Doubts over Corbett divorce and parentage unfold in court
The Corbett will case returns to court as questions of a possible divorce from Mary Parretts and the legitimacy of four children surface. Jacob Marks testifies that he doubts paternity of two or more children and that a divorce record may be absent or misfiled. The hearing centers on whether the estate should pass to Corbett’s brother or to the children of Mary Parretts and Marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Corbett
Supreme Court
Corbett
Jacob M. Marks
Mary Paretts Marks
Fannie Marks Friedman
Joseph
Rebecca Marks
Isaac Marks
Mr. Marks
Mary M. Parretts
Philadelphia
Major Jones
Maris
New York
Vinal
N. J
Scharton
Marks
Mary Parretts
Loring
Boston
James H. White
Court of Common Pleas
Clewa
Somcert
Murphy
Mor
Sts. Dept
Murderess Mother Insanely Suspected After Child's Death
Teresa Bernard alias Teresa Raymond 26 threw her 2 year old son from Headhouse Pier South Boston. She later told police he wandered away and drowned. Authorities consider a sanity test by alienists. The body was found Dorchester Bay near Calf Pasture station. The case involves court orders for morgue identification and jail transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Bernard
Teresa Raymond
Headhouse Pier
Boston
Dedham
Dorchester
Calf Pasture
Michael J. Butler
Harbor
Grant
North Grove Street
Barnard
Charles Street
Logan
South Boston
Quinn
Plan 3 New Battleships and Naval Build Up
Washington Oct 7 three new battleships and a proportional number of submarines and torpedo boat destroyers are the aim of the Wilson administration for the December session of Congress. Secretary Daniels is expected to push the policy of less money ashore and more afloat advocating using most of the 148 million dollar appropriation to build three battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Daniels
Navy Department
Bird Encourages Pro gressive Rally in Springfield
About 3000 people gathered in suburbs and nearby towns around Springfield for the Progressive party flying squadron’s rallies. In the Springfield event 1500 cheered Charles Sumner Bird, who stood to be cheered by the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Progressive Party
Charles Sumner Bird
Echo
Bird Sets Bold Governor Aims In Springfield Rally
At a whirlwind tour near Springfield Bird outlines aims if elected governor including a four year term with recall, two year legislative terms, cabinet control under the governor, dismantling boards, quarterly tax collection, and a clampdown on tax law with higher personal property taxes. Three thousand people heard Flowest Cosgrove and Octave La Rivere also speak amid Roosevelt cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Springfield
Dan'' Cosgrove
Octave A. la Rivere
George P. Webster
Arthur D. Hill
Richard J. Talbot
Progressive City Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Miss Ida Connor Weds Wilder Hodgkins in Cambridge
Miss Ida Connor daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Connor of 11 Beach Street Cambridge married Wilder N Hodgkins of Somerville last night at her home. Rev E A E Palmquist of the North Avenue Baptist Church Cambridge performed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida €. Connor
J. W. Connor
Beach Street
Cambridge
Wilder N. Hodgkins
Somerville
E. A. E. Palmquist
North Avenue Baptist Church
Mayor cuts first beef import slices at market event
In front of 200 marketmen Mayor Fitzgerald sliced two portions from the first beef imported into the United States from the Argentine Republic under the new tariff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Argentine Republic
United States
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Imported beef debate stirs Boston market mock exhibition
The meeting explored Penjamin & Stevens frozen beef claiming equal quality to American beef and cheaper prices due to duty cuts. Agents report a shipload en route and plans to import large quantities next spring if the market accepts it. Butter from Argentina could lower costs, while local dealers weigh effects on living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penjamin & Stevens
Beef Trust
Argentina
Will Dye State House Additions Match Red Brick
Architects advising on the $1,000,000 expansion of the State House said the front must be dyed to align the colonial brick with Civil War era brick if red brick is used for the new wings. They noted dye exists to unify the two brick colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Joe Wood Sees Fame as Fire Hero at Hotel Putnam Alarm
Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox was hailed as a fire hero after a blaze at the Hotel Putnam. About 100 guests, including opera singers, watched the Boston fire department’s response and a visiting bankers group observed the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wood
Boston Red Sox
Putnam
Boston Fire Department
Fire at Hotel Putnam Sparks Midnight Alarm
A minor blaze in a hotel kitchen flue at Hotel Putnam on Huntington Avenue caused smoke to fill the building. Joe Wood with Carrigan and Tris Speaker coordinated a motor trip to Lewiston while guests evacuated in varying attire as fire crews and onlookers gathered. The incident lasted about an hour and Huntington Avenue enjoyed a brief dramatic scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Huntington Avenue
Red Sox
Joe Wood
Carrigan
Tris Speaker
Lewiston
Joe
O'Brien Sues for 5000 Over Alleged False Arrest
Francis A. O'Brien of Sharon sues Samuel H. Capen Norfolk County sheriff for 5000, claiming illegal arrest for non payment of taxes on September 1 1911. Papers filed in Dedham clerk of courts office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. O'Brien
Sharon
Samuel H. Capen
Norfolk County
Dedham
Miranda Couple Celebrates 25 Years of Marriage
Dr and Mrs I R Miranda of 48 Angel Street Roxbury marked 25 years of marriage with ceremonies at Fauntleroy Hall Roxbury attended by relatives friends and business associates last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Miranda
Angell Street
Roxbury
Fauntleroy Hall
Prisoner Escapes Salem Jail Amid Concrete Repair
Nicholas J. Chartier, a prisoner at the Salem jail, slipped away while repair work drew officer William A. Harrigan’s attention. He vaulted a wall, passed the city stables, and fled toward the Boston and Maine railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Nicholas J. Chartier
William A. Harrigan
Chartier
Boston & Maine Railroad
First arrest under new child law in Hanover area
Frank De Mealo, 70, of 56 Endicott Street North End, father of 28 children, was arrested last night by Hanover Street Station officers for keeping his 12 year old daughter Olympia from school in violation of the new law requiring school attendance for children under 16. Of his 28 children, fi remain living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank de Mealo
Endicott Street
North End
Hanover Street
Olympia
Man beaten on bridge near home
David Corliss a 30 year old garment worker of 34 Seneca Street South Eid was waylaid by three men he says once worked with him. He was beaten into unconsciousness with a lead pipe on his way home from work last night and is at home in serious condition with a probable skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Corliss
Seneca Street
South Eid
Corliss
Assault on man tied to garment strike threats
Family and ledgers say three men who struck Corliss, after he refused to go out on strike, followed him on Harrison avenue near Broadway. They attacked him on a railroad bridge at dusk with a lead pipe while two men beat him and a witness, David Rice, was struck while attempting to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss
Garment Workers
Harrison Avenue
Broadway
David Rice
Rose Street
Nome Mayor Seeks Aid After Tidal Storm
Nome Alaska October 7 Mayor George A Jones appeals through the Associated Press for help after a tidal storm destroyed half the town. Damage is estimated at one million dollars leaving five hundred people homeless and destitute. Public assistance is requested via the Nome city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
George A. Jones
Associated Press
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Joseph Marks
Wiliam J. Corbett
Joseah B. Marks
Hrooklyn
Trelend
Catherine D. Carroll
Walnut Street
East Dedham
Democrats
Egal Shoe Company
Tremont St
Tremont Theatre
Summer St
Bedford St
Cor. Court St
Plaza
Hodgkins
Connor
New England
Will Dye
Bobby
Xoh
Casey
Jordan Marsh Company
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