Contested will case in Superior Court over Mary Watson estate
Eleanor Sears of California sues alleging newfoundness of mind and undue influence after the will of Mary Watson, valued around ten thousand dollars, is contested. Frederick Thurston testifies about Watson’s hip injury and prolonged illness, with doctor noting no mind impairment from bed rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Watson
Eleanor M. Sears
California
Frederick P. Thurston
Aspinwall Avenue
Brookline
Miss Watson
Thurston
Policeman Life Highlighted in Sunday Post Magazine
A preview notes a double page of photos in the next Sunday Post Magazine showcasing what it means to lead a policeman’s life and how officers protect public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Next Sunday Post
Wonderful Cures by X-Ray and Snow Pencil Claim Amazing Results
An Osmo-Chemic physicians office advertises X-Ray treatment and Snow Pencil as curing incurable diseases. Cases include cancer of the stomach and skin ailments cured after prior doctor failures, plus proofs of various conditions treated. The ad lists multiple Boston area names and notes ongoing and future publications of cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Litclfield
Assinippi PB. D
Norwell
Mass
J. W.tripp
Sherbrooke Ave
Braintreee Mass
Walter L. Mason
W. Rutland St
Boston
Walter Moegee
Rive Hill Ave
Mattapan
L. W. Ross
State St
Delbert Hines
Dartmouth St
Everett
Albert Kasanowski
Wasthingten Place
Roxbury
Girl at School Becomes Wife in Secret Elopement
Mrs. Aslen Tibbets of South Medford eloped with Jennie Ewing after posing as a schoolgirl at Medford High for six weeks. They obtained licenses in Milton and Boston, wed by a friend who was a justice of the peace, then returned home. The bride is not quite 18. both were Lincoln Grammar School alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aslen Tibbets
South Medford
Medford High School
Jennie Ewing
Tibbets
Miss Ewing
Medford
Milton
Boston
William Ewing
Elismere Terrace
Benedict
Ewing
Daniel Tibbets
Henry Street
Lincoln Grammar School
Cottrell Buys N E Pathfinder Agency
Millard F. Cottrell, a Boston restaurateur, has purchased the Porter Motor Sales Company on Commonwealth Avenue. The new firm becomes the New England distributing center for Pathfinder the Great, the 12 cylinder car praised at the show. Cottrell says he backs the Pathfinder project as a pledge of straight business procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard F. Cottrell
Restaurateur
Porter Motor Sales Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Cottrell Motor Car Company
Mr. Cottrell
Pathfinder the Great
America
Deny all effort to swing Congress
Boston and Massachusetts officers of the National German American Alliance rejected claims that funds or influence were secretly used to sway U.S. legislation. They asserted neutrality and peace goals, urged warning against belligerent ship travel, supported arms export embargo, and denied any fundraising for congressional measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
United States
Boston
Massachusetts
John A. Walz
National German-American Alliance
Alliance
Germany
Max Otto von Klock
Congress
McManus Denies German Financing of Irish Convention
Former Representative P. Joseph McManus of Roxbury says German money did not fund the Friends of Irish Freedom convention in New York. He notes Montgomery Club delegates paid their own expenses, and the gathering supported U S loyalty first, Ireland second, with limited contributions raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Humbert
New York City
P. Joseph McManus
Roxbury
Montgomery Club
McManus
United States
Ireland
Reception to Father Lyons by Philo Matheia Club
About 100 members of the Philo matheia Club held a formal luncheon at the Hotel Vendome honoring Very Rev. Father Charles W. Lyons S J president of Boston College with Rev. Michael Jessup S J and Postmaster Murray as guests of honor. Mrs Edwin Arthur Shuman chaired the event and highlighted Catholic women's work for Boston College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomatheia Club
Hotel Vendome
Charles W. Lyons
S. J
Boston College
Michael Jessup
Murray
Edwin Arthur Shuman
Boston
Postmaster Murray
Father Lyons
Martha Moore Avery
Cambridge Lights Out Short Circuit Delays City Council
A citywide outage left Central square and several buildings in darkness for over two hours last night. The Cambridge City Council met at City Hall after 9 oclock due to a power failure caused by a short circuit in the section serving Police Station 2 and the Board of Trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Square
Cambridge
City Hall
Board of Trade
Funeral Services for Mrs Sara E Engles
Funeral services were held at her home in Chelsea for Mrs Sara E Engles widow of Dr S A Engles U S N and daughter of James B Forsyth Chelsea sixth mayor. She was 77 and active in First Congregational Church and Old Ladies Home board. Burial followed at Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara E. Engles
S. A. Engles
James B. Forsyth
Chelsea
Washington Avenue
Typhoid Vaccination urged for Summer Travelers
Dr. W. H. Watters of Boston University advised in Evans Memorial Hall last night that travelers to the country should take typhoid vaccine or serum to gain immunity. The lecture urged all to become vaccinated and reduce travel risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Watters
Boston University
Evans Memorial Hall
City Budget Halts Wage Raises and New Jobs
City employees and reformers cry foul as the new segregated budget blocks wage increases and creation of new jobs by Mayor Curley this fiscal year. The measures spark dismay among job seekers and political activists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Mayorbound Budget Ends Patronage in City Posts
The new city budget bars the Mayor from awarding jobs or raises except via promotions on vacancies. Payroll figures are fixed for the year, and appeals for higher pay are rejected. Department heads view the change as relief from constant requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Protestant Church News and Upcoming Speaker Events
Reports on church meetings in Dorchester and Chelsea with speakers Miss May B. Dickenson and Alfred H. Colby. Notes Rev. C. E. Watts's return to the University of Virginia and details of Unitarian mission week featuring Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce and other clergy. Also mentions dedication of First Congregational Church Toledo auditorium and Stockdale’s selection to preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers and Homemakers’ Club of
Dorchester
Second Congregational Church
Codman Square
Division of Hygiene
State Department of Health
First Congregational Church
Chelsea
Alfred H. Colby
Park Street Church Men’s Club
Ulysses G. B. Pierce
Boston
All Soul’s Church
Washington, D. C
National Capitol
Taft
Pierce
United States Senate
King’s Chapel
Paul Revere Frothingham
Arlington Street Church
Julian C. Jaynes
West Newton
Francis G. Peabody
Frothingham
Peabody
Cen Ie A
Allen A. Stockdale
Union Congregational Church
West Newton Street
Columb Avenue
First Congregational Church of
Toledo, O
Stockdale
Irish Convent Lace Sale For The Needy
Irish convent laces will be sold tomorrow from 10 a m to 10 p m at the Copley Plaza to aid needy lace workers in Ireland. Ruth Chatterton Mrs Beatrice Stivanello the Marchioness of Aberdeen and Boston society figures including Mrs W W Taff attend to promote the sale under the Royal Irish Industries Association of Dublin. Mrs Stivanello will sing operatic arias and other features will entertain attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Plaza
Ireland
Ruth Chatterton
Beatrice Stivanello
Marchioness of
Aberdeen
Boston Society
W. W. Taff
Royal Irish Industries Association of Dublin
Maude Hall Describes Spring Styles in Sunday Post
Maude Hall writes of spring fashions charmingly pictured in colors in the next Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Hall
Sunday Post
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D. J. Walsh
Heston
Boylston St
Medford Eloper
Cottrell Buys
N. E. Pathfinder Agency
Federal Reserve Banks
Wilson
Bryan
Russia
Socony
So-Co Ny
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Bay of Grocer
Standard Oil Company
C. E. Watts
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Thomas 8. Martin
Virginia
Isadore Rayner
Maryland
John W. Daniel
Washington Street
Temple Place
P. V. Bremick
Carney Hospital
Bvc
Holworthy Hall
Frank Goewey Jones
Jane
Sun
Adele Luehrmann
Roberta Hoyt
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