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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
12
Frank Ernest Keene, an investment broker, did not appear at his wedding to Miss Anna M Campbell. The bride, left with wedding plans and a catered feast, now accuses Keene of larceny and false pretenses involving $400. The ceremony venue and guests were prepared but the groom vanished.
Miss Campbell a masseuse from Back Bay accuses her fiancé Keene of larceny after he induced her to draw funds from Provident Institution for Savings and Temple place bank. She was to wed last night at 65 Maple Street Brighton but postponed as police investigate.
Governor Hughes sets out his position on the presidential move in a letter to James S. Lehmaier of New York. He notes the Republican Club endorsement and plans a Friday meeting to state his stance more clearly while urging party autonomy and impartial administration.
The Suffolk county court house enlargement commission appeared before the Legislature’s judiciary committee asking for 115 637 21 to fund needed improvements. Judge James R. Dunbar, the Hon Joseph J Corbett and William H Wellington supported the appropriation.
Dr. Reardon reports Mr. Moran in a nervous breakdown after a strenuous campaign. Moran is sent to Fenway Hospital for rest and recovery with strict orders that no one visit him while his condition stabilizes.
The Board of Aldermen adopted a unanimous ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in restaurants and other public places. The measure faced strong opposition during debate but passed today in New York.
The pallium investiture of Archbishop OConnell by Cardinal Gibbons will be a grand 10 a m ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Boston. It marks the second such investiture in the archdiocese and the first in 32 years in the Eastern United States with dignitaries from New England and beyond attending. The event expects about 3500 spectators and features ushers from the Catholic Union led by planned drills.
Salem January 21 a five year old girl Vera Roberts died after being struck by an automobile owned by Edward L Hurd president of the United Shoe Machinery Company in Bridge Street Salem The other child Rose escaped injury The driver Eugene D Libby was arrested on manslaughter charges and bailed by his employer pending a hearing The incident followed the children stopping at the Teddy bear given at Christmas and returning to their school path The accident occurred as the vehicle slowly moved toward Beverly
Fire Commissioner Wells yesterday transferred Captain Frank E. Sweeney to Engine 10 Captain M. P. Mitchell to Engine 33 Captain R. E. Handy to Engine 45 Captain Michael Norton to Engine 5 Lieutenant W. H. Ricker to Chemical 1 Lieutenant H. G. York to Ladder 19 and Lieutenant J. Caulfield to Ladder 20.
Washington January 21 The Senate today passed a bill providing for the construction of a memorial bridge across the Potomac River from Washington to the national cemetery at Arlington beoordeling.
Police probe incendiary blaze at Cleveland Steel Casting Company plant. Watchman spotted a forced window and entering interior fire erupted as he climbed in. Two men were seen fleeing minutes earlier.
The audit team criticizes nonuniform accounting across state institutions and calls for a central comptroller, a supervised accounting board, and uniform records. It notes poor purchasing controls, missing ledgers, and lack of trial balances, urging centralized supervision and clearer data for budgets and reforms.
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