Lynn teacher sues for 5000 over alleged kisses and caresses
Miss Annie Dame seeks 5000 from Principal Batchelder of Ingalls school after she and another Lynn teacher charge inappropriate advances. The suit follows weeks of hearings that ended with the teachers’ payroll dismissal and Batchelder's re election recommendation. Dame's counsel says justice lies in court. Carson may or may not join. The outcome will either vindicate Dame or sustain the school board’s stance.
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Lynn
Annie Dame
Batchelder
Ingalls
Miss Dame
Carrie Carson
Edward O’brien
Post
A Rockefeller
Miss Carson
William H. Niles
Should Boys Be Taught to Fight
Judge Sullivan urged a city school to teach Italians boxing sparking a wide reply. Edward Everett Hale's May issue prints a symposium on The Fighting Boy with educators and reformers weighing fighting as a moral test and lifelong character.
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Sullivan
Edward Everett Hale
Arthur D. Call
Ansonia, Conn
Bobby Shaw and Bride Return to Boston
Bobby Shaw and his bride return from their wedding trip abroad and stop at the Somerset in Boston. Mrs. Shaw is formerly Mrs. Converse of Newton. The wedding follows Shaw’s divorce and remains fresh in social memory. The couple is likely to attend the Country Club races, sharing a passion for fine horses.
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Bobby Shaw
Somerset
Loan bill again fails in common council showdown
The common council again rejects a $460000 loan for street improvements after a roll call shows 45 for and 22 against, with Republicans mostly voting no. A new loan of $459000 is proposed for the same purpose, assignment set for one week. The mayor's sale of Charlestown flats is debated, with bids discussed at $8000 to $15000. The city treasurer is ordered to refund illegally held betterment assessments on Huntington avenue.
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Common Council
Dolan
Weber
Richardson
Gove
Curry
Ward 9
Lane
Ward 11
Charlestown
Board of Aldermen
Maynard
Ward 8
Spillane
Ward
Huntington Avenue
Firemen Wives Appeal to Governor Over 12 Hour Bill
Wives of Cambridge and East Boston firemen visit the State House to urge Governor Bates not to veto the 12 hour labor bill. They argue improved conditions for families, noting husbands’ long duty cycles and limited home time. Other delegations and underwriters may oppose the measure.
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Bates
Cambridge
East Boston
State House
Boston Fire Department
No Drug Licenses in Revere This Year
Revere will not grant druggists licenses this year. The Selectmen have not officially announced a decision, but one board member indicated none would be issued. A hearing for the No-License League drew protests from clergymen across denominations.
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Revere
Husbands and Wives at Law
In divorce court Judge Fessenden heard cases including Stanley Holloway seeking relief from May on drinking, with Miss McDonald’s testimony. Dr Edwin Brown v Annie unresolved. Charles Phoenix missing. Thomas Griffin accusing Honora of drunkenness. Annie Moody seeking a divorce from Frederick Moody, citing desertion after prior non support action.
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Fessenden
May
Miss McDonald
Edwin Coleman Brown
Brockton
Annie
Charles P. Phoenix
Fire Department
Mary J
Thomas E. Griffin
Honora M
Worcester
Annie E. Moody
Frederick W
Prisoners Appearing Before Judge Schofield
Robert W. White thanked the judge as he left the dock after being placed on probation for stealing from a building. James Lynch, 18, was committed to the reformatory for stealing a bridle. George Gahoan, 18, and Harry Arolan, 22, Armenian, pleaded guilty. Arolan to the Massachusetts reform school and Gahoan to two years in the House of Correction.
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Robert W. White
Superior Criminal Court
Arolan
Massachusetts Reformatory
Gahoan
House of Correction
Contempt case against Cashman group heard in equity session
Lynch & Woodward steam fitters sued John T. Cashman and others in contempt proceedings. Judge Sheldon presided as the master’s report was reviewed. The master ruled against Cashman John J. Brophy and William McCarthy of the Building Trades Council related to the Majestic Theatre strike. The court denied recommittal and other motions are still to be heard with proceedings unfinished.
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Lynch & Woodward
Steam Fitters
John T. Cashman
Sheldon
Equity
Superior Court
Cashman
John J. Brophy
William McCarthy
Building Trades Council
Majestic Theatre
Will of Webster Martin Disallowed by Supreme Court
The will of Webster Martin of Somerville was disallowed by the Cambridge Supreme Court yesterday. It disposed of an estate near $30,000 and left nothing to the testator’s about ten relatives, excepting modest sums to the three children of a deceased sister. Evidence showed Martin was incapacitated when he made the will.
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Webster Martin
Somerville
Supreme Court
Cambridge
Martin
Russell v Poole Jury Rules for Plaintiff in Water Tank Case
In Brockton Superior Court the jury awarded Walter C. Russell 3625 dollars in a suit seeking 10000 for injuries from last August when an 8000 gallon water tank toppled from the Thomas White shoe factory on North Main street.
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Brockton
Walter C. Russell
Alva P. Poole
Russell
Thomas White
North Main Street
Devlin Back in Boston After Western Irish Land Meet Tour
Joseph Devlin M P returned to Boston from New York after addressing about sixty mass meetings in Western and Southern towns. He reports strong reception, says the land bill would revolutionize Irish land tenure and likely be amended to end landlordism. He has traveled nearly 20 000 miles organizing since leaving Boston.
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Joseph Devlin
Boston
New York
Land League
Mr. Devlin
Devlin
Ireland
Mourns Loss of Mrs Murphy Brighton Businessman’s Wife Dies
Munroe Murphy of Brighton, now at 19 Woodlawn Street Forest Hills, mourns wife who died Wednesday from Bright’s disease at age 49. Funeral at 9 a m today from St Thomas’s Church Jamaica Plain. She leaves a son and a daughter.
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T. Munroe Murphy
Brighton
Woodlawn Street
Forest Hills
Bright
St. Thomas’s Church
Jamaica Plain
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