88 Year Old Man Seeks Divorce Amid Boston Trial
Joshua G Hubbard of Hubbard Station New Hampshire seeks a divorce from Helen F Hubbard amid parallel damages suits against Boston Elevated and Clarence F Hall stemming from a 1912 trolley truck collision. Hubbard, 88, claims years of conflict and a habit of chasing him with a cordwood stick while testimony reveals a history of shifting identities and prior marriages.
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Joshua G. Hubbard
Hubbard Station
N. H
Helen F. Hubbard
Boston Elevated
C. H. Hall
Pemberton Square
Betsey
Will Carleton
Betsy
Clarence F. Hall
White
Suffolk
Hubbard
Harrison Avenue
H. F Bowman
Bowman
Boston
Joshua Hubbard
Randolph
Helen F. Bowman
Emma F. Strong
Roxbury
Home remedy promises dandruff cure and hair growth
The article promotes a home mixture using bay rum Barbo compound glycerine and water. Applied daily for two weeks then biweekly, it claims to remove dandruff stop hair loss relieve itching darken gray hair and improve hair quality.
War Fund by Harvard Men
Harvard Club of London establishes a war relief fund for Europe with global Harvard support. A London committee, led by Dr. Charles W. Eliot and Viscount Bryce, will administer the drive and collect contributions sent to Robert Grant Jr. in London or Boston.
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Europe
Harvard Club of London
Harvard
England
Charles W. Eliot
Viscount Bryce
J. H. Seaverns
R. Grant
E. C. Darling
L. H. DeFriese
F. D. Sumiehrast
C. W. Short, Jr
H. §. Waite
Robert Grant, Jr
Banks
Princess Street
London
Treet
Boston
Suffolk Teen Brigand Sentenced to 20 Years
John R Meakin 22 received a term of 2 to 25 years at hard labor in Suffolk County for robbery and terrorizing the community in February and March. He pleaded for mercy after a prosecutor urged a life term, but Judge Callahan upheld a long prison period.
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Suffolk
John R. Meakin
Lavelle
Callahan
Meakin
Charlestown
Meakin’s Crime Spree Ends in Courtroom Drama
Meakin’s two month Boston crime wave netted about $6560 from 14 robberies all using a revolver. He tied victims to furnaces and ladders or trapped them under trap doors. Officer Peter Corcoran was shot during one attempt at the Krager store. Judge Callahan and Mr. Lavelle debated soda for life, while Joseph Saul faced reform school. Meakin pleaded for a chance to reform.
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Meakin
Greater
Boston
Lynch
Isaac Krager
Peter Corcoran
Lavelle
Joseph Saul
Reformatory
Concord
Tax title sharks accused of extortion by city official
City Collector Curley says several tax title buyers have extorted property owners at auctions, overcharging those seeking to remove tax clouds. Violations carry heavy fines. The text then shifts to a description of Harvard Widener Library, its gifts, capacity, and architecture by Horace Trumbauer.
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Curley
Miss Leonie Phillips Weds Charles Carpenter at Falmouth
Miss Leonie Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel B Phillips married at noon today to Charles Hamlin Carpenter of Vineyard Haven and Newton son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Carpenter in Falmouth ceremony.
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Falmouth
Leonie Phillips
Daniel B. Phillips
Charles Hamlin Carpenter
Vineyard Haven
Newton
Eugene Carpenter
Widener Memorial Library at Harvard to be Dedicated
Harvard University will dedicate the Widener Memorial Library on June 24 after Sanders Theatre exercises. Senator Lodge will present the building and President Lowell will accept it for the university in simple dedicatory ceremonies.
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Harry Elkins Widener
Philadelphia
Eleanor Elkins Widener
Harry Widener
Harvard
London
Widener
New York
Congressional Library
Washington
Widener Library
Appleton Chapel
Massachusetts Avenue
Widener Memorial
Archibald C. Coolidge
William C. Lane
Horace Trumbauer
Widener Memorial Library
Harvard University
Senator Lodge
Lowell
Russian Forces Face 2.8 Million Germans and Austrians
Reuters dispatch cites Petrograd sources estimating 45 German and 26 Austrian corps, about 2.8 million men, opposing Russia. It notes 14–15 German corps in Galicia and seven corps in the Baltic, with Austro German plans to push on Lemberg and sweep toward Rawa.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Lubaczowka-Wisznia
Galicia
Baltic
The
Red
Lemberg
Rawa
Harvard Boy Killed in War at Ypres
Lawrence Brokenshire, Harvard junior and Canadian enlistment in the Twelfth Canadian Regiment, was killed by gas while serving with the allies at Ypres. He had been wounded six weeks earlier by a shell in the signal corps, recovered, and had just returned to the line when he succumbed in a hospital.
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Lawrence Brokenshire
Harvard University
Ypres
Brokenshire
Twelfth
Canadian Regiment
Signal Corps
Japan Protests China Over Anti Japanese Movement
Tokyo announces a protest to China regarding anti-Japanese agitation in the republic. Chinese discontent stems from negotiations ending in acceptance of Japan's ultimatum last month and boycotts of Japanese goods.
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Rio
Japan
China
Republic
Hankow
Tokio
Williams Treatment ad claims cure for rheumatism and kidney trouble
An advertisement touts URIC ACID SOLVENT The Williams Treatment as a remedy for rheumatism kidney and bladder issues and promises a free 50c bottle for first time users. Readers are asked to mail 10c for distribution costs and address details to receive four more bottles by parcel post with no obligation.
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Dr. D. A. Williams Company
Dept
New P
East Hampton
Conn
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Sheehan
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