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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
13
Mrs. Adeline L. Mitchell of Brookline testifies in Superior Court equity session against Charles G. Magee’s petition to cut the $70 monthly alimony for their 12 year old daughter. Judge Wait presides yesterday afternoon.
In 1911 Mrs. Magee divorced and in 1912 married William A. Mitchell. Magee, private secretary to Calumet & Hecla officials, also remarried. Court heard detailed testimony on the daughter’s expenses totaling about $805 for one year amid arguments over alimony and support. Magee’s earnings were cited at $361 a month with debts exceeding $11,000 and potential salary cuts affecting child support.
In court a argument over child footwear expenses arises. A man notes $28.10 spent since January for a girl's shoes while defending his brother who has two boys. Attorney Anderson counters that shoes cost about $1 a week for boys. Judge Wait takes the case under advisement.
Miss Lulu Roake of Dorchester will wed Henry Dolan of Cambridge in a Thanksgiving nuptial mass at St. Peter's Church Dorchester. The bride is an information clerk and church worker. the groom is a Boston businessman active in Elks Knights of Columbus and the Y M C A. They plan a honeymoon through New York State and will reside on Burnside Street Medford after returning.
Amesbury on November 24 reports the largest liquor seizure in town history. Patrolmen Rogers and Murray seized a Main Street truck carrying whiskey and rum. Driver Daniel J. Sullivan of Haverhill was arrested for illegal transportation. The case starts Chief Edward Rowell’s campaign against bootlegging with a court test.
James Hastie, 19, an apprentice seaman aboard the Wilson line Idaho, now in port from Hull, England, has twice narrowly dodged German torpedoes. Previously he survived an attack aboard the Guido while the ship steamed down the North Sea.
A crew aboard the Guido escaped a first submarine torpedo hit and fled to safety. Less than an hour later a second torpedo struck, making escape impossible. The vessel sank ten minutes after the hit as lifeboats were crowded with exhausted sailors.
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