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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1914

Page

5

Delegates From Three States Headed to A H Convention

About 125 delegates from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont sail from Boston at 5 p m on the specially chartered Juniata to attend the 49th national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Norfolk starting Tuesday The Massachusetts delegation backs Peter F Cannon for national vice president and two auxiliary candidates seek national secretary roles.

Mas- Maine New Hampshire Vermont Boston Order of Iheratons Norfolk Ladies’ Auxiliary Order of Hibernians Battery Wharf Juniata Maurice Drummey Philadelphia Massachusetts Peter F. Cannon Clinton Cannon Ellen Ryan Jolly Pawtucket R. I E. F. Fitzgerald W. H. Hickey J. A. Chittick John P. Carroll Helena Mont James J. Regan St. Paul Curley Joseph I. McLaughlin Maurice Donnelly Indiana Katherine A. O’keefe O’mahoney Lawrence Essex County John F. Donnelly Richard Dwyer Ancient Order OF Hibernians Katherine A. O'Keefe Mahoney Elizabeth A Suffolk County Lower Frew Frederick J. McLaughlin Ounty

Attorneys' Fees Question in Small Estate Case

Justice Braley deferred ruling on the $2500 to $2100 range claimed by attorneys in a $971,000 estate. Charles A. Snow, representing four sixths of the estate, said he spent four to five days settling the estate and asked $2000. Other counsel Sherburne and Hill, Barlow & Homans sought around $500 with Sherburne stating $200 would satisfy him.

Justice Braley Supreme Judicial Court Braley Charles A. Snow John H. Sherburne Hill, Barlow & Homans Sherburne

Stones Thrown When Wakefield Men Return

Some former Heywood Brothers factory workers caused minor trouble yesterday morning when returning to work in Wakefield. Two police officers were present. as they turned away some stones were thrown but no serious injuries occurred and order was quickly restored.

Heywood Brothers’ Factory Acers

U S Commissioner Dies in Panama

Panama July 17 David Marks American member of the Panama Joint Land Commission died today from a cerebral hemorrhage felled him Wednesday. Mrs Marks and daughter believed in East Orange North Carolina and a son in Wabash Indiana.

Panama David Marks

Runaway girl writes home from New York hotel

A letter found on Hotel Knickerbocker stationery dated July 16 10 P M in Station G reached Mrs. John F. Lewis and confirmed Gladys the 17 year old Medford girl ran away with Dorchester man Arthur D. Jones. Police urged New York authorities to arrest Jones for abduction while Gladys expressed she would not return home. Father suffers a nervous breakdown and mother searches Boston and surroundings for her child.

Knickerbocker N. Y John F. Lewis Gladys Medford Arthur D. Jones Dorchester New York Lewis Jones Philadelphia Boston

End of Naval Prison at Charlestown Yard

All movable items were removed from the Charlestown navy yard prison and placed under Marine Corps command. The Navy will maintain only two naval prisons in the future at Portsmouth and Mare Island, with future use of the Charlestown building undecided.

Naval Charlestown Navy Yard Marine Corps Navy Department Portsmouth Yard Mare Island Pacific Coast

Arlington town clerk fined for failing to forward licenses fees

Thomas J. Robinson the Arlington town clerk was fined $90 in Cambridge District Court for not sending the Fish and Game Commission the monthly hunters license fees collected in the prior month.

Thomas J. Robinson Arlington Cambridge Fish and Game Commission

Joker in lighting contract sparks labor clash in Boston

Electrical engineer Thomas W. Byrne for the Boston labor unions argues that a joker clause in a proposed 10 year lighting contract with Edison Electric Light Company prevents the city of Boston from gaining efficiency savings from lamp improvements.

Edison Electric Light Company Boston Thomas W. Byrne

City faces $1,000,000 loss over lamp clause in contract

Mr. Byrne attacks a clause allowing lamp substitutions at the city’s expense, arguing it would force the city to pay the same total for light even as lamp efficiency increases. He cites magnetite lamps cutting wattage and warns Edison quotes may lower Boston revenue by over $1,000,000 over ten years. another hearing is set for next Friday with Edison experts.

Byrne United Improvement Associations Mr. Byrne Edison Edison Company Byrnes Boston

Man Accused of Breaking Engagement in Boston Suit

Miss Nellie Resnick of Winthrop sues Nathan Kaplan of Boston for breach of promise. An attachment of 5000 tied to Kaplan assets in Suffolk Registry of Deeds freezes deposits at United States Trust, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank and other banks. Kaplan reportedly sought Miss Resnick's funds after learning her bank balance was 500 rather than 1000.

Nellie Resnick Winthrop Nathan Kaplan Boston Suffolk Registry of Deeds Kaplan United States Trust Company Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Miss Resnick Kendrick Frances R. Kendrick Ignatius Haines Middlesex County West Cambridge Mass Haines Lebanon O’sullivan-Bartlett-Haines- Kendrick Rogers Hotel Dr. A. C. Daniels Company Massachusetts

New Haven Railroad Doubles Parcel Checking Fee

The New Haven railroad has doubled the price for checking parcels at North and South stations from five to ten cents a day. Lawyers examining the Interstate Commerce Commission found the railroad could raise parcel-check fees without FCC approval, securing extra revenue without notice.

New Haven Railroad Interstate Commerce Commission New Haven

Mary Heaton Worse On Bringing Up Children

A newspaper excerpt recalls Mary Heaton's approach to parenting with a candid family scene. Censor Joseph, in the arms of a nurse, interacts as Joseph Jr. eats fingers while Mary Heaton O’Brien discusses her daughter Ellen and her method of work.

Mary Heaton Joseph Joe Ellen Mrs. O'Brien Joseph, Jr Mary Heaton Vorse

Censor Present During Vorse Interview In Provincetown

Mary Heaton Vorse discusses childrearing with a wary journalist in her Provincetown summer home. A two foot tall censor named Joe watches the scene as Vorse argues parents should guide a child by example and nurture innate talents rather than impose rigid paths.

Provincetown Post Mary Heaton Vorse

Temporary Change of Elevated Car Route

Elevated surface cars on Washington street between Northampton and Dover streets will operate via Shawmut avenue, Dover and Washington streets from 10:80 last night to noon today due to track construction at Northampton and Washington streets.

Washington Street Northampton Dover Streets Shawmut Avenue Dover Washington Streets

Lieutenant Governor Files Papers for State Primaries

Thirteen candidates filed nomination papers for the coming state primaries. Lt Governor Edward P. Barry seeks the Democratic Senate nomination in the ninth district. Others include William M. McMorrow shifting to the House and Rep Charles S. Lawlor facing Hoar in the eighth district.

Commis Sioners Edward P. Barry Senate William M. McMorrow Ward Senator Horgan House of Representatives Charles 58. Lawlor Ward 2 Hoar William Sullivan South Boston John A. Anderson Ward 20 Redmond Fitzgerald Louis Sullivan Dorchester-Roxbury David

Police Raid Hobo Camp Breaks Up Clambake

Dorchester Station 11 police seized five hobos from a sewer pump station rendezvous off Crescent Avenue. Two men were stuck in mud, three hid in a swamp until rescued. Police, aided by a patrol boat, dispersed the group as fog hampered efforts. The raid, an annual event, follows earlier arrests last year of 36 men.

Dorchester Sewer Department Crescent Avenue Dorchester Hay Foster Ferret Nauty Mile Road

Fights to Establish His Sanity in New Hampshire

Frank B. Kendrick a 70 year old prominent New England businessman faces a legal fight to revoke a court decree declaring him insane. Kendrick fled the state to avoid a sanitarium and now lives at his former summer home at 36 Central Street Salem Willows Massachusetts.

Lebanon N. H New Hampshire Harry K. Thaw Frank. B. Kendrick New England Kendrick Central ‘Street Salem Willows, Mass

Kostly marital battles linked to Kendrick case in New England

Historic custody and maintenance dispute centers on Kendrick and his former wife Frances R Kendrick. The article details settlements, conservatorship actions, and an attempted sanitarium commitment, with Kendrick's eventual escape to Massachusetts and residence at Salem Willows before upcoming Probate Court sessions in Woodsville New Hampshire.

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A. O.H Wakefield U. S Castoria Naval Prison Charlestown Yard Mrs. Vorse Joe O'Brien Ellen Yvorsh Tim BY Paul Waitt Mary Heaton Sho Iife Lfe GOV Barry Hobo Woodaville Springfield Scott Sloane Sloane Salem Willows Kentucky
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