Injured Hand Verdict Against Bottling Co. Wins $7000
Joseph Morello, a storekeeper of 744 Harrison Avenue, won a $7000 verdict for injuries to his right hand from a bottle ginger ale explosion. He sued Louis Isenberg of Boston & Lowell Bottling Co. on Endicott Street, saying a glass cut a tendon and septic poisoning followed after handing a bottle to customer Alexander Driscoll.
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Joseph Morello
Harrison Avenue
Louis Isenberg
Boston & Lowell Bottling Co
Endicott Street
Alexander Driscoll
Alleged Decoy of Hub Blackmailers in Court
Hartford police booked Mrs. Ethel Levy accused decoy of Boston blackmailers on charges of bigamy and a statutory offense after bringing her from Springfield to the Hartford station.
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Hartford
Conn
Ethel Levy
Eleanor M. Barnes
Boston
Springfield
Must Burn Soft Coal Says Emergency Committee
Everett Morss, chairman of the Boston Emergency Fuel Committee, declares New Englanders must burn soft coal this year to avoid freezing. Dealers were swamped as officials warn they cannot meet the surge in demand for anthracite coal amid near freezing temperatures.
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New
Rockefeller Jr Denies Illness Triggers Sanatorium Visit
John D Rockefeller Jr arrived in Battle Creek to enter a sanitarium and said his purpose was rest, not illness. He stated he is not sick and seeks quiet recovery rather than medical treatment.
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Battle Creek
Mich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Vendetta Leads 12 Entrants in Army Endurance Test
Vendetta a thoroughbred ridden by Major Louis Beard led 12 mounts in the 60 mile fourth day of the army endurance test at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont. His time today was the minimum allowance nine hours and his four day total is 36 hours 17 minutes. He was the only finisher to meet the minimum time today.
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Fort Ethan Allen
Louis Beard
Endurance ride nears finish as horses show fatigue
After four days of grueling travel the 300 mile race nears its end with about 60 miles left daily. Cragmore and Clonmell trail Vendetta by three minutes for speed while Grant and Pathfinder follow two minutes behind. several horses withdraw due to injuries and fatigue as temperatures drop and a stiff wind persists.
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Cragmore
Clonmell
C. P. George
John J. Morris
Vendetta
Grant
America
A. A. Langley
Pathfindger
C. L. Scott
Jeffersonville
$50,000 Gift to Harvard in Will of Winthrop Cowdin
The will filed for probate in White Plains New York leaves an estate over $1,000,000. Harvard University receives $50,000 with income to be used for general purposes while St. Paul’s School Concord New Hampshire gets the residuary estate to fund teacher salary increases. The widow Lelia Cowdin gets $20,000 plus the Mt Kisco estate. Three nephews Elliot Christopher Cowdin Far Rockaway NY Thomas Knowlton Cowdin Tuxedo Park NY and John Cheever Cowdin New York City each receive $50,000.
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White Plains
N. Y
Winthrop Cowdin
Mt. Kisco
HarVard University
St. Paul's School
Concord
N. H
Harvard
St. Paul's
Lelia Cowdin
Elliot Christopher Cowdin
Far Rockaway
Thomas Knowlton Cowdin
Divorce Granted to Mrs Ligouri in Superior Court
Anna Ligouri of Dorchester testified before Judge Bell in the Superior Court divorce session that she endured threats with a razor and repeated abuse from her husband Gennaro Ligourt. She said they married in Boston City Hall on February 29 1916 and a church wedding followed, with her maiden name Anna Farina. He allegedly barred contact with her family and beat her in Lynn two days after the marriage, leaving her ill for a week.
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Anna Ligouri
Dorchester
Superior Court
Bell
Gennaro Ligourt
Boston City Hall
Anna Farina
Ligourt
Lynn
Dorchester Protest Over Garage Permit Draws Officials
A protest against a garage permit for Samuel Swartz and Meyer Pevaner at 8 10 Bowdoin Street Dorchester was filed with the Street Commissioners by the Dorchester League of Women Voters. Signers include Master William P Wragg and Submaster Roger A Powers of the Oliver Wendell Holmes School and E Gertrude Dudley principal of the John Marshall School. A hearing is scheduled for 12 o'clock today.
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Samuel Swartz
Meyer Pevaner
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Bowdoin and
Washington Streets
Dorchester League of Women Voters
William P. Wragg
Roger A. Powers
Oliver Wendell Holmes School
E. Gertrude Dudley
John Marshall School
Malden Gas Tax Hearing Set by Public Utilities
A public hearing is scheduled November 1 on abolishing the 35 cent service charge tax imposed by Malden and Melrose Gas Company. The Department of Public Utilities will preside and hear citizens’ arguments for ending the tax.
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Malden
Malden & Melrose Gas Company
Department of Public Utilities
Medford Candidate Alleges Gas Costs Cut Without Gas Tax Change
Charles A. Coughlin of Medford, a Board of Aldermen candidate, claims the Malden and Melrose Gas Company has reduced operating expenses by 10:30 am in Room 16 State House. He asserts gas prices and taxes remain unchanged.
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State House
Charles A. Coughlin
Medford
Board of Aldermen
Malden & Melrose Gas Company
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Silk Hosiery
Century Brand
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Ginter
California
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Moa
Sweet
Pillsbury’s
Alaska
Ts! Ode
Stra's, Ox
Wester
Wm. Elliot
Sper
Samay
Arthur F. Stiles
Gold Review
Morgan
Majors
Fairlady
Gladstone
Jane Gray
Clonmel
Toute Belle
Rustem Boy
Gouga
Pathfinder
Vagrant
Cowdin Estate
Mrs. Ligouri
Anna C. Ligouri
Gennaro Ligouri
Brockton
Beverly
Hyde Park
Providence
Salem
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank Goodwin
Worcester
Hs Kel
New England
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