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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
7
Mrs Ida D Shuman wife of Harold A Shuman testifies in Probate Court Worcester on December 15 denying she told acquaintances lurid epithets about her husband amid a suit for separation.
In a tense session Mrs Shuman admits cigarette use and occasional swearing while denying a trembling voice accusing her husband of calling her terrible names. She acknowledges letters praising her as a mother and author and discusses finances and family aids amid a high profile custody dispute.
Mrs Shuman denies motive tied to social isolation in Clinton and admits refusing clothing for Shuman’s children. She reveals overdrawn and predated checks and a withdrawal from Girl Scouts. Former Attorney General Parker questions her about Miss Plunkett and a 1917 incident at Hotel Toraine involving her husband.
One of the season’s social highlights took place at the Copley Plaza Hotel last evening as the Fusilier Veteran Association hosted its levee and military ball. The ballroom glowed with the association colors and guests in many pretty gowns.
Harold S. Van derbilt was elected commodore of the New York Yacht Club, succeeding J. P. Morgan who declined renomination. Morgan had held the post since 1919.
An advertisement promotes Father John's Medicine as a remedy for colds and a product aiding body building. It urges readers to try the medicine themselves as a hero's choice.
State authorities opened an investigation into a workless parade movement led by Ralph E. Dalton seeking Legion endorsement. Dalton, who traveled from Detroit, hired two Milford Street houses and plans a Christmas dinner for ex service men while Legion officials review the plan before approval.
The barge Mary C. Hughes, bound for New York with rubble stone, foundered last night off Thatcher's Island. Tug Col. John S. Gaynor towed the James Barton in today, bringing the sole survivor who fled in a dory after the loss of the Mary C. Hughes.
The White Star liner Baltic sails from New York for Queenstown and Liverpool becoming the first US ship to enter Irish ports since the Free State treaty. Passengers include archaeologist Sir William Ramsay, Miss Gladys Gage, Col. Reid of Ontario, Comte de Buisseret, John Muir, and others bound for the Christmas season.
A reception at the Training School for Attendants of the Household Nursing Association on Newbury Street Back Bay honors the twenty sixth class. Officers of the alumni association and others will speak followed by entertainment and dancing. New class members come from several New England states and from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The students study six weeks at the school then train at affiliated hospitals before six months of home service under the association.
A resolution by Senator France Maryland proposes formal recognition of the de facto Russian government. It would authorize a U S commission to Russia and invite a Russian commission to the United States for informal talks. An appropriation of 200000 dollars is requested for expenses.
Mrs Amelia F E McCudden the British Gold Star Mother who came to place a wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave at Arlington Cemetery departed from Portland aboard the White Star liner Canada for England. She was accompanied by her daughter Kathleen and Lt F J Kersley. The departure follows the soldiers honor visit regarded as fitting for the homeward voyage on the Canada.
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