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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1912

Page

3

Roberts Divorce Case Taken Under Advisement

Judge Pierce heard the divorce suit of Dr Walter N Roberts against Blanche M Roberts at 14 Cumberland Street. He indicated he would grant a divorce if the facts as stated by Roberts and corroborated by witnesses hold true, after hearing alleged cruel and abusive treatment by the wife who denies kicking her husband from bed or down stairs.

Pierce Walter N. Roberts Cumberland Street Blanche M. Roberts Roberts

Coal Prices Fall Half A Dollar Across Types

A general coal price reduction took effect yesterday lowering costs by about 50 cents per ton. New rates range from 5.75 to 7.75 per ton with specific prices for broken coal 6.75 stove 7.50 egg 7.25 nut 7.75 and pea coal 5.75.

Strube's Last Week at Pop Concerts Opens Brilliantly

Gustav Strube leads the Pop concerts in a strong final week, drawing one of the season’s largest crowds yet. The program features operatic excerpts including Wolf-Ferrari intermezzo from The Jewels of the Madonna and music from Puccini Tosca and Verdi Aida, plus Ponchielli La Gioconda ballet music. Encores follow sustained applause.

Poslam Promoted as Rapid Eczema Cure in Ad

An advertisement touts Poslam as a fast remedy for eczema acne tetter itch and other skin ailments. It promises relief after first use and claims thousands cured in days with daily improvement. References Poslam Soap and a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York City.

Emergency Laboratories West 25Th Street New York City

Knox Tells Society of Peace on Caribbean Visit

Secretary of State Philander C. Knox spoke at the Pan American Society annual banquet in New York on May 27, praising fraternal greetings extended during his Caribbean tour to ten republics. The gathering recognized the mission's cordial results.

New York Philander C. Knox Pan-American Society

Secretary Knox Addresses Pan American Society Meeting

Secretary Knox addressed a large Pan American Society gathering with 600 members and 16 Central and South American diplomats present. He urged better U S Latin American news circulation and proposed American editors bankers and business leaders back Latin American newspapers. Also at the speaker's table were Ambassador De Gama, Mexican ambassador Calero, Congressman Sulzer, Columbia University President Butler and Mayor Gaynor. Henry White presided.

United States Knox South Central America Latin America Ambassador de Gama Brazil Manuel Calero William Sulzer Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Gaynor Henry White

Revere Annexation Referendum Teed Up for Later Vote

Revere residents used a seldom invoked town by law to call a meeting after the selectmen refused to schedule one. A town meeting was held last night through Justice of the Peace Michael F. Shaw as moderator. The gathering voted to decide on annexation to Boston at a later date.

Revere Michael F. Shaw Boston

Voters mull back-tax recovery and form of government changes

Upwards of 800 townspeople attended a meeting to decide actions against sureties for tax collector Minot D. Fenno and to pursue unpaid taxes back to 1895. A committee of Joseph Porcella Moses Michel and B Cc Taylor was named to report to the state tax commissioner. The town also formed a seven member committee to present four government forms and scheduled a later vote on annexation to Boston.

Minot D. Fenno Joseph Porcella Moses Michel B. Cc. Taylor Boston

Five-dollar marriage ends in divorce after eighteen years

Mrs May Malcolm testified in Morans divorce court that her husband John D Malcolm gave only five dollars in eighteen years of marriage to fund her family life. She charged lack of support and desertion. the suit notes two children and a distant Boston inheritance as background.

Reno May Malcolm John D. Malcolm Malcolm Boston Wollaston Enoch Page John Malcolm

HUB PROMOTER GETS DIVORCE

Colonel Nelson Goodwin Green, a Boston financier with offices at 89 State Street, obtained a divorce from Amanda Green in Philadelphia on desertion grounds. He lived in Weston for two years and had filed for bankruptcy in Boston a month earlier, listing assets of 67.50 and liabilities of 43160. He was associated with an alleged Philadelphia water works franchise.

Nelson Goodwin Green Boston State Street Amanda Green Philadelphia Colonel Green Weston Continental Philadelphia Water Works

Poems for Boar Scrap Book They died-ay

Poems reflect on mortality and memory as living beings walk the turf over the dead. The verses pair hope with despondency and joy with sorrow, noting the long journey of life and the mingling of light and rain in each pilgrim’s path.

Priest Anoints Irish Rich: O Flanagan Attacks Moneyed Catholics

In New York at Terrace Garden the Rev Michael O Flanagan envoy of the Gaelic League bitterly denounced wealthy Irish Catholics here and in New York. He mocked green waistcoats on St Patrick's Day and said culture gifts pale beside practical help like 50 cent subscriptions that funded an Irish literature chair at Catholic University. He praised a beginning but urged more work to rescue rich literature from museums.

New York Michael O’flanagan Gaelic League Terrace Garden Catholic University Order of Hibernians O’flanagan League

Boston Woman Gives to Titanic Memorial

In Washington on May 27 three major gifts funded the Titanic Memorial arch project. A $5000 donation came from an unnamed family with a lost member, a $1000 gift from Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman, wife of Major Cloman, stationed at Fort Brady, and a $200 contribution from Mrs. Robert D. Evans of Boston.

Washington National Capital Sydney A. Cloman Major Cloman Twenty-sixth Infantry Fort Brady Mich Robert D. Evans Boston

Lady Betty Faulkner to Wed Third Time

New York May 28 Lady Betty Faulkner who divorced T Irvin Chapman of Boston in 1905 and whose marriage to Roy E Pierce of New York was annulled Oct 28 1911 will be married tomorrow night at 7 o clock to Frank Clarence Henderson of New York and Nowata Oklahoma

New York Betty” Faulkner T. Irvin Chapman Boston Roy E. Pierce Frank Clarence Henderson Nowata Okla

Frightened Horse Roams Malden Dies Trailing Collision

A frightened horse in Malden square ran wild injuring John Graham 66 of Wigglesworth Street as it crashed into an unoccupied auto and a tree at Main and Ferry streets. Owner William Humphrey Malden pool department was dragged 25 feet and injured, two injuries that followed the horse unhitched weight and the animal’s panic.

Malden Square John Graham Wigglesworth Street Main Ferry Streets William Humphrey Malden Pool Humphrey Graham

Titanic Probe Report Today

Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan will submit to the Senate tomorrow the commerce committee report on its Titanic disaster inquiry. The affidavit from Mrs. George A. Widener of Philadelphia cites her Titanic dinner party at which Captain Smith reportedly did not drink alcohol.

Washington William Alden Smith Michigan Senate Commerce Committee George A. Widener Philadelphia Smith

Californian Arrives Boston as Board of Trade Findings Await

The steamship Californian of the Leyland line is due in Boston today from Liverpool. On arrival Captain Stanley Lord will learn the British Board of Trade findings that place partial responsibility for Titanic loss on his crew for alleged delays in aiding the sinking liner.

Californian Leyland Line Liverpool Stanley Lord British Board of Trade

Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic Restorer Ad

Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy combines sage and sulfur with other ingredients to treat dandruff itchy scalp thinning hair and color loss. The ad touts color restoration scalp relief and hair growth with a fifty cent bottle from druggists guaranteed to satisfy or money back.

Wyeth

Luxurious Dresses in Newest Styles for Women and Misses

A grand event offers 275 Summer Waists in high grade fabrics including striped messalines, changeable taffetas, rajah silk, and pongee. Coatee and Russian blouse effects with lace insertions and pipings adorn these two to each customer at $7.95. Also featured are China and tub silk waists with Venise and Cluny trims.

Copenhagen

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