Leap Year Romance Ends in Annulment Bid in Massachusetts
Carolyn Lordan formerly Dennis, a Cape woman about 21, seeks annulment of her marriage to John J. Lordan after a leap year proposal at Franklin Square House, a mock ceremony, and a secret July marriage. Lordan, 22, a Hancock factory clerk, plans to fight.
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Massachusetts
Carolyn Lordan
Carolyn Dennis
Cape
John J. Lordan
Franklin Square House
Cataumet
Carolyn I. Dennis
Boston
Lordan
Michael and
Mary Lordan
Northampton Street
Hancock Factory
Annulment Sought for Secret Year‑Old Marriage
Carolyn I. Lordan nee Dennis of Cape seeks annulment of a secret marriage contracted a year ago after a leap year proposal and a mock ceremony.
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Carolyn I. Lordan
Dennis
Pretty Cape
Black Hand Gang Targets Millionaire Gun Manufacturer
The Black Hand gang threatens millionaire gun maker David B. Wesson and his Springfield mansion, raising fears of a premeditated attack. Police investigate potential motives and security measures in the era.
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David B. Wesson
Springfield
Maine
Smith & Wesson
Massachusetts
Cambridge School Board Acts to Ban corporal punishment
The Cambridge School Board approves an order prohibiting corporal punishment in schools without written approval from the superintendent. The measure allows suspension of punishment for persistent violators and potential transfer to an ungraded school with parent notice. resignations and leaves of absence also noted amid district changes.
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Cambridge
Cambridge School Board
Probing Walker Wedding and Black Mail Letters
Private detectives probe the marriage of Cornelia Hatch Dearborn and Harry Walker in Brookline. Investigators seek proof that Gill of Franklin, N H is the groom and that Dearborn is the bride, amid threats and two handwritten blackmail letters. Authorities and family act cautiously as fear grows in Maple Street mansion.
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Brookline
Cornelia Hatch
Harry Walker
Leonard Kip Storrson
Henry Gill
Franklin, N. H
Cornelia Hatch Dearborn
New York
Gill
Franklin
N. H
Post
Edward W. Baker
Dearborn
Roosevelt and retinue tour North Carolina visits
President Roosevelt and wife with attaches and physicians tour North Carolina stopping in Raleigh Greensboro High Point Lexington Salisbury and Charlotte. He speaks to large crowds including 25 000 at Vance Park and meets Stonewall Jackson’s widow before trains to South Carolina Georgia and on to Florida with stops in Roswell Atlanta and Jacksonville.
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Roosevelt
Charlotte
N. Y
North Carolina
Raleigh
Durham
Trinity College
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Augustine
Roosevelt Heads South After Raleigh Visit
President Roosevelt travels from Raleigh to Charlotte amid yellow fever concern in New Orleans. Crowds greet the President at multiple stations while he tours the Raleigh fair and addresses rail and labor issues.
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Charlotte
N. C
New Orleans
Roosevelt
Georgia
Roosevelt's Idea of Railroad Curb
The proposal aimed to grant the government power to fix and enforce a maximum railroad rate, inspect railroad books, and prescribe required accounting. It argued for real government control of railroads, contrasting it with a sham of regulation.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt Tours Raleigh Cheered by Masses
President Roosevelt’s Raleigh visit drew about 60 000 residents along the route and 40 000 in front of the speakers as he spoke on railway control. He said he would return to Raleigh and expressed pleasure with the city and its people.
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Raleigh
N.C
Roosevelt
Rain Cooler Forecast for Boston Area
Local forecast shows Friday rain and cooler conditions for Boston and nearby. Saturday remains unsettled with likely occasional showers and fresh southwest to west winds.
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Boston
Vicin
New England Weather Outlook Friday Through Weekend
Showers Friday and Saturday with improving conditions by weekend. Frigid air moves in from the west and east as skies clear. Winds shift from variable to southwest and west, increasing to brisk to fresh as temperatures drop.
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New England
Four Hendricks Clubmen Save 16 From Fire at 42 Lowell Street
Four Hendricks Club members rushed into smoke filled rooms after breaking in and alerted the fire department. They carried three families to street safety as a mercantile unit burned on the first floor of 42 Lowell Street causing about 200 dollars in damage. The fire’s cause is listed as unknown and suspicious by fire crews.
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Hendricks Club
Lowell Street
Peter Moskin
C. B. Gallagher
George Devers
Richard Walsh
Andrew Flanigan
Gallagher
George M. Rogers
Chase Heirs Fight Over Adoption Decree
In Swampscott on October 19 protest filed in Salem Probate Court by relatives of Jennie P. Chase contesting the April 28 1889 adoption of DeForest W. Chase. They allege fraud undue influence and duress by Dr Howard Chase and claim the act was to enable DeForest to inherit Mrs Chase property. Protestants include Leonard H Phillips Charles E Phillips and several Phillips nephews and a sister J H Moxey.
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Swampscott
Jennie P. Chase
Salem
W. Chase
Howard Chase
William E
Edward W
Harry F. Phillips
Lunatic at Large
After five weeks of futile attempts to recapture Francis V Hayes authorities at Gardner Insane Hospital appealed to the Boston police for aid. Hayes is a feeble minded patient and son of a Pittsfield farmer, transferred to Gardner Sept 2, 1904, about six feet seven inches tall and weighing around 180 pounds. He wore a light coat, dark pants and vest.
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Francis V. Hayes
Gardner Insane Hospital
Boston
Hayes
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Insane Hospital
Hottest October 19 on record in 33 years
Weather observers reported a record heat for October 19 with a noon reading of 76 degrees and humidity 11 percent above normal. The peak surpassed the 1902 73-degree mark, while the coldest October 19 on record was 22 degrees in 1884.
Bantam Title Match Set As New England and British Face Off
Williams wins second New England golf championship. One Harvard golfer remains in the intercollegiate tourney. A Boston owned pacer named Octave B. dies suddenly in a Dover harness race.
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New England
Chelsea
Williams
Harvard
Boston
Octave B
Dover
Bargain Suit Offers From Clearance Sale Rack
Advertised prices include black suits at 15 dollars and boys suits for 3 dollars with belts and overcoats marked at 7.90.
Break in Ranks of Machine Shakes City Politics
Ward chairmen claim loyalty to the machine split from Donovan as city democracy is unsettled. Donovan and Fitzgerald backers predict an easy win while Republicans search for a mayoral candidate. Ex Governor Bates is named in discussions. Whitney answers Lodge in Pittsfield, Bartlett at Lynn comments on tariff impacts on the shoe trade.
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Lodge
Republican Committee of Ways and Means
House
Republican Committee On Finance
Senate
Massachusetts
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Donovan
Whitney
Pittsfield
Bartlett
Lynn
Ward Committees Split Over Donovan Fitzgerald Support
Widespread dispute emerged Wednesday night as ward committee chairmen claimed they were not aligned with the Donovan slate. Ex Alderman John L. Kelly, Ward 2 chair, rejected being listed for Donovan and voiced strong Fitzgerald backing, highlighting a split in local political lines.
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Oae
A. Fitzgerald
Edward’ J. Donovan
Donovan
Fitzgerald
John L. Kelly
P. J. Kennedy
James Donovan
Boston
Kelly
Weeping Bride Tells of Separation from Husband Lordan
Carolyn Lordan, in tears at her parents’ home in Cataumet, recalls leaving her husband amid a jealousy charged separation. She refuses to detail the events now, directs to her attorney Hathaway for the full facts, and recounts the moment she was urged to marry Lordan. She remembers meeting him at Franklin Square House after a drill in the State armory. A party at the house followed, with friends present, and a dare led her to kneel and ask him to be her husband, which they all took as a joke. She notes he proposed soon after with strong affection.
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Mr. Lordan
Franklin Square House
Rain and top coats advertised at deep discounts
A brief advertisement notes rain coats priced at 15 dollars now 5.90 and top coats similarly reduced at 5.90, credited to F. Gray Co. at the corner of Washington and Hanover, urging readers to check Albee's store ads on page 11.
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Congress
D. P. Wesson
Probing Walker
Mr. Wesson
Stebbins
New York City
Bués
Philip Meierson
Maple Street
Mabelle Bull
Walter
Joseph
Rhodes Bros. Co
Tremont St
Neufchatel
Warren
Rex
Concord
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Ewe
Frederick
Theshemen
Clark's Hotel
Cor
Washington and Avery Sts
Ladies
F. Grady
Washington and
Hanover
F. Gray
Lodge and Guild
Fitz
Gerald
F. Gray Co
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