Husband Defends In Trial Over Illegal Earnings From 17-Year-Old Wife
Thomas Thompson testifies in Superior Criminal Court denying charges of deriving income from his underage wife Hazel Niles and aiding in her detention. He claims he married to save her, while Hazel and others face related charges. The mother, Mrs. Mary Halloran, describes visits and prior care by the House of the Good Shepherd.
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Thomas Thompson
Superior Criminal Court
Wellington Street
Hazel Niles
Thompson
Mary Halloran
House of the Good Shepherd
Four Boston Police Promoted In Promotion Sweep
Police Commissioner O Meara issued a general order promoting four sergeants to lieutenants and elevating a captain to property clerk as retirements created vacancies. Searles becomes captain property clerk, Hines and McConnell become lieutenants, with Putnam promoted to sergeant. Flynn and McGrath shift to new desk positions at Lagrange and East Boston stations.
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O’meara
Charles W. Searles
James E. Hines
East Boston
Millard F. Frohock
Arthur B. McConnell
Lagrange Street
Brighton
Michael O’neil
City Point
Hiram H. Rich
Arthur J. Putnam
William J. Sheehan
James H. O'Neil
William J. Flynn
Hanover Street
John McGrath
Joy Street
Boston
Ivernia Sails for Liverpool Today From East Boston
At 1 o clock today the Cunard steamer Ivernia will depart East Boston for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 49 saloon 120 cabin and 300 steerage passengers. Among expected travelers are Mrs Fiske Warren Miss Rachel Warren Mr and Mrs E W Atkinson and other Boston and Winthrop residents.
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Cunard Line
Ivernia
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Fiske Warren
Rachel Warren
E. W. Atkinson
H. G. Curtis
Lawrence Curtis
C. A. King
Paul D. Lamson
L.L. Sargent
Pyramid Pile Cure advertised for piles relief
A drugstore advertises Pyramid Pile Cure claiming it relieves severe piles with fast action. It offers a free mail trial from Pyramid True Co. in Marshall Michigan and sells at 50 cents a package.
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Pyramid True Co
Pyramid
Lungs Declared Sound Life Insurance Granted
A patient recalls extensive lung hemorrhages in 1907 and septic pneumonia before using Eckman’s Alterative. After starting in August 1907, health improved and he secured life insurance after two prior rejections. Details available on request from Charles Morgan of Philadelphia.
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Eckman
Hekman
Chas. Morgan
W. Dauphin St
Phila
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton -Dutton Brug Dent
War Time Post Extracts From The Boston Post
The piece offers glimpse of Civil War era mood from 1861 with notes on days near crisis. It highlights contemporary reflections, events, and public anxieties as the nation faced secession and war.
Armament Shortage and Arsenal Seizure Grips Civil War Era
Fifty years ago today on April 18 1861 the Harper s Ferry Arsenal was captured by Virginia militia. Confederate War Department valued seized property at 25000000 to 30000000 dollars while Northern estimates ranged from 1207000 to 1470513. Governor John A Andrew of Massachusetts complains of weapon shortages and outlines Massachusetts efforts to supply Fort Monroe with regiments muskets and bank loan plans for arms and funding. The letter cites regiments sent to Washington Fall River Worcester and Spaulding and notes Boston banks offering loans and treasury notes.
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Harper’s Ferry
Virginia
Confederacy
Confederate War Department
John A. Andrew
Massachusetts
War Department
Washington
Ay State
Boston Corps of Cadets
Fort Monroe
Boston
Springfield
Fourth Massachusetts
Fall River
Spaulding
Jones
Sixth Massachusetts
Worcester
Monroe
Eighth Massachusetts
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
United States Service
Baltimore riots semi centennial noted with Civil War roots
Tomorrow marks the fifty year anniversary of the Baltimore riots described as the first bloodshed of the Civil War by Massachusetts troops. The Boston Post coverage from fifty years ago will be echoed in the upcoming story.
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Baltimore
Massachusetts
Post
Boston Post
Massachusetts Volunteers Arrive in Jersey City Amid War Hype
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment arrived in Jersey City on April 18 1861 to wild demonstrations of support. Crowds cheered the train as Jersey Blues pledged aid, while New York and Philadelphia reports echoed the parade and honor to Massachusetts. In Baltimore Union supporters clashed with secessionists as five hundred Harrisburg troops arrived peacefully, signaling rising tension on the eve of the regiment's Baltimore arrival.
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Boston Post
Jersey City
N. J
Massachusetts Volunteers
Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment
Jersey Blues
Old Bay State
New York
Andrew
Jagnes Appleton
Ipswich
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Chestnut Street
Continental
Baltimore
Federal Hill
Harrisburg
Harper's Ferry Troop Destruction by Jones Command
Lieutenant Jones arrives at Carlisle with 43 men to face 2500 Confederate troops ordered by Virginia to take Harper's Ferry. Under War Department orders they destroy munitions of war and arsenal before retreating 30 miles to Hagerstown Maryland. Three men missing and fifteen thousand arms destroyed.
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Reston
Jones
Harper’s Ferry
Carlisle
Penn
Virginia
War Department
Harper's Ferry
Hagarstown
Butler In Command On 1861 Massachusetts Troops
Fifty years ago today April 18 1861 Brigadier General Butler took command of four Massachusetts regiments as the Eighth Massachusetts militia joined the seat of war The governor presented colors to Lt Col Timothy Munroe amid a crowd in Newburyport Marblehead Lynn Beverly Gloucester Salem and Pittsfield as the Brigade Band played Hail Columbia and cheering ran through the send off with Butler and his staff accompanying the regiment
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Boston
Butler
Massachusetts
Eighth
Seat of War
Andrew
Timothy Munroe
Lawn
Newburyport
Marblehead
Lynn
Beverly
Gloucester
Salem
Pittsfield
Columbia
Answers on Robert E. Lee and Benjamin Butler Ranks
The Post states Lee joined the Confederacy after Virginia seceded on April 17 1861. It notes Benjamin F Butler held the rank of brigadier general in the Massachusetts militia at the war's outbreak.
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Robert EH. Lee
Lee
Virginia
Lowell
Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts
Abie Aitell Slings Helped By Classmates
Abe Aitell with one hand in a sling is described as able to mingle freely with his class. The note suggests Abie will employ the good. mitt as needed.
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Abe
Aitell
Abie
Mackerel Schools Reported North of Cape Hatteras
First Officer Borham of the Savannah line steamer Nackoochee says large schools of mackerel are forming north and south of Cape Hatteras. About 20 fishermen were sighted on the hunt near the cape as Boston boats Nellie Dixon Captain James Ellis and Oliver Hutchins Captain Hutchins prepare to sail south.
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Cape Hatteras
Borham
Savannah Line
Nackoochee
Boston
Cape
Nellie Dixon
James Ellis
Oliver Hutchins
Hutchins
Father John’s Medicine praised by Boston mother
Mrs Hall of 58 Northampton Street Boston says Father John’s Medicine helped her four year old son James Herbert Hall recover from a severe cough after six years of use. She urges others to try the remedy, noting it is safe for children as it contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs and builds up the weak.
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Boston
A. Hall
Northampton Street
Mass
Father John
Will Sink Hulk of Battleship Maine
The War Department plans to sink the wreckage of the Maine in deep Havana harbor after stripping it of value. Debate had centered on bringing the vessel to the United States as a souvenir or preserving it for display, but Secretary Dickinson favors sinking to avoid memorializing the disaster.
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Washington
War Department
Maine
Havana Harbor
Dickinson
United States
Navy Yard
Hole in Stocking Ends Seattle Wedding
Leonora Murphy 19 and Clyde Rowan of Astoria Ore engaged four years. On route to the minister they found a hole in her stocking and she postponed the ceremony. She later telephoned to cancel the marriage.
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Seattle
Leonora Murphy
Clyde Rowan
Astoria
Ore
Rowan
Policeman Ends Women’s Row With Brief Prayer
Denver April 17 Policeman George Malone defused a quarrel among women by kneeling in prayer after being called to arrest a woman who threatened to cut the heads off neighboring children. The brief prayer surprised all and peace followed. The officer urged the women to abandon squabbling and pray more.
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Denver
Col
George Malone
Malone
Encoh Arden’s Return Sparks Wife’s Second Marriage
Ira Gildersleeve, 65, returned to Cornmack Iowa after two years. his wife Daisy L. Boyd, 18 at their marriage, had remarried John L. Binder believing him dead. She says money was sent. he plans to return to Tennessee and left some property to his children.
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Cornmack
L. I
Ira Gildersleeve
Daisy L. Boyd
I. I
John L. Binder
Farmer Drives Cow to Buggy on Trip
Evans Col April 17 No other farmer in Tinmath does as curious things as those for which Carl Sanderson is noted. When he started recently on a journey to the southern part of the State he
Little Known Facts About Well Known Persons
Lloyd Osbourne novelist boxer and son of Robert Louis Stevenson. Julia Neilson actress awarded Llewellyn Thomas gold medal Westmoreland scholarship and Sainton Dobly prize while at the Royal Academy of Music London. Paderewski pianist commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy decorated by King Humbert in 1898. Prince Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji of India amateur cricketer long time England batsman champion. Senator George Peabody Wetmore born in London during parents visit.
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Lloyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Julia Neilson
Llewellyn Thomas
Westmoreland
Sainton Dobly
Royal Academy of Music
London
Paderewski
Italy
Humbert
Prince Kumar Shri
Ranjitsinhji
India
All England
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island
England
Odd cavalcade travels by wagon with livestock
A man named Sanderson saddled his cow to a spring wagon with his wife. two horses pulled a light load while a mule dog and goat followed. Sanderson avoids railroads despite able to pay fare. The cow appeared contented with this unusual transport.
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Sanderson
Would Break Distance Record With Mule
Oklahoma City rider Robert W. Brennen plans a 25 day mule endurance voyage from Oklahoma City to New York starting April 25. He travels via St. Louis Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Philadelphia to reach Manhattan seeking to set a new distance record. Brennen has broncho busting credentials and dismisses stage hero clichés.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert W. Brennen
New York City
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Short-distant travel across Wyoming and Colorado
The note references travel across Wyoming and Colorado limited to short distances, suggesting local trips or brief journeys within the two states. It emphasizes concise routes and quick hops rather than long-haul or cross-state itineraries.
Goat Roosts in Tree Like Chicken at Fulton Farm
In Fulton Missouri on April 17 a goat was found resting in a tree at the Robert Rogers farm two and a half miles northeast of town. Neighbors Elijah Palmer and John Berry reported spotting the white object high in the slanted tree as it propped from the bank. Rogers had recently shipped a load of goats to St. Louis and missed one during the count.
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Fulton
Robert Rogers
Rogers
St. Louis
Elijah Palmer
Palmer
John Berry
Canaan man held without bail on murder charge
Pasquale Cocuzza arrested in Boston on murder of Giuseppe Antonio a lumberman at Grafton Centre April 5. He had a preliminary hearing in Canaan and was held without bail for appearance in Plymouth on May 9.
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Canaan
N. H
Pasquale Cocuzza
Boston
Giuseppe Antonio
Grafton Centre
Plymouth
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Luther C. Ladd
John
Travis Walsh
Winter ST. Ovishae's
Enoch Arden
Mule
Wyoming
Colorado
O’sullivan
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