Confessed Murder Trial Details Return to Courtroom
In the Ruthland County Superior Court a dramatic legal scene unfolds as Madeline Lange testifies about her father’s alleged confession to murder. She also says she agreed to go along with a plan to assist her mother’s defense while prosecutors question inconsistencies in Lange’s stories.
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RE. C. Brown
Watertown
Mass
Wood Detective Agency
Boston
Lange
Brown
Katharine Nichols
Frank C. Archibald
Ruth Jland County Superior Court
Madeline
Moulton
Louis
Bishop
Bay State Men Well Placed on Key House Committees
Washington April 7 Bay State representatives secure top roles on major House committees. Frederick H. Gillett to speaker while Samuel F. Winslow chairs interstate commerce. Others include William S. Greene on merchant marine and fisheries Allen T. Treadway on ways and means and John Jacob Rogers on foreign affairs.
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Washington
Bay State
House of Representatives
Republican Committee
Congressman Winslow
Worcester
Massachusetts
Committee On Committees
House
Frederick H. Gillett
Springfield
Samuel FE. Winslow
Interstate Commerce Committee
William 8. Greene
Fall River
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Allen T. Treadway
Stockbridge
Ways and Means
Calvin D. Paige
Southbridge
John Jacob Rogers
Lowell
Wilfred W. Lufkin
Essex
Frederick W. Dallinger
Cambridge
George W. Tinkham
Boston
Appropriations
Robert Luce
Waltham
Joseph Walsh
New Bedford
Judiciary
Charles L. Underhill
Somerville
District of Columbia
Robert S. Maloney
Lawrence
Immigration and Naturalization
Navy Department
Louis A. Frothingham
Dedham
Democratic Organization
Gallivan
Tague
Doubt Cast on Harris Elwell Confession Details Spread
Harris provides a complex tale about an Elwell murder linking Duncan and a woman named Mrs Fairchild. Detectives question consistency of Harris story, noting street, time, and room discrepancies. District Attorney Moore and Detective Oswald express skepticism while examining motives and possible anonymity. Harris’s wife offers conflicting alibis as investigators probe for truth.
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Harris
Elwell
Fairchild
Duncan
Moore
Jerry
Harry P. Oswald
Homicide Bureau
New York Police Department
Oswald
Tist Street
70Th Street
Harris Confession Conflicts With Known Facts in Murder Case
New York officials probing Roy Harris and William Duncan confession to the murder of Joseph B. Elwell admit Harris showed intimate knowledge of details but many statements clash with established facts. Former Governor Whitman weighs whether the tale is true and plans further interviews. Mrs. Elwell denies knowledge of Mrs. Fairchild alleged by Harris.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Allied Printing Trades’ Unions
Typothetae
Harris
Roy Harris
Buffalo
William Duncan Murry
Joseph B. Elwell
Charles S. Whitman
Whitman
Former Mayor Fitzgerald Calls New England’s Modern Challenge
Ex Boston mayor John F. Fitzgerald told the Kronprinzessin Association banquet at Quincy House that New England has lost ground in business and must mobilize a younger generation to reclaim its place. He cited the Siegel building and declines in major regional railroads as warning signs and urged local courage to pursue growth.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Kronprinzess
Cecillie Association
Quincy House
Fitzgerald
New England
Siegel
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Boston Elevated
Bay State System
Kronprinzessin Association
United States Marshal's of
Seizure of Former German Ship Cecilie and Mt Vernon Tribute
F. G. Wright of the State police led a toast as Boston honors the seizure of the former German liner Cecilie later renamed Mt. Vernon. Speakers included Commander P A Guttormsen Eagle 29 chief engineer, Lt Commander T Leonard MacAvey engine room head, former U S Marshal Patrick J Duane, and J Walter Evans State police assistant to Wright in preparing the Cecilie for service.
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Fice
Boston
U. S
Mt. Vernon
F. G. Wright
State Police
Association
P. A. Guttormsen
Wright
T. Leonard MacAvey
National Vaudeville Artists Day Observed Nationwide
Today marks National Vaudeville Artists Day with vaudeville theatres in Boston and across the country donating full matinee receipts to a fund offering $1000 insurance for NV A actor members. Boston plans a parade and public festivities on the Common with endorsements from Governor Cox and Mayor Peters.
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Boston
Boston Common
Channing Cox
Peters
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Herbert
Ernest Lovell
Dunning
Herbert Lovell
Tinker
Joe
Jos
Rutland, VT
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Jay A. Dow
Charles P. Hill
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A. J. Boutwell
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Arthur Willis
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Conn
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Frank O'Hare
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Daniels Printing Co
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Lincoln & Smith Press
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Masserid Pty. Co
Marvin & Son
Perry & Co
J. Peters & Son Co
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Riverside Press
Rockwell & Churchill
Rumford Press
Sampson & Murdock Co
Nathan Sawyer & Son
J. W. Schaeffer & Co
Scott Linotyping Co
Seaver-Howland Press
Sherman Press, Inc
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Washington St
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Lord Piano Co
Boylston Street
I Paratibe
Gehet
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