Sister Admits Hugs but Denies Wrongdoing in Wass Case
In Lawrence, Mrs. Cora M. Green, sister of Mrs. Pres ton Wass, testified she sat on Preston Wass's lap and that he kissed her at times, but denied any improper relations. Preston Wass and Mrs. Wass denied misconduct. Mrs. Wass admitted a wigwam encounter with John Merritt but said it was misinterpreted. A court recess follows with one more witness, Mrs. Savage.
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Lawrence
Cora M. Green
Preston O. Wass
Wass
Stevens
Superior Court
Green
Lves
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pew
Wass Home
Russell
Savage
Jumpers Cite Affidavit Forgery Over Hall License
Rev R L Erickson of the Holy Jumpers says Mayor Fitzgerald and Acting Mayor Whelton revoked their license to hold religious meetings in Faneuil Hall for rebuking sin. He claims the move targets their activities while boasting steady, planned efforts win support. Morse-made clothing sale items follow the license dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Whelton
R. L. Erickson
Holy Jumpers
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Blall
McDonald
Berkeley Hall
Dixon
Captain Gaskin
Captain Gasbag
Hoodilnims
Chelsea
Boys Overcoats and Suits Sale Prices Listed
An advertisement lists discounted boys overcoats and suits in multiple sizes with prices cut from 18 to 3 dollars and fractions. The note appears amid broader text about political and religious disputes surrounding Berkeley Hall and Faneuil Hall meetings.
Mayor bars Holy Jumpers from city halls after disturbance
The Rev A C Dixon sought the mayor at Ruggles Street Baptist Church and argued curbing Holy Jumpers from Faneuil Hall infringed religious liberty. The mayor, via Private Secretary O Connell, refused city building use for their meetings citing police concerns, though private halls remain available outside city supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
O'Connell
Faneuil Hall
Dixon
21 Dead in Mine Horror at Coaldale WV Shaft
Twenty-one miners were killed in an explosion at Coaldale Company's shaft in Coaldale West Virginia about noon. Three white men and eighteen colored men were entombed with no hope of escape. The blast and gas filled the mine, wrecking fans and equipment. a miner's body was found about ten feet from the entry later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefields
Coaldale Company
Coaldale
W. Va
Aranmore Hauled Off Black Rock in Dense Fog Peril
The steamship Aranmore of the Plant line ran aground on Black Rock Ledge off Lovell's Island in heavy fog around 9:20 AM, with 17 passengers aboard and cargo from Halifax. She floated free after nearly six hours, docking at Union Wharf as life savers and tugs aided, while the fleet faced widespread delays from the fog the heaviest in years.
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Aranmore
Black Lovell’s Island
Rock Ledge
Halifax
Black Rock
Lovell’s Island
Union Wharf
Harvey G. Pickett
The
Hull
Ariel
Boston Towboat Company
Lovell's Island
Plant Line
Confidence
Boston Towkboat Company
City of Gloucester
Fish City
Godfrey
Merchants & Miners
Ontario
Baltimore
Norfolk
C. W. Morse
Sea King
City of Birmingham
Savannah
Chippewa
Jacksonville
Charleston
Wife recounts brutal assault by East Boston husband
Mrs Mary Overmyer of 102 Tremont Street East Boston testified before Judge Albert E Clary that her husband battered her and forced her from a window to avoid being killed. The court found him guilty of assault and drunkenness, sentencing four months in the House of Correction with the drunkenness charge filed.
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Mary Overmyer
3Remont Street
East Boston
East Boston District Court
Albert E. Clary
Overmyer
Clary
House of Correction
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Mrs. Wass
Rev
Mayor
Coun
Steene
Washington and Brattle Streets
MR. Dixon
Boston
Vicunas
Oxford Vicunas
Triple Mills
Seys
Imperials
Washington Street
Provinces
Winifredian
Liverpool
Calvin Austin
Portland
India Wharf
Governor Dingley
Forest City
Eniaenee
China
New England
Opu Re
Tremont Street
Union
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