Alienists Consider Visit to Shiloh Leader Frank Sandford
Alienists may visit Shiloh to observe Frank W. Sandford leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society who is out on bail awaiting sentence for manslaughter. Attorney Coolidge says the Shilohites favor such action though Sandford has not agreed. Judge Hale grants until the 18th to prepare affairs before sentencing.
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Shiloh
Frank W. Sandford
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Coolidge
Shilohites
Sandford
Portland
Hale
Shackled Shiloh colony misused funds and hunger claims
S. W. Carpenter, a former Shiloh member, describes life at Shiloh under Sandford. He recounts debt payments to ministers, property surrenders, forced giving, minimal meals, and only two meals a day for animals. He alleges drones perform no work while families endure hunger and control over reading and finances.
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Shiloh
Sandford
Great Game Serial Leaves Readers Guessing
The Great Game by Samuel Hopkins Adams continues to mystify Sunday Post readers who are left at their wits to anticipate future developments of the ongoing serial.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
Sunday Post
City awards garbage contract to New York company
Commissioner of Public Works Rourke accepted the 10 year 1.5 million dollar bid from the Boston Sanitary and Development Company, a New York outfit. The City Council will hold a public hearing amid a clash over whether Brooklyn capital or Boston ties should prevail.
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Boston Sanitary and Development Company
New York
Boston Disposal Company
Boston Capital
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Fitzgerald
Boston
Brooklyn
Boston Concern
Saco Postmaster William Stackpole Dies at 61
William Stackpole, 61, postmaster of Saco, died at his home in Biddeford today of pneumonia. He had served as postmaster for 17 years and held roles in both branches of Saco city government.
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Biddeford
William Stackpole
Saco
Naval Prize Bill Defeated in House of Lords
The House of Lords rejected the naval prize bill by 145 to 53. Lord Selborne challenged the proposed international prize court citing unequal representation and lack of an American appeal route. Telegraph says the move delays ratification of the declaration of London for about two years pending royal assent.
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House of Lords
Earl of Selborne
International Prize Court
British Empire
British Privy Council
United States Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court
Lord Selborne
London Daily Telegraph
Jailed Charley Boston Pleads Guilty in Opium Smuggling Case
In New York on December 12, counsel for Charley Boston and Lai Bake interrupted the criminal trial to switch from not guilty pleas to guilty pleas on the conspiracy charge. Judge Holt sentenced Boston to 18 months in the federal penitentiary and Bake to nine months. Boston, a well known Chinese merchant, was prominent locally and in other areas. The trial began the previous day.
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Charley Boston
New York
Lai Bake
United States Circuit Court
Holt
Boston
Federal
Bake
Chauffeur Chabot’s Manslaughter Hearing Postponed
The hearing for George J. Chabot the Somerville chauffeur charged with manslaughter in the Nov 299 death of Cambridge boys Harry and John Rouff was postponed to December 20 at his request. He remains out on $2500 bail.
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George J. Chabot
Somerville
Harry
John Rouff
Cambridge
Chabot
Torchy Gets Out From Under
The Sun Day Post Magazine promises a strong Torchy story titled Torchy Gets Out From Under in next Sunday's issue. Sewell Ford frames Torchy’s latest caper with his usual sharp wit and brisk pace.
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The
Sunday Post
Sewell Ford
Two Minutes for Divorce in New York
In New York Judge Erlanger’s court a jury swiftly granted Mrs. Rae Selwyn Bryan a divorce from Vincent Bryan the songwriter after a week of contested trial. The couple married eight years ago and detectives had followed Bryan amid alleged escapades including a hotel room encounter with another woman. The defendant did not appear at trial and Leo Brilles represented Mrs. Bryan.
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New York
Erlanger
Supreme Court
Rae Selwyn Bryan
Vincent Bryan
Edward Selwyn
Leo Brilles
Bryan
Max Simon
Father John's Medicine Praised By Lowell Children’s Home Matron
Little Stanley Peabody neared four when illness nearly claimed him. Matron Ellen O’Leary of Lowell Massachusetts credits Father John’s Medicine for his recovery and urges mothers to use it to prevent colds and bolster health in children and adults. She notes the remedy is alcohol free and safe for all ages.
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Ellen O'Leary
Kirk Street
Lowell
Mass
Father John
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