Hotel Man Named in Godfrey Divorce Suit
New interest has arisen in the divorce case of Arthur W. Godfrey against Beatrice Brunner Godfrey with Gardner H. Shaw of Brookline added as corespondent. Judge Waite allowed the amendment, drawing attention in Back Bay society due to Shaw’s hotelier prominence. The libel was filed August 28 and named Richard Carle and John H. McCarthy as corespondents. The trial is slated for the upcoming Divorce Court session.
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Arthur W. Godfrey
Beatrice Brunner Godfrey
Gardner H. Shaw
Brookline
Godfrey
Superior Court
Waite
Carleton Hotel
Back Bay
Shaw
Post
Hotel Carleton
Boston
Leslie N. Godfrey
Iowa
Harvard
Richard Carle
John H. McCarthy
Wealthy heiress contesting mother's will in court
Mrs Josephine W Taylor with $2 000 000 lives in Fifth Avenue luxury while challenging the will of Mrs Caroline E Johnson. Trustee Ellerton Whitney testifies of extravagant trips to acquire fashions and fierce family quarrels. A daughter jokes she will never have a husband.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Josephine W. Taylor
Caroline Ek. Johnson
Whitney
Je’annie Johnson
Northern Ave Tracks Urged by Harbor and Land Commission
The Harbor and Land Commission asks the Legislature to grant the New Haven railroad the right to lay tracks over the Northern Avenue bridge at no cost. Mayor Hibbard vetoed the ordinance granting the franchise. The commission notes the bridge and avenue were built under a four part agreement with the Commonwealth paying about half the bridge cost and urges expedited pier use for Boston commerce.
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Harbor and Land Commission
New Haven Railroad
Northern Avenue Bridge
Hibbard
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Northern Avenue
Commonwealth
Wellesley Residents Protest Express Deliveries
At a mass meeting in Wellesley a resolution was adopted to empower the Selectmen to compel the American Express Company to fix faulty delivery. George N. Smith charged poor service since the switch from Adams Express, noting bundles left at offices and cards sent to call for bundles. The company manager claimed most bundles were delivered, with some outside the delivery area.
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Wellesley
American Express Company
Adams Express Company
Express
Lower Falls
Wellesley Hills
Ur. L. Clark
Clark
Express Company
Thomas H. Lord Dies After Trolley Fall Injuries
Thomas H. Lord 81, veteran in insurance circles, died at City Hospital from injuries after falling from a trolley car in Copley square last Tuesday. He was long active in the industry and widely known in financial circles.
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Thomas H. Lord
City Hospital
Copley Square
Boston College seniors host first 1909 dance at Worcester Hall
Members of the class of 1909 at Boston College held a dance last evening at Catholic Union Hall near Worcester Square, drawing a large gathering. Seniors led the event with a planning committee headed by William A. Cronin, joined by Francis C. Smith and others as aids, with many senior classmates serving as helpers.
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Boston College
Catholic Union Hall
Worcester Square
William A. Cronin
Rockland
Francis C. Smith
Shaw the Museum Man Dead a Boston Leader
Charles A. Shaw of Stone and Shaw died at his home 8 Wyoming Street after a brief illness. A Boston newspaper man turned jeweller and Maine politician he served as Biddeford councilman alderman representative and mayor. He helped Maine at Paris World Fair and Massachusetts at Philadelphia Fair. He organized Artemus Ward and P T Barnum tours.
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Charles A. Shaw
Stone
Biddeford
Paris
Maine
Massachusetts
Canada
Shaw
Colonel Timothy Atwood Dies. Civil War Veteran
Brockton reports Colonel Timothy S. Atwood, 71, died at his home on Glenwood Square. He was a Civil War veteran.
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Brockton
Timothy S. Atwood
Glenwood Square
Atwood
Missing Will of Isaac Lee Sought in Webster
A notice requests anyone with knowledge of Isaac Lee's last will and testament to contact B A Wakefield at the American House Boston. The 78 year old Webster resident died Nov 14 leaving over 35000 in assets. administrator Bartlett of Wayland and Wakefield seek the will to settle the estate.
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Isaac Lee
Webster, Mass
B. A. Wakefield
American House
Boston
Webster
Wakefield
Bartlett
Wayland
Megantic Fish and Game Corp Plans March Banquet
Officers held their regular monthly meeting at Copley Square Hotel and decided to hold the annual banquet in March. The annual business meeting and election of officers will be in Portland, Maine on February 25.
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Megantic Fish and Game Corporation
Copley Square Hotel
Portland
Awoke To Find Beard On Fire Tragedy At Westboro Home
Henry Gorman age 56 died in a blaze that destroyed his two story house in Westboro. Daniel Robinson 73 awoke to flames on his beard and escaped in night attire with neighbors. Gorman’s body was recovered among the ruins later. He had moved to Westboro from Hopkinton less than a year ago.
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Westboro
Henry Gorman
Daniel Robinson
Gorman
Hopkinton
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