Tragedy at South Boston Station Ends in Suicide
Minnie Goodman 22, a Roxbury typist, leapt before an oncoming train at Broadway station in the South Boston tunnel in a suspected suicide. Police say a romance with two possible suitors and family state no clear motive. traffic halted for two hours while rescuers removed the body.
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Minnie Goodman
Broadway
South
Boston
Hyman Goodman
Stanwood Street
Roxbury
Harvard
Two Missing After 2000-Foot Plane Dive Near Yarmouth
Hall and Wield arrived at Yarmouth on July 7 and have been giving summer residents short flights. Today an unusual number of passengers rode the plane. At about five o'clock engine trouble appeared and the craft dived from 2000 feet. The plane spun twice and crashed into Horse Pond Woods five miles north of West Yarmouth. The nose was buried in mud and the propeller lay nearby. Searchers weeded mud for the airmen remains. Hall, from Mansfield, is an experienced aviator who learned to fly in the war.
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Hall
Wield
Yarmouth
Horse Pond Woods
West Yarmouth
Mansfield
Giving Away Street Cars in Lawrence
Lawrence July 21 An offer from Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company to take home one of 40 old street cars now stored at Water street carbarn. Manager John H Hayes says any person can claim a car by removing it, many are horsecar type converted to motor. The firm has struggled to discard the aging fleet despite prior junking. Two cars have been removed by employees. hopes are to clear all by tomorrow.
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Lawrence
Water Street
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
John H. Hayes
Attempt to Blackmail Mrs Sayles Reported
Providence July 21 police and private detectives investigated extortion attempts against Mrs Mary D A Sayles widow of textile magnate Frank A Sayles of Pawtucket. Authorities released no details on any payments or suspects.
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Providence
Pawtucket
Mary D.A. Sayles
Frank A. Sayles
Mrs Sayles Receives 4 Million In Settlement In Pawtucket Case
A settlement with heirs of her husband’s estate netted Mrs. Sayles 4 million dollars and an annuity of 200 thousand. Blackmail letters followed, police refuse to reveal demanded amount. An advertisement signed D A 8 appeared to lure the blackmailers but led to no arrest.
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Bayles
Sayles
Sayles Estate and Threatened Contest Shaped by Annuities
Mr Sayles granted a permit to carry firearms and kept a loaded revolver in his auto with Mrs Fayles for rides. No one may enter Saleholme Pawtucket without proving identity. Sayles died in March leaving a will giving his widow a 60 000 annuity and large family trusts to his four daughters with annuities from 30 000 to 50 000 yearly. Threatened contest.
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Paul Nicholson
Neville J. Booker
New York
Nancy
Hope Sayles
Bayles Settlement Highlights Naval Family Ties
The will provides Mrs Bayles with 4 000 000 dollars outright and an annuity. She is described as the daughter of the late Commander Sullivan Ames of the United States Navy.
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Bayles
Sullivan Ames
United States Navy
Suit Jacket Style With Nipped Waist and Peplum Flare
A jacket features a waist-nipped silhouette and wrist-length sleeves with a peplum flare starting at the hips, creating a structured yet feminine silhouette.
Franklin County wins junior league bread making trials
The Winslow street school hosted the farm bureau junior league bread making tryout. Lois Hunt of Deerfield and Julia Howland of Conway formed the Franklin County team which won. Worcester County teams included Wesley Sheldon and Ellsworth Prouty. The champions go to the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield in September to represent Massachusetts.
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Worcester
The
Farm Bureau
Winslow Street
Franklin County
Lois Hunt
Deerfield
Julia Howland
Conway
Wanex
Middlesex
Norfolk
Hampshire
Hampden
Wesley Sheldon
Ellsworth Prouty
Auburn
Springfield
Massachusetts
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Rich Pawtucket
Blackmakers
East Avenue
Mrs. Sayles
Watch Hill
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Howe
Cord
Rose
Copenhagen
Georgette Voile
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