Medford Bride-To-Be Calls Off Wedding After Visit
Mary L Munro of 135 Grant avenue Medford planned to wed Charles E Stewart of 50 Waverly street Roxbury yesterday. A visit to the Roxbury home led to a romance setback and the marriage was called off.
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Mary L. Munro
Grant Avenue
Medford
Charles E. Stewart
Waverly Street
Roxbury
Harold
Charles Evans Stewart
Charles
Mary E. Munsoe
Siamese twins in feminine form arrive from Poland
Two sisters Josefa and Rosa Blazek, linked at the torso, arrived aboard the Manchuria from Danzig, Poland. They are fully formed females, multilingual, and tour Europe as performers. Immigration decision pending at South Boston customs. They plan to tour the United States under a Western circus after a two week medical clinic showcase in New York.
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Rosa Blazek
Danzig
Poland
American Line
Manchuria
Churia
Commonwealth Pier
South
Boston
Prague
Bohemia
Europe
New York City
Sugar Refiners Deny Imminent Shutdown
Officials from American Sugar Refining Company and the Revere Sugar Refinery denied rumors of a temporary shutdown. They stated there are no conditions in labor or raw material markets that would force a shutdown now or in the near future.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Revere
Malden Girl Minnie French Death Probed by Grand Jury
District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts announced a Middlesex grand jury will probe the death of Minnie B. French a 21 year old Malden girl who died Saturday after an operation. An arrest or two by Malden police inspectors were expected within hours in connection with the case.
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Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex Grand Jury
Minnie B. French
Malden
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Malden and Everett Cast Wide Look at Local Tragedy
The prominent French family draws attention as Minnie, a Malden pianist and painter employed by an engraving firm in Boston, dies after an autopsy. Medical examiners McCaffrey and Leary ordered tissue studies at Tufts, with Hunt assisting. A note from a Boston doctor claims internal tuberculosis.
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Malden
Everett
A. H D. French
New England
Minnie
Charles F. McCaffrey
Somerville
Tufts Medical School
Timothy J. Leary
Suffolk County
Jobless Crowds Seek Snow Shovelling Work in Springfield
Police were called to calm about 1000 unemployed men who surrounded street department yards seeking winter work. Nearly 1000 were given employment by the city and street railway company to clear the city streets of snow.
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Springfield
City and Street Railway Company
Genie Reed Smith Denies Poisoning Claim in Murder Case
Genie Reed Smith, former church organist and social worker, testifies she never tried to poison her mother-in-law Pauline Smith of West Springfield. The defense contends the accusation stems from conflict over family matters and the trial continues in Springfield.
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Springfield
Genie Reed Smith
Pauline Smith
West Springfield
Governor Cox Receives Today at State House Hall of Flags
Citizens of Boston join in Washington's Birthday observance with the Governor and Mrs. Cox at a public reception. A large turnout is expected as military staff and many organizations attend the 10 o'clock event in the Hall of Flags. Legion members from across Boston assemble at Legion headquarters before a group photo in front of the State House.
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Channing H. Cox
Boston
United States
Washington
Bride leaps four stories in Salem hotel collapse
Grief-stricken Eve Garfield 22 a six week bride leapt from the Hotel Brunswick fourth floor after a dispute with her husband Private James F. Garfield army recruiter. She landed in a snowdrift and escaped with a sprained ankle. She had pleaded for reconciliation before the fatal leap.
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Salem
Eve. Garfield
Brunswick
Washington Street
James F. Garfield
United States Army Recruiting Office
Garfield
Salem Hospital
Eva Jadoin
Boston Street
Coast to coast flight starts from San Diego to Atlantic
Lieutenant William D. Coney of the 91st Aero Squadron began a 2070 mile attempt to reach the Atlantic coast from North Island aviation station at 7 PM. Dallas, Texas is the sole scheduled stop en route within 24 hours.
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San Diego
Calif
William D. Coney
91St Aero Squadron
North Island Aviation Station
Atlantic Coast
Dallas, Texas
Young Couple Uncovers Hidden Family and Lies
A young woman learns her fiance is not a government agent but a drug clerk at 12 Main Street Somerville. She discovers he has two children aged seven and nine, and that his mother-in-law may hold a different view of his character than she believed.
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Miss Munro
Frank W. Komenda
Main Street
Somerville
Roxbury
Stewart
Jumps From Dock Saved By Rescuers In East Boston
Lucretia Palmiano 44 of 300 Sumner Street East Boston jumped from the dock behind the immigration station last night. Albert J. Smith of 27 Jeffries Street and Edward J. Crocker of 602 Sumner Street East Boston sprang in after her and rescued her. She was taken to the Fast Boston Relief Station for immersion examination to assess her mental condition today.
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Lucretia Palmiano
Sumner Street
East Boston
Boston
Albert J. Smith
Jeffries Street
Edward J. Crocker
Syracuse Bans Jazz Dance After Midnight Closures
The Syracuse Common Council voted unanimously to ban all forms of jazz dance in hotels and public dance halls. The ordinance requires closures at midnight and prohibits anyone under 16 from attending or taking part, as officials label the dances as unholy practices.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Common Council
Ex-soldier held by liquor officers scare in Maine
Allen Ward of Washburn a former soldier working as a special liquor officer for Sheriff Edward Grant was waylaid in Houlton Saturday night and kept in a basement until early today before release. Grant downplays the incident and vows to press on against liquor violators.
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Houston
Allen Ward
Washburn
Edward Grant
Houlton
Ward
Grant
Post
Ward Recalled as Rumor Fails to Worry Sheriff
Sheriff Grant said Ward was highly recommended to him. He felt uneasy all day Sunday when Ward failed to return. Today he was greatly relieved to learn nothing serious had happened, though Ward is shaky and sought medical help tonight.
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Grant
Ward
Snow on roofs deemed dangerous by building official
Building Commissioner Herbert A. Wilson warned property owners that added snow weight risks roof collapses. He urged immediate snow removal as rain could worsen the danger and many roofs may not withstand the burden.
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Herbert A. Wilson
No Increase to Coolidge in Salary Bill
Washington, Feb 21. A bill to raise Vice-President elect Coolidge’s salary from 12000 to 15000 was killed in the conference committee. Speaker Gillett objected that others in the House did not benefit. Republican leaders hint salary raises for Congress may come next session, with figures discussed at 10000 or 12000. Members from distant districts say current pay cannot support their families in Washington.
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Washington
Coolidge
Gillett
House
New England Braces for Major Blizzard Threat
Boston and New England face a looming blizzard as the weather bureau predicts snow today and tomorrow with a heavy northeast gale. Forecasters warn of the highest winter tide along the coast from Cape Cod to northern Maine if the storm materializes, with a disturbance off North Carolina and a second system moving from Colorado expected to intensify conditions.
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Washington
New England
Advisorya Northest
Norfolk
Boston
North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Newfoundlaii
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Colorado
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Cape Cod
Maine
Atlantic
Anniversaries and historic events noted today
George Washington born in 1732 marks the nation's founding anniversary. The British steamer Devonshire was sunk by a German submarine in 1915. The 1916 wreck of a passenger train at Westerly Rhode Island killed ten. A year ago today Ensign von Hirschfield, who attempted to kill Finance Minister Freberger at Berlin, was sentenced. In Lublin, Sinn Fein MP Robert Barton was sentenced to prison for making threats.
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George Washington
United States
Westerly
R. I
Emsign von Hirschfield
Freberger
Berlin
Lublin
Robert Bareton
Sinn Fein
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