Milford man writes self recount of wife killing before trial
William J. Best of Milford documents in a 7000-word pencil sketch the alleged love triangle that led him to shoot his wife in bed. He describes stalking, letters, estrangement, and his confession seeking forgiveness as he awaits grand jury action in Hillsborough county.
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Manchester
N.H
William J. Best
Milford
Hillsboro County
Best
America
Belfast
Irc
Drowned while trying to save dog at Smith College pond
A 14 year old deaf mute pupil, Harold Abbot, drowned after his dog slid into Paradise Pond on the Smith College grounds. The dog was rescued. Abbot was a student at the Clark School for the Deaf. his father Rev. David C. Abbot is a missionary to India.
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Northampton
Paradise Pond
Smith College
Harold Abbot
Clark School For the Deaf
David C. Abbot
India
Boston Council OKs Harbor Improvement Board Plan
Boston's City Council opened the new year by approving an order calling on Mayor Peters to appoint a harbor facilities commission. The panel would have a $100,000 annual appropriation and serve a 10 year term to boost the harbor.
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Chamber of Commerce
Boston Real Estate Exchange
Edward F. McLaughilin
Boston
Ripe
Peters
Dorchester Bride-to-Be Isabelle Wood Wed to William R Kaye
Miss Isabelle M Wood daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas B Wood of 49 Dix Street Will marry William R Kaye tonight at All Saints Church Ashmont The Rev Simon B Blount will perform the ceremony Miss Woods fiancé is a Dorchester High School graduate They will relocate to Seattle Washington where Mr Kaye will work
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Dorchester
Isabelle M. Wood
William R. Kaye
All Saints’ Church
Ashmont
Simon B. Blount
Miss Wood
Thomas
Wood
Dix Street
Kaye
Dorchester High School
Seattle
Wash
Isabellle M. Wood
Palmolive executive eyes bigger year in business
J T Hawley New England sales manager of Palmolive Company said the year 1921 could be bigger and better than 1920 at the annual banquet and sales conference held at the American House. Warle K Woodman of the Boston Post spoke on newspaper advertising. Frank White voiced optimism on general sales conditions. Hawley presided over the meeting.
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J. T. Hawley
New England
Palmolive Company
American House
Warle K. Woodman
The
Boston Post
Frank White
British War Debt Refund Protest by Friends of Irish Freedom
Boston Council of the Friends of Irish Freedom unanimously urges the U S to not refund Great Britain's war loan. They condemn plans to waive United States rights to interest and principal on 4 196 billion dollars in British debt as an outrageous surrender of American interests.
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Friends of Irish Freedom
United States
Treasury Department
Great Britain
Boston Council
the Friends’ of Irish Freedom
Epidemic Hog Cholera Probed by Vermont Inspector
Recovery of hog cholera in outlying districts triggers investigation led by Dr. A J De Fodsett livestock inspector for Vermont.
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Vermont
A. J. Defodsett
Screams Deter Cash Grab In Store Holdup
Mrs. Abraham Biller avoided handing over cash when a youth in khaki clothes attempted a holdup at her husband’s shop on Lowell Street. The would be robber demanded cash after taking a cigar and eggs, but fled when she screamed. The thief’s loot was a single cigar.
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Abraham Biller
Prescribes Booze for Cats Distemper Case Sparks Inquiry
Chicago dispatch reports veterinarian Dr Bert Franklin charged with improperly filling whiskey prescriptions for pets. He claimed he did it to save lives of dog and cat patients as masters allegedly drank the liquor themselves. Officials questioned the practice and its veterinary legitimacy.
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Chicago
United News
Bert Franklin
Clyne Studies How To Present Evidence To Grand Jury
Clyne examines methods to present the evidence to the grand jury. He fears approval of whiskey for cats could invite later demands for equally odd proposals such as a sick hippo or giraffe.
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Clyne
Grand Jury
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Crook
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