Heir to 72 Million Receives Flood of Marriage Proposals
Lynn Oct 16 Hundreds of letters from women of varied ages flood George B Gorham after news he inherited 72 000 000 He jokes about accepting one proposal first thing He notes many Gorhams claim kinship while a Boston student writes she is 19 and seeks a trip abroad He plans a big local party before moving to New York among the 400.
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Lynn
George B. Gorham
Gorham
Sphinx
Boston
Gorhams
New Brunswick
Love Advice From Y M A C Column
A reader aged nineteen seeks guidance on a four year senior who declares love after three meetings. The adviser warns against rushing into romance, notes ardor can be transient, and expects marriage talk to arise only after deeper acquaintance and proven compatibility.
Poet and Psalm Singer Faces Rough House Charge at Whitney House
Westboro scene unfolds as James McGraw, 45, writer of poems and hymns, awaits hearing on charges tied to a violent disturbance at the Whitney House. He allegedly fought with clerk Frank Shields, damaged two plate glass front windows valued at 160 dollars, smashed a hotel door window, and toppled a stairpost during the incident.
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Westboro
James McGraw
Whitney House
Frank Shields
Shields
McGraw
Society Notes Highlight Boston Elite Yearend Travel and Weddings
Mr and Mrs Oliver Ames and their children retreat to North Easton for Thanksgiving after Pride's Crossing season. Hoopers and Miss Helen Hooper head to Readvilla estate. Thorndikes rest at West Manchester before the season. Debutante season features Miss Mina Burnham and Miss Juliet Higginson recovering, with Mrs Burnham returning from New York aboard the Baltic and upcoming weddings for Miss Sarah Irish and Miss Ruth Spooner with all souls church Roxbury and Plymouth reception sites referenced.
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Oliver Ames
Pride’s Crossing
North Easton
Commonwealth Avenue
Robert ©. Hooper
Beacon Street
Helen Hooper
Readvilla
John L. Thorndike
Marlboro Street
West Manchester
Miss Thorndike
Greene’s Inn
Narragansett Pier
Boston
Hollis H. Hunnewell
George R. Fearing, Jr
Westwood
Arthur W. Blake
Brookline
Sarah Estelle Irish
Roxbury
Frank Richmond Briggs
All Souls’ Church
Lawrence Avenue
Europe
Ruth H. Spooner
Otis Baker
Plymouth
Spooner
North Street
Duckson
Arlington Street
Baker
Henry PD. Burnham
Mina Burnham
Mrs. Burnham
New York
Miss Burnham
Juliet Higginson
Miss Higginson
Barbara Higginson
Shyness An Appealing Trait in Courtship Roles
The piece notes that friendliness and shyness can charm, while the man bears the privilege of making advances. It suggests men feel jealous of that role and that proactive pursuit is their place in courting dynamics.
Cambridge Girl Sues for 2000 in Promises Case
Lilly Michael of Cambridge sues Harry Martin for 2000 damages claiming a Christmas Eve engagement promised marriage. She spent on wedding items while awaiting a 12 month future wedding, with physician corroboration of her distress. Martin denies promise and says party was a birthday gathering. Judge Adams reserved ruling.
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Lilly Michael
Cambridge
Adams
Harry Martin
Harry
Lilly
Taggart May Not Get Boy in Custody Battle
In Wooster Ohio on October 16 Judge Eason places the Taggart children under their father's guardianship. Major Taggart may struggle to take Culver from his mother without force. Culver appears determined to resist. Major Taggart’s attorney E S Wertz says the mother may retain almost full custody if she cooperates.
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E. S. Wertz
Yale appoints Beach professor of missions theory
At the Yale corporation fall meeting in New Haven on October 16 Rev. Harlan P. Beach M A, secretary of the student volunteer movement, was elected professor of the theory and practice of missions. Henry C. White, a local lawyer, was elected auditor of the university.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale Corporation
Harlan P. Beach
Henry C. White
Komura Arrives in Tokyo After Portsmouth Peace Role
Baron Komura, Japan's foreign minister and chief peace plenipotentiary at Portsmouth, arrived in Tokio today to a cool reception at the railroad station, attended chiefly by government dignitaries.
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Tokio
Baron Komura
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
Peterhans Visited by Fashionable Woman at Worcester Jail
A stylish woman with costly jewelry visited William Henry Peterhans, the artist and burglar, at the Summer Street jail after noon Saturday. Sheriff H. Chamberlain admitted her to the guardroom for about an hour. Rumors linked a German baroness sister of Peterhans to the visit.
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Worcester
Summer Street
H. Chamberlain
William Henry Peterhans
Peterhans
George A. Slocomb
Mainstreet
Boston
Robert E. Gates
Dr. Bowers
Campania Disaster to Be Investigated
The Campania disaster will be investigated by the United States customs department to determine if steamship lines met steerage safety requirements. Five steerage passengers were washed overboard last Wednesday on the Cunard liner.
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New York
Campania
United States Customs Department
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