Pastor's Slender Slur Suit Plays Out In Court
In a slander case, Rev. Dr. John DO Leek’s letter to Mrs. Mary A. Lavender is read as testimony. Rev. Dr. Edward B. Crawford, defendant pastor, recounts the note’s sentence amid gasps from spectators. Lavender accuses Crawford of falsehoods, while Crawford says Lavender pressed for a public confession and he advised against it.
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John DO. Leek
Western Avenue Methodist Church
Mary A. Lavender
Edward B.crawford
Woodlawn Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Crawford
Lavender
Ian
Leek
Taft Wins on Postal Bank Bill
Washington report notes the Senate voted 44 to 25 to concur with House amendments to the postal savings bank bill. The action completes the final legislative step toward establishing a U S postal savings system, seen as a triumph for President Taft under the administration schedule. Voting began at five with passage a quarter hour later.
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Washington
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
United States
Tait
Postal savings bank bill gains Senate vote amid debate
Insurgent Republicans mostly joined regulars in supporting the measure while Bristow Cummins LaFollette and Democrat Chamberlain voted against or for the bill respectively. The proposal would designate post offices as savings depositories with a three‑member board overseeing deposits, limits of 1 dollar to 100 dollars monthly, 500 dollars credit, 2 percent interest, and deposits backed by government bonds. One hundred thousand dollars is allotted to start the program.
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Bristow
Cummins
LaFollette
Chamberlain
Simmons
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
General Miles Receives Colgate LL.D. Degree
General Nelson A. Miles, former U S Army commander, was awarded the LL D degree at Colgate University during commencement exercises in Hamilton New York. Miles delivered the Phi Beta Kappa oration.
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James J. Walsh
Fordham University New York
Boston College
Hamilton N. Y
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Colgate University
Miles
Rescued Boy Narrowly Drowns at Magazine Beach
Willam Ficky aged 1 of 22 Dillsworth Street Roxbury nearly drowned while swimming at Magazine Beach Cambridge yesterday afternoon. He drifted beyond his depth and could not reach safety. Life Saver Deader swam out and rescued him.
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Willam Ficky
Dillsworth Street
Roxbury
Magazine Beach
Cambridge
Deader
Vatican Roman Question Edges Toward rupture in Spain talks
Madrid June 22 rupture feared in talks between Spain and the Vatican over church relations with non-Catholic groups. Premier Canalejas has seen the Vatican reply and met the King to chart next steps. Government signals possible break if the Concordat is tied to Vatican protest on the June 11 decree. Clerical tensions rise in Barcelona Seville and Madrid as reforms face resistance.
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Madrid
Vatican
Canalejas
Chamber of Deputies
Catholic Defence Societies
Spain
Barcelona
Seville
Deacon Wedding Postponed Amid London Gossip
Miss Dorothy Deacon of Boston and Polish nobleman Prince Antoine Radziwill face postponement as unsigned documents and priest reluctance halt their London wedding plans. Family opposition and a Cannes murder saga color court circles and fuel continuing speculation on whether the union will ever occur.
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London
Dorothy Deacon
Boston
Prince Antoine Albert Radziwill
Miss Deacon
Baldwin
Edward Parker Deacon
Gladys Deacon
Deacon
Prince Radziwill
Radziwill
Poland
Pirnce
Rome
Cannes
Dorchester Day Ends In Powder At Franklin Field
A Dorchester Day celebration ended with a fireworks display at Franklin Field attended by over 60,000 spectators after a postponement from the prior Monday.
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Dorchester
Franklin Field
Receivers Appointed for E A Carlisle & Pope Co
Judge Dodge of the United States district court appointed D Webster Johnson and Henry B Patrick as receivers for E A Carlisle & Pope Company sash and door makers at 2 Sudbury Street. The firm was petitioned into bankruptcy June 1. Each receiver’s bond is $25,000. Liabilities are estimated at $150,000.
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