Naming After a Kicking Horse Sparks Family Suit
Mrs Myrtle M Sears of Quincy sues her brother in law Russell Sears for 15000 claiming alienation of her husband Oscars Sears affections. She testified at Dedham Superior Court detailing abuse notes and coercive acts by Russell Sears at 43 Prospect Ave Norwood. The case, with notes urging divorce and threats, continues.
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Myrtle M. Sears
Quincy
Norfolk County Superior Court
Dedham
Dana
Russell F. Sears
Norwood
Oscar A. Sears
Clark
Prospect Avenue
Medfield
Medfield Insane Hospital
Sears
Big Profits From Fish Company At Center Of Inquiry
Herbert K. Hallett, president of Fourth Atlantic National Bank of Boston, testified that Bay State Fishing Company posted profits of 500,964 on sales of 3,429,000. He and several bankers resigned as directors after the probe began. Hallett said they did not represent stockholders and had joined at the urging of F. Monroe Dyer, a leading New York banker in the fish industry.
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Bay State Fishing Company
Special
Legislative Committee On
Herbert K. Hallett
Fourth Atlantic National Bank of Boston
Hallett
Stone, Dumaine
Wainwright
F. Monroe Dyer
New York
Boston
Huns Burn Cross On Prisoner Off Africa Coast
John Mitchell a former British steam ship fireman was burned with an iron cross on his left arm by German raiders off Africa. The branded prisoner escaped during General Smuts' offensive and fled under the Union Jack. Mitchell, about 26, says his father runs a farm near the Mozambique Channel and he later sailed to this port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Mozambique Channel
British survivor details German cruelty at Africa camp
Mitchell, a British subject, testified at Long Wharf immigration station about six months in a German East Africa prison camp. He described starvation and beating, with red hot electric needles and an iron cross burned into his arm, amid laughter from Hun officers.
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America
Long Wharf
Mitchell
East Africa
Smuts
New England Fish Fleet Reports Bountiful Catch at Boston Pier
A large flotilla landed 1,280,000 pounds of fish at the South Boston pier yesterday. The trawler Surge led with 250,000 pounds of haddock cod pollock and scrod. Prices paid to fishermen ranged from haddock four and a half to five and a half cents per pound to halibut at seventeen to twenty cents. The arriving fleet listed many steamers and schooners with varied catches, reflecting an unusual abundance across haddock cod pollock and other species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big South
Boston
Melrose reports wreckage from City of Athens near Delaware coast
The coal steamer Melrose arrived from Norfolk and navigated through wreckage from the City of Athens, which sank after a collision last week. A life raft was recovered and found with row locks and oars, but the vessel was flooded and crewed only briefly. Captain Frostad searched the area for two hours but found no survivors.
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Mary C. Santos
M. E. Sinnett
Eva Avina
Ethel B. Penny
James & Esther
Melrose
Norfolk
City of Athens
Delaware
Frostad
British Line Advances on Somme Front West of Morlancourt
The British line has been advanced on a considerable front between the Somme and Ancre rivers west-southwest of Morlancourt according to Haig’s headquarters. British positions near Locon and the Lawe River are described in the official update.
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London
Somme
Ancre
Morlancourt
Field Marshal Haig
Locon
Lawe River
Lys Salient Improvements from Local Fighting Noted
The southern leg of the Lys salient in Flanders has seen improvements as a result of recent local fighting, signaling tactical shifts in the area. The report highlights enhanced positions and movement linked to ongoing engagements.
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Lys Salient
Flanders
Dillon and De Valera Speak Together in Mayo Rally
In Ballaghadereen East Mayo John Dillon Nationalist leader and Professor Edward de Valera Sinn Fein head addressed an anti conscription rally before about 15 000 people. The crowd showed good humor and enthusiasm.
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London
John Dillon
Edward de Valera
Sinn Fein
Ballaghadereen
Dillon
East Mayo
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House of Dignified Credit
New England
Charles I
Kroehler
Davenport
Kodar
Worcester
Stearns
Main St
the House OF Dignified Credit
Washington Str Street
Providence
Jake
al Monn
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Haddock
Oper
Billow
Sylvania
H. L. Marshal
Jeanette
Eugenia
Esperanto
Waldo Stream
Pollyanna
Grace Otis
Rebecca
del. Cabral
A. G Santos
L.cod
M.cod. Pollock
CASCO
Clyde
Cluett, Peabody 3 Co. Inc
Liberty Loan
Mutual Aid Association
Liberty
Our Mutual Aid Association
Longwood
Red Cross
Jordan Marsh Company
de Valera
Otten Sk
Udes
Jordan Marsh
Deners
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