Six Arrest Prospects in Preston Death Case Echoed
State investigators seek warrants on Dow house party attendees amid claims by Mrs. Raab that a mysterious "Mary" assaulted her for knowing too much. Identification of a Mary Gibson and possible links to the 1921 Preston murder drive renewed scrutiny of Wakefield and Melrose cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beebe’s Lane
Wakefield
James A. Preston
Clarence W. Loud
Melrose Highlands
Mary Gibson
Preston
Dartmouth Street
Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex County
Miss Gibson
Tufts
Goldman
Preston Mary Gibson
Melroose Highlands
Boston
New York
Irene Doley
Post
Mary
Dow
Elegant crepe de chine coat in Women’s Coat Shop
The description touts a crepe de chine lining in a coat found in the Women’s Coat Shop on the fifth floor. Prices range from $45 to $395 for fur trimmed or standard options, with delivery by telephone or mail if you cannot visit the store.
Governor Cox Attacked Over Charlestown Prison Dungeon Claim
John F. Fitzgerald criticized Governor Cox and the Republican administration at six rallies in Middlesex and Plymouth counties for allowing a state prison at Charlestown. Bishop Lawrence called the prison a dungeon fit only for the Middle Ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Quinn
Cambridge
Cyprus Hall
Lawrence
Dallinger
John F. Doherty
John E. Swift
Mr. Fitzgerald
Waltham
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Washington
Charlestown State Prison
Cox
Commonwealth
House
Lewis Parkhurst
Charlestown
Senate
Justice Brandies
Edmund Codman
Wall Street
New England
John F. Fitzgerald
Middlesex
Plymouth
Bishop Lawrence
Bank President Walter Phelps Missing from Enosburg Falls
Walter V. Phelps 62, president of the First National Bank and a prominent town figure for 35 years, has been missing since October 19. News reports also note Mrs. George Wood 48, wife of a truckman, left the village on the same day amid gossip linking her to Phelps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enosburg Falls
vVt
Walter V. Phelps
First National Bank
George Wood
Phelps
Car Men to Hold Special Meeting in Tremont Temple
Boston Car Men's Union schedules a special meeting in Lorimer Hall Tremont Temple tonight. Delegates to the Buffalo conference report on strategies to support the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees in its long strike, with possible requests for financial backing from Boston and other locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Car Men’s Union
Lorimer Hall
Tremont Temple
Buffalo
N. Y
Amagamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Boston
Amalgamated
Divorce suit and loan actions tied to missing Mr. Phelps
Mrs. Phelps plans a divorce accusing Mr. Phelps of infidelity with Mrs. Wood as corespondent. A. P. Croft sues for 10000 on a long overdue loan and attaches property. injunctive order blocks sales. Ladd sues for 1000 and attaches property. No children in Phelps family. Mrs. Wood’s family says she claims visiting a sister in Hudson MA. Bank director Kimball says bank is sound and Phelps loans are secured. Mrs. Phelps was twice married, first to M. L. Hubbell of West Enosburg. she divorced Hubbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Phelps
Rumor of Settlement Promises End to Central Vermont Strike
More than 600 shop mechanics on the Central Vermont Railway system expect to return to their jobs by midweek, fueled by rumors at the Boston and Maine federation strike headquarters. An officer said optimism rests on talks with master mechanics and shop foremen from Lyndonville Vermont and Concord New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont
Boston & Maine System Federation
American House
System Federation
Lyndonville
Concord
N. H
Boston Sunday Post prints new Sinclair Lewis tale
The Boston Sunday Post plans to publish a short story by the author of Babbitt and Main Street, with a forthcoming feature by Sinclair Lewis noted for readers. The article highlights the writer’s literary prominence and the upcoming installment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Raab
Daily Coat News
Crest Brand
Crest
Filene’s—maller
AME, Stoddard CO
Washington St. Nees
Plantens
Haarlem
Planter 6
Poiret
Tremont St
Doug
Patiala
Paine Furniture Company
Arlington Subway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!