Still More Evidence Overlooked By Mead
State Police hold additional articles found in the room of murdered Mabel Page. Detectors refuse to say if items belong to Page or the killer. Blood spots were found on straw matting removed from the bedroom floor to infer Miss Page’s gaze at the moment of attack. Professor Wood is compiling an official update to be released in days.
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Mabel Page
Mead
Miss Page
Professor Wood
Wood
James Bartlett Wiggin
Wiggin
Tam
John Hunter
Auburn St
Cambridgeport
Mass
Arnold
New York City
Lorentz
Miss Page Letter Excerpt Secretly Released
A partial letter from Mabel Page is printed with officials concealing portions. It notes Harold injured and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Authorities say the letter contained no usable clue about the murderer and did not name any caller.
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Mabel Page
Cure for Baby Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
A mother describes a six week old infant with scalp eczema where scales peeled away hair. After trying various remedies a doctor and then Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the scalp cleared and hair grew back. She reports continued success in later years and endorses the Cuticura line as a complete skin treatment for all ages.
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C. W. Burges
Iranistan Ave
Bridgeport
Cadenra
Te.a
London
Pee &Q
Paris
Williams Attacks Democratic Factions in Hearst Speech
Lawrence April 5 George Fred Williams spoke in support of Hearst condemning party reorganization. He framed the Democratic presidential contest as a clash of principles and warned of a small but powerful faction straddling Republicanism and Democracy aiding the GOP.
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Lawrence
George Fred Williams
Hearst
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Spit Ball Trick Attracts Early Attention By Stricklett
Stricklett, new Cardinals pitcher from the Pacific Coast league, is credited with inventing the spit ball. He wets his fingers with saliva and delivers a ball that stays flat, fooling batters and challenging catchers. While successful, many say the curve remains the more effective pitch in the long run.
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Stricklett
St. Louis Cardinals
Old Timers Advantage Cited by Addie Joss in Pitching Talk
Addie Joss argues that modern pitchers face greater demands than old time stars like Radbourn. He notes pitchers in the past could pitch daily with shorter throws, while present arms must cover more distance and work harder, a point he says fans overlook.
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Addie
Joss
Radbourn
Seek No Stranger Miss Brotchie Sees Local Murder Clues
Weston April 5 Miss Harriet Brotchie principal near the Page homestead claims the killer knew the neighborhood and likely was in Weston during Easter vacation. She notes school was out and observers include a 9 year old girl and an elderly man. witnesses report a neatly dressed, muddy shod man seen near Framingham road.
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Weston
Harriet Brotchie
Page Homestead
Page Home
Miss Brotchie
Mabel Page
Margaret Brotchie
Page
Weston Woman Recalls Mysterious Stranger Near Page Estate
Mrs. Hunting and her sister Mrs. Goldthwait described a well dressed man seen leaving the Page estate area shortly after last Thursday’s murder. The stranger, about 45 to 50, tall 5 foot 7 to 5 foot 9, with a hat in hand and forehead mopped with a kerchief, hurried along as cameras and reporters crowded the doorway to her Weston home.
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Weston
Daceys Case Continued After Arraignment
Matthew Dacey of Woburn, 17, arraigned in Malden District Court on assault charges against Nanna Franson of West Medford. Case continued to Thursday. bonds set at 800 dollars. defense by W R Lang of Boston.
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Malden
Matthew Dacey
Woburn
Nanna Franson
West Medford
Dacey
W. R. Lang
Boston
Wounded From Port Arthur Reach Harbin
Paris April 6. A hospital train arrived in Harbin from Port Arthur carrying 18 wounded and five sick. They are under the care of four sisters.
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Paris
Matin
Harbin
Port Arthur
Weston Farmers Speak Of Neighbors After Murder
Reporters roamed a five mile radius around the Page home interviewing farmers about who passed the residence on the day of the murder. They sought firsthand accounts of neighbors reputations and past lives to build a profile of the community involved.
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Weston
Page
Murder near the Page house shocks small town
Mrs Charles Hunting of Wellesley street saw a bare headed man coming from the Page house after Mabel Page was killed on Thursday. The murderer is described as partly insane, with five locals considered unbalanced in the quiet district. The area is sparsely populated and relatives shield the troubled residents from interference.
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Charles Hunting
Wellesley Street
Page House
Mabel Page
Romanic Arrives in St Louis with Mixed Passenger List
The White Star liner Romanic, captained by A E S Hamberton R N R, docked at 1 30 p m with 50 second class and 1617 third class passengers. It sailed from Alexandria on March 17 carrying notable figures Abdel Bey Abaza Egyptian charge d affaires in St Louis and circus performer Hassan Ali among others.
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A. E. S. Hamberton
Alexandria
Abdel Bey Abaza
St. Louis
St. Louis Purchase Exposition
C. Montanari
United States
Hassan Ali
Cairo
Ringling Bros. Circus
Page Family Chronology Details Day of Murder
Weston date chronicles the March 31 events of Mabel Page’s family. It lists movements of Harold Page, the father, Amy Roberts, and others before the discovery of Page’s body and police notifications. The timeline ends with the medical examiner ruling death by own action and the undertaker notifying the next day.
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Weston
Mabel Page
Harold Page
Boston
Father
Auburndale
Amy Roberts
Watertown
Watertown Square
Cambridge
Maynard
Herbert Leo Connolly
Frost
Mead
Bruce
Third choice named in Boston coadjutor selection
The Right Rev Monsignor William Byrne is reported as the third candidate for the Boston archdiocese coadjutor with right of succession to Archbishop Williams. Bishops Harkins Brady Neagle and McQuaid figure in a three-name contention amid a broader provincial slate.
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William Byrne
D. D
Archdiocese of Boston
Williams
Harkins
Providence
R. I
Brady
Boston
Richard Neagle
Malden
William P. McQua
Bradley
Fall River
William Stang
Labor union actions and meetings across multiple locals
Labor notes report unions discussing mergers and affiliations including Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners with Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. Local protests over non union employment, aid to locked out Chicago chandelier workers, and planned mass meetings at Caledonian Hall and Faneuil Hall feature speakers Frank K Foster and George E McNeill.
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Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
George Bradley Tailoring
Ladies’ Tailors and Dressmakers’ Union
Caledonian Hall
Trace
Teamsers’ Joint Council
J. J. Reagan
Joseph Bt. Curry
A. HH. Wass
George I. Smith
Louis Pfaff
T. F. Regan
George W. Ross
Electrotypers
D. M. Nelligan
W. J. Douglas
F. L. Murray
Charles L. Sands
W. B. Nash
Jases J. Achison
Hanover Street
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Organized Labor
Faneuil Hall
John Turner
Frank K. Foster
George E. McNeill
Deacon Hall
Concord
Washington Streets
Dennis D. Driscoll
Peceneet
Boston Central Labor Union
James R. Crozier
State
Peter H. McNeally
New England
Train Tickets From East To West Sold At Discount
Daily to April 80 Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern line sells tickets from New England to California Oregon Washington and British Columbia for over 17.06 less than regular second class rates. Tickets and information from J. E. Brittain general agent 300 Washington Street.
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Chicago
Union Pacific & Northwestern Line
New England
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Senate kills banking bill in 18 to 10 vote
In the Senate yesterday the general trust bill for uniform laws governing trust companies doing banking business was referred to the next General Court by 18 to 10. Senator Peters of Boston argued it safeguards the public, citing the Union Trust Company collapse as a warning the Legislature should heed.
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Senate
General Trust
General Court
Peters
Boston
Union Trust Company
Strike Riots Rage Outside Chicago Plant
Chicago April 5. Despite news of a settlement at the American Can Company plant rioting intensified with a man named John Nichols killed by a bullet said to be fired from a train carrying non union workers. A mob of about 1000 later attacked 300 Greek workers as they left the plant with stones sticks and bottles.
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Chicago
American Can Company
John Nichols
Railroad Machinists Form District Lodge
All the Railroad Machinists Lodges including 86 percent of machinists on the New York New Haven and Hartford line are organized into District Lodge 43 with headquarters in New Haven. Boston and Maine machinists are organized into District Lodge 42 with 80 percent coverage. District Lodge 42 to meet in Boston at the Wells Memorial Building.
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N. Y
District Lodge of Railroad Machinists
New Haven
Boston & Maine Railroad
District Lodge 42
Boston
Wells Memorial Building
Young women ushers featured at Dahlgren Hall vaudeville concert
Tonight in Dahlgren Hall South Boston a charity vaudeville concert features well known young society women performing dancing and singing numbers. George Krey directs the show with Joseph A. Callahan as director and manager.
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Dahlgren Hall
South Boston
George Krey
Joseph A. Callahan
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