Deaf mute father fights for son in Boston probate clash
In Somerville a deaf mute father William E Shaw Sr seeks custody of his five year old son William Jr claiming kidnapping by the boy’s maternal grandmother Mrs Lucy T Church. The case notes the parents two deaf mutes and questions whether cruelty is involved. The matter may reach the Supreme Court.
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Lucy T. Church
Sycamore Street
Somerville
William E. Shaw, Jr
Hannah Shaw
William E. Shaw
William Jr
Thomas A. Edison
Shaw
Hartford
Con
Willie Shaw
A. R. Shrigly
Shaws
Supreme Court
St Alphonsus Hat Whist Draws Five Hundred Fans
In St Alphonsus Hall Roxbury the St Alphonsus Association held a hat whist party drawing about 500 attendees. Miss Josephine Lee won the first lady prize Miss M J Keefe won the second. M J Reddish took the first gentleman prize and Mr Desmond the second. A hat parade followed.
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St. Alphonsus Hall
Smith Street
Roxbury
St. Alphonsus Association
Josephine Lee
M. J. Keefe
M. J. Reddish
Mr. Desmond
City Council approves probe order amid finance battle
The Common Council passed Mayor Fitzgerald’s probe order 36 to 26, sending it to the Board of Aldermen amid expected resistance. Opposition argued for an internal City investigation without outside help. The mayor’s $493 500 loan for court executions sailed 62 to 2, with two votes against. Other measures were postponed or passed for Deer Island funds and a $200 000 state armory in Charlestown.
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Fitzgerald
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Pierce
Ward 11
Sheenan
Ward 17
State House
Doherty
Ward 2
Woodside
Ward
Noyes
Deer Island
Copley Square
Donovan
Ward 3
Charlestown
Colored Woman Seeks Full Beresford Estate in Mexican Will Claim
Flora Wolff, a Black woman, sues Lord Charles Beresford in El Paso claiming she is the legal wife of S Delevel Beresford and seeks a later will that would leave her the entire estate. She asserts Mexican recognition of their marriage and alleges a later will superseding the one in possession.
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EL Paso
Tex
S. Delevel Beresford
Mexico
Flora Wolff
Charles Beresford
Lord Beresford
United States
Beresford
Lord Charles Beresford
Weagle and Linscott Wed at Melrose Home Ceremony
Miss Laura Grace Weagle and Mr. Albert Wesley Linscott were married at 9 Cedar Park Melrose with Rev Paul Sterling officiating. The couple, popular with many gifts, will reside at 20 Wyoming Avenue and be at home after February 1.
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Melrose
James F. Pope
Cedar Park
Laura Grace Weagle
Albert Wesley Linscott
Paul Sterling
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wyoming Avenue
Dead Actress Maud Maguire Wins $18,000 Verdict
Mary Elizabeth Maguire known as Maud Thornton dies eight months after a Westboro accident. A Superior Court jury awards $18,000 to her parents from the Boston and Worcester Street Railway Company, to be divided equally. The injury in August 1904 led to amputation and other fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Maguire
Maud Thornton
Boston & Worcester Street Railway Company
Westboro
Miss Maguire
Insurance Commissioner Frederick J. Cutting Confirmed
Frederick J. Cutting of Wellesley was confirmed by the executive council for a three year term. The vote stood eight to one with Councilman Barry of South Boston casting the dissenting vote after requesting more time. Governor Guild said he nominated Cutting after careful consideration.
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Frederick J. Cutting
Wellesley
Executive Council
Barry
South Boston
Guild
Mr. Cutting
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Wie Shaw
Willie, Jr
Facile
Willie
Boston
ST. Alphonsus Ass
Oes
MIT
Aoe
Merce
Adolph Arons & Company
New York
America
Monongahela Mills
Arons & Company
Boston Meltons
Washington, Hanover and
Elm Streets
Sider City Finance Com
Mittee
Castoria
Piel
Linscott—Weagle
Mozart Street
Jamaica Plain
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