Baby Doll Wins 40000 Verdict in Supreme Court
Cora Maude Clark known as the Booful Baby from the John Leon Martin love letters secured a 40000 breach of promise verdict in the New York Supreme Court after the third trial. Justice Philbin refused to overturn the ruling as Clark had sued Martin, a broker, for failing to marry her after he wed Maud C. Eddy of Grand Rapids, Michigan three years earlier.
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New York
Cora Maude Clark
John Leon Martin
Supreme Court
Martin
Justice Philbin
Maud C. Eddy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Clark
Widow Clark and Martin in Love Letters Trial
The first jury awarded $25,000 but the verdict was set aside for a new trial after Justice Page blocked an amendment. In the retrial, Martin admitted love for Mrs. Clark, a widow, whom he met in 198. they later lived as man and wife on trips around the country. He claimed she accepted his proposal but later released him. Mrs. Clark testified to reading vivid letters from "Jack" and believed them, while Martin tried to show her had other affairs. He admitted following her with detectives and acknowledged jealousy. The jury deliberated an hour. Martin plans to appeal.
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Page
Martin
Clark
West Side
Stock Exchange
Jack
Milk delays and quality debated at Boston dairy hearing
Witness Charles F. Whiting testifies that milk four to five days old can reach Boston after Friday production, with delivery by Wednesday. He defends Massachusetts dairies as sanitary and notes the middle zone shipping costs were cut from nine to five cents per can after the Saunders act.
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Boston
Charles F. Whiting
D. Whiting & Sons
Examiner Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bulding
Whiting
Arthur Seagrave
Whitings
Maine
John K. Whiting
Massachusetts Dairies
Massachusetts
Charles H. Hooda
H. P. Hood & Sons
Hood
New England
John F. Cusick
Mr. Cusick
Seagrave
Boston Board of Health
Attwill
Oston Market
Worcester County
One Eye Worth Just $23 000 verdict awarded
Mrs Frances O Kerr of Roxbury won 23000 in Norfolk Superior Court for loss of an eye from a Brookline fireworks display on July 4 1908. Her husband Vernon Kerr received 500 for loss of his wife’s services and medical attendance. She sued National Fireworks Company of Boston and William A Luce. The first to pay 15000 and Luce the remainder.
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Frances O. Kerr
Waumbeck Street
Roxbury
Norfolk
Brookline
Vernon C. Kerr
National Fireworks Company of
Boston
William A. Luce
Luce
Harvard Mystery Prompts Monday Rumors On Campus
Cryptic blood red notices tangle Harvard campus with the line Harvard upside down will turn Harvard inside out. The message hints at a Monday event, provoking campus chatter among students and faculty. Some fear a sharp expose while others dismiss it as a joke.
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Harvard
Fireman Not a Workman Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court held that a Boston fire department member is not within the Workmen's Compensation Act. Firemen are not laborers or mechanics under the law, so beneficiaries cannot claim compensation. The case arose from the death of Thomas W. Devney, a hoseman killed after falling through a firehouse pole opening.
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Supreme Court
Boston Fire Department
Thomas W. Devney
Devney
Higher milk prices urged at New England rural meeting
John C. Orcutt of the Boston Chamber of Commerce told the tenth annual meeting of the New England Federation of Rural Progress at Faneuil Hall to raise milk prices and to help farmers market products. He urged more butter and cheese production to reduce imported supplies from Siberia New Zealand Australia and South America as regional farming reported growth aided by land reclamation and proximity to consumers.
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New England Federation of Rural Progress
Faneuil Hall
John C. Orcutt
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Orcutt
Siberia
New Zealand
Australia
South America
New England
Carter Healy Saves 9 Lives on Rail Line
Brakeman Carter Healy of the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad saved a cat from a dog after hearing cries from a tree on Coral street Winthrop. He chased the dog away and climbed the tree to rescue the cat, drawing cheers from a gathered crowd.
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Carter Healy
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Coral Street
Winthrop
Nick
Salem Man David Merritt Ends Life in Dearborn Street
Salem March 8 David Merritt 95 long time Salem Boston express operator shot and killed himself at his Dearborn street home. Known as Salem's grand old man he started the express business in 1843 and retired in 1904 selling to Monroe Adams Company. He lived with a daughter after his Barry street home was destroyed in the Salem fire.
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Salem
David Merritt
Boston
Dearborn Street
Merritt
Marblehead
Monroe, Adams Company
Barry Street
Memorial urged for Julia Ward Howe in Strandway
Mayor Curley cites a joint New England governors pledge and cites state funds expected for the Old Colony Boulevard and Strandway. He urges immediate action to add a memorial honoring Julia Ward Howe at the waterfront site, stressing communal contribution and fitting location near the ocean.
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Curley
Joe Mitchell Chapple
New England
Julia Ward Howe
Strandway
South
Boston
Mother entitle to accident case award
Catherine M. Gove mother of Guy R. Gove who died in a fall while building stairs for Morris Brooker is entitled to $7.27 for 20 weeks awarded by the Industrial Accident Board. Supreme Judicial Court ruled in her favor against Royal Indemnity Company resolving questions of law raised by the company.
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Catherine M. Gove
Guy R. Gove
Morris Brooker
Industrial Accident Board
Supreme Judicial Court
Royal Indemnity Company
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Jill
Sloan
Liniment
Union Street
Snider
Pillsbury's
G. Bardin
Owte
Bodaj
Ae the
Kerr
Rural Progress Federation
Cat
Dog
Carter
Salem Man
Big Salem
Julia Ward
America
Ocean
Harry Goodman
Leecen
Wolf
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Madras
West Point
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