Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw Arrives to Champion Divorce
Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw arrived from Europe on the Mauretania with her father James A. Blair. She intends to fight her husband W. Gould Brokaw’s countersuit for divorce, seeks to vindicate herself, and plans to stay until the case is settled. She criticized American press coverage and said detectives have followed her. She then went to the Ritz Carlton Hotel after inspecting trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Blair Brokaw
Europe
Mauretania
James A. Blair
Wall Street
Newport
Chittenango
Brokaw
W. Gould Brokaw
England
Secrets of Convicts Smuggling Drugs Revealed at State Prison
Warden Bridges reports a wide drug smuggling operation discovered inside the State Prison. A hidden cache contains morphine and cocaine worth hundreds of dollars concealed in envelopes mail, magazines, newspapers, and even a prison tennis ball. A trusted librarian and two devout inmates were implicated in plans to traffic contraband to prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridges
Governor urges Nevada divorce residency reform and prize fight limit
Governor Tasker L. Oddle sent a message to the Nevada Legislature recommending a law requiring one year of residence in the state before a divorce can be granted instead of six months. He also urged a limit on the number of rounds in prize fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
Nev
Tasker L. Oddle
Nevada
Adamson Cough Balsam Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Adamson's Cough Balsam makes the cold or cough disappear when used as directed. The short copy emphasizes fast relief and relief from chest irritation for users seeking an effective remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson
Adot
S Slater Mills Not to Be Sold
Worcester court confirms a compromise ending Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater's three year fight with trustees over her husband’s estate. Property remains in the Slater family. Supreme Court action closes the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Slater Mills
Worcester
Mabel Hunt Slater
Supreme Court
Widow Wins Long Battle Over Slater Textile Estate
The Slater textile property in southern Worcester County, valued in the millions, passed to trustees after Horatio N. Slater’s death. Mrs Slater challenged a sale to a Boston-financed corporation, pursued legal remedies through all suits, and finally achieved a compromise that ends plans to dispose of the property. Guardians were appointed for the Slater children, three girls and a boy, with Mrs Slater noted for social welfare work among Slater works employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Horatio N. Slater
Slater
Worcester County
Boston
Samuel Slater
Charles G. Washburn
F. B. Smith
Worcester
Amos Bartlett
Webster
John C. Grey
Boston Guardian
Robert Homans
Richard M. Hunt
De Luxe book fraud suspect returned to city charge
Glen F. Farmer 31 of New York was brought back after a weeks long legal battle by Inspector Silas Waite on charges as a member of the De Luxe book agents gang. He posted $10,000 bail after booking. He was indicted by the Suffolk grand jury in December for larceny of 87075 from Mrs. Mary L. Rogers with 16 counts including conspiracy and signature obtainment by false representations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen F. Farmer
Riverside Drive
New York
Silas Waite
Farmer
Suffolk Grand Jury
Mary L. Rogers
Beacon Street
Back Bay
Women press for women truancy officers in Boston schools
Following their election victory last Tuesday Miss Frances G Curtis was named School Board representative. Under Mrs Katherine Bowlker and Mrs Richard C Cabot Boston women presented ten petitions to the School Board last evening urging appointment of one or more women truant officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances G. Curtis
Boston
Katherine Bowlker
Lowell
Harvard College
Richard C. Cabot
Claims Negro Still Barred
William Smith of Charlestown Navy Yard writes to defend Dr. Alexander Mann on the negro and labor question. He accuses Mary O Sullivan of spreading false data and asserts the Machinists Union discriminates against black workers, remaining Southern in origin and hostile to negro membership. He demands equal publicity. Boston January 20, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Mann
Mary K. O'Sullivan
Mr. Mann
Machinists
Machinists’ Union
Boston
Mary O'Sullivan
Post Office Official Omar F. Loring Dies at Dorchester Home
Omar F. Loring, longtime superintendent of the money order division at the central post office, died at his Dorchester home after a brief pneumonia illness. Born August 28, 1853 in Duxbury, he joined the postal service in 1871 and led the division from 1889, improving its business to over a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar F. Loring
Money Order
Central Post Office
Port Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Mr. Loring
Money Order Division
Duxbury
Postal Service
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY CLAIM
An old time medicine advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. The box bears W Grove’s signature and offers a refund if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove
Dorchester School Board Hears Petitions and Parses Gag Rule
The Dorchester School Board set a public hearing for Feb 3 at 4 PM to consider petitions and debated delaying or conferring on a private matter. Miss Curtis succeeds Davia Ellis as chair on Feb 1 and the board cleared Headmaster James E Thomas in a gag rule dispute. A 8:30 PM hearing is scheduled on extending the school term two weeks. The board approved a motor truck driver class beginning Feb 4 and recommended a janitors’ minimum wage discussion. Promotions and staffing changes were ordered and tasks assigned, including nurse appointments and vocational guidance. The Hyde Park YMCA gymnasium rental was authorized for three afternoons weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lee
Miss Curtis
Davia A. Ellis
James E. Thomas
Dorchester High School
Solomon Lewenberg
Isaac Harris
Harris
Thomas
State Board of Education
Franklin Union
South End
Evening Industrial School
William M. Kendricken
Janitors’ Association
Chester M. Grover
High School of Commerce
Roxbury High
Samuel A. Cragin
Agassiz
Dearborn
Jessie L. Sweet
Thomas Gardner
Hyde Park
Mansell Named Bigamist as Syracuse Police Seek Him
Syracuse police declare Frank Mansell a bigamist after his marriage last week to Miss Jessie J. Greis daughter of a Syracuse cigar maker. Frank Greis father of the bride pursued him from Boston searching for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mansell
Lewis Brothers
Jessie J. Greis
Syracuse
N. Y
Frank Greis
Boston
Boston man led Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde life says wife
Mansell, 28, with a Boston wife seven years, eloped with a Syracuse girl eight weeks ago. His Arlington parents knew little, while his wife supported him and himself through hard times. The Syracuse girl Miss Greis, 25, is a well known society figure and charity performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansell
Massachusetts Avenue
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
New York State
Arlington
Winter Street
Boston
Frank Greis
Catherine Mansell
Sher
Syracuse
Stewards Call Municipal Markets to Fight High Living Costs
The Boston stewards at their monthly meeting unanimously adopt a resolution urging the creation of municipal markets in densely populated city sections to alleviate high living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewards
Boston
Boston Stewards Propose Open Municipal Markets
The Boston Stewards Association meeting at City Club endorsed eliminating middlemen in food supply. They urged Mayor Fitzgerald to back free sites for direct farmer sales of meats and vegetables to city residents. A resolution commits the group to lead in cutting living costs and promoting municipal markets in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
New England
Boston Stewards’ Association
City Club
Rabbi Fleischer
Hardy P. Cassidy
John C. Hill
Boston Stewards? Association
Boston
Association of Stewards
International Association
Paul Revere Hall
Tipcart Falls Into Subway Under Construction
A two horse tipcart laden with sand broke through heavy boards guarding a new subway on Winter Street Boston yesterday afternoon. The driver Patrick J. Morgan jumped to safety as the wagon slipped. Workers shovelled sand into the street to clear the blockage and a six foot square hole had to be formed to remove the cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Boston
Patrick J. Morgan
Fiery Sensation Ends After Hood’s SarS
W A Caldwell of Litchfield Connecticut reports chronic boils and salt rheum on arms cleared after a six bottle course of Hood’s Sar saparilla. He says eruption never returned and general health improved with spring in sight. Get it in liquid form or Sarsatabs today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
W. A. Caldwell
Litchfield
Conn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bass
Hollis
Senate
Concord
N. H
United States
Robert P. Bass
Henry F. Hollis
Carpenter
Frederick L. Carpenter
American Telephone Company
Jennie S. Gookin
Aiken
House of Correction
Brockton
Beverly
Hyde Park Lynn
Kuppenheimer
New’s
Opal Utz
A. Ranphy
Youn Artem
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Merchants
Janvl
Miller
Seen of Bois
Brightons
America
Henry R. Keach
Tremont Street
DE Luxe
Mt A
Adres
Ananar
Frank A. Andrews, Inc
Washington St
Cor
Water St. Stere
Mansell Bigamist
Tipcart
New Englands
Great Cash House
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!