Constable Shot By Farmer In Livermore Falls Tragedy
Constable Howard P. Berry was seriously wounded when Lincoln G Wyman a South Livermore farmer shot him during an attempt to arrest for nonpayment of dog tax. Wyman later died by his own hand to avoid arrest after the confrontation at the Wyman Farm. Crosson, accompanying Berry, reported the exchange and threat as Berry moved to take Wyman to court.
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Livermore Falls
Howard P. Berry
Lincoln G Wyman
South Livermore
Berry
Wyman
J. H. Crosson
Crosson
Crossman
Porter Berry Shot Wyman. Sheriff Believes Suicide
Berry raced to town for police and doctors after a shooting. He was hospitalized in serious condition. A posse searched the Wyman home and found 61 year old Wyman dead with a revolver by his hand, believed to be self inflicted. Sheriff F H Stevens arrived as Berry recounted hearing a shot. Sheriff Berry, about 42, was nearby.
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Berry
Lewiston Hospital
Wyman
F. H. Stevens
Sheriff Berry
Last Day for Old Marriage Licenses Under New Law
A new law takes effect tomorrow penalizing clergy who wed couples with licenses issued more than six months earlier and fining holders of unused licenses. Today is the final day to possess such licenses without arrest liability. unutilized licenses must be returned to their issue location.
Longer Telephone Cords Ordered by Public Service Commission
The telephone company will install cords no longer than 25 feet after correspondence with the Public Service Commission. This change follows official announcements and reflects a policy update aimed at standardizing equipment lengths.
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Public Service Commission
Ward denies influence in will case involving Emma Russell
Mrs Emma F Russell a trained nurse who inherited most of George A Ward s fortune testified at East Cambridge court yesterday that she had never seen the will before While on the stand Russell asserted she did not know the document or how it had given her control of the estate of the Newton real estate dealer proving a key dispute in the probate matter remains unresolved
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Emma F. Russell
George A. Ward
Newton
East Cambridge Court
Mrs. Russell
Frank H. C. Reynolds
Brookline
Ward will contested over alleged undue influence at 7 Haviland street
In Boston a will leaving 40 609 to Mrs Annie H Ward and shares to siblings and the wife is challenged as undue influence by Mrs Russell who cared for George Ward during illness at 7 Haviland street. Witnesses say Ward disparaged his wife while Dr Smith recalls a bitter remark. Mrs Russell to testify again before Judge Brown.
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Ward
George Ward
Russell
Haviland Street
Boston
George Carlton Smith
Brookline
Mr. Ward
Frederick Ward
Welcome for Mollie Waddy and Tony at Fenway Park
The Elephant Editor invites Boston children to a June 6 event at Fenway Park with Mollie Waddy and Tony. Mayor Curley and Red Sox President John J. Lannin attend, with extra car service planned by the Boston Elevated. Letters from clubs and parents urge attendance and ideas for the big day at 10 a.m.
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Tony
Curley
Franklin Park
Orford
Fenway Baseball Park
Elephant
Mollie
Waddy
Rascal
Fenway Park
Boston Fenway
Boston Elevated
Biggest Towboat Paul Jones Arrives in Boston Harbor
The Atlantic coast’s largest towboat, the Paul Jones, captained by Huntley, arrives in Boston Harbor. Built in 1908 in New London, she measures 189.3 feet, 39.3 feet beam, 20.1 feet hold depth and 1600 horsepower, carrying 19 crew. She can tow the heaviest string of coal barges toward Chesapeake River points.
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Boston
Atlantic
Paul Jones
Huntley
Chesapeake River
New London
Conn
Book that Beats Big Sellers and the Reading Public
The piece questions why solid books persist amid mass market romances. It notes best sellers surpass 65 000 copies and a 1 885 000 volume Encyclopaedia Britannica set, exploring demand for quality reading and the scale of printed works.
Britannica sale mirrors vast global enterprise
The Britannica edition involved about 19,000 contributors and 1,500 authors from nations including Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and many others. It required 29 volumes, 44 million words, and 200 million ems set by a handful of U.S. printers, with broader global sourcing, proofreading, binding, and sales operations across major cities worldwide.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Servia
Switzerland
Italy
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Turkey
India
Japan
Ems
Monotype
Government Printing Office
Washington
Fall From Banister Ends Life of William T. Colback
William T. Colback, 50, died at City Hospital after a fall from a banister at 20 Cortes Street South End. He fractured his skull and spine, never regaining consciousness, and died within hours. He lived with his aunt Ellen Cox.
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William T. Colback
City Hospital
Cortes Street
South End
Ellen Cox
Four Miles of Water Pipes To Be Laid In City
Commissioner of Public Works Rourke signed a contract for four miles of streets in the business district to be ripped up over the next three months. The work covers the major portion of pipes for a new high pressure water system for fire protection. Awarded to Long, Little & Russo for a little over 111000 dollars. In total seven miles of high pressure pipe will be laid.
June Wedding in Longwood Boston Society
Miss Gladys Livingston Olmstead wife to Sheldon Dermitt Graff to be wed June 4 at Church of Our Saviour Longwood. Ceremony by Rev Reginald Howe with maid of honor Dorothea Woods and best man Newitt Neall. Groom, electrical engineer, based in Pittsburgh but long a Boston resident. couple to live in Brookline.
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Gladys Livingston Olmstead
James M. Olmstead
Miss Olmstead
Sheldon Dermitt Graff
Institute of Technology
Church of Our Saviour
Longwood
Ivy Street
Back Bay
Reginald Howe
Dorothea Cushing Woods
Newitt J. Neall
Graff
Pittsburg
Brookline
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