Death Mystery in Worcester Nurse Identified
The death in a dingy rooming house on Massachusetts Avenue was identified as Miss Jean McArthur aged 33 a graduate nurse at the Boston Consumptives Hospital in Mattapan. Positive ID came from Miss I Corey another nurse at the hospital and was announced by Medical Examiner Leary.
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Barbara Grayson
Bloomingdale Road
Worcester
Massachusetts Avenue
Jean McArthur
Boston Consumptives Hospital
Tapan
I. Corey
Leary
Miss Corey
Miss McArthur
New England Proposes Gift Watch for Marshal Foch
Several Foch Gift Fund contributors urged presenting a gold jewelled engraved watch to Marshal Foch during his Boston visit on Monday next. The Post views the plan as highly practical since a timepiece stands as a constant reminder of the donors and the passing hours.
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Foch
Marshal
Marshal Foch
New England
Boston
Post seeks gifts to fund a practical watch for the Foch Gift Fund
Readers are urged to donate to the Foch Gift Fund raised by the Post. A watch is being considered as a practical, useful gift though no final choice has been made yet.
Ice Causes Auto Death in New Hampton
Arthur A. Landry of Franklin was killed when an automobile skidded on ice and overturned. Surviving passengers Robert Murray and Stanwood Hamilton escaped with slight injuries. Landry a World War veteran. Murray a Worcester baseball club member. Hamilton athletic coach at New Hampton Institute.
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New Hampton
N.H
Arthur A. Landry
Franklin
Tce
Hts
Robert Murray
Stanwood Hamilton
Landry
Murray
Worcester Baseball Club
Hamilton
New Hampton Institute
Maid Charged With Robbery In Embezzlement Case
Elizabeth McCrorey of Andover faced the District Court in Lawrence on a charge of embezzling 400 dollars from Merchants Trust Company. She allegedly took the bank book from Mrs Pearl Young of 28 Jobson Street and withdrew the funds after signing the victim's name. case continued due to a key witness.
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Lawrence
Merchants Trust Company
Elizabeth McCrorey
Andover
Pearl Young
Iobson Street
Miss Mellen Alleges Back Wages From Medford Employer
Miss Jennie Mellen of Medford Hillside claims she worked 374 weeks as a housekeeper for Joseph P. Bernard of Somerville at 15 dollars per week and never received pay. She says Bernard misled her into believing wages were put in a fund to become hers when she married him.
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Jennie Mellen
Norton Avenue
Medford Hillside
Joseph P. Bernard
Somerville
Bernard
Woman sues for wages and heart balm after fiancé’s disappearance
Miss Mellen sues Middlesex Superior Court seeking $5,610 in wages from 1914 to 1921 plus $50,000 damages for alleged broken heart after Mr. Bernard vanished with the honeymoon fund. She attached stored furniture to prove the claim while noting Bernard began courting her after his wife died, and sought marriage.
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Somerville
Miss Mellen
Bernard
President Harding Awards Sherrill Distinguished Service Medal
President Harding presented Colonel G. J. Sherrill with the Distinguished Service Medal at the White House. Sherrill, military aide during the war and former chief of staff of the Seventh Division, was cited for specially meritorious service in a military capacity.
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Washington
G. ©. Sherrill
White House
Harding
Presidential Mansion
Sherrill
Two Wives Claim Estate in Odd Legal Tangle
In North Weymouth on November 8, two wives seek control of the estate of J. Rupert Scott an inventor linked with United Shoe Machinery. The second wife contends Scott never legally divorced, challenging the validity of his marriage to wife No 3 who died and asserting she is the rightful widow amid a noted court dispute.
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North Weymouth
J. Rupert Scott
United Shoe Machinery Company
Nyack
N. Y
Scott
Divorcee fights claim to late inventor's estate
The former Bertina Boudreau of this town, living with Scott at 8 Saunders Street, contests a separation and divorce claim by Mrs. Scott No 2. The estate, valued around 20000, was left to Mrs. Scott No 4 with a life proviso and then to a daughter of Mrs. Scott No 2. Attorneys dispute the legal value of the pact amid contested divorces and succession questions.
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Bertina Boudreau
Scott
Saunders Street
Scott No. 2
New York
Scott No. 4
East Weymouth
Woods
North Weymouth
Scott No
Triumph of Hylan defeats Curran in New York mayoral race
New York City mayoral election results show John F. Hylan reelected over Henry H. Curran. The Democratic candidate swept the Tammany Hearst slate, securing control of the Board of Aldermen and signaling a decisive victory for Hylan.
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New York
United News
John F. Hylan
Henry H. Curran
Tammany-Hearst
Board of Aldermen
Hylan Expected Reelected With Large Margin
Early returns point to a huge Hylan victory with supporters claiming about 300000 and the Times estimating a 400000 plurality. Charles I. Craig will be re elected controller and Murray Hulbert to lead the board of aldermen. Voter turnout nears one million with strong participation by women.
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Hylan
The
New York Times
Charles I. Craig
Murray Hulbert
Board of Aldermen
New York
Insurance Rates to Drop After Fire Underwriters Approval
At the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters 39th annual meeting Alfred Davenport was elected president with H H Whitney as vice president. The group expects lower insurance rates once the high pressure service system is approved and tested, aiming to reduce city fire losses through prevention efforts.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
Kimball
Alfred Davenport
H. H. Whitney
Anti Volstead Man Is Winner Buffalo Mayor Race
Frank X. Schwab Republican winner in Buffalo election on Nov 8 by 2563 over incumbent George S. Buck. Schwab campaigned for amending the Volstead Act to permit beer and light wines, portraying a protest against current prohibition laws. Buck had been elected four years earlier by a large plurality of 16,000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank X. Schwab
George S. Buck
Schwab
Buck
Cambridge Election Result Shows Quinn Re-elected Mayor
Edward Quinn kept the Cambridge mayoralty with a 9300 vote plurality over the next candidate. He headed a field of five and was re-elected early. Three members of the school committee and three councillors-at-large were re-elected, with one new member and one new councillor added.
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Edward Quinn
Cambridge
Quinn
Business Outlook Forecast by Harvard Professor
Prof Charles J Bullock of Harvard foresees stronger business by next summer. He traced inflation from December 1918 to deflation in 1919 and notes a gradual recovery since April 1921 with autumn gains likely exceeding normal seasonal increases.
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Boston Retail Credit Men's Association
Young's Hotel
Charles J. Bullock
Commission On Economic Research
Harvard
Bullock
Use Road Only at Crossings Urges Traffic Rule
Massachusetts Safety Council official Brayne Brayne presided at a Quincy conference of South Shore police on adapting traffic regulation to cut accidents. Chief Alfred W. Goodhue highlighted tail light enforcement and congested City square traffic as the state’s worst bottleneck, stressing alert driver behavior.
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Lewis E. Ma
Brayne
Massachusetts Safety Council
South Shore
Council Chamber
Quincy
Alfred W. Goodhue
City Square
Race Choice of Hotel Men Elected NEHA President
Assistant Manager Arthur L. Race of the Copley Plaza Hotel was elected president of the New England Hotel Association and installed at the annual banquet. New officers include J. F. McAdams vice-president Meriden Conn Frank A. Cantwell treasurer Bridgeport Conn and William M. Kimball secretary Northampton. Congress Allen T. Treadway Red Lion Inn Stockbridge Conn and J. Ben Hart Manchester N H spoke at the dinner.
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Arthur L. Race
Copley Plaza
New England Hotel Association
Somerset
J. F. McAdams
Winthrop Hotel
Meriden
Conn
Frank A. Cantwell
Stratford
Bridgeport
William M. Kimball
Draper Hotel
Northampton
Congress Allen T. Treadway
Reserve Bank Cities First to Be Put Under Guard
Cabinet opens war on bandits and holdups as the public security drive targets banks and financial hubs. The corps is organized for permanent deployment to deter raids and safeguard currency in key cities.
Marines Ordered to Guard Mail Trains and Posts
One thousand Marines were ordered to guard mail trains trucks and post offices in 15 cities with orders to shoot to kill if necessary to prevent mail robberies. They will be armed with pistols and sawed off shotguns per Postmaster General Hays after a conference with Major-General Lejeune.
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Washington
Hays
Lejeune
Marine Corps
Anniversaries and Historic Revolutions Highlighted
Continued on page 10 fifth column notes anniversaries at KETC. Russian revolutionists seized Moscow from Kerensky in 1917. Kaiser and Crown Prince abdicated in 1918. One year ago James Roll occupied Lord Mayor of London. A crowd burned a British flag in New York in front of a theatre.
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Moscow
Kerensky
Kaiser
Crown Prince
James Roll
London
New York
Unsettled New England Weather Outlook With Snow or Rain
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows unsettled conditions Wednesday with rain, then clearing and colder Thursday with stronger gusts. Northern New England expected cloudy Wednesday, then snow or rain by Wednesday night and Thursday, with little temperature change. Southern New England and Eastern New York face cloudy skies followed by rain or snow on the coast and rain inland, clearing and cooling Thursday. Winds rise from the east on the Atlantic coast, and a high pressure area stretches from New England to the Pacific while the Mississippi Valley sees disturbed conditions and Great Lakes snow.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Pacific Coast
Plains
States
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
Atlantic Coast
Sandy Hook
Hiatteras
Weather outlook shows overcast unsettled with light precip
The forecast indicates overcast skies and unsettled conditions with a good chance of light rain or snow today or tonight. Wet, cool air may bring mixed precipitation and brief changes in visibility.
Too Few Candidates to Hold Primaries in Westfield
In Westfield on November 8 a peculiar situation exists with insufficient candidates for city office to conduct primaries in three of five wards. The city charter requires that if candidates do not exceed twice the number to be elected in a ward, the preliminary election is not held.
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Westfield
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