Divorce case halted by court air quality remark
In East Cambridge a full courtroom watched the resumed divorce case of Karl Nelson of Everett against Effie Nelson of Cambridge. Judge Riley ordered windows opened after counsel for Robertson questioned witness examination, and the judge commented on the audience’s comfort urging their retirement for air. No one left the room.
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East Cambridge
Karl Nelson
Everett
Effie Nelson
Cambridge
Thomas P. Riley
Malden
Charles P. Robertson
Fox
Witness Robertson Denies Improper Relations in Nelson Divorce Case
Testimony shows Robertson, a Y. D. veteran and Cambridge photographer, denying any improper relations with Mrs. Nelson. Other witnesses describe tensions, accusations of mistreatment, and remarks about preferred company, while Robertson explains past visits as friendship and cites medical issues affecting memory.
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Robertson
Nelson
Y. D
Woburn
Bigelow Street
Cambridge
Boston Officer Faces Larceny Charges After Resignation
Patrolman Joshua McClain a Boston police officer from Dudley Street station resigns under pressure amid expected larceny charges. He allegedly ran a combine holdup and blackmail scheme in Roxbury stores, targeting proprietors and stealing cash with threats. Witnesses describe attempts to coerce payments and one $38 theft. McClain turned in his badge and equipment after appearing at headquarters with accomplices and is under investigation by Captain Perley Skillings. Robert E. Anderson Jr. of Newton Centre elected Harvard Crimson managing editor.
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Joshua McClain
Dudley Street
Boston Police Department
Arnold Street
Roxbury
McClain
Roxbury Crossing
Irving T. Howe
Perley Skillings
Charles Brown
Massachusetts Avenue
Captain Skillings
Force
Captain Shillings
Brown
Wieged
Mendey Cushing
Morris Cohen
Boston
Tme
Skilings
Robert E. Anderson, Jr
Newton Centre
Harvard Crimson
June Caprice Bride Hidden From Public for Months
News of actress June Caprice and director Millarde’s marriage emerged after months of secrecy. Caprice, once Betty Lawson from Arlington South, rose under Millarde at Fox and Pathe, later touring Spain for a Castilian romance. Millarde guided her career from debut in Every Girl's a Dream to stardom in Pathe pictures.
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Millarde
June Caprice
Fox
Tenth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Pride
Pathe
Miss Caprice
Spain
Betty Lawson
Arlington, S
Boston
Mary Pickford
Settlement Likely in Hill Will Contested Estate
In Paul Minnesota a quiet settlement is predicted for the will of the late Mrs James J Hill widow of the Empire Builder. Seven heirs of an 18 million dollar estate are expected to reach an amicable accord without court action after postponement of the probate proceeding.
Man Kills Rival With Axe in Irish Romance Fallout
Pullen, an Everett laborer, attacked Riley with an axe after a dispute over Miss Croskery. The woman wrested the weapon away. Pullen then smashed a milk bottle on Riley’s head and fled, later surrendering to police. Croskery had learned of an impending marriage to Riley.
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Riley
Pullen
Ireland
Miss Croskery
America
Eno
Two Hurt In Auto Crash In Lexington
A woman and a man were injured and several others shaken after two trucks collided at the State Road and Waltham Street junction in Lexington. Mrs. Charles F. Cutler of Concord Avenue suffered a bad facial cut and leg injuries while Thomas G. Whiting of Waltham Street sustained minor body injuries. The ice cream truck operated by H. P. Hood & Sons of Cambridge, driven by John Madsen, escaped serious harm as Whiting was taking Mrs. Cutler home when the crash occurred.
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Lexington
State Road
Waltham Street
Charles F. Cutler
Concord Avenue
Thomas G. Whiting
Lexinton
H. P. Hood & Sons
Cambridge
John Madsen
Green Street
Whiting
Mrs. Cutler
Officers Raid Hanover Street Hardware Store
North End liquor officers seized 60 gallons of whiskey from Ringold Hardware on Hanover Street yesterday. They say it was brought in burlap bags and supplied near beer saloons. The proprietors deny knowledge of the contraband.
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North End
Ringold Hardware
Hanover Street
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Camp Devens
Charley
Etta Nelson
Crimson
Saw
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Massachusetts Ave
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