Brown Divorce Suit Dismissed by Court
Suffolk County Divorce Court yesterday dismissed the third libel of divorce brought by Gilman W. Brown of West Newbury against Anna W. Brown. Judge Tawton ruled the alleged offense had been condoned after decree nisi and that no conclusive misconduct was proven. Witnesses included Rev. David Frank Atherton and Mrs. Brown, with Atherton denying any affection beyond sympathy.
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Suffolk County
Gilman W. Brown
West Newbury
Anna W
David Frank Atherton
Georgetown Congregational Church
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Brown
Helen IF. Fish
Mey
Nisi
Parker
Frederick N Rock Held In $2000 Bail In Conspiracy Case
Frederick N Rock, a local steel manufacturer, was arraigned in the Superior Criminal Court on a secret indictment charging conspiracy with other steel firms to obtain contracts for steel work. He pleaded not guilty and was held on $2000 bail. Several others are expected to be arraigned in the coming days.
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Superior Criminal Court
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Boston
Washington Street
America
Elizabeth Murphy Sentenced in Cambridge for Illegal Operation
Elizabeth Murphy received a 10 year sentence at Sherborn by Judge Sherman after a Superior Criminal Court trial for performing an illegal operation on Mrs. Margaret Reardon of Cambridge. Reardon died under suspicious circumstances at Cambridge IT Hospital in January.
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Sherborn
Sherman
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Murphy
Superior Criminal Court
Margaret Reardon
John Hassett, Noted Amesbury Resident, Dies at Home
Amesbury reports the death of John Hassett, a well known local figure, at his residence after a lingering illness. Born and active in the community, Hassett was recognized for his longtime service and contributions to town life.
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Amesbury
John Hassett
Pest House Hiding Place Sentry in Whitla Kidnapping Case
Cleveland authorities pursue a pest house near Newburg township as a possible kidnappers' hideout for Billy Whitla. Private searches report footprints and recent occupancy. Billy to identify the building used to threaten him and hide him before ransom was paid the day before.
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Cleveland
Billy
Whitla
Newburg Township
Homestead Company
East Fifty-third Street
Winchendon Woman Lashes Ex-Suitor Over Lies
Miss Lot tie Frink 18 slashed the former suitor Alfred Boudreau with a horsewhip and barbed fence entanglement after accusing him of lying about her. He was bleeding and injured, while she calmly returned to the wagon amid witnesses.
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Alfred Boudreau
Lottie Frink
Boudreau
Fle
Miss Frink
Rindge
N. H
State Line
Charles Crosby
Elmwood Road
Baily and Streeter
Miss Krink
Arland Baily
Hiram Frink
Five Thousand In Sharon Celebrate Willie Whitla Homecoming
The Sharon borough gathered for a public homecoming after Willie Whitla and his father returned from a kidnapping search. Thousands marched led by local units, and Willie joined the crowd on his Whitla family lawn as his father thanked supporters. He recalled calm moments in a kitchen closet during captivity, while investigators pursued leads to locate the abductor network.
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Penn
Willie Whitla
Buhl Independent Rifles
National Guard Company
Buhl Rifles Band
Willie
Whitla
Detective Ward
Mr. Whitla
Childish Clue Helps Police Find Captive Boy House
Willie Whitla’s habit of spelling street names on street cars gave Cleveland police a clue to the house where the boy was held. Detectives from Sharon and Pittsburg checked lines near the hospital area after the boy cited a car line and a nearby residence. Authorities describe the house and search homes along the line to locate the kidnapper hideout.
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Cleveland
Willie Whitla
Ward
Willie
Death for Kidnappers in District of Columbia Bill
Representative Rodenberg of Wilns introduces a bill to define kidnapping and punish it in the District of Columbia. The act proposes death or at least five years imprisonment for kidnapping undertaken to extort ransom, inspired by the case of Willie Whitla of Sharon Pennsylvania.
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District of Columbia
Rodenberg
Wlins
Little Willie Whitla
Sharon
Penn
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