Naval Convicts In State Prison In Portsmouth
Four naval convicts Montgomery Harris O Brien and McGarven who plotted to murder Corporal Christen sen to escape in December 1815 will spend the next decade in the state prison at Concord after transfer from the naval prison in Portsmouth New Hampshire. They had prior criminal histories and retained a life of crime after enlistment. One inmate W Lee Kane had warned of the murder plot leading to solitary confinement and a prior shortened sentence.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Prison
Montgomery
Harris
O’brien
McGarven
Christensen
Concord
Navy
Naval
W. Lee Kane
Lee
Mrs Glover Challenges Will Facts In Court
Mrs Glover says she was happy with her husband and denies knowing of a will until shortly before his death. Witnesses describe marriage as affectionate, while lawyers discuss the will and Seymour Glover’s inclusion.
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Seymour Glover
Elmore
Main Street
Mr. Glover
Hattie LeBlanc
Seymour S. Glover
Mrs. Glover
Clarence
Honeybunch
Dearie
Megete
Lil
Carrie Maud Parker
Waltham
Gertrude Shaw
Glover
Clarence A. Hill
Waltham Laundry
Black Hand Blackmail Target in Morris Ill Case
Oscar Collins, a wealthy stockman, received a demand for 1000 in bills left on a porch before 1 AM Sunday or his home would be harmed. He deposited the money, James Wood seized the box, was detained, and Ryder was later arrested. Wood claimed he acted for a companion. The town has received multiple similar threats over months.
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Mr. Elmore
Clarence Glover
Gove
Mr. Glover
Mr. Brown
Glover
Seymour Glover
Morris
Ill
Oscar Collins
Collins
James Wood
Wood
Ryder
Sophomores Foil Juniors In Forensic Cremation Plot
Wellesley sophomores prevented the junior class from cremating the Forensic essay by shadowing Helen Doss the junior president. She escaped into College Hall, was pursued, hidden in a carriage, and taken to a bank vault. Juniors failed to perform the ceremony and celebrated later on campus.
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Wellesley
Helen Doss
College Hall
Borden Baby Contest Opens in Boston Post
The Boston Post launches Borden's Baby Contest from May 1 to June 1 inviting all children under four, with 700 prizes. Entries require name, age, weight, sex, and address on the back of a photo plus a label from Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Photographs may be mailed to Boston Post and free portrait sessions are offered by listed local photographers.
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Boston Post
New England
Borden's
Eagle Milk
Borden
Boston
Mass
Post
Children to Be Photographed for Baby Contest Awards
The notice describes prizes including selfd brass beds, go carts, baby furniture, an automobile, a lawn swing, silver spoons, and diplomas for a baby contest. Every participant, winner or not, will receive a free illustrated book titled My Biography by mail after photo receipt.
Shawmut Avenue Rescue Mission Celebrates First Anniversary
The Shawmut Avenue Rescue Mission marked its first anniversary at 65 Shawmut Avenue with greetings by Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Winslow and dinner addresses by Rev. Gardner of New York and George M. Morse. Directors and parishioners endorsed Taft’s arbitration message and sent resolutions to Washington.
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Shawmut Avenue
Fred E. Winslow
Mr. Gardner
New York
George M. Morse
Taft
Second Church
Washington
Edna Calkins Merges Love With Slum Mission Work
Miss Edna W. Calkins of New York announces her coming marriage to George Long a Rochester native who joined three reformed derelicts to run a Philadelphia haven in Hell's Half Acre. Calkins, wealthy, arrived with her mother to hear Long exhort slum fringe to reform.
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Philadelphia
Edna W. Calkins
New York
George Long
Hell's Half Acre
Miss Calkins
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Eckman Laboratory
Goodyear Raincoat CO
Washington Street
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Samuel D. Elmore
Seymour
Selmore
Waltham Trust Company
Borden Baby Contest
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PTI An cOl A Hse
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Boston Elevated Railway
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American Unitarian Association
Copley Square
Wedman
Stork
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Stork Pants
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Glen Shirt & Collar Co
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R. H. Stearns & Co
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Henry Siegel Co
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Parke Snow
West Somerville
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