Debo rah Jeffreys Appears on Bigamy Charge at Old Bailey
Deborah Jeffreys faced the London Old Bailey on a charge of contracting a marriage with Horace Parshall an American engineer linked to the London Tube project. The court considered she acted under coercion by her real husband Herbert Jeffreys who allegedly threatened violence to force the union.
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London
Deborah Jeffreys
London Court
Old Bailey
Horace ’. Parschale
Capisoa
Hattan
London Tube
Jace F. Parshall
Recorder
Political figure warns to remove false names on nomination papers
Captain Hugh Lee of Division 6 in South Boston testified at the Seaver Sheehan trial that he told Seaver the district attorney had information of fraudulent names on nomination papers and urged removing the false names to avoid prosecution.
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Hugh Lee
Division 6
South Boston
Augustus Seaver
Patrick F. Sheehan
Seaver
Dstrict
Election board clerk flags false names in ballot drive
Seaver says false names were detected but believes sworn signatures may pass after verification. Tension rises as YT urges removal of the bad names and Seaver contemplates legal counsel. Mahoney links money to ballot access and notes he and Sheehan helped forge signatures with George Young the notary and Captain Lee testifies amid objections.
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Seaver
Election Board
Sheehan
Kelley
Lee
Dennis Mahoney
Mahoney
Daley
Mr. Innes
George Young
Young
Mia
Will Burn Mortgage at Franklin Square House Celebration
A Thursday evening event marks the burning of the mortgage on the Franklin Square House a home for young women. Eight hundred thousand dollars was raised in nine years six months to liquidate all debts. Evangeline C. Dine a Boston University student and George I. Perrin Jr selected to perform the burning of the mortgage with speeches entertainment reception and a late dance.
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Franklin Square House
Evangeline C. Dine
Boston University
George I. Perrin, Jr
Shuster to Speak at Economic Club Meeting in Hub
An Economic Club gathering at Symphony Hall on March 5 will feature W. Morgan Shuster former Persia treasurer-general as lead speaker on The Duty of Civilization Toward the Weaker Nations. Other speakers include Clark University President J Stanley Hall and Hon Moorfield Storey, with club president William H Lincoln presiding.
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Economic Club
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Symphony Hall
Shuster
New York
J. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Moorfield Storey
William H. Lincoln
Shoe Makers Urge DOJ Stance in Trust Suit
Representatives of shoe manufacturers urged the Department of Justice to uphold civil and criminal suits against the United Shoe Machinery Company. Charles H. Jones and W. A. Copeland pressed the view of their alliance in Boston addressed to the assistant to the attorney general.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Charles H. Jones
W. A. Copeland
Shoe Manufacturers’ Alliance
Fowler
Snow collapses roof at Montreal roundhouse
Tremendous weight of snow caused the Canadian Pacific roundhouse roof at Outremont to collapse during lunch hour. No workers were inside. damage estimated at about 60 000 dollars with several engines in the shed slightly damaged.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Roundhouse
Outremont
Fourteenth Massachusetts Light Battery Reunion Recalls Valor
At Hayward Place Elks Hall the 484th annual reunion of the Fourteenth Massachusetts Light Battery drew 82 of 150 veterans. Tales of Civil War valor and comradeship were shared in an afternoon gathering.
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Massachusetts Light Battery
Old Elks’ Hall
Hayward Place
Memorial Address by ex Governor Willson for Justice Harlan
The Hon. Augustus H. Willson ex governor of Kentucky will speak at a memorial meeting in Faneuil Hall tonight in honor of Justice John M. Harlan of the United States Supreme Court. Clementi G Mor-
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Augustus H. Willson
Kentucky
John, M. Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Faneuil Hell
Clementi G
Atlantic Shore gains bridge rights to enter Portsmouth
The Boston and Maine Railroad granted Atlantic Shore Street Railway rights to cross the B&M bridge over the Piscataqua to Market Square meeting Portsmouth Electric cars. Atlantic Shore operates over 100 miles of track from Badger's Island to Biddeford with branches to Dover and South Berwick, Maine.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Atlantic Shore Street Railway
Boston & Maine
Piscatahua River
Market Square
Boston & Maine System
Lewiston
New York City
Atlantic Shore Line
Badger’s Island
Kittery
Biddeford
Dover
Salmon Falls
South Berwick
Atlantic Shore Lines
Maine Central
Meyer Upsets Portsmouth in Naval Station Debate
The city of Portsmouth and its navy yard workers face renewed uncertainty as Secretary Meyer backs a Joint Army and Navy Board recommendation. Congressman Sulloway had earlier assured safety, but the issue now looms large in New Hampshire politics ahead of the June Republican convention in Chicago.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Sulloway
Naval Station
Piscataqua
Meyer
Joint
Army and Navy Board
Taft
New Hampshire
Chicago
Fast Boston Express Halted by Derailment
The Boston express on the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad was delayed about thirty minutes near Harrison New York after the front motor car derailed from the track. The train left Grand Central at 12 01 PM and traveled about 50 miles per hour. no injuries were reported though passengers were shaken.
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Harrison
N. Y
Boston Express
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Grand Central Station
New York
Cambridge student wins Longfellow essay medal
Miss Althea Bemis secretary of the Cambridge High and Latin School senior class won the Henry W Longfellow essay medal in a Cambridge Historical Society contest. Mrs Edith Longfellow Dana presented the medal after Clarence W Ayer announced the winner and Richard Henry Dana Jr presided. The prize essay titled Longfellows Narrative Poems was read by the winner.
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Althea Bemis
Cambridge High and Latin School
Henry W. Longfellow
Cambridge Historical Society
Edith Longfellow Dana
Clarence W. Ayer
Society
Richard Henry Dana, Jr
Jump-Ups Enter High Society Seen in Post Preview
Humorous social climbers feature prominently in a four color full page preview set to appear in next Sunday’s Post.
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Next Sunday
Post
Breen Admits Kissing Girl in Divorce Trial
John J. Breen testified in his own defense in the divorce case brought by Ethel Breen daughter of Richard Croker. He acknowledged Miss Maude Diehl was in his Toronto hotel room and that he kissed her after drinks but denied any improper conduct as the trial went to the jury.
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New York
John J. Breen
Ethel Breen
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
De Graff Trial Links Captain Wyman to No Good Claim
In the ongoing case of William De Graff accused of murdering Captain Charles D. Wyman aboard the coal barge Glendower the government presents evidence that De Graff declared the captain was no good as part of his alleged motive.
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William de Graff
Charles D. Wyman
Glendower
High Seas
de Graff
United States District Court
Axel Hansen
Ardmore
Penn
Philadelphia
Wyman
John P. Feeney
Cheap Business Trips to the Far West and the Pacific Coast
Evidence links De Graff murder case to captaincy remarks as witnesses describe ship attitudes and axe in captain’s room. Medical expert reports blood on clothing unclear. Government prep near verdict. Burlington Route agent promotes cheap Colonist tickets to the West with Boston office contact.
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Far West
Pacific Coast
Burlington
Alex. Stocks
New England Pass
C. B
Washington Street
Boston
Waylays child wife then shoots and kills self
In Norfolk Virginia Otis Holloman 23 ambushed his 16 year old wife as she walked to work and shot her fatally before turning the gun on himself. The couple had married recently but had separated for weeks with the girl working at a knitting mill.
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Norfolk
Otis Holloman
Will of Elizabeth Savery Leaves Most to Churches and Cause
The Wareham will filed in Plymouth county probate leaves real estate over 14000 and similar personal property to religious organizations. Five thousand dollars go to the Church of the Good Shepherd wardens and vestry in trust for church support. Ten thousand dollars each to the Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Deceased Clergymen and the Diocesan Mission. One hundred dollars to Wareham town treasurer for burial lot use. Codicil bequeaths four thousand dollars to Trinity parish Melrose for church repairs.
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Plymouth
Elizabeth Savery
Wareham
Plymouth County
SREEG
Church of the Good Shepherd of
Society For the Relief of Widows and Orphans
Episcopal’ Church
Protetetant Episcopal Church of Massachusetts
Hast Waream
Corporation of
Trinity Parish of
Melrose
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