Glover Seeks Receiver For Waltham Laundry
Mrs. Lillian M. Glover petitions for appointment of a receiver for the Waltham Laundry Company after the death of her husband who was manager. Judge Pierce heard affidavits from Mrs. Glover and Samuel D. Elmore executor alleging denial of access to company books and return of 198 shares of stock belonging to Mrs. Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Glover
Waltham Laundry Company
Pierce
Supreme Judicial Court
Glover
Samuel D. Elmore
Elmore Accused of Advising Flight and Estate Fees
Mrs. Glover’s affidavit alleges Elmore urged her to flee to Paris to evade prosecution after her husband’s murder. She claims large litigation costs and $11,397.94 paid to Elmore as executor. Elmore denies advising departure and says he acted in good faith. a competent expert will examine the Waltham Laundry Company books before the hearing continues.
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Waltham Laundry Company
Elmore
Stomach Not Essential, Says Boston Doctor
Dr. Richard C. Cabot told Social Workers at Massachusetts General Hospital that the stomach is not essential for digestion. He explained nourishment could be obtained if the esophagus and intestines were joined, noting the chemical digestion can occur without the stomach.
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Richard C. Cabot
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Cabot
Oceanic Line Fined for Allowing Two Aliens to Land
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company was fined 190 dollars by Judge Morton in U S District Court for failing to prevent the landing of two aliens from the steamship Canopic, which was not entitled to land. A plea of nolo was entered and the firm ordered to pay 20 dollars in lieu of costs.
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The
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
Morton
United States District Court
Canopic
Nolo
Mrs Glasse Sues In Alienation Cases Against In-Laws
Mrs Frances Glasse of Dows Iowa and formerly of Boston, 24, testifies in Superior Court before Judge Stevens in three alienation suits seeking 5000 each against her husband’s parents Adam and Genevieve Glasse and sister-in-law Agnes Kern of Roxbury.
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Frances Glasse
Dows
Iowa
Boston
Adam and
Genevieve Glasse
Agnes Kern
Roxbury
Superior Court
Stevens
Baby Selma In Court Baby Keeps Eye On Trial Crowd
During the trial the two year old child Selma, with flaxen curls and blue eyes, wore a bright red suit and sat in the front row on the lap of a young girl. Mrs Glasle testified that her mother in law opposed the marriage citing faith differences and threats of disinheritance. The baby was blind two days after birth and remained so for six months.
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William J. Glasle
Selma
Mrs Glasle Claims Marital Strain Over German Husband
Mrs Glasle testified her husband left in February 1914 after a December 1912 marriage. She said she is Jewish and he German, with years of work in Iowa and Boston. She described furs theft, later arrest and release, and a weight loss from 185 to 110 pounds as the trial proceeds.
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County Road Building
Post Cane Presented to Winchendon’s Oldest Citizen
The Boston Post cane is awarded to George H. Bosworth at 88 Benjamin Street as Winchendon’s oldest resident born November 28, 1827. The prior holder, Hon. Baxter D. Whitney, received the cane July 81, 1914, and died October 17 at age 98 years 3 months and 19 days.
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Boston Post
Winchendon
George H. Bosworth
Benjamin Street
Baxter D. Whitney
Bromine Quinine Cold Remedy Ad Promises One Day Cure
Advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as the genuine cure for a cold in one day. Claims require calling for the full name and features signature of E. W. Grove. Priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Around Old Chester and War Tales Reviewed
A review praises Margaret Deland’s Around Old Chester volume for its rich New England charm and memorable characters like Dr. Lavender and Willie King. It notes many stories appeared previously in magazines, highlights Miss Claran Perseus, and suggests Deland’s work remains a profitable draw for booksellers. Also discussed is George W Crile’s A Mechanistic View of War and Peace, with its wartime medical cases, German Kultur critique, and 30 half tone plates illustrating war’s effects on soldiers.
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Margaret Deland
New England
Old Chester
New
George W. Crile
Crile
School of
Western Reserve University
France
Poetry and Harper s November issues reviewed
The November Poetry shows Masters new interview with the Creator and witty cosmology on Chicago while Harper s November recalls Lafayette and Paulding. The short stories by Brander Matthews and Walter Pritchard Eaton are noted as agreeable and restful with Miss Alice Brown style tales.
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Harper’s
Alice Brown
Professor Brander
Gossip on Books and Writers by Socrates Smith
John Jay Chapman disapproves of fashionable finishing schools and modern plays seen by young girls in New York. H J Heinz offers success rules in Little Verses and Big Names. A A Milne, Rupert Hughes praise Ber ton Braley and American life verse. Henry Oyen, author of The Man Trail, returns to Wisconsin woods after early Chicago work.
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John Jay Chapman
Moffat, Yard & Co
Beacon
Brimmer Streets
Mount Vernon Street
Louisville Square
Whitman
Moloch
Astarte
Fanny
Boltay
Boriska
H. J. Heinz
Rupert Hughes
America
Berton Brayley
Hughes
Berton Braley
Brayley
Kipling
Henry Oyen
Big Woods
Wisconsin
North
Great Lake Superior
Chicago
New York
Wisconsin Woods
Trail
Mr. Oyen
Peg Along by Dr Walton A Practical Mind Mastery Book
A review praises Peg Along by Dr George D L Walton M D as a practical guide to managing the mind. It argues the work offers actionable methods from Bacon and Franklin to ease worry and boost productivity for business and domestic life. Price is listed as $1 net from J B Lippincott Company Philadelphia.
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Walton
Bacon
Ben Franklin
George DL. Walton
M. D. Price
J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia
A Daughter of the Revolution
A novel praised for patriotism and wholesome womanhood. Dolly Ashton from Revolutionary days and her descendant Mildred Ashton of today are highlighted as splendid types of American womanhood, emphasizing dignity and poise.
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Dolly Ashton
Mildred Ashton
Ramsdell Heirs Win $5000 Verdict Against B and M
Mable M. Baker as administratrix of the late John W. Ramsdell estate of Peabody was awarded $5000 by a jury in the U S District Court. Ramsdell a freight conductor for Boston and Maine Railroad died after being struck by a car at North Andover on April 15. The accident resulted in his death five days later.
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Mable M. Baker
John W. Ramsdell
Peabody
United States District Court
Ramsdell
Boston & Maine Railroad
North Andover
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