Miss Mason Ends Love Suit in Out-of-Court Settlement
The $75,000 breach of promise case of Helen Marie Mason against George H. Caldwell was settled by agreement in Suffolk Superior Court. Neither party disclosed terms. the suit was dismissed after a motion. Mason declined to discuss settlement and her mother said the daughter would not talk publicly.
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Helen
Marie Mason
Longwood Avenue
George H. Caldwell
Roland Sherman
Caldwell
H. L. Baker
Caldwell’s out of court settlement halted by couples clash in Back Bay
In Back Bay Caldwell refused to discuss a settlement after a lawyer’s office visit. He had dined with his 18 year old wife, Maude Taylor, amid a $75,000 heart balm suit brought by Miss Mason. Mason filed Sept 16 claiming Caldwell proposed before her vacation, promising $50,000 and diamonds.
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Garrison Hall
Garrison Street
Back Bay
Caldwell
Mrs Reynolds Summoned After Cedarcrest Outing Club Raid
Mrs D Grace Reynolds the alleged proprietress has been summoned to appear before Judge Avery in the District Court at Quincy Friday next to answer the charge of maintaining a liquor nuisance. Prominent Boston business and social leaders were present. witnesses may be spared notoriety by a plea. The confiscation hearing for $2000 worth of liquors seized is set for December 8.
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Cedarcrest
East Braintree
D. Grace Reynolds
Avery
Quincy
Greater Boston
Danderine Claims To Stop Hair Loss And Dandruff
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy that ends dandruff and hair loss after regular use. It promises immediate improvement in hair appearance and texture with a 25 cent bottle sold at drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Jack Frost Postpones Hub Visit
Weather notes from the conning tower of the Federal building report unusually warm conditions for mid autumn with several days above 70 and a monthly excess of heat reaching 144 degrees. Snowflakes appeared as a reminder of winter though temperatures stayed high.
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Federal Building
Town Settles Claim Against Treasurer
The town of Saugus settles a $15,000 suit against former treasurer Joseph S. Meacom. Meacom’s sureties United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Boston paid $4,000 to the town, and the suit is dropped.
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Salem
Saugus
Joseph 8
Meacom
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of
Boston
Boy, 10, Struck and Killed by Auto in Roxbury
William Burke, ten years old of 168 Cedar Street Roxbury, was struck crossing Columbus Avenue opposite 1460 and died an hour later at City Hospital. The car was owned by Mrs Eva Goppner 187 Lamartine Street Jamaica Plain and operated by Conrade Schwartz 99 Boylston Street Jamaica Plain.
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William Burke
Cedar Street
Roxbury
Columbus Avenue
City Hospital
Eva Goppner
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Conrade Schwartz
Boylston Street
Burke Boy Struck by Car After Crossing Street
Witnesses say a Burke boy crossed the street then stepped back into the road. A touring car ran him down, ran over his chest, and stopped at a drug store. He died at City Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. the driver was arrested for manslaughter.
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Burke
Mary T. Burke
Roxbury Court
No Smoking Ban Installed At Harvard Halls After Season
After the football season, Harvard enforces no smoking in Recitation buildings Exnerson Lever and Robinson Halls. Undergraduates previously held smoke talks in hallways during wait times. Officials cite fire risk and rising insurance costs, urging student compliance to cut rates.
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Harvard
Exnerson, Lever and Robinson
Weeping at Miss Stoddard’s Tragic Funeral in Brockton
The body of Carrie E. Stoddard, 21 or 22, a Brockton sixth grade teacher, was laid in state as mourners fill the scene. Police and citizens puzzled over her death by gas in her Elsworth avenue room Friday night. Students and teachers offered flowers and farewell glances as the crowd of over 200 viewed the casket. The burial is planned for Norwell at her parents’ home tomorrow afternoon.
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Brockton
Carrie E. Stoddard
Elsworth Avenue
Norwell
Miss Stoddard
Mrs Pankhurst gets Mason reply in 1913 verse clash
Uncle Walt Mason parodies Mrs Pankhurst with a homely view of suffrage and home life. The reader answers in verse, praising Pankhurst’s courage and aims, defending her against satirical jibes and urging support for women’s rights.
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Walt Mason
Mrs. Pankhurst
Mr. Mason
Old England
Rheta Dorr
Carrie Catt
Emmaline
George Matthew Adams
Uncle Walt
Cristobel
Settle Dock Men's Strike at Portland Port
The Portland longshoremen strike is resolved after arbitration. An earlier ultimatum from E B Booth of Boston demanded 30 cents an hour, but a new agreement set rates at 33 cents for China clay and bulk cargo and 35 cents for coal, signed by all steamship companies and the union.
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Portland
Booth
Boston
Stevedore
Silas B. Williams
Portland Board of Trade
Mr. Booth
China Cay
Hayden brothers clash over will and letter admission
In Suffolk Superior Court Erwin Hayden admitted writing a letter to his brother Joel telling him not to aid their father. The elder Hayden had left the entire 30 000 estate to Mrs Georgie E McCabe a city widow, cutting off the father. Erwin also said he aided his father enough but denied receiving a letter Joel allegedly wrote from the Ludlow Street jail New York.
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Erwin Hayden
Cummington
Joel Hayden, Jr
Georgie E. McCabe
Suffolk Superior Court
Joel
Anderson
Erwin
Hayden
Ludlow Street
New York
Trial Before Judge Wait Ends Third Day of Will Case
The trial before Judge Wait and a jury spans three days. Joel Hayden seeks to set aside the will claiming undue influence by Mrs. McCabe. Erwin Hayden, brother of Joel Hayden Jr., testified most of the day in direct examination.
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Joel Hayden
McCabe
Erwin Hayden
Joel Hayden, Jr
Family letter links father to jailed son in 19th century case
Testimony describes Erwin Hayden’s two attempts at self harm and Joel Hayden’s odd habits such as wearing a straw hat in winter and overshoes in summer. A letter from Joel Hayden Sr to his son, read to the jury, pleads for release from Ludlow Street jail with money and promises help. The hearing adjourned with Erwin still on the stand.
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Win
Erwin Hayden
Joel, Jr
Joel
McCabe
Erwin
Joel Hayden
Ludlow Street
New Yor
Workman Loses Fingers in Press Accident
Thomas Lally of 78 Chickatawbut Street Neponset suffered a three finger loss after his hand was caught in a press at the American Warp Company yesterday. Dr. R B Scales attended him and he was taken home.
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American Warp Company
Thomas Lally
Chickatawbut Street
Neponset
R. B. Scales
Campfire Girls Blue Serge Dress Ad
The Campfire Girls announce blue serge dresses approved for general wear. Plain tailored blouse model with four patch pockets and kimono sleeves in sizes 13 to 18 for junior and 14 to 18 for regular girls, priced at $9.75. Filene's Fourth Floor Boston.
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Boston
Association For General Wear
Filene
Filene’s Third Floor Bathrobes for Women
A Filene’s display on the third floor highlights women’s bathrobes with emphasis on comfort and style. The feature notes available sizes and colors for shoppers seeking cozy loungewear.
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Mason
Mrs. Reynolds
Jack Frost
British Northwest
Wrigley
Wrigley’s Wz
Wrigley’s
Ko Ha
Ikrey
Washington
Walt
Settle Dock Men’s Strike
Filene Securitie
Rambler
Society For the Promotion of Useful
Filene’s
Neverslip
Campfire
Vocal Quartet
Filene Symphonic Orchestra
Nainsook Hubbard
Santa
Snowland
Summer Street
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