Red Cross Reelects Officers as War Relief Spending Tallies
At its annual meeting in Washington the American Red Cross re elected officers led by President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary Charles Magee. Treasurer John Skelton Williams reported $543 535 spent for war relief in the 11 months to December 1, with balances and regional allocations including Jewish and Turkish relief funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Robert W. DeForest
Charles L. Magee
William H. Taft
Central Committee
Charles Bird
Charles D. Norton
John Skelton Williams
Red Cross
Dot Russell to Lose Foot After Window Accident
Dorothy Riley Dot Russell, stage daughter of Iillian Russell Moore, is in West Pennsylvania Hospital awaiting foot amputation after a fall from a hotel window near Paterson New Jersey. An infection developed forcing doctors Schildecker and Swope to recommend removal to save her life.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Paterson
N. J
Dorothy Riley
West Pennsylvania Hospital
Schildecker and
Swope
Mrs. Riley
Robert G. Amory Dies at 69 in Wellesley Farms Home
Robert Gordon Amory, 69, died yesterday at his Glen Road residence after a long illness. Born in Roxbury, he began in the wool trade as a young man and later worked as a buyer for a Boston wool house until retirement six years ago. He belonged to Loyal Legion and KE. W. Kinsley Post 113, G. A. R., of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Amory
Robert Gordon Amory
Glen Road
Wellesley Farms
Mr. Amory
Roxbury
Boston
The
Loyal Legion
KE. W. Kinsley Post
Watch and Ward Society clash in Superior Court
Assistant District Attorney Henry P. Fielding warned J. Frank Chase to leave the bar enclosure or be removed by a court officer after a dispute over the Sokol case. Chase threatened a court motion. Sokol had pled guilty to assaulting Policeman Donnelly and was fined $100.
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Henry P. Fielding
J. Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Superior Criminal Court
Fielding
Chase
Mr. Chase
David Sokol
Policeman Donnelly
Division 3
Morgan
Stamford Street
Sokol
Wielding
Provident Institution Celebrates 10th Anniversary Banquet
The Provident Institution for Savings marked its tenth anniversary with a banquet at the Hotel Somerset attended by over 160 leading bankers from Boston New York and Philadelphia. President Louis Curtis presided as speakers included Lieutenant Governor Coolidge Mayor Curley and bank officials from Philadelphia Albany and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Manning
National Savings Bank of Albany
Banking
Financial Institutions of
New York
A.L. Thorndike
Henry Parkman
the Provident Institution
Dedham Trial Over Will Challenge Involving 80-Year-Old Woman
Mrs Florence L Bacon of Winchester challenged the will of her cousin Mrs Elizabeth Miller French of Brookline before Judge McLaughlin and a jury in Norfolk County Superior Court Dedham. The witness described moral kisses and burglaries cited in the yesterday proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Bacon
Winchester
Widow’s estate gifts to charities and friend outlined
Mrs. French left about 100000 in an estate to public institutions and animal societies, plus to her faithful Marblehead friend John Marshall Ward. Her maid Jennie Campbell testified in February 1915 about frequent head pain, a fixed fear of burglars, and her practice of guarding doors with extra locks. The trial continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Campbell
Mrs. French
Berkshire Bounty Ends Wild Cat Toll in County
Berkshire county paid 140 dollars for wild cat scalps in the past year and 28 animals were slain the most since a bounty began in 1908. Most killings occurred in southern Berkshire, though the bounty appears to have limited effect on overall numbers in the woods.
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Berkshire
Pittsfield
Some Ways Out of the Servant Problem Discussed
The Women's City Club meets next Monday night with domestic science expert Mrs. Christine Frederick of Applecroft Experiment Station New York leading. Frederick outlines labor saving methods tested in a city flat suburban home and a farmhouse.
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Applecroft Experiment Station
New York
Women’s City Club
Christine Frederick
Frederick
Girl’s Love Quarrel Lands Beau in Police Court
Miss Elizabeth A. Barker appeared in Police Court with Claude Hines on a charge of assault. She called it a love quarrel and said she did not want to prosecute. Hines, from Roxbury, allegedly slapped her during an argument on a Washington Street walk. Judge Murray dismissed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth A. Barker
Claude Hines
Miss Barker
Hines
Washington Street
Roxbury
Murray
Chin Chin Elephant Celebrates Fourth Birthday at Hippodrome
Chin Chin the New York Hippodrome elephant at the Boston Opera House marks four years today. Raymond Hitchcock of the Betty company will deliver the presentation speech at the matinee and lead the birthday ceremony inviting children on stage to feed the elephant.
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Chin Chin
New York
Boston Opera House
Hippodrome
Raymond Hitchcock
Betty
Betty” Company
Tremont Theatre
Hitchcock
Betty’’ Company
Temperance Advocate Frank Curtis Recalls Conversion Story
Frank Curtis of the West End Rescue Mission spoke at the mission rooms 42 Green Street on the ninth anniversary of his temperance conversion. The Rev. Charles J. L. Page of Dudley Street Baptist Church presided as Curtis detailed his personal experiences and his conversion on December 15 1907.
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Frank Curtis
West End
Mission Rooms
Green Street
Charles JL. Page
Dudlevy Street Baptist Church
Mr. Curtis
Refused a Job Prompted Foreman Assault
Teo Pardis of Lowell allegedly assaulted foreman Charles H. Heigenreich of a printing firm at 33 Atlantic Avenue after being denied work. Police Court found Pardis guilty and the case was continued for sentence awaiting today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo Pardis
Lowell
Charles’ H. Heigenreich
Atlantic Avenue
Pardis
Guiler Wife Granted Alimony and Fees in Divorce Case
Mrs. Susan K. B. Guiler of Newton receives seven dollars weekly alimony and thirty dollars for counsel fees from Judge Lawton in the Superior Court equity session pending her husband Dr. Robert W. Guiler’s divorce suit. The couple married August 27, 1898, in Williamsport, Penn., have a 14 year old son, and seek custody. Dr. Guiler cites cruel and abusive treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan K. B. Guiler
Robert W. Guiler
Newton
Lawton
Superior Court
Williamsport
Penn
Guiler
Trust firm denied bank name for Nor wood Trust Co
The Board of Bank Incorporation refused to charter Nor wood Bank and Trust Company as a bank and allowed its establishment as a trust company. It ruled the word bank in trust company titles contradicts board policy.
Legal dispute over libel and living arrangements between Guiler and libellant
Attorney Blackwell argues the doctor Guiler lost patients due to libelous stories by Mrs Guiler and mentions shared home and finances. Mrs Guiler’s attorney Carver counters with witnesses, notes ongoing cohabitation, and seeks $30 for counsel plus funds to live separately.
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Carver
Carver & Carver
Guiler
Boston University seniors plan graduation meeting at City Club
Business administration seniors will organize for their June graduation with a reorganization gathering at the Boston City Club on Saturday evening. The president the dean and many faculty members will address the students.
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Boston University
College of Business Administration
Boston City Club
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CROSS
Royal Worcesterware
Victoria
Morocco
Mark Cross Company
Tremont Street
Bet
Temple PL
West St
Fifth Ave
Broadway
Regent Street
London
Bankers Honor Provident Savings Institution
Adamson
Advt
Maid
Will
Mrs. Guiler
Castle Street
Shawmut Avenue
Ath
Virginia
Spezia
Genoa
Cable
Gibraltar
Steee
Mama Dolls
Provident
oDel
Liggett’s
Sandy
Tinkertoy
Liggett
Rexall
Francis B. Blackwell
Griffin Furs
GEO. L. Griffin & Son, Inc. Hatters and Furriers
Maas
Regent Press
Jack London
Cambridge
Allston
Brookline
Rexall Stores
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