Condensed Novels Contest Inspires Boston Readers
The Post announces a public Condensed Novels contest with a $3000 prize pool for 20 entries. Readers praise condensed versions of works like Pendennis and David Copperfield and participate in club discussions while rules require 1250 to 1450 word condensations and strict submission deadlines by May 15 1919 to Editor Condensed Novels The Post Boston Mass.
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Russia issues ultimatum over Bessarabia evacuation
The Russian Soviet government demands Romania evacuate Bessarabia within 48 hours per Moscow wireless. The province, populated mainly by Romanians, was seized by Romanian troops after German retreat. The move follows Bolshivik advances to the Dniester and Romania's denial of any withdrawal.
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Alimony Record Set in Maine Divorce
New York May 2 The retired Wall Street financier Lyman Kendall grants his ex wife alimony reported as the largest ever given valued at over 4 5 million dollars with an annual income of 100 000 for life and his best wishes for her happiness following a Maine divorce on grounds of incompatibility of disposition The couple married twenty years ago and Kendall now resides in New York
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Bar Harbor Heiress Wins Alimony Riches in Divorce
Mrs Kendall at 40 and Mr Kendall 50, long Boise sweethearts, divide a fortune after separation. She returns to 620 Park Avenue with a Maine estate and apartment, furnishings, art valued in the millions, plus 1 million dollars in cash. Grounds for divorce listed as incompatibility. Nellie Ballentine, born to a U S Senator and Idaho Governor, rose to social prominence before.
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Rights Claim of Live One in 1911 Policy Suit
Charles Coffin Jones seeks recovery of the face value of a 10000 dollar life policy issued in 1871 by New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. He was declared dead in 1901 by Norfolk County Probate Court and his estate was distributed. After returning to Boston he secured a ruling of legal life and now pursues equity in Superior Court against the insurer or trustees for restitution.
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Peace Treaty Hoped Ready By Monday
It is hoped the peace treaty may be ready by Monday. The report continues from the first page describing expectations for a timely agreement.
Global turmoil and shifting aims plague postwar talks
The article notes ongoing disputes among Italy Great Britain and the Council of Three over Kiao Chao and German terms with Belgium voicing unhappiness on territorial aims. It also reports Italian Paris discussions with Premier Orlando and rapid Bolshevik setbacks in Munich and Moscow with Rumania Hungary and Czecho Slovaks moving on Budapest and Bessarabia. Spain’s parliament is dissolved with elections set for June 1.
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Employment Sunday and Mothers Day Observed by Baptist Churches
Local Baptist churches will observe Employment Sunday and Mothers Day tomorrow. Ministers will urge congregations to ask local employers to list job openings with the United States Employment Service or Bureaus for Returning Soldiers and Sailors as part of the Victory campaign.
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No Arrest Yet in Bomb Plot Across Nation
New York May 2 Agents of the Department of Justice post office inspectors and New York detectives under Inspector Faurot continued the hunt for the anarchists who mailed more than 40 dynamite bombs to prominent figures nationwide but no arrests have been made. Several radicals are under suspicion.
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Inquiry progress withheld to prevent Reds escape
District Attorney Swan stated an anonymous tip urged him to probe three figures active in Socialist and I W W circles. Captain H D Trounce and police fire experts inspected bombs found to use ordinary dynamite soaked in nitro glycerine. Bombs removed from the post office after acid in caps began eating corks, risking detonation.
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Noted Harvard Leaders Decry Anti Bolshevism Bills
Open letter signed by Dr Charles W Eliot Moorfield Storey Senator David I Walsh Joseph Walker John F Moors and US Justice George W Anderson opposes Senate bill 184 and House bill 1502 aimed at suppressing Bolshevism and anarchy. They warn such measures threaten democratic institutions and risk tyranny. The letter argues secret police power and vague provocation provisions are unnecessary and dangerous.
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Ireland's Freedom Document Excerpt from Easter Week 1916
The text asserts Irish independence as the rightful aim of the Irish people and their elected parliament. It proclaims the exclusive power of the Irish Parliament to make laws, denounces foreign rule, and seeks recognition from free nations, ending with a vow to persevere with divine blessing.
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Council Discussing German Cables Question
Paris May 2 The Council of Three again tackles the German Atlantic and Pacific cables loss and a possible joint administration by five powers until an international cable congress decides the fate of intercountry lines. Some nations still claim prize-of-war rights for these cables.
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