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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
7
A Malden couple staged a spoof hold up at John Boyde’s lunch cart in Everett square. The girl in masquerade gear fired a toy pistol at the window, scaring the attendant, then left laughing as bystanders feared a real robbery. The pair said they intended no harm.
May Mowatt appears this week at Tremont Theatre in Boston in a new role. The renowned equestrienne May Davenport, famed as the first bareback rider, is mentioned among the Mowatt clan in this club-juggling lineup.
The Ringling brothers’ circus performer Miss Davenport, famed for daring feats in the sawdust arena, left the tented life for quiet domestic life and has now married Ben Mowatt, also with the Ringlings.
Annie McGrogain and Elizabeth Rocks, two young Scotch workers who arrived on the Allan liner Laurentian a month ago, face deportation as contract laborers. Immigration officials questioned their claims of being expert weavers bound for Gratton mills, and the case was sent to Washington for decision.
The Matin reports that Ianrico Toselli denies that he and his wife the Countess Montignose have accepted engagements to perform in American music halls. Toselli sent a letter to M. Welter in Paris, manager of the Ages Internationals des Concerts Rich ard ener, regarding the rumored tour.
Telegrams poured in at the Chanlers New York home as their daughter arrived. Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Chanler and his wife welcomed the child and reported mother and baby doing well.
Chorus girl Lidith Daniels explains brunette beauty commands higher rates this season. She says she earns about 50 dollars weekly for a 40 week year and values her looks like a large capital, yet she values her beauty above any money.
A Dresden silk knee pocket with chamois lining and glove like snap is pitched as a safe stylish way for women to conceal valuables while traveling. It ties around the knee with satin ribbon and is touted as a popular Christmas gift in Boston shops.
In Pittsburg on October 17 Mrs. Mary Ryan told Judge T. J. Ford that after 20 years of marriage the 18th child marked the climax of bad luck, prompting her request for a divorce citing superstition around unlucky numbers.
Edgar Clarke of Slaterville must pay $1704 in back alimony after a divorce seven years ago. The wife agreed to forgo the payments for child care, but without a legal agreement the court ordered Clarke to settle the arrears. Clarke contends he has no funds and faces jail as enforcement proceeds.
Four students at Dana Hall Boarding School were jailed in a cellar in Wellesley square for hours after violating strict permission rules to visit town stores. One girl was boosted to a window and, after struggling, signaled for help, ending the danger of starvation.
Supreme Court Justice McCall directed that Mae Wood Platt file in the county clerk’s office a copy of the marriage certificate under which she claims to be the wife of United States Senator Platt.
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