Dimon Refuses Marriage Over Breach Suit Claim
Great Barrington June 6 John Dimon a 75 year old Berkshire blacksmith declares he will not marry Mrs Lydia A White to avoid her $10 000 breach of promise suit He says he will fight the case to the death noting she proposed to him and that she cannot prove any love letters Mrs White 50 formerly of White Plains N Y became his housekeeper a year ago and left his employment last fall Dimon a retired self made man who dyes his hair and goatee black is represented by Ex Senator H C Joyner with former Representative A Chalkley Collins defending for Dimon He vows to marry only by his own choice and continues to boast of his speed and pride in his horse lineage.
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Great Barrington
John Dimon
Adonis
Berkshire
Lydia A. White
White
White Plains
N. Y
Dimon
Post
Massachusetts
A. Chalkley Collins
GOWNS FOR PREITY GIRL GRADUATES
A Boston dressmaker argues graduation gowns should be simple and well cut rather than ostentatious, noting costs range from three to three hundred dollars and that finest materials and fit define a tasteful gown over mere trim.
Harvard Man Weds Dorchester Salesgirl
Harvard graduate Richard Heckscher wed Anna Eagan of Dorchester after meeting at a Colonial Club dance. The couple’s romance began a year earlier and was briefly announced before graduation plans, with Heckscher noting his father’s blessing yet to come.
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Harvard
Dorchester
Anna Eagan
Batchelder Street
Richard Heckscher
Philadelphia
Heckscher
Anna Heckscher
Boston
Pink uniforms planned for city workers in bold night edict
An earnest student outlines proposed city uniforms for multiple departments. The park department would wear red coats and white helmets with blue pants, while other divisions face varied attire such as blue overalls for street, white coats and umbrellas for sanitation, and pink ties for police. Women may wear hoopskirts. A new commission could be formed and the Legislature may decide on further dress rules.
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Park Department
Executive Department
City Hall
Water Department
Fire Department
Penal Institutions Department
Board of Health
Royal Wedding Sealed With Royal Procession and Splendor
A grand ceremony around the altar drew foreign dignitaries from Austria Hungary Russia Italy Britain Belgium and Portugal with Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress among the guests. The crown princess wore a diamonds and myrtle coronet and a silver brocade gown as the crown prince in blue guards uniform received the blessing followed by a lavish reception in a hot chapel filled with candles and brilliance.
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Eign States
Franz Ferdinand
Austria
Francis Joseph
Michael
Russia
Henry
Netherlands
Duke
Duchess of
Aosta
Italy
Prince Arthur
Connaught
Great Britain
Albert
Belgium
Oporto
Portugal
Ferdinand of
Roumania
Denmark
Greece
Ambassador Tower
Germany
Foot Guards
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Anastasia
Mendelssohn
Dryander
White Hall
Dedham Firemen Receive Diplomas in Public Graduation
Miss Clara Barton awarded diplomas to Dedham firemen at the emergency corps graduation in Memorial Hall. The course ran from January 27 with weekly lectures by Dr. Arthur M. Worthington. 11 of 25 students took exams in May, 10 passed. The hall was crowded with attendees from Greater Boston.
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Dedham
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
National First Aid Association
Melrose Man Named Deputy Worthy Grand Templar
Melrose, June 6 J Sidney Hitchins of this city was appointed deputy worthy grand templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars in this State The appointment was received this morning by Hitchins and made by Joseph Malling of England who holds the office of right grand worthy templar the highest in the organization
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Melrose
J. Sidney Hitchins
Independent Order of Good Templars
Hitchins
Joseph Malling
England
Faster Time on N Y Central
New York Central managers decided on June 18 to shorten New York to Chicago travel from 20 to 18 hours by speeding the Twentieth Century Limited. The Lake Shore Limited and Southwestern Limited will also gain time, with Chicago to New York reduced to 23 hours and the Grand Central departure for train No. 11 shifted to 2 04 p m to save about an hour and a half to St. Louis and Cincinnati.
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New York
New York Central Lines
Chicago
New York Central
Buffalo
Lake Shore Limited
Lake Shore
Southwestern
Grand Central Station
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ninth Vets Have Concert at Grand Army Hall
The Ninth Regiment Veterans Association staged a concert in Grand Army Hall last night with Captain Sullivan and volunteer performers providing the music.
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Ninth Regiment Veterans’ Association
Grand Army Hall
Sullivan
Not Drunk But Drugs Sicken Mary Sandy Case
Mary Sandy an 18 year old domestic from Roxbury testified at Municipal Court that she was drugged after meeting William Brown at Nantasket and taken to a hotel where she was knocked out, beaten, robbed, and later arrested. Police arrested Edward Finley and Coleman but released them before a later rearrest.
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Mary Sandy
Back Bay
Post
Fenwick Street
Roxbury
Mary
Munici
Pal Court
Vincent
Pembroke
Brookline
Edward Finley
Coleman
Finley
Sandy
William Brown
South End
One-year sentence for assaulting 18-year-old Catherine Bright
Newton reports that John Stevens a Waltham shoemaker was sentenced to one year in East Cambridge House of Correction by Judge Kennedy in Police Court on a charge of assaulting Catherine Bright of Newton Centre last Friday.
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Newton
John Stevens
Waltham
East Cambridge
Car Smashes Wagon and Furniture Load in Park Street Crash
Newton dispatch reports at 10 30 tonight a Boston Elevated car 2828 collided with a wagon driven by E A Blanchard on Park Street. The crash hurled the driver into the road and damaged the wagon and its furniture load. Blanchard escaped unharmed.
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Newton
Boston
E. A. Blanchard
Park Street
Blanchard
Was there murder in case of McCloskey
Dennis F. McCloskey, wealthy Cambridge merchant missing since May 27, is identified as the riverfound body in Cohoes New York. Police suspect foul play as valuables and cash are missing and coroner will investigate possible drowning or foul death.
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Dennis F. McCloskey
Cambridge
Cohoes
N. Y
M. J. Harty
McCloskey & Harty
William H. Crone
Joseph Kilby
Harty
Crone
McCloskey
Watervliet
Roxbury Shed Smeared With Oil Amid Firebug Probe
The rear shed at 645 Shawmut avenue was soaked in kerosene with drenched shavings yesterday afternoon. A boy saw a man lurking nearby and police suspect a known firebug linked to Roxbury’s incendiary fires. Station 10 police aim to link him to the Hammond street blaze.
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Shawmut Avenue
Roxbury
Station 10
Hammond Street
Almost Riot at South Boston Meeting Sparks Accusations
Alderman Frank J. Linehan charged graft and bribery at a South Boston meeting. He alleged a petition before the Board of Aldermen would benefit a clique by granting track rights in East Boston and claimed a $500 bribe to Aldermen. He warned he would kill the bill and hinted at sugar trust involvement. The discussion then turned to support for the hospital.
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Frank J. Linehan
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Sugar Trust
James F. Nolan
Nolan
East
Philadelphia
Th Council
William McClellan
East Boston hospital bill rally seeks Council override
East Boston residents packed Lyceum Hall as activists urged passage of the hospital bill over Mayor Collins veto. Delegates defended home rule while Senator Taylor led pro enabling act resolutions and urged Council action despite opposition. Local officials and supporters pressed for legislative relief for East Boston.
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East Boston
East Boston Hospital
Common Council
Collins
Island
Senator Taylor
McKie
Ward 1
Bates
William F. McClellan
Woodside
Fitzgerald, Donovan
Hanrahan
Ward 2
John F. Sullivan
Democratic Committee
Taylor
Patrick A. Collins
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Firebug Still Eludes Police On Revere Beach
State police press on with investigation into the Revere Beach fire. Deputy Neal vows to uncover evidence despite uncertain statements and motives. Detective Keating canvasses witnesses as an inquest is planned with twelve summonses.
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Neal
Revere Beach
Post
Keating
Fletcher's Castoria Gets an Injunction
Detroit June 6 A permanent injunction bans Moxon Liniment Company Mt Clemens from imitating Fletcher Castoria. Judge Swan orders destruction of wrappers labels electroplates and related items and awards Fletcher Company 250 in damages.
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Detroit
Mich
Swan
United States Circuit
Moxon Liniment Company
Mt. Clemens
Charles H. Fletcher
New York City
Fletcher Company
Demented man terrifies Jamaica Plain residents near Glen Road
Police report a demented man frightening women in Jamaica Plain. A woman described him approaching a back door before fleeing into Franklin Park. Authorities believe the individual is the same man who has been alarming girls in the park.
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Glen Road
Jamaica Plain
Gleason
Franklin Park
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