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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1914

Page

6

Heath eloped lovers wed in New Jersey town

Miss Noel ine Heath, 17, daughter of Thomas Heath a wealthy jewelry maker, married James L. Wiggmore Jr., 18, after a trip through three states to obtain a license. They returned to Attleboro as the bride and groom early tonight. The ceremony occurred in Patterson, New Jersey, earlier today.

Attleboro Paterson N. J James L. Wiggmore, Jr Noeline Heath Thomas Heath Patterson

Elopement Sparks Last-Minute Chase From New Jersey to Paterson

Mrs Heath and Mrs Wiggmore learned their children had run to New Jersey to wed. The couple, high school sweethearts, eloped in an automobile then failed to secure licenses in Stonington and New London before trains carried them toward New Jersey as pursuers followed.

Heath James Wiggmore Paterson N. J Frank E. Tappan New Jersey Trinity Church Tappans Wigsmore Miss Heath

First Movies in Brookline Opens Under Friendly Society

Governor-elect Walsh attended the Brookline Union Ball launching Brookline’s first moving picture show house. Four weekly entertainments, educational in nature, will be offered at a nominal cost by the Brookline Friendly Society with 300 attendees.

Walsh Brookline Society Brookline Brookline Union Brookline Friendly Society Ernest B. Dane Walter J. Cusick William Craig Payson Dana Board of Selectmen of James M. Codman Henry W. Lamb Albert L. Lincoln Fred Perry The Friendly Society State House

RaymondSued By Brother in $80,000 and $200 Claims

Cadwalader Raymond II sues George J. Raymond and the Raymond Syndicate for $80,000 while two others face $200 in damages. Suits seek equitable relief with writs to attach real estate and reach bank accounts via trustee process. Petitions say the 1909 receipt settles any claim and attach ments hurt credit.

George J. Raymond Raymond Syndicate Cadwalader Cadwalader Raymond

Stefansson Party Safe in Winter Quarters

Captain L. L. Lane of the schooner Polar Bear confirms the safety of the Anderson section of the Stefansson Arctic expedition. Lane spent four days with Dr. R. M. Anderson and associates, who are safe in winter quarters with vessels Alaska and Mary Sachs. No word yet from Stefansson. officials express no fears for his welfare.

Ottawa Ont L. L. Lane Department of Naval Service Anderson Stefansson Lane R. M. Anderson Alaska Mary Sachs

New Haven Ends B and A Agreement After Janua ry

After January 31 New Haven trains will be withdrawn from Boston and Albany tracks except those between Fitchburg and Boston via South Framingham. The move follows a federal government view that led to cancelling the agreement between New Haven and New York Central rails.

New Haven Fitchburg Boston South Framingham Boston & Albany New York Central

Boston & Albany Agreement Cancelled in 1914 Action

The 1911 cooperation agreement between New York Central and New Haven to share Boston & Albany service is canceled as of Jan 31 1914 per federal approval. New Haven trackage rights end except Framingham trains which continue on B A tracks with New Haven engines and crews. Management remains by current staff in Boston.

Boston & Albany Road New York Central New Haven Boston & Albany Railroad Boston & Albany Boston Ashland Newton Highlands South Framingham Pittsfield North Adams New Haven Road Fitchburg

City Receives Historic Old Schoolhouse Gift

Chelsea receives the first schoolhouse ever built there, donated by Margaret Corbin Chapter, D A R. The wooden one story building, moved from Forsyth street to Carter School yard, dates back over a century and contains Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War relics. Mayor Edward E Willard accepted the deed and gift.

Chelsea Margaret Corbin New England Carter School Forsyth Street Lucy A. Fay Roxbury Society Frank B. Fay City of Edward E. Willard

Drama Sermon Shown as Broadway Baptist Stage Work

The Reverend Austen T. Kempton stages dramatic sermons at Broadway Baptist Cambridge with his wife aiding in plots and dialogue. Future pieces include At the Top of the Tenement and The Night the Captain Kept the Ship off the Rocks with two acts and a business man play Sidney Strong Makes Business Pay.

Boston Sidney Strong

Cambridge Ministry Uses Dramatic Sermon To Revive Sunday Attendance

Cambridge ministers confront shrinking Sunday services with a new drama sermon by Rev. Mr. Kempton of Broadway Baptist. The initial production How John Hunter Spent His Last Sunday Evening of the Old Year drew many more listeners, ending in tears as the case for moral reflection was dramatized on a lit stage. A follow up drama features Dr John Ross in an office setting with medical imagery to illustrate consequences of a dissolute life and a saved boy.

Broadway Baptist Church Cambridge Austen T. Kempton Kempton God Oak Bluffs Charles Sheldon John Hunter Casey den Hunter John Ross Mme. Edvina

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief

An1900s style advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for back ache lumbago and sciatica. It claims instant relief from soreness stiffness and pain after a gentle rub and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from their druggist.

St. Jacobs

Hair Snag Near-Deputes Woman in Lynn Plant

Miss Winnifred Pitts 30 of 21 Arthur Street West Lynn narrowly escaped death when her hair caught in a buffing machine at Lynn Wood Company 254 Broad Street Lynn. Several male workers released her and cut hair before she was pulled from the shafting. A scalp wound and nervous shock sent her to Lynn Hospital.

Lynn Hospital

Horses Rescued From Stable Fire Near Medford Street

Joseph Daley and Gustee Gilio rescued three horses from a stable fire that threatened a cluster of old wooden buildings at the corner of Medford and Washington Street North. The blaze, originating on the second floor of the Foreman Brothers blacksmith shop at 108 and 110 Washington Street North, caused an estimated $500 in losses.

Joseph Daley Washington Street Gustee Gilio Medford Foreman Brothers

Kohn Arrested on Conspiracy Charge in New York

Abraham Kohn of 6 Allen Street New York, wanted on a conspiracy charge involving 500 dollars, was brought back last night by Inspector Patterson of the local bureau. He had been arrested in New York for the Boston police a few days earlier.

Abraham Kohn Allen Street New York Patterson Boston

Mediorce Butterfly Cast Draws Mixed Boston Opera House Reception

Olin Downes reviews the Boston Opera House Butterfly production with Mme Edvina as Madame Butterfly in her first stage portrayal here. Tanlongo miscast as Pinkerton, Severoni as Suzuki, Blanchart as Sharpless, and Pini Corsi as Goro. Moranzoni’s rehearsals were lacking and tempi dragged, though Severoni and Blanchart contribute notable intelligence.

Mme Edvina Mme, Butterfly Boston Opera House Vincenzo Tanlongo Pinkerton Elvira Severoni Gaetano Pini-Corsi Goro Tanlongo Tanlango Mme. Tetrazzini Madame Moranzoni

Three Scalded When Radiator Explodes in Somerville Home

Alfred G. Larves of 42 Linden Avenue Somerville was scalded about the face and neck. His wife and daughter Hope were also burned. The Somerville fire department responded last evening when the steam cock of a radiator blew off in the Larves residence.

Alfred G. Larves Linden Avenue Somerville Hope Larves

Fire Rips Somerville Block Destroying All but One Store

A blaze at 674 632 Broadway in Somerville caused $40,000 in damage as most shops were gutted. The Blake dry goods store survived behind a brick wall while its basement flooded six feet. Harvard student Richard Peabody, a volunteer firefighter, escaped after a floor collapse and a ladder allowed his rescue.

Broadway Somerville George N. Blake Blake Richard Peabody Harvard Peabody

Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Two Pupils in Somerville Schools

There are 12,422 pupils in Somerville schools, per Superintendent Clark in his annual report to the school committee. Enrollment rises by 444 from last year. The district employs 365 teachers, up 16 from 1912, and salaries rise by 13,078.36 dollars compared with 1912.

Somerville Clark

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