Cambridge Ban on Seers Shocks City Officials
Cambridge orders clairvoyants Sir Thomas Mozette and Professor Irving to leave by April 1 as part of a crusade to drive fortune tellers from the city. District officials cite hush hush activities at Mozette’s 800 Massachusetts Avenue apartments and patronage by Back Bay society women, with two women assistants and a doorkeeper.
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Cambridge
Thomas Mozette
Irving
Thomas
William J. Corcoran
Hurley
Cambridge Police
Sir Thomas
Mozette
Massachusetts Avenue
Back Bay Society
Lefty Louie Horo witz and Sir Thomas scandal at conference
The report describes Mrs. Lefty Louie Horo witz denying a claim at a conference while Sir Thomas faced Boston police scrutiny in November 1915. He was fined for obtaining money from a Beacon Street housemaid and promised to influence a sweetheart's return. The affair included attempts to locate Malden women’s sweethearts. Professor Irving reportedly moved from Clinton Street to a Harvard Street address.
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Lefty Louie
Horowitz
Sir Thomas
Boston
Beacon Street
Malden
Professor Irving
Clinton Street
Harvard Street
Daughter of Doctor to Wed Daughter of Doctor
Miss Margot Cushing daughter of Dr and Mrs EF W Cushing of Jamaica Plain will wed Walter Glover Rueter son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Rueter of Jamaica Plain on Monday April 24 at Trinity Church Boston The bride is the youngest of five daughters and has traveled abroad Her father a well known physician runs Cushing Hospital Roxbury and has an office on Newbury Street Rueter Harvard graduate 1913 his father heads Rueter Brewing Co He is a member of multiple clubs including Harvard Club Hasty Pudding Institute and 1770 clubs
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Margot Cushing
EF. W. Cushing
Pond Street
Jamaica Plain
Walter Glover Rueter
Henry A. Rueter
Perkins Street
Trinity Church
Boston
Miss Cushing
New England
Cushing Hospital
Parker Hill
Roxbury
Newbury Street
Rueter
Harvard
Rueter Brewing Company
Harvard Club
The
Hasty Pudding
the Institute
1770 Clubs
Foster Ex Mayor of Gloucester Faces Expulsion
Ex mayor Harry C. Foster was found guilty of conduct unbecoming a member by a House rules committee and is expected to be expelled from the General Court today or Monday. He chaired a committee that referred a bill for which he collected money.
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Gloucester
General Court
House of Representatives
Harry C. Foster
House
Foster
District Attorney May Act On Foster Expulsion Case
The Massachusetts House heard a committee report finding Representative Foster guilty of conduct warranting expulsion. The House paused in silence as the Speaker led the panel’s findings. potential district attorney involvement may follow, though the House did not vote today. Foster and accuser James M. Lyle were absent when the results were read.
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House
Foster
Massachusetts
Probably Overzealous Rep Foster Says He Worked for District
Gloucester March 16 Representative Foster spoke at his Magnolia home after a committee action. He said he gave his time for the district and may have been overzealous to push measures through. James M Lyle, who filed charges, said he acted to protect public service and expressed sympathy for Foster.
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Gloucester
Foster
Magnolia
James M. Lyle
Lyle
Jury denies $2000 damages for a hug in Hartford
In Hartford on March 16 Judge William Bennett ruled in the Superior Court that a married woman is entitled to substantial damages beyond nominal sums if a hug is given without her consent. Mrs Mary Wallerand of 36 York Street won damages beyond one dollar.
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Hartford
Conn
William Bennett
Superior Court
Mary Wallerand
York Street
Collector Hugged Mrs Vallerand. $2000 Damage Case
Julius Steinberg, a commission-house collector, hugged Mrs. Vallerand and faced a $2000 damage claim in court. The jury first returned 11 to 1, then $1, then a retrial was ordered as they were hopelessly deadlocked after a third verdict.
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Julius Steinberg
Bennett
James K. Fagin Celebrates Milestone Birth in Milton
James K. Fagin, sole survivor of the Walker filibustering expedition of 1856, marks a birthday at 74 Blue Hill Avenue Milton. Born Worcester March 17 1826, he later held public office under a Boston administration and had a long career in jewelry and brokerage. A reception is planned tonight with friends and family.
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Blue Hill Avenue
Milton
Mr. Fagin
Boston
Worcester
Mass
Philadelphia
New York City
Walker
Destiny
Fagin
Court Square
Gaston
Rich & Hill
First Baptist of Lynn Marks Centenary Celebration
The centennial of the First Baptist Church of Lynn will be observed today through March 22 with a reunion style celebration. Former pastors and many former parishioners are expected, including ex-pastors Rev. Thomas E. Vassar Rev. Tillman B. Johnson and Rev. James S. Braker. Events include a reception, music, a centennial sermon, a commemorative Bible school session, a banquet and speeches by Mayor Newhall and church leaders.
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Thomas E. Vassar
Elizabeth
N. J
Tillman B. Johnson
New Rochelle
N. Y
James S. Braker
Burlington
Yanaty
Addison B. Lorimer
Newhall
Watson Woodruff
First Congregational Church
Earl Harrold
Friends’ Church
Peter Black
First Methodist Church
Wentworth Institute Demonstrates Work Night
More than five thousand men and women visited the Wentworth Institute last night to observe the demonstration of work and skill on display by students and instructors.
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Wentworth
Wentworth Institute
Evening Classes Exhibit Work as New East Building Opens
Guests observe student efforts from winter months as the institute showcases work. The new east building costing about 150000 dollars opens to the public. There are 850 evening students in various trades with capacity expected to reach 1000 next year. Day classes total 480.
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Institute
10 Hour Talk on Army Bill
Congress moves to fast track national defence measures with the army increase bill set for 10 AM debate and likely passage by Saturday. Senate committee finishes review and aims to take up the bill promptly while the water power bill may be set aside. The Senate proposal reportedly envisions even broader military policy changes than the House version.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Chamberlain
Ovation in Rome for Serbian Crown Prince
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia arrived in Rome and was greeted by crowds at the Quirinal. He praised Serbian retreat to the Adriatic as a tale of endurance and loyalty and thanked Italians for aiding over 150,000 veteran troops in cooperation with France and Britain, pledging friendship and Adriatic influence.
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Vila Paris
Alexander of
Serbia
Quirinal
Heléna
Genoa
Victor Emmanuel
Alexander
Adriatic
Italy
Secret Service Man Dies After Illness in Portsmouth
Harry Graham of Chicago a United States Secret Service man attached to the Bureau of Commerce and Labor is dying at Portsmouth Hospital. Stricken with acute heart disease he was hurrying for a train. Graham 46 formerly a noted athlete at Chicago University had temporary HQ in Boston and had been at the local navy yard on business. He lost his wife mother and three children in the Eastland disaster last summer.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Harry Graham
Chicago
United States
Secret Service
Bureau of Commerce and Labor
Portsmouth Hospital
Graham
Boston
Navy Yard
Chicago University
Fifth Annual Dinner of Highway Engineers
The Massachusetts Highway Commission engineering department held its fifth annual dinner last night in Ford Hall. Builders of roads and byways from across the state gathered to mingle with fellow members from the local branch of the department.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Ford Hall
Seattle Doctor Executed as a Spy Report Emerges
An unconfirmed report says Dr. Walter Gellhorn of Seattle, taken from a steamer at Kirkwall en route to Germany to join the German Red Cross, was executed as a spy by British authorities. Dr. Gellhorn's friend Dr. G F Warmburg says he tried to trace the report but would not reveal its source.
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Seattle
Wash
Walter Gellhorn
Kirkwall
Germany
Red Cross
Gellhorn
G. F. Warmburg
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