, long time employee of G H Bags & Co, says he is the champion hand laster of New England. He lasts up to 144 pairs in a day and averages 96 or more, assembling each shoe ready for the sole. He invites any challenger to beat his record.

Leger Champ L. P. Leger G. H. Bags & Co Wilton New England Wilton, ME G. H. Bass & Co

Local Couples Linked in Cambridge Bridge Incident

Watertown superintendent and Helen CG Stearns aged 24 of Cambridge are at home with Silas H. Battis 23 of Cambridge and Katherine A. MacLean 25 of Roxbury a factory operative. Cataldo Lapario 28 of Cambridge a laborer and Felice Collazzo 25 of Cambridge at home.

Local Couples Named In Mixed Marriage Details

The notice lists four couples with ages and occupations. Guy M Hathaway 25 electrical contractor of Bangor Maine and Margaret Lane 24 bank clerk of 46 Marshall Street. Frank L Nevers 57 locomotive engineer of 80 Willoughby Street and Aldana Wall 55 nurse of 30 Willoughby Street. Thomas A Le Lievere 81 tailor of 396 Highland Avenue and Marguerite Brown 30 stitcher of 141 Morrison Avenue. Earl B E Dennett 29 construction engineer of Stratford Connecticut and Josephine Nicholson 22 sewing teacher of 468 Highland Avenue.

Guy M. Hathaway Bangor Margaret J. Lane Marshall St Frank L. Nevers Willoughby St Aldana Wall Thomas A. le Lievere Highland Ave Marguerite Brown Morrison Ave Earl BE Dennett Stratford

Receivers Appointed for Bay State Pink Granite Co

Following a petition by the Greenwich Trust Company of Greenwich Conn temporary receivers were named for the Bay State Pink Granite Company of Milford by Judge Aldrich in the Federal District Court. Captain Francis M. Clark of Milford and Frederick J. McLeod of Cambridge hold bonds of 5000 each. A hearing on permanent receivership and asset liquidation is set for December 22 with proceeds to creditors. Greenwich Trust claims a creditor balance of 34764 including a 31170 loan plus interest since January 1918.

Creenwich Trust Company Greenwich Conn Francis M. Clark Milford Frederick J. McLeod Cambridge Bay State Pink Granite Company Aldrich Federal District Court Greenwich Trust Company

Rosanna Currier Defends Self in Central Court Over Dime Borrow

Providence woman Rosanna Currier tells Judge Creed she will handle her case without a lawyer. Police say she and John Currier, registered as Mr. and Mrs., stayed at a Back Bay hotel and tried to borrow a dime from a bellboy. She denies the debt and vows to appeal if convicted, insisting she is not anyone's fool.

Rosanna Currier Providence Judge Creed Central Court Copley- Plaza Union 6872 Cash Rosanna John Ana Jimmie

Cash and Secrecy in Courtroom Plea for Rosanna Dowling

In a courtroom scene Judge Creed contemplates delaying sentence for Rosanna Dowling after a disruptive outburst. The proceedings reveal she sought protection and mentioned a room key and a revolver linked to a Chinese acquaintance in Valley Falls. A probation officer may arrange a medical evaluation before sentence.

Miss Dowling Probation Office Rosanna Mr. Wagner Valley Falls

Valley Falls Woman Linked Revolver to Wealth Protection

The woman claimed Frank King, a Chinese friend in Valley Falls, lent the revolver found when she and John Wagner were arrested for violating the true-name law. She said she borrowed the gun to ward off attacks by powerful interests and took John on a Boston trip for protection.

Frank King Valley Falls John Wagner Boston John

William W Mills Dies at 55 in Thompson

William W Mills a prominent cattleman of the Quinebaug district Thompson Conn died suddenly of pneumonia at his home last night the 55 year old man was widely known in local farming circles.

Thompson, Conn William W. Mills Quinebaug

Marines Fire Over Ten Million Rounds for Ratings

Major Joseph D. Murray reports that during the first 11 months of the year the U S Marine Corps men fired more than 10 million rounds in marksmanship testing. Of 21 000 shooters 19 000 qualified as marksmen or higher earning an extra 700 000 in total monthly pay.

United States Marine Corps Joseph D. Murray Scollay Square United States

Respite Granted to Two Men Facing Death Sentence

Albany December 10 Governor Smith granted a respite until February 9 for Joseph Cohen and Frank Ferrara condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of Barnet Baff the New York poultry king. This marks Cohen ninth and Ferrara seventh respite in the case.

Albany N. Y Joseph Cohen Frank Ferrara Barnet Baff New York Smith Cohen Ferrara

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