Brookline Divorce Case Reveals $2000 Income Insufficient
Mrs. Bonnie Belle Smith testified in Suffolk Superior Court that $30 a week would barely cover living costs for her and two children while she receives $2000 a year by court order after their divorce from George D. Smith. She described hard times and limited funds for her children's needs. Smith admitted he could pay $1000 to $1500 annually, but said $2000 was beyond his means. Judge Fox reserved decision.
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Bonnie Belle Smith
Brookline
George D. Smith
Boston
Fox
Superior Court
Suffolk County
Smith
Miss Bell
Bell
Suffragists Gather for National Convention in Washington
Four hundred women attend the 49th annual National American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington. They plan to march on the Capitol to urge passage of the federal suffrage amendment and meet with state congressional delegations. The executive council may push for election tactics if the amendment fails this session, while Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw are honored at a reception.
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Washington
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Capitol
House Judiciary Committee
House
the Suffrage Association
the Suffrage Association. the Executive Council
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
W. G. McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
Josephus Daniels
Franklin K. Lane
David F. Houston
Thomas W. Gregory
A. S. Burleson
Explosion at torpedo station fuse factory causes scare
Newport R I December 11 There was a flash in a pan of explosives used for fuse making at the fuse factory at the torpedo station today causing a scare but no damage and no injuries reported. The station fire department was called but not needed. Two hundred girls work in the factory.
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Newport
R. I
Canadian Officers Barred From Drinking in U S
Montreal Dec 11 Major General E Wilson orders debarring any Canadian officer or soldier in uniform from drinking intoxicating liquor in public refreshment places in the United States. The order came from Ottawa today.
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Montreal
E. Wilson
United Stats
Ottawa
Post Santa Claus drive aids New England children
Read like a heartfelt appeal for Christmas charity in Boston. The Post Santa Claus Fund collects toys candy and comforts for needy children across New England while detailing numerous donations from diverse donors and organizations including navy yard workers schools and local companies. It highlights personal letters from children requesting aid and notes December 11 contributions totaling 2479.85 with widespread community participation.
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Santa Claus
New England
Post
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post
Boston
Mass
Post Santa Claus
Washington Street
Post Building
Federal Street
Electrical Department
Charlestown Navy Yard
Talcum
Rochester
Commercial Department
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Paige & Co
Pleasant Street
Hartland
Parker School
Islesboro
BE. H. Moore
Nor- Wood Press
West Groton
Santa
Norwood Baptist Sunday School
Minstrel Shows to Aid Boys in Service
West End House plans patriotic minstrel events to support 150 members serving in the army and navy. A Friday show and dance will be held in Whitney Hall Brookline with a large crowd expected, followed by a Saturday performance in the West End at the Elizabeth Peabody House Theatre.
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West End
Army and Navy
Whitney Hall
Brookline
Elizabeth Peabody House
New Hampshire State Grange Opens Three Day Convention
Concord NH December 11 The New Hampshire State Grange opened its annual convention in Concord for three days with Secretary George R Drake reporting 28514 members statewide including 15490 women A net loss of 412 members occurred in the year The Grange pledged loyal support to the national government in wartime prosecutions.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire State Grange
George R. Drake
Grange
Hun agents behind the India plot
In San Francisco on December 11 Germanys foreign office was connected to Hindu defendants in a trial in the United States District Court. Confidential messages between Alfred Zimmermann, former German foreign secretary, and the German embassy at Washington were introduced.
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San Francisco
Germany
India
Alfred Zimmermann
Washington
United States
German document names Hindu affairs committee in exile intrigues
The testimony identifies a pamphlet signed Zimmermann proposing a Hindu affairs committee of Chakravarty Sarkar and Gupta with Gupta expelled from Japan. Chakravarty and Sarkar are defendants in the trial. John Geigurevich, director of the South Slavic National Council in Washington, testified he helped arrest von Igel in New York as part of Justice Department actions.
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Wolf von Igel
Dr. Chakravarty
Dhirenda Sarkar
Heramba Lal Gupta
Japan
Indian Independence Committee
Zimmermann
Military Information Bureau
New York
von Igel
Chirenda €Arkar
John J. Geigurevich
Duval Named New State Health Inspector in New Hampshire
Joseph X. Duval of Manchester appointed inspector for the State Board of Health to replace Wallace F. Pu rrington of Concord who resigned to enter government service.
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Concord
N. H
Joseph X. Duval
Manchester
State Board of Health
Wallace F. Purrington
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