Polygamy Questioned in Utah Heirship Suit
In Ogden Utah President Joseph F Smith and Senator Reed Smoot testified in Margaret Geddes suit to prove heirship for her 16 year old son Albert in David Eccles estate. Smith acknowledged past polygamy but said offenders were disciplined. Smoot answered two questions about Geddes Washington testimony and denied Eccles as father of her youngest child.
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Ogden
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
The
Mormon Church
Reed Smoot
Margaret Geddes
Albert
David Eccles
Smith
Smoot
Washington
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Testimony on David Eccles Marriage and Woodruff Manifesto
Witnesses say David Eccles, with two wives, wed Margaret Geddes in August 1898 by Apostle M W Merrill, eight years after the Woodruff Manifesto banned plural marriages. The Mormon leader urged no authority to perform such unions since the manifesto and the church did not countenance them. The president stated, how
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David Eccles
Margaret Geddes
M. W. Merrill
Woodruff
Heart Balm Suit Seeks 12000 In Boston Case
Miss Eva McClements of Boston sues Francis P. Howard of East Boston in Suffolk Superior Court for breach of promise to marry, seeking 10000 in heart balm. She claims promises to wed on 1 January 1911 and again in March 1915, with persistent refusals. Also, Samuel Clayman of Boston is sued for 2000 by Esther Boldar for alleged breach of promise to marry.
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Eva McClements
Boston
Francis P. Howard
East Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
Howard
Samuel Clayman
Grove Street
Esther Boldar
S. T. Rogers of Belmont Dead
Samuel Thomas Rogers of Belmont died yesterday morning at his son-in-law and daughter Colonel and Mrs Everett C Benton Oakley road where he had been ill since spring. A Nova Scotia native he served the Canadian government in railways and canals and received an imperial service medal from King George. He was grand master of the Odd Fellows Maritime jurisdiction and is survived by his wife four children and eleven grandchildren.
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Samuel Thomas Rogers
Belmont
Everett C. Benton
Oakley Road
Mr. Rogers
Nova Scotia
Rogers
Frederick Rogers
Prince Edward Island
Department of Railways and Canals
King George
Odd Fellows
Maritime
Benton
Lena Rogers
George Mills Rogers
Samuel Orton Rogers
Dorchester
Frank Rogers
Former Publisher and Banker Bartholomew Chambers Dead
Bartholomew Maziere Chambers, 78, former bank president in St. Louis and once publisher of the St. Louis Times, a morning paper now extinct, died here of hardening of the arteries.
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ST. Louis
Bartholomew Maziere Chambers
Ammunition Collection From Ypres Arrives With Crosby
Ed ward H Crosby, Post dramatic critic, holds a notable trove of discharged and undischarged ammunition from Ypres Belgium. He received the collection yesterday from a British Army reserve surgeon with whom he has long been acquainted.
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Ypres
Belgium
Edward H. Crosby
Post
Crosby
Boston Market Flooded With Abundant Produce
Farmers and market gardeners across the eastern states rush fruits and vegetables to Boston and other large markets, reporting an unprecedentedly plentiful season.
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Boston
Frugal shoppers hunt bargains as fruit and fish prices dip
Market reports show shoppers seeking low prices with currants at three cents a quart and Maine salmon about 20 cents a pound. strawberries at 15 cents a basket and mackerel 25 to 30 cents. apples vendors list $1.50 per bushel and eggs at 35 cents a dozen.
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Maine
Boston
New England
Warner found guilty in Vermont double murder case
George Warner of Andover was convicted of the November killings of his wife’s parents, Mr and Mrs Henry Wiggin, in Woodstock Vermont. The defense argued insanity and Warner’s attorneys said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Woodstock
George Warner
Andover
Henry Wiggin
Warner
Supreme Court
Wiggins
Boston Woman Sues Brokerage Firm for 4500
Jane D. Kyle of Boston sues in Suffolk Superior Court against William A. Tucker Philip L. Saltonstall Nathan Anthony and Chauncy Eldredge partners in Tucker Anthony Co alleging they owe her 4500 for money received by them for her use. Her attorney is Thomas J. Barry.
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Jane D. Kyle
Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
William A. Tucker
Philip L. Saltonstall
Nathan Anthony
Chauncy Eldredge
Tucker, Anthony
War surgeon recalls bullets and shell impacts in Belgium
A returned surgeon with the first expeditionary force reports on bullets and shells in Belgium. He describes shells striking ground near him creating 30 by 6 foot trenches, the toll on noncombatants, and bullets from German Belgian and English origins with copper jackets and timing noses.
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England
Belgium
Atlantic
Religious society notices mark active parish life in Boston churches
A large turnout at the Married Men's Sodality meeting at St. Valentine’s chapel. St Theresa’s in West Roxbury plans a monster reunion and garden party. Guild of St Catherine to meet. a barn party at Columbus Club grounds funds St Margaret’s convent. whist party for St Monica’s debt fund. Confraternity of the Holy Cross mass and meeting at Cathedral today.
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Married Men’s Sodality
St. Valentine's Chapel
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
East Concord Street
William J. Stanton
S. J
St. Theresa's Parish
West Roxbury
Center Street
John F. Broderick
A. J. Fitzpatrick
Guild of St. Catherine
Sodality
Columbus Club
Pleasant
Pearl Streets
Dorchester
St. Margaret’s Convent
Francis J. Kenney
St. Monica’s Parish
South Boston
St. Monica’s Hall
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Confraternity of the Holy Cross
Colorado Supreme Court denies Lawson motion in murder case
The Colorado Supreme Court denied a motion for a writ of prohibition by Lawson’s attorneys to stop Judge Granby Hillyer from further action in the Lawson murder case. The ruling means Lawson’s bid for a new trial will be argued before Judge Hillyer in Trinidad tomorrow, with the court saying issues can be raised on appeal and immediate action unnecessary.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Supreme Court
John R. Lawson
Granby Hillyer
Lawson
Supreme Court
Hillyer
Trinidad
Sunday Post Magazine Promises Fresh Reads This Week
The Sunday Post Magazine invites readers to pick up the new issue featuring a mix of culture, profiles, and lifestyle coverage. It promises engaging features, timely essays, and vibrant photography for a broad audience.
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New Sunday Post
Next Sunday Post
Capitalist shot by discharged worker and accomplice dies on way to jail
In Redwood City California on July 8 Carl Auerswald a discharged employee shot Cumberson twice in the shoulder then died en route to jail. Cumberson's wounds were not serious and neighbors say Auerswald had earlier brood over his wife’s death at the estate.
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Redwood City
Cal
C. EB. Cumberson
Carl Auerswald
Cumberson
Auerswald
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