Forgives Brother Who Stabbed Him Fatally in Roxbury
John P. Travis died after being stabbed four times by his brother Frank J. Travis in a family row at their Roxbury home. John’s wife declined to prosecute, while Frank, employed by the Charlestown sanitary division, was arrested on a murder charge and scheduled for Roxbury District Court arraignment.
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Travis
Frank J. Travis
John
Julian D. Lucas
Warren Street
Frank Travis
Sanitary Division
Charlestown
Margaret
Lucas
Ink Travis
Bio
Frank
John, Sr
Ryan
Gillis and Higgins
Dudley Street
Dudley
Warren Streets
Roxbury
Perley A. Skillings
Post
John P. Travis
Holtzer-Cabot Company
Husband Must Pay $1000 and $25 a Week to Wife
In Springfield on February 18 Judge Long in Probate Court awarded Mrs. Margerite Daniels $1900 down and $25 weekly support from Osborne Daniels, a wealthy amateur aviation enthusiast. The court found he left his wife without justification and described the action as a disgrace.
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Springfield
Margnerite Daniels
Osborne Daniels
Long
Daniels
Court grants decree nisi for cruel treatment in Lowell marriage
Catherine Nicholes of Lowell testified before Judge Lummus in East Cambridge Court that her husband James Nicholes abused her periodically and once threatened to shoot her. She received a decree nisi on cruelty grounds. they wed September 15, 1910.
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Catherine Nicholes
Lowell
Lummus
East Cambridge
James Nicholes
Linea J. Drue
Malden
John Drue
Cambridge
Joseph D. Camara
Palmira Camara
Peabody
Eleanor F. Horne
Arlington
Francis
Donations for Irish Aid Drive Amplified by Repeats
An American relief committee reports growing donations for Ireland from loyal contributors. Joseph M. Shea at 106 Devonshire Street cites Middlesex County Ladies Auxiliary adding 227 dollars after a 273 dollar gift, Dorchester’s Thomas McDonough Council sending 670 more, and John Foley of Charlestown Navy Yard delivering a veterans donation. Many backers expect further remittances before the drive ends as the relief unit tours Ireland.
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American Committee For Relief In
Ireland
Joseph M. Shea
Devonshire Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Middlesex County
Thomas McDonough
Dorchester
John Foley
Charlestown Navy Yard
Foley
Shea
Joseph H. O'Neil
American Committee
America
Volunteers to Guard East Braintree After Hugger Scare
Up to last night 25 local residents near Abraham Lincoln School signified intent to join a town vigilance committee. They would patrol escort women to trains and guard the community after a spate of alleged Hugger activity. Mrs Colombe of May street remains seriously affected by a nervous collapse.
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Abraham Lincoln
East Braintree
John Colombe
May Street
Model Passion Week Programmes at B U
The Boston University School of Religious Education and Social Service will present model Passion Week programmes this afternoon at 607 Boylton Street. A library exhibit by Miss Elizabeth Sherman and assistants starts at 2 pm followed by a Lenten musical service by Miss Edith Thomas and Professor Augustine Smith. Mrs Margaret Eggleton hosts a 3 pm story hour with Lenten subjects Sacrifice and Fellowship, then an art display featuring Passion Week pieces by Professor Albert E Bailey.
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Boston University School of Religious ‘Education and Social Service
Boylton Street
Elizabeth Sherman
Edith Thomas
Augustine Smith
Margaret’ Eggleton
Albert E. Bailey
Today’s City Events Include Lectures and Meetings
At Tremont Temple Edward Howard Griggs lectures on Lights and Shadows of the Present Age. Boston Market Gardeners meet at 12 South Market. Notre Dame Academy hosts The Reformation in Germany by Rev Leo A Murray at 22 p.m. Salvation Army opens New England Winter Congress at Peoples Palace. West Infantry Association holds its annual reunion at South Armory. YD Club hosts General Edwards dinner on Huntington Avenue. Charles B Fay of Tufts College lectures on A Great Epic of the Middle Ages at Packard Hall.
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Edward Howard Griggs
Tremont Temple
Boston Market Gardners’ Association
South Market Street
Leo A. Murray
Germany
Notre Dame Academy
Salvation Army
New England
Peoples’ Palace
West Infantry Association
South Armory
General Edwards
YD Club
Huntington Avenue
Charles Be, Fay
Tufts College
Packard Hall
Washburn and Fuller Still Foes
Report shows no reconciliation between Lieutenant-Governor Alvan T. Fuller and Robert M. Washburn. New light emerges on alleged peace overtures aimed at ending their political feud.
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Washburn
Fuller
Alvan T. Fuller
Robert M. Washburn
Washburn Fuller feud deepens in heated statements
Roth and Ful ler allege conflicting motives from Washburn after a late campaign dispute. Washburn counters by denying meeting Fuller and condemns Fuller's charges as false while reaffirming his campaign positions and distance.
Boston Society Women Stage Charity Boxing Night
Boston women sponsor a March 3 boxing carnival at Symphony Hall to aid infant welfare and charity work. Led by Anne Morgan and notable Boston society names, the event aims to raise funds despite wartime costs, with proceeds supporting baby hygiene and local charities.
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Symphony Hall
Srouterune
Boston
Anne Morgan
New York
New England
John E. Thayer, Jr
Bayard Warren
Bayard Tuckerman, Jr
James Jackson, Jr
Percy D. Haughton
Robert S. Potter
Knickerbocker
Daniel Boston
Harvard University
Miss Morgan
Snow fell in Texas Panhandle and nearby states
Dallas weather bureau reports snow in the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas with cold rain reaching to the Texas Mexico border Two inches of snow fell at Amarillo Texas and the weather outlook warned of continued cold conditions across the region
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas-Mexico
Dallas Weather Bureau Today
Amarillo
Leavitt Wins Divorce From Weymouth Wife
Charles E. Leavitt a Brooklyn Navy Yard draughtsman who had been refused a divorce three years earlier obtained a divorce yesterday from Mrs Gladys E Leavitt of Weymouth in Dedham. The Supreme Court affirmed the divorce court finding that the husband was guilty of connivance in the prior denial.
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Charles E. Leavitt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gladys E. Leavitt
Weymouth
Supreme Court
Joseph Quinn
Dedham
Leavitt Divorce Case Sees No Adultery Proved
Mrs Leavitt did not attend the contested suit, represented by Attorney Coughlan. Evidence included a Maine hospital deposition showing she had become a mother since separation. Past testimony described alleged infidelity with a friend, but the court found Mr Leavitt conniving and dismissed the libel. Supreme Court upheld.
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Leavitt
Supreme Court
High Court
Woman's Party Dies and Lives in Historic Transition
Washington news reports the National Woman's Party dying as the old structure ends and a new organization with the same name and colors is born. Leaders say the immediate goal is removing legal disabilities of women with cautious, nonmilitant aims and to keep disarmament from a radical path.
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Washington
National Woman’s Party
America
National Woman's Party
United States
Argentina Refuses Allied Request On War Material Exports
Buenos Aires on February 18 reports Argentina refused the Allies request to curb German export of war materials to Argentina in violation of Versailles treaty. The government says Argentina is not party to treaties between other nations and will not enforce them.
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Buenos Ayres
Associated Press
Argentina
Filene Co operative Association carnival ends in Cambridge
The Filene Co operative Association marked its 20th annniversary with a last night carnival and housewarming at the William Filene's Sons Building near Kendall Square Cambridge. More than 2000 attended as 50 prizes were awarded for ticket sales and other contests amid novelty booths a stage show by Women and Girls clubs and factory tours of facilities on the sixth floor including restrooms recreation and production areas. F A Black chaired the general committee, with John F. O'Brien as president J W Murray as vice president and Royal Mann as treasurer.
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Filene Co-operative Association
William Filene’s Sons Company
Kendall Square
Cambridge
F. A. Black
John F. O’brien
J. W. Murray
Royal Mann
Seek Whereabouts of Edward William Beebe
A search is on for Edward William Beebe who left Boston about 19 years old and has not been heard from since. His sister Mrs. Josephine Boyd asks the Post to locate him to bring comfort to their feeble mother. Beebe formerly lived on Hudson street place and sailed to State of Maine ports twenty years ago.
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Edward William Beebe
Hudson Street Place
State of Maine
Beebe
Josephine Boyd
Meander Street
Boston
Paymaster Harry D Richardson of Boston Towboat Dies
Harry D Richardson paymaster of the Boston Towboat Company died at his Medford home 39 Sydney street after a three week illness of typhoid pneumonia He was 30 married with a six week old baby boy Flags on all towboats were placed at half mast as a mark of respect.
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Harry D. Richardson
Boston
Sydney Street
Medford
Shoot to kill order stuns Newton robbers
Chief Fred M. Mitchell of Newton announced a last night policy instructing officers and plain clothes men to shoot to kill if suspects fail to halt after midnight. He says a single gang, possibly with inside help, is behind a wave of dozens of similar robberies over the past week.
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Fred M. Mitchell
Newton
Mitchell
Magee Nears Deal With Minneapolis Club
Minneapolis reports Sherwood Magee, last season’s Columbus American Association outfielder, has virtually agreed to terms with the Minneapolis club in the same league. He is expected to sign immediately.
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Minneapolis
Sherwood Magee
Columbus American Association
Dispute roils Chicago rail unions as independents press
In Chicago on February 18 the seven independent railroad employee organizations and the unions clashed before the Railroad Labor Board. Eldridge of the Yardmasters of America condemned the independents claim to represent employees, pledging to defend the independents' stance and continue combative action before the board.
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Chicago
Uni Control Labor Representation
Bef Board
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