Aviators Killed and Injured in Multiple Airfield Accidents
Four aviators died and two were injured in separate crashes at American flying fields. In San Diego a collision at 200 feet above North Island killed Civilian Instructor Stanley Coyle and injured Flying Cadet Elwyn Chapman of Brookline Mass. Mills Jersey City died near Taylor Field in Montgomery and Lt O Malley Albany Mo and Pvt Larner Philadelphia died in Houston Ellington Field crashes. Chapman suffered multiple fractures and was hospitalized at Fort Rosecrans.
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Brookline
American Flying Fields
Elwyn Chapman
San Diego
Cal
Stanley Coyle
Coudersport
Penn
Mass
Rockwell Wield
North Island
Coyle
Chapman
Fort Rosecrans
Montgomery
Ala
George O. Mills
Jersey City
N. J
Taylor Field
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph John O'Malley
Albany
Missouri
Houston
John Larner
Philadelphia
Child Labor Bill Proposes Unconstitutional Clause
Washington June 4 A child labor bill identical to the act ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court but adding a clause that only Congress and the people may bar its validity would be introduced by Senator Owen of Oklahoma. The bill would force any judge who questions constitutionality to resign.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Owen
Oklahoma
Girl Held In Death Case In Portland Maine
Portland Maine June 4 On the order of Medical Examiner George S Geer the police hold Miss Elizabeth McCarrick 28 a box maker pending investigation into the death of Nathan Robbins 28 killed in a fall from an automobile as he rode with the girl after midnight Sunday The tragedy occurred at Vaughns Bridge near the city end of a 15 mile ride from North station Boston Robbins skull fractured death instantaneous she said he had been drinking a little Thirty five quarts of whiskey were found in the car McCarrick gave the name Houle then admitted it was her married sister visiting in Lowell Mass Robbins ran a large garage in Old Orchard and was known to Massachusetts summer tourists.
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Boston
Lowell
Mass
Hobbins
Old Orchard
Massachusetts
Open Car Debate Prompts Public Input in Somerville Letter
A letter to the Post from George W. Dorey of Somerville urges Boston Elevated officials to run open cars this summer on the line to South Boston. He argues open cars attract riders, that public ownership shifts rights to the people, and calls for public opinion to guide this decision in 1918.
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Boston Elevated
South
Boston
George W. Dorey
Pearl Street
Somerville
Mass
Haskell's Captain Lands at Cohasset
Captain William H. Davis Jr of the schooner Jacob M Haskell reached Cohasset by motor boat after being landed by the steamer Grecian at a New England port following submarine raider attacks.
Haskell's Crew Rescued After Sinking by U Boat
The schooner Haskell was destroyed off the Jersey coast by a German submarine. Eight crewmen reached Boston by train, Captain Davis and two others by motor boat, after a 17 hour ordeal in a small yawl. The men, led by Gustaf Nelson, recounted the attack and rescue by the Merchants & Miners steamer Grecian, detailing the submarine's calm menace and the crew's perilous drift to safety.
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Jacob H. Haskell
Jersey
Boston
Merchants & Miners
Grecian
Atlantic
William H. Davis, Jr
Almont Street
Medford
Boston Harbor
Davis
Fish
Eric Hanson
Gustaf Nelson
Hans Brown
Fred Jornsen
Jacob Snorier
Patrick O'Brien
Sailors’ Hotel
Lewis Street
Phenus Helm
Commercial Wharf
George H. Gilliatte
North Square
Haskell
Norfolk
Barnegat
Captain Davis
James M. Haskell
Si Marine
Jacob M. Haskell
July patterns and summer shopping and service notices
Beach 3200 and June White Sales highlight in store promotions. Pictorial Patterns for July offer easy to make gingham frocks. Hair clips for children promoted by Mothers. Soldiers send money or gifts via a special service. Scrap books for letters and clippings at 1.50.
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France
Mrs Dorothy Duncan Wadsworth Sues For Divorce
Mrs Dorothy Duncan Wadsworth of Brookline sues her husband Charles Desmond Wadsworth of Boston for divorce on the ground of infidelity. The couple wed June 6 1914 at Pelham Manor New York in the home of her parents Dr and Mrs Louis Duncan. Wadsworth a Williams College class of 1909 graduate is a son of the late Howard Henderson Wadsworth of Boston.
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Dorothy Duncan Wadsworth
Brookline
Charles Desmond Wadsworth
Boston
Dorothy Duncan
Howard Henderson Wadsworth
Wadsworth Divorce Libel Cites Adultery in Orbit of Brookline
Mrs. Wadsworth files a divorce libel in Norfolk County Superior Court at Dedham alleging her husband Wadsworth committed adultery at the Hotel Manhattan in New York between October 1917 and October 1917 and with unnamed women. She asserts prior Massachusetts indiscretions within eighty days of May and seeks custody of two children Charles Desmond Wadsworth Jr. and Dorothy Duncan Wadsworth plus suitable alimony.
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Wadsworth
Brookline
Beacon Street
Buckminster Road
Norfolk County Superior Court
Dedham
Manhattan
N. Y
New York City
Massachusetts
Equity
Superior Court
Charles Desmond Wadsworth, Jr
Dorothy Duncan Wadsworth
Ali
Brookline Woman Sues Husband for Divorce and Support
A Brookline woman files for divorce from Charles Desmond Wadsworth and seeks support for herself and children pending trial, plus an allowance for counsel fees and court orders restraining the husband from interfering with her liberty. Custody of the children is granted to the wife pending trial. alimony and fees not pressed. Attorney Romney Spring of Boston represents her.
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Wadsworth
Romney Spring
Boston
Peaslee and McNamara Wed in Malden Ceremony
An early June wedding took place yesterday in Malden at 90 Fells Way. Miss Margaret Frances McNamara and Land Stanford Peaslee were the contracting parties. Mrs. George J. Gray hosted the reception and a large gathering attended the ceremony before the couple departed for an extended honeymoon.
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Malden
Fellsway
Margaret Frances McNamara
Leland Stanford Peaslee
George J. Gray
Wilson Opposes More Day Legislation Now
President Wilson voices opposition to further prohibition measures until food administration determines need. He set this stance in a letter to Senator Sheppard of Texas. A House amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill would block $6,000,000 in funding unless grain is kept from alcoholic production.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Sheppard
Texas
Woman's car kills boy on Hyde Park avenue
Salvatore Sebastino, seven, died after an auto driven by Mrs. Mary I. Clarke struck him on Hyde Park avenue. He was carried to the American Felt Company office where he died before a doctor arrived. Clarke waited at Station 18 until bail was posted by her husband.
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Salvatore Sebbastino
Hyde Park Avenue
Mary I. Clarke
Wellington Hill Street
Mattapan
Salvatore
Madison Street
Hyde Park
Clarke
American Felt Company
Violent Outburst at Newspaper Row Restaurant
Bertram Adaumovitch, 25, of 54 Village Street South End caused a panic at Newspaper Row restaurant around 8:30 PM by waving a large jackknife. Patrolmen Murray and Briscoll subdued him after a struggle. He was arrested and taken to the Psychopathic Hospital for observation. records show prior hospital stays.
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Bertram Adaumovitch
Village Street
South End
Newspaper Row
Bartholomew Murray
Briscoll
Station 2
Psychopathic Hospital
Poslam Promoted as Skin Cure in 1920s ad
An advertisement touts Poslam as a rare healing remedy for eczema and skin diseases. It claims quick relief for burning itching and says Poslam soap medicated with Poslam aids tender skin. Free sample requests are directed to Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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West 47Th St
New York City
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W. L. Douglas
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Nelson
Tion
Hun
Edward H. Cole
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Jordan Marsh Company
Beach
Harry Lauder
Buck
Jordan Marsh
Dorothy Wadsworth
Leland S. Peaslee
M’namara
Poslam
Worth-While
SIV
Ienodoe Co Sc
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Guam
Aloe Poe
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Wes Et Sencetisa
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