Boston men sue over alleged stock deception in New Mexico venture
Richard and Dorr of Boston filed a $200000 suit against Henry Hornblower of Hornblower Weeks Boston in Plymouth County Superior Court alleging deception in the purchase of stocks in the Sealshipt Oyster System of New Mexico. The papers were filed at the clerk’s office.
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Splymouth
Richard & Dorr
Boston
Henry Hornblower
Hornblower & Weeks
New Mexico
E. E. Hobart
Plymouth County Superior Court
Oysters Stock Debacle Details Under Legal Review
The plaintiff alleges New York incorporation with 1.5 million in preferred and 1.5 million in common stock for buying Sealshipt Oyster system of New Mexico, with a plan to sell 500000 preferred shares. Hornblower Weeks aided a 2 million share sale, with commission and stock shares, while Dorr says he was misled while the company neared bankruptcy. A jury trial is sought, likely in September.
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New York
New Mexico
Prentiss
Hornblower
Hornblower & Weeks
Dorr
Phelan
Violet rays claim to wipe out Malden moths
Citizens of Malden investigate an inventor’s claim that violet rays will kill every moth in the city within a fortnight. The pests have swarmed into Malden from the Fells and Maple Wood, prompting local interest in the device.
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Malden
Modern Ultraviolet Light Attracts Moths For City Cleanup
An inventor proposes using a small globe containing ultraviolet rays mounted under electric city lights to lure moths. The moths cling to the glowing globe until death, enabling large scale night cleanup by street workers collecting them in barrels. The method is described as a modernized version of a German invention.
Night Train Master of B. & M. Road Killed at North Station
Everett night train master for the Boston and Maine railroad at North station died instantly when struck by an engine backing from the shed. Josiah P. Chase of 88 Clark street Everett attempted to cross tracks 23 to 22 just as the train was moved away. He did not see the approaching engine in his haste.
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Josiah P. Chase
Clark Street
Everett
Boston & Maine Railroad
North Station
North
Chase
Mr. Chase
Boston
Miss MacDuff
Hempstead Plains
N. Y
Verdict in Scott will case grants Lady Sackville about 5 million
The Probate Court jury ruled to probate Sir John Murray Scott's will, awarding Lady Sackville around 5 000 000. They exonerated her from fraud or undue influence claims. Lord Sackville and Mary Victoria Sackville-West were accused of improper influence.
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London
Sir John Murray Scott
Lady Sackville
Probate case over Sir John Scott will and Sackville influence
Executors sought probate of Sir John Murray Scott's will valuing a Paris house and about 2.5 million dollars. The Scott family contested, alleging undue influence by Lord and Lady Sackville. Testimony described alleged library incident and art interests, while a missing codicil was sought with a 50000 dollar reward. The jury found Sir John of sound mind and ended the dispute.
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F. E. Smith
K. C
Scotts
Lady Sackville
Verdet
Sir John
Lord and Lady Sackville
Scott
Paris
F. W. Capron
Donald Malcolm Scott
Arbuthnot
Playground openings in Somerville expand youth facilities
Fifteen playgrounds were opened in Somerville yesterday with seven for boys and the rest for girls. Supervisors were Matthew C. Duggan of Boston College for the boys and Miss Elizabeth M. Collins for the girls. Locations include Lincoln Park Glen Street Kent Street Hodgkins Joy Street Broadway and the city field for boys and Bennett Hodgkins Per and Bingham Kent Central Hill and Broadway Park for girls. Morning sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 and afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 on Saturdays not included.
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Somerville
Matthew C. Duggan
Boston College
Elizabeth M. Collins
Bennett and Hanscom
Lincoln Park
Glen Street
Kent Street
Hodgkins School
Joy Street
Broadway
City Field
Bennett, Hodgkins
Per and
Bingham
Central Hill
Broadway Park
Forest Fire Burns 125 Men Fight 10 000 Damage
Templeton July 7 One hundred twenty five men battled a forest fire three days long burning a half mile by two and a half miles strip. Standing timber valued at ten thousand dollars was destroyed. This item appears alongside an advertisement for Graves' Grain Alcohol.
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Templeton
Conferees Fail to Reach Agreement on Strike Action
The Carmen's Union executive board warned of a strike if arbitration fails with the Boston Elevated Railway Company. They reported mass layoffs in the road department and prepared for possible lockout while awaiting state conciliation and arbitration at the State House.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Matthew J. Higgins
Owen P. Moore
Matthew McCarthy
Moses F. Blount
Francis J. Costello
John A. McInnes
Charles H. Clark
John A. Willworth
Albert J. Craig
James F. Cannon
Maurice Garrik
French O. J. Tarbox
George M. Mulvey
Edward J. O'Rourke
Elevated
Mm. J. Higgins
Carmen’s Union
Naomi Hall
Washington Street
Union
Fred Fay
Amalgamated Association of Carmen of America
James H. Vahey
Chamber of Commerce
Na. 2
Vahey
Fay
National Union
Detroit
General Executive Board
Boston
R. L. Reeves
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America
L Company
Chamber
State House
State Board of Conciliations and Arbitration
Higgins
Mathias Nesdale
Carmen's Union
Carmen's
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Cambridge Aviatrix Agnes MacDuff Dies in Paris
Agnes MacDuff, known as Ag nes Firth, Boston aviation figure born in Tilton New Hampshire, died in Paris after drinking corrosive sublimate poison on June 18. The death followed a troubled, solitary final period abroad with conflicting reports of suicide and possible jealousy over a Boston lover.
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MacDuff
Agnes Firth
Los Angeles
Hempstead Plains
N. Y
Paris
Tilton
N. H
Miss MacDuff
Villebon
Boston
United States
Boy Kills Baby Nephew in Melrose Accident
Bernard LeFave a 9 year old from Melrose accidentally shot his 7 month old nephew Paul LeFave with a .38 revolver in the baby's home. The infant died later at Melrose Hospital. Neighbors alerted police after a loud shot by the boy who believed the gun unloaded.
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Bernard LeFave
John W LeFave
Waverly Street
Melrose
Paul LeFave
Winsor LeFave
Melrose Hospital
Bernard LeFav
Theowdrey
LeFave
Kerr
LeFav
To Protect Hair and Skin in Summer
Quick beauty tips from National Beauty Notes. Dissolve a teaspoonful of canthrax in a cup of ice water to cleanse and stimulate hair roots leaving hair soft and lustrous. For skin, daily baths and a home face lotion made from spurmax with hazel and glycerine improve clarity and restore youthful tone.
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National Beauty
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John Murray Scott
Sackville
Paris House
Earf
Thade
NEELY
Neely Med. CO
DeMiracle
Jordan Marsh Company
DeMiracle Chemical Co
Think Company
Kimball
Posner
King
low @s
Washington St
Hayward
Cambridge
Agnes MacDuff
Northfield
Tilton Seminary
Denver
Wye
Lamson
Post
Villacoublay
France
Moraine School of Aviation
Lucy
Wilson Bros
Meshee Ne Ter Seon
Sylvia Pankhurst
Bromley
Schlitz
Ok Tig
Jos
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