Letters Reveal Threats of Death in Dorrit Dornit's Notes
Readings from Dorrit Dornit's wartime letters show a fiancé called cuckoo and threats of death, planning a hurried wedding as she described love, illegal pregnancy, and plans to dispose of her body. Douglas Woodhouse and his parents deny using wealth to separate them as Dorrit moved toward marriage while Douglas served.
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C. D
Cuie
Douglas Woodhouse
Douglas
Burlington
Ilness
Furlington
Maryland
Rutland
Doug
Stan
Dorrit
Mother
Ward Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
Mary Kennedy Woodhouse
New York
Wealthy Woodhouse denies divorce claim in family dispute
A plaintiff testifies that Douglas was separated by parental weariness and kept from earnings as his family travels and pressures him toward a Washington divorcee. Woodhouse Sr. denies the complaint as both sides rest. arguments continue with a jury trial likely by next Tuesday.
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Douglas
Washington
Woodhouse
Young Clubman Found Guilty In Springfield Case
Harold H. Pratt a prominent young clubman was found guilty by Judge Wallace R. Heady in District Court on a statutory charge brought by Olga Nazemblo the Russian beauty who alleged he fathered her year old baby girl. Pratt appealed to Superior Court and was released on $1000 surety. The case drew much interest due to the principals' prominence.
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Springfield
Harold 8. Pratt
Wallace R. Heady
Olga Nazemblo
Pratt
Williams to Succeed Cole as Public Works Commissioner
Governor Cox appoints William F. Williams of New Bedford to fill the vacancy caused by John N. Cole's death in Andover. Williams comes from harbor and waterways construction. Cox names Patrick J. McMahan of Westfield to replace Arthur M. Huddell as associate civil service commissioner.
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Cox
Willam F. Williams
New Bedford
John N. Cole
Andover
Arthur M. Huddell
Patrick J. McMahan
Westfield
Sensational tomb find at Thebes reveals Tutankhamun artifacts
From the Valley of the Kings near Luxor a Cairo Times dispatch reports the discovery of Tutankhamun’s funeral paraphernalia beneath Ramesses VI’s tomb. The chamber yielded a gem studded throne, gilt couches, ivory inlays, robes, statues, vases, royal provisions, and papyri expected to illuminate the 18th dynasty.
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London
Associated Press
Cairo
the Times
Thebes
Luxor
Tutenkhamun
Lord Carrarvon
England
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
Ramesses VI
Tahisias
Father Stabs Son During Playful Fight in Hyde Park
Martin J. Mullen Jr., 17, of 2 Neponset Avenue Hyde Park, was stabbed in the abdomen by his father during rough play with his younger brother in their kitchen. He was taken to City Hospital in non critical condition.
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Hig
Martin
J. ‘Mullen, Jr
Neponget
Avenue
Hyde Park
City Hospital
Tragic trolley death in Salem
Charles F. Greene, BS years old and single, of 10 Tremont street, was decapitated when a trolley car ran over him on the tracks near Columbus Square. The medical examiner ruled the death accidental and no one was charged.
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Salem
Charles F. Greene
Tremont Street
Columbus Square
Deaf Hearing Device Promises Free Trial Offer
Dictograph Products Corporation claims a new device can restore hearing for those with partial auditory nerve function. Free ten day trial by prepaid parcel post requires only name and address for literature and trial materials.
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Frank Curtis
Good Cheer
Evan
Gelist
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Ward's
Ward Baking Company
Ffoweys
Bolivia
N. Y
Skinners
Hovey
Setine
New England
Dornit
P. S
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Judge
Williams
Cole
Rameses VI
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