Promised Husband To Give Up Doctor Reveals Strain
Mrs Margaret Reed Freeman wife of Sturtevant Blower Works manager testified that she promised to give up Dr Benner after her husband declared faith in her innocence and vowed to drop detectives costing $20 000 over three years The dramatic testimony highlighted the troubled divorce case and the stake of Freeman as a mother of six with a high profile public life.
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Margaret Reed Freeman
Sturtevant Blower Works
Dr. Benner
William Clancy fatally shot in Roughan Hall disturbance
William Clancy was shot at close range while attempting to quell a disturbance in Roughan Hall, Charlestown. He died after being taken to a hospital. The incident follows an earlier note about his role in experiments with ether, mentioning his wife from Toronto who encouraged her husband’s work.
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William ¢. Clancy
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
Pistol Fire Fatal to Charlestown Officer at Roughan's Hall
Patrolman William G. Clancy of the Charlestown station was shot in the chest while trying to quell a disturbance at Roughan's Hall. The veteran officer, attached to the Charlestown unit, died minutes after being taken to Haymarket square relief station following the 1:15 a.m. incident during a dance hosted by four young men.
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William G. Clancy
Charlestown
Roughan’s
Haymarket Square
Clancy
Reign of Terror in Irish City Thurless Outrage
London reports a Sinn Fein incident in Thurles County Tipperary where a police constable was wounded. The same night police and troops allegedly fired into houses for hours, with volleys into doors and windows and occasional hand grenades. The events followed an earlier police attack and continued into Page 13.
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London
London Star
Sinn Fein
Thurles
County Tipperary
the Star
Star
City of Boston Health Department Announcement
City Hall Annex notice from Boston Health Department issues public health guidance and service updates. The alert outlines registration deadlines, contact points, and health orders affecting residents and local facilities.
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City OF Boston Health Department City Hall
Canadian Surgeon Develops Pain-Free Ether Breakthrough
Dr James Cotton of Toronto spoke about years of work on a new ether form that eliminates pain without losing consciousness and keeps patients laughing during dental extractions or major surgery. The achievement marked a triumph for the young Canadian surgeon viewed skeptically by some leading physicians.
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James H. Cotton
Toronto
Ont
James Cotton
Post
Real Culprit Still Missing
Arlington school official refutes a newspaper report that a senior teacher cleared thefts at the junior high. Superintendent George C. Minard defends the instructor, calls her a victim of circumstances, and says tests remain to find the true thief.
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George C. Minard
Arlington
Mr. Minard
Powhatan in Tow of Two Steamers
A wireless message from Captain W. B. Randall reports the disabled army transport Powhatan in tow of the United States Shipping Board steamship Western Comet and the Canadian steamer Lady Laurier. The vessel was about 200 miles south of Halifax with weather moderating.
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Newark
W. B. Randall
Powhatan
United States Shipping Board
Lady Laurier
Halifax
Blood on coat prompts hospital after Charlestown incident
Blood trickled from the front of his coat and stained his shirt, prompting police notification. An ambulance arrived and transported the man to the hospital as Charlestown police began an initial response.
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Charlestown
Anniversary notes and brief world history reminders
Today's anniversaries include the Panama Canal Treaty signed in 1905 and a German offensive claim from 1915. A year ago Bolshevik troops shelled American forces south of Archangel, with contemporaries noting the events in a concise historical recap.
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Archangel
Boston and New England Forecast Fair with Light Winds
The forecast for eastern New York and New England calls for fair conditions Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Winds from the Atlantic coast will be moderate to fresh north and northeast, with rain over the southern portion near Sandy Hook to Hatteras, then clearing and colder northward.
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Boston
Washington
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic Coast
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Brookline ELOPER Now a Prisoner
A former army aviator who used the alias Edward Crampton but is identified by police as Irving Wilson of Brookline Mass is under arrest in Philadelphia on a post office robbery charge. Police say he is wanted in other cities for alleged crimes including automobile thefts.
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Philadelphia
Edward C. Crampton
Irving Wilson
Brookline
Mass
Farley Informs Magistrate Crampton Held Without Bail
Henry H. Farley the lawyer told the police magistrate that he had been the attorney for Crampton and stated the defendant’s bail status. The note indicates ongoing legal proceedings and representation in the case.
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Henry H. Farley
Crampton
Poll Taxes Pouring In City Ledger
The city collector’s office and mail receipts show about 1500 taxes paid for 1918 and 1919. Of these, 754 were 1919 and 734 were 1918. No complaints of overcharging by constables were received, as Collector Deland’s Tuesday action to cap charges to 1.50 total appears effective. Carfares are limited to 50 cents, with 10 cents minimum.
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Deland
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Ireland
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Attr
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Beach Street
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Warsaw
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Rathebeller
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NEW Jazz Orchestra
HEALY
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Brattle Sq
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