Loyal Battle Over Fortune of Twice-Wed Boston Heiress
A Lynn woman seeks protection from her husband who she says urged her to read stories of murdered wives while discussing chances of punishing criminals. The piece traces a missing daughter, Susie A Newton, lost since 1881 after being placed in a Charlestown home and later said to be adopted, with no official records confirming her marriage or adoption.
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Conboy Held After Wife Assault In Lynn
Lynn July 17 Thomas Conboy appeared before Judge Berry charged with assaulting his wife. She testified he struck her repeatedly for no reason and threatened to kill her, showing a knife he planned to use. He claimed she was to blame for all misfortunes and cited stories of men killing wives to justify his fears. Mrs Conboy, with a two week old baby, pleaded for protection.
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Holmes Next Chief Justice Likely To Be Appointed
Prominent lawyers expect Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes to be appointed chief justice within a month after Chief Justice Walbridge A Field remains ill. Holmes acted as chief justice during Field’s absence and is praised for seniority and productivity, having delivered numerous opinions.
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Engagement announced in Hebrew circles in Boston
Miss Jennie Hirshberg of Ni Yaa Rabbi and Samuel H I of Semple Ohebei Sholom announce an engagement. Rabbi Hirshberg, one of Boston’s two reform rabbis, is a Cincinnati born son of Myer Hirshberg, a former shoe merchant who moved to Syracuse. The couple have known each other long, and a romantic tale surrounds their matching names and past together in Jewish circles.
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Collision Invades Baggage Cars On Colonial Express
New Haven July 17. A head on crash between the Boston and Washington Colonial Express and a Willimantic passenger train occurred at 1:03 pm after a misplaced switch in a Fair Street cut. Despite the forceful impact the only injuries were minor. engineers and firemen escaped unharmed. Traffic remained blocked as crews investigated and moved trains.
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