Suffolk Divorce Case Delivers Graphic Admission of Knife Attack
Harry Mitchell testified in Suffolk Divorce Court that he laid his wife Dora on the floor during a dispute, then cut off her skirt with a jack knife so she would stay home. He said the incident followed a spat over caring for their two children and he later shadowed a man named Arthur Towle, named as co respond ent. The wife left with the children in January 2015. Mitchell located them after three days. He described confrontation with Teel, the husband of his wife, who he said is the man he intercepted at 36 Marshfield street. Judge Brown reserved decision.
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Harry Mitchell
Suffolk
Dora
Mitchell
Arthur Towle
Marshfield Street
Teel
Belvidere Street
Skillings Promoted Captain and Egan Made Inspector
Skillings named captain last night and posted to Station 9 to fill the vacancy caused by Captain Hugh Lee. He is reassigned from Dudley Street station after serving as acting captain at Back Bay Station 9. James H. Egan of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation was promoted to inspector, a rank he has long held in acting capacity. The department declares war time punishment duties abated on officers returning to duty.
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Hugh Lee
Perley
Skillings
Dudley Street
Curtis
Back Bay Station
Lee
James H. Egan
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Boston Police Department
Alice Fitzgerald Named Chief Nurse Overseas
Miss Alice Fitzgerald formerly of Boston and New York is appointed chief nurse of the American Red Cross forces overseas. She has led Red Cross nurses and aides in French military hospitals and is a Johns Hopkins trained graduate with three years in France and Belgium. She succeeds Miss Carrie Hall of Boston.
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Alice Fitzgerald
Boston
New York
Red Cross
Miss Fitzgerald
Hed Cross
Johns Hopkins Hospital
France
Belgium
Carrie Hall
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Against Fake Tablets in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn manufacturer sold millions of fake aspirin tablets mainly talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross and come in the original Bayer package with directions and dosage.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Bayer Cross
Condensed Pitch for Young Readers to Embrace Great Books
To parents and teachers, the note urges guiding youth toward the finest literature. It argues that when presented, almost any boy or girl will choose the most delightful works, showing that the best books are also the most engaging for young readers.
One Hundred Great Novels Condensation by Connolly
James B. Connolly, praised as a premier living sea-story author, offers a selection of one hundred great novels. The note urges readers to tell a friend about the collection to share enjoyment and gain thanks.
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James B. Connolly
Hugo and His Great Romances Sweep the Globe
A tribute notes Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and Toilers of the Sea gaining instant popularity across Paris London Brussels Milan Madrid Rotterdam Leipzig and Budapest during the 19th century. It recalls American Civil War readers, Hugo’s exile under Napoleon III and his return after Sedan with millions lining Paris streets at his funeral.
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Victor Hugo
America
England
Dickens
Hugo
Paris
London
Brussels
Milan
Madrid
Rotterdam
Leipsic
Budapest
Jean Valjean
Muriel
Deeps
Swinburne
Napoleon
Sedan
France
Pantheon
The Toilers of the Sea Adapted from a Classic Tale
Deruchette asks Gilliatt, a reclusive Guernsey fisherman and craftsman, to win her hand by recovering the Durande’s engines after its wreck. He undertakes perilous, solitary labor atop Douvres rocks, living on the reef and rebuilding pulleys, sails, and gear to rescue the ship’s key engine components. His courage and devotion drive the plot as Lethierry pins his hopes on the impossible salvage.
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Deruchette
Gilliatt
St. Sampson
Isle of Guernsey
Mess Lethierry
Lethierry
Rantaine
Sieur Clubin
Clubin
Léthierry
Gilliatt’s Reckoning in The Turmoil Condensed Tale
A man named Gilliatt harvests shellfish and fights a giant devil fish in a cave to safety. He later aids Lethierry in recovering engines and refuses a marriage offer to Deruchette, who marries the curate. Gilliatt watches the couple sail away as the Cashmere disappears, his fate sealed by the tide and longing.
Series Condensations of Classic Works By Date
A catalog lists condensed editions of novels printed on consecutive May days. Entries include Dickens David Copperfield May 1 and Kipling Captains Courageous May 3, with Thackeray Pendennis May 2 and Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis May 4, followed by multiple further titles and dates through May 23.
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David Copperfield
Dickens
Pendennis
Thackeray
Kipling
Sienkiewicz
Helena Richie
Ben Hur
Back numbers available at regular price of two cents
Readers may obtain back issues at the standard rate of 2 cents per copy if they apply without delay.
Three Years For Slavers In East Boston Case
In Superior Criminal Court James Richley and Russell Allie were sentenced to prison for a term of three to five years for abducting a 14 year old girl in Springfield and transporting her to Nunzio Rao’s 217 Border Street and Joseph I. Bason’s 383 London Street where she was abused. Amelia Richley, about 24, helped attack the girl and was placed on probation after agreeing to leave the state. Richley and Allie each received fines of 50 dollars for the homeowners involved.
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Superior Criminal Court
James Richley
Russell Allie
Springfield
Nunzio Rao
Border Street
Boston
London Street
Amelia Richley
Winn and Driecell
Division 7
First Ferristype to venture overseas voyage begins
The American steamer Cumberland, a Ferristype vessel of the United States Shipping Board, sails for Liverpool tomorrow with 3000 tons of provisions furmer machinery leather and miscellaneous cargo. The voyage tests her seaworthiness and influences plans for selling the board's large fleet.
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Cumberland
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic
Liverpool
Nations' Will Prevail Says Elbert H Gary in New York
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel Corporation spoke in New York on May 23 predicting most governments will accept peace terms and sign a League of Nations to preserve peace. He said a large majority of the people across nations support these results and their will must prevail.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
League of Nations
Gary
Representative Glynn Visits New England Troops in Germany
New York May 23 Representative James P Glynn of Connecticut visited New England troops in the occupied section of Germany. He arrived from Brest aboard the Harrisburg and was in Coblenz in April. Sixty five wives and children of soldiers and sailors and 2452 troops were aboard the vessel, most from the 33d Division.
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New York
James P. Glynn
Connecticut
New Eingland
Germany
Brest
Harrisburg
Coblenz
Ril
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Bank of England
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Morning Star
Urrock
Dwinda
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post
Booth Tarkington
Clarence W. Barron
Washington, Hanover and
Elm Street
New England
Reilty Credit CO
Thiers
Edwards Credit CO
Boyle Bros
Per Keiltys
Steres
Ane
Wasmi Bs
Edward
At & Ke
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