Glass Ball Falls Down on the Job
Mrs. Ida A. Gagnon of Cambridge Massachusetts sought divorce from Henry J. Gagnon after advice from a crystal gazer. The seer named Edward P. Barry and a Chelsea maiden, predicting an engagement and a prior marriage dynamic. The court found no improper conduct and the couple, who wed in May 1916 in Laconia, New Hampshire, remained together.
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Ida A. Gagnon
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Henry J. Gagnon
Chelsea
Gagnon
Laconia
N. H
Naval Service
Freckles Elimination Ad with Othine Guarantee
An advertisement promotes Othine for freckle removal promising a clear complexion. It guarantees refunds if results fail and urges requesting double strength Othine from the druggist for best effect.
Lynn Doctor Adjudged Insane in Essex County Case
Dr James A Keown head of Lynn Biological Society has been declared insane by Danvers Insane Asylum Superintendent John B MacDonald Essex DA Howard Donnell announced The case moves toward final commitment with a habeas corpus hearing set in Boston Federal Court next Monday and a state Superior Court hearing postponed indefinitely due to the federal proceeding.
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Salem
James A. Keown
The
Lynn Biological Society
John B. MacDonald
Danvers Insane Asylum
Howard Donnell
Essex County
Keown
Boston
Lynn
Danvers
Oliver Labrese Defies Court After Window-Breaking Spree
Oliver Labrese aged 23 five feet two with bushy hair caused nine window crashes on Commercial and Hanover streets shouting Vive la France over and over. Patrolmen pursued him and he was taken to Central Court where the judge placed him on probation and ordered him to pay for the damage.
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Oliver Labrese
Commercial Street
Salvatore Mazarello
Oliver
France
Central Court
TNT Aboard Boat Found Near Plumb Beach
Police bomb squad and naval intelligence uncovered four cases holding 1000 pounds of TNT aboard a small boat off Plumb Beach in Sheepshead Bay after an anonymous tip. The deserted craft, linked by neighbors to a German descendent with wartime ammo plant experience, had moved TNT boxes between boats two years prior.
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New York
Plumb Beach
Sheepshead Bay
Naval Intelligence
T.N.T
Bridgeport
Conn
T.N. T
Boys Cleared of Blame in Worcester Railroad Wreck
Two young brothers John and Joseph Holmes ages five and eight were exonerated at a Worcester hearing before Probation Officer Armstrong for alleged involvement in the Boston and Albany wreck three miles below Worcester. They admitted playing on the railroad near the time of the crash but no evidence tied them to placing a crowbar on the track.
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Worcester
John Holmes
Joseph Holmes
Boston & Albany
Armstrong
No Lights on Spooner's Car
John H. Murphy 19 of 28 Mystic Avenue Melrose was fined 16 for letting his car stand unlit on a Metropolitan Park Reservation road. Police say unlit autos along Norumbega Road endanger passing traffic and the crackdown targets Spooners frequenting the area. Murphy was found with another young man and two young women in the car.
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John H. Murphy
Mystic Avenue
Melrose
Waltham Court
Metropolitan Park Reservation
Norumbega Road
Spooners
Chaisson
Metropolitan Park
Murphy
Strawberry and Rose Exhibition At Horticultural Hall
Roses and strawberries will head the Massachusetts Horticultural Society exhibition at Horticultural Hall this weekend. Peonies, favored by a backward season, will be shown more than last week. The free exhibit opens Saturday noon to six and Sunday one to six.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
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Danvers Asylum
Boston Wholesale Millinery Co. Blake Building
Temple Place
Corner
Washington Street
Elevator Service
Jakey
Maiden
Pleasant St
Lowell
Merrimac St
TNT
Spooner
Autoist
Gilchrist
Voile
H.S
H. S
Woile
Georgette
Marabou Capes
Ipswich
Peerless
Athletic Union
Wallace
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