Gracia Calla Ray Plans Flight From Newington Home
Gracia Calla Ray is expected to vanish from her Newington home with her cousin George E. Hodgdon arranging transport. The Boston bound departure is anticipated before Portsmouth wakes, as she seeks refuge from the murder scene and the husband she abhors.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Gracia Calla
Newington
George B. Hodgdon
Boston
George Carkin
Gracia Calla Ray
George E. Hodgdon
New York
Woman vows Paris journey to seek husband’s murder conviction
The speaker declares she would travel to Paris if needed to secure a conviction for the assassination of her brother by Paul E. Roy. She boldly states the doom of death would not stop her and that happiness will return only with the law’s sentence.
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Paris
Paul E. Roy
Blind piano teacher shot in Cambridge home
John J. Clare a 35 year old blind piano teacher and tuner lies in critical condition at Cambridge Re lief Hospital after being shot by his father in law Alfred C. Weddleton at 452 Main street. Two shots were fired with one hitting Clare just below the left ear and through to the chin. Police say a family quarrel may have sparked the attack and Weddleton was arrested.
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John J. Clare
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Alfred C. Weddleton
Clare
Main Street
Cambridge
Robinson
Weddleton
Brookline
Father of Dead Hermit Sues for Powell Papers
George Bickford of Swain's Pond avenue received a letter from a Plymouth England man claiming to be Charles I Frederick Powell the hermit’s father. He asks that Powell’s papers and photos be sent. Powell lived two years in a small East Side hut and earned a living by odd jobs. He died of pneumonia at the hospital on Christmas Day.
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Melrose
George Bickford
Swain's Pond Avenue
Plymouth
England
Charles I
Frederick Powell
Powell
Porter Nomination to U S Marshal in Oklahoma Dropped
The Senate judiciary committee will not report Grosvenor A. Porter cousin of Mrs. Roosevelt for U S marshal Eastern District of Oklahoma. request made to withdraw the nomination. A separate report notes a fire in Port Washington Long Island in which three Italian laborers died and fifteen were injured after jumping from windows in shacks burned at Manhasset Bay.
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Washington
Grosvenor A. Porter
Port Washington
L. I
Manhasset Bay
Local Meat Prices Slashed for Boston Area Buyers
Prices on beef lamb veal and pork cuts are advertised below pork values with per pound rates for sirloin beef rolls lamb fore legs lamb shoulders corned smoked shoulders bacon sirloin steak and veal chops. Express and mail orders receive prompt attention and goods ship to New England.
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Lamb’s
Boston Express
New England
Scene of Splendor at College Ball
The Young Men's Catholic Association held a ball at Symphony Hall last evening. Dancers enjoyed Strauss and Tobani waltzes as Boston’s oldest Catholic association staged what attendees called the most successful college ball ever held under its auspices.
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Boston
Young Men’s Catholic Association
Symphony Hall
Grand March At Catholic Pageant Led By President Sheehan
President Dennis F. Sheehan and Mrs Sheehan lead a grand march with over 300 couples in a Boston hall. About 1000 elegantly dressed attendees watched as 20 couples abreast paraded to Mendelssohn, with an organ recital by J Francis Driscoll. Notable guests included church and state leaders such as William H. O Connell and Edward L Hearn among others.
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Dennis F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Mendelssohn
J. Francis Driscoll
Boston
William H. O'Connell
D. D
Edward Ll. Hearn
Supreme Knight
K. of C
Daniel F. Buckley
Sk. of C
Mathew Cummings
John J. Rogers
Dennis E. Murphy
William Fletcher
St. Paul's Club
Harvard University
Joseph Pope
Catholic Club of Institute of Technology
William McCarthy
Ladies’ Catholic Club
Public Notice Reminder in Last Page Ad
Public notice urges readers to consult the advertisement on the last page. Mentions Holland Wine Co and address 47 Boylston Street. Provides cryptic district reference and calls attention to the last page content for details.
Doubtful Husband in Haverhill Polygamy Case Sparks Mystery
In Haverhill a woman held on $500 bonds faces polygamy charges after arraignment in police court. She alternately claims name Ada Shaw and Mrs James Stapleton McGrath, says her last husband James McGrath is legal, while her first marriage may also be valid. Her story traces from Madison New Hampshire to Lowell and beyond, with custody of a difficult past.
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Haverhill
Benjamin J. Quinney
Washington Avenue
McGrath
City stone crushers wasteful and costly, report says
Boston Finance Commission found eight city crushers mismanaged causing about $1,000,000 in losses over 12 years. It recommends selling three plants, terminating five leases, and awarding a five year crushed stone contract to the lowest bidder to save at least $100,000 annually.
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Quincy
Fitzgerald
Heath Street
Commission
Boston
Finance Commission
Hibbard
Whinery
Boston Area Weather Forecast Tuesday Through Wednesday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for clearing and somewhat colder conditions Tuesday with Wednesday fair and variable winds becoming westerly. Forecast for New England predicts rain in the south and snow in the north Tuesday with fair conditions Wednesday and fresh variable winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Frest West Wits
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Benjamin Wells
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John F. Fitzgerald
Conlin
James H. Doyle
Bleiser
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Kelley
Glacia Caila
Shin
Melrose Man
Senate
FIN. Com
S. Whinery
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Metropolitan Park Commission
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