Will Appear in Court Today Against Wealthy Boston Clubman
Mrs. Bessie Chapman, model actress and mother of the Chapman baby, will appear in Divorce Court today seeking alimony and divorce from Irving Chapman, the wealthy Boston clubman who left her six years ago for Australia. She recounts desertion, poverty, and renewed hopes as she plans to resume work in New York after the case.
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Irving Chapman
Chapman
Boston
Bessie Chapman
Chapman Baby
Australia
Brookline
Irving Chapmen
Ife
Japan
David Belasco
Durham Street
Post
New York
Baron Kaneko Hosts Dinner After Arrival at Somerset
Baron Kaneko, newly arrived from Washington before returning to Japan, hosted a dinner at the Somerset. Notable guests included Lieutenant-Governor Guild, Judge and Mrs. Robert Grant, Japanese consul in Boston and Mrs. Howes, and other Boston society figures. Tonight more guests such as George H. Lyman and Francis Lowell are expected.
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Baron Kaneko
Somerset
Washington
Japan
Guild
Robert Grant
Osborne Howes
Boston
Howes
Henry L. Higginson
John C. Gray
Charles Hamlin
John Fiske
Charles Norton
Arthur Beebe
George H. Lyman
Francis Lowell
Nathan Matthewses
Robert Treat Paines
Prescott Bigelows
Frederick Ayers
William B. Richards
Ames
Richard C. Storey
Lucania Returns to Queenstown for Repairs
Cunard steamer Lucania arrived back in Queenstown at 9 pm after a 100 mile west voyage in heavy head sea. Starboard house pipe and plate damaged. repairs underway with aim to sail again by noon Monday. A heavy gale blankets the British coast.
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Queenstown
Cunard Line
Lucania
Surprise Diamond Ring For Dorchester Figure At Gander Party
Moses Hoey of Dorchester was surprised at his home 188 Talbot Avenue when friends hosted a gander party in his honor. The Marion Independent Club of Brighton attended and Edward Kelley organized the event with a presentation speech. After the shock, guests entertained with songs and funny stories.
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Moses Hoey
Dorchester
Talbot Avenue
Marion Independent Club
Brighton
Edward Kelley
Hoey
Knife Duel Ends With Stabbing in North End
A knife duel between two Italians at the corner of North and Clark streets drew a crowd of about a hundred. Vincenso Votsa, 21, of 12 Hanover Avenue, was seriously stabbed and taken to Relief Hospital with a severe thigh wound. Sabatino Fauntalanova, 21, of 3826 North Street, was arrested by Patrolman Cavagnaro on assault and battery with a knife. Police report a dispute was the only evident cause.
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North
Clark Streets
Orth End
Vincenso Votsa
Hanover Avenue
Cavagnaro
North End
Sabatino Fauntalanova
North Street
Votsa
Farrington Divorce Case Dominates Boston Society
Mrs. Harriet Farrington files for divorce in Middlesex County Court alleging basis on statutory grounds while naming Dr. Charlotte I. Steckel as corespondent. Farrington denies the charge, seeks custody of their son Robert, and asserts his wife mishandled funds with deposits and checks in her name.
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Charlotte I. Steckel
Charles E .Farrington
How Downs Celebrated Bigamy Charge In Cambridge
A. H. Downs of Somerville was brought from New York to Cambridge to face a bigamy charge. Reports say he married a second wife on the 12th anniversary of his first marriage. Downs lived at 8 Herbert Street with his wife and 12 year old daughter Margaret. His wife, who prompted the arrest, is described as attractive with gray sprinkled hair. Downs is a member of the Cambridge Aerie of Eagles.
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A. H. Downs
New York
Cambridge
Katz
A. F. Downs
Somerville
Peer
Downs
Herbert Street
West Somerville
Margaret
The
Cambridge Aerie of Eagles
Fraternity Court 204 of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Fraternity Court 204 of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters was instituted in Lockhart Hall West End with a large charter class. High Chief Ranger Timothy B Reardon of Lynn presided before about 200 Foresters from 15 courts as officers and local dignitaries conducted the ceremony. Officers elected included Francis L Daly chief ranger and Alice L Hickey recording secretary with a slate of other appointees and trustees.
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Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Lockhart Hall
West End
Timothy B. Reardon
Lynn
D. E. Murphy
Brockton
John J. Leonard
Charles E. Benning
Malden
John N. O’brien
New Bedford
George E. Stuart
Newton
W. P. Russell
C. R
St. Thomas Court
John J. Lynch
Bunker Hill Court
M. J. MecLaughlin
Cheverus Court
John F. Cunnable
Cc. R
Columbus Court
Hannah Boyle
Father Thayer
E. F. Daisy
P. Cc. R
St. Gertrude Court
Charlestown
Francis L. Daly
Thomas McCloskey
Alice L. Hickey
Joseph J. Silva
Percival L. Green
John J. Quigley
George W. McCloskey
Inside Sentinel
Henry D. Donovan
Outside Sentinel
Jeremiah F. Sullivan
Patrick J. Donovan
Bernard J. Conlin
John Rogers
Foresters to Found Home for the Aged
The Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters adopted a resolution at its annual meeting in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to fund a home for aged members with a one cent weekly assessment from 23 000 members. A 12 member committee will plan and seek court approval. Officers elected include President Florence A Lawler Secretary John J Lane and Treasurer H J Sullivan. The gathering included over 125 delegates from about 60 locations across the state.
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Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Washington Street
Florence A. Lawler
John J. Lane
H. J. Sullivan
Knights of St Rose hold talk on Wireless Telegraphy
A Worcester meeting of the Knights of St Rose at St Rose Hall featured Rev Denis T O Sullivan S J of Boston College delivering a discourse on Wireless Telegraphy tracing its history and potential. Consul James P Cleary presided and Daniel A Cronin spoke on Insurance with other past leaders present. The next entertainment is set for March 29 a mock breach of promise trial.
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Knights of St. Rose
St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
Denis T. O’sullivan
S. J
Boston College
James P. Cleary
Daniel A. Cronin
William T. Shay
E. O'Sullivan
Rev Johnson Answers Van Ness On Revival and Religion
The Warren Avenue Baptist minister argues revival excitement is temporary yet transformative, shaping life and character beyond emotion. He questions whether moral growth stems from atmosphere alone and cites birth, moral attitude, and examples from Boston figures against poverty and temptation to support his view.
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van Ness
Herbert
Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Jesus
Charles A. Fobes Dies Aboard Halifax Excursion
Charles A. Fobes of Petersham Massachusetts died suddenly on a tourist steamer Halifax off Kingston. The body was landed for embalming and burial. He was a leading Petersham merchant and former postmaster appointed by McKinley. He 56 and a bachelor, long active in business and travel.
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Kingston
Jan
Charles A. Fobes
Petersham
Mass
Halifax
Jamaica
McKinley
Fobes
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Tremont St
Shamrocks
Union Hat CO
Hanover St., Cor. Union
Corespondent
Harriet Brown Farrington
Middlesex County
East Cambridge
Charles E. Farrington
Massachusetts Chemical Company
170
Summer Street
Unity
Hunnewell
Steckel
Children’s Hospital
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Russell Brand
Cape
Harvard
Uncle Sam
New York State
Iner
Grandmother’s
Beacon Street
Kowl, Ib
Hamburg
Frankfort
Fraternity
M. C. C. F. Court
Dr. van Ness
Lyman Beecher
Wendell Phillips
Channing
Phillips Brooks
God
Tt All America Shoe
Tremont Bidg
CCA
UNION
MSL
Portland
Sudbury
Annie Ward Tiffany
Dr Warren
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