Shrewsbury Selectmen Move To Revoke Auto Licenses
Shrewsbury selectmen petition the State Highway Commission to revoke automobile permits after alleged speed violations. Notable figures listed include Frederick L. Ames Asa Goddard L A Crossett G F W Stevens L N Cushman Dr F Bell and L P Sims. Hearing set for Sept. 14 as a test case.
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Shrewsbury
Shave
State Highway Commission
Frederick L. Ames
North Eoston
Asa Goddard
Worcester
L. A. Crossett
Abington
G. F. W. Stevens
Boston
L. N. Cushman
DB. F. Bell
Beverly
L. P. Sims
L. A
Goddard
Bell
Winchester Folk Protest Tax Bills Delayed Postals
Citizens in Winchester oppose Collector A C Bell for sending poll tax payment notices dated August 1 but mailed two weeks later with threats of extra charges. Bell defends dating and delays, calls late payers poor and says postals target only those who delay. Town meeting may address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
A. C. Bell
Belk
Mr. Bell
Beautiful Victim of Cadet Tries Death by Own Action
A 16 year old girl, May Griffith, daughter of wealthy Harlem residents, attempted suicide by drinking ammonia after being lured into crime by a man named Brockwell who forced her to assume the name Nellie Brockwell and join a group of girls compelled to rob. She escaped, was captured at Stanton and Forsyth, and given first aid at Eldridge Street Station before hospital care.
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New York
May Griffith
Harlem
Stanton and
Forsyth Streets
Eldridge Street
Brockwell
East Third Street
Nellie Brockwell
Captain William B. English Named War Veterans Chief
Indianapolis Sept 2 Captain William B English has succeeded Harold Megrew as commander in chief of the United States War Veterans a major leadership change in the veterans organization.
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English
Indianapolis
Ind
William B. English
Harold Megrew
The
United States War Veterans
Young Bride Says She Won't Marry For Love
In Amherst report Alice Lulu Baker, 24, now wife of 92 year old Oren Williams, explains she answered a housekeeper ad and agreed to marry after discussions with her father. She asserts the will favored her and vows to care for Williams until death, while hinting at homesickness and possible speculation about marriage as a game.
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Amherst
Alice Lulu Baker
Oren Williams
Papa
Mr. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Will
Missing Charlestown wife returns home after disappearance
Mrs Maud Gilchrist 19 who wed July 6 last returned to her husband at 193 Main Street Charlestown early yesterday morning. He says she left the residence due to ill health and went to a Boston hospital for treatment without informing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Gilchrist
Main Street
Charlestown
Neighbors Quarrel Heard in Malden Court
In Wakefield on September 2, Mrs. Margaret Horrigan accused neighbor Mrs. Margaret Barrett of disturbing the peace after Barrett allegedly insulted her with taunts. Barrett admitted calling Horrigan a dirty Sunday scrub woman and claimed Horrigan threatened her. Judge Sweetser discharged the case.
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Wakefield
Margaret Horrigan
Malden
Margaret Barrett
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Kobaall
Woney
Eton
Norfolk
Hanover Street
Hanover St
Washington Street
Shrewsbury Selectmen
LABOR
Prince Albert
Morse
Washington and Brattle Streets
Portland and
Sudbury Sts
Collector Bell
Mrs. Etta D. Peterson
Somerville
Washburn’s Department Store
WaShington St
BoylSton St
Washburn Credit House
Jordan’s
Malden Court
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