Lynn Bride for Brookline Man
Miss Margaret Clough daughter of Mr and Mrs Micajah P Clough bankers of Lynn and Boston married Leavitt LeRoy Edgar of Brookline at the First Universalist Church. Rev Frederic W Perkins and Rev William Chamberlain officiated as guests from Brookline Boston Cambridge and beyond attended the ceremony and reception at the Clough home. Miss Transcreta Marie Pevear was maid of honor with six bridesmaids including Helen and Clara Currier Laura DuClos and sisters Harriet and Theodote Clough. Maurice Selton LaCroix served as best man.
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Lynn
Margaret Clough
Micajah P. Clough
Boston
Ocean Street
Leavitt LeRoy Edgar
Brookline
First Universalist Church
Cambridge
North Shore
Frederic W. Perkins
William Chamberlain
New York
Transcreta Marie Pevear
Carolyne Stambaugh
Youngstown
O. Helen and
Clara Currier
Laura DuClos
Harriet
Theodote Clough
Maurice Selton LaCroix
Hogan Seeks Renomination for Cambridge Principal Assessor
W. M. Hogan, secretary of Cambridge Board of Assessors, seeks Democratic renomination for principal assessor at the February 20 primaries. He served on Cambridge Common Council from 1904 to 1906 and in the Legislature from 1907 to 1909, with prospects favoring another renomination based on his board record.
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W. M. Hogan
Board of Assessors of
Cambridge
Hogan
Meridian Street Bethel East Boston Pastor O E Mark
The Meridian Street Bethel of East Boston is one of Greater Boston's prominent churches under the leadership of its pastor the Rev. O E Mark.
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Churches of
Greater Boston
Meridian Street Bethel
East
Boston
O. E. Mark
Meridian Street
East Boston
Famous East Boston Bethel Church and Its Bold Work
The Bethel church in East Boston has a storied past with notable events and bold parishioner efforts. Its history includes early Methodist preaching by Father Taylor about 1840, multiple church builds, and a strong social mission led by Pastor O. E. Mark with a large volunteer and paid workforce.
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Boston
Taylor
North End
Meridian and
Paris Streets
Meridian
Decatur Streets
L. B. Bates
John L. Bates
Bethel
O. E. Mark
the Bethel
Cuban Crisis Appears Past in Havana
President Gomez gains backing from veteran movement in Cuba as leaders vow to end agitation and support the administration. A conference with all factions yielded no firm policy, awaiting further talks while veterans’ unity reduces chances of discord and a civil service law bill may be presented in Congress.
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Havana
Jar
Gomez
Knox
Congress
Electric Costumes for Charlestown Fair Dancers
Charlestown young women will wear electric costumes in the Jackson Club grand march at Roughan's Hall Monday evening. Multicolored lights will be worn and operated automatically by the dancers as hall lights are dimmed to heighten the spectacle. Thomas Fitzgerald chairs the arrangements. the Hayes square area group leads with Joseph E. Visall as president.
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Charlestown
Jackson Club
Roughan’s
Thomas Fitzgerald
Hayes Square
Joseph E. Visall
Testifies Two Knew Test Cost in Beef Case
Chicago January 18 Two defendants in the packers trial were named as having personal knowledge of the test cost of bets from weekly reports. Walter A. Wall Morris & Co. St Joseph Mo said he mailed 1906 1907 1908 reports with test cost figures to Edward Morris and Louis H Heyman.
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Chicago
Ill
Walter A. Wall
Morris & Co
St. Joseph
Edward Morris
Louis H. Heyman
Test cost of beef links to Morris & Co officials in trial
Witness detailed how reports were mailed to Chicago Morris & Co officials until January 1909 when McFarland ordered halting to Edward Morris. He described sending two copies of beef test cost figures to Louis H Heyman and noted charges and subsidiary connections among Morris entities. Wall testified under cross examination by Sen. W S Kenyon as court adjourned.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
McFarland
Edward Morris
Louis H. Heyman
Wall
United States
W. S. Kenyon
H. A. Timmins
National Box Company
Morris Packing Company
Morris Beef Company
Morris Fertilizer Company
Chamberlain & Co
Boston
Meyer & Bush
Newark
N. J
Two Die in Crossed-Wire Fire at Logansport Factory
In Logansport Indiana on January 18 Samuel Walkins 60 and Edith Schroeder 16 were killed by electricity when wires crossed at Walkins broom factory and burned beyond recognition. Fred Buckaman who pulled the bodies from the burning building suffered severe burns and may die. Assistant Fire Chief Jacob Weatter Welter was shocked by a live wire.
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Logansport
Ind
Samuel Walkins
Edith Schroeder
Walkins
Fred Buckaman
Jacob Weatter-Welter
Brown Alumni Raise Funds Toward Million Dollar Drive
Brown alumni reported 204 010 secured toward the second half of a 1 000 000 fund goal. The largest gift was 150 000 from the General Education Board, with 25 000 gifts from William V. Kellen of Boston and Colonel R H S Goddard of Providence.
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BROWN
Providence
General Education Board
William V. Kellen
Boston
R. H. S. Goddard
Father John's Medicine Praised by Philadelphia and Fall River users
Mrs. Schaeffer and Mrs. Hobson report chronic bronchial coughs and long illness cured by Father John's Medicine. Mrs. Schaeffer of 2612 Glenwood Avenue Philadelphia says it restored George's health, while Mrs. Hobson of 36 Holden Street Fall River says Joseph is now all right after use.
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George
John
Geo. Schaeffer
Glenwood Avenue
Phila., Pa
Joseph
Handel Hobson
Holden Street
Fall River, Mase
Readers Debate Richeson Sentence
Readers discuss commuting Richeson sentence to life imprisonment. Letters show division, some call for harsher punishment while others cite insanity and potential reform. Anne B Wheeler of Boston urges forgiveness and that life should be spared to allow future redemption.
Calls for Insanity Plea Commutation Opinion Piece
A letter to the Post editor argues Richeson should be commuted by the governor. The writer condemns harsher punishment for mental distress and cites a case of murder and alleged education as insufficient defense. Additional readers share strong opinions on criminal justice and race.
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Richeson
Elias B. Camara
Justice urged for execution of minister in Massachusetts
A reader letter argues capital punishment should stay in Massachusetts to deter similar crimes. The writer cites the confession of Co. V. T. Richeson, a minister who killed an innocent girl, and urges Governor Foss to act with justice.
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Sir—Justice
Co. V. T. Richeson
Massachusetts
Statute Books
Letter to editor condemns Governor and calls for execution
A Boston reader attacks Governor over Richeson death row fate, calling for the electric chair and risking the same poison in his food. The writer, P. J. Tamilty of South Boston, advocates burying the murderer in an unknown place after his death.
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Richeson
P. J. Tamilty
South
Boston
Lucky He Does Not Live In The South
A fragment from a column ponders humorous misdirections about leadership at a Baptist Missionary Society with oblique references to Newton Newkirk and a playful nickname. The text reads as a satirical aside without a clear event or date.
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Lucky
The
South
Richeson
Baptist Missionary Society
Shade
Newton Newkirk
Warning on Kidney Health and Swamp Root Remedy
A 1910 report notes that kidney health affects overall well being and that Brights disease caused about ten thousand deaths in New York. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with free sample offers and two bottle sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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Bright
New York
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Pleads for Mercy in God-Given Life Richeson Case
The Richeson case draws a wave of opinions, all condemning the monster and echoing cries to kill. The article notes the public outcry and measures urged, underscoring a demand for mercy in a life judged as evil.
Father Urges Speed in Justice for Murder Letter
A letter from East Boston, signed L Johnson, calls for swift punishment of a man who murdered a girl. The writer condemns the crime as cruel and cold blooded and urges the State to impose full penalties, citing his own daughters as motive.
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Post
East
Boston
L. Johnson
Why Wait Until May Why Not Now
A reader argues that Richeson deserve immediate execution by electric chair, claiming his actions harmed two young girls and condemning delayed justice until May. The letter questions religious status as a factor and urges swift punishment.
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Post
Mr. Richeson
George Butler
Boston
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