Hartford Heiress Marion Smith Wins Conservatorship Fight
Relatives fear a Massachusetts move may derail Marion Pomeroy Smith's fortune plans after Judge Marvin in Hartford appoints Hartford Trust Company as conservator. Attorney Morse had brought her back to Boston, while Charles Paine of Barnstable risks losing control of her Massachusetts estate. Marion hopes to return to Hyannis relatives as she advances in Connecticut and Massachusetts cases.
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William A. Morse
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Marion seeks court order to remain in Hartford home state
The woman returns to Massachusetts to face Paine in Barnstable County court next Monday and force him to show cause why he should not be removed. Hartford friends worry over two petitions in Hyannis seeking a ruling of insanity on grounds of spendthrift behavior and alleged debauchery.
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Morsey
Will Face Petitions In Sanity Case Miss Smith Returns
Lawyer Morse for Miss Smith denies danger after her return to Hyannis to answer two insanity petitions and to push for dismissal of Paine as her conservator. He says she will spend the summer in Hyannis and is in no jeopardy.
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Missing Two Women Barbers From Berkeley Street Ward
Police investigate the disappearance of Della Ekins age about 35 and Sadie Kitchen age about 31 from their Berkeley Street millinery dressmaking and real estate office. Elizabeth Gaffney of Salem found them gone when she came to collect a $300 note due yesterday. Both women were described as attractive with distinct hair colors.
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Della Ekins
Sadie Kitchen
Mystery of Two Women Hairdressers Leave Offices
The office from the Peo ples Temple estate housed a barber shop and later millinery and dressmaking while adding real estate. The pair bought cars, paid with cash and notes, failed to pay rent, and vanished. Miss Gaffney pursued payment as the office stood deserted. the property owners leased to an auto firm, suggesting the women will not return.
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Senate Passes Naval Bill 71 To 8
The Senate approved Naval Bill 71 71 to 8 with two Democrats and six Republicans opposing. A seven hour La Follette speech and a clash over printing Bethlehem Steel arguments delayed final vote. The plan calls for 157 vessels in three years cost about 588 million, with 110 million in first year building funds and major allocations for armor plate, ammunition, aviation, labs, and naval facilities.
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Express car thief nabbed in Stoughton loot haul
Thomas J. O Mara an Adams Express messenger was arrested in Stoughton on charges of stealing more than 3000 dollars worth of goods from railroad express cars. Police say a dozen accomplices are believed involved and that further arrests are expected as loot from multiple express cars is investigated.
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Boy to Answer Murder Count in Maine Arraignment
Willis Priest 20 of Milo is charged with the murder of hermit George Hebert at Five Islands March 13 and will be arraigned in Piscataquis Municipal Court. Detective A L Landry says Priest admitted taking $200 from Hebert's shack amid a four month search.
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Socialist candidate Reimer fined for street spitting in Butte
Arthur E. Reimer of Boston Socialist Labor party candidate for president was fined $10 in Butte Municipal Court for spitting in a downtown street. The fine was suspended as he claimed discrimination after defending himself.
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Paralysis outbreak hits Massachusetts orphanage and towns
One death and nine new infantile paralysis cases were reported in Massachusetts. A two year old died in Fairhaven near New Bedford. The disease appeared at St. Peter's Orphanage in Lowell, where a five year old boy, Francis McCarthy, was removed from 115 inmates. No new admissions from affected cities were recorded.
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Infantile paralysis cases rise in Lowell region
A rapid health probe found 68 cases statewide with seven undiagnosed. Among the tested, only the McCarthy boy showed symptoms while 7 girls and 40 boys at the institution were examined. several named residents in Marlboro Woburn Springfield Malden North Adams are listed among suspects or observations.
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Meningitis cases prompt scrutiny of hawkers in western Massachusetts
The report cites Thomas Brandgollia of Cambridge and a seven year old Woburn boy as meningitis cases. Woburn investigated arrivals from New York amid an epidemic and health officials discuss itinerant hawkers possibly spreading disease. Tenney urges revoking licenses of pedlers until danger passes. Commissioner Hanson notes boards can ban entry of itinerant vendors to curb contagion. New York authorities say certificates are required only for children not residing in infected premises.
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Panic on Blazing Car At East Boston Crossing
Passengers aboard an East Boston Roxbury Crossing trolley fled as smoke and flames issued from the car near Hanover Street around 9 PM. Firemen arrived after a still alarm and the insulation on a lead wire under the car caught fire. Loss estimated at about $10. The trolley resumed service after the scare.
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