Defence to Start Its Case Today in Roper Murder Trial
The defense for Albert J. Roper plans to present more than 30 witnesses as the case opens after the prosecution rested. Key elements include an alibi and questions about a large sum of money Roper displayed, with testimonies from police, store workers, and a last State witness, Mrs. Mary Donovan.
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William H. Wilson
Attorney Wilson
Judge Stevens
Stevens
Bert Roper
Redmond Welch
Lowell
Thomas I. Eustace
Edward H. Murtagh
Young Roper
Boston Post
Jessie Fox
Wall Street
Roxbury
Pasquale Lamalfa
John Favalora
Roper B
Lamalfa
Roper
Ed Favalora
Favalora
Mary A. Donovan
Huntington Avenue
Mysterious $55 and money trail in Fox house case
Witnesses recount a missing $55 allegedly hidden to buy coal and linked to Bert Roper. Police and florists dispute forged signatures while Roper explains money sources and a found cache tied to Mrs. Fox. The sequence traces his affluence days before the murder.
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Fox
Bert Roper
Donovan
Tewksbury
Roper
Murtagh
Eustace
Wife Relents Frees Husband in Court Plea
Frank Arbutt pleaded guilty to non support in Superior Criminal Court. Judge O Connell listened as his wife urged a second chance, ordering three months of monitored support with probation officer oversight or a jail sentence if payments stop. The couple left smiling.
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Frank Arbutt
Superior Criminal Court
O’connell
Arbutt
Lowell Faces Labor Famine as Eight-Hour Law Suspended
Lowell confronts a labor shortage that may prompt the Commission on Labor and Industries to suspend the eight hour law. Mayor James E. O'Donnell urged the suspension to speed bridge work on the Pawtucketville bridge over the Merrimac River, noting workers are attracted by higher wages elsewhere.
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Lowell
Commission On Labor and Industries
Pawtucketville
Merrimac River
James E. O'Donnell
Girl Shoots G. O. P. Leader in Montana
A. C. Thomas, Sanders county Republican central committee chair, died in Missoula hospital from a pistol shot fired by Edith Colby, a Missoula reporter. Colby is jailed. Thomas made no statement. Senator Edward Donlan linked the killing to a lengthy political feud.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
A. C. Thomas
Republican Central Committee
Sanders County
Missoula
Edith Colby
Colby
Thomas
Edward Donlan
Antis Plan a Larger Fight Against Woman Suffrage
National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage in New York hosts a meeting with leaders from nine states to extend anti suffrage activity. organizers plan to form anti groups in every congressional district. About 49 000 women are enrolled in the Ohio house to house canvass. Attendees include women from Connecticut Massachusetts Georgia Delaware Nebraska Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio and New York.
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New York
National Association
Association In Progress
Ohio
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Georgia
Delaware
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Lynn Girl Weds New York Theatrical Man
Emma C. Griffin of Lynn married George Evans Ashton a New York theatrical man yesterday morning in the Cathedral of Holy Cross. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Lane. Ashton, formerly with the Follies in 1911, is well known in vaudeville circles.
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George Evans Ashton
New York
Emma C. Griffin
Anna C. Griffin
Lynn
John Lane
Cathedral of Holy Cross
Ashton
Receivership challenged by minority stockholders
Minority stockholders of the Boston and Maine oppose the receivership and filed a petition in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for disapproval of Judge Putnam's appointment of James Hustis as receiver. Judge Bingham in New Hampshire declined to pass on the petition, directing them to the Court of Appeals for review. The court convenes Tuesday for the October term and a hearing was not determined.
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Boston & Maine
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William L. Putnam
James i. Hustis
Bingham
New Hampshire
Court of Appeals
Willing New York Woman Seeks Passport for France Trip
Dorothy Arnold, of 465 State street Albany New York, applied at the U S District Court clerk's office for a passport to visit France. She plans to drive a motor supply truck for French relief and was accepted by the Boston fund headquarters for her fluency in French and driving skill.
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Dorothy Arnold
United States District Court
France
Dorothy Treat Arnold
State Street
Alleany
N. Y
Boston
Fund For French Relief
Tug Leaves New York for Transatlantic Crossing
The tug Eugene F Moran departed New York for a transatlantic voyage bound first for Halifax to receive a turtle-back deck and paint in battleship gray. Reported to have been purchased by the British government, the vessel measures 105 feet overall.
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New York
Eugene F. Moran
Halifax
Universalist Evangelism The Universal Fatherhood of God
The article lists Universalist beliefs including the fatherhood of God the authority of Jesus Christ and the Bible as revelation. It provides a roster of churches and addresses across Massachusetts and nearby areas plus many named reverends and pastors associated with the movement.
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God
Jesus Christ
Fatherhood
OF God
Spain Seeks Solution to German Shipping Attacks
In Madrid the Spanish premier Count Romanones told deputies that the government is studying how to address the Germany shipping attacks. He called the issue grave and complex with no current solution, noting exporters and crews face safety concerns and fruit shipments are being refused.
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Madrid
Spain
Paris
Count Romanones
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Nougues
Interna
Domino
Romanones
Fosbrooke Named Dean of General Theological Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Hughey E. W. Fosbrooke, professor at Spisconal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass, was elected dean of the General Theological Seminary in New York. He will succeed Rev. Dr. W. L. Robbins who resigned.
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Hughey E. W. Fosbrooke
Israel
Spisconal Theological School
Cambridge
Mass
General Theological Seminary
Fosbrooke
W. L. Robbins
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