Boyle and wife face Mercer kidnapping sentence
James H. Boyle and wife Helen Anna Boyle are due for sentencing in Mercer county court for the abduction of Billy Whitla. Attorneys will seek new trials, but motions likely fail. Mrs Boyle vows she will speak, predicting a double death by own action and plans to depart quietly, while Jim may reveal a third party in the case.
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Mercer, Penn
James H. Boyle
Helen Anna Boyle
Williams
Mercer County Court
Billy” Whitla
Miller and Stranahan
Boyle
Jimmy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Woman Thrown From Buggy In Sanford Injury Ruled Severe
Mrs Albert E Oulett wife of a prominent Sanford merchant was thrown from a buggy this afternoon and is in critical condition with suspected severe internal injuries. The infant daughter was unhurt and the couple planned a brief visit to Rochester New Hampshire.
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Banford, Me
Albert E. Oulett
Sanford
Qoulett
Rochester
N. H
Boston actor arrested for dog theft in Fitchburg
Bert Lawrence, a Boston actor, was arrested in Fitchburg charged with stealing a trained bulldog owned by Charles W. Town, author of the Foolish Dictionary and owner of two local newspapers. Lawrence was sent to Newburyport for arraignment after leaving town with the dog following a theater stint.
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Fitchburg
Bert Lawrence
Boston
Charles W. Town
Lawrence
Newburyport
Town
Woman Causes Arrest Of Alleged Forgers
Police linked Woodman and Cefrey to forged checks totaling 148 and 150 dollars with signatures of Maynard and Beals. Cefrey confessed. Woodman and others faced charges as investigators traced multiple forgeries tied to the Eliot and Shawmut banks.
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Woodman
National Shawmut Bank
Joseph Maynard
Ralph Beals
Gaddis and Harris
Cefrey
Shawmut Bank
R. Woodman
Young Woodman
Oliver Street
Cook
William P. Bailey
Ceffey
Eliot National Bank
Gaddis
Real
Banquet at Tavern Club Dazzles Morgan in Simple Boston Style
Paris dispatch describes Signor Ferrara’s tale of a Boston Tavern Club dinner for J Pierpont Morgan. The bohemian club offered a modest feast in a plain room with vintage decor, no wine included, emphasizing gratitude to Morgan and Harvard donors amid a display of understated elegance.
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The
Figaro
Tavern Club
Boston
J. Pierpont Morgan
Maecenas
Medical School
Harvard
Mr. Morgan
Pastors sue in Congo libel trial set May 20
All white men in the Congo Free State watch the libel trial of American missionaries Reverend William Morrison and Reverend W F Sheppard. Reports say proceedings will start in Leopoldville on May 20.
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London
Congo Free State
William Morrison
W. F. Sheppard
Leopoldville
Belgian Government Suit Against Missionaries Over Congo Rubber Trade
The Kasai Trust sues American Presbyterian missionaries in Congo for calumnious denunciation seeking 20 000 damages each. Belgium holds half the trust and Belgian officials lead it. The case, watched by the American consul, could shape the fate of about 20 missionaries amid ongoing accusations of maladministration in Leopoldville.
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Kasai Trust
Kasai
Messrs
Morrison and
Sheppard
American Presbyterian Mission
Ibania
Leopoldville
W. H. Standley
Boma
Congo
Fever Heat Marks Newfoundland Election Returns
Premier issue reports fever heat as two single member constituencies heard. Sir Edward Morris supporters celebrate the Carbonear seat long Liberal stronghold, while Brigus swings narrowly to the Conservatives after 16 years of a Liberal majority.
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St, John's
N. F
Edward Morrins
Carbonear
Brigus
Emerson Seniors Hear Baccalaureate Sermon at Union Church
Emerson College of Oratory begins Commencement Week with Dr. Allen A. Stockdale delivering the baccalaureate sermon on Undying Aspirations at Union Congregational Church. Class includes 103 graduates in caps and gowns as the week features plays, recitals, a class day, alumni banquet, and Friday commencement with a reception.
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Emerson College of Oratory
Union Congregational Church
Allen A. Stockdale
Stockdale
Shakspere
Hotel Lenox
Moon Baby Debut by Mrs. Larz Anderson Set for Boston Release
Mrs. Larz Anderson writes The Moon Baby a children's tale about a boy who becomes moon inhabitant and meets strange caves dells woods and creatures. The book inspired by her travels and gardens will be published in Boston with library and charity distribution in mind.
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Little Wanderer
Anderson
Brookline
Boston
D A R Annual Meeting Opens At Somerset Hotel
The General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution begins its 18th annual meeting at the Hotel Somerset, with sessions, receptions, trolley and automobile excursions to historic sites through May 1. A welcome address, a banquet, and a free program including a lecture and trips to Lexington and Concord are planned.
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General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution
Hotel Somerset
the Somerset
Sarah Weld Smith
Massachusetts Society
Adeline F. Fitz
Eral
North Shore
Tedesco Country Club
Ida Dudley Clapp
Chickering Hall
Lexington and Concord
Lakeside
Watrefield
Girding of the Sword Ceremony Preparations in Stamboul
May 9 reports crews erecting viewing stands in Stamboul for the sword girding of Mehmed V. The coronation like rite will occur at the Ayoub Mosque, the only mosque Christians may not enter or even gather near. No foreign witnesses will attend the ancient transfer of spiritual to temporal power.
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Constantinople
Stamboul
Mehmed V
Ayoub
Raid on York County Doctor Reveals Liquor Stock
Sheriff Charles O. Emery raided the house of Dr E L Emery in South Waterboro York county, finding a quantity of liquor in the cellar of the stable. The physician, 68, is a longtime prominent figure. the raid is reported as the first on a physician in the area. It is claimed Dr Emery has sold liquor for some time.
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Sanford, Me
Charles O. Emery
York County
E. L. Emery
South Waterboro
Woman Dies After Poison Drink in Medford
Miss Nora Hogan, 40, died at Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday afternoon after swallowing four ounces of carbolic acid on Osgood Street West Medford about an hour earlier. Despondency over continued ill health is cited as the cause. The woman resided in Westhorn and had two brothers and two sisters.
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Nora Hogan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Osgood Street
West Medford
Westhorn
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Dorchester
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J. A. McManus
Old Harbor Street
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Ella F
Dennis Murphy
Elin Hill Park
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O’leary
Dennis
Cornelius
Nora O'Leary
Weston Street
O'Neill
Helen
Jeremiah
Minnie O'Neill
Coughlan
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