Story of Amy Roberts and Miss Page Friendship
Mrs Alice Doyle, longtime Page household employee, recalls Amy Roberts and Mabel Page in Weston. She recounts a affectionate farewell kiss and notes Page’s kindness, proper boundaries with servants, and Mabel Page's close bond with her family. Doyle believes Mabel would not have harmed herself and had reasons for living.
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Alice Doyle
Page
Amy Roberts
Mabel Page
Miss Roberts
Miss Page
Doyle
Commonwealth Avenue
Weston
Prof Wood to Report on Page Case Today
The result of Professor Wood's examination of the organs of Mabel Page's body will be handed to police today. He will report on any trace of poison in the stomach at Dr Mead's request and determine whether the woman died before or after dinner. A report on Miss Page's clothing and its condition will also be issued.
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Professor Wood
Mabel Page
Dr. Mead
Miss Page
Harvard Union Elects Officers After Meeting
Major Henry L. Higginson was elected president of the Harvard Union at last evening’s meeting. Raymond Oveson, class of 1905, becomes vice president and Sam Hinckley, ’03, secretary and treasurer.
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Harvard Union
Henry L. Higginson
Raymond Oveson
Sam Hinckley
Russians Plan Unite Fleets and Crush Japs
Paris April 7 The Russian naval plan to recover reverses at Port Arthur and Chemulpo calls for concentrating fleets at Port Arthur the Baltic Red Sea and Vladivostok to outnumber Admiral Togo’s forces. If Baltic fleet is blocked it would try to cripple Japanese ships in a risky battle to reduce Togo’s strength below Makaroff’s. Official sources say the plan is determined and Washington will receive similar information shortly.
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Paris
Port Arthur
Chemulpo
St. Petersburg
Russia
Japan
Far East
Baltic
Red Sea
Vindivostok
Makaroff
Togo
Washington
Russians Expected to Hold Out at Antung
St Petersburg April 7 Russians plan to defend Antung as long as possible while the first line of defence near Feng Hwang Cheng holds. Kuropatkin's army is stretched along the Anju to Wiju road, hampered by bad roads and supply transport. The 70 mile Yalu river section is ice laden with islands aiding Russian sharpshooters. Russians have entrenched near Haicheng to block a potential Japanese landing at the Liaotung Gulf head.
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Antung
ST. Petersburg
Corea
Kuropatkin
Feng Hwang Cheng
Pekin
Anju
Wiju
Chyonju
Yalu
Yongampo
Haicheng
Liaotung Gulf
Was Miss Page Dressing When Killed Or Undressing
Weston April 7. Police weigh a Page mystery theory that Miss Page was undressing when she was killed after laundry agent H S Maynard says she wore a heavy black walking skirt earlier and a brown skirt hung in the closet. Amy Roberts recalls Miss Page dressed in a light wrapper at about 10:30 then Maynard finds Page ready for street.
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Weston
H. S. Maynard
Page House
Maynard
Mr. Page
Amy Roberts
Miss Page
Miss Roberts
Russia Begins Easter Fast Across the Empire
Rain fell across Russia signaling the start of Easter holidays as government work halted. Soldiers and sailors abroad were exempt from fasting as a military precaution while the Emperor’s legions abstained. In St. Petersburg the St Isaac's Cathedral ceremony drew foreign diplomats, including Ambassador McCormick, with the Imperial family at the Winter Palace service and Anitchkoff Palace sacrament.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Far East
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
United States
McCormick
Winter Palace
Anitchkoff Palace
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Messrs. McManus
Moses Williams
America
Washington St
Col. Beach St
Mabel
Harold
Raymond
Sandberg & Scudney
Cornhill
Wachington ST
Parker
Prof. Wood
Auburndale
Whitney
Harfina
Hay
Capt. Y. Alerd
Snug Harbor
New Brighton
Staten Island
N. J
Philo Hay
Specialties Co
Lafayette Street
Newark
New Jersey
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