Gardiner Guardianship Case Aids 89 Witnesses
Mary Coakley maid in William F Jardine's household will testify for John D Gardiner uncle of Dorothy Gordon in Suffolk Superior Court. She is among 89 witnesses for the plaintiff before Master G A A Pevey. Attorney John L Sheehan has 39 depositions in Gardiner's favor and 50 more witnesses will be summoned.
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Mary Coakley
William F. Jardine
Dorothy Gordon
John D. Gardiner
Dorothy
G. A. A. Pevey
Suffolk Superior Court
John L. Sheehan
Gardiner
Eight time Boston Post novel contest winner plans Plymouth Rock tour
Grace M. Castle of Pawtucket addresses how she would spend a day as a millionaire. She seeks historical site visits across Greater Boston with meals and theatre as incidental. The eighth winner in the Boston Post contest envisions a life of travel and history.
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Grace M. Castle
Webb Street
Pawtucket
The
Boston Post
Plymouth Rock
Greater
Boston
Roxbury District Court Opens In Child Custody Fight
The case centers on four prominent doctors a Back Bay society woman a former Malden nurse and a wealthy childless Boston couple. Four year old Elizabeth Gillis now lives with the couple while the mother seeks to reclaim her child amid arguments over custody and guardianship.
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Motherlove
Roxbury
Back Bay Society
Malden Hospital
Greater Boston
Elizabeth Gillis
TROLLEY CRASH INVOLVING ADAMS CHARLESTOWN CAR
A Charlestown trolley car from Melrose collided head on with another vehicle near Causeway and Canal streets at 1 15 this morning. The motorman and a passenger were detained by police on a charge of negligence. Authorities from the Bay State Railway investigated the incident.
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Adams Charlestown
Ness
Bay
Melrose
Otner
Causeway
Canal 4
Mystery witnesses named in Raab assault case in Melden court
Two mystery witnesses connected to the October 21 assault on Mrs. Mary O Leary Raab will testify along with four others in Melden District Court. The witnesses include Mr and Mrs John A MacIntyre and George H Robinson of Somerville, as defense blocks reveal. Peter Spudick and Samuel Raab are expected for direct impeachment.
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Mary O'Leary Raav
Kate Dow
Melrose
John A. MacIntyre
George H. Robinson
Somerville
Melden
Tameaéw-Mern
Raab
Woman Threatens Suicide In Lynn Then Returns Home
Ada Rollins informed husband she would kill herself at Floating Bridge Pond in Lynn and chased him from Rockaway Street toward Caldwell Terrace. Patrolman Kane located her at the pond. she denied intent calling it a joke after police searched with twelve officers. She returned home with her husband.
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Floating Bridge Pond
Lynn
Caldwell Terrace
Ada Rollins
Charles M. Rollins
Rockaway Street
John E. Kane
Body Found of Missing Lowell Bay Child in Canal
The body of four year old Louis Abraham, missing since last Monday from 88 Suffolk Street, was recovered today from the Suffolk Canal after the weekly canal drainage. Police were alerted when the body appeared at the canal bottom.
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Lowell Bay
Canal
Lowell
Louis Abraham
Suffolk Street
Suffolk Canal
Post Santa Opens His Quarters
Back from Toyland the Post Santa Claus reopens his 16th annual campaign among Boston Post Readers. He appeals to friends to send contributions to help bring Christmas morning sunshine to needy children in Boston and New England.
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Post
Santa Claus
Boston
New England
Toyland
Hale
Boston Post
Taxes on Beer Fund New Soldiers Bonus Measures
Washington reports two proposed soldiers' bonus bills to be introduced in the House. One plan finances the bonus with a 20 percent tax on beer and cider under 2.75 percent alcohol. The other reintroduces a prior bill with taxes ranging from 2 to 30 dollars per unit on beer and wine, estimated to raise 700 million annually.
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Washington
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Britten
Sinola
Hill
Treasury
Yesterdays Temperature at Thompson's Spa Data
Yesterday at Thompson's Spa the temperature readings show 72 at 3 pm, 86 at 6 pm, 64 at 9 pm, and 54 to 64 across other times with averages 54 for yesterday and 61 for the previous year. The record lists multiple time-stamped figures and a general average.
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Thompson's Spa
Miss Castle Chooses Shrine Tour of History Cities
She selects a day of worship visiting Boston Plymouth Lexington and Concord with her mother. Lunch at Copley Plaza and dinner at the Tou r a i ne followed by an evening at the theatre are planned as part of the programme.
Daring escape from police ends with arrest at Newtonville address
Fred F Thornton, 35, of 327 Walnut Newtonville, fled by window from a second floor room at 244 Massachusetts Ave. He was held by room occupants who mistook him for a robber and surrendered him to police. Barbara Judson, 38 of 574 Washington Street Brigh ton, was detained with Thornton on improper conduct charges.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Fred.f. Thornton
Walnut Street
Newtonville
Barbara Judson
Washington Street
Brighton
Cardinal Merciér III Stricken by Influenza in Brussels
Cardinal Mercier III of Belgium is confined by influenza in Brussels. Doctors say the illness is not alarming per se but fear potential complications given his age. He caught a cold at the November 11 entombment ceremony for Belgium's unknown soldier and was bedridden the next day.
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Brussels
Cardinal Merciér
Belgium
Radio Message Reports Hawaiian Earthquake and Tidal Wave
A radio message picked up at the San tiago Naval Wireless Station, relayed here, purports to come from Hilo, T. H., describing an earthquake and tidal wave. Attempts to contact the Hilo station failed, but radio men note it is not unusual for that station to communicate with mainland stations.
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Hawaii
San Francisco
Santiago
Naval Wireless System
Hilo
T. H
Leonard W Lovett Former Reading pitcher dies at 71
Newark Del November 19 Leonard W Lovett aged 71 former Read ing Actives pitcher a noted figure in baseball during the era died at his home here last night He had served as a magistrate for years and was a longtime public official in the area
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Newark
Del
Leonard W. Lovett
Reading Actives
Klan controls Louisiana claims shock in Washington
Washington papers report a Washington Post story alleging that the Ku Klux Klan controls Louisiana with Governor Parker traveling to Washington to seek federal martial law. The governor supposedly argues the Klan intimidates public authorities while denying the claim.
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Washington
Washington Post
Louisiana
Parker
Two Dead Four Hurt In Crashes Lowell Men
Two people are dead and four injured in separate crashes involving Lowell men. Authorities report the incidents occurred within a short span, prompting urgent investigations and road safety reminders.
Pinned Beneath Car After Hitting a Pole
Two men were killed and four others injured in two automobile crashes at Billerica and Lowell. Cars struck telegraph poles and overturned. Deceased were Edward J. Ryan and William Mahoney. Injured include Edward Lynch, Joseph O. Guthrie, Lawrence Gadbout, and Alfred Comtois.
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Lowell
Billerica
Edward J. Ryan
Belmont Street
Watertown
William Mahoney
Moraine Street
Waverley
Edward Lynch
Clinton
McLean Hospital
Joseph O. Guthrie
Riverside Street
Lawrence Gadbout
Hanover Street
Alfred Comtois
Staples Street
Newberry resigns from Senate amid Ford campaign dispute
Detroit reports that United States Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan has resigned. Facing further embarrassment in the upcoming Congress session over his contested seat and campaign spending against Henry Ford, Newberry stepped out on the advice of friends and said his fate rests with their verdict.
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Detroit
United News
Truman H. Newberry
United States
Michigan
Congress
Henry Ford
Newberry
Local Sports Scores From Regional Games
Revere Elks beat Peabody Town 6 to 0. St Anthonus A A defeats Dorchester Town 18 to 0 in Boston. Pete Marquette tops Weymouth A A 7 to 0 at South Boston. Cambridge Legion defeats Fitton AC 10 to 0. Fall River soccer 0 0 with Paterson NJ in Fall River. Full reports on pages 15 16 17.
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Revere Elks
Peabody
Sy Peabody
St. Aphonsus A. A
Dorchester Town
Boston
Pete Marquette
Weymouth A. A
South Boston
Cambridge Legion
Fitton A. C
Cambridge
Fall River
Paterson, N. J
Ten Cents For Rent Monthly In Weymouth Mystery
Atlantic City reports a curious discovery near Weymouth six miles from May's Landing. The so called Tenant's Paradise offers ten cents monthly rent and all the firewood tenants can burn. A small group of tenants hold a nominal lease tied to an estate after water power changed ownership. The tenants favor the owning corporation despite critic attitudes toward corporations.
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Atlantic City
Weymouth
May's Landing
Old Farmer's Prediction Weather Note
The notice notes overcast and warm conditions expected today with a shift to fair skies and much cooler temperatures tonight. It records a traditional forecast indicating a temperature drop and calmer weather patterns.
Dr Grace A Jordan Faces Court Over Missing Child Case
Prominent Back Bay physician Dr Grace A Jordan is to appear in court charged with failing to register the whereabouts of Elizabeth, taken with its mother's consent last December and given to a wealthy couple. The defendant is allied with Dr Max Witte and Mrs Witte, the child’s mother Anna May Gillis.
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Grace A. Jordan
Back Bay
Kenmore
Commonwealth
Little Elizabeth
Max Witte
Boston City Hospital
Anna May Gillis
Boston
The
Malden Hospital
Anniversaries and World War I Notes From Historic Page
Today’s anniversaries appear with references to German invasion of Poland in 1914 and Allied actions in 1918. The page mentions Jones, governor of San Argentina, and a catalog of dated wartime events, plus a weather-like line about 4 50 light and vehicle lights tonight.
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Poland
Jones
San Ead
Argentina
CloudyForecast For New England And New York
Forecast from Washington reports unsettled weather across northern New England with rain on the coast and interior rain or snow Monday. Southern New England colder with Monday night clouds. Tuesday fair and colder. Eastern New York cloudy with south rain possibly snow in the north. winds shift from east to northwest.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Tyreee
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Nine injured as streetcar wreck halts service in Charlestown
The in car motorman Charles A. McCarrey of Stoneham was hospitalized with arm and head cuts after his one man Op car and the Charlestown car collided. The motorman of the Charlestown car Rick F. Walsh was arrested and the conductor J Powers of Willow Avenue Ville was detained after police action. Nine passengers were treated at a relief station for injuries including Edward Gibbons Roslindale left leg Edward Curran Charlestown and John A Carney Charlestown among others. A wrecking crew moved the Bay State car from the tracks after the outward car failed to stop and blocked the street.
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Charles A. McCarrey
Stoneham
Haymarket Square
Charlestown
Rick F. Walsh
Edward Gibbons
Poplar R Roslindale
Mat Colwen
Leverett Street
George D. Leavitt
Levett Street
Boston
Thomas J. Fox
Main Street
Will Sinclair
Boston Avenue
Edward Curran
Elm Street
Eastport Seacoast Faces Coal Shortage Crunch
Eastport Maine residents grapple with a coal shortage as November deliveries lag. Local dealers fear carloads arrive late and plumbing and heating costs rise for families storing coal in cellars amid the frontier island town’s ongoing fuel squeeze.
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Eastport
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