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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1916

Page

23

Postmasters Plead Guilty in Embezzlement Case

George M. Allen and Wilber Thorne, postmasters at Highland Lake and Houghton, pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges from federal grand jury indictments. Thorne received 9 days in jail and a $500 fine plus costs. Allen was fined $200. Henry W. Curtis received a no bill in the murder case at Togus Soldiers' Home.

Portland George M. Allen Wilber Thorne Highland Lake Houghton Federal Grand Jury Thorne Allen Henry W. Curtis Martin Gibboney National Soldiers’ Home Togus

Auto Hits and Kills Woman in Gloucester

Mrs. Margaret Hooper 65, widow, was fatally struck at 7 p.m. on Prospect Street near Pleasant Street by an automobile owned and driven by George W. Woodbury. Police report Woodbury did not see the pedestrian until impact and cannot explain how the accident occurred.

Gloucester Margaret Hooper George W. Woodbury Prospect Street Pleasant Street

Salem Antique Dealer Ends Life in Attic Action

Francis W. Nichols, a longtime Salem antiques dealer from a prominent family, killed himself with a shotgun at his home on 4 Carpenter Street amid health-related despondency. He was in his 70s and ran an antique shop at 73 1/2 Fed-eral.

Salem Francis W. Nichols Carpenter Street Nichols

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