Love Letters Read In Divorce Suit At Chicago Court
In Chicago on October 4, Mrs Minna Hoffman 79 going on 80 testified in a divorce case against Gustav Hoffman 60 admitting she wrote love letters and a poem to her husband before their 1909 marriage. The letters dated though not clearly, show longing and distress with phrases I have such a great longing for you and I am sick from thinking of it. The letters were written in German and read in court by attorney Fred Plotke.
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Dorchester Man Injured by Exploding Dynamite Cap
A Dorchester resident sustained injuries when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand. Local authorities investigated the incident, with medical staff treating the injuries and noting the accident occurred at a work site.
Boy Explodes Cap Injures Dorchester Schoolboy
A dynamite cap exploded in a fourth grade room at Mather School Meeting House Hill injuring Francis D. McGilvray of Dorchester. He lost three fingers on his right hand and suffered a severe laceration to the left. About 45 pupils fled in panic. a teacher restrained a window escape as firemen arrived.
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Gillette outlines plans for Doro in Electricity and Boston runs
Charles Frohman announces Marie Doro will star in Electricity in New York after Boston and appear at London's Duke of Yorks Theatre during King George VI coronation. He will return to Boston Oct 23 for Sir Conan Doyle's The Speckled Band and stage Gillette repertoire at Hollis Street Theatre including Sherlock Holmes and other works. Dora will travel from New York for a single Clarice performance closing the New York theatre for the night.
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Clarice
Dora
New York
Poor John Henry Faces Trouble Over Lost Race Money
A brief note in the next Sundays Post teases another amusing adventure of John Henry as he continues to explain whereabouts of money lost at the races. Local readers are invited to follow the continued misadventures in the forthcoming issue.
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Florida City Shows Gain in Population Census 18th
Washington reports 18th census figures for major cities with Jacksonville rising to 57,699, up 29,270 from 28,429 in 1900. Topeka 43,684, up 10,076 from 33,608. Harrisburg 64,186, up 14,019 from 50,167. Newport 30,309, up 2,008 from 28,801.
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Newport's Old Court Crier Dies
James G. Topham, longtime Newport court crier who announced governors from the State House balcony, died last night in his 84th year.
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Monument to Archbishop Williams planned by Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus in Roslindale form John J. Williams council to honor Boston’s late Archbishop Williams with a 20 foot bronze bust set on a granite obelisk. Sculptor Hugh Cairns created the four and a half foot statue weighing about three tons. The project, costing $30,000, features an angel with outstretched wings and exedra, and will be showcased at Mechanics Fair before a Columbus Day parade.
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Advocate pay for prisoners adopted by congress
Washington Oct. 4 The International Prison Congress adopted resolutions recommending that prisoners be paid for their work and that any money credited to them should be available to their families in times of need.
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Dowd Dolan Couple Wed at Mission Church Roxbury
Thomas H Dowd and Miss Helen Lt Dolan wed at Mission Church Roxbury yesterday. Best man Dr Thomas W Toohy and bridesmaid Frances Dolan attended. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home 30 Francis Street Roxbury. They will reside at 30 High Rockway Allston Mass after their honeymoon.
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Michael Dolan
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High Rockway
Allston
Mass
Old North End Schoolhouse Sold to Antoni Del Signore
The historic North Margin Street Primary School, a two story brick building dating to about 1810 and once part of the Wilet and Hancock districts, was sold to Antoni Del Signore. The sale recalls old Boston families and the neighborhood’s colonial-era homes as tall tenement blocks rise nearby.
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Melrose intruder nabbed after burglarizing home
Daniel J. Sullivan of Somerville was charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. Held in $100 by Judge Bruce, case continued to Friday. Police report Sullivan appeared in the Melrose apartment house at Main and Franklin streets in stocking feet with a file. he fled and was caught by Patrolman Heaton after running into the street.
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Death hoax as king’s courier tale teased in Post
The upcoming No 6 of the Adventures of a King’s Courier in Next Sunday’s Post centers on a supposed death of King Leopold of Belgium that is revealed as a hoax. The teaser suggests a plot twist and historical intrigue.
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