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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1914

Page

5

Suit over Henry Wenz estate alleges undue influence

Testimony in Superior Court before Judge Stevens shows Henry Wenz owed money to his brother Franz for years and that Wenz, near death, was largely influenced by his wife Mary Sullivan. Nurses and guardianship talk reveal Wenz’s mental decline and threats to separate him from Franz, with letters confirming loans.

Tate Henry Wenz Franz Superior Court Stevens Mary Sullivan Wenz Ida Carter Faulkner Hospital Sullivan Marie E. Roediger Roxbury Miss Roediger Miss Sullivan Jane Chisholm Franz Wenz Franziska Henry Austria Sophie Marie John Ferdinand Boston Anna Vienna Manchester Liverpool United States Mr. Johnson McClellan

Catholic Church Notes on parish events and meetings

Parish plans for a May festival after Holy Name Society meeting at St. Monica's in South Boston. Young Men's Sodality presents annual minstrel shows at Boston College Hall with a matinee for children to fund a BC scholarship. Re v C Victor Choquette buys property for parochial residence in Everett. Speakers include P J Conlan on home rule at St James and St Joseph Somerville. Confirmations by Bishop Anderson at St Catherine Charlestown and St Thomas Jamaica Plain. Dorchester alumni reunion, Cathedral Young Men's party planned at Cathedral School Hall Tuesday.

Holy Name Society St. Monica’s Church South Boston William Dacey Young Men's Sodality of the Immaculate Conception Church Boston College Hall Boston College C. Victor Choquette St. Joseph's French Church Malden-Everett Buckman Street Everett P. J. Conlan Anderson St. Catherine’s Church Charlestown St. Thomas’ Church Jamaica Plain Cathedral Young Men's Catholic Association Cathedral School Hall Harrison Avenue

Man Charged With Abandoning Infant on Copley Street

Arthur W. Littlefield of North Brookfield Mass was arrested by Sgt Muldoon in Jamaica Plain yesterday charged with abandoning an infant girl on a door step at 12 Copley Street Jamaica PlainThe incident occurred on the evening of April 30 and the accused was apprehended in East Brookfield

Arthur W. Littlefield North Brookfield Mass East Brookfield Muldoon Jamaica Plain Littlewood Copley Street

Fight for Diploma Granted to Worcester Blind Girl

Miss Mary I Curran, blind daughter of Patrick J Curran of Worcester, told the State Board of Education in person that William B Aspenwall principal of the Worcester State Normal School is withholding a diploma because of her affliction.

Mary I. Curran Patrick J. Curran Worcester State Board of Education William B. Aspenwall Worcester State Normal School

Miss Curran Loses Diploma Fight Over Blind Teaching

Miss Curran spoke of competing with sighted pupils and earned 57 of 72 units while Miss Rose Trainor and Miss Nellie Kennedy testified. The board upheld Principal Aspenwall's diploma refusal citing blindness, with criticism of the governor’s lack of notice and claims of prejudice in the Worcester education dispute.

Commonwealth David Snedden Aspenwall Charles Perry George 8. Murphy Worcester Miss Curran State Board of Education Walsh Murphy State Board

Industrial Education Banquet Set With Notables

The National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education will hold a banquet at the City Club next Monday evening. Prominent New England industrial leaders will attend and speakers include Mayor Curley and Charles A. Prosser. George S. Smith will preside as president of the society.

National Society For the Promotion of Industrial Education City Club New England Mayor Curley Carrol G. Pease Millwaukee Wis Francis T. Bowles Louis A. Coolidge United Shoe Machinery Company Henry The Boston Chamber of Commerce Society

Weymouth Man to Represent Town in England Monument Event

Louis A. Cook of Weymouth will sail for Weymouth England on May 15 to represent his town at the unveiling of a monument to John Endicott the first Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. The English Weymouth invited the Massachusetts Weymouth and Cook was appointed by the selectmen.

Louis A. Cook Weymouth Eng John Endicott Massachusetts Bay Colony Massachusetts Weymouth Cook

Villa praised as strong leader by American observer

Wi Allison Shaw argues Villa merits cautious support, citing private interviews and testimonies about his ruthlessness and pragmatism. He claims Villa can restore order in Mexico and notes foreign observers recognize his influence while warning that revolutions persist until Huerta’s faction is removed.

Pancho MacDonald Mac Salazar Huerta Villa Pierson Madera Carranza Madero Mexico Allison Shaw Spencer Avenue Chelsea

More National Colors Near Heart in Suffrage Parade

Letter from JOSEPHINE CURRIER Beston May 8 describes wearing a US flag on the waist near the heart during a suffrage parade to show patriotism. She suggests others may have worn flags similarly and defends the absence of prominent national colors in the display.

Post United States Josephine S. E. D.) Currier Beston

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