Freed After 9 Years At 22 Divorce Case Shocks Suffolk
In Suffolk County Divorce Court Mrs Mary A Russell aged 22 sought a divorce from Kittredge V Russell after nine years of marriage. She claimed she wed at 12 while he was 32 and left in 1911. Their child remains with her as Russell reportedly disclosed past marriage to a woman in Putnam Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Mary A. Russell
Kittredge
Harry Manster
Harvard
Manster
Falk
Cleveland
Gabor
6000 Men Wanted for 20th Engineer Regiment
The Forest Service of the War Department seeks 6000 additional men to fill the 20th Engineers Forest Regiment. This second forest regiment will become the largest in the world. Applications may be sent to The Forester in Washington or to local recruiting officers. 390 men are sought as lumberjacks and sawmill workers with logging railroad experience, while 3000 will form road and bridge battalions to support logging and sawmill units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service of the
War Department
20Th Engineers (Forest
Forester
Washington, D. C
Protest Night Car Service Demands Public Hearing
A newspaper night workers committee met to seek action by Elevated Officials over poor night transit. Hundreds wait in weather at Northampton Street as shuttle cars run irregularly and starters fail to hold connecting runs. D T O Connell to push for a Public Service Commission hearing or other steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton Street
D. T. O'Connell
D. T. O’connell
Public Service Commission
Letter Reaches Brockton After Long War Journey
David Swartz of 31 North Montello Street received a letter from Miropol Russia mailed August 1 1914 the day Germany declared war on Russia. The missive traveled thousands of miles and was censored 12 times on its way to Brockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
David Swartz
North Montello Street
Miropol
Russia
Germany
Whist Party in Dorchester For St Marys Infant Asylum
A charity whist party will be hosted tomorrow night by Mrs. John P. Quigley at 15 Wheatland Street Dorchester. The event serves St Marys Infant Asylum and is billed as a major social occasion of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Quigley
Wheatland Street
Dorchester
St. Mary’s Infant Asylum
Open New Guild House for St. Joseph's Parish
A new guild house opened yesterday in Roxbury to support parish war work by women of St. Joseph's Church. Located at Circuit and Regent streets the space will house surgical dressings classes Red Cross activities and parish social work. About 60 women gathered to plan the weekly program with Mrs D F Sheehan presiding. Mrs C C Ely spoke on Red Cross efforts and displayed knitted articles. Miss Rose Nawn served as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
St. Joseph's Church
Circuit
Regent Streets
Red Cross
D. F. Sheehan
Guild
C. C Ely
Boston
American Red Cross
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adeline B. Lynch
Plain St
Providence
Lynch
Lydia B. Pinkham
Manster Proposes Public Help After Officer Death
A Boston letter from John R. McVey urges a general subscription for the widow of Officer Reiser. He pledges $100 and asks The Old South Trust Co to serve as fund depository while contributions from local figures flow in to support the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People of
Boston
Reiser
Old South Trust Company
John R. McVey
Frank J. Carens
Reiser Fund
McVey
The
Old South Trust Co
Manster Faces Hearing as Widow Prays At Jail Rail
The notorious Harry Manster sits at the rail in court, calm but nervous, while the slain policeman’s widow and family mourn nearby. A Marlboro lodging claim ties him to her, and the man’s past, including a hotel eviction and a New York goods trail, unfolds as investigators pursue his many alleged crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manster
May Clark
Marlboro
Ethel Ryan
Cottage Street
Frank Bowden
Goode
Monster
Coonskin
New York
Boston
O’meara
Captain Goode
Crowley
Appeals for Aid for Victim’s Family From Boston Police Murder Case
STARTS REISER FUND calls for funds to support Patrolman Joseph C. Reiser’s widow after his murder by a burglar in Boston. The letter notes the city’s $300 annuity, urges broader help for dependents, praises the police for safety and integrity, and stresses the ongoing risks faced by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Joseph C. Reiser
Boston
Dorchester
Columbus Avenue
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Advertisement
An advertising notice touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and appetite stimulant with over 40 years of use. It promotes Peptiron as a superior pepsin iron celery tonic for nerves blood and digestion, claiming Purifier and strength benefits.
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Christopher Russel
Putnam, Conn
20Th Engineer Rect
Save Sugar, Wheat and Fats
the Food Administration
Our
Naren
Uncle Sam
Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein
Chicago
Brooklyn
U.S. A
Twee
Price
St. Joseph’s
C. C. Ely
Smart
Washington, Corner
Bedford Streets
Cobbies
Raft
Wiseard
Co. A. Briggs CO
Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A
A. DeVitts
James B. R
Scaweeke
Maurice F
Waal
Francis L. Daly
James M. Curley
Euch Hana
John . Fy. Glynn
Joseph A. Williamson
J. J. Hurley & Co
Charles G. Galbo
Connor
Jonah
Special Shoppers’ Store
Washington Street
Brookside
Campbell’s
BAKER
W. S
Warner
Harbauer
Kirkman
John T.connorco
Food Administration
Icra
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