Swig Held for Grand Jury in Taunton Case
Edward J. Swig of Taunton was held to the Grand Jury in the First District Court on charges involving misconduct with two girls aged 11 and 18. Bail set at 1100. he waived examination amid a packed courtroom.
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Taunton
Edward J. Swig
Simon Swig
Boston
F. EB. Austin
Liberty
Swig
John B. Tracy
Julia Crotty
Washington Street
Alice Magano
Wilbur Street
Weir Street
Police report details sexual assault allegations by two girls
Police say the Ma Rano girl's mother complained and BWwig was summoned. Both girls reportedly described being taken by Swig in his automobile to a spot near Mayflower Hill Cemetery where they were assaulted.
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Bwwig
Swig
Mayflower Hill Cemetery
Leaky Cambridge Roof Leads to Fines for May
Judge Walcott orders George H. May to pay $5 a day for a leaky roof at 464 Brond Way Cambridge for 41 days starting May 8. The Cambridge Board of Health sued, and May says repair costs could be under $206.
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George H. May
Brondway
Cambridge
Walcott
Cambridge Court
May
Cambridge Board of Health
Mrs Anne H Tiffany Dies In Portland Widow of Dexter Tiffany
Mrs Anne H Tiffany of Portland and daughter of General George F Shepley died at the Shepley home. Shepley, Civil War veteran, was once first military commander of New Orleans and later military Governor of Louisiana. The obituary notes she was granddaughter of Esther Shepley Maine Supreme Court chief justice 1848 1865.
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Portland
Anne H. Tiffany
Dexter Tiffany
St. Louis
George F. Shepley
New Orleans
Louisiana
Shepley
Esther Shepley
Maine Supreme Court
Clear Way for Harbord to Succeed Pershing
The House military committee favored a bill to empower the President to appoint General Harbord, then deputy chief of staff, as chief of staff upon General Pershing's retirement. The action was reported from Washington on June 27.
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Harbord
Pershing
Washington
House Military Committee
General Harbord
General Pershing
Read subdued after threats by North Attleboro aides
Arthur Read a tall black man employed as a butler at Mrs. Marion Follett’s Elms Street home was subdued by County deputies and village officers after boasting of murder charges in Georgia. He faced charges of carrying a concealed weapon disturbing the peace and assault on his wife Hattie Read who refused to testify. Read was fined 100 dollars and costs 11.70 and ordered to leave town.
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Attleboro
Georgia
Arthur Read
Marion Follett
Elms Street
North Attleboro
Frank B. Toner
Arthur W. Reed
Edward L. Lavary
Daniel B. Hunt
Hattie Read
Follett
Hagerty
Read
Postpone Hard Coal Strike in Wilkes-Barre Area
The scale committee postponed indefinitely the nation wide anthracite coal strike. The move followed a report of recent developments and aims to confirm maintenance staff status during the suspension. The rank and file voted 99 12 percent in favor of a walkout if needed. District presidents plan to meet at Hazleton to select emissaries for fundraising and propaganda efforts.
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Wilkes-Barre
United News
Hazleton
Reptile Hunt in Ware River Swamp Ends With Mystery
June 27 Ware, After Jim Toomey fired at the famed swamp reptile, an expedition led by William H. Dearden of the Ware River News pursued the creature. Toomey, once a turtle advocate, vowed to eat his hat if the animal proved real as it swam in Ware River with Paul Buzzell at his side.
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Ware
Jim” Toomey
William H. Dearden
Ware River News
Toomey
Paul Buzzell
Ware River
Westfield Church Turmoil Over Summer Commandments
In Westfield the Methodist Episcopal Church faces protests from prominent parishioners over a church calendar publication of summer Commandments. Rev. R. R. Myers, recently arrived from Chelsea, is blamed for the list urging uniform conduct during vacations and includes calls to avoid false witness and sharing resources. Some members threaten withdrawal.
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Westfield
Methodist Episcopal Church
R. R. Myers
Chalsea
Sabbath Observance Commands Vacation as Character Tool
The passage urges keeping the Sabbath and daily prayer, framing private devotions as a way to temper pleasures during vacation. It argues that time spent in these duties refreshes body, mind, and spirit, preparing one for service to the King.
Woman Candidate Follows Circus Across Nevada
Mrs. Lydia Adams Williams, Republican hopeful for the U S Senate, tours circus companies through the state to address large crowds and gain political traction.
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Reno
Lydia Adams-Williams
United States
Runaway Horse Destroys Auto on Milk Street
A frightened horse from the American Express Company bolted on Kilby street and collided with a touring car near the Telephone building on Milk street. The impact smashed the car’s front fender and running board before the animal was halted and treated by the SPCA ambulance.
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Milk Street
American Express Company
Kilby Street
Henry Levins
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Leahy Roof
DeLion Card Tires
R.h.white Co
South End
Army Summer Camp
Salvation Army
Army
Canton
William A. McIntire
New England
T. D. Whitney Company
Temple Place
West Street
Butler
Ware Swamp
Everbady
Steed
Beach
Boston Consolidated Gas CO
Eveready
Pill Bros., Inc
Thorndike St
East Cambridge
Mass
Mass. Ave
Tel. Uni
Central Sq
Tel. University
Cambridge St
Kesex St
Lawrence, Tel
Quincy
Tel
Granite
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