Pingree Ordered to Pay $100 Weekly in Divorce Case
George S. Pingree, banker of Pingree & Co., 19 Congress street, on cruelty grounds, must pay his wife $100 weekly during the libel and furnish $100 to her counsel for the divorce suit. Mrs Annie J Pingree seeks custody of their 12 year old daughter Barbara, residing with her in Brookline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Pingree
Pingree & Co
Congress Street
Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham
Annie Jf’. Pingree
Barbara
Brookline
Man Fined $15 for Assaulting Fireman at Quincy Fire
Henry Mercier of Braintree was fined $15 in Quincy District Court for assaulting Fireman John J. Mahen who blocked a passage at a fire on the George Wales estate on Cleveland Avenue in Quincy. He paid the fine yesterday.
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John J. Mahen
George Wales
Cleveland Avenue
Quincy
Henry Mercier
Braintree
Supreme Court Interprets Mann Act Prohibiting Interstate Transport
The Supreme Court today ruled the Mann Act prohibits interstate transportation of women for any immoral purpose, including private escapades and commercial vice. In three cases Ferrew Caminetti Maury I Diggs of Sacramento and L T Hays of Alva were affirmed. sentences and fines to take effect within 30 days.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Ferrew Caminetti
Maury I. Diggs
Sacramento
Cal
L. T. Hays
Alva
Oklo
Court splits on scope of 1910 law on trafficking
The Supreme Court, five to three, construes the 1910 law to bar transportation of women for any immoral purpose, not just for pecuniary gain. Chief Justice White and Justices McKenna and Clarke dissent. Caminetti, Diggs, and Hays receive prison terms. Johnson’s case impacts ongoing prosecutions. The decision allows broader DOJ enforcement. the court will issue its mandate within 30 days.
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White
McKenna
Clarke
Congress
McReynolds
Caminetti
Diggs
Justice Day
Department of Justice
Jack Johnson
Shienfield Surrenders Coat and Vest in Dorchester Court
Morris Shienfield 36 of 16 Leverett Street West End appeared in Dorchester District Court on charges of breaking and entering and larceny from Mrs Annie Weiss of 23 Greenock Street and Charles S Goodwin of 65 Devon Street Dorchester. He was sentenced to one year on the Weiss theft and two years on the Goodwin case, with appeals and $1300 bond.
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Morris
Shienfield
Charles 8
House of Correction
William A. Lee Dies in Dorchester
William A. Lee of 99 Park Street Dorchester a nephew of Rev James Lee pastor of Immaculate Conception Church Revere and former chaplain of the Ninth Regiment died yesterday at City Hospital after a two months illness. Funeral will be Thursday morning from St Ambrose Church Dorchester. He leaves a wife and three small children.
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William A. Lee
Park Street
Dorchester
James Lee
Immaculate Conception Church of
Revere
Ninth Regiment
City Hospital
St. Ambrose Church
Mexican American Border Commission Dissolved After Talks
The Mexican American joint commission, after four months of conferences failed to settle the issues between Mexico and the United States, was formally dissolved late today. Secretary of Interior Lane indicated potential troop withdrawal amid the dissolution.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
Augusta
United States Naval Prison
Southern
Secretary of the Navy
New York
Poslam Heals Pimples and Rash Overnight Ad
Advert says Poslam cures pimples and rashes quickly with nightly application. It claims visible improvement by morning for mild cases and subdued virulent eruptions. Includes free samples from Emergency Laboratories New York City and promotes Poslam Soap as safe and beneficial.
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Emergency Laboratories
West 25Th St
New York City
Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Ad Promises Youthful Hair
Healthful liquid dye alternative claims to restore gray hair to a natural soft shade. The ad touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as safe and undetectable compared with dyes, priced 60 cents, available at Liggett's and other drug stores, with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Q Ban Hair Tonic and related products and a free book Hair Culture.
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Liggett's Riker Jaynes Drug
Boston
Cambridge
Chelsea
Hessig- Ellis Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Pinny de Bm
Americans Press Mexican Leaders on Diplomacy and Pullback
Dr J R Mott and Judge George Gray told Mexican officials that Wilson may send an accredited diplomat to Mexico and withdraw Pershing's forces. The commission dissolves and the Mexican problem reverts to the President. Mexicans expect full diplomatic relations soon and troops possibly leaving Mexico within days, per the latest meeting report to General Carranza at Queretaro.
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J. R. Mott
George Gray
Wilson
Mexico
Fletcher
Chihuahua
Pershing
Carranza
Queretaro
Mrs Sheehy Skeffington Addresses Harvard Men
Harvard will open its halls to a female lecturer for the third time in its history this evening as Mrs Sheehy Skeffington speaks to students and faculty.
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Harvard
Mrs Sheehy Skeffington to Speak at Harvard Hall
Mrs H Sheehy Skeffington widow of the martyred Irish editor will address Harvard students in Homer son Hall. The lecture is under the Harvard Deutscher Verein promoting German language and culture among students.
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H. Sheehy Skeffington
Dublin
Harvard
Homerson Hall
Harvard Deutscher Verein
Germany
Bid reaches 1000 dollars for Little Boy Blue manuscript
In Chicago on January 15 a bid of 1000 dollars was placed for the original manuscript of Eugene Field’s poem Little Boy Blue. The piece was contributed to the allied bazaar by Slason Thompson, a close friend of Field.
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Chicago
Eugene Field
Allied Bazaar
Slason Thompson
Bazaar Bid From David R. Forgan Aids Wounded Entente
The bid was received from David R. Forgan, president of the National City Bank. The bazaar is for the benefit of the wounded of the Entente allies.
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David R. Forgan
The
National City Bank
Woman Dies After 25 Foot Fall At South Boston Home
Barbara Faherty aged about 40, wife of Joseph Faherty, fell head first from a window sill at 192 West Ninth Street South Boston, a 25 foot tumble. She is at City Hospital with a fractured skull and internal injuries and listed as dangerous.
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Barbara Faherty
West Ninth Street
Boston
Joseph Faherty
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Hays
Border Board
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