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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1914

Page

2

Pardon list moves for clemency in three cases

The Board of Parole favors commuting sentences for several inmates. Dr Sumner P Smith seeks release after a five to seven year term for illegal operation. Louis Klein requests parole after a 1913 larceny sentence. Joseph Anderson seeks early parole eligibility after seven to nine years for assault with intent to kill. A man identified as Frank Daley alias Jerome Hartnett alias Frank Davis asks for release on parole. Governor Walsh weighs Segee of Revere and pelletier opposes.

Board of Parole Frank Daley Jerome Hartnett Frank Davis Sumner P. Smith Lowell Boar of Parole Dr. Smith Louis Klein House of Correction Canal Street Klein Joseph Anderson Cyrus Brewer Martha Anderson Davis Alexander Smith Cambridge Smith Fromehind Smith John S. Mulvey Chase Walsh Samuel A. Segee Revere Deer Island Pelletier

Divorce suit filed by Florence J. Cowles against Dr Edward S Cowles

Mrs Florence J Cowles of Portsmouth New Hampshire daughter of Attorney Harry J Jaquith filed a divorce suit in Rockingham county Superior Court Exeter naming Dr Edward S Cowles former Boston physician and Portsmouth sanatorium operator as defendant The petition cites alleged provocations profanity and injurious conduct plus care of lunatics and seeks personal liberty custody of two daughters Judge Young issued a temporary injunction on proceedings and trial is set for January with county solicitor Ernest L Guptill representing Mrs Cowles and detectives said to have shadowed Cowles since August New Hampshire court records show prior legal troubles including a 1910 punishment for practicing medicine without registration and 1911 assault conviction along with naval court martial associations for Cowles The couple married in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1908 and later lived in Boston Brattleboro Vermont before the Portsmouth Sanatorium opened in 1911

Florence J. Cowles Portsmouth N. H Harry J. Jaquith Back Bay Boston N.H Edward S. Cowles Dartmouth Street Cowles Admirl Cowles Roosevelt Auld Charlestown Navy Yard New Hampshire Allie Arntz Young Miss Arntz Cowles Sanatorium Portland Ernest L. Guptill Sarah J. Farmer Green Acres Florence J. Jaquith Bridgeport Conun Brattleboro Anser Hamilton Robnett United States Navy Robbnett George Percival Auld United States Wabash High Department Howard FE. Ames Charlestown Wait Superior Criminal Court State Board of Registration In Medicine Dr. Cowles Municipal Criminal Court John A. Kelsey Tremont Street Roxbury Boston Elevated Railway

Three Women Arrested for Shoplifting in City District

Three women were arrested yesterday in the shopping district and booked on shoplifting charges. Mrs. Mary Shaw of Hyde Park faced larceny charges for items valued at $7.90, Mrs. Sarah Quine of Medford for goods worth $44.50, and Miss Sarah Wallace of unknown address for additional items.

Mary Shaw Hyde Park Sarah Quine Medford Sarah Wallace Ebagoegrei

Noted Sculptor Katherine M Cohen Dies in Philadelphia

Katherine M Cohen a prominent sculptor died at age 45 in Philadelphia. She studied under renowned masters in the United States and Europe and created works including a bronze Abraham Lincoln Dawn of Thought and Vision of Rabbi Ben Ezra Expounding the Law.

Philadelphia Katherine M. Cohen Europe Abraham Lincoln Rabbi Ben Ezra

Harrison's Ad Buys Balmacaans at 7 75

Retail price glimpsed for Balmacaan hats from Harrison's at 7.75 while fancy Scotches and heather mixtures are offered. The ad lists Harrison's address at 662 672 Washington Street at the Beach corner.

Harrison's Washington St Cor. Beach

Counsel to Lecture on Hogan Name Change Case

The Hogan name, driven into prominence by Edward Joseph Hogan and his family seeking a change to Homans and then Nloman, appears headed for discussion on the lecture platform. This marks the latest development in a case that has drawn wide comment and publicity since the family began proceedings to shed the ancestral name brought by Mr. Hogan’s grandfather.

Hogan Edward Joseph Hogan Homans Nloman Atlantic

Hogan Family Name Change Lecture Planned by Lawyer

S A Gilbert Cox, lawyer for the Hogans, is asked by several societies to give a lecture on why the Hogan family changed its name. He hopes to deliver it but will not reveal the requestors. He plans a counter petition in Probate Court challenging Edward M Shanley petition.

Hogans S. A. Gilbert Cox Hogan Cox Edward M. Shanley Shanley

Shivers Hit Boston As Cold Wave Prolongs

In 24 hours temperatures plunged by 30 degrees and a cold wave spreads from the West to the Midwest. Boston forecasts call for fair but colder weather today and through the week as coal collars rise and pedestrians hurry home. Duluth reports two above zero while Chicago shows similar chill and widespread snow and ice in the Middle West.

Atlantic Minnesota Duluth Chicago Middle West

Smith Named Temporary President of Latter Day Saints

Frederick N. Smith of Worcester Massachusetts was confirmed temporary president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Independence Missouri today, succeeding his father Joseph Smith who died last week.

Independence Frederick N. Smith Worcester Mass Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Joseph Smith

Internal Strife in Elevated Men's Union Faces Special Meeting

A Boston area note describes a petition by nearly 1000 members calling a special meeting to settle charges against local and international officers. Embezzlement allegations swirl around a letter tied to Nesdale's re election, with the city’s street carmen union preparing to push for a living wage and possibly a new election.

Mahon Fay Mathias J. Nesdale Old Franklin Nesdale St. Louis Matthew J. Higgins International Fred Fay Higgins

Union protest over elder trammen moved to new posts

The carmen's union awaits a response from the Boston Elevated Street Railway Company to a complaint about more than 20 veteran workers aged 12 to 45 years being reassigned. The men, motormen for 12 to 45 years, now earn about 11 dollars weekly, down from 21 to 24 dollars prior to transfers.

Carmen's Union Boston Elevated Street Railway Company

Illiterate but God loving teachers urged for schools

Rev Francis E Clark urged room for teachers with warm hearts and Bible knowledge at a Ford Hall dinner of the Sunday School Superintendents Union. He said such teachers are worth many cultured ones, with Dr Lemuel H Marlin outlining the educational side and Clark speaking on the spiritual.

Francis E. Clark Christian Endeavor Union Christian Endeavor Lemuel H. Marlin Boston University Clark Dr. Clark Spiritual

Sgambati, Italian Composer, Dies in Rome

Giovanni Sgambati, noted Italian composer born in Rome in 1843, died last night in Rome. He and colleague Penelli founded the music school at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and in 1296 established the Nuova Scuola Musicale Romana, marked as a leading figure in modern Italian music.

Rome London Giovanni Sgambati Sgambati Penelli Accademia di S. Cecilia Nuova Scolata Musicale Romana

Moroney attempts cyanide suicide during arrest in court case

Moroney, a Boston attorney tied to forgery and larceny charges, seized cyanide during detention, drank it after a struggle with Officer Brickley. He collapsed. doctors at Relief Hospital treated him with emetics and a stomach pump while his condition remained critical but improved later. The incident followed his recent indictment and default in a separate case.

Brickley Moroney Inspector Rooney Court House Relief Hospital Charles Street Quinn O. G. Cilley William J. Brickley Rooney James Mantir Peter Delorey Annie Mullins Cambridge Superior Criminal Court

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