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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Jere Knode wife of the Reverend who abandoned his family and fled with a girl to Monterey California said she would consider charges only after counsel with family and guidance from Nassau County officials. She noted the crime is against the girl the church and God and suggested the district attorney contact her for further steps.
Kenneth A. Mossman Harvard senior married Miss Mabel I. Brown an 18 year old Westminster girl. The wedding occurred quietly as licenses were taken and the families were unaware until the event. Mossman plans to graduate in June and then part from Westminster.
The Crisis and the Man, the struggle between the seceding States and Abraham Lincoln, was the topic of Colonel F. S. Hesseltine's address. About 300 members and guests of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Loyal Legion gathered at the hall yesterday for the regular meeting. The main business was the selection of new members.
Florence Harriet Garton daughter of Rev J Vanor Garton pastor of West Somerville Baptist Church married Charles Van Ness Needham of Brandon Vermont. The 7:30 ceremony was at the bride’s College avenue home performed by her father with best man William H Seaver bridesmaids Stella R Garton Grace A Gehring maid of honor Milkired N Garton ushers Herbert W Easton James R Lovett Stanley W Roberts Cecil T Devey.
The Maine Industrial School trustees file their annual report warning that urban growth will raise commitments to the school. They say as cities expand the number of at risk girls will rise and moral safeguards erode, predicting further delinquency and fiscal strain.
The piece notes women adapting to the fashionable no hipline skirt with a stiff walk. It humorously compares stepping to an old barnyard hen and urges men to accept the change for peace at home. It portrays social trends among fashionable sisters and the pressure to conform.
About 410 members from the Two Social Unions met at Ford Hall for their yearly event. A ladies orchestra provided music and refreshments followed. The president of the Boston Baptist Social Union announced a proposed constitutional amendment restricting work for married women whose husbands earn wages, with exceptions for widows and disabled husbands.
A nationwide campaign proposed by the General Conference on Aggressive Evangelism will sweep through major U S cities aiming to reach the Italian communities with evangelical outreach and public lectures.
The Bovian Methodists will hold a week of services starting Sunday January 19 in the North End. Rev Frederick B Wright D D from Rome will conduct, with assistant Rev Salvatore Musso assisting.
The Cymric arrived at the harbor in festive holiday attire with holly and mistletoe in the dining room. The Christmas weather was rough but did not dampen the travellers or the mood as the vessel docked at the quay.
On a sultry afternoon aboard the Mary Ethel Mollie Elliot plans a risky stunt to jump between boats. A storm engulfs them lifting fear as Hallowell steadies the vessel and saves her from a dangerous capsize. After the near tragedy they reconcile with a promise and a ring.
Marie Bernard aged 17 and Joseph Frangilles aged 19 wed at the office of Justice of the Peace Charles R. Johnson in Worcester after an elopement from Everett. Police intervened and Marie was briefly jailed but later pardoned by Governor Guild, enabling their marriage.
John ee veteran glass maker Don Johnney, long prominent in Oeestown and the North En, was laid to rest in the old Catholic Cemetery. He was highly respected and recalled by the younger generation for his knowledge of the glass trade despite years away from the business.
Judge A. F. Odlin, once appointed to the Philippine bench by Secretary Taft, now practices law in Boston. He spoke last night at the Masonic Temple to Masons and their friends on the Philippine question.
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