Wife Says Actress Broke Up Her Home
Mrs. Elise F. Smith of New York sues husband John Cotton Smith for separation claiming an actress, Laura Senac, caused a rift. The affidavit alleges repeated separations and that Smith boasted of times with the actress while neglecting family support.
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New York
Elise F. Smith
Annekicans
Trinity's
John Cotton Smith
Laura Senac
Gladys
Smith
Manhattan
Boys chase big black snake near Malden pond
A group of Malden boys under 13 frightened by a six foot black snake at Ben Wright's pond chased it with clubs and stones. Charles Hickey stomped the serpent causing it to pursue him before Tom Brown's rock stunned the reptile and it fled into dust.
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Medford
Malden
Frank Holmes
John Driscoll
Ben Wright
William Coughlin
John Kelliher
John Kelly
Charley Hickey
Tom Brown
Charles Hickey
Hickey
Brown
Holmes
Driscoll
Japanese officers to receive allowances for foreign travel
The Japanese war office announced new allowances for officers to visit foreign countries to broaden experience and perfect their official duties. The program aims to enhance intelligence and diplomatic understanding among senior military leaders.
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Tokio
Japanese War Office
Reflections on Matrimony and a Wife Sues for Separation
Elise F. Smith condemns her husband's behavior after a divorce and describes how a wife should not be subjected to his drunken boasts of affairs. She files for separation and alimony against John Cotton Smith, arguing matrimony harms her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise F. Smith
John Cotton Smith
Andover Seminary Observes Centennial with Graduation Sermon
Andover Theological Seminary marks its centennial with a large alumni turnout for the chapel service. Dr. Charles O. Day delivers the baccalaureate sermon on The Quality of Magnanimity as Needed in the Ministry Today, contrasting it with Prophet egoism and urging magnanimity rooted in Christ’s experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Andover Theological Seminary
Charles O. Day
Christ
Correl North Plants Two Acres of Corn by Whitewashed Sticks
In Winsted Connecticut Correl F North aged and nearly blind finishes planting two acres of corn. He uses whitewashed sticks set at each hill to guide his planting and navigates the long rows by comparing the sticks he can barely see.
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Winsted, Conn
Misery and Company Debate Morals in Wry Exchange
A brief, pointed exchange features a moralizer and a de moralizer debating misery as a social magnet. The dialogue touches on moral psychology and social appetite with dry humor.
IS NOL SLAYER OF GIRL DEDHAM
Dedham June 7 Antonio Santoro 14 once a murder suspect in the Louisa Staula case on May 11 was subjected to a four hour third degree examination. Authorities including Chief William F. Drugan State Detectives John H. Scott and James J. Grady and Norwood Chief Fred S. Sackett found mental deterioration and unusual psychic instincts but eliminated him as a suspect for now and ordered further sanity investigations tomorrow.
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Dedham
Antonio Santoro
Louisa Staula
William F. Drugan
John H. Scott
James J. Grady
Fred S. Sackett
Norwood
Santoro
Extraordinary medical case ends in moral confession
In the examining room a boy relapsed into a trance and spoke of Grace Rollins living at 360 Granite Street. He claimed remorse for killing her and would pray for her. Parents testified he was mentally ill and not responsible at home or away, denying any murder in New York.
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Dragan
Grace
Grace Rollins
Granite Street
Antonio
New York
Field Glasses Observe Hidden Spot From Farm Guards
Holmesdale workers at Mr Pollock's farm used field glasses to monitor a location from concealment. They carried shotguns and rifles as they watched the spot.
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Holmesdale
Salem cruiser Salem breaks measured mile records at Provincetown
The new scout cruiser Salem achieved 25.9 to 26.4 knot measured mile times in unofficial trials, surpassing her sister Chester’s pace. builders Fore River Shipbuilding Co. plan further tests and propeller trials ahead of official trials. Admirals and officers aboard include Admiral Bowles, Commander Albert S. Key, Lieutenant Taylor, Bulmer, and Gage.
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Provincetown
Salem
Chester
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Admiral Bowles
Fore River Company
Wellington
Albert S. Key
Taylor
Bulmer
Gage
DROWNING MAN TOWED ASHORE IN CAMBRIDGE RIVER RESCUE
Patrick Dooley of East Saugus fell into the Charles River near the Cambridge embankment above Harvard Bridge. John and William Jefferson who were near with their launch towed him ashore after he rejected a thrown rope. He was taken to City Hospital.
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Patrick Dooley
East Saugus
Charles River
Somerville
John
William Jefferson
Dooley
Charles
Cambridge
Harvard Bridge
Jefferson Brothers
City Hospital
Patrolman John C. Blake Dies After Long Illness
Patrolman John C. Blake of Station 16 died at 11 40 yesterday at his home 261 Longwood avenue after a lingering illness. A Northampton New Hampshire native born in 1840 he joined the department December 22 1878 and served at Roxbury Crossing and later Back Bay before his illness.
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John C. Blake
Longwood Avenue
Northampton
N. H
Police Department
Roxbury Crossing
Back Bay
Travelling Bags from Leading Maker Auction Lot Details
A dealer offers four lots of travel bags from a top maker for jewelry and saddlery firms. Lot 1 has 16 bags 12 to 16 inches in English grain and calf leather priced at 5 each. Lot 2 contains 44 bags 12 to 16 inches in alligator and calf leathers, priced at 750. Lot 3 lists 30 bags 14 to 18 inches with hog skin and alligator, priced per bag at 12 to 16. Lot 4 includes 10 bags 16 to 18 inches in hornback alligator and calf, priced at 11.
Captain Sol Jacobs Lands Record Mackerel Catch at T Wharf
Captain Sol Jacobs aboard the A. M. Nicholson arrives at T Wharf with a 50 000 fish mackerel haul from the Cape shore Nova Scotia his second direct trip of the season. The catch besides 60 salt barrels promises a large sale value as 72 vessels gather for the opening market with 860 barrels of mackerel expected from St John and Yarmouth steamers.
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Sol. Jacobs
T Wharf
A. M. Nicholson
Cape Shore
Nova Scotia
Jacobs
Alice M. Jacobs
Sol
St. John
Yarmouth
Child Dives From Window in South Boston Tragedy
Mary Cavanaugh two years old, daughter of Cornelius Cavanaugh of 106 Silver Street, South Boston, remains in precarious condition at City Hospital with a fractured skull after falling 85 feet from a third story front room window onto the sidewalk.
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Mary Cavanaugh
Cornelius Cavanaugh
Silver Street
Boston
City Hospital
Hhe
Graduation Suits At Morse’s For Boys Ages 5 To 19
Morse’s offers a Graduation focused series with blue and black Morse-Made suits. Two-piece double-breasted outfits with bloomer breeches priced 5.50 to 10 dollars for up to 16 years, and long-trouser suits for 15 to 19 years priced 10 to 20 dollars.
Graduation Fixings Highlight Footwear and Hats
The brief notes the essential grad items include shoes hats and other furnishings. It emphasizes the array of decorative and practical add-ons required for the ceremony.
Truthful Advertising Sows Trust and Value in Trade
A historical ad discusses truthful advertising as the key to lasting business. It urges offering desirable merchandise and good value, building public confidence, and avoiding bait and switch tactics. Boyle Bros promotes men’s blue serge suits at $7.50 on credit with no money down and weekly payments, stressing honesty and customer satisfaction.
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Boyle Bros
Veriff
East Baptist Church Closed After Steeple Fault
In Lynn on Union Street the East Baptist Church was closed by deacons as repairs caused the steeple to tilt, with the top six feet out of true. Building Inspector H C Bayrd ordered no services until the steeple could be repaired, leaving parishioners locked out this morning.
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Lynn
East Baptist Church
Union Street
H. C. Bayrd
Black Hand Deception In Pittsfield Kidnapping Threat
In Pittsfield on June 7 William Pollock of New York received a second Black Hand letter demanding 5000 be placed in a railroad hole. A dummy package was left and at 3 pm three Italians arrived, removed it, and fled as bystanders fired. no one was harmed.
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Pittsfield
William Pollock
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford
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Redfern & Nemo
Are Hovey
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Japan
Andover Seminary
U. S
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