Weston murder adds to regional crime mystery
A brutal murder of Miss Mabel Page in Weston joins a string of unresolved cases, including the killings of John L. Tucker in Lynn, Frank A. Brown and his wife in Roslindale, and a fatal shooting of a 11 year old boy Parker Dexter. The medical examiner’s missteps draw sharp criticism of local crime protection and investigation.
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Mabel Page
Weston
John L. Tucker
Lynn
Frank A. Brown
Roslindale
Miss Page
Gas hearing resumes next week amid tough testimony
The gas case hearing will restart early next week after a pause that allows the public to digest sweeping claims. Key witness Lawson described million-dollar deals with Rogers, prompting questions about whether such wealth was produced or merely extracted. The piece questions the morality and value of the alleged profits in a broad, opinionated survey.
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Mr. Lawson
Rogers
Lawson
Mr. Rogers
Conquest and Assimilation Across Borders
The text argues that conquest by any nation uses machine guns and rapid fire weapons to overcome local resistance, comparing modern military power to old weapons. It questions pride in English-speaking nations engaging in assimilation by killing, labeling them representatives of Christian civilization.
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Himalayan
Liquor Law Reinstatement urged by Boston editorial
A Boston editorial urges the Legislature to return to the long established licensing system removed by a transcription error. It notes increased crime and travel disruption since the change and argues for repeal of the semicolon intrusion and a Sunday reconsideration of the law based on local experience.
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Boston
The Crafty Hare Outwits Trap Again
A playful exchange about a sly rabbit named Dewet as he slips from a trap once more. Molly remarks on his luck and cleverness within a lighthearted scene.
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Bunny
Molly
Dewet
Rabbit
Miner recounts Klondike trip and poker loss
A returned Klondike miner relates a severe experience from the trip and notes a $500 loss due to cold feet while playing poker. The brief exchange frames hardship and risk in pursuit of gold.
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The
Klondike
Stealthy Steve Faces Fate in a Russian Prison
The spy tale follows Stealthy Steve as he is led to Port Arthur for execution by General Alexieff. In a dark, damp cell he distrusts his identity as a Japanese spy, contemplates doom, writes farewell notes to Genevieve and Willie, and awaits the 60 minute mark before the guards announce his finish.
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Silliman Blagden
Brunswick
Wilds
Canada
Blagden
New York City
Steve
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Mr. Alexieff
Baron Hizzizzan
Mrs. Miskell
Genevieve
P. S
Harsh street organ woes spark ear plug plea in Boston
A lighthearted column riffs on spring signs in Boston with street organs playing Bedelia and jokes about farmhand shoes. It humorously notes the organ’s bronchitis like failure and urges a patent ear plug invention to block the music, while joking about winter wear and Panama hats.
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Boston
Tremont Street
Bedelia
Deacon Questioned Women on Studying Languages
A deacon questions why women wish to study languages, asserting one tongue suffices for expression. The remark reflects gendered views on education and language learning.
The Giant Ruby by Mabel Fuller Blodgett
Mrs Mabel Fuller Blodgett of Corey Hill is active in Brookline society and literature. Her children’s book The Giant Ruby reads simply yet hides enough mystery to engage both kids and adults as a boy and girl seek a long lost ruby with help from benevolent fairies.
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Mabel Fuller Blodgett
Corey Hill
Brookline
Daughters of the Revolution
Notable figures linked to arts, military and law
CAPTAIN H. ¢C. THACKER attached to Royal Canadian Artillery reports from Japan on military ops. EMILE TERQUEM, famed for directing major French book expositions over 380 years, to visit St. Louis after Paris fairs. WILLIAM H. CRANE, comedian, visited the U.S. Supreme Court. a lawyer argued Indian claims as Crane plus a quip about age and nudging.
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H. ¢C. Thacker
Japan
Royal Canadian Artillery
South Africa
Drury
Emile Terquem
Cercle de la Librairie
Chicago
Paris
St. Louis
William H. Crane
United States Supreme Court
The Curse of Coffin Beach in the Family Tale
In the Gloucester setting, Peter Coffin defies ancestral warnings by cutting forest for cash. The steward tempts further cuts, and as sand encroaches, wealth vanishes. The once vast estate becomes Coffin's Beach now called Wingaersheek, the land lost to Boston buyers.
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Peter Coffin
John
Peter
Coffin
Boston
Wingaersheek
Cape Ann
Gloucester
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Great Ames Estate
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Edward S. Willard
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Tynemouth
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Trinity Court
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London
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Copley Square
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Waldorf-Astoria
Trek
Station 9
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Back Bay
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Cambridge
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City
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Cambridge Athletic Association
Trib
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Everett W. Burdett
J. Otis Wardwell
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Somerville
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Sunday Post
Sphinx
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Bible Study Union
Francis H. Rowley
Baptist Church
Reven Thomas
Fterward Church
Old Egypt
Frederic A. Bisbee
D.D
Citor
Universalist Leader
John A. McElwain
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Israel
Egypt
William Copely Winslow
Royal Archeological Inst
Henry C. Marie
American Baptist Aissionary Union
Elmer H. Capen
L.L.D
Tufts College
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R. J. Adams
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the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers
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Brookline Club
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Coffin's Beach
Grace Orne Bartlett
Washington Street
Lynn, Mass
Oak Hall
Washington St
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Ai &A
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