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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1922

Page

9

Man Found Guilty of Polygamy in New Bedford Case

James W. Wilkinson of Taunton, formerly Fall River and New York, was found guilty of polygamy in Superior Court. He admits fathering James and Edna Wilkinson but denies that the mother of his children was ever his wife.

New Bedford James W. Wilkinson Taunton Fall River New York Wilkinson James Edna Wilkinson

Wilkinson denies marriage amid New York records

The mother Josephine Hannigan claims a Jan 22 1920 City Hall ceremony to legitimize her child. A certified New York record shows a marriage between a man and woman of those names last January. Wilkinson faces polygamy charges after admitting a marriage to Mary E Skelly in August 1920 at St Cecilia’s Brooklyn, though he says he never married her.

Wilkinson Josephine Hannigan City Hall New York City Mary E. Skelly Taunton St. Cecilia’s Church Brooklyn

Oklahoma Congresswoman Opposes Soldier Bonus

Alice A. Robertson representative in Congress from Oklahoma told the Women's Republican Club she is opposed to the soldier bonus.

New York Alice A. Robertson Congress Oklahoma Women’s Republican Club

Depreciation and Obsolescence in State Tax Deductions

State tax director Irving L. Shaw explains depreciation and obsolescence for 1921 business assets. Buildings machinery vehicles and furniture may be depreciated based on cost or 1916 value, excluding stock-in-trade. Depreciation must be written off on books. gains or losses from asset sale affect 1921-1922 returns. Tomorrow’s note covers insurance premium deductions.

Prince of Wales Narrowly Escapes Injury in India

A despatch to the London Times reports the Prince of Wales survived a polo mishap in Gwaliar Central India last Saturday when his pony reared and fell, leaving him only slightly shaken after he slipped free.

London Prince of Wales Gwaliop Central India London Times Today Polo Grounds

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