Jury voices claim of bias after Mohr case verdict
Henry Spellman and Brown attack the Rhode Island jury for acquitting Mrs Mohr's accusers, saying a white jury would have freed them. They face possible life imprisonment or new trials, with Attorney Lewis pursuing a manslaughter plea. Emily Burger speaks of trauma and relief as she plans a quiet country retreat.
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Henry Spellman
Brown
Spellman
Connecticut
George W. Healis
Healis
William H. Lewis
Boston
C. Franklin Mohr
Herbert A. Rice
Lewis
Supreme Court
Rice
Charles F. Stearns
Rhode Island
Miss Burger Talks Gives First Interview After Doctor Kill ing
Miss Burger speaks in Providence recalling the murder of Dr Mohr as she describes plans for a long journey to rest and forget. She says she is moving to clear her mind and begin anew.
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Calhoun Avenue
G. Burger
Mohr
Franklin Mohr
Emily
Rice
Dr. Mohr
Burger
Newport Villa
Providence
Miss Burger
Boston
Connecticut
Bnai Brith Meet Praises Bandeis and War Aid
A Bnai Brith convention in Boston featured speakers including Governor McCall Mayor Curley and Judge A K Cohen praising Jewish rights and unity. The event urged women’s involvement to push liberty equality and fraternity for Jews abroad and at home. Officers elected included Cohen Rosenzweig Davidson and Sulzberger. proceedings continue with a ball at the Hotel Somerset.
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Israel
Albert K. Sheldon
Amos Lodge
M. M. W.eichler
McCall
Curley
Herman Asher
A. K. Cohen
Samuel Fleischman
Joseph Rosenzweig
Maurice P. Davidson
Charles Hartman
New York
The
Grand Lodge
Atlantic
Asher
Europe
District Grand Lodge
Joseph Rosensweig
Brooklyn
Sol Sulzberger
Somerset
Vespers Mark Y W C A Jubilee in Boston
Prominent Boston families attended a vesper service marking the Boston Y W C A jubilee month celebrating 50 years since its founding. The event honored Y W C A pioneers with Miss Lamson and Miss Abbie B Walley recounting early and later history. A vested choir sang antique hymns used in the organization’s beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lamson
Edwin Lamson
Abbie B. P. Walley
Narrow Escape as Barage Crashes Into Steamship
Alexander Ent, an oiler aboard the steam er Currier, slept through a midnight collision with a heavy barge named Penn. The barge rammed the Currier’s side, tearing into Ent’s stateroom but leaving him unharmed as nearby berths and glass suffered damage. The Penn was at anchor while the Carrier approached.
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Alexander Ent
Currier
Penn
Ent
Boston
Canada under double guard across Ontario during wartime panic
Ottawa reports all Canada under day and night guard after parliament fire and munitions plant explosions. Home defense cords every plant, public building, and bridge while strangers are questioned. Rumors and scares spread through Ontario as guards are doubled province wide.
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Ottawa
Canada
Home Guard
Ontario
Austrian Arrest in Hespler Explosion
Hespler Ont Feb 6 An explosion sparked a fire that destroyed the shell department of the A V Jardine foundry Police Chief Thomas Wilson says a man believed to be Austrian identified as John Schmidt is in custody amid suspicions of starting the blaze He reportedly worked on munition plans in Galt Berlin and Hamilton giving different names at each location
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Hespeler
Ont
Shell Department
A. V. Jardine
Thomas Wilson
John Schmidt
Galt
Berlin
Hamilton
B M Claims Silk Hosiery Linked to Medford Theft
Eight pairs of pink and royal purple silk stockings were added to Boston and Maine assets after being identified as loot from Medford burglar Lewis J. Devine. The items, in good condition, were exhibited at the Medford police station as railroad property. Miss E R Carlton recovered a sealskin coat stolen by Devine, previously worn by Mrs Devine.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Lewis J. Devine
Medford
Watertown
Boston & Maine
Devine
E. R. Carlton
Warren Street
Brighton
Winthrop
Boston Jew First Born Here Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Samuel H. Spitz of Allston claims to be Boston’s first Jewish born person and marked his 50th wedding anniversary. He states no prior Jewish birth had been recorded in the city at his time of birth.
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Samuel H. Spitz
Highgate Street
Allston
Boston
Mr. Spitz
Farrar and Lou Tellegen Wedding Details Hinted
The article notes Miss Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen may seek a marriage license at City Hall amid speculation. It cites Farrar’s father Sid Farrar's illness and recalls Farrar’s 1915 views on marriage, fame, and independence, highlighting tensions between artistry and domestic life.
Farrar to Wed Lou Tellegen Marks 1916 Wedding
The article recalls Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen planning marriage in 1916 once she described inconsistency in 1915. It notes Farrar’s stated age of 32 and cites Melrose archives listing her birth on February 28, 1882, to Sidney M. Farrar and Etta M. Barnes.
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Fraulein Farrar
Lou-Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Melrose
Mass
Alice Geraldine Farrar
Sidney M. Farrar
Etta M. (Barnes) Farrar
No room for art and motherhood says famed soprano
The singer Miss Farrar once said a great artist cannot be both mother and artist, reflecting on the strain between family life and career. Her intense view stems from a life of strong commitments and public statements about art and personal choices.
Antonio Scotti Critical With Pneumonia in New York
Crisis Today reports Antonio Scotti the famed baritone remains in critical condition with pneumonia at the Hotel Knickerbocker. The attending physician said no improvement yet but the patient is holding his own, with a critical stage expected to be reached by tomorrow. Scotti had been linked to Geraldine Farrar during Metropolitan Opera performances.
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Miss Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Sid Farrar
Roosevelt Hospital
Farrar
New York
Antonio Scotti
Knickerbocker
Holbrook Curtis
Scotti
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera House
Roxbury Teen Girl Tries Iodine After Quarrel
Agnes Scully 17 of 24 Halleck Street Roxbury attempted to drink iodine after a quarrel with her sweetheart. Her sister Catherine Snow stopped her. she was taken to City Hospital then returned home under observation.
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Agnes Scully
Halleck Street
Roxbury
Catherine Snow
Miss Scully
City Hospital
St Alphonsus Society Banquet Tonight At Hall
The St. Alphonsus Association linked to Mission Church Roxbury will host its annual dinner in St. Alphonsus Hall on Smith Street tonight. The event draws several hundred members and features several prominent speakers.
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St. Alphonsus Association
Mission Church
Roxbury
St. Alphonsus Hall
Smith Street
Fall Downstairs Fatality at South End Boarding House
Arthur Chamberlain was killed by a fall down stairs at his boarding house located at 177 Warren Avenue in the South End. He tripped while starting to descend from the second floor and died later at City Hospital from a fractured skull.
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Arthur Chamberlain
Warren Avenue
South End
Chamberlain
City Hospital
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