Colored Foster Mother Says She Will Keep Colby Boy
Sarah E. Carr known as May, guardian of 11-year-old Guy Colby, claims Massachusetts court legally placed her as guardian six years ago. She says she will keep the boy and that he will be better cared for with her, citing property and a boarding home history in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Kansas City
Jennie Colby
Sarah E. Carr
Guy Colby
Sarah Carr
Salem
Mass
Massachusetts
Woman in Haverhill claims Kansas City boy is her son
Mrs. Jennie Colby seeks possession of a white boy arrested in Kansas City who claimed to be the adopted son of Mrs. John May a Black woman. Colby says the boy is her son Guy whom she left with the Massachusetts State Board of Charity years ago and believes he may be alive after reports of his death.
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Jennie Colby
Haverhill
Guy
Kansas City
Post
Colby
Massachusetts State Board of Charity
Canadian Nurse Candidate Wins U S Admission
Ethel Wright a 25 year old Canadian student nurse was initially denied admission to the Nurses Home in Chicago by a special board of inquiry. Secretary Straus then reviewed the case and ordered her admitted to study nursing with a small compensation.
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Washington
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ethel Wright
United States
Nurses Home
Chicago
Board of Inquiry
Miss Wright
President to Pass on Middy Courtmartials
The Senate enacted bills approving presidential review of naval academy midshipmen court martial dismissals. It also naturalizes aliens with five years service and authorizes 80 808 dollars for Catholic Church war claims in the Philippine Islands.
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Washington
Senate
Naval Academy
United States Navy
Marine Corps
Philippine Islands
Bourden Divorce Granted in Melrose Case
Judge Fessenden of the Divorce Court granted Mrs. Helen Bourden a decree of divorce yesterday from her husband Os win T. Bourden both graduates of Smith and Dartmouth Colleges.
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Fessenden
Helen Bourden
Melrose
Smith College
Oswin T. Bourden
Boston
Dartmouth College
Morse May Be Set Free
William G Morse son of S F B Morse is expected to be freed and exonerated in Mexico from murder charges after a December incident in Ensenada when he shot and killed an Indian servant in self defense. The news comes via a letter to O S Cockey from T W Johnston indicating the case may close soon.
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New York
O. S. Cockey
Grand Trunk Railway
T. W. Johnston
United States
Grant, Jr
California
William G. Morse
S. F. B. Morse
Charlestown
Mass
Mexico
Ensenada
Woman Struck by Express Engine at Watertown Depot
Miss Patranne Lawehall aged 26, an employee of Hood Rubber Company, was struck by an express train engine at Watertown depot. She suffered internal injuries and was taken to Cambridge Hospital in serious condition. she resides at 5 Lincoln Street, Brighton.
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Watertown
Wast Watertown
Patranne Lawehall
Cambridge Hospital
Miss Lawehall
Hood Rubber Company
Lincoln Street
Brighton
Name Hawaii Battery for Lieut Selfridge
Washington February 1 The name Selfridge has been given to a battery on the Fort Upton Hawaii military reservation in honor of First Lieutenant Thomas F. Selfridge of the First Field Artillery who died from injuries last September from a fall with the Wright aeroplane.
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Washington
Selfridge
Fort Upton
Hawaii
Thomas F. Selfridge
First Field Artillery
Wright Aeroplane
Wife Wins In Service On Brokaw
Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw files for separation in Supreme Court Mineola seeking publication service. She alleges inhuman treatment abandonment and cruelty. She says Brokaw closed the Greatneck estate to her and she has not seen him since last year.
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New York
Mineola
L. I
W. Gould Brokaw
Mary Blair Brokaw
Maddox
Supreme Court
Brokaw
Greatneck
Boston
Supreme Court Rules Voights Win In Wall Paper Debt Case
Washington February 1 The Supreme Court today decided in favor of the Voights of Cincinnati in the case Continental Wall Paper Company versus Lewis Voight and Sons. The suit claimed a debt of 57000 dollars, but the paper company asserted that the plaintiff is a trust.
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Washington
Continental Wall Paper Company
Lewis Voight & Sons of
Cincinnati
Supreme Court of the United States
Voights
Officer Fox beaten on Howard Street by assailant
Reserve Officer John P. Fox was severely beaten on Howard street last night by a man who gave the name Arthur Marshall of Somerville. Special Officer Burke Fox intervened, Fox escaped with a fractured right thumb and bruises, and was taken to Relief Hospital before returning home.
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John P. Fox
Howard Street
Arthur Marshall
Washington Street
Somerville
Burke Fox
Fox
Marshall
Burke
Brookline Board Names James Donavan to Police Dept
The Brookline Board of Selectmen appointed James Donavan to the police department last night, confirming his new duty assignment and joining the force.
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Brookline Board of Selectmen
James Donavan
Police Department
Van Camp’s beans offer superior digestibility and value
The piece argues Van Camp’s canned beans are better than home baked for digestion and value. It notes the use of live steam and specific baking methods to preserve texture and nutrients, claims the product’s tomato sauce and pork blend enhance flavor, and cites three can sizes sold in Indianapolis Indiana at 10 15 and 20 cents.
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van Camp
van Camp’s
First blood transfusion from white man to negress at Bellevue
At Bellevue Hospital New York the 27-year-old Julia Herring received a blood transfusion from Gustav Labrink after internal hemorrhage. Surgeons led by Dr. Gelse sought volunteers among orderlies to donate blood to save her life.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Julia Herring
Gelse
Gustav Labrink
Outside manufacturers lure Brockton shops from city
Brockton February 1 would be shaken by outside manufacturers offering to relocate local firms. Barry & Co shoe makers received proposals from Milford Massachusetts while Mayor Harry A Weymouth of Saco Maine visited to discuss moving several Brockton firms to those locations.
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Brockton
Barry & Co
Milford
Mass
Harry A. Weymouth
Saco
Roosevelt Guests At Lodge Home Dinner
President and Mrs Roosevelt attended a dinner hosted by Senator and Mrs Lodge with Mr and Mrs Douglas Robinson also among the guests at the Lodge residence in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lodge
Douglas Robinson
DRAG GOV PATTERSON INTO TRIAL IN NASHVILLE
In Nashville today the trial of Colonel Duncan B Cooper Robin J Cooper and John D Sharpe included the first mention of Governor Malcolm R Patterson. Juror J M Whitworth remained in the jury box after a judge ruled him fit. Defense witnesses testified that Whitworth voiced violent opinions suggesting Patterson’s involvement and that Carmack’s killing cost Patterson many followers. Another witness said Whitworth called for the defendants to be hanged.
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Nashville
Tenn
Malcolm R. Patterson
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John D. Sharpe
E. W. Carmack
W. M. Hart
J.M. Whitworth
Anderson
Whitworth
Carmack
Patterson
Fitchburg Man Sues Over Matchmaking Promise
James Hayes of Ashby sues Herbert Gilson of Fitchburg area for $50 claiming a promised fee for arranging a marriage between his friend and three women. Hayes alleges Gilson agreed to pay upon successful engagement and bridal gown outcome.
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Fitchburg
James Hayes
Ashby
Herbert Gilson
Free Flesh Builder Offers Free 50 Cent Package
An advertisement claims Sargol flesh-building tablets can increase body weight without exercise or strict dieting. It promises a free 50 cent package by mail to those who mail in their name and address with 10 cents to cover distribution, from the Sargel Company in Binghamton New York.
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Sargel Company
Heralds
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Post
The
Sargol Co
Herald Bldg
Will of Mary H Lynch filed after fatal ship collision
Probate Court records show the will of Mrs. Mary H Lynch of Roxbury filed following the Republic and Florida collision that claimed her life and her husband Eugene Lynch. Executors Margaret Finnigan and Anna V Brine bond set at 10000 each. Bequests include cash to relatives and jewelry to family, with substantial stock and estate items divided among nieces and nephews.
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Mary
H. Lynch
Eugene Lynch
Roxbury
Republic
Florida
Lynch
Italy
Margaret Finnigan
Cambridge
Anna V. Brine
Somerville
Eugene L. Magenis
Lamont Brine
Superior Copper
Cobalt Central
Mary A. Gettings
Springfield Brewery
General Electric
United Fruit
Raven Mining
Miriam M. Finnigan
Margaret K. Finnigan
Basil O. Finnigan
Eugene L. Brine
Mary Beatrice Brine
Lamont G. Brine
Joseph P. Gettings
Hold Up Men Use Chloroform at Peabody
Peabody February 1 Ernest Crompton driver for Crompton's remedy wagon Wyoma was held up as he passed icehouses en route to Lynn last night. Two men jumped into the wagon and attempted to chloroform him. They took loose change from one pocket and did not seize a large roll of bills.
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Peabody
Ernest Crompton
Crompton
Lynn
Coroner's jury absolves George Busse in fatal Walton shooting
In Chicago on February 1 coroner's jurors exonerated George Busse from all blame in the accidental shooting of Mrs Lucius C Tuckerman at the Walton apartment building. Busse is noted as a brother of Mayor Busse.
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Chicago
George Busse
Lucius C. Tuckerman
Walton
Busse
Connolly Commuter Hero Praised by Survivors
White House releases two letters from William J Prendergast and wife of Jefferson Mass praising James B Connolly for aiding passengers aboard the ill fated steamer Republic. They say Connolly remained cool and helped Prendergast and his wife to life preservers before guiding others to safety.
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Washington
White House
William J. Prendergast
Jefferson
Mass
James B. Connolly
Republic
Connolly
Prendergast
Prescription for Sarsa parilla and Toris compound
An old newspaper item promotes a tonic combining one ounce each of Sarsa parilla and Toris compound with whiskey. It claims to eradicate blood poisons, cure rheumatism, and restore vigor, advising tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime, shaken before use. Local druggists note rising demand nationwide.
Cure for eczema with oil of wintergreen wash
Advertisement claims a simple oil of wintergreen and thymol wash relieves eczema itch instantly. The D. D. D. prescription is promoted as universally effective, with Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston selling the product.
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D. D. Dpd. Co
Chicago
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Boston
Ade
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Jever
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
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Brockton, Mass
W. L. Douglas Shoe
Washington St
Washington St. Cor
Hanover
Brander
van Camp Packing Company
Indianapolis, Indiana
Negress
Dine Roosevelts
DRAG
Gov. Patterson
Clear Busse
Laud Connolly
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