Quarrel Leads to Slander Suit Over Mortgage Note
Moses M. Libby sues George W. Towle for 5000 dollars in a Maine Supreme Court slander case tied to a contested mortgage note. Libby, formerly a Lynn grocer, married Towle’s niece, later separated, and Libby’s divorced wife remarried. The dispute centers on a note secured by mortgage and alleged destruction, with Towle denying any folding or concealment. The case continued.
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Paris
Supreme Court
Moses M. Libby
George W. Towle
Kezar Falls
Moses M.libby
Lynn
Mass
Libby
Mr. Towle
Dorchester Schools Add Temporary Classrooms Amid Overcrowding
Dorchester sees heavy overcrowding with many children unable to attend. Temporary single room wooden schoolhouses at Meeting Housa Hill Harris and Harbor View will each serve 56 pupils and use stoves for heating. Mt Bowdoin gains relief from a new Christopher Gibson Grammar School expected to open by November. Atharian on Columbia becomes primary only. Whetford Avenue parents urge the Board to build the originally planned extension, with a petition awaiting action.
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Dorchester
Housaé Hill
Harris
Harbor View
Mt.’ Bowdoin
Christopher Gibson
Gibson School
Columbia Street
Chidren
Whetford Avenue
Ex Priest Sentenced in Genesee for Assault Case
Charles Flaherty, former priest, was sentenced to seven years in Auburn Prison after being convicted of raping 16 year old Marie Sweeny. The incident occurred in Genesee, New York, with the verdict reached yesterday following the trial.
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Genesee
N. Y
Charles Flaherty
Awubura
Marie Sweeny
Flaherty Arrested Over Diamond Stick Pin Theft
William Flaherty and a woman called Miss Woods visited Municipal Court to speak with prisoner Thornton. Flaherty allegedly passed a diamond pin from Thornton's necktie to Miss Woods and fled but was captured. He faced larceny charges, was sentenced to one year at the House of Correction, appealed, and posted $500 bond.
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William Flaherty
Divorce trial scenes liven Millen affair proceeding
The Millen divorce case returns dramatic testimony with Mrs Burrell’s affidavits under scrutiny. Emma Fowler testifies that Burrell admitted signing charges against Mrs Millen and later retracted, while Miss Stevens, Millen's former companion, describes household duties and hints at improprieties, including Millen’s activities with a mysterious woman on a seaside excursion.
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Hannah Burrell
Maj’en
Emma L. Fowler
Waltham
Charles L. Pitts
Pitts
Josiah Fowler
Mr. Millen
Hattie M. Stevens
Millen
Goodwin
Mrs. Millen
Fulbridge G. Blackwell
Egleston Square
Isles of Shoals
Witnesses Back Skein of Harbor Trip In Court Case
The article details cross examination about connections between Mrs Millen and several men. Statements show spouses, outings, and consent for social activities. Testimony notes no clear intimate relations, with several witnesses asserting only casual association. The cage will be resumed this morning.
Parish House Opened By Every Day Church At Shawmut Ave
The parish house of Every Day Church at 491 Shawmut avenue opened last evening with many attendees. A brownstone four story building houses a recreation room in the basement, an Associated Charities office on the first floor, a kindergarten and day nursery on the second floor, a sleeping room and play area for children on the third, and a custodian’s four room residence on the top floor. Evening classes in stenography, drawing, dressmaking and cooking are planned, with kitchen facilities for cooking classes.
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Shawmut Avenue
Conference of the Associated Charities
Ward 17
Cosey
Hebrew festival ends with holy days observed
Orthodox Hebrew communities marked the festival of booths and tabernacles as holy, with services described as sacred. The article notes the link of Columbus’s voyage dates to Hebrew calendar events, comments on Simchat Torah, and mentions expectations of a future key event between America and the Israelites. No business is transacted during yesterday and today’s holy days.
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Tabernacles
Dr. Morais
Columbus
Spain
Jerusalem
America
Tishree
Morais
Israel
Physiognomy in Politics Letter to the Editor
Dr Bland argues readers would be swayed by physiognomy based analysis of governors candidates. He distinguishes physiognomy from phrenology while urging scientific judging of mental and moral faculties by experts for voter guidance.
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Massachusetts
T. A. Bland
Dorchester Lauriat Avenue Group Drives Local Improvements
In Dorchester district the Lauriat Avenue Improvement Association held its regular monthly meeting. The group has earned a good name for early year work including securing an appropriation with Alderman Folsom for Lauriat Avenue layout and sewer, pushing ahead with the project. Over sixty street lights have been installed and a fire alarm box is promised by the fire commissioner. The Dorchester Gas Company is laying mains through the district, obtained by a committee from the association. A canvassing committee was appointed to locate nonnaturalized or unregistered residents to naturalize or register.
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Lauriat Avenue
Dorchester Gas Company
R. E. Young
Nielson
W. H. Fanning
A. Judge
E. I. McConnell
A. J. Sullivan
Mrs Mary Clark Smith Words in Post Letter
Oct. 9 18% letter from Gamaliel Bradford condemns woman suffrage quoting Mrs Mary Clark Smith. Bradford claims editors misquote to push suffrage, noting his firm American Wringer Co premises and repair services.
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Mary. Clark Smith
Wellesley Hills
Mary Clark Smith
Gamaliel Bradford
Ladies Health and Dr. Greene Lecture in Boston
Dr. Greene, a renowned Boston physician at 4% Temple Place, delivers a private lecture in Music Hall about female health. The piece extols his cures for nervousness, weakness, and common female ailments, urging women to seek his remedies to achieve vitality, clear skin, and strengthened nervous systems.
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Greene
Music Hall
Boston
Temple Place
Mass
Hoie
Dr. Greene
Niles will case resumes in Supreme Judicial Court
Testimony in the Niles will case before Judge Allen recounts attempts to see the testator at Beacon House and alleged manipulation by relatives. Witnesses describe loans, trust in business, memory decline, and a cringing demeanor as factors in the contested will.
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Mary J. Niles
Beacon House
Frederick Almy, Jr
New York
Lewis A. Roberts
Roberts Bros
Mr. Niles
Niles
Europe
Niles Sisters
Mary
Miss Alcott
Abbie Langdon
Alger
Brimmers Street
Roberta
Testimony on Mr Niles and the will case continues
Witnesses describe Niles as sound minded with no mental weakness and recount remarks about managing wealth and helping young Roberts. The proceedings at Beacon Street reveal discussions of Europe and business concerns, with cross examinations about gifts and dinners while testimony from other witnesses supports the will's validity. The hearing adjourned to complete the proponents' evidence tomorrow.
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Henry L. Shaw
Boylston Street
Mr. Niles
Niles
Charles Sumner
Joseph Connolley
Niles Sisters
Arlington
Wheeler
Lewis Roberts
Young Roberts
One Woods
Woods
Mr. Roberts
Young Roters
Governor Long
Tewis Roberts
Europe
Roberts
Beacon Street
Washington
Allston
W. A. Niles
Thorndike
Emily Niles
Elder
Sarah Niles
E. N. Whittier
Boston
Lymar B Greenleaf
John Wilson
The
University Press
Arlo Bates
Joseph Willard
Henry M. Rogers
Trackman Clarifies Railroad Appointment Mixup
A Wednesday Post item misstated titles for E P Brinegar and I L Loomis. Brinegar is the new travelling passenger agent under Loomis, who remains head of the New England general passenger office. Philip Mayer of Fall River line visits Utica, N Y for a hunting trip and will share stories on return.
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E. P. Brinegar
I. L. Loomis
New England
Chicago, Rock, Island & Pacific Railroad
Brinegar
Loomis
Philip Mayer
Fall River Line
Utica
N. Y
Philip
Gambling cases continued for seven Somerville men
William J. Fitzgerald Simon Conner Daniel B. Gillis John F. Elkins Timothy Crimmins J J Blevins and J Coggan prominent Somerville businessmen were arrested at Hotel Warren in Union Square on a gambling complaint. In Police Court the case was continued from Sept 30 and then reset to Oct 16 amid attempts to suppress names and a crowded courtroom.
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William J. Fitzgerald
Simon Conner
Daniel B. Gillis
John F. Elkins
Timothy Crimmins
J. J. Blevins
J. Coggan
Somerville
Hotel Warren
Union Square
Round Tables Fashion Shift Boosts Social Tables
Fashionable circles favor round tables over square ones, citing better sociability and easier serving. Readers considering a new table are urged to visit Paine warerooms to view attractive patterns and take advantage of low prices now being quoted.
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Paine
Unissued Liquor Licenses Held By General Martin
Seventeen new liquor licenses remain ungranted and controlled by General Martin. Daily visits to his office yield no satisfaction. Commissioners Clark and Curtis have granted most licenses, but the remaining ones await General Martin's approval, possibly until spring.
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General Martin
Clark
Curtis
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