Inquest Continues On Leaf Death In Quincy
The inquest before Judge Avery in Quincy on the death of Karl W Leaf a local boot dealer who died December 12 1915 after taking laxative salts was continued today by District Attorney F G Katzman. Expectation of new evidence swirls around the case as proceedings likely resume early next week. New York fashion show forecasts 1918 male styles featuring kimono sleeves blue linings and bold fits as men seek attention in clothing trends.
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Avery
Quincy
Karl W. Leaf
F. G. Katzman
Norfolk
Plymouth Counties
Leaf
Waterstreet
New York
Judge Buffington Opposes U S Interference in War
Judge Joseph Buffington of the Third Circuit urged that the United States should not seek peace during the European war. He spoke at a League to Enforce Peace dinner in Pittsburg, saying the league’s role is to prepare for peace after the war, not intervene during the conflict.
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U. S
Pittsburg
Penn
Joseph Buffington
United States Court of Appeals
Third District
William Howard Taft
League
Buffington
Prospect Hill Lodge No. 170 Installs Officers
More than 300 attended the Knights of Pythias event at Newcomb Hall Somerville for the installation of officers and ladies night.
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Prospect Hill Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Newcomb Hall
Somerville
Funeral cortege includes draped car and 220 carmen
A black draped car led by Superintendent Frank I Wilkins and 220 carmen from Division 3 formed part of William A Lee s funeral procession from St Ambrose Church Dorchester to New Calvary Cemetery. Rev James Lee uncle of the deceased and pastor of Immaculate Conception Revere attended the mass.
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Division 3
Frank I. Wilkins
William A. Lee
Park Street
Dorchester
St. Ambrose Church
James Lee
William Lee
Immaculate Conception Church
Revere
9Th Regiment
New Calvary Cemetery
Newburyport Man Aboard Vauban Missing at Sea
Newburyport resident and newspaperman David P. Constantine is listed as a passenger on the British steamship Vauban of the Lamport and Holt line, a vessel rumored to have fallen prey to a German sea raider. The report is dated January 18 from Newburyport.
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Newburyport
Vauban
David P. Constantine
Lamport & Holt Line
Harvard Lampoon appoints Robert E Sherwood tall president
Robert E Sherwood, 6 feet 7 inches, becomes president of Harvard Lampoon as gag lines about giraffes and high collars are barred for the coming fiscal year. He also wrote a musical comedy libretto accepted by the Hasty Pudding Club for spring production.
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Harvard Lampoon
Robert E. Sherwood
Harvard
Sherwood
Hasty Pudding Club
Pearl found in oysters worth 100 dollars
Patrolman Frank Saunders of Dorchester was surprised to find a pearl valued at 100 dollars lodged in an oyster during a home dinner. The incident occurred when he bit into the shellfish and felt a hard object mistaken for a pebble.
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Frank Saunders
Station 1l
Dorchester
Saunders
Wilson confers on water power bill with Senate leaders
President Wilson visits the Capitol to discuss water power legislation with Senator Bankhead and Representative Adamson. He says the talks are to gather odds and ends on the general dam bill and later meets Senator Stone, noting it is a personal matter.
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Wilson
Capitol
Congress
Senator Bankhead
Representative Adamson
Europe
Senator Stone
Five New Rear Admirals Named by Wilson
President Wilson nominated five new rear admirals, four being departmental bureau chiefs whose ranks rise with the term of office and Doctor Cary T. Grayson, the naval aide and physician, also named. The chiefs are Frederick R. Harris, William C. Braisted, Samuel McGowan, and David W. Taylor, with Harris as chief of yards and docks, Braisted as surgeon-general, McGowan as paymaster-general, and Taylor as chief constructor.
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Navy
Congress
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Frederick R. Harris
Bureau of
William C. Braisted
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Samuel McGowan
David W. Taylor
Valenti Charged Under White Slave Act in Boston Case
Antonio Valenti 21, discharged in state court for abduction, arraigned before US Commissioner Hayes on Mann white slave act violation. He allegedly persuaded Gemme Signorelli 15 nicknamed the Mary Pickford of the North End to go from Boston to Hooksett New Hampshire with promise of marriage. Valenti pleads not guilty and posts 500 dollars bail for January 29 hearing.
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Antonio Valenti
United States
Hayes
Valenti
Gemme Signorelli
Mary Pickford
North End
Boston
Hooksett
N. H
Governor to seek funds for GI welcome in Boston encampment
Governor McCall plans to ask the Legislature to appropriate money to extend a fitting welcome to the Grand Army veterans gathering in Boston next summer for the national encampment of the G A R.
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McCall
Grand Army
Boston
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