Amused Men in the Dock in Boston Larceny Trial
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday judges and lawyers entertained spectators as George H. Gaskill and John F. Costello faced four counts of larceny involving Peter B. Hart and others. Hart testified about selling a Mansfield grocery, mortgage tricks, and stock theft with a contractor helper, as the case resumes today.
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Superior Criminal Court
George H. Gaskill
John F. Costello
McGettrick
Lawton
Gaskill
Costello
Peter B. Hart
Robert A. Hall
John McKenzie
George M. Powers
Mansfield
Hart
Boston
Gaskill and Costello
Revere
Maine
Chamberlain
Congregational Society Inches Toward Shortage Report
At a meeting in Pilgrim Hall the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society heard that a committee investigating a $12,500 shortage in accounts and finances would not be ready to report until Tuesday June 18. Rev. George F H Hall of Dover NH chaired the committee and the session adjourned to June 18 at 1 pm.
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Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
George F H. Hall
Dover
N. H
Pilgrim Hall
Congregational Building
Polish Baron Marries Joplin Heiress In Cross Ocean Union
Baron Paul von Zglinitski, about 85, marries Miss Helen Nicholson of Joplin after working in a mine owned by her father to learn the lead and zinc business. Guests from abroad attend. after a brief honeymoon abroad they plan to settle in Joplin and join the Nicholson mining interests.
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Frank Nicholson
St. Louis
Baron van Zglinitski
Hanover
Germany
Joplin
Paul von Zglinitski
Helen Nicholson
Missouri-Kansas
McSweeney Denied Access To Boston City Hall Office
Edward F. McSweeney chairman of the Boston board of Consumptives' Hospital trustees sought admission to the mayor's office just after 1 PM. Colonel Dick Field refused due to office rules after 1 o'clock. McSweeney left calmly while Field said he had done his duty.
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Edward F. McSweeney
Boston
Mr. McSweeney
Colonel Field
Chamberlain Family Reunion Plans at Parker House
A. Warren Gould reports many Massachusetts exiles in Seattle will return for Old Home Week with a possible special car. The Chamberlain Family Association unites U S branches and will publish their genealogy. Progenitors include Francis Chamberlain Virginia 1621 and others from Hingham Roxbury Woburn and Braintree.
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Boston
Old Home Week Committee
A. Warren Gould
Massachusetts Club of
Seattle
Wash
Bay State
Chamberlain
Parker House
United States
Chamberlain Family Association
Francis Chamberlain
Virginia
Henry Chamberlin
Hingham
Mass
Richard Chamberlin
Braintree
Roxbury
Thomas Chamberlain
Woburn
Edmund Chamberlain
William Chamberlain
Art swindlers use U. S. to aid steals
New York reporters reveal a painting scam where a woman importer inflates values to $50,000 for a work worth about $500. Appraisers note the ruse hinges on showing the piece to friends and selling it at a fancied price, suggesting a long running art swindle exploiting inflated face value.
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New York
Doctor files suit over 72 visits to Miss Barry
Dr S E Christie of South Acton told Municipal Civil Court Judge Forsythe that he made 72 professional visits to Miss Mary Barry of Concord between Sept 8 and Apr 8, each at least four dollars, seeking to collect payment after alleging an injury in a railroad accident. Barry was to testify today while Christie described the visits on the stand yesterday.
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Mary Barry
Concord
S. E. Christie
South Acton
Forsythe
Municipal
Miss Curtis the Bride of New York Physician
Miss Helena Pelham Curtis daughter of the late Benjamin R. Curtis of Boston married Dr Gouverneur Morris Phelps of New York at Shepard Memorial Church Cambridge. The ceremony was by Rev Dr Alexander McKenzie with sister Mrs David Gordon Allen as bridesmaid and Dr David G Allen of New York as groomsman. Ushers include Samuel Willis Wyllis Pomeroy Seth Low Pierpont Lion Gardiner Robert Temple Emmett Andere Chanpillain Bayard Litchfield Henry Pierpont Perry Dr Eugene Du Bois and Dr James Jameson of New York.
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Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
Helena Pelham Curtis
Benjamin R. Curtis
Boston
Gouverneur Morris Phelps
New York
Alexander McKenzie
David Gordon Allen
David G. Allen
Samuel Wyllis-Wyllis Pomerroy
England
Seth Low Pierpont
Brooklyn
Ethel Roosevelt Heads Toward Society Presentation
Washington society debates Miss Ethel Roosevelt entering society as she nears 17. The Roosevelt family plans more White House appearances for her while she completes schooling at National Cathedral School for Girls. Mrs. Roosevelt and Ethel are noted as skilled riders and elegant dressers in Washington social circles.
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Washington
Washington Society
Ethel Roosevelt
National Cathedral School For Girls
Roosevelt
White House
Ethel
Longworth
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roy A Curtis to wed Brooklyn girl in Great Barrington
Invitations were issued for the marriage of Roy A Curtis of 46 West Fortieth Street New York and Miss Ethel Quinn of 168 Hancock Street Brooklyn. The ceremony will be at the bride’s home in the evening of June 5 at 8 o’clock. They plan a honeymoon trip to Europe and a stay in Sheffield Massachusetts during September and October. Curtis is involved in Great Barrington Sheffield real estate and is the son of a New York millionaire.
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Roy A. Curtis
Brooklyn
Great Barrington
West Fortieth Street
New Yorkk
Ethel Quinn
Hancock Street
Europe
Curtis
Editor Furneaux Dead at Home in St. John's
J. E. Furneaux a renowned Newfoundland newspaper man died at his home in St. John’s after a long illness. He was editor and publisher of the St. John’s Evening Herald and led the Associated Press bureau in the colony.
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Furneaux
ST. John’s ST. John's
N. F
J. E. Furneaux
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Snow squall turns to cold heavy rain in Newport
A snow squall swept Newport Rhode Island this afternoon, quickly changing to a cold heavy rain and dampening the day for residents and visitors alike.
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Newport
R. I
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