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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
7
Judge Pierce denied petitions for divorce for Mary L. Moore of Medford and Anna A. Whitham of Lawrence. Moore is married to John E. Moore and is daughter of Patrick Kearins, a retired Somerville businessman. Whitham was married to John G. Whitham and formerly resided in Somerville.
Judge Pierce heard Mrs. Moore seek a decree on cruel abusive treatment and non support. She testified her husband threatened her with a revolver and that he was placed under arrest. Mrs Whitham seeks a divorce and child custody alleging drunkenness and neglect. Mr Whitham admits drinking but denies excess and says he supported his wife and child including a $150 bank credit.
Phoebe M. Aronson a candy-counter girl at Waldron's Casino Hanover street told of abuses by her actor husband Samuel J. Aronson in court yesterday. Judge Hardy granted her a decree nisi and noted her prior cruelty grounds from a first divorce.
The White Star liner Canopie with 700+ passengers and the Leyland liner Canadian with about 20 depart today for the Mediterranean and Liverpool. Canopie carries 150 saloon, 50 second cabin and 600+ steerage passengers. Notable travelers include Mr and Mrs M D Buell Mr and Mrs John Adams Miss Barbara Burr and others of Boston and Italian Duchess Arese among the first cabin passengers.
A new airship bill following suggestions by Earle Ovington and Harry Atwood was reported in the Senate by the committee on roads and bridges yesterday afternoon. It is the first serious proposal in this State for airship supervision and among the first globally.
A set of aviation regulations requires examination and a flying mileage for pilots, sets fees for airship registration, and mandates altitude and flight restrictions over ships towns and crowds. Penalties range from 25 to 500 dollars or imprisonment. Cities must provide altitude testing apparatus.
Representative Cox and Speaker Cushing petition to bar new trials on misdirection or ruling unless a substantial wrong occurred. Court may sever and finalize parts if only partial error affected the case. plus coverage of New York garment workers strike dynamics and related affidavits.
The committee on judiciary reported a compensation bill increasing awards for loss of fingers and toes where injuries render them unfit for use though not severed. Petitions for medical attendance were given leave to withdraw.
Forty upperclasswomen will participate in society initiations at Wellesley College tonight. The Shakspere Society will induct Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Slattery, Dorothea Havens, Virginia Moffat, Mildred Smith, and Bernice Reed. Agora adds Florence MacCreadie, Phila Helt, Elizabeth Case, Mary Damerel, Elizabeth Hirsch, and Laura Lacy. Tau Zeta Epsilon welcomes Elizabeth Boynton, Elizabeth Kipp, Alma Morse, Nell Beach, Elsie Buttery, Eloise Hunt, and Helen Husted. Zeta Alpha announces Lucille Bachman, Margaret Reed, Ethel Smith, Lauretta Thomas, Evelyn Asher, and Marian Mulford. Phi Sigma initiates May Boyd, Lois Kendall, Dorothy Culver, Katherine Davis, Evelyn Denny, Kathryn Schmidt, and Agnes Sussdorff. Alpha Kappa Chi welcomes Edith Canterbury, Mildred Knowlton, Ruth Woodward, Alma Bowen, Elizabeth Ford, Cecilia Geraty, and Linda Henley.
Mass meetings approved sending 400 strikers to New York on Monday with the New York Men's Garment Workers Union to arrange work. President Zorn said about 1000 may join the exodus, with 400 leaving daily starting Monday, per the international officers’ communication.
Ad copy touts Cascarets as a quick laxative and tonic. It claims headaches biliousness and foul breath stem from torpid liver and sour stomach. The product promises to purify the system, regulate digestion, and leave the head clear by morning.
Esther L Petersen of Roxbury obtained a Massachusetts divorce after her Maine husband had two wives and remarried under Maine law. The case exposes jurisdiction quirks as Petersen faces possible perjury charges for a false affidavit.
Mrs. Petersen was until yesterday the legal wife of Fred W. Petersen, formerly proprietor of the Cedar Hill Farm at Waltham, while the husband had obtained a divorce in the State.
Washington March 14 Secretary Bryan will depart Sunday for Lincoln Nebraska to attend a dinner honoring his 53rd birthday on March 19. He will be away from Washington for about ten days.
Philip Abrahamson and Fanny Abrahamson of 3 Golden Lane Portland arrived to obtain a marriage license in Providence. The uncle niece pairing is discussed under Jewish law and state restrictions noting only two states allow such marriages for Jewish couples.
A Portland couple visiting the city registrar were told they must be married by a Jewish rabbi, not a judge. After reviewing the law, officials said five days must pass before the license can be used.
John F. Burns district wire chief of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company from Somerville married Edna Brattig of Pittsfield, formerly his private secretary. The ceremony at the bride's home prompted quick chatter over telephone wires in Main and Fort Hill exchanges yesterday.
Dr E E Southard will give a simultaneous chess exhibition this evening at the Boston Chess Club rooms on Exchange Street. The event is part of a weekly series and is expected to attract many chess students.
Madame Lina Cavalieri is confined to her Boston hotel due to sudden illness, missing the Saturday Carmen at the Boston Opera House. The program shifts to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with Carmen Melis as Butterfly, Severoni as Suzuki, Sacchetti as Pinkerton, and Blanchart as Sharpless, marking the season’s first Saturday performance of the opera.
Advertisement notes a product “Bromo Quinine” laxative with signature of E. W. Grove. Claims cure for old ailments in one day and cures grip in two days for 25 cents.
A Rexall promotion offers a 15 cent toothbrush free when customers buy a 25 cent Rexall Tooth Powder package. The deal highlights value for shoppers and encourages powder purchases.
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