City Officer Ordered to Pay Wife in Divorce Case
John H. Westfall, retired petty officer and Boston truant officer, was ordered by Judge Hitchcock to pay his wife Annie M. Westfall $30 weekly until the divorce case is heard. She testified of limited support since last year, noting his government and city earnings.
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John H. Westfall
Navy
Boston
Hitchcock
Annie M. Westfall
Westfall
Ashfield Street
Allston
Brighton Avenue
United States
Odd Happenings in News of Day
Stockton readers report a suspension reversal after a tense incident with high school girls demanding freedom to wear curls and hobble skirts. Principal Ansel Williams allows curls with a warning about conspicuous dress, while the crowd celebrates amid chaotic crowds and odd sea imagery aboard a ship with fish in every crest.
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Stockton
Ansel Williams
Cow Kills Man and Dog After Track Collision
A train strike near Kirkland yesterday killed a cow which was hurled into a bystander. The man watching the train was knocked into a puddle and died, and in his fall the dog beside him was killed.
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Mobile
Kirkland
French heels linked to spinal curvature warn teens
Dr. Charles A. Keene formerly of Boston, Minneapolis reports many high school girls wear French heels and suffer curvature of the spine. He urges physical instructors to count cases and ties poor posture and improper footwear to spinal deformities, noting afflicted boys as well.
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Minneapolis
Charles A. Keene
Boston
Mess
Keene
Girl Wins Damages Suit After Dog Bite Knee Incident
Miss Agnes Konievne of East St Louis sued Frank Gwardvala for 100 dollars after a dog attacked her knee as she passed his home in East St Louis. The case was heard in the East St Louis City Court and ruled in her favor.
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ST. Louis
Agnes Konievne
East St. Louis
Florist Uses Screened Greenhouse to Trick Hens
Winsted Conn December 12 Henry A tovske a florist of Oakville has a novel scheme to induce hens to lay. He screened part of his greenhouse and placed 14 pallets cross between buffs Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island reds in a warm enclosure. The hens scratch in ten inches of dirt over the cement floor and, seeing flowers in bloom through the screen, believe it is summer and lay eggs. He collects six to nine eggs daily.
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Winsted
Conn
Henry A. Tovske
Oakville
Buffs
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Monkey Grieves Master Then Goes Insane in Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky on December 12 a pet monkey grieving over L K Prather's death became unmanageable when the body was moved from the house. Family physician pronounces the animal insane and confines it in a steel cage.
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Lexington
L. K. Prather
Live Lizards Found in Girl’s Stomach After Death
Cleveland, Dec 12 Miss Lovie Herman 19 died at home after doctors found a live six inch lizard and the head of another in her stomach. The family, once near Millersburg Ohio, drank spring water, and it is believed she swallowed the lizards as a child while drinking, they grew and caused her death.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lovie Herman
Town short on Christmas children in Enfield district
In Enfield area southwest Tompkins County families report a scarcity of children hindering Christmas programme plans for district and Sunday schools. Possible cause suggested is migration of young men to cities leaving women behind.
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Ithaca
Enfield Way
Tompkins County
Zeeland Sails Early Today from Hoosac Docks
The White Star liner Zeeland under Captain John Matthias sails at 7 AM from Hoosac docks Charlestown for Queenstown and Liverpool. Passenger list includes Mrs W I Coan Mrs B E Sturgis J F Erdlets Mrs Harcourt and Miss Harcourt Howard Pierpont and Robert Hempel. Cargo includes 16 000 bushels wheat 62 000 bushels corn 300 tons flour 300 tons provisions 2000 bales cotton 1000 barrels apples 200 tons lumber 100 tons hay and Christmas goods.
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White Star
Zeeland
John Mathias
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
W. I. Coan
B. E. Sturgis
Boston
J. F. Erdlets
New York
Harcourt
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