Clerk Tells About Sale of Revolver in Providence
Providence dispatch says Marshall Baker, a clerk at Charles Colitz store, Westminster street, sold a .62 caliber revolver to a woman he suspects was Miss Varney on May 15. The sale occurred after Varney left her hospital job in Howard Rhode Island. Baker recalls a second woman and notes the pistol bears the firm’s private mark.
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Providence
Miss Varney
Baker
Moore
Colitz
Mark
Mystery Woman Miss Varney In Arlington Scandal
In Arlington Rhode Island Miss Varney lived with Joseph O Neill from age eight to seventeen and later drew accusations of troublemaking stayouts with young men. Reports say she and Keyes, known as Mrs Keyes, had quarrels and late hours at parties. A diamond gift is claimed and a silk lingerie trunk is noted as frequently displayed.
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Arlington
R. I
Keyes
Howard
Keyes-linked Plight Reveals Two Homes and Divorced Status
Winthrop residents learned that George H. Keyes said he was divorced from Harriet Varney and had remarried Pauline Biesenbach. He occupied two nearby apartments with different wives, kept dogs, and paid rent with Mrs Keyes personal checks. The tale traces Keyes from 1899 marriage to Helen Provan through later desertion and a 1914 divorce decree.
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Miss Varney
Keyes
Mrs. Keyes
George H. Keyes
Winthrop
Harriet Alice Varney
Post
Winthrop Highlands
Pauline Biesenbach
Park Avenue
Vernon Foster
Keyes Seen Contented With Pauline Says Mrs Scheeler
Mrs Frances Scheeler of 525 Newbury Street spoke to a Post reporter about George H Keyes, describing him as an honorable man who seemed content with Pauline. She recalled dog shows and a 1911 separation, noting she learned of the marriage only at the Eastern Dog Show in November and that the couple appeared happy at the Lowell show on June 9.
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Francis Scheeler
Newbury Street
George H. Keyes
Post
Scheeler
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Fort Strong
Mr. Keyes
Mrs. Scheeler
Providence
Mr. Seeves
New York
Biessenbach
Pauline
Lowell
Vesper Club
Townsend Harbor
Sagamore
Keyes' First Marriage Ties to Roxbury Woman 1899
Helen R. Provan of Roxbury became Keyes' wife in 1899 and he deserted her in 1910. He secured a divorce in October 1914, with the decree becoming absolute in April 1915. Provan, daughter of William Provan, lived in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain districts for years and figures prominently in Keyes' early life as his first marriage.
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Alice Miracle
Helen R. Provan
Orchard Street
St. John
N. B
William Provan
Mary E. Ketcham
Edward Ll. Atkinson
Clifton Road
Boston
Suffolk County Superior Court
Keyes
R. D. Perry
Beach Street
Perry
H. A. Wagner
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
George H. Keyes
With Miss Varney June 17 Married Under Common Law
George H. Keyes visited Harriet A. Varney in West Upton on June 17 two days before Mrs. Keyes was murdered in Brookline. Arthur Morrison, Varney’s brother-in-law, told a Post reporter that the couple spent most of the afternoon together and Keyes returned to Boston that night. Varney was away on the murder day and has since lived with her sister.
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West Upton
George H. Keyes
Harriet A. Varney
Keyes
Brookline
Post
Arthur Morrison
Miss Varney
Boston
Morrison
Harriet
Rutherford
Hattie
Upton
Harriet Varney
Howard
R. I. Keyes
Morrison Says Harriet Varney Innocent in Brookline Case
Neighbors recall Harriet Varney’s marriage beliefs and deny gun use while Morrison asserts Harriet’s innocence and questions about a common law marriage with Keyes. Police investigations continue as Keyes visited the Morrison home and a marriage return for Varney is not found in Brookline records.
Keyes Says Boston Business Drove Absence from Morrison House
Keyes explained he did not visit often due to dull business in Boston and travel cost. He made five or six trips to the Morrison house after Harriet returned from Rhode Island, while Miss Varney’s sister and her husband dismissed claims Harriet owned a gun, saying they never saw or heard of one there.
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Keyes
Slarriet
Morrison
Harriet
Boston
Rhode Island
Miss Varney
Packers to Give Ewe Lambs to Farmers
Chicago June 28. Leading packers of Chicago have agreed to turn over all ewe lambs sent to them for slaughter to farmers for breeding purposes.
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Chicago
Misses Sweaters Quickly Sold At Youthful Styles
In a local shop, miss sweaters are described as youthful and some frivolous. Over-the-head sweaters with sleeves are priced at 3 dollars and noted as selling fastest. The item highlights reflect brisk demand for trendy, easy fits. The ad emphasizes quick turnover and affordable pricing.
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Summer St
Washington St
Washington St. Adams
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Aliso
Kenwood Road
Highlands Station
Highlands
Shore Drive
Tolton
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Prookline
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Guardian
Filene
Street Fleer
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Filene’s
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