Croft wins libel case against wife in custody dispute
Delmer E Croft, a former clergyman and founder of Emerson Home of Dorchester, had his wife's allegations of improper conduct with two women struck from the libel. The court ordered maintenance for the 13 year old son at three dollars weekly until July 1 and four hundred dollars yearly thereafter. He described marital strife, threats, and financial ruin, seeking access to his son.
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Delmer E. Croft
Croft
Emerson Home
Dorchester
Croft Divorce Case Claims Wife Heir to Morrisville Property
Mrs Croft seeks divorce on grounds of improper conduct amid a dispute over a $10 000 Morrisville VI inheritance claimed by her husband as sole heir. Witnesses named Helen M Farr and Helen Somers as alleged acquaintances, while Mr Croft asserted his innocence and described years of home trouble. He testified as a former clergyman now offering character readings and detailed his finances and means.
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Croft
Berry
Upton
Helen M. Farr
Miss Somers
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Huntington Chambers
Boston
Whitney Overhaul After Grounding Off Throggs Neck
The Metropolitan liner H. M. Whitney will undergo a thorough overhaul on arrival to determine damage from grounding in fog off Throgg's Neck while the Mohegan was freed. The Whitney spent hours on shoals before tugs pulled her free. she then headed to Boston. No extensive damage reported, but inspection will confirm.
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H. M. Whitney
New York Harbor
Whitney
Throgg’s Neck
Long Island
Boston
HW. M. Whitney
East River
New York
Wills Lawyer Faces Dilemma With Ten Foster Children
Carroll Fow a young Philadelphia lawyer and practical joker has ten infant foster children aged six weeks to six years. He learned he is executor of a small Draper estate and now asks the Orphans Court to decide the fate of the orphans he has cared for since Drapers death two weeks ago.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Carroll Fow
Fow
Edward Draper
Foundling Asylum
Draper
How a Girl Dresses on 75 a Year in New York
A Manhattan Trade School instructor outlines a practical plan for girls earning six dollars weekly to spend within a 75 dollar annual budget. Rules cover quality, health, care, and avoiding debt while stressing savings and family contribution.
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New York
Savings Bank
New York City
Cleo Martland
Manhattan
Brunettes Triumph In Wellesley Engagements
Wellesley College reports that of 20 recent engagements all offered brides are brunettes or very dark haired. Notable figures include Gladys Best of Brooklyn engaged to Alexander Chase with dark eyes and olive skin, and Aida Seiferth described as a striking brunette with black eyes.
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Wellesley
Columbia University
Gladys Best
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alexander Chase
Blanche Phillips
Margaret Draper
Solitaire
Columbia
Aida Seiferth
Margaret Bogle
Tacks Tax Raises Funds at Wellesley College
Wellesley College collected over $200 from a dormitory tack tax levied to cover wall damage. About 500 of the 1000 resident students received bills sent by Miss Alice Davis, head of houses, with some paying up to $10 for 40 tacks. The century old regulation requires 25 cents per tack.
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Wellesley College
Alice Davis
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Crossee
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Siva
Eet
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Sige So Cos
Ieenia
Ceesers
Prince Albert
P. A
Jimmy Pipe
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. Co
Cupid
Victor Records
New Records
M. Steinert & Sons Co
Piano and
Victor Depts
Boylston Street
New England
Caruso
Leoncavallo
Addie
Victor
Tosti
Ric
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
Canio
Ron
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co
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